BACKGROUND
Locally-developed e-solutions have
revolutionized Estonia's healthcare system.
Doctors and patients, not to mention hospitals
and the government, are beneting from the
convenience, access, and savings that these eservices have brought.
Our President Mr. Toomas Hendrik Ilves has
been elected as Chairman of the “EU Task
Force on eHealth” with the Fundamental task of
Redesigning health in Europe by 2020.
Key Estonian companies that have
revolutionized the healthcare sector. Nortal is
the 1st in the world to offer HL7 FHIR patient
record and HL7 FHIR data exchange. Fast
Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) is
a draft standard describing data formats and
elements (known as "resources") and an
Application Programming Interface (API) for
exchanging Electronic health records. The
standard created by the Health Level Seven
International (HL7) health-care standards
organization. Helmes has developed a product
that is used by at least 100,000 insurance
specialists around the world. MediSoft- The
biggest Estonian software developer in the
elds of social insurance and healthcare.
HansaSoft-The rst digital prescription in
Estonia was sold by using the HansaSoft
Information System for Pharmacies. Today 97%
of prescriptions in Estonia are digitized.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
WITH INDIA
Estonian Genome Center - The Center has
stored the genetic information about 50 000+
people currently, which is over 5% of Estonia's
total adult population. Companies can tap into
this data and run research on different
connections between medical cases, lifestyle,
genetic information. The research group and
facilities also provide various services for
companies. Always maintain client
condentiality at the highest level with personal
data protection laws.
3% of universities in the world and has been
teaching medicine at the highest levels for four
centuries. The University is willing to consider
options to explore partnerships with companies
in the elds of R&D, clinical trials, testing, etc.
Medicine Estonia - Apart from the Made in the
EU label and strong patient laws to safeguard
your interests. The Estonian market has
excellent research, public programs and
healthcare system, e-Health solutions, etc.
which are unconsolidated. For example biotech
and pharma have great research teams with
extraordinary workforce but only micro and
small companies. For Indian Companies, this
means that a new player on the market could be
a leader straight from the start.
Various grants and support schemes for product
development and R&D cooperation with
universities (Estonian and foreign). The grants
can range up to Euro 2 million and can be used
mainly for R&D operations but also equipment,
facilities, apparatus upgrade, etc.
Estonian nationwide platform for health data
management, active Wellness and digital health
start-up community, Centers of Excellence in
Healthcare Technology development.
For more information for exploring healthcare
opportunities in Estonia please feel free to
contact Mr. Ankit Bahl-Advisor Trade &
Investment ([email protected])
KNOW US
INTRODUCTION TO ESTONIA
Estonia connects the dots between
Scandinavia, Central Europe and what lies to
the east
Estonia's capital Tallinn is the best preserved
medieval city in Northern Europe - a UNESCO
world heritage site.
Estonia speaks Estonian...as well as English,
Russian, Finnish and German
Estonia is about 50% forest- One of the
Cleanest airs in the world
Estonia is a digital society- First country to offer
e-Residency.
Member of EU, Eurozone, OECD, NATO and
Schengen
Credit ratings: Fitch A+ S&P AA- Moody’s A1
1st in International Tax Competitiveness Index
in 2015
2nd in Index of Economic Freedom in EU (9 th
in the World)
The Singing Nation
Estonian Song and Dance Celebration is the
signature event and a reason why Estonians
are often referred to as the "singing nation".
The uniqueness of this mesmerizing event has
even earned the song and dance celebration a
place at UNESCO's prestigious list of
Intangible Cultural Heritage.
The University of Tartu is ranked among the top
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