A digital health entrepreneur’s best skill is the ability to solve problems; from HR to accounting, finance and strategy, to finding a cutting edge-solution for a pressing health challenge. However, an entrepreneur’s vision is often curtailed by the complexity of having to navigate European health policy – which can be highly fragmented and complex. More …
DTX Innovation
July 15, 2021
Moonshot Startup Initiatives in the Fight Against Cancer
The torch for the EU Council Presidency has officially been passed on to Slovenia, who will chair meetings at every level of the Council for the next six months. In the Covid-19 recovery era, Slovenia has announced to hold the Presidency under the slogan Together. Resilient. Europe. and place building a better Health Union at …
Covid 19 DTX Innovation
June 17, 2021
Your Chance to Win The European Patients’ Digital Health Awards!
Are you the next PDHA champion? Here is your opportunity to win a prize and recognition for your work in digital health innovation! We are very excited to be partnering up for the first ever European edition of the Patient Digital Health Awards – an initiative spotlighting Europe’s best digital health solutions improving the health …
DTX
May 20, 2021
Startups in the Democratisation of Care: Digital Mental Health Solutions
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed digital mental health startups in the spotlight. The demand for accessible mental health solutions has paved the way for startups to innovate and deliver access to mental health and psychosocial support services online. Just over a year ago, the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Looking back, this …
DTX Startups
April 7, 2021
5 startups improving access to healthcare
On the occasion of World Health Day, we are sharing the inspiring stories of startups who are leveraging technology to improve access to healthcare. Happy World Health Day, everyone! This day is celebrated globally every year since the founding of the World Health Organisation in 1948. This year, the theme is Building a fairer, healthier …
DTX
March 18, 2021
What do digital health startups need to thrive post-COVID?
Startup entrepreneurs are driving the digital transformation of healthcare but regulatory fragmentation hinders their potential. European policy makers can support startups scaling digital health innovation across borders by building a level playing field. The digital health sector has grown exponentially in the last year. Venture funding totalled a record $14.8 billion globally, a 66% increase …
DTX
February 18, 2021
Health apps by prescription: the need for a common European approach
Startups are some of the leading innovators behind the emerging digital therapeutics market. As conversations around reimbursement pathways and prescriptions of digital therapeutics are starting to take place, we advocate a coordinated approach at the EU level. Digital therapeutics, evidence-based therapeutic interventions driven by software, is a rapidly growing subset of digital health. Its global …
DTX Startups
February 4, 2021
How startups support Europe’s Beating Cancer efforts
This article was originally posted on June 25, following the European Parliament’s vote to set up the Special Committee on beating cancer. It has been modified and published again on February 4, following the publication of Europe’s Beating Cancer plan. Cancer is the second most common cause of death worldwide. According to the WHO, cancer …
DTX Latest News
January 20, 2021
Allied for Startups DTx publishes first Annual Report
Allied for Startups DTx’s first Annual Report provides an overview of our activities and engagements in 2020 as well as perspectives for 2021. Allied for Startups DTx started in 2019 to enhance the policy environment and reduce barriers for startups in the European healthcare ecosystem. During the last year, digital health policy has become a …
DTX
December 11, 2020
Lessons from speaking to digital health entrepreneurs
On Wednesday, Allied for Startups and MEP Brando Benifei co-hosted a webinar “Digital Health innovation & startups during COVID-19 and beyond” to discuss the opportunities and challenges the digital health sector is facing. The video recording is available here. We thank the panelists for a thought-provoking and inspiring discussion. The speakers on the panel included: …