COVID-19 requires an Ecosystem approach to move online so we are setting up a series of online Pop-Up Ecosystems!
HaDEA has relaunched a call for proposals under the EU4Health 2022 Annual Work Programme. EU4H-2022-PJ-5 – ‘Call for proposals to support Member States and other relevant actors to implement relevant results ......
In March 2020, the world came to a halt. But when COVID reached the shores of Northern Ireland, it encountered firm resistance in the form of its resolutely dynamic healthcare ......
The European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) has an open call for Prototype Development for a Mapping Platform on COVID-19 Therapeutics in the EU. The call aims to map ......
It has been two years since the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, appeared on television screens to announce the ‘stay at home’ directive and first nationwide lockdown. Life changed almost ......
The COVID-19 Response call is meant to accelerate the embedding of robotic applications in healthcare-related settings and to enable the smooth deployment of new, effective robotic-based solutions. By funding up ......
This report has been prepared by the Digital Health and Care Directorate of the Scottish Government July 2021. It provides an update on the scale-up and adoption of digital health ......
We look forward to our session “Are we shaping the digital market to all citizens?” during the IGF – Internet Governance Forum 2021 on Monday, 6th December, 2021 (14:45 UTC) ......
The ECHAlliance was participating this Wednesday 27 October, 14.00 CEST in the panel: Digital Health, during PGEU ANNUAL CONFERENCE, where Carina Dantas as one of the invited speakers to discuss ......
CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) has delivered connectivity between NHS digital systems and Ministry of Defence medical systems to rapidly enable secure, multi-directional flow of COVID-19 vaccination data for service ......
The technology providers selected in the COVID-X Programme integrate their solutions with the COVID-X Sandbox, which allows for the support of software integration, testing and deployment activities. Launched in April ......
Zillah Moore, Director at Tunstall Healthcare, discusses how technology can facilitate reforms, support the UK in becoming a global health and social care leader, and enable us to build back ......
One of the greatest mysteries of the COVID-19 pandemic is why some people fall severely ill whilst others suffer just a sniffle. Now, after compiling data from around the world, ......
The COVID-X Programme Open Call #1 closed on 27 January, gathering 112 applications from data technology companies and healthcare providers across 29 different countries in Europe and beyond. 16 single ......
In this presentation, you’ll learn more about factors that promote the vice and way forward, as well as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic fueling elder abuse in Sub saharan ......
Ministerial foreword When facing the greatest public health emergency that this country has tackled for generations, one of the most impactful tools at our disposal was the power of data. ......
As a result of the COVID-19, hospitals have increased infection control procedures resulting in an increased use of – and at times over use of – single use plastics. Though ......
The 4th Greek Health IT Conference took place online 15-16 June 2021, hosted by Netweek and Health Daily of BOUSSIAS Conferences Agency, with the support of the Ministry of Health ......
Last year, Lithuania’s biotechnology sector grew by almost 87%. Businesses in the sector generated revenues of close to €2 billion and contributed around 2.5% to the country’s GDP. One employee ......
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 ......
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 ......
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 ......
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 ......
New report from Koa Health finds that over two in five (43%) of companies agree that mental health is not a cultural priority despite over half of UK organisations (56%) ......
EmTech Europe today announced its first group of headline speakers who will take to the virtual stage when it comes to Belfast on 1-2 July 2021. Some of those confirmed ......
Call to open on 7 May will support projects investigating COVID-19 vaccine responses and/or immune failure that lead to either COVID-19 re-infection or vaccine breakthrough. The Medical Research Council (MRC) ......
COVID-19 pandemic is hitting with force. Europe has passed the threshold of 660 000 deaths since February 2020. Now, more than ever, it is crucial to narrow down the divide ......
The award-winning NeedleSmart PRO needle destruction device has achieved FDA approval as a Class II medical device. Merseyside Based NeedleSmart Ltd is the FIRST UK company to achieve FDA 510(k) ......
Today the European Commission is proposing to create a Digital Green Certificate to facilitate safe free movement inside the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Digital Green Certificate will be ......
South-West Oltenia Regional Development Agency, the management entity of the Health Cluster in the South-West Oltenia Region, together with TAITRA (Taiwan Foreign Trade Development Council), as Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) ......
New linked health data resource covering over 54 million people in England – over 96% of the English population For the first time, a new linked health data resource covering ......
Conéctate Soluciones y Aplicaciones junto a la Fundación UNID ha desarrollado una solución digital para COVID-19 basada en el Identificador Universal de Salud, para que las personas puedan llevar su ......
Conéctate Soluciones y Aplicaciones together with the UNID Foundation has developed a digital solution for COVID-19 based on the Universal Health Identifier, so that people can carry their Unified Health ......
At the beginning of March 2021, ZonMw will publish the new subsidy call for treatment at COVID-19. The purpose of this call is to answer knowledge gaps identified in the ......
Author: Tomaž Gornik Care provision is shifting from acute settings into communities, and even homes. At the same time, citizens are demanding more control over their health and wellness. Finally, the COVID-19 ......
Leeds Academic Health Partnership is positioning Leeds and Leeds City Region as the engine of innovation to drive levelling up, not just for the City Region’s economy, but for the ......
COVID-19 alert and warning Apps to protect lives and livelihoods The coronavirus does not stop at borders. Tracing and warning apps can help break the chain of coronavirus infections, nationally ......
As part of its continued efforts to tackle the spread of coronavirus and provide Member States with necessary equipment, the Commission launched the purchase of 200 disinfection robots that will ......
South-West Oltenia Regional Development Agency, the management entity of the Health Cluster in the South-West Oltenia Region, as co-organizer, promotes the European Platform “Care & Industry together against CORONA”, a ......
Gnomon Informatics SA utilizes the eHealthPass.XDS (IHE Cross-Enterprise Document Sharing) cloud native platform. The platform is running in Azure and it is providing fully interoperable, standards compliant, HSE...
