DigiHealthPT EDIH Partnerships Day

March 13, 2025
Atmosfera m, Porto

DigiHealthPT EDIH Partnerships Day

About

On March 13th, at Atmosfera m in Porto, the DigiHealthPT EDIH Partnerships Day: Developing and Marketing Health Solutions for Preventive Care took place, organized by DigiHealthPT, a Digital Innovation Hub focused on the healthcare sector.

The British Embassy was the Institutional Partner of the event.

The DigiHealthPT EDIH Partnerships Day aimed to bring together experts in healthcare digitalization to discuss trends and opportunities within the Portuguese and global health ecosystem. The event also featured networking opportunities and synergy development, including one-to-one meetings and a Pitch Competition.

The RoundTable “Fast-Tracking Success in Digital Health: Best Practices and Collaborative Insights” explored various topics related to the development and growth of SMEs creating digital health products. The session focused primarily on three key topics: Business Models, Regulatory Frameworks, and Market Access and Internationalization.

The event also included networking activities:

  • Pitch Competition: offered the opportunity for 5 Portuguese SMEs with impactful technological solutions in the healthcare ecosystem to present their pitches on the afternoon of the DigiHealthPT EDIH Partnerships Day. After the presentations, the Jury Panel selected 3 winners to receive DigiHealth services.
  • Brokerage Activity: provided the opportunity to engage in one-on-one meetings with keyhealthcare industry and other stakeholders. It had a hybrid format, offering onsite and online meeting opportunities:
    • Onsite: At the Atmosfera m, Porto, on March 13th  (02:30 PM - 04:30 PM)
    • Online: Through the B2Match platform on March 12th and 14th (9:00 AM - 06:00 PM)

Programme

09:30 AM

Check-in

10:00 AM

DigiHealthPT Presentation 

Juliana Alves (Health Cluster Portugal)

10:15 AM

KeyNote Session 

Rishi Das-Gupta & Antonio Ruiz Gonzalez
(Health Innovation Network, NHS UK)

11:00 AM

Coffee-Break

11:30 AM

Roundtable “Fast-Tracking Success in Digital Health: Best Practices and Collaborative Insights”

Ana Brito (Instituto Pedro Nunes)
Ivan Rarís (Cluster Saúde de Galicia)

Pedro Castel-Branco (Armilar) 
Pearl Okeke (Health Innovation Network, NHS UK)

Moderator: Juliana Alves (Health Cluster Portugal)

01:00 PM

Lunch

02:30 PM

Brokerage Activity

In colaboration with EIT Health, ANI e EEN

02:30 PM

Pitch Competition
 

Pedro Castel-Branco (Armilar)
Pearl Okeke (Health Innovation Network, NHS UK)
Carolina Dinis (EIT Health)

03:15 PM

TEF-Health Presentation (https://tefhealth.eu)

Petra Ritter (Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin)

03:30 PM

Coffee-Break

04:30 PM

Closing Session

Partner