Search Tag: EIT Health
Healthcare Innovation Showcased at EIT Health Summit
2020 23 Nov
The latest thinking and developments in health innovation will be the centre of this year’s EIT Health Summit Series, starting on 23 November. You might also like : Zoom On Profile: Céline Carrera Held until 4 December, the Summit includes online events, discussions and presentations, as well as a range of networking opportunities.... Read more
Moving to High Value Care: from Theory to Practice
2020 02 Oct
A new initiative, the EIT Health High Value Care (HVC) Forum has been launched to facilitate the transform ation of health care systems in Europe towards patient-oriented outcomes. This goal will be achieved through education, training and best practice sharing. You might also like: The VBHC evolution 2014-2019 High value... Read more
Zoom On Profile: Céline Carrera
2020 18 Jun
On 14 April 2020 Céline Carrera took up the position of Education Director at EIT Health. Her main focus will be the development of the EIT Health’s education strategy and bringing innovation into education programmes to solve the healthcare needs of tomorrow. Céline has been working in medical education for over 15 years. Before joining EIT... Read more
€6 Million from EIT Health to Accelerate COVID-19 Solutions
2020 29 Apr
In the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, 14 health innovation projects will receive support of over €6 million from EIT Health as part of ‘Rapid Response’ EU-wide initiative. You may also like: EIT Awards €6 mln to Health Start-ups The selected projects will search for immediate and impactful solutions that health... Read more
Céline Carrera: EIT Health’s New Education Director
2020 17 Apr
On 14 April 2020 Céline Carrera took up the position of Education Director at EIT Health. Her main focus will be the development of the EIT Health’s education strategy and bringing innovation into education programmes to solve the healthcare needs of tomorrow. This includes reputed PhDs, Master’s programmes and practical training to both... Read more
How Healthcare Can Unlock the Promise of Big Data
2020 09 Mar
Summary: The healthcare space will not only need to change its systems, operations and infrastructure, but also healthcare professionals may have to adopt an innovative mindset to embrace the changes and challenges brought to their working lives by implementing big data. I believe that big data present enormous opportunities in the healthcare... Read more
EIT Awards €6 mln to Health Start-ups
2020 09 Jan
EIT Health has awarded 120 health start-ups €6 mln to fast track innovative products and services to the market under the umbrella of its 2019 ‘Headstart Programme’. The 120 start-ups involved in the programme addressed a range of challenges facing healthcare today in categories such as MedTech, digital health and biotech. ... Read more
The Role of EIT Health in Training the European Health Workforce
2019 13 Nov
Summary: EIT Health, a network organisation supported by the European Union, is addressing the impact technology is having on both healthcare employees and end user patients through innovative training that upskills the health workforce and improves patient care. EIT Health is a Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) established... Read more