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Accelerating pharma-digital health partnerships
Applications now being accepted for the next cohort focused on:
PharmStars is the pharma-focused accelerator for digital health startups, dedicated to driving digital health adoption to improve patient outcomes. We educate and mentor digital health startups seeking engagement with pharma and biotech firms. We are supported by our pharma members who are committed to working with startups that graduate from our accelerator.
PharmStars mission is to facilitate and accelerate successful partnerships between digital health startups and pharma, leading to greater success for each and faster adoption of digital health to improve patient outcomes.
Digital health has the potential to transform the pharmaceutical industry and the patient experience. Digital health and pharma firms are eager to engage with one another. Yet both have found it challenging to create successful partnerships.
PharmStars is a novel digital health accelerator aimed at bridging the pharma-startup gap to drive greater adoption of digital health. Our 10-week accelerator program is designed to prepare startups for more productive engagements with pharma by teaching them what they need to know. The program culminates with the Showcase Event. Startups present their solutions to our pharma members and then have the opportunity to meet individually with them.
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PharmStars’ Fall 2024 cohort theme is “Digital Innovations in Clinical Trials.” This cohort will focus on startups offering innovative digital health solutions that can be utilized by the biopharma industry to enhance the clinical trials process for drug development.
We welcome applications from startups with technology that improves the design or execution of clinical trials, enhances participant recruitment, or positively impacts the patient experience with trials.
Digital health startups that have an innovative clinical trial product or prototype are encouraged to apply. The application deadline is July 15, 2024. For details and program requirements, please refer to the Accelerator Terms.
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July 15
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September 10 - 11
Sept 16 - Nov 7
November 2024
The centerpiece of the PharmStars accelerator is PharmaU: a unique, comprehensive educational program. Its three components are a curriculum for startups, mentoring for startups, and "Executive Ed" courses for pharma. PharmaU’s courses are developed and led by PharmStars’ experienced team of former pharma executives with deep expertise in digital health, innovation, and startups.
Courses for startups about how to engage pharma successfully include topics such as:
Individualized coaching from our PharmStars staff on how startups can successfully engage pharma. We guide startups through the process, from building a compelling value proposition through crafting an effective pitch.
Workshops and seminars for pharma members, providing insight and peer-to-peer discussions on how to successfully implement digital health programs and partnerships.
