UNITE - European Digital Health Valleys
Selected as part of the European Commission’s Regional Innovation Valleys initiative under the New European Innovation Agenda, the UNITE project is dedicated to advancing digital health technologies to alleviate the pressures faced by healthcare professionals in managing demographic transitions and the emerging "silver economy." By emphasizing collaborative and innovative solutions, this 4-year initiative seeks to address the evolving needs of an aging population and the shortage of healthcare professionals, ultimately enhancing Europe's digital health market and its global competitiveness.
What we do
The aim of the UNITE project is to create an open, borderless European digital health innovation ecosystem that addresses the fragmentation and lagging digital health innovation in Europe. The project seeks to bring together key stakeholders from various regions, including the private sector, public sector, academia, and civic society, to foster entrepreneurship, support local start-ups to scale, and facilitate the creation of new interregional European value chains. The UNITE project strives to boost Europe’s digital health sector and global competitiveness by addressing the healthcare workforce shortage and meeting the needs of an aging population through innovative and collaborative solutions.
Our approach
The UNITE consortium brings together a diverse group of partners to address the growing challenges faced by European healthcare systems. The agreed upon actions include: funded open calls for Joint Interregional Projects; agile piloting of selected startups; online training courses; joint public procurement planning; the UNITE Cloud and other critical initiatives. ↪ Read more
Our mission & vision
The mission of the UNITE project is to unite regional ambitions and capabilities to improve health, wellbeing, and economic outcomes through digital innovations. This mission is driven by the need to address Europe's demographic transitions, particularly the ageing population, which presents both significant challenges and market opportunities. ↪ Read more
