The E.I.N.S. Open Innovation Hub for Digital Health at UC Leuven Limburg UAS is led by Katrien Vandael and Lotte Ovaere of UC Leuven-Limburg UAS, and co-led by Linda Lancere of Vidzeme UAS. The Hub functions as a catalyst for entrepreneurship, innovation and growth in the digital health sector in Flanders and on a European level.
The hub has a facilitating, bridging and accelerating role to develop solutions that improve social welfare through digitalization in Flanders and on a European level.
The hub offers a range of activities in the field of digital health such as networking, matchmaking and support for start-ups. By working in close connection with the thriving ecosystem for innovation and entrepreneurship in its European regions, the hub offers opportunities for knowledge exchange and collaborations between higher education institutes, cities and industry.
The Hub is part of the project E.I.N.S., the E³UDRES² Entrepreneurship and Innovation Network for Smart and Sustainable European Regions, funded by the EIT HEI Initiative. E.I.N.S. promotes that results from teaching and research contribute to new marketable products and services through business start-ups and other forms of knowledge transfer.
