Healthcare systems across the OECD countries are being challenged by ageing populations, increasing costs and limited funds. In spite of the resulting squeeze on healthcare budgets, not all interventions are fit for purpose, representing a significant waste of resources.

Horizon 2020 - EU Partnering event on digital transformation in health & careBackgroundInnovate UK, the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN), Scotland Europa, and Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) invite you to submit an expression of interest to participate in this partnering event.The aim of the event is to foster and facilitate the development of R&D project consortia for Horizon 2020 EU funded projects in the Healthtech themes of:

ICT4Life Final ConferenceMeeting the Challenges of Digital Health Innovation for Integrated Care in the EUWhen? Thursday 18 October 2018, 9:00 – 16:30Where? ICAB – Business & Technology Incubator, Rue des Pères Blancs 4, 1040 BrusselsFree registrationIn reaction to the significant demographic and epidemiological transition that is taking place in Europe, digital innovation has quickly emerged as a solution to develop new and more integrated care models.

Do you really know how to deal with Open Access issues and Data Management aspects in a Horizon 2020 project? What are their practical implications?The Health NCP Network 2.0 would like to invite you to a two-day NCP training in Athens, Greece, on 18-19 October 2018.

We would like to invite you to join the webinar (jointly organized by HEALTH NCP-Net 2.0 and GENDERACTION to learn more about how to address the gender priorities in research and their relevance within HEALTH projects.The webinar will be led by Katrien Van der Heyden and will address the following topics:

Science has to take responsibility! Our common future is already determined by research and by new technologies emerging from new knowledge, and this process continues to gain speed. We have to make sure that today’s amazing developments are used to benefit all of humankind. This is what people expect from the progress. Health and wellbeing is what people are most concerned about. Health may be a human right but when it comes to health, the world is in a worrisome state.

11 October 2018KeynoteJules A.

The theme of the conference “Science-based solutions for addressing global pervasive & preventable health issues” aims to bring together leading Public Health Professionals, Physicians, Epidemiologists, Healthcare specialists, Health care administrators, Researchers, policy makers and Academicians, including Nobel Laureates to exchange and share their experiences and research results about all aspects of Preventive Medicine and Public Health.

The European Commission is organising an Information Day to present the 2019 funding opportunities of the Health, demographic change and wellbeing societal challenge. This half-day event (9:00-12:00) will only be webstreamed.Please send your questions preferably in advance via Email to the EU Commission.Connected to the Open Info Day, the Health-NCP-Net 2.0 is organizing a free of charge Brokerage Event on Sept.

The ESOF 2018 programme will be revealed early 2018: it will be an attractive programme at the intersection of science, science policy, business, careers and society, with a special “Toulouse’s Touch”, this city being ideally situated between the Pyrenees, the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.