Policy issues
Innovation in Healthcare
Innovation in Healthcare is of crucial importance to Europe. Key European goals as set out in the Europe 2020 strategy and relating to economic growth and development, European competitiveness, job creation, healthcare, and quality of life, all hinge on continued and increasing innovation in healthcare in Europe.
Therefore DG Research and Innovation launched in 2010 the first Innovation in Healthcare conference in a series of broad European stakeholders meetings with the support of DG ENTR, and driven forward in a broader programme in the 2011 edition, also in cooperation with DG SANCO, to address issues and challenges to innovation in healthcare in Europe.
The outcomes of 2010 and 2011, the recommendations and proposals are summarised in two reports aimed to be reviewed and taken into account in policy discussions within the European Commission and for future shaping of European policy and research funding.
- You can find the reports here: 2010; 2011
- The summary of the outcomes of 2010 and 2011 is here
- The web streaming of the 2011 conference is here:
First day Wednesday 30 March 2011: View Video
Second day Thursday 31 March 2011: View Video - Articles on the Innovation in Healthcare 2011:
- MedNous : How Europe can do better in life science.
- Scrip : EU Commission outlines plans for accessible & affordable healthcare innovation.
- Eucomed: Medical technology steps onto the EU stage at the Innovation in Healthcare conference.
- Edma: EDMA welcomes conclusions of Innovation in Healthcare Conference.
- Technology Transfer: European Commission focuses on technology transfer as key step in healthcare innovation.
- Pictures of the 2010 conference
- Pictures of the 2011 conference