Open Innovation Workshops focus on creating a cross-fertilization process among representative stakeholders of the Smart Health Community, across the quadruple helix, to co-design and co-develop solutions answering the current sectorial challenges. This type of Workshop leverages an SME-centric open innovation methodology, taking into consideration the expertise and the network of the consortium partners. Targeted stakeholders are invited through the Open Innovation Workshops to participate in brainstorming, generation of project leads and elaboration of Roadmaps for the implementation of new Smart Health solutions. The proposed collaborative approach allows participants to generate project ideas and co-design solutions.
The Key Target Stakeholders which benefit from participation in the Open Innovation Workshops are:
To participate in our Open Innovation workshops, you can:
Discover insights and highlights from previous Open Innovation Workshops in our News section.
Open Innovation Workshops are interlinked with the services related to Access to Funding (public & private), as the generated ideas which occurred can be further supported through the Access to Funding services to facilitate technology providers to easier reach the market.
Living Labs are dynamic, user-driven environments where innovation is co-created, tested, and validated in real-life settings. They bring together public-private partnerships, including citizens, companies, universities, policymakers, and civil society organizations, to collaboratively develop solutions to real-world challenges. Specifically, Living Labs aim to create immersive and interactive processes that allow citizens, patients and other vulnerable populations to discover and engage with emerging Smart Health solutions. By actively involving them in the different testing phases through iteration cycles, Living Labs enable end users to provide valuable feedback to the developers, ensuring that the solutions fit their needs, ultimately facilitating smoother adoption, greater impact and sustainability of the solutions to the society. By leveraging the Living Lab approach and ENoLL’s dense network of 150 members and more than 400 partner Living Labs across Europe, showcasing and demonstration opportunities are offered to technology providers by providing the possibility to participate in local demonstrations and events
Living Labs are interlinked with other relevant SHIFT-HUB services such as:
The European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL) offers an extensive gateway to over 150 certified Living Labs and 400+ partner labs across Europe and beyond, making it easier than ever for individuals, organizations, and technology providers to access real-life innovation environments.
Whether the individual is from a startup, a research institution, a healthcare provider, a policymaker, or the general public, there are numerous ways to engage and participate in Living Lab activities:
Pathways to Engagement with the European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL):
Online Platform Access:
Interested stakeholders can explore Living Labs via the ENoLL website (https://enoll.org/), which features a searchable directory and interactive map of member Living Labs, categorized by thematic focus, geographic location, and expertise.
How to Access a Living Lab via ENoLL:
Explore the interactive map of Living Labs across Europe and find one aligned with your area or sector of interest. → www.enoll.org
Reach out to ENoLL or directly to a specific Living Lab through provided contact details to express interest, ask questions, or propose collaboration.
Depending on your role (e.g., technology provider, health organization, citizen group), you can:
If you’re part of a lab or innovation ecosystem, you can apply for membership in ENoLL to join a thriving community of open innovation leaders.
Demo Days focus on setting up the conditions that allow us to showcase the solutions developed by the members of the SHIFT-HUB community. In collaboration with external DIHs, which are enrolled as official partners of the project and whose infrastructures, know-how and services are promoted to the community of technology providers (in particular Startups, SMEs, etc.), the consortium creates a portfolio of selected solutions that can be promoted to potential users. The solutions that occurred are made available, according to their nature, on the premises of these organizations, and/or online. Tools, such as videos with the demos, presentations of the solutions and tutorials for the end-users are provided by the apps developers and used to enhance the demonstration.
As part of our planning for the SHIFT-HUB Demo Days, we initially set a target of organizing six events by the end of the project. Remarkably, this goal has already been achieved, and we are now planning additional Demo Days! From the outset, Demo Days have been designed as an effective platform for innovators, entrepreneurs, start-ups, and researchers to showcase their products, services, or solutions to a broader audience, including investors, pilot users, and public procurers.
To date, more than 150 professional users of Smart Health solutions and products have participated in these events, which have been hosted across four countries: Germany, Greece, Romania, and Portugal. To enhance accessibility and outreach, we organize Demo Days in both on-site and online formats. Looking ahead, we are committed to continuing these events even after the project’s completion, expanding beyond the SHIFT-HUB partner countries to engage a wider audience.
To join upcoming Demo Days, you can:
Demo Days are interlinked with the services related to the matchmaking processes (Matchmaking Events) within the Healthcare Network, the Access to Funding (both public and private), in order to be facilitated to reach the market, as well as the participation in the Dissemination activities of SHIFT-HUB (External Events, Annual Conferences, etc.).
The Access to Funding service is designed to facilitate access to both private and public financing for startups and SMEs in the health sector, supporting the development and scaling of digital solutions and services.
Support begins with an initial assessment of each company’s investment readiness. Based on this evaluation and the company’s growth stage, a tailored scouting process is carried out to identify the most suitable funding opportunities—whether private or public. This enables companies to better understand the available instruments and how they can be accessed effectively.
Connections with specialized investors and relevant public and private organizations are fostered to enhance funding opportunities for community members. In parallel, a continuous mapping of public funding sources at regional, national, and European levels—including key programs such as Horizon Europe and Digital Europe—is undertaken. This is complemented by stakeholder matching activities to support regional, cross-border, and pan-European collaborations.
