How can technology combat the global threat of counterfeit medicines? Monika Stepanova, CEO and co-founder of Lightly Technologies, shares how her Czech start-up is pioneering a portable solution to detect fake drugs—helping law enforcement age
How can we prepare future healthcare professionals for a rapidly evolving industry? Dr Rita Rocha, Coordinator of the Innovation and Value Creation Office at NOVA Medical School, shares how the institution is redefining medical education by fos
📣 Congratulations to Moodmon, the project led by the Polish company Britenet, an InnoStars partner, for being awarded €1 million in funding through EIT Health’s prestigious Flagship Call. With the support of a distinguished European consortium
🎙️ Join us for the third episode of InnoStars Talks, an engaging podcast series presented by EIT Health in partnership with Emerging Europe! Get ready for insightful discussions with health innovators transforming the medical landscape.👥 In
🎙️ Join us for the second episode of InnoStars Talks, an engaging podcast series presented by EIT Health in partnership with Emerging Europe! Get ready for insightful discussions with health innovators transforming the medical landscape.👥 I
👥 In our first episode, Andrew Wrobel talks with Mate Balazs Kovacs, CEO and co-founder of AIPLabs, about his groundbreaking journey in combating skin diseases with AI-enhanced digital healthcare solutions.AIP Labs, the InnoStars Partner fr
In this episode, Balázs Fürjes invites to a chat with Professor Krzysztof Klincewicz from the Faculty of Management at Warsaw University.The discussion, hosted by Andrew Wrobel focuses on the importance of collaborative innovation in boosting
In this episode, Balázs Fürjes invites to a chat with Professor Guido Boella, Vice-Rector for Enterprises at the University of Turin. The discussion, hosted by Andrew Wrobel focuses on the role of digital innovation hubs in strengthening innov
When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, health tech stepped up, with what appeared to be 10 years’ worth of innovation occurring in 10 weeks. But, while the pandemic encouraged more partnerships and collaboration in the sector, it has also brought abou
This year a total of 36 teams from all over Europe showcased their budding start-ups in front of a jury of experts and potential investors, competing for a prize pool of 160,000 euros. The flagship programme of the European Institute of Innovat
Success in precision medicine depends on accessing high-quality genetic and molecular data that, in conjunction with comprehensive clinical data, can lead to more effective therapies. Although omics data is available on public databases, doctor
Spastic hand paralysis is a painfully common problem experienced by patients who have suffered damage to the central nervous system due to a stroke or other causes. These patients are not able to autonomously open their fingers, which significa
EIT Health Spain has had a particularly fruitful 2020 in terms of health innovation projects. In this episode, Balázs Fürjes speaks with Cristina Bescos, managing director at EIT Health Spain. Cristina holds a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and
Leg length discrepancy (LLD) is an orthopaedic condition that involves a difference in length between the lower extremities. This is a significant medical problem, and the causes may be various trauma, diseases, deformities of the locomotor sys
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a precursor to Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common form of dementia. MCI contributes to 60–70 per cent of dementia cases, an illness for which there is currently no cure.However, very early-stage existin
Monitoring the effects that drugs have on liver tissue is one of the primary tests used in the early phases of drug development and toxicological screening. Today, hepatotoxicity is tested either on cell lines (in vitro) or laboratory animals.
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is prevalent in people of all ages. Children and adults with ADHD frequently experience social exclusion as the society around them reacts negatively to their inability to understand and abide by
Mental health is the main medical area in which routine decision-making for diagnoses and treatment choices is primarily based on clinical interviews and observations. Despite the availability of internationally accepted diagnostic and treatmen
Did you know that in 2018, one in five men was diagnosed with prostate cancer? Currently, the PSA test is used as a biomarker of the disease, but it has low sensitivity and specificity, increased risk of false-positives and it cannot different
The first episode of Healthcare Hackers presents FRADE, which stands for Pervasive Platform for Fall Risk Assessment. FRADE is the result of a partnership between Fraunhofer Portugal and the Higher School of Nursing of Porto, with the involveme