June 2019
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Dear EIT Health friends,

This is our last newsletter before summer holiday and a good opportunity to sum up the first half of the year. I am delighted to announce that we have received over 100 project proposals in the RIS Innovation Call BP 2019. This was a pilot programme and the high number of submissions have proved that the progressing regions in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe have impressive innovation potential. Now we are finalizing evaluation of the applications and we will inform you about the winners during forthcoming weeks.

We have also summed up how many talents from RIS regions got into EIT Health major education and accelerator programmes e.g. Health Venture Lab, HelloAI, LEAD Summer School or a StarShip. Over 90 applicants from RIS regions were accepted with the success rate of 34%. Again this shows that in the progressing regions, there is a huge interest in developing healthcare innovation capabilities. There is also a broad pool of high-skilled students and professionals who are ready to join the best European teams working on European healthcare projects. I am sure together, we have the power to inspire, to connect, and to deliver new opportunities and rich experiences that might open doors to innovation and progress.

Last but not least, during the InnoStars Partners Assembly that took place in June in Budapest, we confirmed the directions of further development of EIT Health InnoStars. Today InnoStars stays for five regions in four countries, 21 academic and non-academic Partners and 14 EIT Health Hubs within the Regional Innovation Scheme Programme. This is for sure the biggest geographical region in EIT Health with the outstanding source of local assets and talents. We are sure that thanks to bonding of progressing regions together, we can significantly contribute to the development of innovation ecosystem in Europe. Additionally to the Assembly, Partners could take part in a dedicated workshop with the best-in-class experts and evaluators who shared their advices regarding preparation of successful innovation projects. We have also confirmed that the Regional Innovation Scheme Programme is very intensively developed by our team. I am sure that those efforts and further cooperation of our community will help in development of local innovation ecosystems. It can bring positive results to the whole European community, not only to the InnoStars regions.

Finally, I would like to wish all of you a really nice holiday! Take a rest!

With best wishes,

Balazs Furjes | Managing Director EIT Health InnoStars

InnoStars Updates

EIT Israel Hub launched in Tel Aviv

The kick-off event of EIT new Hub took place on 17 June in Tel Aviv. The official launch of EIT Outreach Programme was accompanied by a presentation of EIT Health InnoStars activities. Read more.

6 InnoStars start-ups in semi-finals of EIT Health European Health Catapult

The European Health Catapult is one of the top competitions for biotech start-ups in Europe. This year 6 out of 42 start-ups participating in this contest are from EIT Health InnoStars. Takis srl, OACP (Biotech category), Arcon, TeiaCare (Digital Health category), PeekMed and NU-RISE (Medtech category) are competing with others to get to the finals. Read more.

EIT Health Campus Catalogue is now available on InnoStarter website

EIT Health Campus Catalogue was created in aim to gather all programmes from organisation's portfolio and to simplify the best and most suitable choice for students and researchers. In Campus Catalogue 2019 among others there is SensUs - the international student competition which will take place on 30 August 2019. Find out more.

EIT Health InnoStars celebrates European Day in Budapest

On 12 May 2019, EIT Health InnoStars, together with EIT Health-accelerated start-ups, joined European Day in Budapest - a national celebration of fifteenth anniversary of Hungary becoming a member state of the European Union. Read more.

EIT Health InnoStars contributes to the European Workshop in Bratislava

On 3-4 June 2019 EIT Health InnoStars took part in the conference and workshop on Trends and Prospects in Medicinal and Pharma Biotechnologies organised by the University of SS. Cyril and Methodius. Read more.

Partner News

InnoStars prepared the analysis for the Medical University of Łódź

The Medical University of Łódź wants to become a research university. EIT Health InnoStars Team prepared a comprehensive analysis and strategic recommendations regarding potential directions of development for the University. The document became a base for preparing a new strategy. Read more.

EIT Health E-boat "moored" to the Medical University of Łódź

One of the most unique bootcamps in the EIT Health portfolio has just kicked off. 12 selected teams will develop their mobile solutions and pitching skills during a special Baltic sea-cruise. Read more.

Apply now! Extended deadline for EIT Health PhD Translational Fellowship!

EIT Health InnoStars on behalf of University of Coimbra invites researchers to join PhD Translational Fellowship - a programme supporting researchers in commercializing researches. Apply till 30 June here.

RIS Hub News

Study Visit to Oxford

On 26-28 June EIT Health Hubs visited University of Oxford, one of EIT Health Partners. This is a Study Visit to learn and to share best practices regarding innovations development. For two days representatives of EIT Health Hubs have an opportunity to meet entrepreneurs and key stakeholders from the Oxford innovation ecosystem. More information will be available soon.

10 InnoStars accelerated start-ups in next phase of EIT Health Start-ups Meet Pharma

Start-ups Meet Pharma is the EIT Health programme for teams of graduate students, post-docs and professionals who are challenged to develop innovative chronic care solutions that go "beyond the pill", with support from key pharma partners in Europe. Read more.

EIT Health Hub runs Picnic for Health

Sixty-three stands, more than a thousand examinations and hundreds of advices given, art contests, healthy food degustation and lots of activities focused on promoting wellbeing and active ageing. That is only a short brief of 13. edition of Picnic for Health organised by one of EIT Health Hubs – the Medical University of Gdańsk which took place on 8 June 2019 in Gdańsk region, Poland. Read more.

Watch our videos

This video summarizes Think Tank Roundtables on Health Literacy which took place in May 2019 at University of Porto, EIT Health Hub in cooperation with EIT Health InnoStars

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Save the Date

June:

Deadline! PhD Translational Fellowship Programme - till 30 June. Apply here.

July-August:

Deadline! Digital Health Companions for Chronic Diseases Summer School. Apply here till 12 July.
Finals of Wild Card, 16-17 July, Munich. Read more.
Demo Day of the 2019 EIT Health Start-ups Meet Pharma, 26 July, Heidelberg. Read more.
Deadline! H-Impact. Apply here till 30 July.
SensUs Innovation Days, 30 August, Eindhoven.

Next months:

Save the date! EIT Health e.V. Annual Partners Assembly - 12 September, Amsterdam.
EIT Health Think Tank in Lisbon - 19 September
"Biobanks and Big Data", 21 October, Scandinavia (Registration will open soon).
Matchmaking event in Barcelona, 23-24 October.
EIT Health Summit, 2-3 December, Paris. Read more.

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