DELIVER aims to advance digital skills for European healthcare professionals and thus prepare them for the increasing demand for digital solutions in the European healthcare sector. At the end of May we held the first meeting in the Danish reference group for advancing digital skills for healthcare professionals in the EU. There, we planned one …
The CCMIJU Foundation has been awarded with a PPI grant co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Ministry of Science and Innovation within the framework of the Programa Operativo Plurirregional de España (POPE) 2014-2020 and by the Consejería de Economía, Ciencia y Agenda Digital of Junta de Extremadura.During its execution (2020-2023), two platforms …
Areas for future theme events and cooperation with health ecosystem in Northern Sweden. Focus areas for Västerbotten Health Ecosystem On May 19, the Västerbotten Health Ecosystem in Northern Sweden arranged an event together with the Support Office for Life Science and Health and Livsmedicin at Umeå University. The event gathered stakeholders in the Ecosystem with …
Health Capital Helsinki has published an overview of over 50 Finnish startups and growth companies with innovative health tech solutions to fight off the COVID-19 pandemic. Take a look at the impressive list with superb health tech innovations! When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Health Capital Helsinki started collecting information about Finnish startups and growth companies …
Welfare Tech and four other clusters and networks in Denmark have merged into a supercluster – DANISH LIFE SCIENCE CLUSTER, that is operating nation-wide and across the entire healthcare sector. The merged organisations are: Biopeople (Gold label), Welfare Tech (Gold Label), Medtech Innovation Consortium, Copenhagen Healthtech Cluster, and Lifescience Innovation North Denmark. The future challenges …
In the new episode of the #BHHSeries about “Hospital Platforms & Apps for Surgical Patients”, organised in collaboration with B. Braun, we will talk about surgical processes’ challenges and patient empowerment, using the case study of ForPatientApp, a multi-therapy platform for hospitals and an app for patients to stay connected before and after surgery.With a …
The GATEKEEPER project is an EU-funded initiative under the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme. Its main objective is to create a GATEKEEPER that connects healthcare providers, businesses, entrepreneurs, elderly citizens and the communities they live in. This connection between stakeholders will promote an open, trust-based arena for matching ideas, technologies, user needs and processes, aimed at …
Caretronic is delighted to announce they are back to live exhibitions! Therefore they invite you to the Arab Health, the leading medical equipment exhibition in Dubai World Trade Centre, where they will be presenting their advanced IT solutions for healthcare from 21st to 24th June 2021. You will find them under the Slovenian pavillion in …
As a second emerging crisis of the pandemic comes to light, 10% of all ‘mildly’ affected patients with COVID-19 have not recovered within 14 months of the initial infection (referred to as Long COVID-19). Many are healthcare providers who are unable to return to work. This series of patients are reporting overlapping symptoms with ME …
SSEN Distribution, the company behind the electricity cables, wires and substations that power the north of Scotland, is teaming up with Scottish Rural Health Partnership (SRHP) to help boost the resilience and wellbeing of the communities it serves. The partnership will help share information on important subjects such as personal and community resilience planning and …
The ECHAlliance was a proud partner of the eHealth Summit 2021, the largest event for innovation and digital transformation in health held in Portugal, organised under the Portuguese Presidency of the EU. The event gathered hundreds of experts, professionals and stakeholders from the world of digital health, in more than 50 thematic sessions, committed to …
“Data to citizens: the variants of trust for health data sharing” was the mote for the closing keynote speech of the 31st Medical Informatics Europe Conference (MIE2021) on the 31st May. Carina Dantas, Senior Project Manager at the ECHAlliance discussed with a lively audience the challenges and enablers to enhance citizen participation and ownership of …
We are glad to share the summary report of the Sumit, which includes a recording of the session, speakers presentations, and contact details for all involved. ECHAlliance and Africa Health Federation are determined to connect the power of two great continents with practical actions and initiatives. We know that to build meaningful, sustainable relationships, this …
A new report published today by WEAll highlights five policy pathways to deliver positive outcomes for human health and the environment in a Wellbeing Economy. Illustrated with examples from around the world, it makes a compelling case for policy makers to look at the interconnectedness of health and environment decisions: the Health-Environment Nexus. In this short video, …
Connected Health’s new brand of home care is revolutionising the sector in Ireland and the UK. In redefining home care, Connected Health has grown its turnover to more than £25m and its team from less than 50 to more than 1,100 in less than eight years. The company provides a wide range of domiciliary and …
These recognise efforts done by public and private buyers to promote and implement innovation procurement across Europe. One of the awards is for innovative procurement practices facing the COVID-19 pandemic. Three awards worth €75,000 and three worth €25,000 are available. Apply by 29 July 2021.
