Innosuisse grant and coaching secured to accelerate clinical validation
Dexterous Endoscopes has secured the Innosuisse “Without Implementation Partner” grant together with Innosuisse Core Coaching, supporting the further development of its novel endoscope for ear, nose, and throat procedures, as well as future applications in urology and gastrointestinal interventions.
This support from Innosuisse, the Swiss Innovation Agency, represents a strong validation of the technological and entrepreneurial potential of the project, with a highly competitive selection process and a success rate of around 7%.
The funding will be used to perform extensive preclinical trials with key opinion leaders across Europe, further validating the technology in real surgical settings.
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Selected for Venture Kick Stage 1
Dexterous Endoscopes won Venture Kick Stage 1 and CHF 10,000 in funding. The support will help validate our business case and advance variable stiffness endoscopes toward clinical adoption.
Dexterous Endoscopes awarded Bridge PoC Extension and Innovation Booster Robotics support with pilot study at CHUV
Dexterous Endoscopes secured an additional CHF 65k Bridge PoC grant and Innovation Booster Robotics support with CHUV Hospital as implementation partner. The funding enables multiple preclinical trials and a pilot study at CHUV to de-risk usability and performance.
Dexterous Endoscopes team and clinical advisors at ERS 2025 in Budapest
Dexterous Endoscopes and its clinical advisors presented the variable stiffness endoscope at ERS 2025 in Budapest, gathering feedback from ENT surgeons and securing new pilot studies with hospitals.