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Round Table 6: Proposal for a Societal Compact for the secondary use of health data

Together with our partner I~HD we are delighted to publish today the full report of our latest Round Table “Round ...

Digital Health, News, Report, Round Tables

AI in Healthcare: The need for a balanced perspective

AI has been in the news a lot in recent months. Whether it is newsprint, TV, online, or social media ...

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Health Organisations define EHDS’ opt out required for life saving research

On 6 June, ECHAlliance and The Digital Health Society joined together with 31 other health stakeholders to share views on ...

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5 Takeaways from the ViVE 2023 event – By Bleddyn Rees

Bleddyn Rees, The Digital Health Society’s Chair, and Karolina Mackiewicz, Innovation Director at ECHAlliance, have summarised The Digital Health Society ...

News

Digital health is the global connector for health and care systems and services

Karolina Mackiewicz, ECHAlliance Bleddyn Rees, The Digital Health Society Chair The 4th Digital Health Society Summit that took place in ...

CONNECTINGHEALTH, Digital Health Society, EU Projects

Reimbursement & financial mechanisms in digital health. What do the probable futures look like?

Karolina Mackiewicz, ECHAlliance Kimmo Solehmainen, Kuopio Health co-op. Lack of transparency and unclear reimbursement model for the innovative treatments or ...

CONNECTINGHEALTH, Digital Health Society, EU Projects

Health Data Round Tables Update

Society needs to scale up a collective capability to learn at scale from health data, to improve health care and ...

Digital Health, Digital Health Society, Report, Round Tables, Thought Leadership

Immunisation Information Systems

Making interoperable data systems for vaccination a reality in Europe building on the COVID experience By The Digital Health Society ...

Digital Health Society, News, Round Tables

How can we trust something we don’t know?

Towards maximising the use of health data for innovation and recovery By Carina Dantas and Karolina Mackiewicz, ECHAlliance The COVID19 ...

Digital Health Society, News, Round Tables

TECHNOLOGY HELPS DELIVER CARE IN A WAY THAT WE NEVER IMAGINED

The pandemic has accelerated the adoption of telemedicine, but quite a few barriers still block benefits that patients could gain ...

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GPs, Patients and Health Data Commercialisation in England

Malcolm Fisk*Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility, De Montfort University, England Abstract The advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and, more ...

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EU POLICYMAKERS SHOULD PRIORITISE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AHEAD OF 2024 ELECTIONS, SAY EXPERTS AT THE EHFG

The Healthy Europe coalition highlighted the importance of a European Health Union against a backdrop of new health, economic and ...

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5 Takeaways from the ViVE 2023 event – By Bleddyn Rees

The Global Health Connector Partnership Summit at ViVE 2023 in Nashville was a great success with a full room of healthcare professionals ...

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We call for ENVI to be given shared competence on the European Health Data Space File

As part of the EU Health Coalition, ECHAlliance welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for a Regulation on the European Health ...

European Commission

Watch the interview of Bleddyn Rees at the “All Policies for a Healthy Europe” event

Bleddyn Rees shares his perspective on “all policies for a healthy europe” at the recent Resilience 4EU event, which looked ...

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Bleddyn Rees, DHS Chair, talks about the ethics of Big Data in the new episode of the Healthy Thinking podcast series.

Should our medical data be shared widely with doctors, patients and medical researchers if it benefits ourselves and others? The ...

Digital Health

Maritta Perälä-Heap our DHS Board Director talks to ICT&HEALTH about the value of data in healthcare

In cooperation with ECHAlliance, ICT&Health interviews top leaders in digital health. Maritta Perälä-Heape, Director of the Centre for Health and Technology ...

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Brian O’ Connor ECHAlliance Chair talks to Dr. Marius Geanta about digital health opportunities and challenges

The ReThink Health podcast is hosted by Dr. Marius Geanta and is powered by the Centre for Innovation in Medicine, ...

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Round Table 4 report: Scaling up the availability and reusability of big health data

Round Table 4 report presents the findings of a multistakeholder Round Table consultation focused on the actions that are needed ...

Digital Health, Report, Round Tables, Thought Leadership

Health Data Round Tables

Society needs to scale up a collective capability to learn at scale from health data, to improve health care and ...

Digital Health, Digital Health Society, Report, Round Tables, Thought Leadership

Digital & Data Thought Leadership

Do you know about DHS thought leadership work in digital health including data, privacy, trust, security, health and data literacy, ...

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Discover more about the last two Molecularly Guided Therapy activities from our partner Medscape Education

Realizing the Opportunity of : How Do We Accelerate the Revolution? The benefits of wider routine use of CGP and ...

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See why 780+ tuned into the #DHSSummit 21! Check out session recordings here!

On the 23rd and 24th of November 2021 the Digital Health Society and ECHAlliance held the 3rd DHS Summit virtually ...

