UNITE Open Calls: Transform the Future of European Digital Health
Are you a digital health innovator in one of the UNITE regions? The first UNITE Open Call, offering €4 million in financial support for breakthrough solutions that will transform European healthcare, is now closed.
UNITE Framework
UNITE is a major €20 million pan-European programme under the European Commission's Regional Innovation Valleys initiative, which builds a borderless European digital health innovation ecosystem and drives healthcare transformation through digital deep-tech solutions, addressing challenges posed by demographic transitions and ageing populations.
Innovation Challenges
The first UNITE Open Call supports innovative digital solutions addressing two key challenges:
1. Advancing More Personalised and Human-Centric Remote Care
Solutions that:
- Empower patients with tools to manage and understand their health
- Increase access to care for remote and underserved populations
- Ensure continuity of care while reducing in-person visits
2. Advancing European Health Data Spaces
Innovations that:
- Enhance patient care by improving data accessibility and understanding
- Advance research and innovation by providing better data access
- Simplify the regulatory environment through data interoperability and harmonised frameworks
- Read more about the selected projects here: https://unitedigihealth.eu/newsroom/blog/unite-announces-its-first-digital-health-winners
Ecosystem Value and Support
The UNITE’s borderless European digital health innovation ecosystem offers access to:
- Financial support up to €1 million per project
- Tailored matchmaking opportunities with compatible European organisations
- Curated events and networking activities
- Hands-on support to transform ideas into compelling cross-border project proposals
- Over 100 organisations from the private and public sectors, academia, and civil society, spanning all UNITE regions
Stay tuned for our second Call
More information will follow soon.
Key Call Details Call 1
Financial Support:
- Total budget: €4,000,000
- Maximum funding per project: €1,000,000
- Maximum funding per organisation: €600,000 (including all UNITE open calls)
Eligibility & Regional Requirements
Applicants must be legally established in and comply with the requirements of the following UNITE participating regions:
- Region Zealand, Denmark
- Northern Netherlands, Netherlands
- Central Macedonia, Greece
- Lombardy Region, Italy
- Extremadura Region, Spain
- Scotland, United Kingdom
- Romania (national scope)
Consortium Requirements
Each consortium must include minimum 3 organisations from 3 different UNITE regions:
- At least 1 company or other close-to-market solution provider
- At least 1 research entity supporting the company from any perspective
- At least 1 end-user organization demonstrating the solution in real-life settings
Each consortium must respect the regional balance and include:
- At least 1 organisation from a strong innovation region (Zealand, Northern Netherlands, Scotland)
- At least 1 organisation from a moderate or emerging region (Central Macedonia, Romania, Lombardy, Extremadura)
UNITE CALL DOCUMENT
DOWNLOADAdditional calls focused on the remaining UNITE innovation challenges will follow, providing multiple opportunities to secure funding and support.
