Cycle & Scale
Driving growth in Women’s Health
Your hands-on Business Development Partner.
Helping founders and entrepreneurs build, grow and expand their business
in the Netherlands and Germany.
OUR SERVICES
Build, grow and expand
your business
Turning business ambitions into action. Combining strategic thinking with practical execution.
From a focused project or strategic sparring session to an ongoing partnership, we tailor the way we work together to your goals and business needs.
Business Development & Commercial Growth
Helping you build and grow your business by identifying commercial opportunities, making the right choices and turning ideas into action.
Market Expansion|
Netherlands & Germany
Helping you enter, establish and grow your business in the Netherlands and Germany, with local market knowledge and the right network.
Strategic Partnerships & Connections
Building the right partnerships and connections to open doors, create opportunities and accelerate growth.
Business Sparring & Advisory
A trusted sparring and accountability partner alongside you to make choices, set priorities and keep your business moving forward.
OUR VISION
Healthier women, healthier societies
At Cycle & Scale, we believe that true gender equity in health does not mean treating men and women the same. Recognising the differences in their bodies and minds is essential to providing high-quality, gender-based healthcare that is tailored to their needs. Because improving women’s health reaches far beyond the individual. Healthier women strengthen relationships, families, communities, workplaces and economies.
OUR EXPERIENCE
18+ years in Business Development, Partnerships & Market Expansion
Cycle & Scale is built on 18+ years of commercial and cross-border business experience, with a track record of supporting 50+ organisations in the Netherlands and Germany. Combined with strong local market knowledge and an extensive network in both countries, we connect founders and businesses with the right opportunities and partners to accelerate growth and scale their impact.
LET’S CONNECT
Ready to move your
business forward?
Let’s explore where your business is today, where you want to go and how Cycle & Scale can help you get there. In a first conversation, we’ll discuss your ambitions, opportunities and what you need to make it happen.
Build and grow
your business
Create the right partnerships
Expand into
new markets
NEWS & EVENTS
In the media and on stage
Featured Events
Media & Articles
Interview with Bianca Glang– The Netherlands as a Springboard for Healthcare Innovations | Achtung! InnoHealth
In the Healthcare Innovators series by Achtung! InnoHealth, Bianca Glang, expert in German-Dutch business relations, reflects on the opportunities and challenges of cross-border expansion in healthcare. Interviewed by Simeon Atkinson, Managing Director of Achtung!...
Interview with Cécile van der Heijden – Regulation as a Driver for FemTech Innovation
Regulation in women’s health is often treated as an obstacle. It is said to be too slow, too costly, too complex. For Cécile van der Heijden, attorney-at-law at Axon Lawyers, it is the opposite: “Regulation brings clarity. And clarity leads to power.” In this...
Replay – Panel: Revolutionizing Women’s Health – HLTH Europe 2025
Watch the full recording of the HLTH Europe 2025 panel “Revolutionizing Women’s Health: The Power Struggle Between Innovation, Policy, and AI.” Hosted by Embrace, Enlaza, and Cycle & Scale (formerly BGA Consulting), the session gathered leading voices from across...
Insights & Resources
Checklist – How to set up a Dutch company
Coming soon!
Insight Report – Blueprint to Close the Women’s Health Gap: How to Improve Lives and Economies for All
Published January 2025 | The World Economic Forum, in collaboration with the McKinsey Health Institute, presents a landmark report that highlights both the human and economic potential of closing the women’s health gap. The report introduces a novel framework and...
“Did you know that in 2025 doctors treated woman the same as small men?”
