Compete with the best biotech, medtech and digital health start-ups in Europe for the “European Health Catapult 2018″ award with a prize money of up to 135,000 € in total, or become one of our Head Start awardees for 2018.

European Health Catapult: EIT Health Germany hosts the regional final for German and Swiss start-ups, the “Ship for Health Innovation Pitches (SHIP)”. Successful applicants in the field of biotech, medtech and digital health will be invited to the SHIP to pitch their business idea in front of a jury of entrepreneurs, industry partners and investors. The best two teams of each category will be nominated for the international pitch competition with the chance to become one of seven finalists in their category for the EIT Health Summit in Lodz, Poland.

Head Start Award: As part of its Accelerator activities, EIT Health provides funding for early stage companies and SMEs to develop new products and services. Aboard the SHIP, EIT Health Germany will select the regional recipients of the 2018 Head Start Awards.

The agenda for this year’s SHIP event can be found below or here:

9:00	Registration, Embarkation & Morning Coffee
10:00	SHIP Departure and Welcome Notes
10:15	Pitch Rounds & Matchmaking
17:00	Award Ceremony & Networking Drinks
18:00	Arrival at the Pier and Disembarkation