Sessions

This event forms part of the VITALIS conference, but pre-registration is required. Click on this session to access the registration link.VALO invites experts, professionals and decision-makers in the health sector from the Nordics and across Europe to the first stakeholder forum of the project. The forum showcases the interim results of the VALO project and advances the discussion on Nordic collaboration in the implementation of the European Health Data Space (EHDS).

The Nordic region is a strong market for digital health, due to the advanced healthcare systems, technological infrastructure and culture of innovation. With a focus on innovation, prevention, precision medicine and a strong research ecosystem, the Nordics offer fertile ground for digital health solutions to improve healthcare delivery, empower patients, and address the growing burden of chronic diseases. This session is a great opportunity to get to know the Nordic healthcare systems and their possibilities, challenges and why the Nordic market is a great fit for you!  
Speakers: Ervin Alic Innvotion Norway, Nima Jokilaakso Sitra, Marija Ljungdahl Caganic Danish Embassy Sweden & Louise Bengtsson Business Sweden. Moderated by Britta Stenson.

Presenting a thriving Health and Life science sector from Oulu in Finland with its success stories and key factors needed to build a network of innovators, researchers, healthcare providers and entrepreneurs standing strong together to improve the lives of all individuals and secure a better future with high-quality care. What does it take to build an excellently functioning health ecosystem? What are the lessons learnt and our first-hand experiences? What are health and life science innovations of the future? Why is Oulu a forerunner in digital health? The goal of the session is to provide answers to all these questions and deep dive into the discussion on future health.

Welcome to this workshop based on Policy Brief VOPD/iHAC (www.integratedhealthandcare.com) experience from 45 iHAC Model Regions and projects and two local examples from South Karelia, Finland and Bornholm Denmark.During the workshop the next steps will be discussed based on Key Messages presented in the Policy Brief “Governance – for successful integrated healthcare and care with distance spanning solutions”. -- To participate in this workshop, you must register your interest by clicking the "Book" button. The purpose is to confirm that it will be a well-composed group. However, the main principle is that first come, first served. Only physical on-site participation is possible. --

Our healtcare systems is continously under heavy pressure and at the same time technology gives us many new options to improve it. This talk will describe an investors view to the situation, the massive opportunity and some of the challanges.

Hospitals and healthcare systems face significant challenges in delivering high-quality care while optimizing efficiency and productivity. New technological solutions play a crucial role in addressing these challenges. Innovative technology solutions can enhance workflows and increase productivity.Health logistics have already shown promising results with and the future holds exciting expectations. By analyzing the efforts made so far, we can better understand what is needed to continue improving and adapting to changes. In this session we ger inspired by successful transformations from Norway.

At A great pitch@vitalis, the most innovative Healthtech companies will showcase new digital solutions in healthcare. Attendees can listen to short pitches where 10 companies present their innovations, followed by questions from a distinguished panel. We welcome you to join us for this engaging event with high energy and excitement!

More information to be presented by Business Region Göteborg

In the rapidly evolving landscape of healthcare data analytics, the OMOP Common Data Model (CDM) has emerged as a game-changer, revolutionizing the way real-world evidence (RWE) is generated and utilized. This presentation gives an introduction to the OMOP Common Data model and its open community. It highlights OMOP's role in enhancing data interoperability, facilitating multi-country observational studies, and its synergy with other standards. This presentation is the first in a series of presentations given as an introduction to OMOP at Vitalis.

Amidst reports of struggling Swedish public health sector IT projects, Finlands Medicines Agency, Fimea’s (i.e Läkemedelsverket) experience shows that focus on collaboration and user-centered design produces good outcomes

Join us for an insightful lecture on the Centre for Rural Medicine's new national mission as a Swedish Centre for Rural Health and our ambition to become a collaborating centre to WHO. This session is designed for healthcare professionals, policymakers, and researchers interested in rural health and global health initiatives.

Our innovative technology, the Enhanced Ear for Caregivers, uses automatic sound analysis to monitor vulnerable people remotely. Our solution gives caregivers and families peace of mind, knowing that they will be alerted immediately in case of an emergency. When a critical event is detected, such as a fall, a call for help, or any other distressing sound, our system immediately sends an alert to the designated carer's mobile phone. This notification allows the caregiver to remotely assess the situation, determine its nature and urgency, and ensure prompt and appropriate assistance. Leader in sound recognition, OSO-AI has developed a groundbreaking technology : The Enhanced Ear for Caregivers, designed to improve response times and safety in healthcare environments (Nursing homes and health facilities for people with disabilities). Supported by a team of over 50 employees and two rounds of funding totaling 14 million euros, OSO-AI has established a strong presence across France and is fast growing internationally, solidifying its position as a key innovator in healthcare technology.
Organized in collaboration with Business France

