The blind spots in Europe’s e-health ecosystem

L’Éclaireur e-Santé: spot the blind spots in the European ecosystem

Strategic blind spots that change everything

A scout doesn’t look at what everyone else already sees.

Its mission: to detect blind spots. The opportunities that 90% of players miss. Hidden dependencies that become roadblocks. Weak signals that become trends.

That’s exactly what this newsletter is all about.

Our findings: 20 years of observation in the field

After 20 years of digital transformation and international e-health projects, I’ve observed a recurring pattern.

Failures almost never come from technology. They come from strategic blind spots.

Concrete examples:

The EU funding no one can see
The contractual clause that nobody reads
The parallel network of women nobody knows
The US cloud dependency no one anticipates

While 90% are looking at X, the Y blind spot changes everything.

What you’ll receive every Monday

Every Monday, 1 blind spot detected in my reconnaissance of the European e-health sector.

Systematic format :

signal detected (verifiable sources)
concrete impact analysis (startups/SMEs/institutions)
action < 1h to be taken this week
actionable JuliaShift framework

Duration: < 10 minutes Frequency: Weekly

4 recognition zones

💰 Invisible financing

Unrecognized EU opportunities, hidden deadlines, non-obvious investor criteria. How the best startups identify them.

👥 Diversity & Inclusion

Systemic biases, gendered financing, parallel networks, under-exploited data on business impact. The sector’s blind spot.

🛡️ Digital Sovereignty

Hidden supplier dependencies, existing European alternatives, contractual clauses with strategic impact. What nobody negotiates.

🌍 Markets & Opportunities

Under-radar geographic niches, emerging technologies, unaddressed needs. Where the first moves are made before the majority.

Methodology: critical observation

Methodology proven in critical environments, transposed to the e-health sector.

Focus: What impacts your project in the next 30-90 days. Not 2030 trends.

Why? Because today’s blind spots become tomorrow’s opportunities or crises.

First signal: next Monday

Next Monday at 8am: The first blind spot revealed.

Theme: The pitfalls after fund-raising. And how to anticipate them.

In the meantime

Which blind spot are you most concerned about at the moment?

Answer directly: this feedback helps me to refine the recognition.

Additional resources

📍 S tay tuned:

See you next Monday for the first blind spot 🔍

Nicolas Schneider | JuliaShift

P.S.: A scout works for the collective. If this newsletter can help someone in your network, please share.

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About the author

Nicolas Schneider is a strategic advisor in digital healthcare transformation and founder of JuliaShift. With 17 years’ experience at the French Army Health Service and 8 years in digital transformation consulting, he assists MedTech startups and healthcare establishments in their financing strategy, structuring pharma partnerships and preparing for fund-raising.

Specialties: healthcare innovation financing, MedTech fund-raising structuring, pharma industrial partnerships, IA regulatory compliance.