EIT Health start-up and acceleration programmes
EIT Health start-up programmes
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The funder has not said when this reopens.
EIT Health runs a portfolio of bootcamps and acceleration programmes (Regulatory Pathways Bootcamp, MedTech Bootcamp, Patient Innovation Bootcamp, User Validation Labs, Wild Card, Women Entrepreneurship Bootcamp) plus funding instruments such as the Transformative Healthcare Instrument. Funding amounts are not stated on the programme overview page and vary by call, so they are recorded as null rather than guessed.
EIT Health (European Institute of Innovation and Technology Knowledge and Innovation Community)
ppp · supranational
Deadline: One call a year — All listed EIT Health acceleration programmes (Catapult, Start-ups Meet Pharma, Open Innovation, Healthy Investment CEE, Venture Centre of Excellence) show 'Closed for applications'.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Moderate — a form and supporting documents.
Who can apply
- Sectors: health
- Stage: idea stage, pre-seed, seed and Series A
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
Programme-specific: e.g. Regulatory Pathways Bootcamp is for digital health or medical device solutions; MedTech Bootcamp for teams with a medtech solution; Patient Innovation Bootcamp for patients and caregivers; Women Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for women-led or co-led start-ups. Several bootcamps accept pre-incorporation teams.
How to apply
- Register your organisation in the EU Funding & Tenders Portal to obtain a nine-digit PIC number (required for EIT Health funding calls such as the Transformative Healthcare Instrument). — link
- Apply to the call via EIT Health's own application platform. — link
What you will need
- PIC number from the EU Funding & Tenders Portal
- Application submitted on apply.eithealth.eu
Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work
Source. https://eithealth.eu/what-we-do/acceleration/
"A 10-week blended programme to understand the highly regulated pathway within the European healthcare system. ... A six-week online programme for teams with a medtech solution, looking for hands-on business training and personalised coaching."
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: eithealth.eu
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