EU startups

EIT Health kicks off hackathon challenge focused on women’s health and digital therapeutics

By Sara Mageit 05:09 am July 3, 2020

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Health Wild Card programme will bring together 45 participants to find solutions in areas of high unmet need within women’s health and digital therapeutics. The annual hackathon goes online in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and will run from 1– 10 July. Beginning with two challenges set by EIT Health, the annual Wild Card programme...

EIT Health opens applications for 2020 Headstart programme, NHS Arden & GEM CSU wins £1.4M contract, and more news briefs

By Leontina Postelnicu 09:21 am January 9, 2020

EIT Health. EU-backed healthcare collaboration network EIT Health announced in December that it awarded nearly €6 million in funding to startups working to improve the diagnosis and treatment of conditions including heart disease and Parkinson’s. Over 100 early stage companies and SMEs from 14 countries in Europe received a grant last year to further their growth through the EIT Health Headstart...