The COVID-19 pandemic has been an accelerator. An account of what is happening in the last year was given during the Panhellenic Congress on Economics and Health Policy 2020, organised ......
Author: Anže Droljc, Business Development Director Integrated care systems (ICSs) are a key part of the NHS’s long-term plan in the UK, and digitalisation is a crucial element for the ......
Germany is one of the first countries in Europe to introduce a national research platform, or register, for COVID-19 patients which is based on an open-data platform. As one of ......
With the intent of fostering the exchange and dissemination of information about our respective experience in grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic, here is how Akinox Solutions, a boutique health tech ......
Tunstall is proud to sponsor Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Heroes Awards 2021, which will showcase the stories of people doing outstanding things to support people affected by dementia during the pandemic. ......
NeedleSmart is market leading, patented technology engineered in the UK. The NeedleSmart Pro device takes a hypodermic needle at the point of use, heats it to over 1,300 degrees Celsius ......
We create “Health Services Libraries” which cover some 400 health and social care categories, for example, Primary Category, Aged Care, Secondary Category, Aged Care Assessment, Aged Care Case Management, Aged ......
The new H2020 project INNO4COV-19 is set to assist up to 30 test cases and applications from several areas spanning from Medical technologies, Environmental Surveillance systems, Sensors, Protection of Healthcare ......
DHI C19 – Online Contact Tracing Form (Co3) – Project Update NHS Onboarding Status on onboarding as of 9th December at 10am. Eight boards now using CO3 (Lothian, GG&C, Grampian, ......
The year of 2020 was different for all of us. The global pandemic affected wide range of industries: biotechnology and natural sciences sectors were no exception. Despite the unusual circumstances ......
We are delighted to share with you the Report of the EU Health Summit, which took place virtually on 26 October. Throughout the Summit, particular attention was paid to the lessons ......
Andy Bleaden, Ecosystem and Membership Director at ECHAlliance said “Another really great example of our members connecting the dots and collaborating together – which is exactly what we want to ......
El pasado 26 de Noviembre tuvo lugar el webinar del ecosistema de Valencia, donde expertos del ámbito de la Administración, profesionales médicos, del sector privado y pacientes aportaron sus diferentes ......
The novel strain of COVID-19 is marking a turning point in civic, economic, political and organizational terms. The EU_SHAFE Coordinator and three local authorities’ partners offer valuable insights into the ......
As recently noted by the Academy of Medical Sciences1, this winter could see health and social care services facing four acute pressures; rising cases of COVID-19, disruption of the NHS, ......
The resurgence of the Coronavirus across Europe and the rest of the world calls for attention. Now 30 European cluster regions have formulated a “joint declaration” about the creation of ......
The Minister for the Economy has launched a new £2 million COVID-19 Business and Financial Planning Grant (BFPG) from Invest Northern Ireland BFPG is open to all micro and small or ......
PhysioNow, the online tool providing an agile and remote triaging tool for all Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, has extended its pilot to ensure continued access for patients. This will continue to ......
Prof. Rajendra Pratap Gupta is doing research on how COVID-19 impacted medical practice, it will take about a minute to answer the multiple-choice questions. Of course, you can choose to remain ......
Elemental offer support with funding bids to enable localities to reduce social isolation and increase the physical and mental wellbeing of communities Blog and video here Elemental share the learning ......
Akinox Solutions, one of ECHAlliance most recent member, has been at the forefront of Canada’s Pandemic Response. In Quebec, its round-the-clock support to the Health and Social Services Ministry and ......
Supporting organisations set up or run by people with first-hand experience of a social issue, who are trying to create positive change for communities and people who share those experiences. ......
Since COVID-19 arrived, there has been a 25% rise in health app downloads, from 4 to 5 million every day. But what are the trends behind this headline figure? As ......
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 ......
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 ......
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 ......
The use of Technology-Enabled Care Services (TECS) has accelerated throughout the pandemic and this momentum should be built on Further integration of TECS into health and care systems should be ......
Who we are: Kinsetsu Limited, a Belfast-based software and Internet of Things (IoT) company, helps organisations to gain real-time insight about the critical assets they value most. We connect our ......
The COVID-19 crisis has had a significant impact on our health and social care services, with the landscape fundamentally changing as we progress into the future. Health and social care ......
La Xunta convoca una nueva línea de ayudas por 3M€ para apoyar proyectos de investigación sobre la covid-19Escuchar El programa financiará iniciativas que consiguieron evaluación positiva en la convocatoria del ......
Many sectors have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic, none more so, nor more directly, than healthcare. We are already seeing organisations in many areas, such as universities, businesses and ......
Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic: building a stronger and more resilient diabetes ecosystem. We will not remain idle waiting for the second wave or the next pandemic! Disruptions caused by ......
Since April 2020, the Digital Health and Care Institute (DHI) has delivered a range of decision support tools for COVID at pace through its Right Decision Service platform. This includes: ......
It has become received wisdom that the NHS struggles to adopt digital innovation, with many government reports and research papers highlighting barriers to the spread of technology. Yet during the ......
Digital Health has been central to Northern Ireland’s COVID-19 response. Its Health Minister announced a new health App Library to help people manage their health and wellbeing. ORCHA worked with Health and ......
10 ways that Social prescribing provided an environment for community resilience to flourish during COVID We’ve listened to our network of Elemental customers including 4,100 GPs, 108 Social Workers, 854 Link Workers and ......
Today, the European Commission is launching a call for expressions of interest for thematic partnerships to pilot interregional innovation projects that support the response and recovery following the coronavirus pandemic. The ......
Are you a health tech start up focusing on remote monitoring and mental health? Recruitment is now open for a new government programme to help start-ups drive transformation. GovTech venture ......
Social isolation has never been a bigger issue than in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic. Ginny Lindle, Director of Operations at Tunstall Response describes how technology can help local ......
