DIGIT-PRE Closing Event: Celebrating Innovation and Building the Future of Health
Health ClusterNet is pleased to announce the upcoming event “Future Starts Here,” the major gathering on digital health and prevention marking the closing of the European project DIGIT-PRE. Join us in Eindhoven on October 15–16, 2025 to celebrate the achievements of the supported innovative SMEs, share key lessons learned, and build together the future of health innovation.
After 18 months of intensive support, co-creation, and innovations focused on prevention, prediction, and remote care, the DIGIT-PRE project partners are organizing this event to:
- Mark the official conclusion of the support program.
- Showcase the projects led by SMEs, the innovative solutions developed, and their regional and European impact.
- Encourage exchanges and expand collaborations, so that the initiatives launched under DIGIT-PRE continue and strengthen.
Program: What to Expect
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 – 09:00–11:00
📍 Conference Center, High Tech Campus
Free access, prior registration required
Session 1 Program
Turning regional health challenges into European breakthroughs
How DIGIT-PRE enabled SMEs to transform critical health needs into scalable, cross-border, and sustainable solutions.
- From critical health needs to European impact: the DIGIT-PRE journey
DIGIT-PRE identified urgent regional health challenges and mobilized SME consortia to co-create digital prevention-focused solutions, supported by a tailor-made, 18-month innovation support program. - Creating value, generating impact: SMEs as drivers of a healthier Europe
How SMEs supported by DIGIT-PRE transformed collaborative innovation into tangible value for health systems and citizens across Europe. - From impact to continuity: beyond DIGIT-PRE, shaping the future
Final perspectives on DIGIT-PRE’s contributions and on pathways toward a more resilient and innovation-driven European health landscape.
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 – 11:30–19:15
📍 Conference Center, High Tech Campus
Ticket required
DIGIT-PRE Presentations at the ELIS Innovation Summit
Exhibition, B2B meetings, pitches, conferences, networking!
Discover exciting new projects and fresh perspectives through dedicated conferences and specialized workshops.
Learn more & get your ticket →
Thursday, October 16, 2025 – 09:00–12:00
📍 SX Building, Eindhoven
Free access, prior registration requiredSession 2 Program
Writing the next chapter: toward a healthier and more resilient Europe
Part 1. From lessons learned to strategic directions
- Shaping European support for innovation
Reflections on how I3 projects can influence and improve existing innovation support mechanisms in Europe, and contribute to the evolution of EU innovation policies. - The EU perspective: policy and program priorities for health innovation
Insights from European representatives on the strategic, financial, and programmatic levers enabling regions and SMEs to develop innovations with European-wide impact. - From mission to mechanisms: leveraging platforms and funding instruments
Exploring how the mission of I3 projects can continue through emerging initiatives. What should be developed, which technical conditions are needed, and how to ensure a lasting impact for a healthier, more innovative Europe?
Part 2. From vision to action: co-creating tomorrow’s collaborations
Interactive discussions between partners, SMEs, and European representatives to explore new project opportunities, strengthen networks, and co-design collaborative pathways for a healthier and more resilient Europe.
Why Participate?
- For innovative health SMEs: it’s a springboard — showcase your solutions, meet investors and stakeholders, and draw inspiration from concrete examples.
- For regional actors (clusters, hospitals, local authorities, research organizations): discover new approaches, forge cross-border alliances, and bring your issues into European debates.
- For policymakers and policy experts: the event will provide concrete feedback, insights into adapting health innovation support mechanisms, and ideas to strengthen health system resilience in the face of current challenges.
Practical Information
- Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Dates: October 15–16, 2025
- Registration: register via this link. (Note: participation in the ELIS Innovation Summit requires a ticket. Buy your ticket here.)
- Contact: for any information or questions, write to contact@digit-pre.eu
Conclusion
“Future Starts Here” is more than a closing event: it is a catalyst for future collaborations, a showcase for health innovations, and a platform for dialogue to shape a healthier, more resilient, and more digital Europe.
Health ClusterNet warmly encourages you to participate, engage, and be inspired — the future begins here, in Eindhoven, in October 2025.