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.
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.
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.
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.
The virtual panel discussion of DemoDay 2021 was moderated by Adi Gaskell. Panelists were discussing & sharing their experience with healthcare investments and its specifics, current barriers in the investment market, and outlook to what is coming in 2022.
As part of the HoCare 2.0 project, we continue to collaborate on the development of applications from Oscar Senior and Mediware, with the key activity in this development being the involvement of seniors in the design of the solutions themselves.
