Healthcare Innovation In The DACH Region
EIT Health Regional Innovation Hub Germany-Switzerland is one of eight Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) currently funded by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). Meet some of the innovators taking part in the Innovation Community’s programs, through this series of discussions.
Presented EIT Health Programs, which you can learn about by tunning in the full episodes:
Episode 2 and Episode 8: Startups meet Healthcare Providers, Startups Meet Pharma, EIT Health Investor Network, EIT Health Headstart program, and EIT Health Living Lab and Test Beds.
Episode 3: EIT Health Investor Program - The EIT Health Investor Network connects qualified companies seeking early-stage funding with the first pan-European consortium of more than 80 healthcare investors across 18 countries.
Episode 1 and Episode 4: EIT Health Catapult Program: a unique competition and training programme that showcases biotech, medtech and digital health start-ups to leading experts and investors across Europe.
Episode 5: EIT Health Ukraine Appeal: EIT Health provides Polish Medical Mission with various medical supplies. EIT Health Ukraine appeal is ongoing, so if you’re a medical device manufacturer or have the ability to donate medical equipment, please get in touch with EIT Health.
Episode 7: EIT Health DiGinovation program. The Diginovation program links start-ups with an international consortium to accelerate the reimbursement of digital health apps in Europe. This will help the company speed up the reimbursement process for the French market.
Episode 10: The Wild Card Program. World-class training and mentoring to teams and individuals with bold healthcare solutions.
Episode 1: Changing The Paradigm in the Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance (Alexander Belcredi)
Among the problems with antibiotics is the fact that many are very broad-spectrum, used to kill several different bacteria. What if you could target harmful bacteria more precisely?
Among the problems with antibiotics is the fact that many are very broad-spectrum, used to kill several different bacteria. But some scientists are looking at a different approach.
Episode 2: Improving Medication Prescribing With Digital Twins (ExactCure)
ExactCure is a digital health startup from France addressing the challenge of preventing the negative effects of medications. Each individual has a different metabolism and can react differently to a drug or combination of drugs.
Episode 3: The Impact of Voice Tech in Healthcare (Dr. Julia Hoxha)
Voice tech is one of the tech areas with high potential to optimize healthcare processes for providers and ease chronic disease in management for patients. In reality: How far are we from futuristic ideas where everything would be operated with the help of voice?
In this episode, founders of four very different companies talk about their fundraising experiences. It takes grit to talk to dozens of investors and insist despite rejections. It takes strategic thinking to figure out which program to apply to.
Episode 5: How Can We Help With Medical Aid in Ukraine? (Polish Medical Mission)
Through the Ukraine Appeal, EIT Health provides Polish Medical Mission with various medical supplies.
The global economy is in flux at the moment, so healthcare isn’t the only sector experiencing caution in investing.
Episode 7: How Can A Digital Health Solution Become a "DiGA App" in Germany? (Jörg Trinkwalter, ProCarement)
With the digital health market maturing, startups increasingly need to not only offer a good user experience but also comply with rigorous regulatory requirements and test their solutions in clinical trials.
For new ideas and solutions to reach the market, startup founders need to find the right partners that are willing to listen to them and take their ideas one step further. At the same time, it can be daunting for pharma or insurance companies or healthcare providers to find the right fit among startups, given the rising number of innovators on the market and the general lack of time in healthcare to assess and introduce a good innovative solution.
Episode 9: What expectations should we have in regard to the European Health Data Space?
On 18 November, EIT Health Germany-Switzerland and EIT Health Spain organized a joint symposium titled Right to privacy vs. duty to protect lives: Health Data Management in Focus. In this episode, Nick Schneider, Head of division 511 on new technologies and data use at the Germany Federal Ministry of Health discusses
Where is EHDS at the moment
Will it be implemented by 2025
What are still the biggest open questions
And how Germany is advancing with its digital transformation.
Episode 10: How do AI and VR improve eye care? (PeriVision)
If someone told you to get an eye exam, would you associate that with a virtual reality headset? It might be where ophthalmology diagnostics will end up in the near future.