Connect Day 2025, the ultimate matchmaking event, showcased groundbreaking technologies and offered valuable networking opportunities as part of ViennaUP 2025, took place on May 13, 2025, at the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKO) in Vienna, Austria.
Connect Day 2025 was organized and carried out by Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH (aws) in cooperation with the Global Incubator Network Austria (GIN, managed by aws and FFG), the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), Erste Bank, the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKO), the Austrian Foreign Trade Agency, the Austrian Center for Medical Innovation and Technology (ACMIT) and the Austrian Business Agency (ABA).
During Connect Day, the outstanding achievements of the participating companies were also recognized. ACMIT was a partner of the renowned event, and Bernhard Nußbaumer (Shareholder & CBDO at ACMIT) represented ACMIT as a jury member for startup pitches in the MedTech & Life Sciences sector. The winner of the Pitch Award in this category was Diamens, which received a €3,000 voucher for ACMIT Venture Services.
The Linz-based startup Diamens is developing a non-invasive self-test for diagnosing endometriosis. Currently, a cost-effective diagnosis without surgery is not possible. Worldwide, one in ten women is affected. The group has identified promising biomarkers and is developing a home test for diagnosing endometriosis using menstrual blood.
The five-person founding team comes from medical science and practice: Marlene Rezk-Füreder (CEO), Eva Scharnagl (CTO), Angelika Lackner (CSO), Clara Ganhör (COO), and Prof. Peter Oppelt (CMO). The company invests heavily in medical research and is dedicated to developing an accessible and cost-effective diagnostic method for endometriosis.
ACMIT congratulates the Diamens team on this great achievement and wishes them continued success!
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