Launch Your Health Start-up

EIT Health's acceleration programmes for early-stage start-ups give you a chance to explore the market potential of your product or service in the European health sector. With guidance from a Europe-wide network of members and mentors, you'll test and validate your innovation, navigate regulations, and develop a solid business plan so you can go to market.

Regulatory Pathways Bootcamp: A 10-week blended programme to understand the highly regulated pathway within the European healthcare system. Mentors help you identify potential pathways to reimbursement for your digital health or medical device solution. You will design a go-to-market strategy, get hands-on experience, and meet like-minded entrepreneurs.

MedTech Bootcamp: A six-week online programme for teams with a medtech solution, looking for hands-on business training and personalised coaching. Industry experts help you get a valid proof of concept to launch your business into a European market. You will understand your customers and develop market access and reimbursement strategies.

Patient Innovation Bootcamp: An eight-week programme for patients and caregivers with a healthcare solution that addresses their needs. With mentoring from across Europe, your bold ideas turn into prototypes and into market-ready innovations. You will validate your product-market fit, develop your business model, and pitch your solution.

User Validation Labs: This matchmaking programme helps you find the right partner to co-design and execute a user validation study. With access to patients, clinicians and medical staff in Europe, you'll collect the feedback you need to validate your solution. You will match with a living lab, accelerator, hospital or innovation centre in Europe, get one year of ongoing support, and receive training on user validation topics from top experts.

Wild Card: This challenge-based programme provides support to accelerate your early-stage healthcare innovation. This year, it partners with Sant Joan de Deu Hospital and its innovation hub i4KIDS to support the development of children-centric solutions. You will receive training and mentoring from experts, validate your problem-solution and product-market fit, and pitch for a chance to secure investment.

Women Entrepreneurship Bootcamp: A five-week programme connecting women-led or co-led start-ups to an unparalleled network of mentors across Europe that will help you frame your ambition to support rapid growth. You will get business and product training, validate your value proposition, leverage the diversity in your team, and network with other entrepreneurs.

Early-stage start-ups in the health sector across Europe with innovative ideas, products or services. Specific programmes target medtech teams, patients and caregivers with healthcare solutions, women-led or co-led start-ups, and solutions addressing children-centric healthcare needs.

Interested candidates can inquire through the programme inquiry form on the EIT Health website by providing their email address, first name, last name, and country. You can receive programme updates, browse the programme brochure, get invited to info sessions, and get in contact with the team. Each specific programme has its own application process detailed on its dedicated page.