In 2023, BOOST Accelerator was launched as a program aiming at supporting and accelerating startups and innovative teams within the healthcare sector. Originally launched under the project name E-Health Accelerator, BOOST Accelerator is firmly established in the Northern Netherlands startup and healthcare innovation ecosystem as a catalyst for innovation in healthcare.
This is evident from various success stories of participating teams that have now found their way to the market and have secured collaborations with health insurers, such as Fivesteps, an app for mental health. Furthermore, databases are available for the startups to test assumptions and gain insight. The program is linked to multiple networks and organizations and develops a flow and training schedule to launch the product on the market, develop a market strategy and scale up.