Consortium meeting and first ELIS Pitch Stop Event in Porto

The second general meeting of Digit-PRE consortium took place on 12, 13 and 14th of March in Porto, Portugal, and included the first edition of the Elis Pitch Stop event with some of the Digit-PRE Call’s winning projects. 

The meeting was quite intense and lasted for three days. On the 12th and 13th morning the focus was on the organisational and operational issues of the project, while the afternoon of the 13th and morning of the 14th were dedicated to the integration of the 12 lead-project partners to the DIGIT-PRE consortium. 

The programme on the 12th and the morning of the 13th included an update on the actions taken up to the launch of the call and the programming of the second stage of the project. The afternoon and the following morning were dedicated to the Innovation Support Programme and the preparation for the Elis Pitch Stop event.  

The Elis Pitch Stop event started on the afternoon of the 13th. Four of the selected projects, including Fun4Function, Pain & Gain, Robin Assistant and Twin Rehab, which, had the chance to present their digital health technologies to a panel of experts in the innovation process and gather feedback to enhance their solution and market journey.  The last morning of the event on the 14th was also dedicated to the Elis Pitch Stop event, where the projects prepared and presented their Action Plans. 

The event agenda also included two social moments. The first day of the meeting ended with a Porto’s city center stroll and dinner for the consortium members in Vila Nova de Gaia, with a magnificent view of Porto’s city center, “Ribeira”. On the second day, a dinner brought together consortium members and the teams of the selected projects, fostering networking and collaboration opportunities. 

The event ended at 1pm with the second edition of the Pitch Stop event scheduled for the 26th and 27th in Malmo.