Deadline: 2-May-23
EIT Health is seeking applications for the Bridgehead programme to bring together health entrepreneurs who want to grow their business in the European market with top incubators and accelerators who have the expertise and resources to make it happen.
EIT Health helps match your scale-up with an incubator or accelerator from EIT Health’s approved network – they call these organisations the Catalysers. Together, you will plan how to access new markets in Europe quickly and decisively, tap into local networks of partners and clients, access infrastructure and understand new regulatory systems. You’ll be given the seasoned expertise, insight and support needed to help realise your business ambitions.
Vision: They want to promote innovation across borders; helping bring new products to new markets, accelerating the adoption of health products, services and concepts and, ultimately, improving the lives of citizens in Europe and beyond.
Why get involvedEIT Health’s Bridgehead Programme: Europe?
- Flexible: Using the matchmaking process, choose where to work and with which Catalyser to best achieve your goals
- Tailor-Made: Make the most of a bespoke, personalised service created for you to work in partnership with the Catalysers
- Soft-Landing: A unique opportunity to be introduced to potential partners and access expert knowledge of the local health ecosystem in participating countries
- Results-Oriented: Progress with setting up local sales teams, getting distribution agreement signed-off, developing pricing strategies and more
- Funding: A grant of €25,000 to use with the network of handpicked and trusted Catalysers
- Unique Ecosystem: Embed and raise the visibility of your scale-up in a unique and vibrant EIT Health ecosystem of more than 140 partners
Eligibility Criteria
To qualify for Bridgehead, your company must:
- Be registered in Europe
- Sell a product or services in at least one market in Europe and be ready to open up a new market
- Deliver innovative, transformative products or services in biotech, medtech or digital health
- Have fewer than 250 full time employees
For more information, visit EIT Health.