The second edition of the ITU Innovation Challenges, co-organized by EQUALS and INPUT Hungary, ran from 4 May to 31 August 2020, receiving submissions from 26 countries. The winners were announced on 17 September. A jury of 12, with six external experts and six ITU experts, selected the winning ideas. A total of 20 winners— 12 women and 8 men—have been chosen across the three …
A large part of the dementia-stricken citizens at the care centers in Kerteminde Municipality’s now have their circadian rhythm clarified. Each citizen will be followed via a monitor around the clock for a week. The information will be used to adapt the care to the individual citizen. The project provides benefits for both the citizen, …
Bavaria’s Startup Scene on the Road to Success despite Coronavirus Hubert Aiwanger, Minister of Economic Affairs: “Bavaria’s startups are crisis-proof” • Bavaria’s startup scene is currently generating positive headlines• Innovation hubs as driving force of development• InsurTech Hub Munich and Digital Health Hub Nuremberg/Erlangen have started a joint innovation program for health solutions Bavaria’s startups …
Our Montreal Ecosystem has been busy over the summer and have launch 2 new incubators CQIB Life Science Incubator : Known as a “life sciences incubator,” the CQIB is located in a repurposed research facility on Cartier Blvd. West in the heart of Laval’s thriving Cité de la Bio-Technologie district. It offers mentoring services not just to …
We are pleased to welcome Treviso Health and Social Care Innovation Ecosystem (Italy) Watch the interview to Oscar Zanutto, Treviso ecosystem coordinator here:
Smart infusion therapy monitoring device manufacturer Monidor secures 1M € in funding from Voima Ventures as the lead investor of the round. Finnish medical tech company, Monidor, has finished its latest investment round, receiving 1M € from the deep tech fund Voima Ventures and Innovestor. Prior to the current round, Monidor has been backed up by Butterfly Ventures and …
Prof. Rajendra Pratap Gupta said: In 2014, when I was drafting the policies for the Modi administration, we put the overarching theme of “Increasing access, improving quality, and lowering the cost of healthcare delivery” in the BJP Election Manifesto, and this was again reflected in our National Health Policy 2017, which detailed our vision for digital …
In COVID19-times, it’s a risky and vulnerable task for a human being to screen patients and relatives coming for a visit to a care facility. In order to protect the human being from the coronavirus, scenarios where the robot Pepper is the first agent one meets when enrolling for a care meeting are designed and …
The company TietoEVERY is testing out their indoor tracing solution. How can this change the health system, and contribute to modernizing the way we work? Norwegian Smart Care Cluster and the Lab that is a part of the cluster is running this project. They run it together with the company TietoEVERY and other companies that …
The Commonwealth Digital Health Awards (CWDHA), which was scheduled to be held in May 2020 in Geneva will now be held on 7th November 2020 as a virtual ceremony. The 4th iteration of the CWDHA was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the call for submissions was extended. The response to this year’s call …
