Fostering innovation in Latvian healthcare ecosystem
Businesses have more than the responsibility to be sustainable. They also have the opportunity and power to impact cities, communities, and individuals by helping them live better.
Health Hub empowers innovative solutions that offer sustainable solutions and strive to create a better future. We strive to foster enterprise growth by enabling open innovation concept for Baltic market-leading enterprises.
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How does it work?
During the 2-month acceleration program, we match startup solutions with healthcare ecosystem players challenges to establish pilot alliances and build sustainable long-term partnerships.
Selected teams will undergo ten weeks of acceleration along the explore-build-test-refine pathway to tackle a challenge presented by one of the largest regional hospital in Latvia. The main focus of the program is the startup-hospital collaboration with a goal of pilot development.
Pilot alliances
Match your solution with hospital challenges and together test your solution or apply and validate existing products that match the challenge and specific market conditions.
Collaboration guidance
Undergo various co-creation activities - weekly co-creation sessions, batch PPP checkpoints, goal-setting sessions, Demo Day training, all with on-demand Q&A sessions and 24/7 support.
Ad-hoc mentoring
Receive advice and guidance from our lead mentors, that are experts in corporate partnerships and collaboration. On top of that, you have access to a vast and experienced mentor pool ready to assist you with domain-specific questions.
Pilot financing
Bring your pilot to the market and establish a long-term partnership. The total program pilot funding of EUR 140k will be distributed between startups based on further implantation needs and specifications.
Open Health Labs for Startups
Program Timeline
Aug 1 - 29
Startup applications
Fill in an easy and painless application form on F6S.
Sep 7
Selected startup
Announcement
7-12 program startups announced
Sep 19 - Dec 2
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Acceleration weeks
Hands-on collaboration facilitated by Helve, weekly startup involvement ≈4-6h
Dec
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Funding decision
Aug 20 - Sep 5
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Startup evaluations
Helve team and Lead Mentors of the accelerator select the best team for the program
Sep 14
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Kick-of week & event
Hybrid event (onsite in Riga and online) to celebrate the start of the program
Dec 7​
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Demo day
Public event for European media, investors, and the general public
Startup EXPO
Sep 14, Online
Be among the 30 MedTech startups to pitch your solution to foster the Latvian healthcare ecosystem
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