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Calling all health professionals: HIHI and IGNITE 2018 launches in Galway

News | Posted on: 20 August, 2018

This September, Health Innovation Hub Ireland will launch IGNITE 2018 with partners HSE NDTP, National Doctors Training and Planning, Saolta University Healthcare Group & ICAPPS, Irish Centre for Applied Patient Safety…

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We are hiring! HIHI Galway is looking for a lead to manage innovation from those within the healthcare community.

Opportunity | Posted on: 13 August, 2018

Job Description: Have you worked in Medtech? Do you have a passion for innovation and want to work to improve our healthcare system for patients and healthcare workers? Health Innovation…

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Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather Humphreys, TD: “we want to see proposals that involve collaboration between industry, research bodies and the public sector.”

Opportunity | Posted on: 31 July, 2018

Calling all innovators in  AI, robotics, smart food production, and health and wellbeing – opportunity now open to compete for a share of a new €500m Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund…

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EIT Health opportunity | Train the trainer: emerging competencies for senior healthcare managers

Opportunity | Posted on: 30 July, 2018

The “Train the Healthcare Manager Trainer” is a three-day programme for developing teacher capabilities on emerging competencies for senior healthcare managers from Karolinska Institute, IESE Business School, University of Grenoble-Alpes,…

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HIHI in Galway feature in Saolta newsletter

News | Posted on: 25 July, 2018

HSE, the Saolta University Health Care Group and NUI Galway are happy to announce that Health Innovation Hub Ireland are now based in the West. Health Innovation Hub Ireland (HIHI)…

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Reminder – IMSTA Medtech Awards 2018 – closing date for entries is 31st August

News | Posted on: 17 July, 2018

The Award ceremony and Gala Black Tie Dinner will take place Thursday September 27th in the fabulous Croke Park Conference Centre. This year’s event will further push the envelope, allowing…

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If we can’t change how we work in the system, the system simply won’t change.

Opinion piece | Posted on: 3 July, 2018

In Ireland today we have nine of the global top ten pharma companies and 18 of the top 25 medical device companies. Lesser known, is that we have 300 indigenous…

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The Irish healthcare system is in desperate need of new ideas and new solutions

Opinion piece | Posted on: 25 June, 2018

THE IRISH HEALTHCARE system is in desperate need of new ideas and new solutions to deeply embedded problems. Health Innovation Hub Ireland (HIHI) works across the health sector with Irish…

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Health Innovation Hub Ireland offers unique quid pro quo to enterprise and the HSE, as it launches national ‘dragons den’ style call for Irish start ups

Press Release | Posted on: 19 June, 2018

Government initiative, Health Innovation Hub Ireland (HIHI), today launched a national call – both focussed and open – to industry. HIHI works across the health sector with Irish businesses to…

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Innovation in HealthTech Event – Tyndall National Institute, Cork

Event | Posted on: 6 June, 2018

Innovation in HealthTech brings together leading academics, clinicians, experts and engineers to discuss technology solutions to human health problems. On 11 June evening, leading academic, clinical representatives and enterprises will discuss the…

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