Projects

The campaign “5 Minutes for HEALTH” is an innovative initiative aimed at the prevention of lung cancer and combating smoking. Organized by the Regional Health Inspectorates (RHI) in participating cities and the Bulgarian Cluster for Digital Solutions and Innovations in Healthcare, in partnership with the Association “Air for Health,” Hubis, and Roche Bulgaria, the campaign offers free telemedical examinations and conversations with specialists in pulmonary diseases (pulmonologists). The campaign is scheduled to take place in over 8 cities across the...

IRHIS boosts the EU toward the next phase of our healthcare system: Out of eight AI healthcare application areas, Wearable AI is expected to have the largest impact, saving up to 313,000 lives, enabling €50.6 billion of potential savings and free up 336 million hours every year.  IRHIS will accelerate the upscale of remote health innovations and innovators offering AI-powered, cutting-edge sensor solutions, wearable devices, and remote monitoring solutions across three of the most critical EU remote care areas: Musculoskeletal rehabilitation, neurological...

The Digital Health and Innovations Cluster Bulgaria launched a project to create a model for the integration of telemedicine in Bulgarian healthcare system. The reality of 2020 and the challenges that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic raise the question of what the future of healthcare is to come. Despite significant efforts, the pandemic has put tremendous pressure on healthcare systems around the world, threatening the quality of patient care. Among the solutions to these challenges is telemedicine, which enables the...

Bulgarian Cluster for Digital Solutions and Innovations in Healthcare, Novartis Bulgaria, and JA Bulgaria have implemented the first project of its kind at the Medical University of Sofia, which encompasses training in digitalization, entrepreneurship, and innovation. The course started at the end of 2019 as an elective and aimed to increase students’ knowledge on topics related to leadership, entrepreneurship, and initiative, while also presenting opportunities for creating digital innovations in medicine. The lectures include innovative global practices for the development...

Entrepreneurship Education NETwork (EE-Hub) in Bulgaria and HEALTHCARE Digital Health and Innovation Cluster BULGARIA is powered by the EE-Hub. Healthcare topic entered the agenda of the EE-Hub in Bulgaria in 2017. WHY does the EE-Hub work on healthcare? To support entrepreneurship education and capacity building for a sustainable and efficient healthcare system. HOW does the EE-Hub support healthcare goals? By targeting young healthcare professionals, medical scientific societies and academia (not only medical universities). Through focused exchange of ideas among experts and constant dialogue...

DIGI4Care – Transforming patient journeys through digital innovation in healthcare across the Danube Region DIGI4Care, a new initiative of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (Danube Region Programme), aims to redefine patient pathways through innovation and collaboration by testing, validating and strategically integrating digital and AI solutions. By fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing and innovation capacity, the project aims to bridge the digital divide between newer and older European Union Member States, as well as non-EU countries in the Danube...