EIT Health Ireland-UK

EIT Health Ireland-UK coordinates a dynamic network of academic, private and public partners across the health innovation ecosystem.  Together with over 120 EIT Health Partners from across Europe, we work to advance the quality of life for all Europeans, ultimately contributing to the affordability and sustainability of healthcare. Our team is located across Ireland and England’s North-East.

Be the first to find out the latest opportunities with EIT Health. Subscribe to our newsletter.

On this page
  • Regional news
  • Our partners
  • How to find us

Ireland-UK news

Wellola raises €2.2M to expand its platform

The funding will help Wellola advance its patient care and communication platform, Portasana®.

Find out more

Preparing for the European Health Data Space

Learn about EHDS implementation, EIT Health's role, and upcoming events to shape the future of health data sharing…

Find out more

Conversations With Our Network – Luminate Medical

Join us for an insightful interview with Barbara Oliveira, Co-founder and Chief Clinical Officer of Luminate Medical.

Find out more

Conversations With Our Network – BeyondBMI

Gain insights into Dr. Treacy's journey as a female founder in healthcare.

Find out more

Launch of EIT Hub UK: Bridging the EU and UK Innovation Ecosystems

Key stakeholders from the UK and Europe came together to celebrate the launch of the new hub.

Find out more

EIT Health Ireland-UK partners with Dundalk Institute of Technology

DkIT is the latest academic partner to join Europe’s largest health innovation network.

Find out more

Load More

In focus

EIT Health Summit 2024: Register Now

Join us at the EIT Health Summit on 18-19 April at Rotterdam, The Netherland. Over the course of two days, you’ll have the opportunity to meet with industry leaders outside of your existing network, open doors for potential new collaborations and gain visibility for your work.

Register Now

Webinar series on-demand

Are you planning to expand your business into the US market? We recently hosted a 3-part webinar series providing advice on this topic, in partnership with Global Tech Advocates. On-demand recordings of the webinar episodes are now available.

Learn from the experts

Community Stories

Find out how EIT Health-supported start-up Optellum raised $14 million in a Series A funding round

Community Stories

Find out how EIT Health-supported start-up Proverum raised €40M in five years.

Learn more

EIT Health invests €500K in Ochre Bio

Investment is part of €30M Series A funding round for Oxford-based biotech company developing RNA therapies for chronic liver diseases.

Learn more

Product and service development

See EIT Health projects involving EIT Health Ireland-UK partners.

Find out more

COVID-19

See how partners from Ireland & the UK are responding to the pandemic.

Find out more
EIT Health Summit 2024: Register Now
Webinar series on-demand
Community Stories
Community Stories
EIT Health invests €500K in Ochre Bio
Product and service development
COVID-19