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4 TAKEAWAYS FROM DAY 2 OF THE #DHSSUMMIT21 – PERSONAL REFLECTIONS FROM KAROLINA MACKIEWICZ

ECHAlliance’s Innovation Director, Karolina Mackiewicz hosted the Day 2 of the Digital Health Society Summit, under the topic “Connecting innovation, ...

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How to ensure efficient and secure use of health data beyond borders? France and Finland collaborating to find answers

After having received during the DHS Summit on 23rd November an update from the Ministry of health in France about ...

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10 Takeaways from Day 1 of the #DHSSummit21 – Personal reflections from Bleddyn Rees our Chair

The Digital Health Society’s Chair, Bleddyn Rees, has summarised the 1st day of the Digital Health Society Summit 2021 with ...

News

Proposing a common basis for health data access across Europe

This report presents the findings of a multi- stakeholder round table consultation, in the form of consensus papers from three ...

News, Report

Call for support to the EHDS recommendations

As you know, the ECHAlliance is a partner in the DigitalHealthEurope (DHE) project. Besides many other interesting and relevant results ...

Digital Health, News

Digital Health Society Hosts Another Round Table to Deliver Recommendable Actions for Scaling Up Big Health Data

We are delighted our partnership with I~HD continues in 2021. Following our two Round Tables last autumn, attendees were able ...

Data, Digital Health, Digital Health Society

Genetics could explain why some people get severe COVID-19

One of the greatest mysteries of the COVID-19 pandemic is why some people fall severely ill while others suffer nary ...

News

Data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data (draft)

Ministerial foreword When facing the greatest public health emergency that this country has tackled for generations, one of the most ...

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Unlocking the full benefits of health data – Recommendations from MedTech Europe

Digital health makes healthcare better, safer, and more efficient, and advances the delivery of high-quality care. For digital health to ...

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Commission proposes a trusted and secure Digital Identity for all Europeans

The Commission today proposed a framework for a European Digital Identity which will be available to all EU citizens, residents, ...

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Now Available ECHAlliance 2020 Annual Report!

A SPECIAL FOREWORD BY ECHALLIANCE CHAIR BRIAN O’ CONNOR Dear all, This report marks more than 10 years of creating ...

Report

The Digital Health Society (DHS) New Directors Appointments

The Digital Health Society (DHS) is delighted to announce the appointment of 3 new Board Directors. Maritta Perala-Heape is a ...

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Europe’s Digital Decade: Commission sets the course towards a digitally empowered Europe by 2030

Today the Commission presents a vision, targets and avenues for a successful digital transformation of Europe by 2030. This is ...

Digital Health, European Commission

Calls to Action on Health Data Ecosystems – Recommendations from multi-stakeholder round tables

Recommendations from multi-stakeholder round tables, organised by the Digital Health Society (DHS) & the European Institute for Innovation Through Health ...

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The ECHAlliance & The Digital Health Society keep raising awareness and advocating for citizens empowerment

The ECHAlliance and DHS keep raising awareness and advocating for citizens empowerment towards the European Health Data Space ‘EHDS’ and ...

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The Fair Health Data Challenge

Does your organisation have a health and well-being solution based on data sharing and fair principles? Take part in the ...

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Citizen controlled data sharing governance Combined report from the session at Digital Health Society Summit

Discussions on data sharing have multiple perspectives, interests and even biases and the only way forward is to acknowledge the ...

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EU HEALTH SUMMIT – TIME FOR ACTION Lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic

We are delighted to share with you the Report of the EU Health Summit, which took place virtually on 26 ...

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AI Digital Transformation eHealth POLICY PAPER: Empowering Citizens – The Key to a Successful Digital Health Transformation

The COVID-19 pandemic brought to the fore the untapped potential for the deployment of digital health tools in Europe. Digital ...

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The Digital Health Society Summit

Healthcare Knows no borders: Australia, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, ...

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Trust, citizen empowerment and the role of digital literacy on health data sharing

A solid investment in digital literacy, increasing information on data sharing and promoting solutions that empower citizens in the sharing ...

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EU Health Coalition Recommendations to shape a healthier future for Europe

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us the importance of cooperation between sectors and actors in ensuring our healthcare systems work ...

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Presentation on Horizon Europe by the European Commission

The European Commission shared in early October the state of play on streamlining the numerous paper-based or electronically managed model ...

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Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund for Healthy Ageing Showcase: Rising to the Challenge of Healthier, Longer Lives

Monday 9th November, 13:00 – 17:00 | Online Join us at the start of Longevity week to hear about the ...

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CONNECT University Autumn School 2020 | Digital Health

We are delighted to invite you ‘Back to CONNECT University’ from 21st September until 2nd October 2020 for a top-class ...

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How CEF eSignature can transform the health sector

Many sectors have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic, none more so, nor more directly, than healthcare. We are already ...