To participate in Access to Funding services, you can:
Discover insights and highlights related to Access to Funding in our News section, specifically the following news items:
Discover insights and highlights related to Access to Funding in our News section.
The Access to Funding service is closely connected to other key SHIFT-HUB activities, including matchmaking processes (Matchmaking Events), participation in dissemination initiatives (e.g., External Events, Annual Conferences), and engagement in Info Days. These interactions offer technology providers further opportunities to become actively involved in the project and to benefit from the extended networking and collaboration potential enabled by the SHIFT-HUB ecosystem
The SHIFT-HUB Smart Health Data Space, hosted by SHIFT-HUB partner Cleyrop, provides a secure and controlled “sandbox” environment for various activities related to health data and smart health applications. This includes the collection and access to secure data from patients and citizens, as well as the development and integration of smart health applications and repositories. The data space serves as a demonstration and experimental framework, facilitating the connection between application providers and end-users, which includes both professionals (practitioners) and private individuals (citizens).
The health data space supports the improvement of health algorithms and applications by providing access to a comprehensive set of data processing tools, which enhance the ability to utilize data effectively. Its mission is to offer adequate infrastructure and associated tools necessary for the development of smart health products and services. This is achieved by easing data access and fostering interactions and co-development solutions between providers and users.
Furthermore, it aims to identify and integrate relevant smart health application providers and repositories through tailored scouting activities, with the goal of evolving into a smart health
The data space thus stands as an innovative and robust solution, designed to meet the needs of data providers, developers, and users, all within a secure, scalable, and easy-to-adopt context.
To benefit from the SHIFT-HUB Smart Health Data Space, please sign- up here: SHIFT-HUB Smart Health Data Space
To participate in the monthly Onboarding Sessions:
Discover insights and highlights related to SHIFT-HUB Smart Health Data Space in our News section.
The RAISE platform is a secure, user-friendly system that transforms data sharing and processing by enabling researchers and innovators to collaborate while maintaining full control over their datasets. Using a distributed model, algorithms are sent to the data for processing, removing the need for data transfers and ensuring compliance with regulations like GDPR. By leveraging blockchain for traceability and attribution, RAISE supports Open Science principles, encouraging responsible data sharing and fostering innovation across research and industry.
The main objective(s) of the RAISE Platform are to:
Just like home-sharing platforms that connect hosts and guests in a trusted environment, RAISE transforms data sharing into a secure, controlled process. Data providers act as hosts, keeping their valuable datasets securely within their own infrastructure, never losing control or ownership. Meanwhile, data processors do not download the data—instead, they send their algorithms, acting as guests, to the data for processing. Data providers keep their datasets on-premises, allowing only approved algorithms to process them remotely. Blockchain technology records every interaction, providing a persistent identifier similar to DOI, guaranteeing traceability, attribution, and compliance with sensitive data regulations like GDPR. Whether you’re seeking reliable data or want to share your work responsibly, RAISE guarantees recognition, security, and accountability for all involved parties.
The RAISE platform benefits a wide range of stakeholders, including but not limited to the following key groups:
Find out more about the benefits for all target groups here.
To use the RAISE platfom you can:
The Mobile Health Apps Repository is a comprehensive guide to the latest health and well-being applications. The platform includes apps focused on non-communicable diseases like cancer, heart disease, diabetes, mental health issues, and prevention methods.
The repository provides user-friendly reviews, expert ratings, and comprehensive insights into each app’s features, usability, and effectiveness. Whether users are seeking tools to track diabetes, support mental health, manage stress, or maintain their medication schedule, the repository offers a curated selection designed to meet diverse needs.
The apps featured in the repository are carefully chosen through a rigorous selection process to ensure they meet the highest standards of quality and reliability based on the following criteria:
Access the Apps Repository here and find the right tools to support your lifestyle and well-being goals.
Are you an App Developer:
The SHIFT-HUB Community Platform is a dynamic online space that connects stakeholders across the European health ecosystem—including tech companies, healthcare providers, practitioners, patients, and innovation intermediaries. Its goal is to foster collaboration and accelerate the adoption of Smart Health technologies and services across Europe.
By joining the growing e-Health Community, members can:
With just a few clicks, stakeholders can create their personal or company profile, engage with 400+ other members, register for events, and explore new business and research opportunities in the digital health space.
The SHIFT-HUB Community Platform provides the following benefits to stakeholders:
Join the Community Platform here!
A key initiative within the SHIFT-HUB Community is the SHIFT-HUB Focus Group e-Health. This group brings together SMEs, healthcare providers, research institutions, and public bodies, creating a vibrant network dedicated to advancing digital health. Through this collaboration, SMEs can develop and promote their solutions, while engaging in discussions on critical technologies such as Data Spaces, AI, Cybersecurity, IoT, accessing information on funding opportunities, and building meaningful connections through networking and matchmaking.
