FetalDisc, Lda provides the first regenerative fetal-inspired solution to treat low back pain through a minimally-invasive application - FETALIX. Our developed and patented natural biomaterial is obtained from a mammalian fetal source offering unique regenerative properties. This injectable and off-the-shelf material provides veterinaries and orthopaedic surgeons a new and preventive treatment for intervertebral disc degeneration, eliminating the need for surgical procedures and reoperations, while reducing intervention time by 90% and hospital stays by 70%. Production is simple, safe, affordable and scalable and promotes circular economy by creating value from animal waste. Team composition: CEO: Joana Caldeira COO: Raquel Gonçalves CTO: Morena Francesca Fiordalisi CMD: Hugo Prazeres Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. Project no: 101113806.
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Come join us on the 27th November for the EIT Health InnoStars Grand Final!!!! 🎉 🚀 🎇 🤩 💫 See you there!!
Who’s ready for a little secret? We’re lifting the curtain today with none other than Joana Caldeira from Fetalix—a game-changer in healthcare innovation.🚀 What’s her secret to pitching success? Watch. Learn. And get ready to join the ranks of pitching pros on 27 November at the 2024 EIT Health InnoStars Grand Final.🗓 https://lnkd.in/dE2xrzZu #StartUpSecrets #InnoStarsGrandFinal
🚨𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝑶𝑽𝑬𝑹!🚨 After months of hard work, we're beyond excited to unveil what we've been working on behind the scenes, and trust us - you don’t want to miss this! 🎬 Our 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝-𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞, giving you a first look into the impact we’re aiming to create and our mission to revolutionize healthcare. This is just the beginning, and the buzz is real! 👀 ✨ 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 and see how we’re making strides toward a healthier future. And stay tuned, cause our full website launch is just around the corner! Curious? Excited? We’d love to hear from you – just 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 & 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 so we can find even more ways to connect, get involved, and join us on this journey! 💬👇
🎓🎉 𝑯𝒖𝒈𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝑴𝑺𝒄 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒕 𝑭𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒙, Leonor Sousa for brilliantly defending her thesis last month! 🎉🎓 We are incredibly proud of Leonor’s accomplishments and can’t wait to see the incredible impact she’ll continue to have in the future. Her 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤, 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, and 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 to our mission have been a key part of what makes Fetalix a company built by people, for people, driving cutting-edge research and progress. A big shout out to Escola Superior de Biotecnologia da Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Professor Ana Leite Oliveira, and João Bebiano Costa for their unwavering support throughout this journey. And THIS is just the beginning! 👏🚀 We are beyond thrilled to 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞. Leonor, you’ve set the bar high, and we’re excited to see you continue to make a lasting impact on the world! 🙌👏 Let’s give Leonor a well-deserved round of applause! 🙌👏 #ProudMoment #MScGraduate #InnovationInSpinalHealth #Fetalix #FutureLeaders #HealthcareRevolution #AcademicExcellence #TeamFetalix
✨ We are honored to be featured by EIT Health InnoStars! 🚀 It’s been quite a journey, and the support from this incredible and innovative community of startups & mentors has been helping us move closer to transforming spinal health. Thank you for all the learnings along the way—there’s so much more to come! Stay tuned, as we’ll be sharing some exclusive insights and behind-the-scenes moments in the next post. Big kudos for everyone cheering us on. Together we can drive healthcare forward! 💪🌟
Last week, Warsaw turned into a pitch-perfect playground for our Validation Track teams as they dove into the second part of EIT Health InnoStars Awards bootcamp! With the Grand Final just around the corner, this was all about levelling up their pitch game and perfecting their vision. Check out the action, catch the energy, and get pumped for the big finale on 27 November 2024! Join us online as we'll be broadcasting the event live!😉 #InnoStarsAwards #StartUpJourney Kelvin Health Lightly Technologies Aisthesis Medical Innoway R&D Kft. Megeni NICOWL Medical Technology Research and Development Ltd. RECORNEA VoiceMed Sepsiscan Diawiser SensePilot WeavAir Fetalix ATENXIA heecap Apixmed AutoCast Diabetic foot care Dóra Marosvölgyi Jakub Chwiecko Angéla Gusztos Tamás Békási Zbigniew Les
