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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. 

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.

Read the details below.

At the turn of March and April, we are preparing an online event that will help SMEs and care providers understand how the co-creation process works.

More than 35 students from the Czech Republic have completed an online education program on solutions for solving medical imaging challenges

With the help of senior companies, we try to create products that will be useful and user-friendly for them thanks to their own feedback.

With the help of senior companies, we try to create products that will be useful and user-friendly for them thanks to their own feedback.

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.

4DigitalHealth is a partially personalized program that supports digital healthcare startups through mentoring and networking. Check out the winner and other startup pitches.

This year's batch of DEXIC Accelerator was highly specific. Together with 4DigitalHealth programme, we have been focusing on the field of digital health. After 6 weeks of hard work of all startups, mentors and our team, we come to the grand finale - The #DemoDay! 

EIT Health Innovation Day, organized virtually on 30.10., has challenged health, social, technology, business and marketing university students in 4 selected challenges related to digital health and telemedicine innovation needs in the Czech Republic. 

The day included forming of multidisciplinary teams, selection of challenge to work on, design thinking theory and practices in 3 stages throughout the day, pitching skills workshop and final competition between all teams. 

We invite all business, health/social care, marketing, technology and PhD. students as well as healthcare professionals, startups and innovators for the EIT Health Innovation Days (i-Day) in Prague on the 30.10. 2020!