Ireland has donated the code for its contact tracing app to the Linux Foundation Public Health initiative as part of an attempt to suppress the coronavirus pandemic globally. The Health Services Executive confirmed ......
Collaboration is imprinted in CSG DNA, leading the health and social care sectors of Galicia in several European networks and being an active member in the national network of health ......
In our last Pop Up Ecosystem for July with theme “Matching Supply and Demand in COVID-19 Times”, we heard from our ECHAllianceecosystems from Malta, Helsinki and Wales and also our fantastic ......
Five digital health initiatives have been awarded funding as part of a £150,000 call to action for new and innovative ways to use digital technology in response to coronavirus and ......
The Lithuanian Biotechnology Association (LBTA), operator of Lithuanian Health Technology Ecosystem, has been actively involved in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Lithuania since 2020 March 15 – when ......
In March 2020, the Irish Government launched a National Action Plan in response to COVID-19 focused on minimising risk of illness for all, minimising risk of exposure of vulnerable groups and minimising social ......
With COVID-19 lockdown measures easing across the UK, there is still a need for people to practice social distancing measures and in some cases, self-isolation at home. This flash report ......
The Sustainable Innovation Fund will help companies recovering from the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) keep their cutting-edge projects and ideas alive. Almost £200 million boost to help businesses across the ......
Kuopio Health has been involved in the preparation of the project and is participating in the steering group work to find Covid-19 solutions. Read...
Member States, with the support of the Commission, have agreed on a set of technical specifications to ensure a safe exchange of information between national contact tracing apps based on ......
The EU-funded consortium Exscalate4CoV just announced that an already registered generic drug used to treat osteoporosis, Raloxifene, could be an effective treatment for COVID-19 positive patients with mild or asymptomatic ......
“Covid-19 is the new normal and remote healthcare will be booming” Survey: Covid-19 has had a positive impact on Finnish companies with health tech solutions Majority of Finnish companies and ......
Last week saw our pop-up ecosystem which was themed on “Data Donation – What has changed in COVID-19 Times”. In this session we were pleased to feature our “Movement – ......
Last week, EDEN (Erasmus+) and ValueCare (H2020) projects had the opportunity to participate as speakers in the 7th PopUp Ecosystem Webinar: Dementia in COVID-19 Times, within the PopUpEcosystem webinar series ......
COVID-19 has exacerbated many of the existing, underlying problems of healthcare systems. At the same time, it has highlighted the devastating impact that serious public health threats can have on ......
Being forced to work from home during the lockdown has changed our behavior. Some people used this time to become more active and start running, practicing yoga or pilates at ......
As we enter the next phase of pandemic response, physiotherapy services are looking to support people recovering from Covid-19. One of the most prevalent problems is fatigue. Fatigue following a ......
Today, the Commission and the High Representative are assessing their steps to fight disinformation around the coronavirus pandemic and are proposing a way forward. This follows the tasking by European ......
How and to what extent can Artificial Intelligence and High Performance Computing help in the fight against Covid-19? In the hunt for answers, European scientists are combining algorithms, biochemistry and ......
Yesterday saw our pop-up ecosystem which was themed on “dementia during COVID19 times.” In this session we were pleased to feature our strategic partner Tunstall Healthcare who gave an excellent ......
How has Seek&Care helped the Belgian healthcare system during the last weeks marked by the pandemic? Read the full interview here How has Optima Pharma helped the Belgian healthcare system ......
The corona crisis has triggered many good initiatives aiming at mitigating loneliness amongst older people. It is a positive development since loneliness is a risk factor that might lead to ......
Digital innovation is helping a leading US healthcare network cope with the challenges of social distancing. 1- How do you maintain hands-on care at arm’s length? A leading American health ......
Following on from our Pop-Up Ecosystem on Mental Health – Here is some funding for research into the effects of the #COVID19 pandemic on mental health UK Research and Innovation ......
Apulia (IT) has put in place multi-level approaches to deal with the current pandemic. The region works with high-level and smart digital healthcare solutions based on epidemiological surveillance and epidemiology for ......
Tomaž Gornik, Better: “The crisis has taught us that in such cases, high quality, centrally stored data will be of significant benefit.” The 2019 novel coronavirus has been changing the world as...
Given the challenges the world is facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, app developers have been quick to create digital solutions to help people manage their health and, potentially, slow ......
It will be no surprise that in the last few months all of our members and ecosystems have been impacted by COVID-19 pandemic and for many the challenge to break ......
Xerox Holdings Corporation (NYSE: XRX) and Vortran Medical Technology are teaming up to speed and scale production of Vortran’s GO2Vent ventilator and related Airway Pressure Monitor (APM-Plus) for hospitals and emergency ......
Brotzu hospital in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy is using an application for COVID-19 medical data collection that are used to make treatment decisions. The application is based on Better Platform and ......
Member States, with the support of the Commission, have published guidelines to ensure interoperability between mobile tracing and warning apps across EU. These are common principles to ensure tracing apps ......
£40 million of government funding to support the UK’s next generation of innovative businesses projects to benefit from the funding include virtual reality training platforms for surgeons, virtual farmers’ markets ......
The Digital Health & Care Institute is collaborating with a number of stakeholders in response to COVID-19. If you have a digital product, service or innovation that may be of ......
Prevention is better than cure : How 7 Ecosystems and ECHAlliance Members came together on the theme of Mental Health in COVID Times n the first of what will be ......
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals deployed Strata PathWaysTM to help streamline and automate their new Single Point of Discharge (SPoD) service for hospital patients. The integrated solution allows for hospital nursing staff ......
Today, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) published guidance to Member States for the development of COVID-19 surveillance in long-term care facilities. This follows high-level exchanges between ......
The Commission will commit nearly €49 million to boost innovation in cybersecurity and privacy systems. The Commission announced today that it will commit nearly €41 million, through Horizon 2020, the ......
