We drive innovation

ChemoStart is an initiative designed to support and strengthen entrepreneurs with innovative projects in the health and biomedicine sectors.

The winners of the IX edition have been selected! Congratulations to Arjuna Therapeutics and OrganAID!

We drive innovation

ChemoStart is an initiative designed to support and strengthen entrepreneurs with innovative projects in the health and biomedicine sectors.

The winners of the IX edition have been selected! Congratulations to Arjuna Therapeutics and OrganAID!

What do we offer?

ChemoStart boosts your ideas, without the inconveniences of incubators, accelerators or coworkings! We are an international support program for health projects from A to Z. We cover everything from drug development and diagnostics to artificial intelligence, wearables and all transformative technologies.

New medicines

Wearables and new technologies

AI in healthcare

Diagnostic methods

New medicines Wearables and new technologies Diagnostic methods AI in healthcare

How do we do it?

Let’s work together!

ChemoStart is open to independent projects (individual or team-based), as well as to legally established companies and organizations.
We are not an accelerator or an incubator; we are a philanthropic initiative dedicated to driving innovative projects and ventures in the healthcare sector.
We offer personalized mentorship and access to industry experts to ensure your project’s success. We leverage our own resources and connections to support you in key areas such as regulatory, legal, patents, clinical, and investor relations.

Mentoring and Coaching

Together, we will define the roadmap of your project to identify the mentors who are best placed to meet your needs in key areas such as: regulatory, legal, patents, clinical validation, and other strategic aspects of your project

Support

We will share our network of contacts with you to help you grow your business and conduct pilot tests

Access to Potential Investors

We present your project to key investors in the healthcare sector in our country, and our company may also act as an individual investor if the project aligns with our strategic interests

Mentoring and coaching

Personalized support

We tailor our program to your specific needs through our internal resources and our network of contacts and experts

Access to potential investors

We present your project to key investors in the healthcare sector in our country, and our company may also act as an individual investor if the project aligns with our strategic interests

We innovate together

A global group in the chemical-pharmaceutical industry

Any doubts?

Ask for more information

We’ll be happy to answer any questions you may have through this form. Please note that this contact method is for inquiries only, and any submissions will not be considered as an application to the program, as the 2025 call is already closed.

Our network of mentors

Meet the people who will advise you on your project

Marisa Abad
Technical Director en D&R OPTICAL

Juan Alcántara
CEO at Nuubo

Borja Anza
BD & Innovation Director at Bexen Medical

Laura Argelich
Associate at Ysios Capital

Mariano Barbero
CEO and Founder at Dinamiza

Felipe Blanco
Senior Advisor at Triton Partners

Laura Bueno Díaz
Insud Pharma GDPR & Compliance Leader

Josep Lluis Falcó
Managing Partner and CEO at GENESIS Biomed

Jordi Ferrer
Investment Director at Ship2B Ventures

Fernando Gallego
Manager at BioInnova Consulting

Pilar Gil
Co-CEO at SID

Mario Grande Abascal
Managing Partner at Nowture

Ignasi Heras
General Partner at CRB Healthtech

Antonio Herce
Director of Alternative Assets in Life Scienes at Inveready

Robert Jenkins
CEO at Linkcare Health Services

Claudia Jiménez
Partner at Swanlaab Agritech

Isabel Jiménez
Principal at Asabys Partners

Carlos R. Larrea
Business Development Manager at Innova-tsn

Antonio López
CEO at SILO Company

Micaela Martelli
Sector Solutions Business Director at Telefonica Spain

Miguel Mulet
CEO at Terafront

Carlos Ordás
Global OTC Business Director at Insud Pharma

Laia Pascual
Investment Manager at Ship2B Ventures

Santiago Peinado
Laboratory Consultant

Beatriz Plaza Marin
Associate at CRB Healthtech

María Poveda
Principal at Inveready

Pablo Prieto
Managing Director at CG Health Ventures

Elena Rivas
Associate at Pinnacle Biopartners & Bionido Capital

Jaime Rivas
Associate Director Government Affairs at Insud Pharma

Laura Rodríguez Gallego
Partner at Invivo Capital Partners

Andrea Romero López
CEO and Co-founder at KONEXIO BIOTECH

Enrique Samper
Chief Business & Transformation Officer at Life Length

Juan Carlos Santamaría
Communications Director at Ubikare and Co-founder of Health 2.0 Basque

Borja Smith
CEO at BioInnova Consulting

María Sola Gil
Founder of The European Biotech Venture Builder

Michael Tadros
CEO at Telomere Therapeutics SL

Past winners

Discover the projects we have supported

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We drive innovation

ChemoStart is an initiative designed to support and strengthen entrepreneurs with innovative projects in the health and biomedicine sectors.

The winners of the IX edition have been selected! Congratulations to Arjuna Therapeutics and OrganAID!

We drive innovation

ChemoStart is an initiative designed to support and strengthen entrepreneurs with innovative projects in the health and biomedicine sectors.

The winners of the IX edition have been selected! Congratulations to Arjuna Therapeutics and OrganAID!

What do we offer?

How do we do it?

Let’s work together!

ANNUAL CALL

PROJECT EVALUATION

PITCH DAY

PERSONALISED SUPPORT

We innovate together

A global group in the chemical-pharmaceutical industry

Any doubts?

Ask for more information

We’ll be happy to answer any questions you may have through this form. Please note that this contact method is for inquiries only, and any submissions will not be considered as an application to the program, as the 2025 call is already closed.

Our network of mentors

Meet the people who will advise you on your project

Past winners

Discover the projects we have supported

New medicines

ChemoStart supports the development of innovative drugs and next-generation therapies, focusing on creating precision medicines and advancing biopharmaceuticals to address unmet medical needs and improve patient outcomes.

Wearables and new technologies

Projects in this category focus on health wearables and medical devices that monitor biometric values and provide smart monitoring solutions. Innovations in eHealth and telemedicine are also supported, along with 3D printing and blockchain in healthcare.

AI in Healthcare

Projects leveraging AI diagnostic tools and predictive analytics in medicine are supported to enhance healthcare delivery. This includes machine learning in healthcare and developing medical AI algorithms for better patient outcomes.

Diagnostic Methods

ChemoStart supports projects developing diagnostic tools and molecular diagnostics for early disease detection and treatment. This includes advancements in genetic testing, point-of-care, and next-generation sequencing technologies.

Annual call

Project evaluation

Pitch day

Personalised support

Selected innovative startups will receive personalized support over 4 to 6 months. Insud Pharma will offer advisory and coaching services to accelerate startup growth, as well as connections with experts in legal aspects, patents, and clinical validation.

This program also facilitates potential investment opportunities in startups to help scale the projects.