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Now available 🛎️ “Addressing skills needs in the European health sector”. A joint report by EIT Health, the WorkInHealth Foundation and the European Investment Fund (EIF) that looks at the evolving landscape of the #health sector and the need for skilled professionals. 🔍 As technological advances and shifting health priorities reshape the industry, our report explores the skills gaps, solutions, and strategies for venture capital and startup collaboration 🔗 Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/dQYKHiwg In our ongoing commitment to address skills gaps and support SMEs, EIT Health and the EIF have previously joined forces through the Venture Centre of Excellence #VCoE, driving finance and expertise for European SMEs in health and life sciences. 👀 Stay tuned for our upcoming report on Skills in European entrepreneurial finance!

👨🎓 A busy start to the autumn for the #EUInvest4Health HorizonEurope project! Syreon Research Institute and RISE Research Institutes of Sweden represented Invest4Health last week at the Social Outcomes Conference 2024 in Oxford, the annual convening of the world's leading researchers, policymakers and practitioners working to improve social outcomes. The conference featured discussions on the latest thinking and findings from academic research alongside insights from the emerging practice across different geographies, disciplines and policy areas. Invest4Health was proud to present its research findings on 💥 Smart Capacitating Investments: Lessons Learned from Outcomes-based Financing Schemes 💥 in two sessions, 1.3. Benefits and challenges to outcomes-based financing for health, és 1.4. Beyond impact bonds to present. #Invest4Health project research is focusing on exploring the potential of Smart Capacitating Investment (SCI) as a solution to the public sector's declining fiscal space and limited funding for prevention and health promotion. Our work revealed a broad spectrum of innovative investment and finance models in health, highlighting the potential of Smart Capacitating Investment (SCI) as a novel approach to enhance policy effectiveness and support more sustainable health financing solutions. By testing these models in our four #testbeds, we aim to demonstrate how SCI can mobilize new funding sources, share risks among stakeholders, and promote innovation in health policy. These efforts will provide valuable insights for policymakers seeking sustainable strategies to overcome financial constraints and improve European health outcomes. Speakers: Stefánia Plankó, Syreon Research Institute Balázs Nagy, Syreon Research Institute #SmartCapacitatingInvestments #HealthPromotion #DiseasePrevention #InnovativeFinacing #HEurope European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA)

The Work in Health Foundation, EIT Health, and the European Investment Fund (EIF) released a report on closing the skills gap in the European health sector. Featuring insights from venture capitalists, start-ups, and industry experts, including our Research & Innovation Director, Gabrièle Breda.  Gabrièle emphasized the importance of breaking down silos and rallying teams for cross-cutting projects.  What skills do you think are critical for driving innovation in the European health sector? Share your thoughts! #Innovation #HealthIndustry #SkillsGap #Leadership #HealthTech #EITHealth #PLG #VCoE #EIF

From PitchBook and the American Investment Council... How PE complements and strengthens the health care system America's health care system is one of the most complicated in the world. That is why private equity deserves credit for helping health care companies achieve better patient outcomes. Academic studies point to those successes: One concluded that "PE-acquired hospitals have better survival prospects" compared with hospitals that are not PE backed,1 while another concluded that one PE firm's push into urgent care centers in Appalachia yielded a long list of better patient outcomes.2 In conjunction with PitchBook, the American Investment Council has released A Partner to Health Care: How Private Equity Complements and Strengthens the Health Care Industry, which shows, with data and examples, how PE firms do just that. To download the report and learn more, click here. https://lnkd.in/eZ6SgeXK 1: "Private Equity in the Hospital Industry," SSRN, Janet Gao, Merih Sevilir, and Yongseok Kim, September 15, 2021. 2: "The Effect of Health Care Entrepreneurship on Local Health: The Case of MedExpress in Appalachia," West Virginia University, Amir B. Neto and Joshua C. Hall, 2017.