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Roundtable on “Acceptance Criteria for Societal Trust in the Use of Health Data”

ECHAlliance and the European Institute for Innovation through Health Data organised a Virtual Roundtable on Wednesday 3rd September 2020 (13:00 – 16:30 ...

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Call for Proposals for MyData Online 2020 conference, December!

The main programme of the conference is content submitted through this Call for Proposals. The key novelty this year compared ...

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SBRI Healthcare competition: Using digital technology to support psychological therapies

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £345,000 (inc VAT) to develop new solutions using digital technology to ...

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A Better Approach to AI in Government Services

What if, instead of being known for red tape, government agencies won a reputation for green-lighting—as many have in implementing ...

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How CEF eSignature can transform the health sector

Many sectors have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic, none more so, nor more directly, than healthcare. We are already ...

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Mutual learning and common tools and resources for national/regional schemes supporting innovation projects of start-ups and SMEs

Deadline: 22 September 2020 17:00:00 Brussels time Specific Challenge: Start-ups and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are the primary source ...

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New Funding to accelerate investments in deep tech companies – EIC Scalator Pilot

Deadline: 02 September 2020 17:00:00 Brussels time Specific Challenge: Only 5% of European start-ups scale-up and pursue the position of ...

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Supporting European SMEs to participate in public procurement outside EU

Deadline: 15 September 2020 17:00:00 Brussels time Specific Challenge: Improving SMEs’ access to public procurement is an important objective for ...

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Call for Proposals – Smart local Administrations

The European Commission is launching a call for proposals for a Preparatory Action in the field of Digital Solutions for ...

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Applications open for Infrastructure Organisations to support BAME-led charities and groups to access National Emergencies Trust (NET) funds

Applications open for Infrastructure Organisations to support BAME-led charities and groups to access National Emergencies Trust (NET) funds Current Status: ...

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Using digital technology to support psychological therapies (SBRI competition)

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £345,000 (including VAT) to develop new solutions using digital technology to ...

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Positive Pathways Programme

Introduction Part of the Veterans’ Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund, the Positive Pathways programme will award fixed grants of £35,000 ...

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The European Commission has launched the EIC Horizon Prize for ‘Early Warning for Epidemics

Specific Challenge: The challenge is to develop a scalable, reliable and cost-effective early warning system prototype to forecast and monitor ...

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Community Match Challenge and Voluntary and Community Sector Emergencies Partnership

On 8 April 2020 the Chancellor announced a £750m funding package for the VCSE sector. £310m of this funding has ...

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Competition 17- Companies and organisations are being invited to bid for funding to develop solutions to challenges in: Urgent and Emergency Care

SBRI Healthcare Competition 17 – Challenge Brief Competition 17 is supported by Health Innovation Manchester and the West Midlands Academic ...

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White Paper on Artificial Intelligence: Public consultation towards a European approach for excellence and trust

From 19 February to 14 June 2020, citizens and stakeholders provided their views on the upcoming policy and regulatory steps ...

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Digital Health high on the agenda of the German EU Presidency

The Germany's presidency of the Council of the EU has started on 1 July under the topic “Together for Europe’s ...

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EUROPE SHOULD FILL THE GAP AND EXERCISE LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH RESEARCH

It is time to coordinate health research efforts across Europe through the implementation of a European Health Research Council Brussels, ...

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Call for Thematic Workshops for Reference Sites 2020

Launch of the 2020 Call for Thematic Workshops for Reference Sites aiming to foster a better connection between demand and ...

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Using digital technology to support psychological therapies (SBRI competition)

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £345,000 (including VAT) to develop new solutions using digital technology to ...

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Social & Community Capital (S&CC) offering £1 million in grants to organisations across the UK who employ people from disadvantaged or vulnerable group

About Social & Community Capital Social & Community Capital is a charity funded and supported by NatWest in order to ...

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IMI launches final IMI2 Calls for proposals

The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) is launching the last Calls for proposals under the IMI2 programme, with topics on tackling ...

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A £3million tender for the provision of communication services to replace out-dated pagers is now open to bidders

NHSX revealed it was looking to create a framework for NHS trusts to procure communication services in May. The tender ...

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Government unveils £200 million package to help innovative businesses bounce back

The Sustainable Innovation Fund will help companies recovering from the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) keep their cutting-edge projects and ideas ...

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Coronavirus: Member States agree on an interoperability solution for mobile tracing and warning apps

Member States, with the support of the Commission, have agreed on a set of technical specifications to ensure a safe ...

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Coronavirus: Using European supercomputing, EU-funded research project demonstrates promising results for potential treatment

The EU-funded consortium Exscalate4CoV just announced that an already registered generic drug used to treat osteoporosis, Raloxifene, could be an ...

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New Commission report shows the importance of digital resilience in times of crisis

The Commission has released the results of the 2020 Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), which monitors Europe’s overall digital ...

