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Beyond Pilots: Building the Structures That Make Health Innovation Scale Passed

Wednesday May 6, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 Innovation Area

Moderator: Emma Hallenberg
Panelists: Aldo Vermiglio, Gwen Gilderson, Mattias Bjarnegård

Track: Innovation area

Healthcare systems across Europe are rich in innovation – yet only a fraction of solutions ever reach large-scale implementation. The challenge is rarely the innovation itself, but the structures surrounding it: clinical validation pathways, procurement models, collaboration frameworks, and system readiness.

In this session, we bring together representatives from Sahlgrenska University Hospital, DigitalHealth4All, PrecisEU, and Sahlgrenska Science Park – spanning frontline healthcare, European innovation initiatives, and ecosystem enablers – to explore how we move beyond pilots and build the structures that allow health innovation to scale.

 

Through examples from European initiatives such as PrecisEU and DigitalHealth4All, the discussion will focus on:

 

  • the role of hospitals as innovation partners
  • why validation and implementation must accelerate
  • how European collaboration can unlock system barriers
  • how ecosystem actors help bridge the gap between innovators and healthcare

 

If we want to turn innovation into real impact in healthcare, the systems enabling scale must evolve.

Arranged by CO-AX Sahlgrenska Science Park

Language

English

Seminar type

On Site Only

Conference

Vitalis

Lecturers

Emma Hallenberg Moderator

Director CO-AX
Sahlgrenska Science Park

Aldo Vermiglio Panelist

Innovation Manager
Innovation Skåne, DigitalHealth4All

Gwen Gilderson Panelist

Senior Project Manager PRECISEU
Sahlgrenska Science Park

Mattias Bjarnegård Panelist

Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset