EIC HEALTH PORTFOLIO DAY 2025: SCALING INNOVATION FOR HEALTH IMPACT
The EIC Communities project is proud to host the EIC Health Portfolio Day on 26 November 2025, an online event dedicated to accelerating health innovation across Europe.
The event will gather EIC beneficiaries, investors, researchers, and healthcare experts to discuss clinical validation, investment readiness, and collaborative innovation pathways that bridge research and patient impact.
Split into two main parts, the day begins with strategic insights and a high-level panel, followed by a portfolio pitching session showcasing Europe’s most promising EIC-backed health startups.
🗓 Agenda – 26 November 2025 | 09:30–13:00 CET
📍 Online – Register here
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Time |
Session |
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09:30–09:45 |
Welcome: APRE and EBN Objectives and housekeeping by Dóra Marosvölgyi,CEO & Founder of DARE Innovations |
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09:45–10:00 |
Keynote Speech: Bridging the Clinical Validation Gap by Maria Nascimento, Client & Partnership Manager on Testing and Validation Unit for Medical Devices at IPN |
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10:00–10:45 |
Panel discussion: “Clinical validation readiness – multi-stakeholders perspectives” Panelists: Albin Jeanne, CEO of Apmonia Therapeutics, Bernhard Nußbaumer, Shareholder & CBDO of Austrian Center for Medical Innovation and Technology Michele Biring-Pani,Business Development Director at Barleti Medical Group |
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10:45-11:10 |
Introduction of the jury members and pitching session Experts: Jorge Pimenta, Innovation Director at IPN Francesca Natali, Fund Managing director at META Group Moyses Moyseos, Incubator Manager at Gravity Ventures Incubator Philipp Roden, Advisor at Lipo.ink Jury Members: Bernhard Nußbaumer, Shareholder & CBDO of Austrian Center for Medical Innovation and Technology, Dorottya Hanák, EMEA Innovation Manager, Johnson&Johnson Innovative Medicine Michele Biring-Pani,Business Development Director at Barleti Medical Group |
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11:10–12:40 |
Portfolio/startup pitches Aureli Soria-Frisch, Director of Starlab Barcelona Paolo Fiorini, CEO of Needleye Robotics Christer Ericsson, Founder & Chief Scientic Officer of SOMA Genomics Marina Rigau,CEO/Co-Founder of MiMARK Diagnostics SL Natividad Chichon, CEO of Mential Pauline Dapena-Cherry, US COO of Amadix Sónia Ferreira, CEO of BestHealth4U Siobhan Kelleher, CEO and Founder of OnaWave Medical Prof. Loredana Zollo,Project Coordinator of SOMA FET Project |
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12:40–12:50 |
Jury & Audience Feedback |
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12:50–13:00 |
Closing Remarks & Follow-up |
*Photo by Edward Jenner
Online
26 Nov 2025