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Joint press statement of the Trio partners Germany, Portugal and Slovenia on the 18-month programme

The Governments of Germany, Portugal and Slovenia share their visions for 18 months of cooperative work in the Trio Programme ...

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A coordinated approach to testing and reporting is crucial for protecting persons in long-term care facilities as well as the staff

Today, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) published guidance to Member States for the development of COVID-19 ...

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The European Innovation Council (EIC) has launched a €1.5m EIC Scalator Pilot to address the needs of EIC beneficiaries with the potential to scale up and become sustainable global deep-tech leaders

The European Innovation Council (EIC) has launched a €1.5m EIC Scalator Pilot to address the needs of EIC beneficiaries with ...

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Deadline for submissions to current CEF grant funding call extended to 25 June 2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the deadline to apply for grant funding from the 2020-1 CEF Telecom call for eDelivery ...

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11th German-Finnish Call For Proposals For Joint R&D Projects By Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME’s)

Business Finland and German ZIM programme are looking for inspiring market-oriented joint projects between small and medium-sized enterprises in Finland ...

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Innovative businesses and start-ups are set to benefit from a £40 million government investment to drive forward new technological advances

£40 million of government funding to support the UK’s next generation of innovative businessesprojects to benefit from the funding include ...

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EU grants nearly €49 million to boost innovation in cybersecurity and privacy systems

The Commission will commit nearly €49 million to boost innovation in cybersecurity and privacy systems. The Commission announced today that ...

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The topic of the 2020 Call is “Healthy Ageing with the Support of Digital Solutions”

AAL Call 2020 is part of the Active & Assisted Living Programme (AAL Programme) that was approved in May 2014 ...

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THE EU HEALTH COALITION CALLS FOR AN AMBITIOUS EU4HEALTH PROGRAMME FOR EUROPE TO TAKE THE LEAD IN HEALTHCARE

COVID-19 has exacerbated many of the existing, underlying problems of healthcare systems. At the same time, it has highlighted the ...

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A coordinated approach to testing and reporting is crucial for protecting persons in long-term care facilities as well as the staff

Today, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) published guidance to Member States for the development of COVID-19 ...

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The future of Digital Innovation Hubs and Reference Sites in the Digital transformation of Health and Care in the EU – a Webinar Report

On 20 May 2020 the European Commission organised a webinar focusing on the role of Digital Innovation Hubs and Reference ...

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Coronavirus: EU strengthens action to tackle disinformation

Today, the Commission and the High Representative are assessing their steps to fight disinformation around the coronavirus pandemic and are ...

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COVID-19: Could AI and supercomputers unlock the pathogen puzzle?

How and to what extent can Artificial Intelligence and High Performance Computing help in the fight against Covid-19? In the ...

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Coronavirus: a common approach for safe and efficient mobile tracing apps across the EU

Member States, with the support of the Commission, have published guidelines to ensure interoperability between mobile tracing and warning apps ...

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The future of Digital Innovation Hubs and Reference Sites in the Digital transformation of Health and Care in the EU – a Webinar Report

On 20 May 2020 the European Commission organised a webinar focusing on the role of Digital Innovation Hubs and Reference ...

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A coordinated approach to testing and reporting is crucial for protecting persons in long-term care facilities as well as the staff

Today, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) published guidance to Member States for the development of COVID-19 ...

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Cross-sectoral data sharing key to competitive European data markets

Sitra’s working paper proposes 35 steps for implementing the European data strategy, highlighting the need to include personal data on ...

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FERRER LAUNCHES THE SECOND EDITION OF THE FERRER 4 FUTURE PROGRAM TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF SOCIETY THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

Participating start-ups will be able to propose digital solutions for 3 challenges, the first one in the area of movement ...

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CALL FOR WORKSHOPS

We invite you to submit your workshop proposal to create discussions and promote new ways of approaching either of the ...

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Coronavirus: Commission boosts urgently needed research and innovation with additional €122 million

The Commission has mobilised another €122 million from its research and innovation programme, Horizon 2020, for urgently needed research into ...

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Welcome To Equality And Wellbeing Across Generations

Equality and Wellbeing across Generations (EWG) is a joint transnational call for proposals. With major demographic change taking place across ...

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Iceberg+ is looking for a microbiology laboratory! They needs to validate material that may help reduce the spread of COVID-19

ASK: Microbiology laboratory to validate innovation Iceberg+ is looking for a microbiology laboratory. The organisation needs to validate material that may help ...

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EIT Urban Mobility: Call for 2020 COVID-19 Response activities launched!

EIT Urban Mobility is announcing a new call dedicated to addressing urban mobility challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...

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Covid-19 European Commission Guidance Member news Fighting coronavirus: European supercomputers join pharmaceutical companies in hunt for new drugs

Behind the Exscalate4CoV project stands an unprecedented consortium of the best scientific minds in the technological and bio-medical fields. Supported ...

