FIT supports three Vaud start-ups, led by EPFL spin-off Isospec Analytics

The Foundation for Innovation and Technology (FIT) has awarded a CHF 400,000 Tech Growth loan to Isospec Analytics and CHF 20,000 Digital Grants to MYSTONES and Skilder, three start-ups from the canton of Vaud.

Isospec Analytics, a spin-off of EPFL, has developed a technology able to identify the thousands of molecules in the human body like a fingerprint, around a hundred times faster than existing methods, helping researchers better understand diseases and develop more targeted drugs. Now a team of ten, the company has run pilot projects in partnership with the CHUV and received its first FIT Tech Seed loan in 2024. The new Tech Growth loan will allow it to double its analysis capacity and aim to double revenue by the end of 2026.

MYSTONES offers a platform that centralizes the data athletes, coaches and physiotherapists need to work together, using an algorithm to identify early warning signs of injury. Currently trialed with around 60 athletes in athletics, one of the least digitized sports, the platform will use the grant to refine its indicators, improve its dashboard and prepare its first partnerships.

Skilder provides a platform that lets companies centralize their working methods and best practices and make them accessible across the AI tools they already use, without requiring technical skills. The grant will help the company refine its platform with its first clients and expand its market presence.