Cross-Border HealthTech Venture Builder
Full name of the project: Cross-Border HealthTech Venture Builder
Small Project Fund Beneficiary: HAMAG-BICRO
Duration of the project: April 1, 2025 – April 1, 2026 (12 months)
Lead partner: NetHub (E.C.H.R. d.o.o.), Croatia (Contact e-mail: contact@nethub.hr)
Project partners: Cherka Company d.o.o., Bosnia and Herzegovina; Brain Code d.o.o., Montenegro
External collaborators on the project: Healthcare providers and MedTech companies from Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro
Total value: 83.692,52 EUR
Grant amount: 71.138,64 EUR (85 %)
About the project: The Cross-Border HealthTech Venture Builder project aims to accelerate healthcare innovation in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro by developing and piloting a cross-border Venture Building programme. The programme will connect MedTech companies and healthcare providers to co-create new health-focused ventures, addressing unmet needs through targeted support, mentoring, and early-stage business development. Using a corporate platform model, the project fosters collaboration between industry and healthcare providers, starting with orthopedics and expanding to other areas. It strengthens regional innovation capacities and lays the foundation for sustainable HealthTech ecosystems across borders.
Project activities:
- HealthTech Venture Building programme development
- HealthTech Venture Building programme pilot implementation
The project began with a Kick-off Meeting on April 4th in Mostar, bringing together project partners from Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. During the meeting, the team defined implementation steps and agreed on task distribution for the initial two months of the project.
he first project milestone has been successfully reached, with the first project deliverable, Joint report on the needs of end users (healthcare providers) and sponsors (industry), has been finalized.
As part of this milestone, stakeholder workshops were held in all three countries, engaging both healthcare providers and MedTech companies. These workshops provided valuable insights into pressing healthcare challenges and opportunities for innovation. The findings have been combined into a joint report that will serve as the foundation for the co-creation of the cross-border Venture Building programme in the upcoming project phase.