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Sweden is a leader in digital health, with a legacy in Life Science and Tech. The Swedish ecosystem has been accelerated by advanced digital infrastructure, high quality patient data, and cutting-edge support and diagnostic technologies. With a drive to continually improve healthcare with data-driven and AI solutions, Sweden ranks among the best performing countries for connected innovation, and the global demand for Swedish digital health solutions is high

Sweden is a leader in digital health, with a legacy in Life Science and Tech. The Swedish ecosystem has been accelerated by advanced digital infrastructure, high quality patient data, and cutting-edge support and diagnostic technologies. With a drive to continually improve healthcare with data-driven and AI solutions, Sweden ranks among the best performing countries for connected innovation, and the global demand for Swedish digital health solutions is high

EIT Health is a strong European network in healthcare education, research, technology, business creation and corporate and social innovation. EIT Health is a unique concept for widening participation and outreach across Europe connects the different activities in innovation, business creation, and education towards common targets.

Women have been historically excluded from healthcare research and women’s health issues still receive inadequate attention, yet women live more years in poor health and with disability.Digital transformation and a rapidly growing global FemTech market provide new opportunities to transform the lives of millions of women globally and contribute to a substantial social impact and economic gains. However, research on FemTech that provide robust evidence on its value is lacking.In this seminar, based on our ongoing research, we will discuss opportunities and challenges of FemTech and why a rigorous research agenda with targeted research funding is needed. We will also address research methods that include multi-stakeholder partnerships, methods of intersectionality research to address health inequities, and co-creation models to engage women in the co-design of technologies to ensure person-centered outcomes.

Women's health technology (femtech) is a burgeoning industry that seeks to develop personalized health solutions for individuals identifying as female. From menstruation and maternal healthcare to longevity and chronic care platforms, the global femtech market is anticipated to be worth over $50 billion by 2025. Yet, most digital health companies entering the femtech market fail to prioritize three crucial aspects to their products and businesses: (i) accuracy, (ii) privacy and security, and (iii) scalability. This presentation provides a roadmap to the key legal and ethical challenges facing women's health companies, and offers solutions to ensure these companies build robust and internationally scalable businesses that are capable of driving long-term innovation in women's health. 

Quantum technologies within healthcare and life sciences.

The introduction of healthtech solutions has proven, by now, that it is having an impact in the main challenges that healthcare systems have in front of them-Democratization of care at a fraction of the cost. However, it is still challenging to assess the contribution each and every healthtech solution brings to society in an aggregated way. Would a metric like QALY (Quality-Adjusted Life year) and its use in healthtech help tackle this challenge?  Come and participate in a discussion, where we will share QALY results obtained for a variety of HealthTech solutions (updated results of a test asking the same question) as food for thought. Let’s discuss together: Is QALY viable for decision making to implement healthtech solutions?  -What are the uses QALY could have and what’s its potential? - Could an aggregated QALY help us measure impact?  Let’s find a path towards the adoption of Healthtech together!

How can digital therapeutics and software based medical devices play a role in healthcare innovation?
Using them as tools for innovating and rethinking treatment pathways, this creates leeway to improve efficiency for healthcare professionals and personalised care for patients. Katrina Laks shares the story of Migrevention, her own experience and the hurdles and possibilities for software-based medical devices in changing the mindset for the future of healthcare.

A practical approach to innovating and transforming healthcare through collaboration and acceleration of external companies and partners within Ramsay Santé