IHI call 13 IHI call 13 - launched on 2 July 2026

IHI’s call 13 is looking for innovative solutions across three topics:

boosting health innovation through a network;

using AI to reduce animal use in drug safety studies; and

decoding diseases related to ageing and the immune system.

A budget of 84 824 750 EUR has been earmarked to tackle these three issues within IHI public-private partnerships; 53 200 000 EUR from the EU’s Horizon Europe programme for research and innovation, 27 196 000 EUR from IHI’s industry members and 4 428 750 EUR from IHI contributing partners.

Key dates and deadlines

Draft topic texts published: 22 April, updated 09 June

Call launch: 2 July 2026

Short proposal submission deadline: 08 October 2026 at 17:00 Brussels time

Full proposal submission deadline: 21 April 2027 at 17:00 Brussels time

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Robotics in Long-Term Care - webinar

The webinar will be hosted by the Centre for e-health at the University of Agder (Norway) in collaboration with the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (Scotland).

Friday 11 September 2026

09:30 CEST

Registration

This session explores the growing role of robotics in long-term care, bringing together experts from Norway and Scotland to share research, practical experiences and perspectives on the opportunities and challenges of introducing robotic technologies into health and care services.

Abstracts for Global Expo 2027

Organised by WHO Europe, the Irish Government and Health Tech Ireland, the February 2027 Global Expo will be held in Dublin. Abstracts accepted - check out the Conference Themes.

Key dates:

Call for abstracts opens 30 June 2026

Abstract submission deadline 11 September 2026

Notification of review outcome 28 October 2026

Deadline for accepted authors to register to confirm attendance

23 November 2026

Programme available online January 2027

xShare Open Call 2026: 17 July 2026 Call for early adopters of the xShare Yellow Button

Sharing this open call information posted on the EHTEL website.

The xShare project, in collaboration with the European EHRxF Standards and Policy Hub, is proud to re-launch the xShare Open Call.

This open call targets early adopters of the xShare Yellow Button, to demonstrate readiness to implement the European Health Data Space (EHDS) regulation. The call invites start-ups, Electronic Health Record (EHR) vendors, digital health app developers, and wellness platform providers to innovate by using the xShare Yellow Button concept – a one-click solution for individuals to share their health data securely across systems in Europe.

Find out much more about the details along with a 15 minute video to help you out. xShare Open Call 2026: Call for early adopters of the xShare Yellow Button - xShare

HIMSS TV - DHAGE discusses European digital health transformation issues

Hey! HIMSS TV has published a short interview with Dr Catia Pinto and Dr Tapani Piha, of the HIMSS Digital Health Advisory Group for Europe (DHAGE) They give a quick insight into this year's HIMSS Europe meeting, which tackled difficult topics like promoting digital literacy and successfully scaling healthcare AI.

Deep dive on digital health in Europe: a State of Health in the EU

Hi. Upcoming webinar that will be of interest to many members of the Hub.

Wednesday 24 June 2026 (12:00-13:00 CET)

Register

The COVID-19 pandemic was a catalyst for the EU and its Member States to accelerate the digital transformation of health care. Underpinned by the European Health Data Space (EHDS) Regulation, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act and increased funding, this push is already improving health system efficiency and resilience.

But meaningful use remains limited: only around 28% of EU citizens access their electronic health record, with substantial disparities across countries and socioeconomic groups.

So, how can countries build on their successes and adapt to these developments? How can policy makers strengthen security, interoperability, digital skills and governance? And how do we ensure adoption delivers measurable improvements across the EU? Join us to find out!

Speakers:

Personalized medicine: What do health policy makers need to know?

Hey! an upcoming webinar that may be of interest to different communities, Further information & registration via the capacity building calendar. 

Taking place on 18 June 2026 12:00 – 13:00 CET

The contributors will consider 'How might personalized medicine transform health systems?

JA-MENTOR: Call for submission of evidence-based and promising practices

Submission deadline: 30 July 2026

The EU4Health Joint Action Mental Health Together – MENTOR invites practice owners, innovators, organisations, and community stakeholders to submit their evidence-based or promising practices for evaluation and inclusion in the MENTOR Catalogue Inventory – a European repository dedicated to strengthening mental health and well-being across all population groups.

MENTOR aims to promote mental health, reduce inequalities, and support social inclusion by showcasing practices that truly make a difference. We are seeking initiatives that improve mental health literacy, expand access to effective interventions, and inspire innovation in prevention, early intervention, and mental health promotion.

What We Are Looking For

The MENTOR Catalogue Inventory focuses on non-clinical or mixed-approach practices that promote mental health and psychosocial well-being, particularly through prevention, early intervention, health promotion and community-based support.

To be eligible, practices must:

• have a clear and explicit link to mental health promotion, prevention, early intervention, or psychosocial well-being, and
• meet the relevant inclusion criteria listed below, as applicable to the practice.

For more information on the submission process: https://ja-mentor.eu/index.php/call-for-submissions/

Kind regards,

THCS WP10 Team on behalf of JA-MENTOR.

Survey of national EEHRxF uptake - second wave

You are invited to take xShare’s EEHRxF Uptake survey. Your answers will help assess the uptake of standards and EHDS structures related to the format.

