EIT Health is the largest network of health organizations and innovations, supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and the European Union. It organizes one of the largest european accelerators with more than 20 different programs for students, PhDs, small and medium-sized enterprises and experts in the fields of medical technology, biotechnology, life sciences and e-health.
About the EIT
The European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) is an independent body of the European Union set up in 2008 to deliver innovation across Europe. The EIT brings together leading business, education and research organisations to form dynamic cross-border partnerships. These are called Innovation Communities and each is dedicated to finding solutions to a specific global challenge. EIT Innovation Communities develop innovative products and services, start new companies, and train a new generation of entrepreneurs. Together, we power innovators and and entrepreneurs across Europe to turn their best ideas into products, services, jobs and growth.
More about EIT: https://eit.europa.eu
What is EIT Health?
EIT Health is a sectoral community, focused on health and health care. It brings together top innovators in health field, ie. medical and technical universities, research institutes, hospitals, biotechnology, laboratory technology, medical technology and IT industries, such as health insurance companies.
EIT Health goal is to enable innovative solutions, that offer longer and healthier lives to the inhabitants of Europe.
More about EIT Health: https://eithealth.eu/
About EIT Health InnoStars
The InnoStars Group is one of seven geographical areas of the EIT Health Network. It covers half of Europe, including Poland, Hungary, Italy and Portugal, and other regions included in the EIT regional innovation scheme - the Baltic States, Croatia, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Greece and Romania. This is a group of countries rated by the European Innovation Index (EIF) as moderate innovators. InnoStars focuses on promoting entrepreneurship, innovation and education in health, healthy lifestyle and active aging in the region, and on closing the gap between innovation-leading and advancing regions.
About the EIT Regional Innovation Scheme (EIT RIS)
The EIT Regional Innovation Scheme (EIT RIS) was designed by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) to fill the gap between innovation-leading and advancing regions. The program is carried out with the participation of local nodes. Since 2016 the program has been developed in the health field and is coordinated by EIT Health InnoStars. The program includes 14 EIT Health hubs located in 13 countries across Eastern, Central and Southern Europe. These hubs serve as an access points to pan-European network of the best universities, companies and their projects. The aim of the program is to incubate, develop the regions in which it operates, discover their unique innovation advantages and involve local innovators in participating in pan-European programs and competitions. More information: www.eithealth.eu
EIT Health covers 3 types of programs
- »EDUCATION« programs combine a multitude of educational courses for talented young individuals, organized by the best universities in Europe. Their goal is to strengthen the knowledge of innovation management, create an innovative thinking framework and business skills. These programs are open to all students, PhD students, researchers and interested young individuals from all over Europe.
- »ACCELERATOR« programs combine open public calls for learning and mentorship, with final presentations organized by the best European universities. The goal of the program is to support groups, start-ups, scale-ups and others in entering the market with their products. The program is open to all start-ups, scale-ups and companies from all over Europe.
- High volume »INNOVATION PROJECTS« offer support to our member consortia in developing their innovative life concepts related to their products and services. The aim is to offer Europeans the best innovative healthcare solutions, that are tackling current challenges. The projects are intended exclusively for our members.
EIT Health focus areas
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Creating an environment for the transformation of health and health care.
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From a treatment to a broader approach to health - prevention and cure - a continuum of health.
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Providing home care.
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Promoting healthy lives by presenting behavioural change.
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Using the power of real world data (RWD).
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Guiding employees in improving workplace health.
Open calls and opportunities from EIT HEALTH
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Women Entrepreneurship Bootcamp 2023
Submission deadline: 20. 3. 2023
The Women Entrepreneurship Bootcamp connects early-stage, women-led or co-led healthcare start-ups to an unparalleled network of mentors in order to nurture and support rapid growth.
We’ll help you leverage the diversity in your leadership team to achieve the best possible outcomes for your start-up. This programme will also help you find the reference points you need to successfully frame your ambition and validate your value proposition.
The five-week online programme provides intensive business and product training, mentoring and networking opportunities.
More information: https://eithealth.eu/programmes/women-entrepreneurship-bootcamp/
Apply: https://eithealth-apply.eu-1.smartsimple.eu/s_Login.jsp
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TrainR4u: Training Course in Clinical Abdominal Ultrasound
Submission deadline: 20. 3. 2023
TrainR4u is a robot-assisted blended learning programme in abdominal ultrasound aiming to improve the skills of physicians to provide more effective, safer, and faster abdominal ultrasounds.
