Digital Health Austria Launched: New Funding Initiative for Digital Health Innovations
The official launch of “Digital Health Austria – Innovations for the Healthcare System of Tomorrow” took place at the Austrian Life Science Day 2026. A total of EUR 10 million is available through FFG funding programmes. In addition, the Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft (LBG) and Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws) provide comprehensive accompanying and a training- and capacity building programme for interested applicants.
With the Digital Health Austria initiative, the Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft (LBG), together with the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) and Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws), is setting new standards for innovation in the Austrian healthcare sector. The initiative aims to support projects that combine digital technologies with tangible benefits for patients, healthcare services and society.
Two Funding Tracks
Digital Health Austria comprises two funding schemes as well as complementary support measures for networking, project development and capacity building. Funding is available for:
• Flagship Projects
• Cooperative Projects (including Ideas Labs)
The initiative focuses on inter- and transdisciplinary projects that improve healthcare from the perspective of patients and affected communities. Examples include reducing the gender health gap and improving equitable access to healthcare in underserved regions. A key principle is the early involvement of patients, citizens and other stakeholders, combined with collaboration across disciplines and sectors, to jointly develop sustainable and systemic improvements for the healthcare system.
Accompanying Support Programme
A core element of Digital Health Austria is its accompanying training- and capacity building programme, jointly delivered by the LBG Open Innovation in Science (OIS) Center and aws. The programme helps applicants further develop project ideas, identify suitable partners and strengthen the quality of their proposals.
Support measures range from webinars on topics such as Open Innovation, impact, intellectual property protection and pathways to implementation to facilitated networking events that foster exchange, co-creation and the formation of new project consortia.
Information Webinar for the Flagship Projects Call
The first support activities have already started. Interested participants can learn more about the initiative, the current call and the available support measures at the Digital Health Austria Information Webinar on 7 July 2026.
Further information on Digital Health Austria is available on the websites of the FFG and the LBG OIS Center.
