European Summit on Digital Innovation for Active and Healthy Aging

Submitted by istvan.bessenyei-p8 on Thu, 01/19/2017 - 10:53

At the European Reference Sites awards ceremony, European Commissioner Gunther Oettinger rewarded the 74 regions, granted earlier this year the title of 'Reference Sites of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing'. The Reference Sites awards showcased the commitment of these local and regional organisations to invest over €4 billion in connected health and care for the ageing population until 2019 – an investment expected to benefit at least 4 million people across Europe.

The "Innovation to Market" exhibition showcased some of the most innovative EU-funded solutions designed to deliver better health and care to the ageing population, ranging from robotics to integrated care, IoT enabled smart-living environments, fall prevention solutions and wearables for ageing well. This year's exhibition included the Speakers' Corner where 30 innovative start-ups and SMEs pitched their products and business ideas, looking for partners to help them scale up their digital solutions for health and care across the EU.