Ireland

Ireland – DkIT – Connected Health & Wellbeing Cluster

Launched in 2021, the Cluster has 70 members across the health ecosystem on the island of Ireland, with circa two thirds based in ‘industry’.
Ireland – DkIT – Connected Health & Wellbeing Cluster

Members include large Tech & Pharma multinationals, startups, scale-ups, academia/ R&D, healthcare providers, and support agencies. We're hosted by Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) who also manage the dConnect Digital Health Hub, the DigiBio Health Validation programme, and have a number of Health Research Centres.

Objectives

The aim is to increase collaboration across key stakeholders in the health ecosystem.


Our six strategic pillars priorities include:
1. Innovation, Promotion & Collaboration
2. Internationalisation
3. Education, Skills, Training & Development
4. Regulatory, Cybersecurity, & Interoperability
5. Sustainable HealthTech
6. Personalised Health Monitoring including SportsTech & Wearables

Key Links

Ecosystem Coordinators
Breanndan-Casey Photo - Breanndan Casey

Breanndán Casey

Manager of the Connected Health & Wellbeing Cluster