Joint EIT Hubs – GoGlobal Programmes Survey
As part of EIT Cross-KIC Outreach initiative EIT KICs join forces to launch specific activities in non-European countries with well-developed innovation ecosystems, such as Israel or China. We invite all EIT Health Partners to fill out two short questionnaires regarding their existing connections to Israeli and Chinese stakeholders as well as motivations/requirements towards Joint EIT Hubs. [ READ MORE]
Start-up nation: workshops at Technion in Haifa for EIT Health
On October 2-4, following the first international Regional Innovation Scheme Knowledge Triangle Integration (KTI) event of the year, the ASTP-Proton Annual Conference on technology transfer in Liège, EIT Health InnoStars continued to promote good practices of the most successful innovation ecosystems in Haifa, Israel, hosted by Technion, a member of EIT Health and EIT Food. [ READ MORE]
Katja Reppel invites InnoStars to cooperate closer
 On 9 th October 2018 in Brussels, during the European Week of Regions and Cities at the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the EU, InnoStars Partners were sharing their best practices of adoption and diffusion of high-impact innovation. Katja Reppel, Deputy Head of Unit at European Commission, discussed Interregional Innovation Investments and the support from the European Regional Development Fund, that could bring together researchers, businesses, civil society, and public administrations involved in smart specialisation strategies established at national and regional levels. Katja Reppel underlined that synergies between EIT Health and European Commission are very clear and she invited EIT Health and InnoStars to strengthen this collaboration. In the closing panel discussion, representatives of Medical University of Lodz, Glintt, GE Healthcare, kENUP Foundation, Instituto Pedro Nunes, University of Coimbra, University of Naples Federico II UNiNA and EIT Health highlighted the importance of increasing awareness of how EIT Health Community contributes to the EU economy.
Strengthening awareness of EIT Health among healthcare professionals at InnoStars
 EIT Health InnoStars participated in one of the most significant medical technology exhibitions and fairs of Central Europe: Hungaromedica, on 11 th-13 th October 2018 in Budapest. At the joint conference, Balazs Fürjes, director of EIT Health InnoStars, gave a presentation about the activities of EIT Health from the viewpoint of healthcare providers and institutional decision makers. EIT Health InnoStars partnering with the local medical and technical universities (Semmelweis Medical University, Budapest University of Technology and Economics) provided opportunities to link idea holders, start-ups, researchers and innovation project partnerships with business actors by a dedicated EIT Health booth with the cutting edge digital event information service (Rabbit Technologies).
EIT Joint Grand Final
 The 50 most innovative startups and teams from Central-Eastern and Southern Europe will pitch in front of international investors, corporate partners, and the EIT Community’s networks at the EIT Joint Grand Final on 16 th November 2018 in Budapest, Hungary. This is one of the most important pitching competitions co-organised by InnoStars in this part of the world.
EIT Health Summit 2018: Registration will be open soon
Around 700 guests – representatives of EIT Health Partners, national and local authorities as well as media will gather in Łódź, Poland to be part of the 3 rd annual EIT Health Summit. This is a unique opportunity for our world-leading consortium to unite for the purpose of promoting healthcare innovation and discussing global trends and challenges.
This year’s agenda will be divided into six paths: Health cities of tomorrow, New technologies and AI, The use of existing Big Data to improve healthcare, Measuring the impact of Healthcare Research and Innovation, Leadership and Workforce Development, and Smart Financing. You will be able to join lots of discussions and inspiring meetings in theme-specific groups and “one-to-one” talks in dedicated, comfortable spaces.
The 2018 EIT Health Summit is hosted by InnoStars and its partner Medical University of Łódź.
EIT Health launches Mentoring and Coaching Network, a platform to support healthcare startups
InnoStars supports Partners in the innovation projects proposals
Before the October’ Innovation Projects submission deadline, a one-day long preparatory course was held in Budapest to support partners with their project proposals. The consultations will be also run before the 2019 spring Innovation projects’ submission deadline. [ READ MORE]
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Healthy Meetup within Shape U Up at Medical University of Lodz
Medical University of Lodz is organising a Health Meetup as part of the Shape U Up project on 14 th November 2018. This will be an open debate on supplements, OTC drugs, designer drugs with the elements of design thinking and will be available to students, local community, their families and friends. Want to register? Please contact: edyta.milewska@umed.lodz.pl
iDays around Europe in November
EIT Health Smart Ageing Camp
Medical University Semmelweis organized the Smart Aging Camp events 10-13. September and the second round 15-18. October in Budapest. Participant teams’ solutions targeted customers aged in their 50s and 50+. [ READ MORE] |
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H2020 Health & EIT Health Infoday
 On 12th September 2018, the National Documentation Centre of Greece and the Greek Pasteur Institute, National Contact Points for the EU Horizon 2020 Program, organised the EIT Health Infoday on “Financing Opportunities for Research and Innovation in Health”. The event was coordinated in collaboration with the Greek General Secretariat for Research and Technology, EIT Health Innostars, with the support of the European Commission.
