Innovative and solution-driven e-lab programme
Supporting learners to address real healthcare issues can encourage an innovative mindset. SMART-UP LAB uses this approach to spread a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship.
SMART-UP LAB confronts students at three European locations with challenges posed by members of the healthcare industry. The course supports development of individual solutions while it spreads a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship by establishing a strong E-Lab consortium between EIT Health academic partners in Łódź, Poland, Naples, Italy and Tartu, Estonia.
Participants will learn about ideation processes, business planning, entrepreneurship, value creation, market research, financing and product presentation – while they develop skills connected with business creation. They will be guided through the process, including receiving help with decisions about intellectual property protection and future commercialisation.
The aim is to create a pan-European society with an entrepreneurial mindset that involves citizens in improving healthcare systems locally and across Europe.
Course dates and locations
The training takes place in Lodz, Poland; Tartu, Estonia; and Naples, Italy. There are two editions planned for 2020:
- First edition: 20 March 2020–19 June 2020 (Registration for this edition is closed.)
- Second edition: September-December 2020
Applications
Registration for the second edition is open until 31 August 2020. For information about how to apply when the application process opens, check back on this page, or follow this link.
Partners

CLC/InnoStars: InnoStars
Partner classification: Education, Research, Hospital / University Hospital
Partner type: Associate Partner
The Federico II University (UNINA) was founded in 1224. More than 80,000 undergraduate students and several hundred post doctorates attend UNINA. The buildings of the University are located in the historical centre of the city (the humanity disciplines), in the Flegrean area (Polytechnic and Economy) and the large Medical School campus, which includes the University Polyclinic. UNINA has developed into four Schools: (Agricultural and Veterinary Medicine, Human and Social Science, Medicine Polytechnic and basic science) and 26 departments with the following teaching areas: Agriculture, Architecture, Economics, Pharmacy, Law, Engineering, Medicine and Surgery, Veterinary Medicine, Biotechnological Sciences, Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences, Political Sciences, Sociology, Humanities. UNINA's international connections lie in developing research projects (only for FP6 and FP7 more than 200) and higher education activities. UNINA is a reference point for business activity in Italy and abroad.
Federico II University of Naples (UNINA)
Federico II University of Naples (UNINA), Corso Umberto I, 40, 80138 Napoli, Italy
Key Activities in Corporate Innovation
Pharma, Med Tech, Diagnostics, Imaging, Nutrition
Key Activities in Business Creation
Incubation, Technology Transfer, Business coaching
Key Activities in Education
Business Schools, Technical faculties, Medical faculties, Healthcare professional education/training


CLC/InnoStars: InnoStars
Partner classification: Business, Education, Research
Partner type: Core Partner
GE Healthcare, as a leading provider of medical imaging, monitoring, biomanufacturing, and cell and gene therapy technologies, enables precision health in diagnostics, therapeutics and monitoring through intelligent devices, data analytics, applications and services. With over 100 years of experience in the healthcare industry and more than 50,000 employees globally, the company helps improve outcomes more efficiently for patients, healthcare providers, researchers and life sciences companies around the world.
GE Healthcare
Key Activities in Research and Developement
Other research, Biomedical engineering, Life Sciences, Clinical research
Key Activities in Corporate Innovation
Pharma, Med Tech, ICT, Diagnostics, Imaging
Key Activities in Business Creation
Incubation, Finance & Investment, Business coaching, Testing & Validation
Key Activities in Education
Business Schools, Entrepreneurship training, Healthcare professional education/training


CLC/InnoStars: France
Partner classification: Research, Tech Transfer, Clusters, Other NGOs
Partner type: Associate Partner
MADoPA is a Living Lab specialising in co-creation, experimentation and evaluation of technologies and services for the elderly. MADoPA is a non profit association created in 2009, financially independent and involved in multiple European, national and regional projects.
MADoPA
MADoPA, 2 Rue Gustave Eiffel, 10430 Rosières-prés-Troyes, France


CLC/InnoStars: InnoStars
Partner classification: Education, Research
Partner type: Core Partner
MUL is among the largest state-owned medical Universities in Poland. It has reached a leading position in the following research areas: immunology, molecular biology, genetics of homeostasis disorders, oncology, hypertension and endocrinology. Within the last two years, young researchers from MUL were considered leaders in areas such as cardiology, oncology, immunology and dermatology.
Medical University of Łódź
Medical University of Łódź, Kościuszki 4, 90-419 Łódź, Poland
Key Activities in Corporate Innovation
Med Tech, Diagnostics
Key Activities in Social Innovation
Healthcare provision
Key Activities in Business Creation
Technology Transfer, Testing & Validation
Key Activities in Education
Entrepreneurship training, Medical faculties, Healthcare professional education/training


CLC/InnoStars: Scandinavia
Partner classification: Education, Research
Partner type: Core Partner
Estonian Genome Center at the University of Tartu is population based biobank, consisting of samples and rich eHealth data (from national registers) of 52 000 gene donors with genomics core-facility and strong competence in genomics, metabolomics etc.
Key Activities in Corporate Innovation
Med Tech, Diagnostics, Consumer products, Nutrition
Key Activities in Social Innovation
Healthcare provision
Key Activities in Business Creation
Technology Transfer, Testing & Validation
Key Activities in Education
Entrepreneurship training, Medical faculties, Healthcare professional education/training
