We connect founders, investors and experts – creating an ecosystem where ideas turn into effective solutions for children’s and adolescent health.
An Innovation Ecosystem
The Stiftung Kindergesundheit is expanding its commitment with a future-oriented initiative: the launch of the ChildHealth Foundry, an innovation ecosystem for children’s and adolescent health. As healthcare continues to change, children’s and adolescent health remains underrepresented, while continuing to decline significantly. The ChildHealth Foundry sees this as a clear indicator of the urgent need for change, and brings together founders, experts and investors to enable children and adolescents to grow up healthy.
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The Foundation
Founded in 1997, the Stiftung Kindergesundheit is committed to ensuring the healthy development of children and adolescents — through projects, programs, awareness campaigns and research.
30+ years
Expertise in children’s and adolescent health, built through research, education and outreach
Science
Evidence-based, interdisciplinary work, closely collaborating with University Hospital at LMU Munich
Independent
Non-profit and purpose-driven — free of commercial self-interest
6 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Contributing to the SDGs – woven into everything we do
"The ChildHealth Foundry is our commitment to tackling the challenges facing childrens and adolescent health."
Giulia Roggenkamp
Secretary General, Stiftung Kindergesundheit
The Annual Competition Advancing Young People's Health
The ChildHealth Challenge marks the ChildHealth Foundry's first major step. It is launching a competition for founders whose solutions enable children and young people to grow up healthy. The Challenge gives promising ideas the visibility, strong network, and access to funding they need to turn their potential into impact.
The benefits
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Network
Experts in medicine, science, education and health insurance
Capital
Prize money + direct access to impact and VC investors
Visibility
Stage time before an expert audience at the May 2027 ChildHealth Summit in Munich
Community
Admission to the ChildHealth Club
Mentoring
Guidance from leading figures in medicine, science and the startup ecosystem
Who were looking for
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Founders
Developing scalable solutions for children’s and adolescent health — from early stage to Series A
Focus topics
Medical care, prevention, mental health, physical activity and nutrition
Innovation fields
Including Digital Health, HealthTech, MedTech, EdTech, Deep Tech and non-digital solutions
Markets
Open to founders from the DACH region and beyond
The Circle That Inspires
Alongside the ChildHealth Challenge, the ChildHealth Club is starting to come to life — a community that brings together founders, innovators, experts, and anyone passionate about shaping the future of children's and adolescent health.
What to expect
"Children make up just 17% of Germany's population, yet they hold 100% of our future."
Herr Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. mult. Prof. h.c. Berthold Koletzko
Chair of the Board, Stiftung Kindergesundheit
Our Funding Partner
Boston Scientific Foundation Europe (BSFE) empowers European non-profit organisations developing digital innovations to advance health equity and create lasting impact for patients. Through funding and support, the foundation helps transform promising ideas into impactful solutions that reach the communities that need them most.
Contact
Do you have questions? Are you interested in the Foundry? Feel free to email us or give us a call.
Phone: +49 89 588 043 381
Email: foundry@kindergesundheit.de
Child Health Service gGmbH
A 100% subsidiary of Stiftung Kindergesundheit
Hermann-Schmid-Straße 10
Phone: +49 89 588 043 381
Email: foundry@kindergesundheit.de
Child Health Service gGmbH
A 100% subsidiary of Stiftung Kindergesundheit
Hermann-Schmid-Straße 10
80336 München
Be Part of the Solution.
With a Network That Rethinks Children's Health.
Apply as a founder from November 24, 2026
Impress the jury and experts.
Impress the jury and experts.