🚀 We are back from the 1st Innostars Bootcamp, and what an incredible experience it was! 🌟 Big thanks to Faustine Felici & Dóra Marosvölgyi from DARE Innovations for enlightening us on EU funding. 💡Eszter Kolossváry for showing us the power of an entrepreneur's positive and resilient mindset, truly inspiring! 🎤 For learning all about the pitching magic from Peter Hajdu – a game-changer! 💼 Hearing the amazing Mary Alcantara from Interactive Venture Partners gave us invaluable VC networking tips. 📘 Having Andrew B. from Dragonfly walk us through the VC Bible, and Carlos Galamba from MDx CRO delivering key insights on the regulatory framework. 🏥 Balázs Nagy, Bertalan Jaszkuti & András Perényi from Syreon Corporation for sharing your expertise on health technology assessment, deals & exits. It was a blast working with such a talented group of people, supported by great food, excellent organization from Angéla Gusztos & Tamás Békási from EIT Health InnoStars, and amazing teammates. See you all in Warsaw! #InnostarsBootcamp #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #Networking #VC #HealthTech
🎉 We are beyond thrilled to announce that Fetalix has been selected 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨! 🌟 This recognition is a testament to our hard work, dedication, and innovative spirit. Being selected among other promising European startups inspires us to push even further and bring our vision to life. We can’t wait to showcase what we’ve been working on and connect with other innovators in the field! A huge thank you to the EIT Health InnoStars team for this incredible opportunity. We’ll keep you posted on our journey as we prepare for the future ahead! 🚀✨ #InnostarsAwards #Finalists #Innovation #Fetalix
The wait is over, and the moment you’ve been waiting for has just arrived! Meet the 2024 EIT Health InnoStars Awards finalists. Today, we’re spotlighting the top 20 teams from our Validation Track. 🚀 But that’s not all😉Hold on tight, as tomorrow we will announce the next 20 game-changers for the Investment Track. Stay tuned! Congratulations & good luck at the upcoming bootcamps! Tamás Békási Angéla Gusztos Kelvin Health Lightly Technologies Aisthesis Medical Innoway R&D Kft. Megeni NICOWL Medical Technology Research and Development Ltd. RECORNEA VoiceMed Sepsiscan Diawiser SensePilot WeavAir Fetalix ATENXIA heecap Apixmed Diabetic foot care (AutoCast system) #InnoStarsAwards #StartUpJourney
✨𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙤𝙙✨: Just before summer break, which now seems too far, we reached another 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵: we emerged as 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 of the last edition of STARTUP Lab!🥇 This experience helped us flourish and kept us on track for some 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙚𝙬𝙨 we 𝙘𝙖𝙣’𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚!🤫 The incredible mentorship and networking opportunities, along with enriching feedback, were instrumental in refining our idea and improving our pitch. A big thank you to all the mentors and speakers who supported us on this journey. 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙥𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙤𝙤𝙣!🚀 #Success #Gratitude #Entrepreneurship #Fetalix
Terminou, a 19 de julho de 2024, a quinta edição do Startup Lab by SRS. O último dia consistiu num Demo Day no Auditório da SRS Legal, no qual oito startups - Porada App, Quizzability, Bumatic, CodArte, Fetalix, TC Budgeting, By the Law e E-skins - apresentaram os seus pitches a potenciais parceiros e investidores. No final, os presentes em sala votaram na sua preferida. Os vencedores foram anunciados por Paulo Bandeira, sócio responsável pela área de Startups da SRS Legal e por Carlos Mendes e Francisco Ascensão, parceiros e fundadores da UNION Venture Builders. A grande vencedora desta edição foi a Fetalix - uma startup que está a desenvolver uma ideia para combater a dor crónica de costas -, que assim ganhou um voucher para o Venture Builder UNION Program, no valor de dois mil euros. Em segundo e terceiro lugar, respetivamente, ficaram a By the Law e a CodArte. Estas três startups vão ter direito a um pacote de acompanhamento jurídico por parte da SRS Legal. O Startup Lab by SRS regressa em setembro deste ano, para a sua sexta edição. Para mais informações sobre o programa, visite-nos em www.startuplab.pt . The fifth edition of Startup Lab by SRS came to an end on 19 July 2024. The final day consisted of a Demo Day in the SRS LegaAuditorium, in which eight startups - Porada App, Quizzability, Bumatic, CodArte, Fetalix, TC Budgeting, By the Law and E-skins - presented their pitches to potential partners and investors. At the end, those present in the room voted for their favourite. The winners were announced by Paulo Bandeira, the Partner responsible for the Startups area at SRS Legal and by Carlos Mendes and Francisco Ascensão, partners and founders of UNION Venture Builders. The big winner of this edition was Fetalix, which won a voucher for the UNION Venture Builder Programme, worth two thousand euros. In second and third place, respectively, were ByTheLaw and CodArte. These three startups will be entitled to a legal support package from SRS Legal. Startup Lab by SRS returns in September this year for its sixth edition. For more information on the programme and how to take part, visit us at www.startuplab.pt . #startuplab #srslegal #unionventurebuilders