🚀 Publication of the report "Addressing skills needs in the European health sector" by the WorkInHealth Foundation, led by EIT Health, and the European Investment Fund (EIF)! 🚀 We are delighted to announce the launch of our first report on the current skills gaps in the European health sector, the result of a collaboration with the EIF and prepared by EY. The report reveals the urgent need to address skills shortages in healthcare to support innovation and competitiveness. It offers practical solutions and strategies, integrating the perspectives of industry experts, venture capitalists and start-ups. Faced with technological advances and new healthcare priorities, digital innovation is becoming indispensable. There is an urgent need for a skilled workforce capable of adapting to this ever-changing environment. 📈 What strategies are needed to fill these gaps? The report analyzes five approaches: hiring, outsourcing, training, retaining talent, and mentoring.  Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/eHQPSPTy #HealthcareInnovation #SkillsGap #HealthSkills Urška Bux, MBA Cyril CHEDHOMME

📢 We are proud to announce the publication of the report “Addressing skills needs in the European health sector” by the WorkInHealth Foundation, led by EIT Health, and the European Investment Fund (EIF)! 📢 The European health industry, with its strong academic heritage and diverse workforce, has key competitive advantages. However, a persistent skills gap, particularly in soft skills, must be addressed. This report analyzes skill gaps and investor attitudes within the European health innovation sector. It highlights these soft skills gaps: leadership, strategic planning, communication and business development. And offers practical solutions to remedy this: ✅ A multifaceted approach: collaboration between academia, government and corporate entities is key to enhancing workforce training.  ✅ Experimentation with 5 key strategies analyzed in the report: hiring, outsourcing, training, retaining talent, and mentoring Jean-Marc Bourez, CEO of EIT Health, says: "The collaboration between EIF, EIT Health, and the WorkInHealth Foundation has been pivotal in addressing the challenges related to talent in the healthcare sector. The insights gathered in this report will contribute to shaping a more sustainable and resilient healthcare system in Europe". 🔗 Discover the report exclusively: https://lnkd.in/eHQPSPTy Report prepared by EY #HealthSkills #SkillsGap #HealthInnovation Urška Bux, MBA Cyril CHEDHOMME

📢 🆕 After a lengthy four-month wait, the results of the Health stage-1 proposals evaluation (September 19, 2023) have finally been announced! In our new blog post, we are sharing some comments from the Evaluation Summary Report of one of our recently approved Health proposals. Discover how you can cover some of the non-scientific aspects in your proposal with tips from our seasoned team 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dayCa7fm #accelopemnt #blog #proposalwriting #eufunding

Are you a digital health company with a CE-marked app looking to streamline the reimbursement process in Europe? The DiGinnovation programme can help accelerate the uptake of your digital health app and and get the reimbursement in Europe. Do not miss the session Accelerating digital health innovation through reimbursement pathways: a practical guide, on 6th June at 11:55 at health.tech conference, to learn more about the DiGinnovation programme. EIT Health #DigitalHealth #Innovation #DiGinnovation #Reimbursement

"Let's make sure that the future of our industry is made in Europe," echoed Ursula von der Leyen. It's not just a statement; it's a call to action. But how do we transform this vision into a reality?🤔 In our latest episode of the #CommunityBuilders series, we dive deep into this question alongside the insightful Maša Abrić from Ljubljanski univerzitetni inkubator (LUI)💡At EIT Health, we're not just talking the talk; we're walking the walk. Together with our partners, we're taking meaningful steps toward crafting the future of our industry on European soil by: 💰 Access to funding and providing the financial backbone for innovative ideas 📚 Educational programmes and empowering the next generation of healthcare leaders 🤝 Mentoring support and nurturing talent & fostering growth However, at the heart of it all lies our commitment to collaboration and community building. We believe that the key to success is engaging with diverse stakeholders to create the most robust healthcare community in Europe🌐 #EITHealth #EuropeanInnovation #CommunityBuilding #FutureMadeInEurope

This is the sixth in a series of daily posts on the wide-ranging impact of Health Innovation Oxford & Thames Valley and our partners over our first ten years in improving patient outcomes and generating economic growth. Today we’re looking at how we’re boosting the economy by supporting innovators. Our region is a leading national and international health and life sciences cluster, home to a rich and diverse community of innovators, entrepreneurs and researchers. Through our commission from the Office for Life Sciences (OLS) we have accelerated health and economic gains by fostering long-term partnerships with industry and a culture of innovation in the NHS. Through real world evaluation we help to build evidence for high impact innovations that can address current and future health and social care needs. We work with the other health innovation networks across England to identify needs, provide advice, support adoption and spread, and the optimisation of patient pathways. In a 2022/23 survey companies we have worked with told us we helped them to: ·        safeguard and create 39 jobs ·        raise almost £17 million in revenue ·        secure more than £5 million in public investment Read more: https://lnkd.in/eyvXKXjT ‘New year, new name … same aim: Building on a decade of health innovation’ #HealthInnovationOx