Abstract
Entrepreneurship seems
to be taking strong action with ambitious researchers who dare to undertake
professional initiatives for the treatment of diseases, such as cancer, and any
kind of problems patients address today. After the analysis of the basic elements
regarding the development of start-up businesses, current trends in healthcare
are categorised and cases are in turn studied. The breakthroughs developed in
healthcare primarily regard technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Neuroscience
Technology and Biotechnology, while Digital Health gains ground applied by
several start-up businesses worldwide. By surveying their data, useful
conclusions are drawn concerning the investment process of healthcare start-up
businesses. In the attempt of analysing the perspectives of establishing such
companies in Greece, the Greek healthcare start-ups are presented. Through an
empirical study at the Greek companies, Greek reality is thus documented and
data are presented in a plot. The
purpose of this paper is to analyse the perspectives of establishing a Greek
healthcare start-up company. The survey includes the significant components of
attracting potential investors and offers evidence-based to healthcare funding.
It also summarizes on the fundamental principles of forming a start-up company
that mainly concerns health sector.
Keywords: Healthcare,
Biotechnology, Digital Health, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Start-up
Companies, Geographical Information Systems, Mapping.