CATALYST EUROPE – looking for talents for the online workshop

We are looking for researchers, PhD students, postdocs who are active in healthcare IT, biotech or medtech fields, and those business people who lead institutions that work with such professionals to join the Catalyst Europe online workshop. Workshop takes place on December 8 and 9. >>>Apply HERE<<<

Tartu BioInnovation Day 2020 focused on hacking innovative cross-cutting solutions in the fields of health, food and biotechnology

On October 24 the Tartu Bioinnovation Day took place for the third time, bringing together eight teams of university students from different Estonian universities and institutes to hack solutions in the fields of health and wellbeing, biosustainability and nutrition. Multidisciplinary teams of 2-6 spent the day guided by facilitators and mentors, validating their ideas and […]

Avatud on uus konkurss – EIT Health RIS Innovation Call 2021

EIT Health korraldab juba kolmandat aastat järjest RIS Innovation Call konkurssi, mille eesmärk on toetada paljutõotavaid ja innovatiivseid tervishoiuprojekte. RIS Innovation Calli kaudu sai rahastust ka Eesti ettevõte DocuMental, 2019. ja 2020. aastal on programmi raames panustatud 30 Euroopa tervishoiuinnovaatori arengusse kokku 3 miljonit eurot. EIT Healthi iga-aastase RIS Innovation Call konkursi eesmärk on toetada […]

Teadlaste Öö Festival Tartu Biotehnoloogia Pargis – seminari salvestis nüüd järelvaadatav!

24. septembril korraldasime Teadlaste Öö Festival 2020 raames digitaalse lühiseminari kahe teadlasega teemade kohta, mis meid ühel või teisel moel puudutavad.   Ökotoksikoloog, teadusajakirjanik ja teaduse populariseerija Randel Kreitsberg avas kuulajatele mikroplasti maailma ning tutvustas värsket Läänemere olukorra- ning mikroplasti teadusuuringut. Teine teema on aga iga inimest hoopis isiklikumal tasandil puudutav immuunsuse teema, mida immunoloog […]

3rd BIC webinar delivered successfully, recording now available!

Third and final BIC project webinar successfully delivered! More than 60 participants attended the second BIC webinar on “How to Commercialise your Biomarker Discovery” on September 22, 2020. In this final webinar Valerie Daussin Laurent, the project leader of the BIC consortium, introduced the viewer to the BIC tools, in particular the BIC Guide, which […]

Muudatus! Eesti Inimesegeneetika Ühingu aastakonverents 19.11.20 toimub digitaalsena

Head Eesti Inimesegeneetika Ühing annab teada, et Eesti InimeseGeneetika Ühingu aastakonverents toimub sel aastal 19. novembril videosilla vahendusel! Konverentsil osalemine on tasuta. Viide videosillale saadetakse registreerunuile e-kirjaga, see on huvilistele kättesaadav nii kodulehel kui ka ühingu Facebook lehel. Konverentsiks kasutatakse Zoom keskkonda. Täpsem info ning link tehakse kättesaadavaks enne konverentsi algust.   Veebiülekande kvaliteedi tagamiseks […]

Join EIT Health online Mobility and Active Ageing Summer School

The Summer School in Mobility and Active Ageing aims to train professionals to design, develop, and implement support, or health and functional independence promotion solutions for persons with reduced mobility or at risk of mobility reduction, when carrying out their daily activities. The curriculum is designed to provide the learners with skills viewing the promotion […]

BIC Webinar on “How to Commercialise your Biomarker Discovery” is now available online!

Yesterday, on June 3, 2020, the first part of the BIC Webinar series was successfully held! 78 participants from all over the world attended the first BIC webinar on “How to Commercialise your Biomarker Discovery”.   The webinar focused on the biomarker commercialization process and the biomarker commercialization guide. The BIC guide covers technical, clinical, […]

Neljapäeval, 30.aprill toimus veebiseminar “Bioplastics and circular economy”

Neljapäeval, 30.aprill toimus eelkõige ettevõtjatele suunatud veebiseminar “Bioplastics and circular economy” Plastikpakenditesse pakendamine aitab säilitada toodete algseid omadusi, aga kuidas seda teha nii, et pakendi keskkonnamõju oleks väiksem? Seminaril sai hea ülevaate erinevate plastpakendi liikide omadustest, kasutusvõimalustest ja keskkonnamõjudest. Räägiti nii plastiku ringmajanduse soodustamisest kui vetikatest toodetud jäigast (Rootsi) ning suhkruroo jääkidest toodetud painduvast (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 materjalid

09. märts 2020 toimus SPARK Demokeskuses EIT Health Infopäev, kus tutvustati EIT Health Accelerator programmi ja EIT Health BootCamp võimalusi. Üritus oli mõeldud tervisevaldkonna innovaatoritele, ettevõtjatele, teadlastele, tudengitele ja startuppidele. ⚡️Ettekannete salvestised (ingl. k.): 1. Tamás Békási (EIT Health InnoStars) – Accelerator opportunities for early stage startups:   2. Harsha Madapura (EIT Health Scandinavia) – […]

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, […]

Kutse seminarile: kas Eesti on hea keskkond tehnoloogiliste lahenduste testimiseks?

Eesti tervisetehnoloogia klaster Connected Health kutsub sind neljapäeval, 20.02  arutelule, kus otsitakse vastust küsimusele, kas Eesti on hea keskkond tehnoloogiliste lahenduste testimiseks nii esmatasandi tervishoius kui ka näiteks haiglates? Koos otsitakse vastuseid järgmistele küsimustele: Millised on barjäärid testimiseks Millised on õiguslikud küsimused digilahenduste katsetamisel Millised peaksid olema toetavad mehhanismid testimiste läbi viimisel? Ühelt poolt soovivad […]