Sports and Health Innovation Accelerator
Start Date: January 2026
End Date: December 2028
Duration: 36 months
Budget: €1,500,000
Funding: Erasmus+ Innovation Alliances
Start Date: January 2026
End Date: December 2028
Duration: 36 months
Budget: €1,500,000
Funding: Erasmus+ Innovation Alliances
SHIA, Sports and Health Innovation Accelerator, is an Erasmus+ Alliances for Innovation project designed to foster innovation at the intersection of sport and health. By connecting higher education institutions, vocational education and training providers, research centres, startups, industry, and policymakers, the project creates a structured framework that transforms knowledge into market-ready solutions.
Through a validated acceleration methodology based on agile innovation, real world testing, and close collaboration with industry, SHIA supports the development and scaling of new products, services, and business models. A core element of the project is the creation of Sports and Health Innovation Villages, collaborative spaces where startups, researchers, companies, and public authorities co create and test innovative solutions under real conditions.
SHIA aims to:
To reach its goals, SHIA will:
By building a strong and collaborative European innovation ecosystem, SHIA contributes to more sustainable, competitive, and digitally driven sport and health sectors across Europe.
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