Why should I participate?Imagine a shared space where we come together in real time to shape the future of coordinated healthcare and social care. That is what happens at the Nordic Hackathon (March 18-20). IT developers, health data experts, and professionals from across the Nordics join forces to build an open and interoperable ecosystem for health and social care.Driven by real patient needs, we apply standards like OpenEHR, HL7 FHIR, and SNOMED CT to create tools that support patients with multiple conditions, ensuring seamless integration between healthcare and social care providers.The outcomeIdeas and prototypes that bring us closer to a modern, interoperable, and patient-centered system—a future where every patient receives the care they need, without gaps or barriers.The session will investigate how we can create integrated care treatment plans in the era of the EHDS regulation. what should we do to create bottom up solutions that will be operable within the scope of the new EHDS regulation? (Regulation (EU) 2025/327 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2025 on the European Health Data Space and amending Directive 2011/24/EU and Regulation (EU) 2024/2847, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/327/oj/eng) How can we organise a vivid ecosystem with the right testing tools to prepare ourselves for what will come?Who is organising this session?Health Data Sweden (HDS) is the one-stop-shop for acceleration of digital transformation in health data for SME’s and the public sector, using key technologies. IHE Catalyst AISBL is the operational branch of IHE worldwide. IHE Catalyst organizes testing events, manages test tools and supports the process of creating testable specifications in the domains of healthcare interoperability and digital transformation in healthcare.HDS and IHE join forces in this compelling interactive session to promote the integration of well-designed care paths involving both Healthcare providers and Patients. 
-- To participate in this workshop, you must register your interest by clicking the "Book" button. The purpose is to confirm that it will be a well-composed group. However, the main principle is that first come, first served. Only physical on-site participation is possible. --

Leading French manufacturer for 40 years of innovative solutions for medical storage, medication safety, and hospital workflow optimization, PRATICIMA has developed the unique SATELLITE multisensory care trolley for people with mental disabilities. The trolley, working on Snoezelen principles (light, image, sound, smell, touch) requires no installation and moves with the patient, rather than the patient moving into the treatment/therapy room. It can be operated by healthcare staff who have not received any special training or be programmed individually by trained occupational therapists.
Organized in collaboration with Business France

This session builds on the previous OMOP 101 session. IT will provide a more practical perspective for organizations looking to adopt the OMOP Common Data Model (CDM) and join the OHDSI community to get started with federated analytics. The presentation will draw from the OMOP experience from Helsinki University Hospital (HUS) and outline key steps, required competencies, and infrastructure needed for implementation, as well as information on how to join and leverage the international OHDSI network in the process.The presentation will show how HUS has successfully navigated the process from data sources, through ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) to OMOP data, quality control, to the first federated real-world study, and further into swarm-learning for predictive modelling.This presentation is the second in a series of presentations given as an introduction to OMOP at Vitalis.

For successful AI adoption, collaboration is essential. However, working with sensitive data often faces challenges due to regulatory concerns. In this talk, we introduce LeakPro, a tool designed to assess the risk of sensitive information leakage when sharing machine learning models or synthetic data.

Welcome to a session focused on Dutch healthcare, challenges, and opportunities with the digital transformation. We will have presentations from three top leaders followed by a FIRE side chat.

Current AI solutions are narrow in scope, tackling isolated tasks (e.g., organ segmentation) rather than providing an end-to-end, AI-driven diagnostic workflow. Radiologists waste time toggling between fragmented systems, reducing efficiency. Current progress in machine learning research, in particular foundation models, offers new perspectives. This talk will address how the seamless measure of context aware, advanced biomarkers, as well as a new multi-modal interface for radiologists, holds the promise of bridging research and care and make precision radiology a reality for patients.
Organized in collaboration with Business France

The digital revolution is an amazing opportunity to innovate in Ophtalmology. Taking into account that the electronic technologies are 2 times cheaper and 2 times more powerful every 2 years, this impacts several fields such as power of calculation, sensors and networks, robotics and nanotechnology, extended reality, artificial intelligence, biosciences. We can already see the emergence of MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems), sensors combining mechanics and electronics in order to connect the physical world to the digital. The sight is not forgiven, andFabrice MERCIER Medtech Director; Head of Alliance Management +33 6 10 40 60 56 fabrice.mercier@theaopeninnovation.com www.theaopeninnovation.com www.laboratoires-thea.com the development of MEMS to other physical senses could be inspiring for the ophthalmic world, with the benefits for both the patient and the healthcare professionals. Such king of digital technology can offer better tracking, educational tools, personalized coaching and consequently, bring more quietude to the patient, while it can allow refocusing on primary mission to the healthcare professional. Théa Open Innovation is a subsidiary of the Théa group, leading independent European pharmaceutical company specialized in the research, development, and commercialization of eye-care products. Théa Open Innovation’s mission is to enrich Théa's R&D pipeline with innovative therapeutic products in ophthalmology, led by biotech, medtech and digital companies. We select the most promising candidates and invest in their co-development through licensing agreements. Our partners retain their specific expertise in-house and remain the leaders of their projects while benefiting from Théa's financing and know-how in ophthalmology.
Organized in collaboration with Business France