Cirdan was delighted to be able to help Northern Pathology Victoria (NPV), the public pathology provider of Northern Health in Melbourne connect to the Australian Government’s My Health Record system. ......
The Commission has mobilised another €122 million from its research and innovation programme, Horizon 2020, for urgently needed research into the coronavirus. The new call for expressions of interest contributes to ......
This month we have two great news stories from our Bretagne Ecosystem – Biotech Santé Bretagne The first relates to an Interreg Europe project called INTENCIVE which addresses the societal challenge ......
DoctorsForDoctors is an initiative that started in Serbia and consists of a core team of 20 professionals. The project is specially designed and standardized for monitoring and evaluating the health ......
We had the pleasure of hosting a very busy Pop-Up Ecosystem today focusing on the challenges in Home and Social Care with the COVID-19 Emergency. We have fantastic input from ......
The Sri Lanka Connected Health Alliance was established by the Health Informatics Society of Sri Lanka in affiliation with the European Connected Health Alliance (ECHA) and the Commonwealth Centre for ......
Estonian health technology startup Triumf Health that has created a mobile game platform for pediatric patients launched an extension to the platform to relieve the effect of COVID-19 crisis on ......
The healthcare sector develops many good ideas to improve people’s health or facilitate their lives affected by COVID-19. Here are someexamples from the Connected Health Cluster members. Article Source:...
With the coronavirus spreading from one country to another, the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on our daily lives has been inevitable. Every sector is looking for a way to adapt to ......
THANKS TO SUSAN FEITOZA THE NEW ECOSYSTEM LEAD FOR OUR MELBOURNE ECOSYSTEM LED BY RMIT. ECHALLIANCE WILL BE SHORTLY ANNOUNCING AN EXCITIING POP UP ECOSYSTEM – AUSTRALIA AND EUROPE TACKLE ......
As the NHS, social care organisations, and local authorities, continue responding to the COVID-19 crisis, ORCHA is seeing a growing number introducing bespoke App Libraries to help their patients, professionals ......
Near Me is a video consulting service that enables people to have health and social care appointments from home or wherever is convenient. All you need is a device for making ......
ISRAA is a public care provider for older based in Treviso (IT) www.israa.it. They are particularly looking for solutions that target the need to detect, prevent and manage older people affected by antibiotic-resistant ......
Especially during the current COVID-19 crisis it is crucial for healthcare professionals to assess and access patient data quickly in order to deliver better patient care, reduce the burden on ......
EIT Urban Mobility is announcing a new call dedicated to addressing urban mobility challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The exceptional COVID-19 Crisis Response call has simplified procedures and an accelerated...
The new guidance for employers on how to use the recruitment hub to fill vacancies is now available. It includes important information on: contracts funding using the Care Inspectorate notification ......
Behind the Exscalate4CoV project stands an unprecedented consortium of the best scientific minds in the technological and bio-medical fields. Supported by €3 million of emergency EU funding, an increasing number ......
University Hospitals Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust on behalf of Bay Health & Care Partners is using Strata PathWays to help coordinate their COVID-19 Command Centre. This initiative is now controlling ......
SPRING SOCIAL PRESCRIBERS ACROSS SCOTLAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND HAVE ADAPTED HOW THEY COMMUNICATE AND SUPPORT CLIENTS WITH THE CO-PRODUCTION OF HEALTH PLANS NOW ADAPTED TO FORM THE REMOTE “CONNECT WELL” ......
ELEMENTAL’S SELF REFER TOOL IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE A CULTURE OF SELF CARE AND INDEPENDENCE, WHICH CAN EASE PRESSURES ON GPS AND LINK WORKERS DURING THE CURRENT PANDEMIC AND BEYOND. CITIZENS AND PATIENTS ......
This is a collection of personal accounts of a sudden switch to new, digital ways of working caused by COVID19. Individuals are sharing their experiences so that we can learn ......
ASK: Microbiology laboratory to validate innovation Iceberg+ is looking for a microbiology laboratory. The organisation needs to validate material that may help reduce the spread of COVID-19 Iceberg+ has discovered an ......
Social Care Chief commends ‘collaborative approach’ of provider to Covid-19 crisis One of Northern Ireland’s largest homecare providers has been commended for committing staff to embattled care homes across Northern ......
This rapid review explores the question “How can we undertake ‘people-powered’ contact tracing activity at scale? What types of options are available?”. The main focus of the report will be ......
Within this series of news articles, EUREGHA takes the opportunity to highlight actions taken by our members to tackle the Covid-19 outbreak. This week’s contribution is written by EUREGHA’s member’s representativesCesar ......
CoreLite is a dedicated specimen x-ray system designed to verify microcalcifications of breast biopsy cores. It is compact and self-contained and therefore can be located in the biopsy room where specimens ......
In this article, Gavin Bashar, UK Managing Director of Tunstall Healthcare, discusses the benefits of smart home technology and how it can enable people to live independently at home for ......
Gnomon participated in the EUvsVirus hackathon last weekend. See below the video from Gnomon solution COVIDshield powered by eHealthPass along with detailed information about the features. About COVIDshield...
The unique and defining feature of M.E. is called post-exertional malaise (PEM) a worsening of symptoms brought on by physical activities, mental activities, or both. This 3 minute video helps ......
Elemental respond further to the remote needs of their customers by converting all face to face training to online Elemental is the platform of choice for over 200 digital social ......
Rapid response KTN has been proud to be connecting for real change and helping on several different fronts to provide support to industry and stakeholders As the world changes in ......
12,000+ participants from 98 countries came together over a 48hr period to develop practical solutions to tackle COVID-19 head-on. “Thirty days ago, when we launched our local #HACKTHECRISIS event in ......
Strata Health has tremendous respect for those who devote themselves to caring for others. We have empathy for those who need care, and as an entrusted partner to the NHS ......
