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24.02
2026

Medtronic and Biopôle sign corporate partnership agreement to accelerate healthcare innovation

Biopôle is pleased to announce a new corporate partnership with Medtronic’s Integrated Health Solutions (IHS) services and solutions arm. The agreement marks a significant step for the Biopôle community, strengthening the bridge between early-stage innovation and real-world healthcare delivery.

The partnership is designed to accelerate the transformation of breakthrough ideas into scalable clinical impact. By connecting Biopôle’s vibrant start-up ecosystem with Medtronic’s expertise in healthcare transformation and adoption, it aims to create new pathways to bring innovative solutions into hospital systems across Europe.

For Biopôle companies, the partnership represents a unique opportunity to access Medtronic’s extensive experience working at scale with healthcare providers, as well as its broad network of leading hospital partners. For Medtronic, proximity to one of Europe’s most dynamic life sciences campuses offers early insight into high-potential technologies and emerging solutions.

The agreement was formalised during the Medtronic team’s recent visit to Biopôle as part of their Swiss tour, where they met campus stakeholders and explored future avenues for collaboration.

Together, Biopôle and Medtronic look forward to driving meaningful innovation that improves patient care and enhances the performance of healthcare systems.

Corporate partnerships

Biopôle’s corporate partner programme was launched in 2020 to connect members of our community with bigger collaborators outside of our campus, such as Roche, BMS, BD and CSL Behring. The aim of the programme is to foster mutually beneficial relationships that accelerate innovation.

Our corporate partners are interested in the innovation capabilities of our community and network, while our community members are looking for partners who can help them fast-track their projects. Between the two, Biopôle acts as an intermediary, identifying opportunities, creating interest, facilitating interactions, and helping to bring potential collaborations to fruition.

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