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VELES Launches the report “Envisioning Health Data Spaces 2040 – Insights and Outcomes from the First Visioning Pilot Workshop.” The report was elaborated as part of the project VELES Excellence Hubs project – Strenghtening the South-East Europe Smart Health Regional Excellence and Boosting the Innovation Potential, funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe […]

Welcome to the VELES newsletter, the Smart Health Excellence Hub in South-East Europe.  As we close 2025, we are delighted to share the latest milestones, events, and collaborations that continue to shape VELES as a catalyst for smart health innovation across Europe. VELES General Assembly | Crete, Greece (5-6 Nov) On November 5–6, VELES held another successful General Assembly, bringing together the 15 Consortium […]

Between December 1-2, VELES participated at the The European Digital Health Summit, in Madrid, Spain. The two-day hybrid event addressed pressing health challenges across Member States and EU4Health Programme-associated countries while fostering collaboration to advance EU4Health objectives. The summit focused on four key areas: strengthening healthcare systems and workforce advancing the one-health approach ensuring access […]

Between November 28-30, 2025, VELES participated at Innodays in Crete, Grece. We were represented by our Consortium Partners from the Hellenic Digital Health Cluster (HDHC), who presented VELES. The event brought together businesses, professionals, research institutions, innovators, and students. It included: Expo area of innovative products and services  from businesses, research – academic labs and students. […]

On November 27, 2025, VELES participated at UpToGATE Forum 2025: New Horizons in Bulgaria. The event brought together leading Bulgarian and global experts in artificial intelligence and data. UpToGATE included four panels: “AI-Empowered Innovation: Shaping Policy, Society, and Implementation” –brought together leading experts, researchers, and industry representatives to discuss how the new European AI Act […]

On November 5–6, VELES held another successful General Assembly, bringing together the 15 Consortium Partners from the widening countries: Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Cyprus, and the developed countries: Germany, Sweden, Spain. The meeting took place in Crete, Greece, where our Consortium Partners from the Hellenic Digital Health Cluster (HDHC) warmly hosted the event. During the meeting, partners shared updates on the four pilot studies currently underway: Cerebral Tumors – […]

On October 10, we organized the online workshop: “Health Data Sharing: Building Trust, Innovation, and Growth”.  This interactive session brought together professionals from across the EU — in health, tech, policy, and civil society — to explore the barriers and enablers of health data sharing. With contributions from: Alexander Berler | Gnomon Informatics SA, HL7 Hellas IHE […]

On October 9, VELES participated online at the Health Data Policy into Practice – A TEHDAS2 and HL7 Vulcan Stakeholder Forum. We were represented by our Consortium Partners from IDSA and GATE. The event brought together experts, professionals, and decision-makers from across Europe and beyond to discuss the future of secondary use of health data. […]

Welcome to the VELES newsletter, the Smart Health Excellence Hub in South-East Europe. We’re excited to share our latest updates! Are you interested in health data sharing? Join us on October 10 for the online workshop: “Health Data Sharing: Building Trust, Innovation, and Growth”.  This interactive session brings together professionals from across the EU — in health, tech, policy, and civil society — to […]