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DayOne Health 4.0 – your international digital health accelerator

Propelling digital health scale-ups in pharma

Welcome to DayOne Health 4.0. It’s a six-month hybrid accelerator program in the Basel Area, Europe’s healthcare hub. We support startups innovating across the healthcare spectrum, from diagnosis to prevention, patient and caregiver communication and support for healthcare professionals.

Join a diverse, global startup cohort to build transformational solutions. Our 2024 edition, running from September 2024 to March 2025, focuses on Artificial Intelligence, data and digitally enhanced clinical development.

Express interest*

*By clicking the button you will be redirected to our partner F6S platform for the applications.

companies accelerated since 2018

10,000

Swiss francs in non-dilutive funding

hours of individualized coaching per startup

Here is what you get

Phase 1 (Mid-Sept to Nov 2024):

It’s all about ‘Pharma 101’. We help you understand the pharma environment, plan how you will work with the industry and come up with your own unique value offering.

Phase 2 (Dec 2024 to March 2025):

It’s ‘You 101’. We turn our focus on you, nurturing your strengths and aligning your business model for meaningful collaborations with pharma companies.

No equity, no fee

Our goal is your success with pure dedication to scaling your digital health venture.

2 phases, 1 goal

Discover pharma and shape yourself for successful collaboration.

Personalized coaching and mentoring

Find the best solutions for your venture with your personal coach and our advisors.

Direct access to our network

Gain access to our network of pharmaceutical and life sciences experts.

Innovation space

Work alongside entrepreneurs, coaches and industry experts at the Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area.

Enhanced visibility

Showcase your startup at DayOne events and increase your visibility towards investors, partners and users.

Startup voices

Ruth Lotan
Briya

Maya Zlatanova
FindMeCure and TrialHub

Neeraj Apte
Avegen

Pedro Pereira
epHealth

Robert Lugowski
CliniNote

2022 Winners
Demo Day

Who you are

You’re a startup with a digital health solution
You already have a product or an available (preferably patented) technology
You have secured some funding (preferably Series A / pre-Series B stage)
You have a product ready to launch or launched in at least one market
At least one of your founders can participate in the program and key events (e.g. interview with the selection committee, opening bootcamp, coaching and mentoring sessions, presentations to our partners)

Express interest

Key dates

15 June 2024

Deadline to submit your application

25 June 2024

Interview with the selection committee (online)

9-10 September 2024

Bootcamp to kick off phase 1 (Basel, in person)

Mid-March 2025

End of the accelerator program

April 2025 (TBC)

BOOM Summit (Basel, in person)

Your 2024 application themes

The main cohort theme is harnessing AI, data and digital tools to power clinical development with three key focus areas as below.

Harnessing AI, data and digital tools to power clinical development

Advancing clinical development

Harness data and clinical tools to improve endpoints

Reinventing clinical trials

Optimize patient identification, access and enrollment

Enhancing patient experience

Prioritize patient experience to boost outcomes

The transversal theme: simplifying operations

How to apply

Ready for the next step? Your success is only three steps away.

Submit online application

Our 2024 edition core theme is about diving into the fascinating world of “AI, data and digitally-enhanced clinical development”.

Express Interest

Await pre-selection

If your digital health solution fits our criteria, you could be pre-selected and invited to meet our committee.

Impress our committee

Now, you’ll have a chance to meet our experts and pitch your solution in a 20 to 30-minute presentation. We’re choosing 15 startups for our 2024 run — good luck!