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DESAFÍA SINGAPORE

Immersion and connection for Spanish healthtech startups
into the Asia-Pacific region.

Desafia Singapore Immersion Programme

1 WEEK VIRTUAL WORKSHOP

Understanding Asia, innovation, and leadership training to catalyse your success in Singapore and Australia

4 DAYS IN SINGAPORE

Meet with top leaders in hospitals and healthcare corporations, pitch to world class investors, and meet with fellow startups in Singapore

4 DAYS IMMERSION IN MELBOURNE

Connect with the Australian healthcare and innovation ecosystem and attend the MedTech Actuator Annual Showcase

1:1 Strategy Sessions

Business Opportunities

International network

Who should apply?

WHO

LOOKING FOR INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY

  • Medical Technology
  • Digital Health
  • Consumer health / Well Being
  • BioTech Companies

 

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Why should you apply?

WHY

The goal of this program is to accelerate the growth of the Spanish company in Asia-Pacific, leveraging Singapore and Australia’s world class innovation and healthcare ecosystems, and using Singapore as a landing pad to reach the South East Asian and Australian markets.

Companies will have the opportunity to:

  1. Learn more about the APAC ecosystem and how to operate in it;
  2. Gain access to facilitated meetings with top management of ecosystem stakeholders that are beneficial for the company’s commercial success
  3. Pitch their business to top venture capital firm

 

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How should you apply?

HOW

Desafía Singapore is a public initiative sponsored by ICEX that helps Spanish companies scale faster and globally in Singapore and Australia’s markets.

Participation in this programme is free.

Companies only have to cover travel, accommodation and living expenses while in Singapore.

ICEX, Economic and Trade Singapore’s Office in Singapore and MedTech Actuator will study the companies’ profiles and their proposals. A group of 5-8 companies will selected based on the following considerations:

  • Uniqueness and degree of innovation in technology
  • Technology Readiness Level of innovation
  • Regulatory approval status of technology
  • Go-to-market strategy and business model of company
  • Readiness of team to expand to APAC

 

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Testimonials

Below are some of the feedbacks that the startups have provided on the programme from the survey at the end of the programme as well:
Overall,the program overcame my initial expectations. It is an unique opportunity to assess the opportunities of APAC and specifically of the Singapore ecosystem as a gateway to this region.
Alicia Martínez Piñeiro
Time is Brain (2023)
As a shared program with other startups is a life changing experience because startups can help each other in many ways.
Isaac Cano
Health Circuit (2023)
We are not still on the market, so we are at a phase where we apply to a lot of training & mentoring programs and...you know, the very first day of them you already can feel that you are not going to learn too much and that it is going to be a waste of time in most of the cases. But this is not what has happened with your program. Honestly, we applied to it just to get knowledge about the APAC market, and to start thinking about it for the next 4-5 years. But just having the sessions over the last two weeks...have been amazing. I've learned sooo soo much about your region, and also we have discovered that we could have a sweet spot there. For that reason, we are even analyzing if we should go there even before trying to reach the USA market.
Ruben
Innitius (2021)
Ya de vuelta a valencia quiero daros las gracias a todos por esta semana tan especial. Sois todos unos cracks y unos triunfadores. En primer lugar a la delegación de la embajada y del icex por ponérnoslo tan fácil Chema, Antonio, Clara y el resto de becarias, gracias. Por supuesto a Pablo por su inestimable ayuda. En segundo lugar a Joshua, Billie, Buzz, wisso, Sebastián gracias por vuestro brillante trabajo. Y en tercer lugar a todo el grupo, sois excelentes profesionales y por supuesto unas personas encantadoras. Gracias a todos y aquí en valencia tenéis un amigo.
Luis
LUZ Global (2022)
I just want to thank Joshua, Clara, Chema and Antonio for this amazing experience!! Thank you very much for taking care of every detail. Also, thanks Pablo for given our pitches to another level. And I have no words for the rest of the companies. You are amazing!!
Carmen
Tetraneuron (2022)
Great insights on the regulatory frameworks and the inner workings of the healthcare systems of many different countries
Pablo
Adamo Robot (2021)
Personally I feel more prepared to approach the culture and the market, knowing how the ecosystem works, but especially because I'll have some local friends that can support me if needed. I would say that the biggest benefit was the human relationships built, although I would call it privilege :) Thank you so much for everything
Vera
Mediktor (2021)
NOW I HAVE A BETTER PERCEPTION OF DIFFERENT MEDTECH SPACES IN SINGAPORE AND OTHER ASIAN COUNTRIES AND THE WAY WE CAN ENTER OUR COMPANY TO WORK IN THEM
Jose
Cella (2021)
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