On Friday 28th May the first in the series of Thematic Innovation Ecosystem on Digital Health and Wellbeing took place led by the Scottish Ecosystem and HealthDay.Si Slovenian Ecosystem. From Scotland, we heard about the impact of COVID-19 on the national roll out of technology enabled care from Dr Margaret Whoriskey, Head of Technology Enabled …
On Wednesday 26th May the first in the series of Thematic Innovation Ecosystems on Integrated Care took place led by the Scottish Ecosystem and the EU Funded SCIROCCO Exchange project that is developing tools to support the scale-up of integrated care in association with ECHAlliance. The session involved speakers from both Lithuania and Scotland and …
You can enjoy full access to the most recent interview about the classification of medical software and the concept of software as a medical device (SaMD) as it appears in Rule 11 of Annex VIII of the EU Medical Device Regulation. You’ll hear answers to the following questions and so much more, includingHow is medical …
Lean Entries offers a unique and easy-to-use digital tool, Entries, for any innovation team in health tech to identify applicable regulatory requirements. This, in connection with the training and coaching services by Lean Entries, results in months worth of savings for teams to reach the market from the early stages of development. Lean Entries provides …
We are looking to Brian O’Connor session “Harnessing Digital Tools to Deliver Improvements in Patient Care” on 21st June at 15.45h CET About the session An introduction into World Continence Week 2021 and discussions from speakers on the topic of how to use digital tools to deliver improvements in digital care. Confirmed speakers: Brian O’Connor, …
Ferrer invites you to the launching event of the challenges of the Ferrer4FUTURE 2021 edition, the partnership programme that aims to co-develop digital health solutions together with start-ups. Ferrer will allow participating start-ups to propose digital solutions focused on neurological disorders. The call will be open from Wednesday, 16 June until Wednesday, 29 September 2021. …
In 2020-2022, the North Estonian Medical Center (NEMC) is taking part in a nationwide Stroke Patient Pathway Pilot Project that aims to improve the lives of both stroke patients and their families. The new support system will include a personalised stroke nurse-coordinator, an easy-to-use mobile app to guide the recovery process for the patient and …
COVID-X will grant EU companies [Single Players] with 100K€ to validate their data solutions in one of our clinical partners. If the company brings in a healthcare provider that can validate the solution [Team Players], the financial support will go up to 150K€. The challenges should be related to diagnosis, prognosis or follow-up of patients …
In the framework of the Digital Health Europe (DHE) Project, funded under the Horizon 2020 Programme, the Central European Initiative is organizing a webinar entitled Funding Opportunities for Digital Health in 2021-2027 on next June 18th, 2021. Over the years, the Central European Initiative has built a wide network of partners and stakeholders through the …
A new online resource has been launched to help children, young people, parents and professionals to make referrals into partnership mental health services in Liverpool and Sefton. A new online resource has been launched to help children, young people, parents and professionals to make referrals into partnership mental health services in Liverpool and Sefton. The …
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) has appointed Better, alongside CGI as the implementation partner, to provide e-prescribing and allergy monitoring across its acute and community hospitals. The agreement marks the next step in the trust’s ambition to move away from paper-based systems towards a central EPR model that aims to improve the …
Today, the EU Digital COVID Certificate has reached another important milestone with the go-live of the technical system at EU level, which allows to verify certificates in a secure and privacy-friendly way. The EU certificate was proposed by the Commission to resume safe travelling this summer. It will be free of charge, secure and accessible …
The EllaLink transatlantic cable connecting the European and South American continents was inaugurated today during the Digital Assembly 2021.This marks the official closing of the connectivity gap thanks to 6,000 kilometres of submarine cable, reducing the current latency by 50% and bringing it under 60 milliseconds. What is the EllaLink? Linking Fortaleza in Brazil with …
