EIT Health Innovation Validation Call
Funds clinical validation and regulatory approval for AI-enabled medical devices reaching market readiness.
The EIT Health Innovation Validation Call is an annual EU co-financing programme that accelerates late-stage digital, data-driven, and AI-enabled medical devices through clinical validation, CE-mark regulatory submission, and commercial launch. The 2026 cycle ran from 25 February 2026 to 6 May 2026 and is now closed. Funded projects must address solutions regulated under the EU Medical Device Regu…
Digital, data and AI-enabled medical devices regulated under MDR/IVDR. Clinical validation through pivotal studies, CE-mark regulatory submission, product finalization, market readiness, and commercial strategy.
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