Our health and social care services are facing unprecedented times. The coronavirus outbreak has impacted almost every aspect of our lives – affecting our health and wellness, economy, and the very ......
Humankind has never had a more urgent task than creating broad immunity for coronavirus. One of the questions I get asked the most these days is when the world will ......
A recent paper by Laura Sheerman, Hannah R., Marston, Charles Musselwhite, and Deborah Morgan elaborates on the potential of Virtual Assistants (VAs) at times of pandemic. The paper refers to age-friendly environments ......
The COVID 19 pandemic has made us all think differently about what we do and how we do it. Many of those working within health and social care will be ......
How social prescribing projects are using digital to identify those who are potentially vulnerable during COVID-19 / Part 5 THIS IS THE FIFTH IN A SERIES OF BLOGS FOCUSING ON ......
Help the most effective and independent organization fighting the Corona pandemic in Serbia to move to the next, significant level. Your donation will allow: 1) Further independent work through capacity building ......
Estonian health technology startup Triumf Health that has created a mobile game platform for pediatric patients launched an extension to the platform to relieve the effect of COVID-19 crisis on ......
During our 4th Pop-Up Ecosystem we targeted the area of Hope in COVID-19 times, in order to explore some of the ways in which our Ecosystems and Members have seen ......
Digital care software provider, Servelec, together with its mobile workforce solution partner Totalmobile, has launched the Employee Wellbeing App. With key workers under enormous pressure on the frontlines of the ......
Researchers in the MARCH network, funded by UK Research and Innovation are exploring the psychological and social experiences of UK adults during the #coronavirus outbreak. Now more than ever, #EveryMindMatters. Get simple ......
Older people have been particularly vulnerable since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. Being the most affected segment of the population, seniors were called, more than others, to ......
ICP triagemanager and myMobile Tunstall’s Integrated Care Platform (ICP) is an approved, tried and tested Class 1 medical device that can enable health and care provider organisations to monitor patients and individuals...
This is a report on the effectiveness of tests that detect SARS-CoV-2 virus or antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, to inform COVID-19 diagnosis. Summary This report has been produced to assist the ......
Students from the university are helping slash the time it takes to clean an ambulance from 45 minutes to under 20 minutes. Led by the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) ......
UKRI supports a wide-range of computational capabilities that can be requested by researchers seeking to contribute to the understanding of, and response to, the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts. How ......
Over 20,900 participants from across the EU and beyond joined the #EUvsVirus Hackathon led by the European Innovation Council this weekend to offer their time, talent and business ideas to help support Europe’s ......
A few weeks ago, pre-COVID-19, I was literally putting the finishing touches to a paper: “A review of major service change in the NHS in Scotland 2010 – 2019: Place, ......
Europia is a registered charity (Charity No. 1161453) which supports citizens from The European Union in Greater Manchester. Are you in financial difficulty as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak?Europia ......
This is how you can help in the fight against Corona Fill out our Corona questionnaire Whether you are sick or healthy: Fill out a short questionnaire: Have you already ......
Life Sciences Hub Wales are working with industry to help boost the supply of goods and develop solutions which address the immediate needs of NHS Wales. We have a range ......
EIT Health is providing more than €6 million in funding for short-term projects to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic as part of its Rapid Response initiative. These projects focus on ......
The app has been designed to simplify the installation of the Lifeline Smart Hub and telecare sensors, increasing efficiency and improving the user experience by making it quicker and easier ......
GLOBAL DATA DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS Aitia Global harnesses your nominated databases into one unique master information source of truth. We are a global digital consulting service with expertise in data consolidation ......
Developed and deployed the new Xerox Team Engagement and Availability Management application for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, one of the largest hospital within the National Health System in the U.K. The application...
The question of how patients can best look after their health, especially if they’re in a high-risk category, and whether patients should be increasing their medication just in case, are ......
Each section on this page contains links to national legislation, COVID-19 specific advice and guidance as well as other useful resources. There is also a range of general national guidance ......
Since 31 December 2019 and as of 22 April 2020, approximately 2.5 million (2 524 812) cases of COVID-19 have been reported worldwide and 177 780 deaths. Of these, 988 ......
With the aim of sharing the work carried out with the maximum number of international institutions and organisms, the Catalan Health System makes available to the international community STOP COVID19 ......
Two Ulster University professors have been appointed to help the government develop a coronavirus antibody test. Officials are working to produce a reliable test which can be used in the ......
ELRHA has published this urgent funding call for research proposals to support the COVID-19 response in humanitarian settings: https://www.elrha.org/funding-opportunity/research-to-support-covid-19-response-in-humanitarian-settings/...
Title: Capacity development for disease outbreak and epidemic response in sub-Saharan Africa, in collaboration with Africa CDC Link:...
DIGI-B-CUBE project launched an open call for funding on 22nd April 2020, to support projects focusing on integrating digital innovations and disruptive technologies across the Medical Diagnostics and related value ......
Startups are the economy’s ‘department for the future.’ Their job is to future-proof all the other sectors – from retail and banking through ecommerce to public services. They are vital ......
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) launched a new Eureka call – Solutions for COVID-19 Echo Period – Life without a vaccine. This call is supported by Eureka countries France, Denmark, Austria,...
The Digital Health & Care Institute is collaborating with a number of stakeholders in response to COVID-19. If you have a digital product, service or innovation that may be of ......
Within this series of news articles, EUREGHA takes the opportunity to highlight actions taken by our members to tackle the Covid-19 outbreak. Regions and local health authorities are working around ......
Telehealth adoption tools and guidelines consolidated into one easy-to-use platform to help healthcare professionals make smooth transitions to remote care Telehealth Toolbox is a collection of guidelines and practical tools that ......
This week, we are highlighting the work being done by two of our customers, with a focus on how they’ve adapted their services in the face of Covid-19, and how ......
