Innovation in the Lemanic Arc
The Lemanic Arc is home to a large number of institutions operating in the field of health innovation. These run the gamut from ideas generation all the way to product and concept marketing.
In this region on the north side of Lake Geneva, start-ups receive the guidance and support of various schools of higher learning and of numerous private-sector players across the different maturity phases of innovation. Among other things, they can benefit from accelerators, incubators, and co-working spaces.
State of affairs in the fields of health and health care
Is the ecosystem truly in sync with the field of health in general and with the field of health care in particular? The answer is “no”, not really. These fields logically impose a set of precautions dictated by the very nature of the project end user. The ethical and practical rules that surround the innovation process in these fields delay, if not prohibit, any sort of early clinical testing.
However, the ideas and products considered deserve to be analysed early on in terms of fit with clinical practices, ergonomics, and impact on target users and professionals.
Approach
Since 2018, we have had the opportunity to support more than 200 innovation projects and build more than 40 academic, clinical and industrial partnerships, which today give us a clear understanding of the needs in the field in terms of expert support in healthcare.
Our missions
Our mission as an academic laboratory is to actively participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, in research and development and to offer services in our fields of expertise.
Our mission as an innovative organisation is to meet the needs and expectations of healthcare professionals, patients and their families, innovators, and all our academic, clinical and industrial partners in order to build and drive relevant and sustainable innovation in healthcare.
On 1 January 2022, the Canton of Vaud and the Institut La Source gave us the green light to create our spin-off the Hands-on Human Health Hub (H4).
This is a wonderful and significant recognition of our expertise, which goes far beyond the missions of a teaching and research laboratory.
Contact
Dr Dominique Truchot-Cardot
Full Professor UAS