Insights into Lithuanian innovation health ecosystem

02. 07. 2024

Insights into Lithuanian innovation health ecosystem

The I3HIES project, dedicated to boost interregional innovation investment and cooperation among health innovation ecosystems, recently included a study visit in Lithuania, hosted by Lithuanian Innovation Centre. This visit highlighted the project's commitment to transform the healthcare sector through enhanced international collaboration and focused innovation. 

The consortium, consisting of nine partners from Hungary, Austria, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia, aims to address critical areas within the health sector, including medical devices, emergency equipment, and Medical Device Regulation (MDR) compliance. It was 3-days of intensive experience of visiting organisations & innovation actors, contributing to Lithuanian innovation health ecosystem.

Study visit in Lithuania did confirm the quote: “Ubiquitous digitalization improving the quality of healthcare for patients in the first place requires constant development and adaptation to more and more innovative solutions.”

Takeaways:

  • Vilnius is a great model of R&D business development
  • All visited institutions are open to collaborate
  • Finding opportunities to transfer insights from Lithuanian health policies to improve the digitalization of the health sector locally / regionally as the Lithuanian eHealth system is very advantaged and in line with the standards that Europe is setting up
  • Identifying some potential synergies with local ecosystems in our I3HIES regions.

List of all organisations with key focus areas, lessons learned and international collaboration opportunities can be found HERE

 

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