In recent weeks, Elemental has invested in enhancing its social prescribing platform to allow for rapid identification of vulnerable people in communities and the technical connectivity that Link Workers need ......
Commonwealth Centre for Digital Health (CWCDH) has released a powerful new tool in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID Shield App empowers users to assess their lung health on ......
The Digital Health & Care Institute is collaborating with a number of stakeholders in response to COVID-19. If you have a digital product, service or innovation that may be of ......
Companies aiming to help healthcare responses to the Covid-19 crisis can now collaborate via a new online platform. Spearheaded by InterTradeIreland and TechIreland, the cross-border platform allows businesses to see quickly,...
1. Scope and purpose This revised guidance concerns use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by health and social care workers, in the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic. It supersedes previous PPE guidance. ......
In view of the unprecedented global impact of COVID-19 on the health and wellbeing of older people, the WHO Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities (WHO GNAFCC) is seeking ......
The Demand At 2.30 in the morning on Sunday 22nd March, a Consultant Anaesthetist in St John’s Hospital in NHS Lothian sent an urgent email to DHI’s Right Decision Service. ......
To complement hackathons taking place at global and member state level, the European Commission – in close collaboration with EU member states – will host a pan-European hackathon to connect ......
COVID-19 Manufacturing Cluster for Lancashire and South Cumbria launched in North West Coast Ecosystem A single point of engagement with the local NHS to allow manufacturers to connect with NHS ......
Within this series of news articles, EUREGHA takes the opportunity to highlight actions taken by our members to tackle the Covid-19 outbreak. In Belgium, 75% of the citizens find their ......
The Commission recommends steps and measures to develop a common EU approach for the use of mobile applications and mobile data in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Digital tools can ......
This platform is a partnership between the Department of Health and Social Care, the UK Bioindustry Association, British In Vitro Diagnostics Association and the Royal College of Pathologists. We are ......
Aitia global has created a national database of hospitals, pharmacies, emergency departments, intensive care units and GPs which has an interface that shows Covid-19 bed numbers, cases, recoveries, ventilator-usage. We ......
Today, as part of the European Roadmap towards lifting coronavirus containment measures, the Commission is presenting guidelines on coronavirus testing methodologies. The guidance aims to support Member States in effectively...
The Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance and Island Innovation have partnered and developed a number of questions on how islands around the world are dealing with the ongoing crisis. More...
As we enter the third week of UK lockdown, we are seeing questions being raised about the current and potential future impacts of COVID-19 on our rural communities. The Rural ......
The ECME research centre, managed by Ulster University, is welcoming proposals from eligible enterprises for grant awards of up to £30,000 to support both the strategic objectives of the centre ......
Following section is dedicated to all support available to businesses during the pandemic. It also includes guidance available to purchasing organisations in Scotland. They will continue to update this as ......
The French Ministry of Economy and Finance, Action and Public Accounts has collaborated with Mirakl to launch a new platform : StopCOVID19.fr The platform allows professionals who are working on ......
ImmunoArt, a break-through new cell therapy developed by Educell has proven successful in reducing inflammation of the lung tissue and addressing ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome) appearing in terminal stage ......
The European Connected Health Alliance (ECHAlliance) and Africa Health Business (AHB) are pleased to announce they have entered into a partnership to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and digital health ......
If you’ve lost your job due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) there are jobs available now, for example in supermarkets and the NHS. Search our job hub and let us help you ......
To minimise risks of exposing patients to COVID-19, around 70,000 physiotherapists in the UK alone1 are being asked to adopt remote consultations. Already growing in popularity, physiotherapy apps are now a ......
In what has been a short period of major sadness, challenge and disruption for our entire community with the COVID-19 emergency we have sought to offer a place for our ......
Today, the Commission recommends steps and measures to develop a common EU approach for the use of mobile applications and mobile data in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Digital tools can ......
This site contains articles, guidance and resources to support those involved in Long-Term care during the COVID-19 outbreak, from any countries. Posts are added as materials are received and categorised ......
A curated list of open funding calls and other support for researchers, non-profit organizations and commercial organizations, specifically for COVID-19 and coronavirus-related research. Updated daily....
ECHAlliance has in response to the COVID-19 Crisis, adapted and set up a series of Pop-Up Ecosystems. The second of these, was held on April 7th featuring input from Ecosystems ......
ORCHA has been assessing health apps for the NHS since 2015. Today, we launch a free COVID-19 health and care app formulary, so that consumers, and health and care professionals, ......
With people across the world self-isolating at home and fewer patients able to attend health and care settings in person due to the outbreak of COVID-19, it has never been ......
VitalCare are a manufacturer of medical devices, HQ in England, production located in China with a wide capable network. Because we manufacture, we have in-house expertise in procurement, quality control ......
COVID-19 SOLUTIONS ICP triagemanager and myMobile enables monitoring of recently discharged patients or self-isolating individuals in the community Risk stratification tools allow clinicians to triage patients with chronic disease or ......
Users of a new health and wellbeing app are contributing to a publicly-available heat map of people with COVID-19 symptoms, providing a national picture of the outbreak and its spread over time. ......
DHI COVID-19 Response webpage – https://www.dhi-scotland.com/projects/covid-19-projects/ FutureDotNow – DevicesDotNow – FutureDotNow is coordinating industry action through a new initiative,DevicesDotNow, targeting the 1.7...
Corona-krisen har betydet en stigning i brugen af videokonsultationer og skærmbesøg i hele landet. Men hvordan sikrer vi (du?), at lyn-implementeringer også bliver effektive og langtidsholdbare? Deltag på webinaret, mød ......
As a result of the unprecedented demands for PPE supplies across the NI Public Sector due to the current and ongoing COVID19 situation, we are currently seeking supply of PPE ......
What will be the economic consequences of coronavirus on fundraising in digital health, MedTech and biotech? About this Event Investments in digital health and biotech have been steadily rising in ......