Target groups are EHR practitioners from Member States, health authorities, healthcare providers, industries and SDOs.

The survey will take 15 minutes to fill in.

The deadline is 31 May 2026.

The xShare project aims to empower individuals to share their health data effortlessly through the European Electronic Health Record Exchange Format (EEHRxF) with a simple click of the Yellow Button. By enabling data portability rights under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European EEHRxF will facilitate safe and trusted sharing of health data, thereby fostering research and innovation in the European Health Data Space (EHDS). The EHRxF is concerned with five domains explicitly referred to in the proposed EHDS regulation: e-Prescription, Patient Summary, Laboratory Report, Imaging Report, and Hospital Discharge Report.

Call for Testing the Usability of the ASSESS DHT Process and Tools for Assessing Digital Health Technologies (DHTs)

The ASSESS-DHT project has developed an overarching framework of criteria and guidance for the evaluation of DHTs that could be applied to a variety of technologies, incl. mHealth, AI-based health technologies, and telehealth. The framework is operationalised in the form of an assessment manual, an assessment process via evidence requests, supported by multi-stakeholder tools aimed at guiding the generation and evaluation of evidence.

Participants selected under this call will act as early adopters of the ASSESS DHT framework, contributing to its refinement through structured usability testing and expert feedback. They will be introduced to different elements of the framework, asked to review/test them, and provide feedback to the ASSESS DHT consortium.

For more information about this call and how to participate please see the following link: https://assess-dht.eu/call-usability-test

The Healthcare Improvement Studies (THIS) Institute Microlearning

Explain THIS is a new collection of microlearning resources designed to help people working in healthcare improvement quickly grasp key concepts, frameworks, and approaches. Geared towards staff working in the NHS (UK), however, the topics will be of common interest to all those working to transform healthcare.

Spread, Scale-Up and Sustainability

Collaboration-Based Approaches

Governance and Leadership

Implementation Science

UKRI Contracts for Innovation in drug and alcohol addiction healthcare

Opens: 16/02/2026 Closes: 06/05/2026 11:00

Opportunity Type: Contracts & procurement, Funding

Innovate UK, on behalf of the Office for Life Sciences (OLS) Addiction Healthcare Goals programme (AHG), will invest a share of up to £20 million in this Contracts for Innovation competition. This is subject to a sufficient number of high quality applications being received.

The aim of this AHG Catalysing Innovation Awards scheme is to progress innovations for improving treatment outcomes, enhancing recovery and reducing harm and deaths in drug and alcohol addiction healthcare.

Funding is targeted at promising pharmaceutical, MedTech and digital interventions with potential to secure early efficacy and UK market fit data and set out a clear plan for gaining regulatory approvals and certification.

6th European Summer School in Evidence-Based Public Health 20–24 July 2026

Hosted by the Pettenkofer School of Public Health

at the Kardinal Wendel Haus in Munich, Germany

For: public health professionals, public health researchers, and decision-makers.

The Summer School is a five-day program which will include the following topics:

Understand the principles of evidence-based public health and complex interventions

Be able to apply logic models in public health research and practice

Be able to critically read a systematic review

Know about and select appropriate evidence synthesis methods

Applications for the Venice Summer School 19-25 July 2026

The Observatory Venice Summer School is a week of learning, dialogue and exchange, and a chance to share experiences with other policymakers, planners, and professionals. The topic for the Summer School is: Paying for health care in the face of fiscal constraints: how to generate adequate revenues and to spend better.

The Summer School applies to the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and it is expected that participation will count towards ongoing professional development in all EU Member States.

Application 2026 – The Observatory Venice Summer School

Innovative Health Initiative

The Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertaking (IHI JU) is a partnership between the European Union and industry associations representing the sectors involved in healthcare. IHI JU aims to pioneer a new, more integrated approach to health research and to translate health research and innovation into real benefits for patients and society, and ensure that Europe remains at the cutting edge of interdisciplinary, sustainable, patient-centric health research. As such, IHI JU is supporting the projects and launching the Call for proposals that bring these sectors together, IHI JU will pave the way for a more integrated approach to health care, covering prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and disease management.

More details about the Calls is available here: https://www.ihi.europa.eu/apply-funding/ihi-call-12

The deadline for the application is 21 April 2026.

Hope you find this funding opportunity interesting.

Check this twinning opportunities launched by European Partnership for Personalised Medicine

The European Partnership for Personalised Medicine, EP PerMed supported by the European Union under Horizon Europe, Grant Agreement N° 101137129, is pleased to launch its first Twinning Call 2026 for proposals on “Advancing Collaborative Implementation of Personalised Medicine Approaches in Healthcare”.

The Twinning Call 2026 is designed to accelerate the implementation of personalised medicine (PM) solutions or approaches from one country to another through peer-to-peer exchanges.

This call offers up to 50,000 EUR to activities that facilitate the exchange of solutions or approaches in personalised medicine and build up the capacities and capabilities of one or both participating parties. Twinning partnerships should last between 6 and 12 months.

