# HealthCare Innovation Opens E-HealthNAx With 14 European HealthTech Startups in Tunis > Source: https://healthcareinnovation.tn/healthcare-innovation-opens-e-healthnax-with-14-european-healthtech-startups-in-tunis/ > Author: healthcareinnovation.com > Published: 2026-03-25 > Updated: 2026-09-23 ## **HealthCare Innovation Opens E-HealthNAx With 14 European HealthTech Startups in Tunis** E-HealthNAx opened in Tunis on 25 March 2026. HealthCare Innovation gathered more than 80 participants and a delegation of 14 French and Polish HealthTech companies. Over 100 matchmaking meetings took place during the five-day mission, which ran from 24 to 28 March across Tunis and Monastir. HealthCare Innovation is the HealthTech cluster based in Monastir, Tunisia. E-HealthNAx links the Tunisian digital health ecosystem with its French and Polish counterparts. It also gives European medical technology firms a first structured route into North Africa. ### **Who funds E-HealthNAx and who runs it** Three clusters implement the programme. HealthCare Innovation leads in Tunisia, [BioValley France](https://www.biovalley-france.com/ leads) in France, and [MedSilesia](https://medsilesia.com/) leads in Poland. [Proovlab](https://healthcareinnovation.tn/proovlab/) , [Business France](https://www.businessfrance.fr/) and the CQE project of [GIZ Tunisia](https://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/336.html) support the delivery. The European Union funds the programme through[Euromed Clusters Forward](https://anima.coop/en/our-projects/euromed-clusters-forward/) . [ANIMA Investment Network leads it with Berytech](https://berytech.org/programs/euromed-clusters-forward/) . The programme runs until 2026 on a budget of 7.8 million euros. The European Union covers up to 90 percent of it. It reaches 81 clusters in seven southern Mediterranean countries. A second channel supports the export side. The action belongs to EXPORTI, under the PACE-AMIT programme of the CQE project. GIZ Tunisia delivers it with the Tunisian Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy. The European Union in Tunisia and the German ministry for economic cooperation, known as BMZ, fund it. ### **Which companies came, and from where** Five Polish medical technology firms travelled to Tunis. They were Accrea[Medical Robotics,](https://www.accrea.com) [Meden-Inmed](https://en.meden.com.pl) , [Orthoget](https://www.orthoget.com) , [Technomex](https://technomex.pl) and [Zarys](https://zarys.pl) . MedSilesia coordinated the group. It worked with the Upper Silesian Accelerator, known as [GAPR](https://gapr.pl) . The French group came through BioValley France, the health cluster based in Strasbourg. It included [InSimo](https://www.insimo.com/) , which builds surgical simulation software, and [Praxy.ai](https://www.praxy.ai/) . On the Tunisian side, the room held health authorities, public bodies, non-governmental organisations, drug and device makers, digital health startups and sector experts. #### **What the Polish embassy said** Agata Wadowska, Chargee d'affaires a.i. of the [Embassy of Poland in Tunis](https://www.gov.pl/web/tunisie) , opened the session. She set out how economic diplomacy supports Polish firms abroad. New technologies, biotechnology included, are a stated priority of the Polish government and of European institutions. She then placed the two countries side by side. Poland ranks sixth in the Digital Decade eHealth Indicator Study 2025. That puts it among the most advanced European countries in health system digitisation. Tunisia holds a similar position in its own region. The embassy said it expects this first meeting to produce lasting partnerships. That framing matters for a Tunisian cluster. It positions the country as a peer rather than a destination market. #### **What the day produced** The day ran in four blocks. An institutional session opened it. Then came an exchange on digital health priorities in Tunisia, expert talks, and pitches from the European firms. B2B meetings filled the rest of the day. More than 100 matchmaking meetings were held. The mission then moved to Monastir on 26 March. French startups spent a day there with clinicians and researchers at the Faculty of Medicine. We cover that day in[Digital Health Innovation Day in Monastir](https://healthcareinnovation.tn/digital-health-innovation-day-monastir-2026/) For the European firms, the week worked as a soft landing. They met distributors, clinicians, regulators and possible partners in five days. That first step usually takes a year. #### **What we take from it** Dr Haroun Ouanes, Director of HealthCare Innovation, summed