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The Agency for Health Quality and Assessment of Catalonia is a public legal entity subject to private law, under the auspices of the Generalitat of Catalonia’s Health Services Department which serves public policy. The mission of AQuAS is to promote knowledge and know -how aimed at improving the quality, safety and sustainability of the Catalonian healthcare system.

The Fundació de Recerca Clínic Barcelona-Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS) is a public research centre dedicated to biomedical research, founded in 1996 to broaden the clinical research of the Hospital Clinic de Barcelona (HCB). With >1,500 original articles and >2,500 publications annually, IDIBAPS is one of the leading biomedical research centres in Spain driving forward original multidisciplinary biomedical research on multiple diseases affecting our society, with the mission to translate “knowledge into cure”. The broad vision of IDIBAPS Strategic Plan is to improve the health and quality of life of citizens through high impact research and collaborations, at the highest level of scientific integrity, public accountability, and social responsibility. The close interaction of 100 clinical and laboratory research groups, composed by more than 460 Principal Investigators, drives forward original translational and multidisciplinary research oriented to solve relevant biological and clinical questions for human health. The researchers have access to novel and first-class infrastructures available together with six own core facilities offering a wide range of services under strict quality management controls performed at all levels. The institution has also a strong track record working in European projects (e.g. 90 projects obtained along H2020 and 36 in Horizon Europe) and has a dedicated European Projects Office (OPE) and the Knowledge and Technology Transfer Office (KTT).

GENESIS Biomed is a consultancy firm in the biomedical healthcare sector specialized in providing consulting services to spin-off and start-up companies, entrepreneurs and research centers. Based in our expertise we help entrepreneurs and researchers to shape their business plan and we support them in the private fundraising process. We have worked on 253 projects of 15 different types and we have raised more than 67.5 M€ in the last 6 years. Our expertise domains are biopharmaceutical, biotechnological, medical devices, in vitro diagnostic, digital health nutraceutical and cosmetic. With more than 20 years of expertise in the healthcare sector, we are born in May 2017 and we are located in the Barcelona Science Park and in the center of Madrid.

Hospital Clinic of Barcelona (HCB), founded in 1906, is a university hospital with 4,500 professionals covering most of medical and surgical specialties. It belongs to the Catalan Public Hospital Network and it is both a high-complexity tertiary hospital and a community hospital providing services to more than half million citizens. HCB is placed in Spain in a top position in the areas of research and innovation (e.g. top participant in Societal Challenge 1-Health in H2020).

The Medical Valley European Metropolitan Region Nuremberg is an internationally leading cluster in the medical engineering sector. The\narea is home to highly specialized research facilities, global players and many upcoming companies.

Servicio Madrileño de Salud (SERMAS) is the public health provider of the region of Madrid. SERMAS belongs to the Spanish National Health System and provides services to more than 6 million citizens through 38 hospitals and 424 primary care centres. SERMAS is an international reference for high-specialized medicine; it is equipped with state-of-the art stage technologies and characterized by high-qualified health professionals distributed in three domains: primary care, hospital care and emergency care through SUMMA 112. SERMAS has one of the best public primary care systems in good coordination with hospital care and social services in order to provide integrated care and achieve real impact on patients and families. In order to improve health research management and coordination, SERMAS works with 13 Research Foundations that support from the economic and administrative point of view research and innovation that originates at university hospitals, primary care, the emergency medical service and public health covering all areas of specialties and including communication and information technologic departments. These public research foundations focus on innovation and translational research, seeking for real outcomes in healthcare. SERMAS is committed to ensure the continuous improvement of quality.

NOVA University Lisbon has a strong commitment to health sciences that encompasses all its nine organic units - ranging from molecular biology to the health of populations. Three of NOVA’s schools are directly committed to health: NOVA Medical School, the Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the National School of Public Health, while two others are dedicated to molecular biology and life materials as well as biomedical engineering, by so contributing to life sciences: the school of biotechnology and engineering (Faculty of Science and Technology) and the school of molecular biology (Institute of Chemical and Biological Technology António Xavier). Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, the school of management (Nova School of Business and Economics), the school of data (NOVA Information Management School) and the Law School, do collaborate to research in health sciences, namely covering social dimensions and interactions of health. We may rightly state that NOVA covers the entire health spectrum - from molecule to patient's bedside - linking fundamental biology, technology and health care to ultimately improve the health of populations. NOVAhealth platform mission is to create health value through scientific production, the dissemination of knowledge and the implementation of innovative solutions, useful for the health of populations. To fulfil this mission, we promote research collaborations between NOVA's academic units, as well as establish partnerships with industry and society, focused on research missions, with the identified purpose of responding to concrete problems. NOVAhealth is organized into ten research groups, where members of all NOVA organic units collaborate as well as other external members: Ageing, Nutrition, Value Improvement for Health and Care, Climate Change Impact on Public Health, Integrated Care, Migration and Health, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Health Systems and Policies and Tropical Health.

The Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) positions itself as an ideal strategic partner for EIT Health thanks to its strong track record in applied research and its leadership in technological innovation in Spain and Europe. Its ability to develop disruptive solutions in key health areas, such as biotechnology, applied artificial intelligence, medical devices, biomaterials, and biosensors, reflects its commitment to scientific progress.

Furthermore, its active participation in European programs such as H2020 and Horizon Europe demonstrates its expertise in international collaboration and its ability to integrate into multidisciplinary consortia. The UPV has a dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem, driven by the Spin-UPV program, which fosters the incubation and acceleration of health-related startups.

Its close connection with the healthcare sector is materialized through established collaborations with leading hospitals and research institutes, such as IIS La Fe, FISABIO, INCLIVA, and FiHGUV, through programs aimed at generating seed projects and promoting innovation.

Additionally, the UPV boasts high-level infrastructure, represented by its knowledge transfer office, UPV-Innovación, and its science park, the Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación, which strengthen knowledge transfer and the creation of socioeconomic impact.

Overall, the UPV not only provides academic and technological excellence but also a proven capacity for innovation, collaboration, and impact generation in the health sector in Europe.

Charité is one of the largest university hospitals in Europe. Here, doctors and scientists research, heal and teach at the highest international level.