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We have an ecosystem that is as dense and rich as it is complex. And since the needs of startuppers vary according to the stage of development of their project, we help you find the tools necessary for the development of your startup.

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Events

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The Startup Launchpad hosts workshops throughout the year to help startuppers create the company of tomorrow.

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EPFL is helping its entrepreneurs through many tools and mechanisms

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Pizzas & Startups

Come and meet the startups based at EPFL Innovation Park and beyond! A unique and hands-on opportunity to discover startups' activities, meet their founders and network ! The conference takes at at EPFL Innovation Park…

21-09-202321-09-2023

Place and room: Uranus, building D, EPFL Innovation Park
Category: Conferences – Seminars

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TransformTech executive education program

18-09-202322-09-2023

Category: Miscellaneous

Changemakers Fall 2023

01-09-202303-10-2023

Online: https://futureleaders.tools/changemakers
Category: Deadline

Future of Health Grant

25-09-202325-09-2023

Place and room: Forum Rolex Learning Center
Category: Conferences – Seminars

FinTech executive education program

09-10-202313-10-2023

Category: Miscellaneous

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Announcement

Anake, REMA and MechaGel receive an Innogrant

Published:13.04.23 — The EPFL Startup Launchpad has granted three awards of CHF100,000 each to three future EPFL startups: Anake has developed a breakthrough therapy which they hope will cure cardiac fibrosis, REMA aims to revolutionize the way we produce green hydrogen, and MechaGel has developed a new minimally-invasive method of repairing cartilage damage.

Elythor, AeroSpec and Beyond Scroll receive an Innogrant

Published:13.12.22 — The EPFL Startup Launchpad has granted three awards of CHF100,000 each to future EPFL startups Elythor, AeroSpec, and Beyond Scroll. The first startup project has designed a new drone to inspect and monitor long linear structures such as powerlines, bridges, and railways, the second aims to protect human health by analysing the make-up of air pollution, and the third has created a new method to compress hydrogen – a gas which has the potential to be a major factor in slowing down climate change.

A 100k FIT Tech Seed Loan for PROUD

Published:25.08.22 — To meet the growing demand in high-tech items, PROUD is designing the next generation of semi-conductors using diamond layers. The patented technology developed at EPFL solves the cooling problem of current silicon semi-conductors. With the Tech Seed loan from the Foundation for Technological Innovation (FIT), the start-up will pursue the technology scale-up and the prototype’s development.