The Summer 2023 call for applications is open from June 1st!

BETA.HEALTH wants to support and accelerate innovation projects at Danish hospitals to spark the development of new or improved treatments and clinical solutions for the benefit of patients and society.

In the current call for applications, BETA.HEALTH will award four types of grant:

There are 19 grants in total: 8 BETA.02, 8 BETA.05, 2 BETA.10 and 1 INDUSTRY.PARTNER.10.

You may apply for a BETA.HEALTH grant using our online application and grant management system.

Applicants must download and read this guide before applying. 

27 August 2023: Summer 2023 call application deadline

8 November 2023 (at the latest): All applicants receive notification of the Review Committee's decision

28 January 2023: Winter 2024 call application deadline

The purpose of BETA.HEALTH grants is to support and accelerate innovation projects at Danish hospitals to amplify the development of new or improved treatments and clinical solutions for the benefit of patients and society.

Grant applicants must demonstrate how their innovation project leverages clinical research discoveries or other published research which can be exploited in a new way, a new clinical area, or a new clinical context.

For the SUMMER CALL 2023 (Call 4) specifically, BETA.HEALTH will prioritize projects that clearly address 

Early detection in diagnostics, prediction models or digital workflows

Personalized solutions to fit the needs of each patient, focused on value and outcome, regardless of location

Examples of solutions addressing the above issues could be digital, data- and/or device-driven solutions leading to:

Continuous and actionable decision-support 

Increased speed, place, and precision of diagnostics for early intervention, treatment and monitoring - e.g closer to the patients and reduce check-ups and follow-ups 

Prospectively validated prediction models that support optimal resource allocation in the healthcare system

Projects which are solely focused on testing products that are in the market 

Projects with a procurement rather than development focus 

Minor incremental improvement of existing solutions

Projects with inadequate scaling potential

It is the applicant's responsibility to highlight how their project addresses issues that fall within the BETA.HEALTH purpose and areas of support.

Specific Areas of Support for the Industry Call

BETA.HEALTH and Roche aims to accelerate the development and implementation of new or improved clinical solutions that will enable earlier detection within lung oncology and ophthalmology.

BETA.HEALTH and Roche aims to accelerate the development and implementation of new or improved clinical solutions that will help solve the capacity challenges now and in the future within radiology/imaging, specifically within lung cancer or hematology, or pathology within lung or breast cancer, or hematology.

BETA.HEALTH and Roche aims to accelerate the development and implementation of new or improved clinical solutions that will enable ‘health at home’ solutions within breast or lung oncology, ophthalmology or hematology.

Grant applicants must showcase how their innovation project leverages or addresses one or more of these areas of support.

The Review Committee will award the INDUSTRY.PARTNER.10 grant after the same assessment criteria as the regular BETA grants.

Please refer to the call guidelines for further details, or contact us at contact@betahealth.dk if you are in doubt about these 'areas of support'.

Grant funds may be used to fund external project costs, including: 

External consultants with competencies in, e.g., business development or a technical or clinical field 

Equipment, including hardware and software

You can use up to 20% of the grant to free resources for core project team members

5% of the grant will be reserved for program activities (Project Bootcamp/Booster, education & acceleration activities from external providers). This corresponds to a fixed amount of 12.500 DKK, 25.000 DKK, or 50.000 DKK for BETA.02, BETA.05 or BETA.10/INDUSTRY.PARTNER.10 respectively.

Costs related to the publication and presentation of research findings 

Support of research projects with no intended development and/or implementation

Direct funding (salary) of PhD students 

The BETA.HEALTH team screens and prepares applications for the BETA.HEALTH review committee. The initial screening is based on the information provided in the online application. All applications are screened and evaluated by the BETA.HEALTH team and review committee using the same tools and criteria to ensure consistency and equal opportunity. The BETA.HEALTH may reach out to applicants in a due diligence process to clarify missing or unclear information.

Ultimately, the BETA.HEALTH review committee awards grants based on their final evaluation approximately one month after the application deadline. Applicants are notified one week later.

Applications to the BETA.HEALTH program can only be submitted via the application forms in the BETA.HEALTH grant application portal. Click the link to go through to the portal and start your application.