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 44 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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InnoStars Connect

Challenge based programme for emerging European countries

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Healthy Investment Central Eastern Europe

Key acceleration programme for CEE and Southern Europe start-ups

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Innostars Awards

Key acceleration programme for CEE and Southern Europe start-ups

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Creating ValEU

Innovation training programme

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Certified Innovation Path

Certified personalised learning programmes in different areas of healthcare innovation

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Digital Medical Devices – Certified Innovation Path

Personalised learning programme focused on digital medical devices

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Master in Technological Innovation in Health
InnoStars Connect
Healthy Investment Central Eastern Europe
Innostars Awards
Creating ValEU
Certified Innovation Path
Digital Medical Devices – Certified Innovation Path
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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

How startups are changing Czech healthcare: Principles of Open Innovation

Another edition of EIT Health Morning Health Talks provided a space to share experiences and discuss advanced innovations…

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Nearly 100 Hungarian SMEs Joined the International Health Innovation Circuit

More than 90 Hungarian SMEs showcased their healthcare innovations

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New opportunities open for joint innovation with Europe’s leading pharmaceutical companies

Together with Chiesi Group and SYNLAB Italy, EIT Health is looking for innovative ideas in an open innovation…

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Unlock your investment potential with the HICEE Project!

Up to 25 ventures in life sciences, both early-stage start-ups and local rising stars will be selected for…

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EIT Health supported start-up IQ Biozoom in strategic alliance with renowned institutions in the field of innovative home diagnostics

The established partnership is expected to intensify research work on fast, home-based methods of measuring cortisol.

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Exploring the Boundaries and Opportunities of AI in Healthcare

Recent episode of Healthcare Hackers discussions offered valuable insights into the AI's limitations in healthcare.

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InnoStars Talks

Stories of innovators who create a healthier and smarter world.

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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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Heatly Investment Central Eastern Europe
Connected Health Ecosystems via Open Innovation

InnoStars Community

Team

They are people behind every innovation. Meet InnoStars Team.

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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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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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Team
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

  • Digital Health Applications (DiGA) in Portugal Download PDF
  • European Health Data Space in Portugal Download PDF
  • The power of health data: benefits and challenges for the European Health Data Space in Italy Download
  • Il potenziale dei dati sanitari: benefici e sfide per l'European Health Data Space in Italia Download
  • 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
  • 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:

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