Merck Accelerator

Start your journey in Darmstadt and scale up in Silicon Valley!

The Merck Accelerator is a place where you can develop your ideas. They accompany you as you take your first steps as a founder so you can become a part of the Merck Accelerator 2016. They love curiosity and therefore welcome everyone that wants to bring their visions to life together with us. Based in Darmstadt, the City of Science, the Merck Accelerator offers a three-month program, where your Start-up will benefit from experienced mentors, a robust training program and the backing of a leading Science and Technology company. If your company has what it takes to go international we offer an extended session in our new Innovation Hub in Silicon Valley. What are we looking for? Any entrepreneurs who are working on digital solutions that have an alignment to Merck's pillars of Healthcare, Life Science and Performance Materials. We are paying particular attention to start-ups that have: - Solutions that support care, diagnosis, monitoring and treatment in these areas - oncology, fertility, diabetes - Smart solutions for laboratory process and equipment optimisation - Smart tools for the life sciences - Sensors, Photonics - 3D printing (functional materials, novel applications) - Big data analytics - Indoor Farming - Personalized medicine Key Benefits: - Mentoring from Merck senior managers - A large project area comprising 1,400 m² - Customized coaching sessions and workshops - Co-working with Merck internal project teams - Free Housing - Opportunity to internationalise your business and expand your network to Silicon Valley - Depending on your needs and stage we offer funding from €25k to €50k