Updated: June 13, 2026
About the program
Program type
Investment focus areas
Healthcare
Wellbeing
Gene Therapy
Mental Health
Life Sciences
Cell Therapy
Cannabis
Medicine
Telehealth
Genomics
Tech-Enabled Health
Connected Health
Medicines
Psychedelics
Therapeutics
Protein
Proteomics
BioTech
Bio
Healthier Living
Therapeutic
Pharma
Celle Therapy
Biopharma
Biomarkers
Ehealth
CBD
HealthTech
In Vitro Diagnostics
Life Sciences Tools
Molecules
Metabolites
Pharmaceuticals
Metabolomics
Longevity
Transcriptomics
CGT
Wellness
Health
Mrna
IVD
Drugs
Digital Health
Psychedelic
Drug
Description
The Merck Digital Sciences Studio (MDSS) is a nine-month accelerator that invests in and supports early-stage startups developing digitally enabled technologies for drug discovery, pre-clinical, and clinical development.
Location
Investment offer
Check size$150,000 – $150,000
Funding requirements
We invest in HealthTech and BioTech companies that could be amplified with help from big pharma.