# EIT Health

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## Application status and timing

**deadline:** 2027-01-13
**timing:** 2027-01-13
**label:** Open calls
**tone:** open

## Source metadata

**slug:** eit-health
**name:** EIT Health
**plain name:** EIT Health
**tagline:** The EIT's health innovation community: funding and acceleration for medtech, digital health and biotech
**overview:** EIT Health is the European Institute of Innovation and Technology's community for health. It brings together companies, hospitals, universities and research centres and runs funding calls, accelerator programmes and education. Its EIT allocation for 2026-2028 is €67.3 million.

The call open now is **Innovation Validation 2027**: it opened on 14 October 2026 and closes on **13 January 2027 at 16:00 CET**. It funds up to 50% of a project budget, to a maximum grant of €850,000, to take digital or AI-enabled medical devices (under MDR or IVDR) from Innovation Maturity Level 6 to 7: clinical validation, regulatory approval and market preparation. A company must lead a consortium of at least two organisations from different countries covering at least two of industry, research and education. If the commercialising company is a micro or small enterprise, it must receive €400,000 to €500,000 of the grant, and it signs a Financial Sustainability Contribution Agreement.

Most other EIT Health calls for 2026, including innovation uptake and education calls, are closed. Check the EIT Health opportunities page for the next rounds.
**trl range:** Late-stage validation for current call (IML 6 to 7)
**who its for:** Health and medtech companies, especially digital and AI medical-device makers close to clinical validation, working with hospitals, universities or research partners.
**status:** open
**official url:** https://eithealth.eu/
**apply url:** https://eithealth.eu/opportunity/innovation-validation/
**next deadline:** 2027-01-13
**code:** eit-health
**total budget eur:** 67300000
**funding max eur:** 850000
**funding rate:** Up to 50% of the total project budget (Innovation Validation 2027)
**scope:** eu
**updated at:** 2026-11-09T17:18:18.655462+00:00
**source updated at:** 2026-11-09T17:18:18.655462+00:00

## Review record

**status:** ok
**source url:** https://eithealth.eu/opportunity/innovation-validation/
**last verified at:** 2026-11-09T00:00:00+00:00
**next check due:** 2026-11-23T00:00:00+00:00

## Programme facts and structured content

**status:** open
**next Deadline:** 2027-01-13
**decision Facts:** 
  **funding:** Up to €850K per project
  **funding Note:** Innovation Validation 2027 closes 13 Jan 2027
  **application Mode:** call-specific
**research Coverage:** 
  **scope:** Programme facts, dates and figures checked against the official sources on 2026-11-09.
  **sources:** 
    - https://eithealth.eu/opportunity/innovation-validation/
    - https://eithealth.eu/get-involved/new-call-opportunities/
    - https://www.eit.europa.eu/about-us/eit-glance
  **checked At:** 2026-11-09
**verified At:** 2026-11-09
**support Kind:** grant
**opening Date:** 2026-10-14
**cover:** 
  **alt:** Laboratory biotechnology equipment in close-up.
  **url:** /images/programmes/biotech-v1.webp
  **credit:** AI-generated editorial illustration; does not depict a funded project.
  **position:** 50% 40%
**slug:** eit-health
**name:** EIT Health
**short Name:** EIT Health
**tagline:** The EIT's health innovation community: funding and acceleration for medtech, digital health and biotech
**badge:** Health innovation community
**funding Amount:** Up to €850K (up to 50% of budget)
**funding Type:** Grant with a financial sustainability contribution
**trl:** Late-stage validation for current call (IML 6 to 7)
**eligibility:** 
  - Innovation Validation 2027: a company-led consortium of at least two organisations from different countries, covering at least two sides of the knowledge triangle (industry, research, education).
  - The solution must be a digital or AI-enabled medical device under MDR or IVDR at Innovation Maturity Level 6, aiming for level 7 by the end of the project.
  - The commercialising entity signs a Financial Sustainability Contribution Agreement; a micro or small commercialising company must receive €400,000 to €500,000 of the grant.
  - EIT Health funds up to 50% of the total project budget, to a maximum grant of €850,000.
**overview:** EIT Health is the European Institute of Innovation and Technology's community for health. It brings together companies, hospitals, universities and research centres and runs funding calls, accelerator programmes and education. Its EIT allocation for 2026-2028 is €67.3 million.

The call open now is **Innovation Validation 2027**: it opened on 14 October 2026 and closes on **13 January 2027 at 16:00 CET**. It funds up to 50% of a project budget, to a maximum grant of €850,000, to take digital or AI-enabled medical devices (under MDR or IVDR) from Innovation Maturity Level 6 to 7: clinical validation, regulatory approval and market preparation. A company must lead a consortium of at least two organisations from different countries covering at least two of industry, research and education. If the commercialising company is a micro or small enterprise, it must receive €400,000 to €500,000 of the grant, and it signs a Financial Sustainability Contribution Agreement.

