Smart Health / Personalised Medicine
Co-Leading Regions
East Netherlands
Flanders
South-Netherlands
About the Pilot
The Smart Health Pilot is a learning and co-creation community, composed of the 13 Vanguard Initiative Member regions, led by East Netherlands, Flanders and South Netherlands. The initiative, launched in 2021, recognises that personalised medicine, which with a citizen- centric approach, tailors medical treatment to individual characteristics, presents vast potential to revolutionise healthcare not only at European level but also globally; by improving patient outcomes, optimising treatments, extending healthy life years, and contributing to the sustainability of healthcare systems.
Accelerating Progress through the Quadruple Helix together with Academia, Industry, Government, and Society.
We drive advancements in personalised medicine and smart health through collaboration among experts in biomedicine, technology, and data-driven approaches. Engaging stakeholders from diverse sectors and actively involving less developed regions, we bridge innovative gaps across the entire value chain, promoting inclusivity and collaboration. To broaden participation, we actively showcase the remarkable outcomes and benefits of the pilot at tailor-made workshops, events, and digital seminars.
SMEs and industry: Catalysts of transversal innovation.
Transversal innovation is at the heart of our initiative, embracing diverse companies and technologies, even beyond the health sector. We actively engage with other European initiatives, such as the VI 3D Printing Pilot, to enhance synergies, expand the innovation ecosystem, and drive advancements in smart health.
Activities & Long Term Goals
Nurturing Projects from Conception to Commercialisation.
The Smart Health Pilot supports the development of joint demonstration cases addressing the development gaps and needs of smart health in Europe. We provide comprehensive support, including scouting EU funding opportunities, assisting in consortium creation and offering guidance during the project’s proposal preparation. Our commitment extends until the successful commercialisation of the project, ensuring its long-term impact.
Navigating regulatory barriers for Health and Personalised Medicine.
Healthcare is profoundly impacted by legislation and regulatory barriers, which often vary across Member States and even within regions. By leveraging the expertise and collaborative efforts of our partner regions, we aim to identify and address these regulatory challenges.
Participating Regions
Autonomous Province of Trento / Trentino
East and North Finland
Emilia-Romagna
Lombardia
Nord-Est (RO)
Wallonia
Pilot Contacts
Innovation consultant, G.A.C group, primary contact person
Flanders region, secondary contact person
Demo Cases
Smart Health / Personalised Medicine
Regmed xB
Smart Health / Personalised Medicine
Smart Health / Personalised Medicine
We are
Smart Health / Personalised Medicine
Smart Health / Personalised Medicine
Latest Updates
Integrated Eu Industrial Innovation Policy Based Interconnected Regional Ecosystems
In its recently published Policy Position Paper, the Vanguard Initiative (VI) calls for an integrated EU industrial & innovation policy based on interconnected regional ecosystems. The network is advocating for a new industrial & innovation policy toolbox addressing industrial competitiveness challe…
Delegation Dutch Ministry Economic Affairs Visits East Netherlands Insights I3 Program
On February 14th, representatives of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate (EZK) and Foreign Affairs paid a working visit to the East Netherlands region. The purpose of this visit was the new Interregional Innovation Investment (I3) program, a European program that has already enabled four pr…
Smart Health Rich Online Plenary Meeting Fruitful Year 2024 Field Personalised Medicine
On 5 February, the first 2024 online plenary meeting of the Smart Health Pilot was held and aimed at setting the basis for the annual activities to be carried out to support the pilot’s long-term objective : Accelerating the implementation of Personalised Medicine across Europe.For 2024, the Smart H…
Vi Launches Its Innovative Interregional Funding Mechanism Vinnovate
On 5 December, 16 Vanguard regionssigned a letter of Intent at the Official Launch Ceremony of VInnovate, marking their commitment to participate in its pilot call to be launched in 2024.This novel interregional funding instrument is aimed at enabling the funding of interregional projects in the con…
Vanguard Initiative Celebrates Its 10 Year Anniversary Leading Example Take European Regional
On 5 December, the Vanguard Initiative (VI) organised a 10-year Anniversary conference in Brussels to celebrate a decade of fostering innovation, collaboration, and industrial growth across Europe. The event served as a platform to share VI’s insights on its achievements and milestones. It reached g…
Vanguard Initiative Smart Health Pilot Meeting Bologna Event Showcase Power Collaboration
The VI Smart Health pilot event 2023 was held in an incubator managed by ART-ER (a territorial and innovation agency that coordinates the work of several incubators and provides training and networking services to regional SMEs) in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, on 18 and 19 October 2023.This event, co-or…
Demo Cases
Trace-Med – New radiotracers synthesis and characterization for Personalised Medicine: The demo case focuses on the development of an inter-regional research platform for the synthesis and characterisation of new radiotracers, supported by interdisciplinary research, in order to advance the development of a personalised theragnostics approach in cancer treatment.
Contact: ADR Nordest, Alina Capitanu, acapitanu@adrnordest.ro
Leading regions
Pilot
Demo Cases
TopFit / Interdisciplinary Consortium for clinical Movement Sciences & technology : The demo case used to focus on diabetes prevention at three different levels but now aims to focus on improving the quality of life and maintaining independence and social participation of people suffering from movement disorders. This goal will be achieved through joint and interdisciplinary scientific research focused on innovation whereby a close cooperation exists between scientists, private health funding organizations and innovative companies.
Contact : ICMS, Rianne Huis in ‘t Veld, (m.h.a.huisintveld@utwente.nl)
Leading regions
Pilot
Demo Cases
We Are – The Personal Digital Safe: The demo case proposes a personal data management platform project that brings together three regions and their health ecosystem to provide a personal digital safe and control over it to each individual citizen. The collection of this data organised in a citizen-centric governance model and applications thereon for health management provides currently non-existing possibilities for innovation and an ethically correct marketplace for personalised products and services.
Contact: VITO, Nathalie Lambrecht, nathalie.lambrechts@vito.be
Leading regions
Pilot
Demo Cases
Mobile Health (R)evolution – Mobile health evolution chronic diseases control: The demo case aims to generate value to users and society by offering chronic disease patients continuous and personalised health professionals’ support through mobile health applications for a better self-management of chronic diseases. The project addresses social challenges (communication, inclusion of patients in the healthcare process, patient motivation) and biomedical aspects (pharmaceutical care). The empowerment of patients will be achieved with knowledge and motivation as well as ICT tools to take over disease management and ultimately improve quality of life.
Contact: SIS EGIZ, Alenka Rozaj, direktor@sis-egiz.eu
Leading regions
Pilot
Demo Cases
RegMed XB – Regenerative Medicine Crossing Borders: The demo case has the objective to bring regenerative medicine solutions to patients and to create a new industrial sector in the Smart Health Pilot’s participating regions. It focuses on the development of four patient-defined “moonshots”: Kidney, Heart, Osteoarthritis and Diabetes.
Contact: RegMex XB, Frank Luyten, f.luyten@regmedxb.com
Leading regions
Pilot
Melissa Campagno
Innovation consultant, G.A.C group, primary contact person mcampagno@group-gac.com
Kathleen D’Hondt
Flanders region, secondary contact person Kathleen.dhondt@vlaanderen.be