The programme consists of theoretical and practical classes taught by internationally recognised experts and relies on innovative telemedicine technology. From our programme, students will be able to identify barriers, assess comfort with the machine, interpret images, and incorporate knowledge into clinical practice. The objective of this Training Course in Clinical Abdominal Ultrasound is to capacitate current and future health professionals to acquire/improve skills on that imaging technique. A conclusion certification is awarded by the University of Coimbra, with a value of 1.5 ECTS.
More information: https://eithealth.eu/programmes/trainr4u/
Apply: https://apps.uc.pt/courses/en/course/10281
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Behealsy PhD Module
Submission deadline: 31. 3. 2023
Are you a PhD student in Biomedical Engineering or Health Systems with an idea that would benefit from testing in an academic environment?
BeHealSy is a one-year innovation and entrepreneurship module of PhD level that focuses on Biomedical Engineering and Health Systems. Through this module you’ll be equipped with multidisciplinary research skills in health systems and become capable of translating research outcomes into innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives. Graduates of the BeHealSy will be skilled as entrepreneurs, able to lead in the creation of new devices, services and professions for a healthier Europe.
More information: https://eithealth.eu/programmes/behealsy/
Apply: https://www.kth.se/form/registration-form-phd-programme-behealsy
- InnoStars Awards 2023
Submission deadline: 16. 4. 2023
The InnoStars Awards is a key acceleration programme for early-stage start-ups from Central, Eastern and Southern Europe, where the pace of innovation is more moderate.
The programme helps transform prototypes and MVPs into health solutions or products and bring them to the market. Over the last seven years, more than 100 start-ups have been trained and more than half have been successful in the market. The InnoStars Awards is also a unique place for investors looking for gems in biotech, MedTech and life sciences, and a must-attend pit stop in the healthcare start-up journey.
Win up to €25 000 to launch your product or service, find your first customers and get in connection with EIT Health Partners from all over Europe. Present your success story in the local and European media.
Ready to accelerate your start-up?
More information: https://eithealth.eu/programmes/innostars-awards/
Apply: https://eithealth.optimytool.com/en/
- EIT Jumpstarter 2023
Submission deadline: 16. 4. 2023
Do you have an innovative idea and want to jumpstart your business?
EIT Jumpstarter is a pre-accelerator run by seven communities of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). The programme includes nine categories: health, food, raw materials, energy, urban mobility, manufacturing, digital, New European Bauhaus (focused on sustainable and inclusive living spaces) and a cohort for Ukrainian innovators. EIT Jumpstarter aims to push early-stage innovators from emerging European regions onto the market and help their scientific ideas and innovations become successful businesses.
The programme lasts seven months, during which selected teams work with expert trainers and mentors and deep dive together into business modelling and business planning. Based on the developed business plan, the start-ups are evaluated, and the six best teams in each category are qualified for the Grand Final, where they compete for the prize of 10,000 EUR in each category.
More information: https://eithealth.eu/programmes/jumpstarter/
Apply: https://apply.eitjumpstarter.eu/registration/
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Bridgehead 2023
Submission deadline: 2. 5. 2023
EIT Health’s Bridgehead programme brings together health entrepreneurs who want to grow their business in the European market with top incubators and accelerators who have the expertise and resources to make it happen.
We help match your scale-up with an incubator or accelerator from EIT Health’s approved network – we call these organisations our Catalysers. Together, you will plan how to access new markets in Europe quickly and decisively, tap into local networks of partners and clients, access infrastructure and understand new regulatory systems. You’ll be given the seasoned expertise, insight and support needed to help realise your business ambitions.
More information: https://eithealth.eu/programmes/bridgehead/
Apply: https://eithealth-apply.eu-1.smartsimple.eu/s_Login.jsp
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Catapult 2023
Submission deadline: 2. 5. 2023
Introducing a unique competition and training programme that showcases life sciences and health tech start-ups to leading experts and investors across Europe. The programme awards the best business concepts, fast-tracking start-ups to become part of the EIT Health Community of world-leading companies.
Throughout the programme, start-ups receive intensive training as they build their credibility and visibility through pan-European exposure. Finalists pitch at the Bits & Pretzels HealthTech event as they go head-to-head for cash and industry prizes, and the opportunity to be displayed on the New York Nasdaq Tower.
Join the info session: https://eithealth-eu.zoom.us/webinar/register/1716649724308/WN_ZZToCyluSrCM04azJqoOPQ
More information: https://eithealth.eu/programmes/catapult/
Apply: https://eithealth-apply.eu-1.smartsimple.eu/s_Login.jsp
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Wildcard 2023
Submission deadline: 2. 5. 2023
The programme pairs early-stage start-ups with the resources they need to validate their problem-solution, achieve product-market fit, and secure investment opportunities.
