ESTONIAN HEALTHTECH WEEK PROGRAM 2025

*Note: This programme is under development and subject to updates.

25 August – Tallinn

Deep Dive into Estonian e-Health and HealthTech Ecosystem

 

9:00-10:30Kickoff Session: Estonian HealthTech & E-Governance

  • Overview of the week and Estonia’s HealthTech landscape
  • Presentation on e-governance and e-health in Estonia
📍 E-Estonia Briefing Centre, Öpiku maja, Valukoja 8, 11415 Tallinn
11:00-12:30Seminar & Networking Lunch at Helmes

“Helmes Healthcare Innovations” 

  • Meelis LANG, Chief Innovation Officer
  • Kristjan MÄNNIK, Partner and Business Area Lead

Helmes, one of the main creators of e-Estonia, is the author of many e-health platforms and solutions, including the first in the world state-level e-prescription service, the hospital info system of the largest hospital chain in Estonia, and many other e-health innovations. Helmes will walk you through their experience, insightful use-cases and potential short-cuts for e-health innovation.

📍 Helmes, Lõõtsa 6B, 11415 Tallinn
14:00-16:30Seminar on digital health and matchmaking at Tehnopol

This event during Estonian Health Tech Week 2025 brings together leading voices from academia, government, clinical practice and industry to explore how Estonia continues to shape the future of health technology. Hosted in collaboration between Science and Business Park Tehnopol and Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), the event highlights the intersection of cutting-edge research, ecosystem development, and real-world innovation in digital health.
The afternoon begins with insights into the Tehnopol HealthTech Community’s best practices, showcasing how clinical collaboration and scalable technology are strengthening Estonia’s innovation landscape. This is followed by a presentation on TalTech’s e-Health master’s program, highlighting how future experts are being trained to meet the evolving needs of the sector.
Further sessions explore strategic focus areas in health and food technologies, the integration of e-governance in health systems, and the complex challenges of achieving health equity through innovation.
The day concludes with a forward-looking summary and a dynamic networking and matchmaking session, fostering new partnerships and collaborative opportunities across Estonia’s thriving HealthTech ecosystem.

Event moderator: Madli RAHUVARM (Tehnopol)

Agenda:
14.00-14.05 Welcoming words

  • Agnes ROOS, Tehnopol

14.05-14.20 Best practices of Tehnopol HealthTech Community – ecosystem development, technology scaling and clinical collaborations. (Tehnopol)
14.20-14.35 Overview of TalTech Digital Health master’s program

  • Doris KALJUSTE, TalTech

14.45-15.05 E-governance and architecture and connection with health technologies

  • Dr. Eric Blake Jackson, Next Gen State research, TalTech

15.05-15.25 “The paradoxes of Healthtech innovation in aiming for health equity.”

  • Kadi LUBI, TalTech

15.25-16.10 Panel Discussion: Rethinking Healthtech assessment – what matters in addition to clinical impact?

Moderator: Dr. Peeter ROSS, Professor at Tallinn University of Technology

• Tarmo PIHL,CEO and founder at Siffi
• Kristin KUUSK, Internal Medicine Service Manager at  Estonian Health Insurance Fund
• Dr. Martin REIM, Radiologist at Tartu University Hospital/co-founder of Better Medicine

16.10-16.15 Event summary and next steps (Tehnopol)
16.15-16.45 Networking/Matchmaking

 

📍Tehnopol, Saturn, Teaduspargi 6/1, Tallinn 12618
17:00Visit to the Estonian Academy of Sciences 

Presentations by: 

  • Prof. Mart SAARMA, Neuroscientist | President of the Estonian Academy of Sciences 
  • Prof. Toomas TOOMSOO, Professor of Neurology | Tallinn University 
📍Estonian Academy of Sciences, Kohtu tn 6, 10130 Tallinn
19:00-21:30Organised Bus Transfer to Tartu 

 

26 August – Tartu

Deep Dive into Estonian Biotech and Healthcare Ecosystem

 