The Scottish Government Digital Health and Care Directorate will be providing a weekly update on Digital Health and Care tools and resources that may be useful in response to COVID-19. ......
Innovate UK, as part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £20 million in innovation projects. The aim of this competition is to support UK businesses to focus ......
This is the second in a series of blogs that focuses on some of the inspirational ways that communities are using digital to help them respond to COVID19 across the ......
The current COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly impacted every area of our lives and, in particular, is creating an unprecedented challenge to our health and care systems worldwide. Governments across the ......
Europe remains at the epicentre of the COVID-19 crisis. No single European country is immune to the devastating consequences of this virus. Responding to the challenges of the pandemic thus ......
How to manage the emergency and leap towards a digital health future As the COVID-19 outbreak continues, it has become even more challenging for patients to seek in- person medical ......
The Enterprise Europe Network Flanders in cooperation with Flanders’ Care created a ‘European Platform – Care & Industry together against CORONA’. The goal of the platform is to match the ......
Health Innovation Hub Ireland have launched the HIHI COVID-19 Solutions Portal – submit your ready to implement solutions to their database and working with Enterprise Ireland, they will endeavour to make ......
Caritas Coimbra / SHAFE will participate as speaker in the webinar “COVID-19: European Coordinated Response to the pandemic”, promoted by the EU Health Policy Platform of the European Comission. The session...
Proposals are invited for short term projects addressing and mitigating the health, social, economic and environmental impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak. There is no closing date – proposals can be ......
ECHAlliance has in response to the COVID-19 Crisis, adapted and set up the first of what will be a series of Pop-Up Ecosystems. The first of these, was held on ......
ECHAlliance is joining Ticbiomed in gathering technologies already available in the market that can help manage the healthcare crisis caused by the new coronavirus. Examples include telemedicine, diagnostics or patients...
The European Assistance For Innovation Procurement (eafip) is helping public procurers that want to receive free of charge local assistance in preparing and implementing its next innovation procurement. Free of ......
This webpage supports the efforts of industrial clusters to address the challenges posed by the COVID-19 epidemic in Europe. Over 1100 offers from companies were already channeled to the European ......
Headstart provides companies that are chosen for the programme up to €50,000 to support the development of innovative healthcare products and services. This year, Headstart is supplemented by a special programme ......
Use this service to tell us how your business might be able to help with the response to coronavirus. The support needed includes things like: medical testing equipment medical equipment ......
Here’s what we’ve been doing to support the lab community on the frontline. Supporting increased COVID-19 testing capacity As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, laboratories across the world are ......
We’re making up to £195 million of funding available to help the sport and physical activity sector through the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. The package, which is a combination of ......
During this webinar, we hosted a discussion with our European partners to share lessons learned, gaps and needs and discuss how responders around the globe can improve the exchange of ......
Life Sciences Hub Wales are working with industry to help boost the supply of goods and develop solutions which address the immediate needs of NHS Wales. NHS Wales has appointed ......
Following the publication of a €10 million call in January, the Commission has secured an additional €37.5 million for urgently needed research on COVID-19 vaccine development, treatment and diagnostics. This ......
Slovenian Business and Research Association (SBRA) is searching for project proposals regarding computing resources to contribute to mitigating impact of COVID-19. Apply if you’re involved in biomolecular research,...
Watch the video and find out how Better’s new ePrescribing and Medicines Management system OPENeP implemented by CGI is helping Taunton & Somerset NHS Foundation Trust increase safety, efficiency and ......
Calling all suppliers DLF is asking all suppliers offering delivery to people’s homes to ensure their product listings are up-to-date as a matter of urgency. The DLF Data Services team ......
As a response to the unprecedented pandemic caused by COVID-19, the Central European Initiative has launched an Extraordinary Call for Proposals 2020 to promptly support its Member States (Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and...
With people over 70 and those with underlying health conditions to stay at home, digital health resources have never been so important to manage conditions and help wellbeing. Health and care ......
In response to the COVID-19 impacts upon the health service and patients, EfficienC Software Group can provide bi-directional patient communication solutions to support Hospitals and GPs with appointment management and ......
A number of WhatsApp Groups and LinkedIn threads were created of the last week or so, which threw up a flurry of needs and offers. As this grew, there arose ......
The BioMed Alliance released a new statement and a letter to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen calling for support for medical and research societies to ensure continued guidance for ......
This is the first in a series of blogs that focuses on some of the inspirational ways that communities are using digital to help them respond to COVID19 across the ......
The Digital Technology sector is one of the fastest growing global markets, including in Scotland. The Digital Health and Care sector makes up a significant part of this market. However, ......
Ireland is taking a cross-Government and public health-led approach to tackling the COVID-19 crisis through its National Action Plan in response to COVID-19, focused on minimising risk of illness for all, ......
The ‘‘la Caixa’’ Banking Foundation (hereinafter, “LCBF”) launched its CaixaImpulse Programme in 2015. Its first initiative, the CaixaImpulse Call, has supported leading biomedical research Projects and researchers boost their innovation ......
We’ve had some wonderful feedback following our previous newsletters, and we’re so glad to learn that some of our messages are helping people in this time of crisis. However, we ......
News From Stockholm about COVID-19 thanks to Per-Olof Egnell of the eHealth Innovation Centre, Luleå University of Technology The Region Stockholm last week launched a web-based service that helps citizens ......
Readiness to supply ventilators and ventilator components The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is looking for organisations who can support in the supply of ventilators and ventilator components ......
The solutions which appear on the list below can be helpful in both the current situation and in the subsequent period, where we will no longer find ourselves in a ......
The objective of this survey is to clarify what are the areas highest in decision makers’ agenda in the field of bacterial, fungal and viral infectious diseases.Information collected will be ......