Most other EIT Health calls for 2026, including innovation uptake and education calls, are closed. Check the EIT Health opportunities page for the next rounds.
**how To Apply:** 
  - Register on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal (step 1 in EIT Health's instructions).
  - Apply through EIT Health's application platform from the Innovation Validation call page (step 2).
  - Join the call's open Q&A session and use the supporting pack linked from the call page.
  - Submit before 13 January 2027 at 16:00 CET.
**key Features:** 
  - Innovation Validation 2027: up to €850,000, deadline 13 January 2027
  - Funds up to 50% of the project budget
  - For digital and AI medical devices under MDR or IVDR
  - Company-led consortia across countries and sectors
  - EIT allocation of €67.3M for 2026-2028
**faqs:** 
  -     **answer:** Innovation Validation 2027, from 14 October 2026 to 13 January 2027 (16:00 CET), for digital and AI-enabled medical devices moving from Innovation Maturity Level 6 to 7.
    **question:** What EIT Health call is open now?
  -     **answer:** Under Innovation Validation 2027, up to 50% of the project budget and at most €850,000 per project.
    **question:** How much funding does EIT Health give?
  -     **answer:** Not to Innovation Validation: a company must lead a consortium of at least two organisations from different countries and two sides of the knowledge triangle.
    **question:** Can a single startup apply?
  -     **answer:** Yes. The commercialising company signs a Financial Sustainability Contribution Agreement with EIT Health.
    **question:** Do I have to give anything back?
**related Slugs:** 
  - eit
  - horizon-cluster1
  - eic-accelerator
  - eic-transition
**keywords:** 
  - EIT Health
  - EIT Health call 2027
  - EIT Health Innovation Validation
  - EIT Health funding startups
  - medtech funding Europe
**typical Timeline:** Set per call
**for Who:** Health and medtech companies, especially digital and AI medical-device makers close to clinical validation, working with hospitals, universities or research partners.
**honest Take:** EIT Health money comes with strings: consortia across countries and sectors, co-funding and a financial sustainability contribution that pays some value back to EIT Health. In return you get clinical partners and a network few founders can build alone. The current call only fits regulated digital or AI devices that are ready for clinical validation.
**links:** 
  -     **url:** https://eithealth.eu/opportunity/innovation-validation/
    **group:** Official sources
    **label:** Innovation Validation Call 2027
  -     **url:** https://eithealth.eu/get-involved/new-call-opportunities/
    **group:** Official sources
    **label:** EIT Health call opportunities
  -     **url:** https://www.eit.europa.eu/about-us/eit-glance
    **group:** Official sources
    **label:** EIT at a glance
**calls Timeline:** 
  -     **date:** 2026-10-14
    **label:** Innovation Validation 2027 opened
  -     **date:** 2027-01-13
    **label:** Innovation Validation 2027 deadline
**deadlines2026:** 
  - 2027-01-13
**open Calls Note:** **Open now**
- **Innovation Validation 2027**: opened 14 October 2026, closes **13 January 2027, 16:00 CET**. Up to €850,000 and up to 50% of the project budget.

**Closed**
- Most other 2026 EIT Health calls, including Innovation Uptake and the Transformative Healthcare Instrument, are closed.
**total Budget2026:** €67.3M EIT allocation for 2026-2028

## Funding amounts (amounts)

Official source: https://eithealth.eu/opportunity/innovation-validation/

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**funding Amount:** Up to €850K per project

Section review: Not independently verified.

## How to apply (apply)

Official source: https://eithealth.eu/opportunity/innovation-validation/

**how To Apply:** 
  - Register on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal (step 1 in EIT Health's instructions).
  - Apply through EIT Health's application platform from the Innovation Validation call page (step 2).
  - Join the call's open Q&A session and use the supporting pack linked from the call page.
  - Submit before 13 January 2027 at 16:00 CET.

Section review: Not independently verified.

## Calendar (calls_timeline)

Official source: https://eithealth.eu/opportunity/innovation-validation/

**milestones:** 
  -     **date:** 2026-10-14
    **label:** Innovation Validation 2027 opened
  -     **date:** 2027-01-13
    **label:** Innovation Validation 2027 deadline

Section review: Not independently verified.

## Eligibility (eligibility)

Official source: https://eithealth.eu/opportunity/innovation-validation/

**eligibility:** 
  - Innovation Validation 2027: a company-led consortium of at least two organisations from different countries, covering at least two sides of the knowledge triangle (industry, research, education).
  - The solution must be a digital or AI-enabled medical device under MDR or IVDR at Innovation Maturity Level 6, aiming for level 7 by the end of the project.
  - The commercialising entity signs a Financial Sustainability Contribution Agreement; a micro or small commercialising company must receive €400,000 to €500,000 of the grant.
  - EIT Health funds up to 50% of the total project budget, to a maximum grant of €850,000.

