UCPH LOM, CBMR and CEHA are pleased to invite interested researchers and research support staff for an afternoon meeting on the call for EIT Health innovation projects in 2018 and the opportunity to learn from colleagues, who will run an innovation project in 2017.
"The EIT Health aim at making innovation happen within healthy living, active ageing and improving healthcare”
The EIT Health call for Innovation projects is open from 21 December 2016 - end of April 2017. Lykke Ricard, UCPH’s EIT Health Office Liaison, Palle Høy Jacobsen, Managing Director Scandinavian CLC and Trine Winterø, Vice-Dean for Innovation and External relation at The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences will present the potentials, the call for innovation projects and answering your questions.
The meeting is aimed for researchers within the areas of Ageing, Lifestyle, Obesity and Metabolic research, but is an open event to all UCPH researchers and research support staff with an interest in the EIT Health.
If you have any questions, please contact the LOM research support office.
Please sign up for the meeting via this e-form (deadline 16 January).
ABOUT EIT HEALTH
EIT
Health is Europe’s largest public-private innovation partnership, working together to address the challenge of Healthy Living and Active Ageing.
EIT Health is a consortium of more than 50 core partners and 92 associate partners from leading businesses, research centres and universities from across 14 EU countries.
The goal of EIT Health is to contribute to increasing the competitiveness of European industry, improve the quality of life of Europe’s citizens and the sustainability of healthcare systems. Adopting an investor-approach, EIT Health will drive the integration of business; research and higher education, boost innovation, and be a catalyst for new solutions for Europe.
The EIT Health provides talented people with the opportunity to start a company, design a product, launch a service, get a new degree, and advance their careers through three key programmes:
- Innovation projects
- Education
- Business opportunities
For more information go to the UCPH EIT KIC webpage or visit the official EIT Health website.