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The recent conclusion of i-Days 2023 marked two days of fervent innovation, inspiration, and the creation of new opportunities in the healthcare sector. Organized by the DEX Innovation Centre in collaboration with the Faculty of Economics and Administration of Masaryk University (ECON MUNI) and supported by Roche Czech Republic, this ideathon showcased the transformative power of interdisciplinary collaboration and its potential to reshape the future of healthcare.

Odborníci z oblasti inovací ve zdravotnictví sdíleli své zkušenosti a hledali možnosti využití perspektivních nápadů na akci EIT Health Morning Health Talks, jejíž 6. ročník uspořádalo DEX Innovation Centre jako EIT Health Hub v České republice. Letošní setkání přivedlo do Prahy 45 zástupců nemocnic, veřejných institucí, zdravotnických firem a startupů. Zahraniční hosté, Ing. Ewald Unger z Medical University of Vienna a Dr. Karen Law z Health Tech Enterprise, představili systém podpory inovací v britském prostředí NHS a přinesli cenný pohled na to, jak nasměrovat nové myšlenky k realizaci.

Healthcare needs change. On the positive side, healthcare experts are open to change and want to collaborate. There is a need for innovation, changes in education, connecting needs and solutions, sustainability of funding and staffing, as well as healthy longevity or open data. The 5th EIT Morning Health Talk offered a range of topics discussed by representatives of major organisations and companies from the Czech healthcare ecosystem.

Ph.D. students from University of Pardubice were trained on 27.1.2023 by DEX Innovation Centre (DEX IC) on presentation skills during a 1-day hands-on workshop at the premises of the University. The workshop has been based on DEX IC previous experience working on pitching and presentation skills with startups, technological teams and students as part of EIT Health Innovation Day, SCI-FI programme, DEXIC and 4DigitalHealth acceleration programmes and mentoring inside of EIT Jumpstarter programme for early stage startups.

Selected startups and companies pushing digital health solutions in the Czech Republic (Vitadio, Carebot and Medevio) met on 9.12. with other selected representatives of the digital health ecosystem support including Ministry of Health under facilitation of DEX Innovation Centre to follow up on outcomes of the EIT Health Morning Health Talk from this June to discuss in more details the main challenges in the Czech Republic for further digital health solutions support progress.

Ph.D. students from University of Pardubice were trained on 1-2.12.2022 by DEX Innovation Centre (DEX IC) on Design and Innovation Thinking during a 2-day hands-on workshop at the premises of the University. The workshop has been based on DEX IC previous experience working with design thinking in designing own innovative initiatives and organizing events for university and PhD students as part of EIT Health Innovation Day, SCI-FI programme and mentoring inside of EIT Jumpstarter programme for early stage startups.

At the Morning Health Talk event, representatives from public hospitals, start-ups and research organizations came to HubHub Palace to discuss the engaging hospitals in healthcare innovation.

The i-Days brings together an experts from health with students from public universities and young people from start-ups. The EIT Health Innovation Day took place in the Czech Republic for the fourth time, this year at the Hybernská Campus. 

Liberec Regional Hospital organized a meeting for all healthcare professionals interested and involved in using 3D prints as part of pre-operational support. Currently, the hospital, thanks also to other cooperating parties of the 3Diamond proof-of-concept project financed through EIT Health RIS innovation call, is developing a software aiming for the product life cycle management issue of 3D printing facilitation in hospitals.

International partners of InventHEI partnership (including University of Porto and its Science and Technology Park, University of Sheffield, TTK University of applied sciences, University of Santiago de Compostela, Valahia University of Targoviste, and INOVA+ Innovation Services) aiming to enhance regional innovation ecosystems and promote innovation driven research were trained on 11.10.2022 by DEX Innovation Centre (DEX IC) on Design and Innovation Thinking. The training has been based on DEX IC previous experience working with design thinking in designing own innovative initiatives and organizing events for university and PhD students as part of Innovation Days, SCI-FI programme and mentoring inside of EIT Jumpstarter programme for early stage startups.

In cooperation with UJEP and ICUK, we held another meeting of stakeholders who are working together to improve home care in the Czech Republic.

At the EIT Morning Health Talk event, representatives from public institutions, start-ups and insurance companies came to HubHub Palace to discuss the future of digitalization of the Czech healthcare system.

The HoCare partners have been given the opportunity to extend the project and prepare an update of the regional social care mappings in their regions

Co-creation is a promising method to tackle aging society and and lack of professional carers. 20 SMEs and Public service providers in 6 European countries took part in the HoCare2.0 project and tested the co-creation method in development of their own products and services. 

The final open trans-regional public conference HoCare2.0 organised by our Czech partners of the project took place on 15 June and is now successfully over. The event which took place virtually focused on presenting practical examples and approaches of co-creation and open innovation demonstrated in pilot tests from 6 countries. We engaged 20 SMEs and public service providers in the development of innovative products and services for home care.

Seniors and technology - two incompatible worlds. That seems to be the generally accepted idea. Is it really right? 

In April 2022, EIT Health Innostars published the results of their research on digital health in the Covid-19 pandemic. 12 countries participated in the survey. The aim was to find out how healthcare professionals perceive the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the development of digital health solutions and what solutions have been implemented in emerging European regions.

HoCare 2.0, HoCare extension and DEX IC connects experts from the branch of social works who lead, care about and bring innovation. Below you can read the story from the meeting of these professionals. 

What do seniors in Poland, Germany and Czech Republic have in common? They find themselves in a digitally driven environment which is complex and often difficult to handle also for family members and carers. How can they be helped? How can home care be made easier for all?

We are preparing a meeting on 22 March for all those interested in innovative solutions in the field of health and social care. Be there and meet the pioneers in innovation among public institutions as well as entrepreneurs.