Section review: **content id:** eit-health:eligibility
**status:** ok
**source url:** https://eithealth.eu/opportunity/innovation-validation/
**last verified at:** 2026-11-09T00:00:00+00:00
**next check due:** 2026-11-23T00:00:00+00:00

## Questions & answers (faqs)

Official source: https://eithealth.eu/opportunity/innovation-validation/

{"faqs": [{"question": "What EIT Health call is open now?", "answer": "Innovation Validation 2027, from 14 October 2026 to 13 January 2027 (16:00 CET), for digital and AI-enabled medical devices moving from Innovation Maturity Level 6 to 7."}, {"question": "How much funding does EIT Health give?", "answer": "Under Innovation Validation 2027, up to 50% of the project budget and at most €850,000 per project."}, {"question": "Can a single startup apply?", "answer": "Not to Innovation Validation: a company must lead a consortium of at least two organisations from different countries and two sides of the knowledge triangle."}, {"question": "Do I have to give anything back?", "answer": "Yes. The commercialising company signs a Financial Sustainability Contribution Agreement with EIT Health."}]}
**faqs:** 
  -     **answer:** Innovation Validation 2027, from 14 October 2026 to 13 January 2027 (16:00 CET), for digital and AI-enabled medical devices moving from Innovation Maturity Level 6 to 7.
    **question:** What EIT Health call is open now?
  -     **answer:** Under Innovation Validation 2027, up to 50% of the project budget and at most €850,000 per project.
    **question:** How much funding does EIT Health give?
  -     **answer:** Not to Innovation Validation: a company must lead a consortium of at least two organisations from different countries and two sides of the knowledge triangle.
    **question:** Can a single startup apply?
  -     **answer:** Yes. The commercialising company signs a Financial Sustainability Contribution Agreement with EIT Health.
    **question:** Do I have to give anything back?

Section review: Not independently verified.

## Who this is for (for_who)

Official source: https://eithealth.eu/opportunity/innovation-validation/

**text:** Health and medtech companies, especially digital and AI medical-device makers close to clinical validation, working with hospitals, universities or research partners.

Section review: Not independently verified.

## Before you apply (honest_take)

Official source: https://eithealth.eu/opportunity/innovation-validation/

**text:** EIT Health money comes with strings: consortia across countries and sectors, co-funding and a financial sustainability contribution that pays some value back to EIT Health. In return you get clinical partners and a network few founders can build alone. The current call only fits regulated digital or AI devices that are ready for clinical validation.

Section review: Not independently verified.

## Official sources (links)

Official source: https://eithealth.eu/opportunity/innovation-validation/

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**links:** 
  -     **url:** https://eithealth.eu/opportunity/innovation-validation/
    **group:** Official sources
    **label:** Innovation Validation Call 2027
  -     **url:** https://eithealth.eu/get-involved/new-call-opportunities/
    **group:** Official sources
    **label:** EIT Health call opportunities
  -     **url:** https://www.eit.europa.eu/about-us/eit-glance
    **group:** Official sources
    **label:** EIT at a glance

Section review: Not independently verified.

## Deadlines & access (open_calls)

Official source: https://eithealth.eu/opportunity/innovation-validation/

**Open now**
- **Innovation Validation 2027**: opened 14 October 2026, closes **13 January 2027, 16:00 CET**. Up to €850,000 and up to 50% of the project budget.

**Closed**
- Most other 2026 EIT Health calls, including Innovation Uptake and the Transformative Healthcare Instrument, are closed.
**deadlines2026:** 
  - 2027-01-13

Section review: **content id:** eit-health:open_calls
**status:** ok
**source url:** https://eithealth.eu/opportunity/innovation-validation/
**last verified at:** 2026-11-09T00:00:00+00:00
**next check due:** 2026-11-23T00:00:00+00:00

## Overview (overview)

Official source: https://eithealth.eu/opportunity/innovation-validation/

EIT Health is the European Institute of Innovation and Technology's community for health. It brings together companies, hospitals, universities and research centres and runs funding calls, accelerator programmes and education. Its EIT allocation for 2026-2028 is €67.3 million.

The call open now is **Innovation Validation 2027**: it opened on 14 October 2026 and closes on **13 January 2027 at 16:00 CET**. It funds up to 50% of a project budget, to a maximum grant of €850,000, to take digital or AI-enabled medical devices (under MDR or IVDR) from Innovation Maturity Level 6 to 7: clinical validation, regulatory approval and market preparation. A company must lead a consortium of at least two organisations from different countries covering at least two of industry, research and education. If the commercialising company is a micro or small enterprise, it must receive €400,000 to €500,000 of the grant, and it signs a Financial Sustainability Contribution Agreement.

Most other EIT Health calls for 2026, including innovation uptake and education calls, are closed. Check the EIT Health opportunities page for the next rounds.
**badge:** Health innovation community
**key Features:** 
  - Innovation Validation 2027: up to €850,000, deadline 13 January 2027
  - Funds up to 50% of the project budget
  - For digital and AI medical devices under MDR or IVDR
  - Company-led consortia across countries and sectors
  - EIT allocation of €67.3M for 2026-2028

Section review: Not independently verified.

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