Accelerator Program 2019

Hello to all Entrepreneurs and Innovators!

We support startups in healthcare, performance materials, life sciences, and other related business fields such as Bio-Sensing & Interfaces, clean meat and liquid biopsy. Come to our headquarters to connect with worldwide decision-makers and win Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany as your business partner.

Do you work on solutions in any of our fields?

1. Healthcare Startups: Working on prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals as well as solutions in the areas of allergies, biopharma.
2. Performance Materials Startups: Working on specialty chemicals and functional materials, such as: liquid crystals, chemical surface solutions, surface modification and functionalization, or high-tech materials for electronics.
3. Life Science Startups: Working on innovative tools and laboratory supplies for the life science industry that make research and biotech production easier, faster, and more successful.
4. Additional Search Fields: Clean Meat, Liquid Biopsy, Bio-sensing and interfaces. These nascent areas are part of the innovation fields which we would like to explore.

What are the key benefits of our Accelerator?

- Partnership: We are looking for strong business alliances and want to partner up with promising startups to build sustainable and successful business relationships.
- Mentoring: Receive mentoring from members of Senior Management and our global network of over 50,000 experts. Dive deep into mentoring sessions and workshops!
- Curriculum: Benefit from tailored coaching sessions and workshops provided by the Innovator Academy.
- Funding: Kick off your startup project with seed funding of up to €50,000 and access our investor network.
- Access to the Chinese Market: Selected startups will also have the chance to extend their stay by joining our China Innovation Hub
- Community: Team up with others facing the same challenges and build lifelong relationships.

The application process:

1. Complete your F6S profile.
2. Fill out your Accelerator Program application and submit the form on F6S by September 30, 2018.
3. After careful consideration of all aspects of each startup, the program participants will be selected.
And please keep in mind:
The startup's F6S profile and the Program application form have to be filled out completely in order to be considered!

→ Program Duration in Darmstadt, Germany: Mid-January - April 2019

MORE INFORMATION: accelerator.emdgroup.com