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 more than 50 Core, Associate and Network 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

Master in Technological Innovation in Health

Transform health problems into viable commercial products

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EIT Health Bootcamps

Intensive incubation programmes for start-ups

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Women Entrepreneurship Bootcamp

Nurture and grow your women-led or co-led healthcare start-up

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AIProHealth

Elevating Healthcare through AI Innovation

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Digital Medical Devices – Summer School

Training future healthcare innovators about Digital Medical Devices

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Certified Innovation Path

Certified personalised learning programmes in different areas of healthcare innovation

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Health Data – Certified Innovation Path

Personalised learning programme focused on data health innovation

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Master in Technological Innovation in Health
EIT Health Bootcamps
Women Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
AIProHealth
Digital Medical Devices – Summer School
Certified Innovation Path
Health Data – Certified Innovation Path
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In Focus

Digital Health Applications (DiGA) in Portugal

This white paper presents the need and current status of a DiGA framework implementation in Portugal.

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European Health Data Space in Portugal

A comprehensive study on the current status of European Health Data Space (EHDS) implementation in Portugal.

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InnoStars Roundtable Report on EHDS in Italy

The power of health data: benefits and challenges for the European Health Data Space in Italy.

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Digital Health Applications (DiGA) in Portugal
European Health Data Space in Portugal
InnoStars Roundtable Report on EHDS in Italy

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

A system in need of change: why do we need more women leading healthtech innovation?

A growing force of women entrepreneurs is challenging the status quo in healthcare

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Unicorns on the horizon: this is how European health innovations can break through

Tamás Békási, RIS Business Creation Lead, discusses start-up success factors with Hungarian Portfolio.

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Meet the First Cohort of Start-ups Fast-Tracking Innovation with InnoStars SPICE

Seven pioneering ventures will participate in a one-year programme designed to accelerate their market entry.

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Polish innovators win €1 million EIT Health grant for AI-powerd MoodMon

AI-Driven tool for managing affective disorders

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Longenesis partners with Novartis to implement a unique digital initiative for proactive heart disease prevention and treatment in Latvia

A digital registry for heart failure and dyslipidemia patients is to improve the quality and timeliness of treatment.

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Paving the future of European healthcare with the European Health Data Space

From fragmented legislation to technological infrastructure, the challenges of implementing EHDS are formidable. The rewards, however, are well…

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InnoStars Contributes

Heatly Investment Central Eastern Europe

Addressing the investment gap in Central Eastern Europe

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Connected Health Ecosystems via Open Innovation

Cohes.io aims to connect moderate and emerging innovator regions in digital health across Europe

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VR Health Champions

Disrupting the European Healthcare with VR Health technologies

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Heatly Investment Central Eastern Europe
Connected Health Ecosystems via Open Innovation
VR Health Champions

InnoStars Community

Team

They are people behind every innovation. Meet InnoStars Team.

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Dr. Rita Rocha, NOVA Medical School

Coordinator of the Innovation and Value Creation

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Tamás Békási, EIT Health InnoStars RIS Business Creation Lead,

How European health innovations can break through?

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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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InnoStars Talks: Adi Barel

Managing Director of EIT Hub in Israel

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InnoStars Talks: Guido Magrin

CEO & founder of TeiaCare discusses patient empowerment.

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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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Team
Dr. Rita Rocha, NOVA Medical School
Tamás Békási, EIT Health InnoStars RIS Business Creation Lead,
Balázs Zoltán Fürjes, EIT Health InnoStars Director
Martin Kern, EIT Director
InnoStars Talks: Adi Barel
InnoStars Talks: Guido Magrin
InnoStars Talks: Monika Paule
InnoStars Talks: Daniel Szemerey
InnoStars Talks: Jan Kubalik

Downloads

  • Il potenziale dei dati sanitari: benefici e sfide per l'European Health Data Space in Italia Download
  • EIT Health InnoStars Brochure Download
  • InnoStars Assessment of Healthcare Innovation Ecosystem Maturity 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
  • Digital Therapeutics: the Italian landscape and the contribution of EIT Health Italian Partners for a harmonized context Download

How to find us

Address:

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

Address:

ul Prosta 70 (Crown Point)
Bobo Coworking
00-838 Warszawa, Poland

Address:

c/o CESTEV – University of Naples Federico II, via Tommaso De Amicis n. 95,

80145 Napoli NA, Italy

 

Address:

Building C, Rua Pedro Nunes,

3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal