E-Health & Digital Health: leveraging international opportunities

Digital health solutions combine medical expertise with new technologies. This creates international opportunities for innovative products, services, and collaborations.

Hand on a smartwatch with health data – symbol of E-Health

Where business opportunities emerge for companies

Digital solutions help healthcare providers streamline processes, exchange information securely, and deliver better patient care. For Styrian companies, opportunities arise in areas such as telemedicine, medical software, digital diagnostic solutions, and the networking of devices and systems. Those who develop a solution for a specific need and demonstrate its practical suitability can win new customers in the healthcare sector and prepare to enter international markets.

 
From idea to market-ready solution

 
Through the EU project TIGER, ICS supports companies in further developing E-Health solutions, testing their practical suitability, and exploring market opportunities. International experts, specialized innovation services, and a network from the healthcare and innovation sectors are available for this purpose.

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Christina Rupp, export advisor at ICS

Digital health solutions need access to healthcare providers, technology partners, and new markets. We connect Styrian companies with relevant stakeholders so that international collaborations can emerge from their expertise.

Christina Rupp | TIGER Project Lead at ICS

Events on this topic

More events on E-Health

MEDICA Healthcare Brokerage Event 2026

16. November 2026 Düsseldorf, Deutschland

Innovation Award Styria 2027

04. December 2026 Online

Success stories on this topic

More success stories on E-Health

Success Story

How a Styrian HealthTech company, supported by the EU project DESIRE under the lead partnership of ICS, is paving the way for the global standard in AI-based blood diagnostics.

"We develop technology that saves lives, drastically reduces waiting times in the emergency room, and noticeably lowers costs. This is exactly what medical progress in the 21st century looks like. DESIRE has enabled us to pursue this ambition at full speed."

Ulrich Weigelt, Co-Founder & CEO

Success Story

The Styrian company HerzensApp steps in where the shortage of skilled workers and increasing demands in the care sector are most palpable: in efficient, intelligent workforce planning. Using modern technologies such as Natural Language Processing (NLP) and dynamic deployment planning, the platform brings caregivers and families together in a structured way, optimizes the internal processes of agencies, and reduces costs at the same time. What began as an innovative idea developed—accompanied by the ICS DESIRE team—into a scalable and future-proof solution for the care sector.

“With the help of the ICS, we were able to take further development steps, which ultimately led to more customers.”

Konstantin Pollanz, Co-Founder & CEO

Success Story

The time has finally come: the winning projects of the DESIRE Open Call are officially announced!

Success Story

The multiple award-winning Probando GmbH continued its international expansion in 2022. The innovative startup's website is now available in 10 different languages.

USA Success Story

Graz-based company declares war on aging

"Thanks to the support of the ICS through the Enabling!Export funding program, we were not only able to overcome the hurdles of exporting to the USA, but also to establish our subsidiary in Denver, USA, and to position our product spermidineLIFE® Original 365+ in the American market."

Vedran Bijelac, MSc, Director International Sales Authorized Representative | The Longevity Labs GmbH

Expert consulting – directly accessible

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Karin Hölbling, ICS

Karin Hölbling

Head of EU Projects

T +43 316 601 776 M +43 664 8179274 E karin.hoelbling@ic-steiermark.at
Christina Rupp, ICS

Christina Rupp

EU Project Management

T +43 316 601 749 M +43 664 8179372 E christina.rupp@ic-steiermark.at