Women's Health Living Lab

Mission

Support

Type of actor

Support player

Fields of intervention

Health / Social care / Social / Medical Device

Intervention zone

Regional / National

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What is the Women's Health Living Lab?

We support women's health initiatives using a collaborative and participatory approach to innovation and a unique multi-stakeholder community.

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🎯 Tasks

  • Identify priority needs in women’s health in collaboration with patients, healthcare professionals, and local stakeholders
  • Co-develop research, innovation, and evaluation projects centered on real-world applications
  • Support innovators in the methodological and scientific framing of their solutions
  • Test women’s health systems, pathways, or tools in real-world settings
  • Evaluate impact (acceptability, feasibility, patient outcomes, organizational aspects)
  • Mobilize a multi-stakeholder community (patients, clinicians, researchers, startups, institutions)
  • Raise awareness and disseminate knowledge and best practices in women’s health
  • Promote the widespread adoption of useful and validated solutions across the region

💡 I have a project—how can getting in touch with the Women's Health Living Lab help me?

  • Validate the fit between needs and solutions with patients and healthcare professionals
  • Co-develop features with future users (real-world use cases)
  • Structure the scientific evaluation (feasibility, acceptability, impact)
  • Test the solution in real-world conditions at partner sites
  • Engage a targeted community (patients, clinicians, subject matter experts)
  • Strengthen the project’s credibility with funders and partners

🤝 At what stage of my project should I get in touch?

  • Concept Development: Identifying Actual Needs and Prioritizing Use Cases
  • Design: Co-creation with patients and healthcare professionals
  • Scientific framework: Defining objectives, indicators, and evaluation protocol
  • Fundraising: Support for project development and calls for proposals
  • Evaluation: Feasibility, acceptability, clinical or organizational impact
  • Validation: Production of results, scientific credibility
  • Deployment / scaling up: Adaptation to other settings and populations

💸 Does it fund projects?

No, the Women’s Health Living Lab does not directly fund projects, but it helps facilitate access to funding.

Its role is to:

  • Guide projects toward appropriate funding sources (CFPs, corporate sponsorship, foundations) through its partnership with Biotech Santé Bretagne, among others
  • Assist with the preparation of proposals (methodology, impact, protocol)
  • Strengthen scientific credibility to secure funding
  • Connect with funding partners (public, private, industrial)
  • Lead or co-lead certain projects in response to calls for proposals

The Living Lab therefore acts as a facilitator and accelerator of access to funding, rather than as a direct funder.

🧰 Accessible resources

For more information, visit the website below:

Site Internet - Living Lab Santé des Femmes

📖 Practical Guide

All the questions you need to ask about the Women's Health Living Lab

Who is the right person to contact?

A project leader must fill out the contact form on the website, as well as a "project leader" form that will be sent to them automatically, before being contacted by the organization's staff.

Are there fees for the Women's Health Living Lab services?

Yes, the organization’s services are subject to a fee, depending on the circumstances: 

  • Services for businesses/startups
  • Collaborative development on funded projects
  • Participation in calls for collaborative projects

Can the Women's Health Living Lab provide individual support for my project?

Yes, she can provide individualized, personalized support for a project.

What types of projects can the organization support?

  • Digital solutions (apps, platforms, AI)
  • Non-drug medical devices
  • Care pathways and innovative organizations
  • Health prevention or education tools
  • Participatory research projects on women’s health

Which audiences can be engaged?

An already active and dynamic community made up of:

  • Patient and user partners
  • Hospital and private healthcare professionals
  • Researchers and academic teams
  • Partner healthcare facilities
  • Institutional and local stakeholders

In which area does the organization operate?

The organization supports projects from all over France, while leveraging its experimental sites in Brittany and its network of stakeholders, which is primarily based in Brittany.

Does the organization offer user testing?

Yes. The Living Lab organizes:

  • Focus groups
  • Co-creation workshops
  • Real-world usability tests
  • Structured user feedback

Does the Women's Health Living Lab offer scientific support?

Yes, specifically to:

  • Defining evaluation objectives
  • Selecting indicators (outcome, impact, PROMs, etc.)
  • Drafting a protocol
  • Preparing a feasibility study

Does the Women's Health Living Lab work with startups?

Yes, the Living Lab supports:

  • Femtech startups
  • E-health companies
  • Hospital or academic project leaders

How long does the coaching program last?

Varies depending on needs: 

  • One-time workshops (a few weeks)
  • Feasibility study (2–4 months)
  • Field testing (6–24 months)