Current opportunities

Top Female Founders – Summer School

Empowering female entrepreneurs to innovate in healthcare

Learn more

EIT Health Bootcamps

Intensive incubation programmes for start-ups

Learn more

MedTech Bootcamp

Prepare to launch your business into a European market

Learn more

Patient Innovation Bootcamp

Supporting patients and caregivers to develop and launch their innovations

Learn more

Regulatory Pathways to Market Bootcamp

Bring your digital health and medical device ideas into the market

Learn more

Master in Health Data Science

Learn to improve and implement digital health solutions

Learn more

SCI FI – From Scientists to Innovators for Industry

Learn to thrive as an innovator in healthcare

Learn more

Top Female Founders – Summer School

Empowering female entrepreneurs to innovate in healthcare

Learn more

EIT Health Bootcamps

Intensive incubation programmes for start-ups

Learn more

MedTech Bootcamp

Prepare to launch your business into a European market

Learn more

Patient Innovation Bootcamp

Supporting patients and caregivers to develop and launch their innovations

Learn more

Regulatory Pathways to Market Bootcamp

Bring your digital health and medical device ideas into the market

Learn more

Master in Health Data Science

Learn to improve and implement digital health solutions

Learn more

SCI FI – From Scientists to Innovators for Industry

Learn to thrive as an innovator in healthcare

Learn more

Top Female Founders – Summer School

Empowering female entrepreneurs to innovate in healthcare

Learn more

EIT Health Bootcamps

Intensive incubation programmes for start-ups

Learn more

MedTech Bootcamp

Prepare to launch your business into a European market

Learn more

Patient Innovation Bootcamp

Supporting patients and caregivers to develop and launch their innovations

Learn more

Regulatory Pathways to Market Bootcamp

Bring your digital health and medical device ideas into the market

Learn more

Master in Health Data Science

Learn to improve and implement digital health solutions

Learn more

SCI FI – From Scientists to Innovators for Industry

Learn to thrive as an innovator in healthcare

Learn more

Top Female Founders – Summer School

Empowering female entrepreneurs to innovate in healthcare

Learn more

EIT Health Bootcamps

Intensive incubation programmes for start-ups

Learn more

MedTech Bootcamp

Prepare to launch your business into a European market

Learn more

Patient Innovation Bootcamp

Supporting patients and caregivers to develop and launch their innovations

Learn more

Regulatory Pathways to Market Bootcamp

Bring your digital health and medical device ideas into the market

Learn more

Master in Health Data Science

Learn to improve and implement digital health solutions

Learn more

SCI FI – From Scientists to Innovators for Industry

Learn to thrive as an innovator in healthcare

Learn more

Top Female Founders – Summer School

Empowering female entrepreneurs to innovate in healthcare

Learn more

EIT Health Bootcamps

Intensive incubation programmes for start-ups

Learn more

MedTech Bootcamp

Prepare to launch your business into a European market

Learn more

Patient Innovation Bootcamp

Supporting patients and caregivers to develop and launch their innovations

Learn more

Regulatory Pathways to Market Bootcamp

Bring your digital health and medical device ideas into the market

Learn more

Master in Health Data Science

Learn to improve and implement digital health solutions

Learn more

SCI FI – From Scientists to Innovators for Industry

Learn to thrive as an innovator in healthcare

Learn more

Top Female Founders – Summer School

Empowering female entrepreneurs to innovate in healthcare

Learn more

EIT Health Bootcamps

Intensive incubation programmes for start-ups

Learn more

MedTech Bootcamp

Prepare to launch your business into a European market

Learn more

Patient Innovation Bootcamp

Supporting patients and caregivers to develop and launch their innovations

Learn more

Regulatory Pathways to Market Bootcamp

Bring your digital health and medical device ideas into the market

Learn more

Master in Health Data Science

Learn to improve and implement digital health solutions

Learn more

SCI FI – From Scientists to Innovators for Industry

Learn to thrive as an innovator in healthcare

Learn more

Top Female Founders – Summer School

Empowering female entrepreneurs to innovate in healthcare

Learn more

EIT Health Bootcamps

Intensive incubation programmes for start-ups

Learn more

MedTech Bootcamp

Prepare to launch your business into a European market

Learn more

Patient Innovation Bootcamp

Supporting patients and caregivers to develop and launch their innovations

Learn more

Regulatory Pathways to Market Bootcamp

Bring your digital health and medical device ideas into the market

Learn more

Master in Health Data Science

Learn to improve and implement digital health solutions

Learn more

SCI FI – From Scientists to Innovators for Industry

Learn to thrive as an innovator in healthcare

Learn more

Top Female Founders – Summer School

Empowering female entrepreneurs to innovate in healthcare

Learn more

EIT Health Bootcamps

Intensive incubation programmes for start-ups

Learn more

MedTech Bootcamp

Prepare to launch your business into a European market

Learn more

Patient Innovation Bootcamp

Supporting patients and caregivers to develop and launch their innovations

Learn more

Regulatory Pathways to Market Bootcamp

Bring your digital health and medical device ideas into the market

Learn more

Master in Health Data Science

Learn to improve and implement digital health solutions

Learn more

SCI FI – From Scientists to Innovators for Industry

Learn to thrive as an innovator in healthcare

Learn more

Top Female Founders – Summer School

Empowering female entrepreneurs to innovate in healthcare

Learn more

EIT Health Bootcamps

Intensive incubation programmes for start-ups

Learn more

MedTech Bootcamp

Prepare to launch your business into a European market

Learn more

Patient Innovation Bootcamp

Supporting patients and caregivers to develop and launch their innovations

Learn more

Regulatory Pathways to Market Bootcamp

Bring your digital health and medical device ideas into the market

Learn more

Master in Health Data Science

Learn to improve and implement digital health solutions

Learn more

SCI FI – From Scientists to Innovators for Industry

Learn to thrive as an innovator in healthcare

Learn more
Top Female Founders – Summer School
EIT Health Bootcamps
MedTech Bootcamp
Patient Innovation Bootcamp
Regulatory Pathways to Market Bootcamp
Master in Health Data Science
SCI FI – From Scientists to Innovators for Industry
Top Female Founders – Summer School
EIT Health Bootcamps
MedTech Bootcamp
Patient Innovation Bootcamp
Regulatory Pathways to Market Bootcamp
Master in Health Data Science
SCI FI – From Scientists to Innovators for Industry
Top Female Founders – Summer School
EIT Health Bootcamps
MedTech Bootcamp
Patient Innovation Bootcamp
Regulatory Pathways to Market Bootcamp
Master in Health Data Science
SCI FI – From Scientists to Innovators for Industry
Top Female Founders – Summer School
EIT Health Bootcamps
MedTech Bootcamp
Patient Innovation Bootcamp
Regulatory Pathways to Market Bootcamp
Master in Health Data Science
SCI FI – From Scientists to Innovators for Industry
Top Female Founders – Summer School
EIT Health Bootcamps
MedTech Bootcamp
Patient Innovation Bootcamp
Regulatory Pathways to Market Bootcamp
Master in Health Data Science
SCI FI – From Scientists to Innovators for Industry
Top Female Founders – Summer School
EIT Health Bootcamps
MedTech Bootcamp
Patient Innovation Bootcamp
Regulatory Pathways to Market Bootcamp
Master in Health Data Science
SCI FI – From Scientists to Innovators for Industry
Top Female Founders – Summer School
EIT Health Bootcamps
MedTech Bootcamp
Patient Innovation Bootcamp
Regulatory Pathways to Market Bootcamp
Master in Health Data Science
SCI FI – From Scientists to Innovators for Industry
Top Female Founders – Summer School
EIT Health Bootcamps
MedTech Bootcamp
Patient Innovation Bootcamp
Regulatory Pathways to Market Bootcamp
Master in Health Data Science
SCI FI – From Scientists to Innovators for Industry
Top Female Founders – Summer School
EIT Health Bootcamps
MedTech Bootcamp
Patient Innovation Bootcamp
Regulatory Pathways to Market Bootcamp
Master in Health Data Science
SCI FI – From Scientists to Innovators for Industry
View all programmes

