Innocare Acceleration Program

If you have a project or startup in the field of health and care, this program interests you! 

InnoCare is a acceleration program for entrepreneurs and start-ups newly created, linked to the field of health and care, that propose innovative and/or technological solutions to improve people's quality of life. Its objective is to support the acceleration of their implementation in the healthcare system. 

The Innocare program will help validate the value proposition in the market with methodologies such as Lean StartUp, Customer Discovery & Development. In addition, the Espai Mataró Cuida – Carecitylab, the new care and research center in the socio-health field in Mataró, will facilitate this validation in real environments and with end users. 

Likewise, the program has the support of the partners of the Mataró Cuida-Carecitylab space: the Mataró city council and the Barcelona Provincial Council and the collaboration of the Sant Jaume i Santa Magdalena Hospital, the El Maresme Foundation, the Maresme Health Consortium, the Maresme Private Health Foundation of the Maresme Health Consortium, the Catalan Institute of Health (ICS), Eurecat, the Tic Health Social Foundation and the Jordi Gol i Gurina University Institute for Research in Primary Health Care.

  • WHO IS IT FOR?

    Entrepreneurial projects or newly created start-ups in the field of health and care with innovative solutions that improve people's quality of life: solutions for diagnosis, treatment or monitoring of patients, as well as technologies for disease prevention, patient rehabilitation, improvement of the well-being of the elderly...

  • WHAT DO WE OFFER YOU?

    • Custom program - maximum 10 participants
    • Mentorships: individualized expert advice throughout the program (20h/participant)
    • Training taught by successful specialists and entrepreneurs 
    • Access to financing and private investment (Demo Day)
    • Networking and connection activities with the innovative ecosystem

Innocare Program

For six months, the ten start-ups Selected candidates will enjoy individualized expert advice, specialized training, connection to the innovative ecosystem and access to financing. The program of a specific 3-PHASE training itinerary.

  • Masterclasses taught by experts in Lean startup and customer discovery & development methodologies
  • Connection with sector agents to carry out validation
  • Masterclasses taught by experts in the sector in the areas of regulatory, legal and technological protection, finances and operation and accessibility of the Spanish healthcare system
  • Demo days for project presentations with the new insights
  • Masterclass on public and private financing
  • Preparation of the investors deck and pitch
  • Investor Day

Calendar

  • Registrations open until May 5, 2025
  • Communication of the 10 participating projects and/or Start-ups: week of May 5, 2025
  • Program start: May 14, 2025
  • Face-to-face sessions on Wednesdays from 10am to 13pm from May to November

 

Place of realization

The program is carried out in the facilities of the Technocampus Ernest Lluch Avenue, 32 | TCM Tower 2 | 08302 Mataró (Barcelona) 
Tel +93 169 65 02 

You can now pre-register for the Innocare program

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Basics of the program

Program training calendar

Network of mentors and trainers who collaborate with the program

The selected mentors are some of the best serial entrepreneurs, investors and industry experts.

Daniel Oliver

 Director
 Capital Cell 

Francisco Garrido

 Director
 BST scope 

Marc Sansó

 Tech-Management Consultant
 ELSEBITS 
 

Markus Wilhelms

 CEO & Co-Founder
 MOWOOT

Esther Riambau

 Entrepreneur  Co-FOunder & Board Member 
 Hebron Valley & Gate2Brain 

Vicent Ribas Ripoll

 Research Line Manager 
Eurecat

Marion Esquerdo

 Health & Care Manager 
 Ship2B

Bart Huisken

 Co-founder & strategic advisor
 BrainFocus

Ignatius Heras

Co-Founder & Managing Partner
SeedLink Ventures

Susan Castle

Co-Founder & CEO 
Frontwave Imaging 

Albert Rome

 Assessor
 PONS IP 

Xavier Sansó

Founding Partner 
Metrix Partners

Snow Gimenez

General Manager
AIMS-Medical SL

Alberto Martín

Research Nurse, PhD, Emprendedor
Maresme Health Consortiums

Pablo Mancía

Founding Partner 
Delvy 

 

Supported by:

Barcelona Provincial Council logo   

 

In collaboration with:

Espai Mataró Cuida-CareCityLab

 

         Maresme Health Consortiums                   ICT logo       

                                                                      

 

Startups and participating projects in previous editions (2021)

STARTUPS /
STRATEGIC                                                     

ACTIVITIES

WEBSITE

BIEL GLASSES                                                             

Low vision is a permanent non-reversible deficiency where mobility problems are one of the most significant problems for patients with VB. Biel Glasses has created glasses with mixed reality, AI and robotics to adapt reality to the remaining visual ability of patients that gives them autonomy.

 

MYHEALTHWATCHER

It is a platform for the promotion of healthy habits that serves both people and companies in the health sector. Cardiovascular diseases related to sedentary lifestyles and eating add up to almost half of all deaths in Europe each year. Personalization, scalability, and a combination of technology and healthcare professionals make this product the "Glovo of Health," bringing healthy habits into every home.

