Launch of a pilot project for the European Health Data Space: towards new opportunities for health research in Europe

The European Commission has announced its decision to choose the consortium led by the French Health Data Hub to set up a pilot project for the European Health Data Space.
This project will aim to feed the legislative discussions around the draft regulation proposed by the European Commission on May 3rd on the European Health Data Space.
Our winning consortium will gather sixteen partners, from ten European countries. Its objective will be to address the challenges surrounding access to health data throughout the EU, to open new perspectives to research and innovation.

Read more in the EHDS2 Pilot laucn press release. 

The new EHDS2 Pilot leaflet is available here.

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: The External Advisory Board will provide additional insight and expertise to the project activities, which covers the entire user journey for the European Health Data Space (EHDS), including data discovery (metadata standards), data access (regulatory and legal compliance), and data preparation and use (data interoperability and quality).

By participating in the HealthData@EU Pilot External Advisory Board, you will contribute in shaping the future European Health Data Space for secondary use and in ensuring that it is fit for purpose for all categories of stakeholders.Deadline for submission of applications: 13 January 2023. Read the full call here.

On 1 February the abstract submission will open for the 16^th European Public Health Conference, taking place 8-11 November 2023 in Dublin, Ireland.

The 16^th European Public Health conference is a great opportunity to present the progress made in the first year of the HealthData@EU Pilot.

Workshop proposals are considered for 60-minutes sessions. And abstract submission closes 1 May.

More information about the abstract submission is available here.

In March 2023, the HealthData@EU Pilot project entered a crucial phase: the proof of concept (POC) phase. We are pleased to share with you the new HealthData@EU Pilot report which provides a first high-level vision of the target architecture of the POC and details the key steps to deliver the minimum viable product (MVP) by the end of 2023.

=> Download Proof of concept communication here