Diana Vertelkienė
Director
Health technology cluster iVita
Kaunas, Lithuania
I'm representing the Health Technology Cluster iVita from Lithuania.
My organisation
About me
Diana Vertelkienė is an innovation leader with over 20 years of international project experience in health technology, biotechnology, science, and industrial innovation. For 13 years, she led the Health Technology Cluster iVita, strengthening Lithuania’s health and biotech ecosystem by connecting startups, research institutions, industry, and public-sector partners. She now serves as Head of Innovation Department at JSC Baltec CNC Technologies, supporting advanced technology development and international innovation projects.
In recent years, Diana has also actively contributed as a mentor in Health Tech accelerator programmes for Lithuanian startups, helping early-stage teams develop their ideas, partnerships, and innovation strategies. As a mentor, she brings strategic insight, ecosystem-building experience, and practical knowledge of how to turn ideas into solutions with real-world impact. Diana is particularly passionate about helping teams refine their concepts, identify collaboration opportunities, and create technologies with practical value.
Skills
- innovation
- networking
- supporting activities
Interests
- join new consortiums
- Digital Health
- health data
- biotechnology