CALL FOR HEALTHCARE PROJECTS
Join the Collision program!
CALL FOR HEALTHCARE PROJECTS
Join the Collision program
A rich 3-month program to help you structure your start-up company
In partnership with
Start-up stage
4 workshops
Up to 20 hours of coaching
3 months
Structure your project, validate your impact!
Esplanade Québec is launching a new call for healthcare projects to form the next Collision cohort. 8 to 10 entrepreneurial teams whose projects are at the start-up stage will benefit from comprehensive, personalised coaching.
At the end of the program, you will have everything you need to begin a go-to market strategy with confidence!
As a member of the Collision cohort, you will enjoy a rich 3-month experience that includes:
Personalised coaching
Up to 20 hours of coaching tailored to your objectives with our coaches and experts
Face-to-face bootcamp
2 days dedicated to working on your problem and exploring it in greater depth
Half a day in healthcare
Network and explore opportunities for partnerships and experimentation
Cohort format
Connect and exchange with other entrepreneurs living the same reality
Interactive workshops
4 workshops with tools and resources developed by impact specialists
Personalised follow-up
The program manager will be with you every step of the way
Want to find out more?
A free virtual information session was held on Wednesday, September 4 : watch the video (in French)
More questions?
Book a moment with Aurélie, the program manager
Benefit from the expertise of our experienced coaches
Business coaches will be assigned to you according to your specific needs, model and sector. Among the coaches who work with us:
Business development, Strategic positioning, Healthcare network, Pharma
Paul L'Archevêque
Business development, Marketing, Digital health
Patricia Dorne
1
Marketing, growth and financing strategies
Louis Fortier
1
Strategic planning, social inclusion
Sabine Kerner
1
Scalable AI expert
Jean-François Connolly
Leave with…
A validated proof of concept
An innovative business model
An impact strategy
An experimental plan for your prototype
Connections with the healthcare ecosystem
Who is the program for?
This program is for you if:
You are leading an entrepreneurial project (Inc, NPO, COOP, or not yet established) or you are a professional or researcher involved in an intra/entrepreneurial initiative.
Your project is at the start-up stage (between the post-ideation and pre-commercialisation phases).
Technological innovations must be at a TRL 3 to 6 stage of maturity (minimum proof of concept).
Your project/solution is an innovative response to an issue affecting the healthcare of the people of Quebec.
Your company is based in Quebec.
Issues targeted by this call for projects
For this call for health projects (linked to our Community Health Unit), you will find below a few examples of current issues to which your startup company can respond.
Homecare and alternatives to hospitalisation
Improving patient pathways
Mental health
Prevention, particularly among young people
Your project doesn’t fit into any of these boxes, but does address a health issue in Quebec? We invite you to submit your application anyway.
Selection criteria
We select projects on the basis of the quality and potential of their impact, as well as the team’s ability to take the project forward and make it grow.
Degree of innovation of the project and proposition of differentiated and complementary value in the ecosystem.
Stage of development of the solution, degree of validation of the proof of concept and business model.
Potential social and environmental impact on identified communities.
Relevance and realism of the proposed project.
Expertise of the entrepreneurial team (business experience and knowledge of the sector).
Level of commitment and motivation of the entrepreneurial team, ability to question themselves.
FAQ
What is the Collision program about?
Personalised support over several months
Intensive final selection bootcamp: 2 days where teams are active on the Impact Gaps Canvas
Up to 20 hours of individual coaching with coaches and experts in impact, innovation, entrepreneurship, and business development
4 workshops on tools developed by our impact entrepreneurship experts, directly applied to your project
A half-day in healthcare to make contact with key players in the healthcare network, discuss partnership opportunities and potential areas for experimentation
The coaching will enable you to work on the following aspects:
Understanding your ecosystem and its stakeholders
Validating your solution with your users
Building your roadmap towards impact
Define your minimum viable product
Following the workshops, your team will be connected with a lead business coach. You will have up to 20 hours of personalised coaching, tailored to your goals and industry. These hours can be spread out until summer 2025, depending on your availability.
How do I know if I am at the right stage of development?
It can be challenging for a young company to determine how to qualify its stage of development.
Any project in the phase between post-ideation and pre-commercialisation can fully benefit from the support offered in Collision.
As part of this call for healthcare projects, we are looking for entrepreneurial projects that are at the structuring and/or validation stage. We are also targeting entrepreneurs who wish to explore or structure their business model.
You are in the structuring or validation phase if:
you have identified a problem and have a solution to offer,
you have assembled your team,
you have defined your target audience,
you want guidance to launch into a go-to market strategy.
If you have a technological innovation project, it must be at TRL 3 to 6 (minimum proof of concept).
How are projects selected?
Selection process
For this call for healthcare projects, the selection process takes place in 2 phases:
Pre-selection based on application: an initial selection will be made upon receipt of applications. Applications will be analysed according to the evaluation criteria mentioned below by the Esplanade Quebec team and, if necessary, by our sectoral partners.
Final selection bootcamp: up to 15 projects will then be invited to participate in the bootcamp. Teams will be active on the Impact Gaps Canvas.Impact experts will be present to assess the teams throughout the exercise. Following the bootcamp, up to 8 projects will be selected by a jury to participate in the entire Collision program.
Do I have enough time for this?
The workshops take place online every 2 weeks, on Friday mornings from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM, on the following dates:
October 25th November 15th November 29th December 13th
The half-day in health to explore opportunities for collaboration or experimentation will take place on:
November 6th
Moreover, 2 to 5 hours of personal work will also be required between each workshop. You will be assisted by your facilitator to complete this work.
Finally, the 20 hours of one-to-one coaching can be planned independently with your coach to suit your schedule.
What are the key dates?
Coaching hours could extend to the summer of 2025.
What Collision in Healthcare alumni have to say
« Esplanade Québec helped us through their network of coaches and mentors. Their support provided us with essential resources and accelerated our development. We highly recommend this programme for its impact and relevance. »
« It was a very rewarding experience with a competent and versatile team. My project took on a whole new dimension thanks to the support of Esplanade Quebec. »
« The support we received from Spherios transformed our project. The collective intelligence workshops helped us generate ideas and solve concrete challenges. Esplanade Québec is much more than entrepreneurial support, it's a dynamic community dedicated to innovation and impact entrepreneurship. »
Need more information?
A free virtual information session was held on Wednesday 4 September.
The program manager
The Collision program is managed by Aurélie Carpentier.
You can write to her at [email protected] or book a moment with her
Convinced?
Don’t forget to submit your application for this call for healthcare projects by 22 September 2024!
Major partners for this cohort
Sectoral partners