HEURISTIC

Patient identification errors in hospitals have very serious consequences, of which 54% are due to the poor quality of the identification bracelets. Heuristik has created a fingerprint-based identification system that not only avoids reading errors, but also provides information in patient management, while improving the quality of patient service and resource efficiency. hospital.

HOOP DIABETES

It is targeted at the specific needs of patients with type 1 diabetes. These patients do not produce insulin and are dependent on regular insulin injection. Hoop Diabetis has created a smart, self-contained, wireless insulin pump that allows you to create feedback-fed feedback, improving your quality of life.

HEALTHY

It is an app connected to a wristband that monitors the vital signs of users. Users of this product are seniors who want to live independently without sacrificing their safety. This system also allows relatives to know if there is a problem and to be able to act on time. 

MDA (Asset Map)

It is a gamified and formative itinerary to promote salutogenesis that avoids the stigma of mental illness. The MdA helps users self-manage their mental health. Through an App, the user will receive, once the indicated route is completed, their state of health and the steps to follow to improve.

SCRUBTECH                                                                         

It is a virtual learning mine for nurses both in surgical instrumentation and in the preparation of the necessary material for operating rooms. This system will help nursing professionals learn to work in an operating room in a safe way, improving its quality and reducing the number of learning hours. 

OXEN

It controls patients in the plant, optimizing workflows in hospitals / residences and improving the quality of service. The product is a smart band that monitors its vital signs, falls of users and through ML, warns health professionals before the patient enters a critical condition.

NEUROFLAV                                                                                

Neurodegenerative diseases cause a progressive and constant deterioration of the Central Nervous System and unfortunately, there is no treatment today that can prevent or cure anything. The Neuroflav team has identified a molecule, called MIND, with promising in vitro and in vivo results. MIND has "multitarget" activity, that is, it is able to act in different molecular processes of the disease.

Startups and participating projects in previous editions (2020)

START-UPS / PROJECTS

                                        ACTIVITY

WEBSITE

AGE & THECITY                                                                        

 

App linked to a wearable that uses Big Data technology and Machine learning that offers personalized recommendations that promote healthy aging. A tool that provides very useful information for health authorities to implement public health policies aimed at improving the provision of services and making cities healthier.

                                  

BERDAC                                                                          

 

 

 

Automatic drug dispensing device, which aims to increase adherence to drug treatments and reduce errors in medication administration. It consists of hardware (dispenser + blisters) and software for real-time therapeutic adherence monitoring. It avoids forgetfulness in taking medication and mistakes in medication. In addition, it anticipates the risk of relapse.

BREAZ: COPD DETECT                                                                         

      

 

Device for early detection of chronic respiratory disease, COPD, which progressively blocks the airways causing serious respiratory problems. The device is designed specifically for primary care (where most undiagnosed patients are present) as a tool for rapid screening for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 

DELTAQON                                                                             

 

 

 

Portable and easy-to-use medical device that provides high-precision measurements of joint movement of the human body using inertial sensors. Thanks to IoT technology and artificial intelligence, it allows to detect abnormalities in joint movement and monitor the evolution of rehabilitation treatment. The most relevant applications of this technology are for degenerative diseases, accidents and sports injuries.

DINBEAT LIFE                                                                            

 

Multiparametric device that allows to monitor remotely, in real time and by wireless connection the vital constants (electrocardiogram, heart and respiratory rate, temperature, oximetry), activity and position of the patients. They have a wearable marketed for application in veterinary medicine, and will soon launch Dinbeat Life for application in humans.

DYSPHAGIA APP                                                                     

Screening system that improves the diagnosis and management of the risk of patients suffering from oropharyngeal dysphagia. Dysphagia is prevalent in certain diseases, such as neurodegenerative diseases, pharyngeal cancer, and brain injury. Through artificial intelligence, this hospital use system provides real-time information to clinical staff about the level of risk of dysphagia in patients.

 EXHEUS

 

It provides real-time information through the analysis of gene expression (RNA) and artificial intelligence that allows you to accurately measure and control the changes the body undergoes based on nutrition and exercise performed through genetic biomarkers, reducing derived health problems and improving performance and recovery in a personalized way.

POSTOPATHOME                                                                       

 

 

Telemedicine tool (mhealth) designed for outpatient pain monitoring during the postoperative period; of application mainly in outpatient interventions, which are becoming more frequent. The application allows the patient to communicate directly with the healthcare team in order to optimize the management of the degree of pain in real time.

SEPTILOPUS                                                                                           

 

Device that, through the use of biomarkers, allows the detection and diagnosis of sepsis in the early stages and very quickly. Rapid identification of sepsis is essential, as if left untreated it can progress to septic shock. The diagnostic tool developed by Loop allows, in a short amount of time, healthcare professionals to make the right clinical decisions.

TecnoCampus Avinguda d'Ernest Lluch, 32 | TCM Tower 2 Ground Floor (Porta Laietana) 08302 Mataró (Barcelona)

Tel +93 169 65 02 

Opening hours: Business park: Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 18 pm.

Telephone: Business park +34 93 169 65 02