For more information about the twinning call please visit: https://www.eppermed.eu/funding-projects/calls/twinning-call-2026/

Introducing CC4C (Closer Care for Children: Transitioning from institutionalized to home and community-based delivery models for pediatric rehabilitation) a JTC 2025 Funded Projects

CC4C aims at bringing pediatric rehabilitation closer to children and their families by supporting the transition from institutional care to home- and community-based, technology-enabled rehabilitation models.

The project will assess needs and barriers across EU countries, co-design and test innovative services with families and local stakeholders, refine rehabilitation technologies based on user needs, and promote sustainability through capacity-building activities for community-based professionals.

Check out the new EU funding & me app

EU funding & me, is the official app from the European Commission. Connected to the EU Funding & Tenders Portal, this app offers access to the most up to date funding opportunities, the ability to tailor content to your personal interests, as well as project results, and the latest news and events.  A short video is available here to view about the functions of the app.

Introducing HOPE4Kids (Holistic Oncological Palliative Care for Europe's Kids), a new EU Joint Action!

HOPE4Kids is focused on improving equitable access to high-quality, integrated palliative care for children with cancer. The main project goals are to exchange knowledge, develop European guidelines, pilot best practices and practical tools for healthcare providers and families, and develop education and training programs for clinicians and families.

We are seeing to identify synergies with other projects!

Contact information:

Maggie Root, PhD

m.root@kinderpalliatief.nl

EHDS Governance Mini Quiz

Dear THCS Community,

The Joint Action Extended EHR@EU

Dear THCS community,

We are pleased to share with you the survey launched by THCS WP4 regarding the capacity-building for research and innovation. The purpose of this survey is to:

• To identify what types of capacity building activities are considered important in order to support research and innovation in health and care systems;
• To get an overview of current capacity building instruments available at national and international levels that can help drive the transformation of health and care systems.

The survey is open to anyone in Europe and beyond. We are interested in the views of senior and junior researchers, R&I funders, policymakers, patient/citizen representatives, health and social care professionals, industry representatives and anyone who is interested in capacity building for R&I in relation to health and care systems.

The survey can be accessed here: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/CapacityBuildingSurvey

The deadline for the completion of the survey is 26 January 2027.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Andrea

Online Public Consultation is Open!

The BeWell partners aspire to create a robust, applicable, measurable and implementable updated version of the current BeWell Skills Strategy which should be ready for an immediate deployment at local, regional, national and eventually European levels in 2026 and beyond.

You can now take part in the Online Public Consultation for the BeWell Skills Strategy!

You can access the survey here: https://bewell-project.eu/public-consultation/public-consultation_en_sept-2025/

We are excited to share that we are currently testing a new digital telerehabilitation tool designed to promote physical activity and improve mobility in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). This innovative system uses accessible, home-based technology to support personalized exercise programs and reduce barriers to rehabilitation.

For those interested, here is the overview protocol: https://www.researchprotocols.org/2025/1/e75983

Dear THCS Community, there is an opportunity to participate in the open public consultation in relation to the upcoming Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities up to 2023.

The consultation can be access here

Please share this opportunity with your local stakeholders and have your say.

Xjenza Malta is a key partner in the ECHOs Project, which aims to support the implementation of the Cancer Mission activities in all Member States and Associated Countries (MS/AC) through the establishment and development of Cancer Mission Hubs operating at national, regional, and local levels. These will integrate a future EU Network of NCMHs, in a cohesive manner, aligned with the Cancer Mission and EBCP. It will engage with stakeholders across the entire cancer landscape, from individual citizens to European Institutions, as well as national authorities, regulators, industry, patient organisations, and academia.

ECHoS broad scope seeks to take cancer-policy dialogues beyond research and innovation, and health systems, covering also other relevant areas in cancer control and support, such as employment, education, and socioeconomic aspects. To guarantee alignment and progress in the field of cancer, ECHoS will be guided by impacting subareas of Cancer Mission – namely prevention, early detection and treatment, quality of Life and survivorship – as well as equity, sustainability, and cross-cutting EU priorities such as social engagement and digital health.

The Joint Action (JA) on implementation of digitally enabled integrated person-centred care (JADECARE) is part of a series of initiatives the EU has launched to face the challenges of the transformation of health and care in the EU. JADECARE intends to reinforce the capacity of health authorities to successfully address important aspects of health system transformation, in particular the transition to digitally enabled, integrated, person-centred care in the EU. For this purpose, 16 EU countries participate in JADECARE. In order to achieve these goals, four “Early Adopters” of original Good Practices support “Next Adopters”, i.e. participating regions of Member States to transfer the successful practices and generated knowledge into the healthcare systems of the participating partners.

European Health Data Space Regulation (EHDS)

Transforming healthcare through data

EHDS optimises the use of health data to improve healthcare, foster innovation, and support evidence-based policymaking. It is expected to:

• generate €11 billion in savings over the next decade by enhancing data accessibility.
• enhance healthcare service efficiency across EU member states
• drive 20-30% expansion in the digital health sector
• strengthen policy development and scientific research
• lead to better health outcomes for European citizens.

https://health.ec.europa.eu/ehealth-digital-health-and-care/european-health-data-space-regulation-ehds_en