Circular Health European Digital Innovation Hub

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Circular Health EDIH specific focus is the applicative are of Circular Health: the connection between human health and the one of animals, plants and the environment. It has Health and Agri-food SMEs and Pas in Piedmont and Valle D’Aosta as targets, without disregarding the national territory. It coordinates universities, DIHs, innovation clusters, industrial associations, public and private ICT providers, higher technical institutes, independent financial consultants, incubators, accelerators, EEN nodes, KICs EIT Health and EIT Food. The expertise is focused on Artificial Intelligence, HPC, Cybersecurity and Blockchain for traceability, but it does not disregard higher TRL solutions given the low level of digitalization of its customers. To ensure a truly European dimension, CHEDIH created a network of EDIHs around Europe: 22 EDIH candidates specialized in Health or Agri-food signed a multi-lateral agreement to share a common catalogue of services, and coordinate with DTA. Its pipeline of services includes: 1) A reinforced digital maturity assessment produces a digital roadmap and a technology matching. 2) Test before invest exploits the technological expertise of the partners. 3) It offers skills and training courses, designed by partners of the wider higher education systems 4) Search for public and private financing sources, and auxiliary services 5) Support for digital transformation and collaboration with technological, national and foreign partners; events and b2b (innovation ecosystem and networking), together with other European networks.