The ecosystem that takes your medical solution from the lab to the market
Shared infrastructure, a validated clinical network and access to regional and European funding, without the cost of doing it all on your own.
You're in the right place if…
Whoever you are, the ecosystem is built around what you need. Choose the profile that fits you best.
You're building a healthcare venture
You have an idea or an early-stage company and need infrastructure, clinical validation and capital to grow, without spending your runway on overhead.
- Shared lab space and bookable equipment
- A clinical network to validate your solution
- Hands-on support for NIDI, Mini-PIA, ZES and EU grants
- Mentorship and a Board of Advisors
- Warm introductions to our investor network
How it works
Three steps, from a first conversation to full membership.
Book an exploratory call
Fifteen minutes with the Foundation team, with no commitment. Together we understand whether there is a fit.
We shape your profile
Based on who you are, whether a startup, company, hospital or investor, we map what you can access and what you might contribute to the ecosystem.
You enter the ecosystem
Onboarding, access to resources and introductions to the members most relevant to you. Operational from the first day, not after months of paperwork.
What you can work with
The problems come first: everything else exists to get them solved. The badges indicate what the Foundation provides directly and what the community makes available.
Clinical questions to work on
Real problems brought by clinicians and research centres, with the institution that posed them named.
Instruments and lab space
Shared equipment you can apply to use, with a short statement of what you intend to do with it.
Compute
Capacity for model training and biomedical data analysis.
Funding you can apply for together
Hands-on support on NIDI, Mini-PIA, PIA, ZES and European calls.
Regulatory and clinical advisors
Guidance across regulatory strategy, clinical development, IP and commercialisation.
Working space
Offices, meeting rooms and operational space opened up by members.
Routes to market
Distribution through the commercial platforms of our members.
Where the ecosystem grows
Our network spans one operational home today, with two strategic frontiers in development. Taranto is where we started. Our ambitions reach further.
Taranto
OperationalOur founding home, with a physical Startup Hub and the Distributed Lab. A Special Economic Zone with real tax benefits.
Zurich
In developmentA strategic hub for European and international partnerships, embedded in one of the world's leading life-sciences ecosystems.
Riyadh
In developmentA strategic presence aligned with Vision 2030, opening access to a fast-growing Saudi healthcare market.
Recent updates
A selection of recent milestones from across the ecosystem.
Founding Edition newsletter is live
Our launch, research pillars, first members and upcoming events.
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Founding memberships for 2026 are now open.
Membership is free for seed-stage startups. Book a fifteen-minute call and we will explore together whether there is a fit, with no commitment.
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