• Abschluss

    Certificate of attendance

  • Dauer

    7 Wochen

  • Start

    11. Mai 2026

  • Kosten

    free

  • Sprache

    Englisch

Future Female Founders is a hands-on university seminar for individuals ready to turn ideas into impact. Explore real healthcare challenges, develop innovative solutions, and learn how health startups are built — from unmet needs to market-ready concepts.

Working in collaborative teams, you’ll apply design thinking, business modeling, and startup storytelling, gaining practical insight into go-to-market strategies, funding, and pitching. No prior entrepreneurial experience needed — just curiosity, creativity, and the drive to lead change.

From idea to pitch. From curiosity to confidence.
Gerda Achzet ©KLICKGEHABT

I believe, every woman carries the power to turn her ideas into impact. Sometimes all it takes is the courage to start and the right space to grow. Let’s do that together!

Dr. Gerda Achzet
Speaker

Founder and Owner, art2innovate

Target Group

  • Female learners; Bachelor, Master, PhD or Postdoc

  • Intrapreneurs: women in Pharma, MedTech, Biotech, who develop new products, services or digital business models within the company

  • Entrepreneurs: Founders developing Startups (classic female founders concept)

Overview of Course Contents

  • Introduction to healthcare innovation and systems​​​​​
  • Identifying unmet needs in healthcare
  • Stakeholder mapping and user journey analysis
  • Discovery interviews and problem validation
  • Creativity Part: Developing Solutions
  • Design Thinking & Ideation Sprints
  • Lean Canvas fundamentals
  • Value Proposition Canvas (VPC) in health contexts
  • Regulatory and market access basics
  • Go-to-market strategies
  • Funding options & Partnership opportunities
  • Financial planning
  • Startup storytelling and pitch development
  • Pitch deck structure and delivery for healthcare ventures
  • Pitch Day

Schedule

Sessions 1 to 5 will take place online via Zoom, while sessions 6 and 7 will be held in person at the University for Continuing Education Krems.

Session Date Time Delivery mode
Kick-Off May 11, 2026 1 hr, 16:30-17:30 online
Session 1:
  • Introduction into healthcare innovation and systems
  • Identifying unmet needs in healthcare
May 18, 2026 1.5 hrs, 16:30-18:00 online
Session 2:
  • Stakeholder mapping and user journey analysis
  • Discovery interviews and problem validation
June 1, 2026 1.5 hrs, 16:30-18:00 online
Session3:
  • Creativity Part: Developing Solutions
  • Design Thinking & Ideation Sprints
June 8, 2026 3 hrs, 16:30-19:30 online
Session 4:
  • Lean Canvas fundamentals
  • Value Proposition Canvas (VPC) in health contexts
  • Regulatory and market access basics 
  • Go-to-market strategies
June 15, 2026 2 hrs, 16:30-18:30 online
Session 5:
  • Funding options & Financial planning
June 29, 2026 1.5 hrs, 16:30-18:00 online
Session 6:
Pitching & Storytelling
July 3, 2026 to be announced in-person
Session 7:
Demo Day
July 4, 2026 to be announced in-person

 

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