1. WM EIT Health
Programmes for SMEs
Paddie Murphy | 9th February 2018

2. EIT Health Programmes for SMEs
The programmes that provide support for SMEs are part of the “Accelerator Pillar” one of the three main areas of activity for EIT Health (the other Pillars are Education and Innovation).
These programmes are open to individual companies (or emerging companies) and you can apply for them directly and you do not need to find international partners.
Full details of the Accelerator activities and calls can be found in the Accelerator Catalogue This is a 50 page document with lots of jargon so this presentation is intended to summarise and signpost you to the relevant sections of the document. Please right click the link and select ‘open hyperlink’
You can submit your applications directly online through the EIT Health Application Interface and links are available on each of the programme pages

3. Programmes (1)
GoGlobal programmes: Support new health and life-sciences companies in expanding into international markets. Deadline 1 March 2018
CaixaImpulse : Helps people with healthcare innovations get their ideas into the market. Deadline 16 March 2018
CRAASH Barcelona: Bootcamp helps European research teams launch successful device, diagnostic and e-/m-/digital health innovations to improve health and patient care. Deadline 11 March 2018  

4. Programmes (2)
Product/Market Fit: Supports European digital health and medtech start-ups that are ready to launch their solutions in European countries outside of their home market. Deadline 31 March 2018
Smart Ageing Camp: A Bootcamp for teams developing solutions for the ageing population. Deadline 15 April 2018
Validator: A Bootcamp for digital health start-ups, and those with related health and health-tech ideas. Deadline 15 April 2018

5. Programmes (3)
EIT Health Bioentrepreneur Bootcamp : Supports biomedical founding teams in the pre-seed or seed phase of obtaining investment Deadline 19 April 2018
European Health Catapult: Start-ups receive mentoring and make useful contacts while they engage in a series of pitch competitions. Deadline 27th April 2018
Headstart Funding : Provides grants of up to €50 000 to support emerging companies and SMEs in developing new products and services, and shortening time-to-market. Deadline 27 April 2018

6. Programmes (4)
MedTech Bootcamp: Support for teams developing medtech concepts, especially those in the incubation phase. Deadline 1 July 2018
ValidationLab : A  unique two-month pressure cooker allows aspiring entrepreneurs to discover the business potential of their health-tech ideas. Deadline 1 July 2018
Investors' Network: Matches EIT Health start-ups with investors, particularly for a first financing round but also follow-up investments. Deadline 31 December 2018

7. Key contacts
The national contact for these programmes is Rosemary Gallagher
The local contact (up to 31 March 2018) is