Mateusz Dworak

From Innovation to Impact: Different Paths to Scale with EIT

There is no single route from a promising idea to a solution that reaches the market. In this one-hour session, explore different ways innovators can use the EIT Community to move from research and early-stage innovation towards validation, funding, implementation and scale.

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• Joanna BroyEIT HealthJoanna BroyHead of Ecosystem Management, EIT HealthJoanna Broy is a professional dedicated to bridging the worlds of business and science. As Head of Ecosystem Management in EIT Health, she focuses on fostering collaboration, connecting stakeholders, and supporting early-career innovators in turning their ideas into reality. She is passionate about helping the next generation of innovators realise their ambitions and shape the world of tomorrow.Read full bio →
• Kamila ChmielewskaNational Centre for Research DevelopmentKamila ChmielewskaNational Contact Point for EIC & EIT, National Centre for Research DevelopmentExperienced innovation and startup support ekspert specializing in technology-driven ventures, innovation financing, and the development of high-impact business models. Polish National Contact Point (NCP) for European Innovation Council (EIC) and European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) programmes, supporting companies throughout the innovation lifecycle. Focused on fostering sustainable growth through ESG principles, facilitating the adoption of innovation in enterprises, and helping startups scale through access to funding, strategic partnerships, and innovation ecosystems.Read full bio →
• Mateusz DworakMedical University of ŁódźMateusz DworakSenior Specialist for International Projects, Medical University of ŁódźMateusz Dworak is a medical doctor working at the intersection of healthcare, innovation and European research funding. At the Medical University of Łódź, he focuses on connecting companies and start-ups with academic expertise, building international partnerships, and developing collaborative R&D projects. His background combines medicine, entrepreneurship and training in psychodynamic psychotherapy. He is particularly interested in helping innovative companies turn their ideas into joint research projects supported by European funding.Read full bio →
• Antonina KurmanowiczEITAntonina KurmanowiczCommunity Officer, EITAntonina Kurmanowicz is an innovation ecosystem professional with experience in acceleration, corporate innovation, venture building and social innovation. As EIT Community Officer Poland, she focuses on connecting innovators, organisations and stakeholders with the EIT network and supporting entrepreneurship and innovation initiatives.Read full bio →
• Bart RoszkowskiProtein ResourcesBart RoszkowskiCo-CEO, Protein ResourcesBart Roszkowski is a 5x founder with 20+ years of experience building companies in both software and deeptech. He is Co-CEO of Proteine Resources, a deeptech pet health & longevity company. He has raised from angels, VCs, Y Combinator (W21) and the EIC Accelerator (€9.5M), and led complex operations such as spinning Vue Storefront (now Alokai) out of a software agency. He builds products hands-on, owns go-to-market and tells the story that sells them.Read full bio →
• Małgorzata SochackaMoodmonMałgorzata SochackaCo-founder, MoodmonMałgorzata Sochacka earned her PhD from Warsaw Technical University in 1993. She has over 20 years of experience in fundamental research in physical optics and more than 25 years in IT industry management. Since 2016, her work has focused on AI applications for monitoring affective disorders. As a co-founder and key driving force behind the MoodMon system, she is dedicated to advancing technology in mental health monitoring.Read full bio →

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