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ICYMI: how is the #coronavirus pandemic affecting our mental wellbeing?

Researchers in the MARCH network, funded by UK Research and Innovation are exploring the psychological and social experiences of UK ...

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How the Silver Economy faces the COVID-19 crisis?

Older people have been particularly vulnerable since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. Being the most affected segment ...

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Europia COVID-19 Emergency Fund

Europia is a registered charity (Charity No. 1161453) which supports citizens from The European Union in Greater Manchester. Are you ...

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FASTER THAN CORONA: Our Data Against Corona

This is how you can help in the fight against Corona Fill out our Corona questionnaire Whether you are sick ...

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European Commission hosted #EUvsVirus hackathon gives rise to over 2,000 pioneering solutions to fight the outbreak

Over 20,900 participants from across the EU and beyond joined the #EUvsVirus Hackathon led by the European Innovation Council this ...

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ELRHA has published this urgent funding call for research proposals to support the COVID-19 response in humanitarian settings

ELRHA has published this urgent funding call for research proposals to support the COVID-19 response in humanitarian settings: https://www.elrha.org/funding-opportunity/research-to-support-covid-19-response-in-humanitarian-settings/ Although ...

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European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) has published two calls on COVID-19

Title: Capacity development for disease outbreak and epidemic response in sub-Saharan Africa, in collaboration with Africa CDC Link: https://www.edctp.org/call/capacity-development-for-disease-outbreak-and-epidemic-response-in-sub-saharan-africa-in-collaboration-with-africa-cdc/; Detail: ...

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DIGI-B-CUBE project launched an open call to support SMEs from relevant sectors by funding up to €60,000

DIGI-B-CUBE project launched an open call for funding on 22nd April 2020, to support projects focusing on integrating digital innovations ...

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EUREKA call for proposals Solutions for COVID-19 Echo Period- Life without vaccine

The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) launched a new Eureka call – Solutions for COVID-19 Echo Period – Life ...

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Coronavirus: Here comes the startup chancellor

Startups are the economy’s ‘department for the future.’ Their job is to future-proof all the other sectors – from retail ...

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DHI Scotland Publishes COVID-19 funding opportunities

The Digital Health & Care Institute is collaborating with a number of stakeholders in response to COVID-19. If you have ...

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EU Commission issues guidelines on COVID-19 testing

Today, as part of the European Roadmap towards lifting coronavirus containment measures, the Commission is presenting guidelines on coronavirus testing ...

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Commission adopts Recommendation to support exit strategies through mobile data and apps for COVID-19

Today, the Commission recommends steps and measures to develop a common EU approach for the use of mobile applications and ...

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EUvsVirus Hackathon to develop innovative solutions and overcome COVID-19

To complement hackathons taking place at global and member state level, the European Commission – in close collaboration with EU ...

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NHS UK launch COVID-19 testing challenges

This platform is a partnership between the Department of Health and Social Care, the UK Bioindustry Association, British In Vitro ...

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Offer coronavirus (COVID-19) support from your business

Use this service to tell us how your business might be able to help with the response to coronavirus. The ...

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Business-led innovation in response to global disruption (de minimis)

Innovate UK, as part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £20 million in innovation projects. The aim ...

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Sport England: £195 million package to help sport and physical activity through coronavirus

We’re making up to £195 million of funding available to help the sport and physical activity sector through the ongoing ...

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COVID-19: Commission steps up research funding and selects 17 projects in vaccine development, treatment and diagnostics

Following the publication of a €10 million call in January, the Commission has secured an additional €37.5 million for urgently ...

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Slovenian Business and Research Association (SBRA) is searching for project proposals regarding computing resources to contribute to mitigating impact of COVID-19

Slovenian Business and Research Association (SBRA) is searching for project proposals regarding computing resources to contribute to mitigating impact of ...

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CEI COVID-19 Extraordinary Call for Proposals 2020: healthcare, education & MSMEs

As a response to the unprecedented pandemic caused by COVID-19, the Central European Initiative has launched an Extraordinary Call for ...

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BioMed Alliance calls for support for Medical Societies during COVID-19 pandemic

The BioMed Alliance released a new statement and a letter to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen calling for support ...

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COVID-19 Rapid Response Research and Innovation Funding Opportunity 2020

Ireland is taking a cross-Government and public health-led approach to tackling the COVID-19 crisis through its National Action Plan in ...

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CaixaImpulse: Call for projects that address the COVID-19 emergency

The ‘‘la Caixa’’ Banking Foundation (hereinafter, “LCBF”) launched its CaixaImpulse Programme in 2015. Its first initiative, the CaixaImpulse Call, has ...

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Join the AI-ROBOTICS vs COVID-19 initiative of the European AI Alliance

The European Commission launches an initiative to collect ideas about deployable Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics solutions as well as ...

