The Medical Solutions Accelerator gives you access to a unique mix of state-of-the-art technology with breakthrough product innovation services and input from end users and medical experts in a clinical setting. In addition, we help you find funding and investment opportunities. With this program you’ll launch a valuable and successful medical solution, validated by user and patient experience in clinical testing.
Why this program?
Boost medical entrepreneurship in Flanders
Expertise
Attend interactive coaching sessions and workshops to get insights on how to make your solution market-ready.
Broad network
Connect with experts in the medical, technical, business, regulatory & user experience aspects of innovation.
Funding
Get access to private & public funding opportunities (Verhaert FundIt program) and subsidy application support.
Sign up for the Medical Solutions Accelerator
Interested in high-quality coaching to sharpen your idea?
Looking for an inspiring environment with specialist equipment?
Acceleration program
Perfect your innovative idea using Verhaert’s proven innovation method. During this program, we will also help you validate your idea keeping the end user in mind while building on expertise from UZA’s healthcare experts and technologies from UAntwerpen and Verhaert.
Workshops
"The accelerator program makes you look at your idea from different perspectives. Supported by a very nice team of hands-on experts, you’ll get new insights to widen your scope and eventually build value."
Mark Vekemans, Winner Medical Solutions Accelerator 2020
ONE-ON-ONE COACHING
During the accelerator program you get one-on-one coaching sessions with senior experts on:
- Strategy & business
- Regulations & IP
- New products & innovation management
- Product development
- End user & medical experts
- Technology experts
- Access to private & public funding
FACILITIES
At Verhaert Masters in Innovation in Kruibeke you have access to:
- Innovation methodologies & tools
- Laboratories
- Rapid prototyping infrastructure
- 3D Design tools
- Simulation software tools
- Software design tools
Apply for the Medical Solutions Accelerator
For high-quality coaching & inspiring environments with specialist equipment
STAY TUNED FOR NEXT YEAR’S EDITION!
The application round for the 2022 Medical Solutions Accelerator participants has closed. Interested in participating next year or how we can support you in the meantime? Feel free to reach out to Wouter Hendrickx, Coordinator of the program.
Meet the partners
The Medical Solutions Accelerator is an initiative of Verhaert Masters in Innovation, University of Antwerp, Antwerp University Hospital, the City of Antwerp and BlueHealth Innovation Center. With this program, they aspire to help committed candidates in developing and creating products and services based on existing research.
Get in touch!
Any questions on these start-ups, their journey or their solutions? Contact Wouter Hendrickx and he’ll get back to you soon.