COVID-19: Rapid Sanitising Technology Unique Identifier IFA019 Ambulances must be thoroughly cleaned once a patient with suspected COVID-19 has been transported. These cleaning times can take up to 45 minutes ......
The European Commission launches an initiative to collect ideas about deployable Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics solutions as well as information on other initiatives that could help face the ongoing ......
Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity company, is offering free cybersecurity services for healthcare facilities for 6 months, in order to help protecting them against the growing number of cyberattacks experienced since ......
There are different regulations which apply to devices and equipment including hand gels and PPE (personal protective equipment)Published 26 March 2020Last updated 27 March 2020 — see all updates From: Medicines ......
Research and Innovation, in health, academia and industry, have a significant role to play in the national and global response to COVID-19. Consequently, the Government’s main research and innovation agencies ......
The European Commission has just published the following announcement on the Funding & Tender Opportunities portal: Reacting to the Covid-19 crisis, deadlines for calls under Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 1...
What are we offering Our team starts development of a set of services and apps to help citizens manage life under quarantine restrictions. The first mobile app helps to form ......
What are we offering eHealthPass is a digital health solution that targets Crisis Management situations and Unplanned Care in the following scenarios: 1. Reporting epidemic data and managing patient remotely 2....
We can support you We’ve enhanced the capabilities of our existing social prescribing platform so that you can mobilise your community support plans and make those vital connections and measure the...
EOLAS has developed an app that doctors and nurses can download. This allows local department guidance and instructional videos to be uploaded. There is a specific COVID-19 section within the ......
Kali Care has developed and deployed a remote monitoring cloud based platform targetting COVID-19. They have also connected devices that collect data, but their platform is device agnostic and they can ......
About TechForce19 NHSX is calling on all innovators who can support the elderly, vulnerable and self-isolating during COVID-19 to apply for government funding of up to £25,000 to test their solution. Challenge...
As schools across the UK close to most children, 8.2 million young people will now be kept at home. (1) Embracing their love of smartphones, apps can keep children and young people ......
WHO is launching a messaging service with partners WhatsApp and Facebook to keep people safe from coronavirus. This easy-to-use messaging service has the potential to reach 2 billion people and ......
Back in 2014-2017, Blue Ocean Robotics created a self-driving disinfection robot in a pre-commercial procurement for a buyers group from several Danish regions. Since then, the Danish start-up attracted $34M ......
Message from DHI CEO, Professor George Crooks The global and local impact of the COVID-19 outbreak is monitored daily by our Senior Management Team to ensure that we follow the ......
Irish-owned patient portal firm responds to urgent need to support GPs and primary care providers & their patients in the wake of COVID19 What Is the HSE COVID 19 Portal? ......
Created by 2 practising NHS GPs Farrukh Shamshad and Saima Qurban, it allows patients using their smartphones or tablets to consult with clinicians using desktop or smart device. It’s simple ......
Facing the Crisis Together The COVID-19 crisis has kick-started a need for rapid public sector innovation: a global flurry to find solutions for an unexpected crisis. Few governments has been ......
El ISCIII lanza el Fondo COVID-19 para financiar proyectos que mejoren a corto plazo el conocimiento del virus y el manejo de la enfermedad El Fondo cuenta con 24 millones ......
As COVID-19 (coronavirus) continues to spread globally, remote health monitoring can help to support citizens at home and target clinical interventions where they will be most effective. For citizens with ......
We are committed to working with our customers and staff to minimise the effects of COVID-19 and continue to monitor the advice from Government. We have taken active steps aimed ......
Several European organisations have expressed their concern about the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health research and innovation ongoing projects and current calls for proposals. In this ......
Today, the European Commission launched an advisory panel on COVID-19 composed of epidemiologists and virologists from different Member States to formulate EU guidelines on science-based and coordinated risk management...
In order to face the outbreak of COVID-19, the Lombardy Region has launched an international call for sanitary equipment. In attached you can find the list of materials needed to protect physicians and ......
The recent escalation of restrictions related to the COVID-19 outbreak may hamper applicants’ ability to prepare and finalise high-quality proposals. For this reason, for Horizon 2020 calls with original deadlines ......
Elemental customers are adapting their service delivery in these uncertain times and are using Elemental to prioritise, record and track contact and create opportunities for non face to face support, ......
The Spanish innovative ecosystem has reacted spontaneously to the coronavirus crisis , and without the mandate of any administration, nor of a large laboratory, has mobilized to design cheap solutions to...
Developing and sharing open source methodologies to safely test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 using multiple approaches. by David Kong, Zach Mueller, Thomas Landrain The goal of this project is to develop an ......
Elsevier’s Novel Coronavirus Information Center, where you will find expert, curated information for the research and health community on Novel Coronavirus (also referred to as COVID-19 and its temporary title ......
Rapid support for research into coronaviruses and their impact Following the serious SARS and MERS epidemics of the past, another coronavirus has led to the Covid-19 epidemic, a public health ......
Deadline 14th of October 2020 Information for CfP2R Applicants – platform technologies to rapidly respond to Disease X This call for proposals invites applications for the development of innovative platform ......
Specific Challenge: Deadline: 31st of March 2020 The current coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has been declared by WHO as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern according to the International Health ......
With the increasing threat of Coronavirus across the globe Better want to help. Across Europe we are already supporting the data capture, data modelling and providing apps to help clinicians respond ......
The European Commission is calling for startups and SMEs with technologies and innovations that could help in treating, testing, monitoring or other aspects of the Coronavirus outbreak to apply urgently ......
As the number of confirmed cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to rise across the UK, the government has released its latest guidance on managing the impact of the outbreak ......
At the end of 2019, a novel coronavirus (a specific virus that causes human and animal disease) was identified as the cause of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, a city in ......
Brussels, Belgium, 3 March 2020 – the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) is launching a fast-track Call for proposals on the development of therapeutics and diagnostics to tackle current and future ......