We’re excited to share that our startup was recently highlighted by Tanya Ridding, a LinkedIn Top Voice and Global Director at Invenia Group, specialized in minimally invasive and general surgery markets across U.S. and Europe, who has become an advocate for promoting inclusivity and gender diversity in leadership positions within the industry! 🎉 Tanya's expertise in MedTech, HealthTech, and Life Sciences is widely respected, and to have her spotlight our mission is a big milestone and a true honor for us.🔥Her recognition fuels our passion for groundbreaking innovation and reinforces our commitment to advancing solutions in biotech/medtech. This is just the beginning! 🚀
Global Director, C-Suite & Executive Search @ Invenia 🔎 | Mentor @ Wond'ry, Vanderbilt | 32,000+ Connections | Linkedin Top Voice | Medtech, Healthtech & Life Sciences 💫
⭐ 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗦𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲: 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 ⭐ We are here in beautiful Portugal for #LSIEurope2024 with hundreds of incredible #Medtech startups presenting on and demonstrating their disruptive technologies. But... Is Portugal the first place you think of when you think of the European Hubs for Medtech?! Perhaps not. But let me help to change your mind... 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝟭𝟬 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆-𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗿: 🧠 inSignals Neurotech - Developers of #iHandU, the first tech solution for quantifying muscular rigidity in patients with #neuromuscular disorders to aid in #neurological assessment. 🫁 IPLEXMED - Developers of a portable, lab-grade #diagnostic platform (#Nexaguard) for home and clinical use to detect bacterial infections, particularly in chronic #respiratory cases. 🩸 GOTECH Antimicrobial - Developers of technologies to fight #infections, including #GOcap, a #catheter cap that prevents infections in #haemodialysis patients. 🩻 NU-RISE - Developers of nuclear #radiation sensing equipment, aiming to provide real-time #dosimetry to solve the lack of radiation monitoring in #prostatecancer and #breastcancer #brachytherapy. ♀️ Glooma - Developers of #SenseGlove, a portable home device that works as a breast self-examination method and is linked to a mobile app. 🤖 Braining - Developers of a #VR platform for #stroke rehabilitation as well as #braininjury and #neurodegenerative diseases. 🦴 Fetalix - Developers of the first #regenerative #fetal-inspired #biomaterial solution to treat intervertebral #discdegeneration and low back pain. ⌚ Apollo Medica - #AI-powered technology in a #wearabletech device that helps patients & doctors to monitor movement, injury risk and #rehabilitation. 🦿Adapttech - Developers of #Motio #remotemonitoring device and functional reporting platform for improving quality of life for lower-limb #prosthetics users. 💧Hydrumedical S.A. - Developers of #biocompatible and #biodegradable solutions for #urology, including stents, and #orthopedic implants, #stoma care and #infectioncontrol. ...𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙈𝙚𝙙𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝 𝙃𝙪𝙗 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙩! #medtech #medicaldevice #executivesearch #recruitment #industrynews #startups LSI #LSI #LSIEurope #innovation #dx #lifesciences #digitalhealth
Reflecting on the second trimester of 2024, it has been rich in standout events! Apart from the organizing the Spine Innovation Forum, we had the privilege of showcasing our startup for the first time at the #SIMConference from Startup Portugal and being one of the teams selected for the Startup Capital Summit exciting pitch competition. 🚀 Huge thanks to Margarida de Almeida e Rodrigues for her pro-activity and enthusiasm at the booth! It was great to meet Jorge Pimenta once again! Our excellent rebranding from Vogal truly paid off, opening the door to valuable connections and promising opportunities. Here's to seizing the momentum and driving innovation forward! 🔥 Stay tuned because soon we will be sharing our brand new website and promotional video! 👀 🤫
🎉 Exciting News Alert! 🎉 For those who missed it, we are thrilled to announce the launch of our brand-new image! 🚀 After months of hard work and dedication, we are thrilled to unveil our refreshed look, which reflects our commitment to innovation, growth, and excellence towards improving patients’ lives. Our new branding embodies our evolution as a company, capturing the essence of who we are and where we’re headed. It represents our dedication to staying ahead of the curve, embracing change, and continuously striving for excellence in everything we do. From people to people. We can’t wait for you to experience our updated brand identity and all the exciting developments that lie ahead. Stay tuned cause we will be launching our new website soon! Thank you Vogal for your amazing work, in particular to Ana Pessanha, Paulo Sá 🐙, Daniel Teixeira, Lucas Aranha for your continued support on this incredible journey! #Rebranding #NewLook #Innovation #Growth #ExcitingTimes