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COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding Calls from Government agencies

Research and Innovation, in health, academia and industry, have a significant role to play in the national and global response ...

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Polypharmacy – a Necessary Evil?

Medicines Optimisation Working Group about How to make Polypharmacy Safer At European Connected Health Alliance (ECHAlliance) we just published a ...

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Medication Safety video – Polypharmacy as a challenge

How to Make Polypharmacy Safer At European Connected Health Alliance (ECHAlliance) we just published a video about Medication Safety. The ...

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WHO Health Alert brings COVID-19 facts to billions via WhatsApp

WHO is launching a messaging service with partners WhatsApp and Facebook to keep people safe from coronavirus. This easy-to-use messaging ...

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Medication Safety video – What is Polypharmacy

What it means, why it’s necessary, when is it beneficial At European Connected Health Alliance (ECHAlliance) we just published a ...

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International call for sanitary equipment in the Lombardy Region, Italy

In order to face the outbreak of COVID-19, the Lombardy Region has launched an international call for sanitary equipment. In ...

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Will the deadlines for Horizon 2020 calls be extended related to the COVID-19 outbreak?

The recent escalation of restrictions related to the COVID-19 outbreak may hamper applicants’ ability to prepare and finalise high-quality proposals ...

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#eHealth2020 – International Conference is rescheduled to 30th September – 2nd October 2020

Due to concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19 disease the Finnish Society of Telemedicine and eHealth has decided to reschedule ...

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Interesting discussion “How new technologies improve the efficiency of the health system”(Spanish)

Thanks to La Vanguardia for inviting ECHAlliance to this interesting panel discussion about “How new technologies improve the efficiency of ...

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IMI launches EUR 45m Call for proposals on the coronavirus

Brussels, Belgium, 3 March 2020 – the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) is launching a fast-track Call for proposals on the ...

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European Commission White paper “Artificial Intelligence european approach excellence and trust”

On 19 February 2020 the EC published for consultation its white paper “On Artificial Intelligence – A European approach to ...

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A Europe fit for the digital age: Empowering people with a new generation of technologies

Introduction Digital technology is changing people’s lives. The EU’s digital strategy aims to make this transformation work for people and ...

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The EU Health Coalition Calls For A Horizon Europe Budget

The fresh financial blueprint put forward by European Council President Charles Michel outlines that the funding to research and innovation ...

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TESTA enables exchange of health data in a secure, efficient and interoperable way

Skydiving TESTA, a data communication network service supported by ISA², facilitates the cross-border exchange of health data between EU countries ...

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Post-Brexit update on UK partners in H2020 and SwafS partner search

With the recent departure of the UK from the European Union, many potential applicants to H2020 funding programmes have expressed ...

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Launch Of National Strategy – The Health Of The Nation – A Strategy For Healthier Longer Lives

We’re delighted to support All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Longevity’s action plan to give all a better chance of ...

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Workshop on Artificial Intelligence testing and experimentation facilities for health

Member States, experts, companies, and Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) met in this workshop on 23 January to discuss the ...

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Digital Single Market European Commission Member States meet with the European Commission to discuss protection of personal data in the health sector

On 29 January, a workshop took place in Brussels to explore how Member States are implementing the GDPR for the ...

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New members of eHealth Stakeholder Group start their work

Today the Commission announced new member organisations of the eHealth Stakeholder Group. The group will support the Commission in the ...

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Digital Innovation Challenge for Europe’s SMEs and startups

We invite Europe’s Digital SMEs and startups to innovate and grow their business based on our open and reusable solutions ...

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European Commission 2020 Work Programme: An ambitious roadmap for a Union that strives for more

Today the European Commission adopted its 2020 Work Programme. It sets out the actions the Commission will take in 2020 ...

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Croatia first to introduce early screening for lung cancer

The Croatian Health Ministry has presented the first national lung cancer detection program for active smokers between 50 and 70 ...

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Heart transplantation enters a new phase

The NeuHeart project seeks to extend decidedly the life expectancy of patients facing heart transplantations. An innovative neuroprosthesis has been ...

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The study of mechanical forces opens a promising front in the fight against cancer

Finding effective solutions to fight cancer is undoubtedly one of the main scientific challenges worldwide, whose success needs necessarily to ...

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Artificial neurons point to revolutionary treatment of heart disease

The research team of the CResPace project has recently announced a futuristic and ground-breaking achievement in the field of bio-electronics ...

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Croatian Presidency EU ECHAlliance Supports the Croatian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Learn about the Programme and Priorities

During the six-month period, Croatia will lead the work of the Council, building co-operation and agreement between Member States in ...

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Complete WHO European Survey on Integrated Care before 31 January!

Throughout their lives, people often need different types of health or social care services from multiple professionals such as nurses, ...

