EIT Health BRIDGEHEAD Programme
We support European Health start-ups in going international
What is it?
EIT Health BRIDGEHEAD programme aims at bringing together European health entrepreneurs with a desire to grow business beyond home markets and European top incubators, accelerators or clusters who come along to facilitate this development.
It is a relocation programme for start-ups interested in being hosted by one or several top-notch accelerators from EIT Health vetted European network. Start-ups travel to accelerators of their choice to speed up access to markets, tap into local networks of partners and clients, access infrastructure and get the first-hand feeling for local reglementary and business context. They are guided by a trusted and seasoned local support team who open the right doors to establish and grow cross-border business.
As the accelerators, incubators and clusters are catalysing start-ups development we call them CATalyzers (CATs).
Contact Us
aina.pascual@eithealt.eu
How are we different from other acceleration programmes?
Bridgehead Programme offers its participants unique opportunities by providing:
- Individualised offer tailored to needs of a health start-up put forward by seasoned and engaged accelerators
- Immersion in the unique & vibrant EIT Health ecosystem of industrial partners and corporates, leading European research centers, full of spirit scene of start-ups and groundbreaking health innovation projects
- A well-balanced mix of structured follow-up framework and flexy entrepreneurial spirit.
Start-ups exit this programme with tangible results in their internalisation pathway, such as established local sales team, signed distribution agreement, set-up for hospital pilot, pricing strategy developed etc.
What does a start-up get:
- Unique opportunity to become part of local health entrepreneurial ecosystem beyond your country
- Premium soft-landing programme in European country(ies) of choice
- A desk and chair in Europe to mingle with peers startupers immersed on the local entrepreneurs’ scene
- Local guide who open doors to potential partners, KOLs, clients, suppliers, distributors, local accountancy & tax services and investors
- Access to testing, experiment and validation infrastructure within universities and research institutes & living labs
- 25-30k EUR voucher to cover the costs of the several stays in European accelerators.
For whom?
BRIDGEHEAD is open to micro and small enterprises (< 50 employees), spin-offs and start-ups from all over the EIT Health community that:
- Are active in the fields of Medtech, Biotech and Digital health
- Have innovative and highly promising business concepts
- Search for opportunities to implement or grow their business in European country/ies beyond their current market/s
- Are already incorporated and operating in an EU Country