About TIGER
TIGER is shaping the future of eHealth innovation across the Alpine space, empowering SMEs and startups to develop customer-driven and impactful solutions.
FosTering ehealth and social Innovations as Gamechangers in sEnior and Remote care
The Alps cover an area of about 190,000 square kilometres. 8 Alpine countries, including Austria, Slovenia, Italy, France, Germany, Liechtenstein, Monaco and Switzerland, share the Alpine region, where some 14 million people live in almost 6,000 municipalities.
The Alpine region is characterised by rugged mountainous terrain, with many remote and isolated areas and communities. This leads to unequal access to health and care services. The growing elderly population is particularly affected by such health inequalities.
On the other hand, companies and innovators who want to drive medical progress and eliminate this inequality are repeatedly faced with similar challenges in the product development process. Common barriers include a lack of a coordinated and structured approach to innovation diffusion services, inadequate user experience management, or a lack of coordination between medical and business experts, among others.
Alpine Innovation Space
TIGER is designed to facilitate access to remote medical support and focuses on eHealth services and social innovations in the field of elderly and remote care to meet the current challenges of healthcare and demographic change.
Nomen est omen: The apronym stands for FosTering eHealth and Social Innovations as Gamechangers in SEnior and Remote Care, encapsulating its focus on addressing health inequalities in the Alpine region.
Just as a tiger navigates challenging terrain with strength and precision, TIGER faces the rugged geography and remote living conditions of the Alps, where healthcare access is often unequal. By supporting innovative eHealth solutions and social advancements, TIGER paves the way for improved healthcare and demographic resilience, empowering businesses and innovators to overcome barriers and succeed in delivering impactful progress.
TIGER supports start-ups and SMEs in all phases of product development
TIGER aims to provide co-designed services for innovation diffusion in senior and remote care within a comprehensive systemic support model. This will assist SMEs at all levels of technological readiness in developing customer-driven eHealth and social innovations, by optimizing market entry support, facilitating access to finance as well as fostering co-creation.
There are currently 8 free partner services available, depending on the technological maturity of the product or service.
