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 Universitat Politècnica de València is an institution with the capacity to take a lead in these changes and the meeting of the demands which face us, characteristics which underline its great value but which also mean the adoption of specific organisational and functional processes, all of which justified the need to draw up a new Strategic Plan, as a tool for the management of the institution, the definition of lines of action, and to support decision-making.

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden is a network of research and technology organizations. In global cooperation with academia, enterprise and society, we create value, growth and competitiveness through research excellence and innovation.

The Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN) is a non-profit private organization, which promotes innovation and the transfer of technology, establishing the interface between the scientific and technological environment and the production sector. Created in 1991 through an initiative of the University of Coimbra, IPN has currently a team of almost 100 permanent staff to support start-ups and researchers in these activities. With a self-sustained business model that gives the flexibility and capacity to accompany business sector needs, IPN operates in three complementary areas: Highly specialized training, Research and technological development, and Incubation and acceleration of technology-based enterprises. In terms of applied research and technological development, IPN’s technological infrastructure includes a set of six laboratories in diversified technological areas which, along with its established connections with higher education institutions, R&TD organizations and both national and international companies, place IPN in a privileged position for jointly conducting R&TD activities with enterprises. As for the incubation and acceleration of technology-based enterprises, IPN assists start-ups with technical guidance in the establishment and early stages of business development, tutorial follow-up for developing business plans, support for attracting investment and securing funding, intellectual property and legal assistance (e.g. technology transfer contracts and the registration of patents or brands), access to and contact with various national and international research centres, knowledge institutions and sources of funding.

The West Midlands Academic Health Science Network (WMAHSN) hopes to lead, catalyse and drive co-operation and productivity between academia, industry, health and care providers, and citizens. This is achieved in a collaborative environment in which partner organisations are mutually supportive and in which the technology-rich West Midlands’ life sciences community is fully integrated and generating additional investment.

Servicio Madrileño de Salud (SERMAS) is the public health provider of the region of Madrid with a budget of 7.867 M € for 2018. SERMAS belongs to the Spanish National Health System and provides services to more than six million citizens, it is integrated by more than 35 hospitals and approximately 400 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, Hospitals and health emergencies 112. SERMAS has one of the best public primary care systems in good coordination with social services in order to provide integrated care and achieve real impact on patients and families. SERMAS participates and coordinates several European Reference Networks (ERN), in integrated rare diseases platforms, even leading some of these collaborative units. In order to improve health research management and coordination, SERMAS works with more than 12 Research Foundations located in university hospitals and in primary care, covering all areas of specialties, including public health, emergency and communication and information technologic departments. These public research foundations are focused on translational research and innovation activities, seeking for real outcomes in healthcare. SERMAS is committed to ensure the continuous improvement of quality. Areas of specialization: Active ageing, frailty, big data, primary care, precision medicine.