Each year, the Wild Card programme invites start-up teams who are not afraid to take risks to develop an innovative solution for a specific health challenge. Fostering a supportive and collaborative environment, Wild Card encourages participants to think outside the box and challenge conventional thinking. With the guidance and support of experts and investors, teams have the opportunity to take on the challenge and bring innovative products and services to the healthcare industry.
More information: https://eithealth.eu/programmes/wild-card/
Apply: https://eithealth-apply.eu-1.smartsimple.eu/s_Login.jsp
- User Validation Labs (ULabs) 2023
Submission deadline: 2. 5. 2023
The User Validation Labs (ULabs) programme connects you with EIT Health partners in Europe that can help you organise and execute a validation study for your start-up’s innovation. The ULabs include living labs, accelerators, hospitals and innovation centres that can help you get access to and collect feedback from your future end users. You will be able to test your product or service with patients, clinicians and medical staff in Europe.
More information: https://eithealth.eu/programmes/ulabs/
Apply: https://apply.eithealth.eu/
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Patient Innovation Bootcamp 2023
Submission deadline: 31. 5. 2023
Who better than patients and their caregivers to have crucial insight for product innovation?
Offering a unique combination of mentoring, and onsite and online training, this Bootcamp supports the development and launch of innovative solutions created by people directly affected by health conditions. The aim is to help them move their solutions from ideas to prototypes to market-ready innovations.
The Patient Innovation Bootcamp consists of mentoring and training in Lisbon, medical and technology validation in Barcelona, implementation and dissemination in Copenhagen, and online training regarding business model design in between. Travel and accommodation costs are supported by the programme for selected start-ups.
More information: https://eithealth.eu/programmes/patient-innovation-bootcamp/
Apply: https://apply.eithealth.eu/
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Regulatory Pathways to Market Bootcamp 2023
Submission deadline: 31. 5. 2023
Do you want to take your digital health and medical device ideas to a European market? The Regulatory Pathways to Market Bootcamp supports early-stage start-ups to ease their entry into market.
In this 10-week online programme you will understand the highly regulated pathway within the European healthcare system and identify potential pathways to reimbursement. With the support of industry experts, you will design a go-to-market path for your start-up.
More information: https://eithealth.eu/programmes/regulatory-pathways-bootcamp/
Apply: https://apply.eithealth.eu/
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MedTech Bootcamp 2023
Submission deadline: 31. 5. 2023
Are you part of an early-stage medtech or digital health start-up? Then here’s your chance to take part in the MedTech Bootcamp. Get a clear and valid proof of concept, so you can launch your business into a European market.
In this six-week, online programme, experts and mentors will help you understand and refine your project, business and financial plan. You’ll take a closer look at the market and your competition, receiving the help you need to better understand medical device regulations and how these apply to your project. And, with intensive training throughout the programme, you will perfect your pitch to investors to give you the best chance of success.
More information: https://eithealth.eu/programmes/medtech-bootcamp/
Apply: https://apply.eithealth.eu/
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RIS Academy 2023
Submission deadline: Ongoing
RIS Academy aims to give entrepreneurs and innovators essential skills to bring healthcare ideas to the market. RIS Academy, available for free for candidates coming from more progressing EU regions, is a training series that builds on developing competencies in the areas identified by investors and healthcare experts as crucial for launching innovations on the market faster and more efficiently.
RIS Academy offers four different courses you can chose from.
More information: https://eithealth.eu/programmes/ris-academy/
Apply here: https://eithealth.optimytool.com/en/
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Gold Track 2023
Submission deadline: Ongoing
What if there were someone in your life sciences network you could turn to for answers to all your questions and concerns? Someone with a proven track record of creating highly successful healthcare businesses, to help you realise the true potential of your own?
Gold Track pairs promising companies with top-flight life science advisors who immerse themselves in your ideating, strategising, and operational execution to set you on a path to success.
With its ambition to massively scale these businesses, Gold Track is built on personal relationships between mentors and mentees. Through individualised guidance, we support companies in unlocking ambitious business and investment opportunities within short timeframes as you conquer unmet medical needs.
Powered by our operator Advise Connect Inspire (ACI), Gold Track’s accelerator model has been validated across multiple European programmes. Gold Track has led to companies raising over €500M, securing 24 partnerships and achieving three exits.
