
Fetalix has won the EIT Jumpstarter competition, a European pre-acceleration program supporting early-stage innovators in transforming scientific concepts into viable startups. This achievement, which took place during the COVID-19 pandemic, marked the kick-off of the company.

Fetalix CEO Joana Caldeira has received the 2020 ON/EUROSPINE Pilot Grant for her pioneering research in intervertebral disc regeneration. The grant was awarded by the ON Foundation in collaboration with EUROSPINE in recognition of innovative approaches to restoring intervertebral disc function.

The development of regenerative therapies for intervertebral disc degeneration is a rapidly evolving field, in which scientific knowledge plays a key role in guiding innovation and research translational.