9:00-10:30Visit to the Estonian Biobank

  • Overview of the Estonian Biobank and its role in innovation (Priit PALTA, Head of Estonian Biobank Innovation Centre)
  • Introduction to the Science Centre (Elin ORG, Head of Estonian Biobank Genome Centre)
  • Insights into the Biobank Laboratory (Steven SMIT, Head of the Biobank Lab)
📍 Estonian Biobank, Riia 23b, 51010 Tartu
11:15-13:45Seminar on health data research at the University of Tartu Delta Centre & Networking lunch (TBC)Delta Centre – University of Tartu
Narva mnt 18, 51009 Tartu
14:30-16:30Seminar: Innovation at the  Tartu University Hospital

  • Speakers to be confirmed
📍 Tartu University Hospital, Ludvig Puusepa 8, 50406 Tartu
18:00Networking & Community Meetup – EstBAN Tartu x DeepTech Pub (Health Edition) (TBC)

  • Bringing together investors, healthtech, biotech, and deeptech startups
  • Connecting local and international participants of Estonian Health Tech Week
TBC

 

27 August – Tartu

DTx New Nordics Conference

https://dtxnewnordics.com

VSpa Hotel and Conference Centre,
Riia tn 2, 51004 Tartu

28 August – Tartu

Conference: AI in Clinical Diagnostics – From Innovation to Implementation

 Conference: AI in Clinical Diagnostics – From Innovation to ImplementationVSpa Hotel Conference Centre
(Riia 2, 51004 Tartu)
09:00 – 09:30Registration & Welcome Coffee 
09:30 – 09:45Opening Remarks
– Welcome address from conference organizers
– Overview of conference objectives and key themes		 
09:45 – 10:00Presentation of CAIDX
– Overview of the CAIDX model and tools
– Brief presentation of Implementation and Change Management Guide                      

  • Thomas KAROPKA, Senior Project Manager EU-INTERREG-Projekt CAIDX // Digital Health | BioCon Valley GmbH
 
10:00 – 11:30Session 1: Data Access – The Foundation of AI in Healthcare

Keynote: Persephone DOUPI, Senior Medical Officer | Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)- “The Role of Data in AI-Driven Diagnostics – Challenges and Opportunities”

Panel discussion:

  • Moderator: Lars LINDSKÖLD, President | EFMI-European Federation for Medical Informatics | SFMI | SCiLIfeLab DC 
  • Experts to be confirmed
 
11:30 – 12:00Coffee Break 
12:00 – 13:30Session 2: Use Cases & Implementation of AI-Based Diagnostic Solutions

  • Moderator: Ain AAVIKSOO, Head of Development | Partner at Heba, Senior Business Advisor at Nortal
  • Dr. Peter LASBORG, Head of Department of Radiology | Aalborg University Hospital
  • Dr. Mart KULL, Member of the Executive Board and Chief Medical Officer | Viljandi General Hospital 
  • Dr. Krzysztof TUPIKOWSKI – Head of Urologic Malignancies Treatment Center | Subdivision of Urology, Lower Silesian Oncology, Pulmonology and Hematology Center, Wroclaw / Associate Professor | Department of Oncologic Urology, Medical Faculty, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
  • Elina Drakvik, Senior Lead | Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund
 
13:30 – 14:30Networking Lunch 
14:30 – 16:00Session 3: AI Platforms – Open Source vs. Commercial Models

  • Moderator: Peeter ROSS, Professor | TalTech
  • Prof. Toralf KIRSTEN, Professor of Medical Data Science | Leipzig University
  • Daniel STEINBACH, Scientist | AMPEL-CDSS | Clinical Decision Support Enthusiast | Leipzig University Hospital
  • Kevin GROOT-LIPMAN, Technical Physician | Netherlands Cancer Institute
 
16:00 – 16:30Coffee Break 
16:30 – 18:00Session 4: Procurement of AI Systems – Navigating the Market

  • Moderator: Sergio MUÑOZ LEZCANO, Head of Digital Health BD | Tecnalia Research & Innovation 
  • Experts to be confirmed
 
18:00 – 18:30Closing Remarks & Outlook
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