On Thursday, 30th of April Tartu Biotechnology Park held a Webinar about Bioplastics and Circular Economy

On Thursday, 30th of April Tartu Biotechnology Park held a Webinar about Bioplastics and Circular Economy. Over 40 participants took part of the webinar to learn about the environmentally sustainable product packaging, including about the different possibilities, but also the restrictions for using plastics made from biological resources. Webinar speakers were: Dr. Mait Kriipsalu, Eesti […]

EIT Health Community is tackling COVID-19 related crisis with several initiatives

The EIT Health community is working tirelessly in response to the pandemic, harnessing their combined knowledge and the strength of their network to join the fight against the virus. The EIT Health teams working across 25 countries are also supporting the community in raising awareness of the European Union’s newly launched COVID-19 initiatives such as […]

‘CELIS – Cluster Excellence in Life Sciences’ provides financial support for international exchanges

30 March, Heidelberg. Today the formal kick-off meeting of CELIS project took place on line. CELIS stands for ‘Cluster Exchange in Life Sciences – internationalisation of SMEs’ and is one of the 13 European Strategic Cluster Partnerships for Excellence (ESCP-4X) selected under the last call for proposals of the European Cluster Excellence Programme (COS-CLUSTER-2018-03-02).   CELIS […]

EIT Health Accelerator programmes – application deadlines extended

Due to the current pandemic, EIT Health has decided to extend the application submission deadline to Monday, 30 March 2020 at 23:59 CET for the following acceleration programmes: Headstart Provides funding and mentorship to accelerate the development and time-to-market of innovative products and services. European Health Catapult  Showcases start-ups to investors and awards the best health […]

EIT Health InfoDay 2020 materials

EIT Health InfoDay 2020 took place on the 9th of March 2020, at SPARK Democentre, Tartu, Estonia. At the event, plenty of valuable information was provided about the different EIT Health Accelerator and Bootcamp opportunities to help the healthcare innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, students and start-ups improve themselves and their products or ideas! ⚡️Recordings of the […]

12 great teams pitching at Tartu BioHackathon 2020

A part of sTARTUp Day 2020, the largest business festival in the Baltic countries, the EIT Health supported BioHackathon brough together over 60 participants, including students and starting and established entrepreneurs in the field of life sciences. The BioHackathon was held at the conference hall of the University of Tartu Library on 29th of January, […]

The StarShip Fellowship Program is coming back for 2020 and the APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!

Are you interested in accessing a global industry R&D environment? Do you see your future career closing the gap between industry, R&D and healthcare stakeholders? Do you want to work in a multidisciplinary Trans-European team and help solve real healthcare market challenges? Do you want to gain an EIT Health diploma and take part in […]

Two teams from BioInnovation Days represented Estonia at the EIT Health Winners’ Event in Paris

On Sunday December 1st 192 participants arrived at Palais Brongniart for the Winners’ Event. 138 of these were students from the 33 winning i-Day teams. Judges, mentors, coaches, speakers and organisers all contributed their expertise and supported students throughout the day to develop their ideas. There was a lecture style opening session followed by an afternoon […]

Two teams from BioInnovation Days represented Estonia at the EIT Health Winners’ Event in Paris

On Sunday December 1st 192 participants arrived at Palais Brongniart for the Winners’ Event. 138 of these were students from the 33 winning i-Day teams. Judges, mentors, coaches, speakers and organisers all contributed their expertise and supported students throughout the day to develop their ideas. There was a lecture style opening session followed by an afternoon […]

EstLat BioBoost Networking trip to Helsinki 26-28 November

On 26-28 November, seven companies from Estonia and Latvia will visit Helsinki in the course of the Interreg project EstLat BioBoost. Companies will be visiting Terkko HealthHub, Maria 01 and SLUSH offices and will also meet other life sciences companies operating in Finland. The visit will also include discussions regarding the similarities and differences between […]

EstLat BioBoost Networking trip to Helsinki 26-28 November

On 26-28 November, seven companies from Estonia and Latvia will visit Helsinki in the course of the Interreg project EstLat BioBoost. Companies will be visiting Terkko HealthHub, Maria 01 and SLUSH offices and will also meet other life sciences companies operating in Finland. The visit will also include discussions regarding the similarities and differences between […]

EIT HEALTH INFORMATION DAY 2019

EIT Health Information Day will take place on 25.11.19 at Tartu University Hospital (Puusepa 8) A. Linkberg auditorium (second floor, corp D https://www.kliinikum.ee/et/patsiendile). (Preliminary) Program 09:00 – 11:00 Merike Leego (Innovation Manager at EIT Health Scandinavia CLC) EIT Health Business Plan 2021 Coffee break 11:45- 15:00 Laetitia Tournebize (Strategic Marketing & Innovation Consultant at Efficient […]

EIT HEALTH INFORMATION DAY 2019

EIT Health Information Day will take place on 25.11.19 at Tartu University Hospital (Puusepa 8) A. Linkberg auditorium (second floor, corp D https://www.kliinikum.ee/et/patsiendile). (Preliminary) Program 09:00 – 11:00 Merike Leego (Innovation Manager at EIT Health Scandinavia CLC) EIT Health Business Plan 2021 Coffee break 11:45- 15:00 Laetitia Tournebize (Strategic Marketing & Innovation Consultant at Efficient […]

BioInnovation Days 2019 on November 1-2

BioInnovation Days 2019 is an international hackathon devoted to finding innovative solutions in the fields of BIOeconomy, BIOtechnology and BIOmedicine. REGISTER YOUR PARTICIPATION HERE: https://bit.ly/33oZctH – Come up with innovative ideas and solutions – Develop and test the ideas in teams with the assistance of experienced mentors – Pitch the ideas to the jury, audience […]

BioInnovation Days 2019 on November 1-2

BioInnovation Days 2019 is an international hackathon devoted to finding innovative solutions in the fields of BIOeconomy, BIOtechnology and BIOmedicine. REGISTER YOUR PARTICIPATION HERE: https://bit.ly/33oZctH – Come up with innovative ideas and solutions – Develop and test the ideas in teams with the assistance of experienced mentors – Pitch the ideas to the jury, audience […]