How has the healthcare startup landscape evolved over the last 20 years? What are must-know for a scientist building a venture? What does “the perfect path to failure” look like? What does it take to go from 0 to 1?

In this episode, Venturelab co-founder Jordi Montserrat takes us through an innovator’s journey, drawing on 20 years of shaping the Swiss startup ecosystem and helping ventures take off.

Together, we explore:

• The emergence of startups over the last 20 years

• Entering entrepreneurship with a technical/scientific background

• Fundraising in healthcare

• Innovation as a cornerstone of resilience in times of crisis

Barriers to adoption we discussed:

• Regulatory hurdles

• Business case: the dependance on reimbursement

• The healthcare space's risk aversion

• Healthcare's high entry barrier

• Increasing evidence requirements

• ... and more

For the curious ones:

• Innosuisse

• Top 100 Swiss Startups

• Distalmotion

• Lunaphore

• Amal therapeutics

• Virtuosis AI

• Working the pond (book)

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