EIT Health Headstart Programme 2019 finalist Mecasa prevails by initiating the first DIN Standard for higher quality 24h care. Demand for home care for seniors in need of support in Germany is high. At the same time, there is a lack of qualified personnel which means that foreign workers, especially from Eastern European countries, have […]
On January 22, 2021, the German Institute for Standardization (DIN) published the new quality standard DIN SPEC 33454, which has been developed under the direction of the start-up Mecasa by an interdisciplinary committee. With the initiation of this first DIN standard for higher quality 24h care, Mecasa can report a major success for home care. […]
EIT Health Germany appoints new Supervisory Board Member. A warm welcome to Manfred Heinzer, Vice President and General Manager of Amgen Germany, as a new member of the EIT Health Germany Supervisory Board representing the DACH region within its 150+ members strong, pan-European EIT Health network. Manfred Heinzer succeeds Roman Stampfli, Vice President Marketing and […]
Interested venture capital funds can apply to cooperate with the Venture Centre of Excellence (VCoE). The European Investment Fund (EIF) has published a call for expressions of interest from venture capital funds who want to cooperate with the Venture Centre of Excellence (VCoE), a partnership created by EIF and EIT Health with the goal of […]
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