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Elements of Artificial Intelligence course gives basic introduction to AI

The opportunities created by enhanced computing power, availability of data, and progress in algorithms, have made Artificial Intelligence (AI) the ...

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The Commission presents a Companion Report alongside the Country Health Profiles

Companion Report The Commission presents a Companion Report alongside the Country Health Profiles to shine a light on some horizontal ...

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Webinar: Building an Apps Library for people living with Dementia and their carers

Wednesday 5th February, 11:00 – 12:00Presented by Soo Hun, Programme Manager, Digital Health & Care NI, Health and Social Care ...

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Report concludes that with right investment Artificial Intelligence talent can spread across more industries and countries

A newly published report by LinkedIn concludes that while Europe has a relatively smaller pool of Artificial Intelligence (AI) talent ...

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The EU Health Coalition Highlights The Need For Concrete Measures For Better Health For People In Light Of The Publication Of The State Of Health In The EU

Introduction The EU Health Coalition welcomes the publication of the 2019 edition of the State of Health in the EU ...

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Great Success of the The Digital Health Society Summit in Helsinki December 2019!

The Digital Health Society Summit in Helsinki 11 & 12 December 2019 “ Connecting Digital Health & Data Initiatives in ...

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The ECHAlliance Global Health Connector tool

At the Digital Health Society (DHS) Summit “Connecting Digital Health & Data Initiatives in Europe” we announced the release of ...

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ENISA proposes Best Practices and Techniques for Pseudonymisation

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) published a new report on “Pseudonymisation Techniques and Best Practices”, which explores the ...

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New Ecosystem Launch in Vaasa – Ostrobothnia Finland

Our vision is to Increase people’s welfare through a flexible and transparent network on regional, national and international level. Bring ...

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ECHAlliance launches its first Ecosystem in Sweden in Vasterbotten

Västerbotten Health Ecosystem is a network connecting regional government, city councils, companies, funders & insurers, health and social care professionals, ...

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EU Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain investment fund to invest 100 million euros in startups in 2020

As start-ups from across the world converge in Helsinki for this year’s edition of global start-up event Slush, European firms ...

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BRIEFING: a project to better drive the visions of European researchers out of the lab

The project BRIEFING helps researchers from the Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) programme finding their way to exploit the potential ...

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Digital government: Co-creating innovative public services for citizens and businesses

From our individual wellbeing to our security, efficient and transparent public services have a direct impact on the quality of ...

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Stratospheric Growth of Health Startups is a Gamechanger for the Ecosystem

If I had to use one word to describe the health startup ecosystem, it would be healthy! We are witnessing ...

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ECHAlliance November 2019 Newsletter

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New technologies and challenges for personal identity

Coincidentally I found a picture of my soccer team when I was about 12 years old. Apart from nostalgia, I ...

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GSMA’s 4YFN Announces The Launch Of Dedicated Health and Wellness Hub at MWC20 Barcelona

Health Start-up Ecosystem Has New Platform to Showcase Growing Industry Importance October 2019, Barcelona: Following the continued success of the Digital Health ...

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4 Reasons to attend the Digital Health Society Summit, 11-12 December 2019, Helsinki

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Have your say on the future of the Active and Assisted Living Programme

The Active and Assisted Living (AAL) Programme launched an online survey to gather stakeholder’s views about the AAL’s impact to ...

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Digital skills, your future: Call for action

During the Web Summit 2019 in Lisbon, the European Commission launched a Call for action inviting companies, organisations, schools and ...

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FET project Brainbow inspires successful research on reconnection of damaged brain areas

A recent publication on iScience journal from the FET project Brainbow has highlighted substantial progress in the development of neuroprosthesis ...

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I2M Update: Three activities not to miss this year in Active and Healthy Ageing (AHA) if you are leading digital transformation

Innovation to Market (I2M) aims to bridge the gap between adopters of innovation (healthcare and social organisations) and solution providers ...

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Council of Ministers: Economy of Wellbeing increases stability of the economy and society

The Council of the European Union adopted conclusions on the economy of wellbeing at the second Employment, Social Policy, Health ...

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The Extended 3rd Call for Reference Sites is now open! Become a key player in driving regional innovation in active and healthy ageing across Europe. Deadline: 16th December 2019

Following the success of the 3rd Call for Reference Sites, awarding 77 excellent and committed Reference Sites last month, the European ...

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Data-labelling startups want to help improve corporate AI

A clutch of firms is generating the feedstock for machine-learning algorithms: tagged data Corporate boards are besotted with artificial intelligence. Worldwide ...

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Overview of Horizon 2020 projects on “ICT-enabled Public Sector Innovation”

Reducing inequalities, social exclusion and discrimination in Europe are among top EU priorities. By exploring new forms of innovation, strengthening ...

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Winner of the 2019 Innovation Radar Prize announced

The European Commission has awarded prizes to Europe’s most promising innovations emerging from EU funded research and innovation projects. SUPSI ...

