EIT Health InnoStars

EIT Health InnoStars is one of the eight geographical areas of EIT Health. It covers half of Europe, including Hungary, Italy, Poland and Portugal, as well as additional regions included in the EIT Regional Innovation Scheme – Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Romania.

Headquartered in Budapest, EIT Health InnoStars brings together 24 Core and Associate Partners. With them, we are focused on promoting entrepreneurship, innovation and education in the domain of healthcare, healthy living and active ageing. As well as concentrating on closing the gap between regions that are leaders in innovation and those regions which are still progressing.

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Programmes

DRIVE

Design validated and sustainable support programmes for life science start-ups

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RIS Academy

Launching innovations in the healthcare market more efficiently

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EIT Jumpstarter

Pushing early-stage scientific ideas and innovations from emerging European regions onto the market

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Innostars Awards

Key acceleration programme for CEE and Southern Europe start-ups

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RIS Innovation Call

Innovation call for healthcare projects in EIT Health RIS countries

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Attract to Invest

Supporting RIS start-ups in becoming successful fund raisers

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HelloAI RIS Programme

Training professionals to adapt to AI in healthcare

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DRIVE
RIS Academy
EIT Jumpstarter
Innostars Awards
RIS Innovation Call
Attract to Invest
HelloAI RIS Programme
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InnoStars Coordinates

EIT Regional Innovation Scheme

The EIT Regional Innovation Scheme (EIT RIS) was created by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology to close the gap between regions that are leaders in innovation and those ones which are still progressing.

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EIT Hub Israel

Bringing the EU and Israel Even Closer: EIT Hub Israel was established in 2019 with the mission to nurture and create synergies with the Israeli innovation ecosystem and support the growth of innovative EU and Israeli start-ups. We do this through our innovative programmes and extensive global network that leverage both economies and empower entrepreneurs and corporates alike to make a societal impact.

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EIT Jumpstarter

Innovators from Central, Eastern and Southern Europe: Get support in turning your ideas into a successful business. If you are from Central, Eastern or Southern Europe and want to commercialise your innovation, this competitive programme will give you the jumpstart you need. We support ideas in healthcare, agri-food, raw materials, energy, urban mobility, manufacturing or the New European Bauhaus.

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EIT Regional Innovation Scheme
EIT Hub Israel
EIT Jumpstarter

Our partners
EIT Health InnoStars brings together 25 Core and Associate Partners from the more progressive regions within European countries where the overall pace of innovation is still moderate.

InnoStars news

Top 18 InnoStars Awards start-ups in 2023

Eighteen early-stage innovations are about to begin their six-month-long journey

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German doctors can now prescribe apps to patients – when can Hungary follow suit?

Learn about Hungary's progress in digitalising healthcare and the challenges it faces in implementing a reimbursement system for…

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Building innovation valleys in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe

EIT Health InnoStars concludes the 2022 DRIVE training programme in Budapest.

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EIT Jumpstarter is back for 2023

One of Europe’s best programmes for early-stage innovators is back in 2023 with two new categories: Rebuild Ukraine…

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EIT Health supported start-up extends seed investment round to €4.8 million to unlock the power of cough monitoring

C-mo Medical Solutions, a digital health start-up and winner of the EIT Health Headstart program, announces a €4.8…

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Towards harmonised EU Landscape for Digital Health: Summary of the roundtable discussions in selected InnoStars countries – a new study

Development of digital therapeutics - a new study

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Team

They are people behind every innovation. Meet InnoStars Team.

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Podcasts

Stories of innovators who create a healthier and smarter world.

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Governmental Cooperation

Discover why to work with EIT Health InnoStars.

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Team
Podcasts
Governmental Cooperation

Interviews from our ecosystem

Balázs Zoltán Fürjes, EIT Health InnoStars Director

The EIT Community Hub in Hungary officially opened its doors in Budapest

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Martin Kern, EIT Director

The EIT Community Hub in Hungary officially opened its doors in Budapest

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Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth

Commissioner Gabriel visited the EIT Community Hub in Budapest.

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InnoStars Talks: Adi Barel

Managing Director of EIT Hub in Israel

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InnoStars Talks: Magdalena Jander

“Instead of protecting us from skin cancer they might have a disruptive effect” – she explains Magdalena Jander, PhD, Founder & CEO of UVera

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InnoStars Talks: Baiba Pētersone

What are the latest trends among health start-ups in Latvia? What is the level of collaboration between start-ups and hospitals in the Baltic country?

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InnoStars Talks: Guido Magrin

CEO & founder of TeiaCare discusses patient empowerment.

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InnoStars Talks: Hernâni Zão Oliveira

Many Europeans have little idea of what health literacy is or how it impacts our lives.

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InnoStars Talks: Georgios Megas

Georgios Megas, shares his knowledge about how healthcare start-ups have changed in Greece and more.

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InnoStars Talks: Monika Paule

„We need to reshape biotech industry to be in favour of both genders”, says Monika Paule, PhD, CEO and Co-Founder at CasZyme, a Lithuanian start-up working on gene editing.

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InnoStars Talks: Daniel Szemerey

Health Venture Lab founding director talks about the potential of CEE region.

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InnoStars Talks: Jan Kubalik

CEO at DEX Innovation Centre tells about initiatives supporting the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.

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InnoStars Talks: Stefan Iarca

CEO at XVision discuss the revolution of modern radiology.

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InnoStars Talks: Dora Marosvolgyi

EIT Jumpstarter mentor tells young innovators how they can get the most from the EIT programmes.

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InnoStars Talks: Chiara Maiorino

InnoStars Education and Regional Manager for Southern Europe discusses the power of STEM women.

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Balázs Zoltán Fürjes, EIT Health InnoStars Director
Martin Kern, EIT Director
Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth
InnoStars Talks: Adi Barel
InnoStars Talks: Magdalena Jander
InnoStars Talks: Baiba Pētersone
InnoStars Talks: Guido Magrin
InnoStars Talks: Hernâni Zão Oliveira
InnoStars Talks: Georgios Megas
InnoStars Talks: Monika Paule
InnoStars Talks: Daniel Szemerey
InnoStars Talks: Jan Kubalik
InnoStars Talks: Stefan Iarca
InnoStars Talks: Dora Marosvolgyi
InnoStars Talks: Chiara Maiorino

Downloads

  • EIT Health InnoStars Brochure Download
  • EIT Health InnoStars Roundtable Report on EHDS in Poland Download
  • InnoStars Think Tank Report 2020 Download
  • Towards harmonised EU Landscape for Digital Health: Summary of the roundtable discussions in selected EIT Health InnoStars countries Download

How to find us

Address:

1117 Budapest,
Neumann Janos u. 1/E,
Hungary

Address:

Łódź, Muszyńskiego 2,
Centre of Innovation and Technology Transfer of Medical University of Łódź,
Poland

Address:

C.so Umberto I, 40,

80138 Napoli NA, Italy

Address:

Building C, Rua Pedro Nunes,

3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal