Who we are?

Turning digital health ideas into solutions that work in the real world.

AI4Health.Cro helps startups, SMEs, healthcare organisations, public institutions, researchers and innovation teams develop, test and adopt digital and AI-based solutions for healthcare.

Whether you are developing a new technology, looking to improve an existing service, exploring how AI could support your organisation, or preparing a solution for wider use, we help you find the expertise, infrastructure and partners you need.

Test a technology. Validate a solution. Build new skills. Navigate regulatory requirements. Find funding. Meet the right partners. Bring innovation into healthcare practice.

AI4Health.Cro brings together researchers, healthcare professionals, technology experts, business mentors, investors and public institutions so that organisations do not have to navigate digital transformation alone.

We are a European Digital Innovation Hub specialised in AI and digital health, providing practical support from the first idea to implementation and growth. We are co-funded by the European Union under the DIGITAL EUROPE programme. 

How we can help

Healthcare innovation can be complex. A company may need to test whether its technology works before investing further. A hospital may want to explore how AI could improve a process. A public institution may need support with digital transformation. A research team may need partners, infrastructure or a route towards practical application.

AI4Health.Cro connects these needs with the right expertise and services.

Through our services, you can:

  • Test and validate technologies, prototypes and digital solutions

  • Develop and improve products, services and processes

  • Access research infrastructure, experts and healthcare environments

  • Build digital and AI skills within your organisation

  • Understand regulatory, legal and data requirements

  • Prepare for investment and identify funding opportunities

  • Connect with partners, healthcare providers, innovators and investors

  • Support the adoption of digital technologies in healthcare and the public sector

Whatever your starting point, we help you identify the next practical step.

Growing healthcare needs call for smarter solutions

By 2070, 30% of the European population will be older than 65
30%
80% of the population older than 65 have at least one chronic condition
80%
80% of all healthcare costs in the EU (€700 billion) are spent on chronic diseases
80%

Digital healthcare is one of the fastest growing industries in the global healthcare market, with AI as a key tool in the development of smart health. AI can be deployed in just about any facet or activity of the health industry, from clinical decision-making and public health, to biomedical research and drug development, to health system administration and service redesign.

The integration of AI technologies is recognized within the EU as crucial in controlling and reducing the costs of health services and the long-term sustainability of health systems.

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AI applications have the potential to free up 1,659 million to 1,944 million hours every year
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AI applications can potentially save 380,000 to 403,000 lives annually
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AI applications could save €170.9 to 212.4 billion annually

Our Team is Our Strength

AI4Health.Cro is a non-profit public-private consortium of experts in the field of AI, healthcare and startups that sees artificial intelligence (AI) as the key to advancing healthcare and medicine. The consortium brings together 15 partners coordinated by the Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI) and is funded equally under the Digital Europe Program and national funding. Over the next three years, the AI4Health.Cro Hub will work on developing new AI-based tools and innovative solutions to improve the quality of healthcare. By collaborating with industry partners, healthcare providers, and researchers, AI4Health.Cro will provide services to small and medium-sized enterprises, startups, and innovators developing AI technologies for use in healthcare and medicine.

AI4Health.Cro partners come from both the private and public sectors, including the Croatian Artificial Intelligence Association  – CroAI, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Croatia, Magdalena, Clinic for Cardiovascular Medicine, the Croatian Institute of Public Health, the Croatian Health Insurance Fund, University of Split School of Medicine, Algebra Bernays University, Smion, Croatian Healthcare Employers Association, Mreža znanja, as well as the successful companies Ericsson Nikola Tesla, IN2 and NEWTON Technologies Adria.

The project partners from the private and public sectors provide users with access to multidisciplinary expertise in assessing the digital maturity of technologies, supporting technology development and adaptation to user needs, supporting technology transfer, incubator expertise in creating and managing projects, access to funding programs, and expertise in ethical and legal regulations.