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JOB OPPORTUNITY!! Sharecare Europe is looking for a new talent to deploy its activities in Germany!

Company description Sharecare, the digital health global company placing “all your health in one place”, supports individuals to improve their ...

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‘Economy Of Wellbeing’ Offers Eu Policy-Makers A New Mindset

One of the main objectives of the European Union is to promote the wellbeing of its citizens. However, many still ...

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Report of The High-Level Forum on the Silver Economy, July 2019 – Helsinki

The High-Level Forum on the Silver Economy took place on 9-10 July 2019, in the Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, as a ...

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So what happens at an ECHAlliance Ecosystem? PART 1

For many of our members and colleagues who have never been to an Ecosystem it can be hard to understand ...

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EU Health Coalition

EU Health Coalition calls for a balanced Horizon Europe that fosters both research and innovation and supports cross-fertilisation and collaboration ...

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Connecting Europe Facility 2021-2027 – Commission launches public consultation on CEF2 Digital

The European Commission’s Directorate General for Content Networks and Technologies is launching a public consultation to gather the views of ...

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Are you involved with or know good practice around Digital prescribing and dispensing pathways?

We have a request from our Scottish Digital Health Ecosystem and NHS Scotland for information; The Scottish Government and NHS Scotland ...

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Health matters: whole systems approach to obesity

Summary Public Health England’s (PHE’s) Whole systems approach to obesity: a guide to support local approaches to promoting a healthy weight is ...

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ECHAlliance and Tunstall among the fantastic line up of speakers at the European Digital Health Congress 2019, Donostia, Spain – 12 Sep

We are pleased to announce that our CEO, Brian O’Connor and one of the ECHAlliance members, Ester Sarquellafrom Tunstall will speak at the European ...

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Save the date – Cross-border Innovation Procurement in Health

Designing, procuring and deploying innovative solutions is an important component of every public sector modernisation strategy, especially in the health ...

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15th Meeting of the eHealth Network

This meeting of the eHealth Network held in Bucharest on 11-12 June led to important decisions: Malta, Portugal and Estonia ...

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eHealth adoption in primary healthcare in the EU is on the rise

According to a new study, eHealth adoption in primary healthcare in the EU has increased from 2013 to 2018, but ...

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Norway signs the 1 Million Genomes Declaration

On 14 June 2019, Norway joined the EU Member States driven initiative on linking genomic databases across borders, becoming the ...

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Online consultation to shape Horizon Europe

The European Commission has launched an online consultation on the strategic priorities of Horizon Europe, EU’s next framework programme for ...

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Roadmap – European Partnership for innovative health (Horizon Europe Programme)

The Commission would like to hear your views on a proposal for a Council Regulation for a European Partnership on ...

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Call for expression of interest: eHealth Stakeholder Group members 2019-2021

The Commission has opened a call for expression of interest to relaunch the eHealth Stakeholder Group. The group will support ...

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EU Health Coalition

In November last year both the ECHAlliance and the Digital Health Society were part of a multi Stakeholder group who produced 20 ...

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Save the date! The 2019 EIP on AHA Conference of Partners is taking place on 23-25 September 2019 in Aarhus, Denmark

We are delighted to announce that, for the first time, the 2019 EIP on AHA Conference of Partners will be ...

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Connected Health Conference 2019: Panel News and Member Discounts

We are delighted to once again be part of the Connected Health Conference 2019 which takes place in Boston, MA, ...

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Funding Opportunities for June 2019

Andy Bleaden, Director Ecosystem Development for ECHAlliance, comments: We publish these here in our newsletter and online a month after we ...

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HUMANS, TECHNOLOGY, COGNITIVE SCIENCES & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (Part 1)

Joan Cornet, Director Digital Health Observatory and Coalition of the Willing at ECHAlliance, muses on how the growth of artificial ...

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ECHAlliance Supports the Finnish Presidency

We are delighted to be supporting Finland’s objectives during its presidency of the Council of the European Union 2019Commenting on ...

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NHS DIGITAL REPORT: DIGITAL INCLUSION FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

NHS Digital have published their report ‘Digital inclusion for health and social care’ as a guide to help healthcare providers, ...

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ECHAlliance Supports the Finnish Presidency

We are delighted to be supporting Finland’s objectives during its presidency of the Council of the European Union 2019 Commenting ...

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62% of health systems are slow to scale innovation, survey finds

While more than two-thirds of health systems have a set definition for innovation, the majority lack a formal innovation department ...

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The Lancet on digital health and the elusive quest for cost savings

Digital health is increasingly hailed as the new panacea for some of the most intractable problems in health care. Although ...

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ECHAlliance Member Digital Health and Care Institute on using Natural Language Processing and Freetext Patient Records to Predict Clinical Events

Electronic Health Records (EHR) have led to a proliferation of healthcare data, held in a combination of structured, coded information ...

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