City-based CoWrks Foundry — an acceleration programme for early stage businesses — and Yale Institute for Global Health, launched ‘Sustainable Health Initiative’, a healthcare accelerator programme, on Friday.
The initiative is a 24-week-long interdisciplinary business accelerator program for young and early stage start-ups building innovative solutions in healthcare.
“Around the world, we face growing health and economic disparities. The public sector cannot fully address the scope and scale of these challenges without private sector ingenuity and creativity,” stated Sten Vermund, Dean, Yale School of Public Health.
According to a release, as part of the programme, each start-up will receive up to $70,000 in seed funding and mentorship from Yale’s faculty and alumni, as well as benefits from a network of Indian industry experts.
“After a tough and intensive review that included multiple rounds of interviews and diligence, we have shortlisted companies from both the Indian ecosystem and Yale that are solving a diverse set of complex problems with a mission to impact the life and health of millions across the world,” said Nruthya Madappa, Managing Partner, The CoWrks Foundry.
