Web Summit Lisbon 2026: The HealthTech Operator’s Field Guide
Dr. Dereck Mush, MD, MBASummit
EIT Health Summit
A European summit bringing together healthcare innovators, researchers, and startups to accelerate digital health and biotechnology commercialization.
- When
- April, Mid April
- Where
- RotatingView on Google Maps
- Format
- In person
- Organiser
- EIT Health
- Region
- Europe
- Scale
- About 1,000 attendees
- Founded
- 2015
The Signal
The EIT Health Summit is organized by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology's health division. It serves as a key platform for European health innovation, connecting academic research with commercial markets. The summit showcases funded startups, clinical pilot results, and collaborative cross-border healthcare projects. For healthtech operators, it offers unique access to European Union funding, consortium partnerships, and public sector testbeds.
What to expect
- EU innovation grant announcements
- Healthcare startup competition winners
- Cross-border clinical pilot case studies
- Public-private consortium formation agreements
Who is in the room
Academic researchers, digital health startup founders, clinical innovation directors, venture capitalists, and European Union policy makers.
Background
The summit was established by EIT Health, a network supported by the European Union, to foster collaboration in healthcare innovation. It has evolved into a major annual gathering for European healthcare entrepreneurs and research institutions.
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