New avenues in medical care
As a health partner, CSS aims to give its insured persons quick access to innovative products and services. That’s why it collaborates with renowned research institutes and invests in start-ups. The «Future of Health Grant» programme launched together with the Innovation Park of the École Polytechnique Fédérale in Lausanne focuses on promoting young start-ups. In 2023, 16 start-ups were chosen from more than 180 applicants. SwissHealth Ventures AG, founded in 2020, is also proving successful. The venturing fund supports more mature start-ups that have already notched up their first successes on the market. In the reporting year, SwissHealth Ventures invested in four companies specialising in care for the elderly, men’s health and easy access to laboratory diagnostics.