up the outcome. "E-HealthNAx confirms Tunisia's ability to connect European innovation with the real needs of the Tunisian and North African markets, and to open new horizons for collaboration." Three conclusions stand out. - Regulatory readiness decides who converts. Firms who arrived with a compliance file moved faster than firms who arrived with a demo alone. We set out what that file requires in [Software as a Medical Device: Tunisia's regulatory blind spot](https://healthcareinnovation.tn/software-medical-device-regulation-tunisia/) - Traffic runs both ways. Two weeks earlier, four Tunisian startups took Tunisian innovation to Paris. WejdenSpire, ProovLab, NormSafety and MedGalaxis attended the MedInTechs congress on 9, 10 and 11 March 2026. - Embassies open doors a cluster cannot open alone. The Polish group came through a channel built by the embassy and an accelerator. HealthCare Innovation will use the same route for the next groups. Firms preparing a North African market entry can start with our [Clusters and incubators services](https://healthcareinnovation.tn/service/clusters-incubators/) #### **Frequently Asked Questions** **Q: What is E-HealthNAx?** A: E-HealthNAx is a Euro-Mediterranean programme. It links digital health and medical technology ecosystems in Tunisia, France and Poland. HealthCare Innovation, BioValley France and MedSilesia run it. The European Union funds it under Euromed Clusters Forward. **Q: When and where did the 2026 mission take place?** A: The mission ran from 24 to 28 March 2026 in Tunis and Monastir. The official launch day was held in Tunis on 25 March 2026. **Q: Which European companies took part?** A: Fourteen startups and firms from France and Poland joined the group. Five Polish makers are named in the press: Accrea Medical Robotics, Meden-Inmed, Orthoget, Technomex and Zarys. InSimo and Praxy.ai took part on the French side. **Q: How many business meetings were held?** A: More than 100 matchmaking meetings were facilitated during the mission. **Q: How can a company join the next edition?** A: European firms apply through their national cluster. Tunisian firms can contact HealthCare Innovation through the services page. #### **HCI Resources** [Accelerating Innovation in HealthTech](https://healthcareinnovation.tn/accelerating-innovation-in-healthtech/) [Startup Programs](https://healthcareinnovation.tn/service/startups/) [Pharma & Medical Device Regulatory Services](https://healthcareinnovation.tn/service/pharma-medical-device/) [Experts Network](https://healthcareinnovation.tn/experts/) [Community Overview](https://healthcareinnovation.tn/community/) [Projects](https://healthcareinnovation.tn/projects/) #### **External Citations** La Presse de Tunisie - E-HealthNAx 2026 : la Tunisie confirme son role de p[asserelle pour la sante digitale euro-mediterraneenne (2026)](https://www.lapresse.tn/2026/03/29/e-healthnax-2026-la-tunisie-confirme-son-role-de-passerelle-pour-la-sante-digitale-euro-mediterraneenne/) Managers - [Cinq entreprises polonaises prospectent le marche tunisien de la healthtech (2026)](https://managers.tn/2026/03/27/cinq-entreprises-polonaises-prospecte-le-marche-tunisien-de-la-healthetch/) Entreprises Magazine - MedTech : [la Pologne et la France lorgnent la Tunisie (2026)](https://www.entreprises-magazine.com/medtech-la-pologne-et-la-france-lorgnent-la-tunisie/) ANIMA Investment Network - [Euromed Clusters Forward](https://anima.coop/en/our-projects/euromed-clusters-forward/) Berytech - [Euromed Clusters Forward programme page](https://berytech.org/programs/euromed-clusters-forward/) ## Frequently asked questions ### What is E-HealthNAx? E-HealthNAx is a Euro-Mediterranean programme. It links digital health and medical technology ecosystems in Tunisia, France and Poland. HealthCare Innovation, BioValley France and MedSilesia run it. The European Union funds it under Euromed Clusters Forward. ### When and where did the 2026 mission take place? The mission ran from 24 to 28 March 2026 in Tunis and Monastir. The official launch day was held in Tunis on 25 March 2026. ### Which European companies took part? Fourteen startups and firms from France and Poland joined the group. Five Polish makers are named in the press: Accrea Medical Robotics, Meden-Inmed, Orthoget, Technomex and Zarys. InSimo and Praxy.ai took part on the French side. ### How many business meetings were held? More than 100 matchmaking meetings were facilitated during the mission. ### How can a company join the next edition? European firms apply through their national cluster. Tunisian firms can contact HealthCare Innovation through the services page.