Porto4Ageing wants to improve adherence to medical plans and the management of Polypharmacy
From September 10 to 14th, the University of Porto, through Porto4Ageing, organized a Summer School in Faculty of Pharmacy funded by European Commission. This international teaching and learning activity was promoted within the scope of the international Skills4Adherence Project, which aims to create digital pedagogical tools to promote accession to treatments and to assist in the management of polypharmacy. [ READ MORE]
Medical University of Gdańsk promotes KTI and EIT Health
The team of Technology Transfer Office (TTO) from Medical University of Gdańsk (MUG) - one of the RIS Hubs - participated in the international conference “e-Health Forum Digital Transformation in Healthcare” presenting key challenges and actions in e-health. The team of the TTO was strongly involved in active promotion of the KTI model and EIT Health Campus and EIT Health Accelerator Programmes. READ MORE about MUG recent activities.
IT Innovation Bootcamp
 On 1 st October 2018 in Kosice, Slovakia, T-Systems in cooperation with EIT Health organised the pilot edition of IT Innovation Bootcamp. It was the first event of this kind in Kosice to tackle innovative project ideas with design thinking methodology. The winners proposed a unique motivation concept for bike sharing in the city that makes use of IoT and engages both local business partners and local authorities.
Smart-Up Lab Mentor Feedback Carousel at University of Tartu
Mentor Feedback Carousel that took place on 18th October this year, gathered 16 mentors that assessed the participants’ ideas. This was a great opportunity to receive professional feedback and gain valuable contacts, but also a chance to get into a fast track to Business ideas competition Ajujaht Top 100.
'Kaunas case' and Santaka Valley labelled as the Silicon Valley of the Baltics
 Kaunas is working towards becoming a business and innovation hub in Lithuania. Universities act as catalysts in ecosystem building, and leverage on EIT Health’s network in cooperation with the municipal government – Neringa Valantine Chief Project Manager at Kaunasin presented the “Kaunas case” during the European Week of Regions and Cities in Brussels.
Kaunas University of Technology and Lithuanian University of Health Sciences became EIT Health Hubs in 2018. [ READ MORE]
Smart Up Lab: 15 ideas and 10K EUR for the best projects
On 18-20 th of October Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lodz and Kaunas University of Technology has organized Innovation laboratory Smart Up Lab. [ READ MORE]
ICTskills4All
ICTskills4All project led by University of Porto and other partners, wants to develop an ICT Learning Programme through the creation of a dedicated website with information, training tools and resources for old adults, and to provide access to face-to-face help and support, through an intergenerational and peer-to-peer approach. [READ MORE] |
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AMR Hackathon – deadline 2nd November
 Students, doctors, and all experts related to the field of health in general and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) are welcome to join the AMR Hackathon, that will take place on 30th November - 2nd December in Marsilius-Kolleg, Heidelberg, Germany. Outputs from the hackathon sessions will be made available to DG Santé, local and national authorities, therefore impacting policy and strategic approaches to deal with AMR in Europe. [ READ MORE]
HUB Collaborations – Innovation Day at University of Pécs
 On 19 th-20 th November 2018, the city of Pécs will host an international event, which will be joined by partners from the Industrial Chamber of the “Young Spirit” initiative. The main challenge that will be addressed is smart ageing – “How the health of the elderly can be improved using mobile health solutions based on Big Data analytics?”. You can still register until 9 th November. [ READ MORE] |
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The most important events that you should not miss:
- KTI Regional Workshop, Oct 29-39, University of Tartu.
- EIT Awareness Day in Malta, Oct 31, Kalkara.
- Ideation Event, Nov 7-8, Rotterdam: Health in the Workplace and Behavioral Change.
- KTI, the third study trip, Nov 6-8, Medical Valley in Erlangen.
- EIT Joint Grand Final, Nov 16, Budapest.
- EIT Health Innovation Days 2018, Nov 14-29, different countries.
- Ideation Event, Nov 19-20, Madrid: Care Pathways and Healthcare Transformation
- Initial projects consulting (online or f2f) with Regional Managers from Poland, Hungary, Italy and Portugal, opens on Nov 21.
- #ProtectUrLife, Nov 30-Dec 2, Rimini.
- EIT Health Summit, Dec 4-5, Łódź.
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