These focus groups foster collaboration between experts, generating concrete ideas and policy positions that could inform the decisions shaping the European Smart Health sector. Each workshop is structured to support the focus on specific technologies, featuring deep dives and fostering discussion between the industry, representatives of healthcare providers or patients, and policymakers.
Focus Groups provide the following benefits to stakeholders:
Find more details and become a member of the Focus Group on e-Health here.
Stay up to date on the Focus Group Events:
More precisely, SHIFT-HUB organises a major Conference every year – the “Smart Health Innovation & Future technologies Conference”. The Conference is based on the annual call for papers process managed by ENoLL. The dissemination impacts are increased through the promotion of SHIFT-HUB by each of the consortium partners in the scope of the regular events they organize or attend at the regional, national or European level. Overall, within the scope of SHIFT-HUB, three large, cross-borders networking events on specific business and technology topics will be organized allowing community members to expand the network and to stimulate the emergence of collaborations.
To participate in the SHIFT-HUB Annual Conference 2025, you can:
Explore insights and highlights from previous SHIFT-HUB conferences in the News section of our website.
The SHIFT-HUB Annual Health Conferences are interlinked with the entire portfolio of SHIFT-HUB services. Based on the profile of participants, they can be involved in different types of events from the matchmaking processes to the reach to market. In fact, these events can increase the visibility and the networking capacity of participants and foster their engagement within the services package of SHIFT-HUB by guiding their own needs and potentials.
The Entrepreneurial Discovery Workshop Series provides a platform to foster collaboration, technology transfer, and entrepreneurship in Smart Health innovation ecosystems across Europe. In an interactive panel discussion regional key stakeholders — entrepreneurs, innovators, researchers, investors, and policymakers — are brought together to explore regional differences, funding opportunities, share experiences, and identify key challenges as well as opportunities within the Region’s Smart Health ecosystem.
SHIFT-HUB aims to compare at least three European regional Smart Health ecosystems and publish the results in a policy brief. This way, the needs and best practices of these regional ecosystems are identified from a multi-stakeholder view, which provides actionable recommendations to policymakers, fostering informed decision-making and supporting the development of more effective strategies.
By taking part in this workshop series, your regional ecosystem, its challenges and needs are directly highlighted to local as well as European decision makers.
The Entrepreneurial Discovery Workshop Series is for all stakeholders of Smart Health ecosystems that are interested in entrepreneurship, lessons learned, funding opportunities and key challenges within their region. More specifically, each stakeholder groups benefits from:
Join the SHIFT-HUB community to stay informed on upcoming Entrepreneurial Disciery Workshops.
Contact us directly at [email protected] if you are interested in becoming part of the Entrepreneurial Discovery Workshop Series with your region.
Explore insights and highlights from previous Entrepreneurial Discovery Workshops in the News section of our website.
SHIFT-HUB’s matchmaking services create a dynamic and collaborative ecosystem where all stakeholders can find the right connections to address challenges, seize opportunities, and drive innovation in the healthcare domain.
Explore insights and highlights from previous Matchmaking events in the News section of our website, in particular the SHIFTHUB International Brokerage Event in HEALTH Innovation.
The Education Repository is an online platform offering a curated selection of learning resources to help individuals and professionals enhance their proficiency in Smart Health technologies. By providing accessible, high-quality educational content, it aims to close the digital gap among patients and equip healthcare practitioners and other stakeholders with essential digital skills. This initiative supports the broader goal of digital transformation in healthcare, ultimately improving patient outcomes and operational efficiency.
The Educational Repository provides stakeholders with the following benefits:
Upgrade your knowledge and skills and access our educational repository here.
The SHIFT-HUB Smart Health App is an e-learning gamified app for both patients and citizens, aimed at enhancing awareness of health-related matters and fostering healthy lifestyles to promote overall well-being and disease prevention. In response to the mounting challenges faced by the European health and care sectors, such as the escalating burden of chronic diseases, an ageing population and the rising demand for personalised care, SHIFT-HUB’s Smart Health app aims to harness the immense potential of digital technologies to contribute to transforming and improving healthcare delivery. The app is specifically designed to empower individuals by elevating their digital health literacy and promoting a proactive approach to health management in a relaxed and playful way. It contains five different games, which are:
Play, learn, and take your knowledge to the next level on this engaging and interactive journey! Access the SHIFT-HUB Smart Health App here.
SHIFT-HUB’s Capacity Building Workshops are dynamic, interactive events designed to facilitate knowledge exchange, best practice sharing, and collaboration in the Smart Health ecosystem. Covering a range of topics such as Open Innovation, Access to Funding, Living Lab Methodologies, and test-before-invest strategies, these workshops offer hands-on training, equipping participants with essential methodologies, tools, and strategies for technology development, transfer, market access, and securing funding. By leveraging the expertise of experienced partners and an extensive network, SHIFT-HUB strengthens emerging hubs and cultivates sustainable digital health ecosystems across Europe.
To participate in our Capacity Building Workshops, you can:
Explore insights and highlights about previous Capacity Building Workshops in the News section and the Resources section of our website.
Are you looking for access to services such as Open Innovation, Access to Funding, Living Lab, and test-before-invest strategies? We invite you to explore our dedicated services:
