Estonia’s HealthTech Innovation Roadmap: Uniting Stakeholders from Public and Private Sectors

On 12 September 2025, Estonia took a decisive step toward strengthening its healthtech ecosystem by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) among government ministries, industry, academia, and key associations.

This marks the launch of a coordinated plan to bring together the many pieces in Estonia’s health-innovation puzzle, to not only support innovation, but to shape a healthcare system centred around people.

The key parties of the MoU include the Ministry of Social Affairs, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, Enterprise Estonia (EIS), Health Founders Estonia, Tehnopol, the Estonian Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications, Metrosert, Tartu Biotechnology Park, and AIRE – AI & Robotics Estonia. 

 

“2025 marks a new era for Estonia’s health technologies – for the first time, we are taking a systematic approach, linking development, implementation, and export. With strong cooperation and the Health Founders Estonia model, we aim to make Estonian health innovation not just a local success story, but a driver of international growth,” said Erki Mölder, Member of the Board and Founder of the Estonian Health Economy Association.

 

The memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on September 12 represents a commitment by all relevant stakeholders to align their efforts. This is about going from “everyone has plans for the next two years” to “we glue it all together.” The roadmap is intended to do more than coordinate; it aims to drive progress. The MoU will be followed later this month by a joint roadmap of concrete actions, including simplifying the introduction of new healthcare solutions to the market, supporting the adoption of innovative products by doctors and patients, and facilitating the export of proven technologies.

This agreement demonstrates our shared commitment to developing more effective, accessible, and personalized healthcare solutions through a collaborative approach that combines science, business, and policy. It marks a significant milestone in supporting the national roadmap for health technologies and services, with a focus on health data, personalized medicine, human-centered solutions, and ecosystem cooperation. The progress made so far will not remain isolated; instead, it will be integrated, refined, and scaled up.