{"id":13910,"date":"2025-07-18T12:13:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T09:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/?page_id=13910"},"modified":"2026-04-13T17:19:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:19:24","slug":"health-tech-accelerator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/en\/incubation\/health-tech-accelerator\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Tech Accelerator"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13910\" class=\"elementor elementor-13910 elementor-13875\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c104c2a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c104c2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9ac67c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9ac67c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>Health Tech Accelerator \u2013 Health Founders Estonia<\/b><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d198f19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d198f19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Accelerating the growth of Estonian health tech startups<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e1f22b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e1f22b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a22865 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a22865\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41a4b80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41a4b80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Health Founders Estonia is a health technology development environment supported by the Estonian government, with the goal of building the most valuable early-stage health tech ecosystem in Europe.<\/p><p>Tartu Science Park is a partner of the Health Founders Estonia program and, together with the University of Tartu, TalTech, Tallinn Science Park, and other experts, helps accelerate the development of health tech startups. Together, we support the birth of new ideas, help startups reach the market, and prepare them for international growth.<\/p><p>Read more about HFE from their <a href=\"https:\/\/hfe.ee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website.<\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Application open until 4th of May.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50b514c elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"50b514c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/hfe.ee\/programs\/startups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Apply here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93279e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93279e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11a253e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"11a253e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/504377368_122129568644805266_6201909765178427439_n-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13877\" alt=\"Tervisetehnoloogia kiirendi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/504377368_122129568644805266_6201909765178427439_n-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/504377368_122129568644805266_6201909765178427439_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/504377368_122129568644805266_6201909765178427439_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/504377368_122129568644805266_6201909765178427439_n-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/504377368_122129568644805266_6201909765178427439_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Health Tech Accelerator<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9728a4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a9728a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-975578a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"975578a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>What does the Health Tech Accelerator offer?<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a4a028 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7a4a028\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c207360 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c207360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Three development tracks for different stages of a startup\u2019s lifecycle:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>DEFINE<\/strong><\/p><p>A 24-week core accelerator for early-stage teams.<br>Suitable if you have an idea and a team but need support in validating your value proposition and preparing for investors. The program includes workshops, mentoring, prototyping, and pitching to investors. <\/p><p><strong>DEVELOP<\/strong><\/p><p>Up to 24 months of product and business model development.<br>Suitable if the company is already registered and the existing solution requires clinical validation, regulatory strategy, product development, or fundraising.<\/p><p><strong>GROW<\/strong><\/p><p>A growth program for health tech companies ready for export.<br>Suitable if you already have users in Estonia and are planning to enter foreign markets. The program offers support for export strategy, international contacts, and the opportunity to participate in international demo days. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7ddef1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f7ddef1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8617fd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8617fd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/480958481_122102712854805266_8221060060950394617_n-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-13879\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/480958481_122102712854805266_8221060060950394617_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/480958481_122102712854805266_8221060060950394617_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/480958481_122102712854805266_8221060060950394617_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/480958481_122102712854805266_8221060060950394617_n.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45fe0c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45fe0c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c51e859 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c51e859\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Why Estonia?<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>99% of health data is digital, and every citizen has an e-health account<\/li><li>Over 20 years of experience developing national e-health infrastructure<\/li><li>Ranked #1 in the Digital Health Index (Bertelsmann Foundation, 2024)<\/li><li>Health tech development is supported by Startup Estonia and the European Regional Development Fund<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p><strong>Our long-term vision for 2035<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>1000 health tech companies operating in the ecosystem<\/li><li>At least 10% of them achieving international breakthrough<\/li><li>\u20ac300 million export capacity created in the sector<\/li><li>Startups raising a total of \u20ac100 million in investments<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p><strong>Applications for this round are closed<\/strong><\/p><p>Thank you to everyone who applied! Information about the new round will be shared in early 2026. Want to learn more about the program or stay updated on upcoming opportunities?  <\/p><p>Follow the Health Founders Estonia Accelerator website.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e64582d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e64582d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3ce015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a3ce015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/hfe.ee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health Tech Accelerator \u2013 Health Founders Estonia Accelerating the growth of Estonian health tech startups Health Founders Estonia is a health technology development environment supported by the Estonian government, with the goal of building the most valuable early-stage health tech ecosystem in Europe. 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