HEALTHCARE & LIFE SCIENCES
Open Innovation for Healthcare & Life Sciences
Elpis Labs connects healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, and health insurance organizations with market-ready healthtech startups.
From AI-powered diagnostics and digital therapeutics to clinical trial optimization and remote patient monitoring, we help healthcare innovation teams find, validate, and pilot the technologies transforming patient care and operational efficiency.
50+
HealthTech startups
in our network
THE CHALLENGE
What Healthcare Innovation Leaders Face Today
Innovation teams at health systems, pharma companies, and medtech corporations face pressure to adopt digital health solutions while navigating complex regulatory requirements, clinical validation demands, and legacy IT infrastructure.
Regulatory Complexity & Clinical Validation
Healthcare innovation requires navigating FDA approvals, HIPAA compliance, clinical evidence requirements, and complex procurement processes. Startups must demonstrate clinical-grade reliability, and corporations need partners who understand how to facilitate pilots within regulatory constraints.
Value-Based Care Transformation
The shift from fee-for-service to value-based care demands new technology solutions for population health management, patient engagement, outcomes measurement, and care coordination that prove measurable ROI to payers and providers alike.
Digital Health Integration
Health systems struggle to evaluate and integrate the growing landscape of digital health solutions — from AI diagnostics to virtual care platforms — into existing clinical workflows, EHR systems, and IT infrastructure without disrupting patient care.
Cross-Border HealthTech Access
The best healthtech innovations are distributed globally. Israeli medtech, Korean biotech, European digital therapeutics, and North American health AI each bring unique strengths. Healthcare corporations need a partner who can scout across geographies and facilitate cross-border pilots.
WHAT WE DO
Our Services For Healthcare & Life Sciences
Elpis Labs provides end-to-end innovation support tailored to the regulatory environment, clinical validation requirements, and procurement cycles of the healthcare industry.
01
HealthTech Startup Scouting
& Validation
Targeted identification and validation of startups in digital health, medtech, biotech, and healthcare IT. Elpis Labs evaluates technology readiness, clinical evidence, regulatory status, and pilot readiness to deliver curated shortlists of market-ready solutions matched to your specific clinical and operational needs.
03
CVC Deal Flow
& Investment Matchmaking
Curated pipeline of investment-ready healthtech startups for corporate venture arms at pharmaceutical companies, health systems, insurance companies, and medtech manufacturers. Elpis Labs aligns deal flow with your CVC thesis and parent company clinical strategy.
05
U.S. Market Access
for HealthTech Tech Startups
Softlanding and go-to-market programs for international healthtech startups entering the North American market. Includes guidance on FDA pathways, HIPAA compliance, U.S. health system procurement, and strategic introductions to corporate partners and investors.
02
Innovation Challenges& Pilot Programs
Structured programs where healthcare organizations present specific clinical or operational challenges and vetted startups compete to deliver solutions. Elpis Labs manages the full cycle from challenge design through startup screening, pitch coaching, expert evaluation, and pilot facilitation.
04
CORPORATE LEARNING
EXPEDITIONS
Custom visits to U.S. digital health hubs, biotech clusters, health-focused VCs, and leading health system innovation centers in New York, Boston, and San Francisco. Designed for executive teams evaluating emerging healthcare technologies.
06
Cross-Border
Open Innovation Programs
Elpis Labs designs and operates innovation programs in partnership with government trade organizations, connecting international healthcare corporations with North American healthtech startups. Our accelerator programs have included healthtech companies developing human organoids, fertility health, and precision medicine solutions.
TECHNOLOGY FOCUS
Technologies We Scout In Healthcare & Life Sciences
Elpis Labs identifies and validates startups across the following technology domains within healthcare and life sciences innovation.
Recent Corporate PoCs
Innovation Challenge: Automotive In-Cabin Technology
Client
Leading Japanese chemical and materials manufacturer operating across automotive, electronics, and healthcare sectors.
144
Scouted startups
30
Startups validate
Project
Elpis Labs managed the full innovation challenge as part of JETRO NY's J-Bridge program, attracting 144 startup applications across three industry verticals.
3
Winners Chosen
4
Day Program
CVC & INVESTMENT
Corporate Venture Capital In Healthcare
Healthcare corporate venture capital is one of the most active CVC sectors globally.
Healthcare CVC investments now constitute more than 25% of all digital health funding, and AI-enabled healthtech startups captured 54% of all sector funding in 2025. Pharmaceutical giants, health systems, insurance companies, and medtech manufacturers all operate dedicated venture arms seeking strategic advantages through startup partnerships.
Elpis Labs connects healthcare CVC teams with validated startup deal flow from North America and globally. Our CVC event series in New York City has featured speakers from leading financial services and insurance innovation teams including Prudential Financial’s Emerging Tech & Innovation tea creating direct pathways between healthtech startups and corporate investors at the intersection of healthcare and financial services.
Through accelerator programs including the KSC Deeptech Program, Elpis Labs has worked with healthtech startups developing human organoids for non-animal testing, fertility health solutions, and precision medicine technologies — giving us direct exposure to the cutting edge of healthcare innovation