More information: https://eithealth.eu/programmes/gold-track/
Apply here: https://apply.eithealth.eu/
- Venture Centre of Excellence 2023
Submission deadline: Ongoing
EIT Health and the European investment Fund (EIF) are partnering to operate the Venture Centre of Excellence (VCOE), a public-private co-investment programme to empower finance for European health small and medium size enterprises (SMEs).
The VCOE connects life science investors with high investment capacities such as venture capital funding, corporate or industrial firms, Technology Transfer Offices, insurers and more – with highly qualified Pan-European SMEs using an exclusive artificial intelligence platform that brings all members together.
Companies in the programme receive support to fundraise and have key access to services provided by EIT Health in support of their Series A, B and up to pre-IPO fundraising rounds.
Become part of the programme that already encompasses 2€ billion of investment capabilities!
More information: https://eithealth.eu/programmes/venture-centre-of-excellence/
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Mentoring & Coaching Network 2023
Submission deadline: Ongoing
Whether you’re starting up or scaling up, this programme will give you access to a world-leading pool of over 200 healthcare industry experts – all ready to share their knowledge and help you make new and exciting connections. Having a mentor could make all the difference in growing your business successfully.
When you tap into the Mentoring and Coaching Network, you’ll have your pick of diverse mentors: whether you’re looking for an academic professor, European patent attorney or venture capitalist to give you the inside track — odds are, they’re in our network.
Apply now – applicants are reviewed every month. The sooner you apply, the sooner you can start your mentor partnership.
More information: https://eithealth.eu/programmes/mentoring-and-coaching-network/
Apply here: https://apply.eithealth.eu/
- Science4Pandemics 2023
Submission deadline: Ongoing
COVID-19 has reminded us of the effects that pandemics can have globally. Yet, despite the many advances in the global fight against pandemics, infectious diseases remain a significant threat today.
Through an online game, Science4Pandemics teaches young people, particularly adolescents, about infectious diseases. This educational initiative aims to enhance people’s understanding of pandemics, equip them with important skills in resource management and decision-making, and improve their knowledge of measures to prevent and mitigate pandemics.
Science4Pandemics also aims to increase young people’s participation in Citizen Science studies, helping to collect real-world data used for collaborative research in pandemics.
More information: https://eithealth.eu/programmes/science-for-pandemics/
Sign up to play: https://science4pandemics.eu/
- AIProHealth 2023
Submission deadline: Ongoing
The use of AI to improve efficiency is prevalent across almost every industry, and it is already showing great potential in the world of healthcare. In this course, you’ll learn about the impact of AI and join the discussion on how this can become a valuable and realistic part of the future of healthcare.
With the help of teachings from leaders in AI healthcare thinking, you’ll build your knowledge in key areas of AI and explore how it can be used to improve patient care. With this new confidence, you’ll be supported in implementing AI into your own healthcare workflow, taking your learnings into real-world solutions through the AIProHealth Serious Game.
Register to the course for free!
More information: https://eithealth.eu/programmes/aiprohealth/
Register: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/how-artificial-intelligence-can-support-healthcare
- Urbanisation and Health MOOC 2023
Submission deadline: Ongoing
More than half of the world’s population now live in cities, compared to only 5% in the 18th century. This rapid urbanisation has resulted in inadequate infrastructure, physical inactivity, gentrification, air pollution, and growing numbers of slum dwellers – all factors that are now challenging the health and wellbeing of the people living in cities.
In this programme, you will learn about the key determinants of urban health and the history of major trends in urban planning, alongside innovative and people-centered approaches to creating sustainable solutions. Presentations and cases are provided by researchers and a range of local and global stakeholders engaged in urban planning.
Register to the ongoing online course!
More information: https://eithealth.eu/programmes/urbanisation-and-health-mooc/
- Dementia Inclusive Hospitals 2023
Submission deadline: Ongoing
Researchers from Trinity College, in partnership with Tallaght University Hospital, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona and HOPE the European Hospital and Healthcare Federation, have developed a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) focusing on dementia-friendly hospital design.
The MOOC guides health professionals and others in the design of a hospital experience that supports the needs of dementia patients. Among other considerations, the MOOC helps professionals understand the symptoms of dementia and related impairments, and how these affect the patient’s experience of the hospital setting.
More information: https://eithealth.eu/programmes/dementia-inclusive-hospitals/
You can apply through Optimy Platform.
Programmes are also presented on EIT Health website and on the InnoStarter, a dedicated page with opportunities for start-ups coming from the emerging regions.
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