Conversations with our Network

Sharing expertise in health innovation

"The size of EIT Health's network is unmatched and the expertise available has been a catalyst for many of our students, learners and innovators to grow, develop and launch their businesses."

Learn more

Supported start-ups reach investment milestones

"The early funding and mentoring support we received from EIT Health was invaluable as it introduced us to investors and helped get our business plan in order. Working on an EIT Health-funded innovation project with world-class partners meant we had the support we needed to get our AI platform market-ready."

Learn more

Unrivalled access to mentors

"Taking part in EIT Health's Wild Card competition gave us access to mentors with experience in product development and commercialisation in a global context. We found the workshops on team building and effective communication really beneficial."

Learn more

Programme participation leads to growth

"The are many benefits to participating in an EIT Health programme such as building the confidence to enter other markets in an informed manner, as well as the funding supports and a network to do so."

Learn more

Introductions to key opinion leaders

"Participating on EIT Health’s Gold Track programme gave us direct access to industry leaders who could advise and open doors for us. The people involved in Gold Track are top drawer and we have remained in touch with many of them."

Learn more
Sharing expertise in health innovation
Supported start-ups reach investment milestones
Unrivalled access to mentors
Programme participation leads to growth
Introductions to key opinion leaders

Our Partners

Meet the Ireland-UK team

Team

Made up of six members from a variety of backgrounds, who offer diverse skill-sets in connecting health innovators from across Ireland and the UK into Europe.

Meet the team

Graham Armitage

Graham has great knowledge of all things EIT Health, both from the partner perspective and internally. He has continuously been a fantastic support to the team and a trusted colleague to our neighbouring European hubs. In Graham's interview, he shares top tips on building consortia for health innovation projects.

Meet Graham

Sneha Saloni

With her diverse experience in the print media industry and the charity sector, Sneha works to enhance the hub's content strategy, and foster meaningful connections with the Ireland-UK audience. She holds a post grad diploma in Journalism and an MA in Gender Studies.

Meet Sneha

Marc Butterly

For over 20 years, Marc has held leadership and entrepreneurial roles across the health, events marketing, and software industries. At EIT Health Marc is responsible for providing support to health innovation scale-ups and SMEs, helping them identify opportunities for business growth, financing and strategic development.

Meet Marc

David Pollard

An expert on the role education plays in health innovation, David is the lead for the building and development of EIT Health’s new European-wide digital learning platform, the EIT Health Academy. In his interview, David shares advice for problem solving through design thinking.

Meet David

Elaine Murray

Bringing expertise in Communications and Marketing from the tech industry, third sector, and European Union institutions, Elaine manages the Communications strategy. She works across Content, Digital, PR, Events and Public Affairs for the Ireland-UK hub.

Meet Elaine

Patrick Reidy

Patrick Reidy is the Collaboration Lead at EIT Health Ireland-UK. Before joining EIT Health, he was Executive Director of the ENABLE Research Programme, funded by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), hosted at Trinity College Dublin.

Meet Patrick

Shona D'Arcy

An electronic engineer with a Ph.D. in speech recognition, Shona D’Arcy founded Kids Speech Labs in 2018, aiming to tackle the escalating issue of waiting lists for children’s speech and language therapy within national health services. At EIT Health, She will support early-stage start-ups to grow, and help showcase Irish and UK companies on the European stage.

Meet Shona
Team
Graham Armitage
Sneha Saloni
Marc Butterly
David Pollard
Elaine Murray
Patrick Reidy
Shona D'Arcy

Resources

  • Whitepaper: Implementing the European Health Data Space in Ireland Download PDF
  • Case study: How ProVerum raised €40M investment in 5 years Download PDF
  • Whitepaper: Digital health on prescription - Is Ireland ready? Download PDF
  • EIT Health Partner Pack Download PDF
  • Case Study: Optellum's Journey with EIT Health Download PDF
  • Case Study: EIT Health Innovation Days: Driving Health Innovation in Academic Institutions Download PDF

How to get here:

Address:

Galway Technology Centre
Mervue Business Park
Galway, H91 XN5E
Ireland