VELES Hub

25/10/2026

📢 New scientific publication: 𝑽𝑬𝑳𝑬𝑺 𝑬𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑯𝒖𝒃 - 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉-𝑬𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝑬𝒖𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝑺𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑬𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑷𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍

How can we make health data more secure, interoperable, and accessible for research and innovation across EU Member States?

We're excited to announce a new scientific article presenting the Regional Smart Health Data Space (RSHDS), developed within the project to address challenges such as fragmented health data, limited interoperability, and regulatory complexity.

🌍 Demonstrated across four countries — Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, and Cyprus — the follows a privacy-by-design approach, enabling the integration and secure sharing of diverse health data while supporting advanced analytics, including AI.

The approach is validated through four pilot use cases focusing on:
🔬 Prostate cancer
🧠 Alzheimer’s disease
🏥 Cerebral tumours
💙 Pain assessment in people living with dementia

The findings demonstrate the feasibility of building secure, interoperable, and scalable health data infrastructures that support data reuse and cross-border collaboration.

📄 Beyond technical innovation, the publication highlights how the RSHDS can help put the European Health Data Space ( ) into practice, supporting a more connected European healthcare ecosystem where health data can contribute to research, innovation, and better-informed clinical decisions.

👉 Find the article here: https://veleshub.eu/media-appearances/

Citation: C. Iosif, I. Pavlova, H. Kondylakis, A. Kouroubali, R. Rizov, C. Chirica, C. Mironeanu, M. Matsangidou, and A. Panayides, “VELES Excellence Hub – Strengthening the South-East Europe Smart Health Regional Excellence and Boosting the Innovation Potential,” in 2026 IEEE 39th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS), 2026, pp. 1361–1366, doi: 10.1109/CBMS69103.2026.00271.

Congrats 👏 to the authors: Chrystalla Iosif (PhD), Irena Pavlova, Haridimos Kondylakis, Angelina Kouroubali, Radoslav Rizov, Costin Chirica, Catalin Mironeanu, Maria Matsangidou, and Andreas Panayides.

16/10/2026

Last week, ahead of our plenary meeting hosted by the Hellenic Digital Health Cluster (HDHC), consortium partners joined Clusters Meet Regions in 🇬🇷Athens, Greece, to explore how stronger collaboration can help innovation reach its full potential.

The event brought together 165 participants from 19 countries to discuss how clusters can strengthen regional competitiveness, build cross-border partnerships, and turn innovation into real-world impact.

Our partners Health and Life Sciences Cluster, Cluster Imago-Mol, and Hellenic Digital Health Cluster (HDHC) presented their activities and services, highlighting the role of clusters in connecting businesses, research organisations, and other ecosystem stakeholders.

The programme also included an interactive lab on digital health innovation and a visit to Athens LifeTech Park, Greece’s first biotechnology park. GATE, the coordinator of VELES, also presented our project, creating further opportunities to connect with the wider European innovation community.

💡 Why does this matter? Because advancing digital health and building a connected European health data ecosystem takes more than technology. It requires knowledge sharing, strong partnerships, and collaboration across regions and sectors.

By engaging with other innovation ecosystems, VELES continues to build connections that can support more effective health data sharing, drive research and innovation, and ultimately contribute to better patient care.

European Cluster Collaboration Platform - ECCP, thank you for organizing such a great event!

08/10/2026

Hello from sunny 📍 Athens! 🇬🇷

The VELES consortium has gathered in Greece for a new plenary meeting, bringing partners from across South-East Europe together to celebrate our progress and discuss our next steps.

15 partners | 7 countries | One shared goal: building a more connected, secure, and data-driven healthcare ecosystem in South-East Europe. 💙

Consortium: GATE | Health and Life Sciences Cluster Bulgaria - BioCluster.bg | Telelink Business Services | JOIST | Hellenic Digital Health Cluster (HDHC) | Cluster Imago-Mol | UEFISCDI | CYENS Centre of Excellence | 3AE Health LTD | National eHealth Authority Cyprus | International Data Spaces Association (IDSA) | Chalmers Industriteknik | Inneürope | Archangelos Michael Elderly People Nursing Home / Rehabilitation Centre for patients with Alzheimer (AMEN) | the Ministry of Electronic Governance

04/10/2026

🌍 Four pilot studies. One shared goal: better healthcare through better health data.

At , we're working to build a Regional Smart Health Data Space ( ) that enables secure, interoperable, and more effective use of health data across South-East Europe.

To put this vision into practice, VELES is developing four pilot studies, each addressing specific healthcare challenges in the region:
🇷🇴 Romania – Brain Tumors
🇬🇷 Greece – Cancer Treatment
🇧🇬 Bulgaria – Alzheimer’s Disease
🇨🇾 Cyprus – Dementia

While each pilot focuses on a different challenge, they share a common purpose: demonstrating how trusted, high-quality, and interoperable health data can support healthcare professionals, empower researchers, and contribute to better patient care.

💙 Through VELES, we're laying the foundations for a more connected, collaborative, and data-driven healthcare ecosystem across Europe.

27/09/2026

Last chance to register for the "Excellence Hubs 2027 – Dialogue for Competitive Regional Ecosystems"

On September 30, the NCP UEFISCDI Unit is organising the “Excellence Hubs 2027 – Dialogue for Competitive Regional Ecosystems” event, dedicated to organisations interested in the new call and in developing competitive and innovative regional ecosystems.

📝 Register now: https://shorturl.at/WZsnM

⏰ Registration deadline: September 28, 2026, at 16:00 (EET)

Learn more about:

✅ The Excellence Hubs 2027 call
🔗 https://shorturl.at/ZfhvQ

✅ EIT initiatives and related opportunities

✅ The FSTP mechanism
🔗 https://shorturl.at/44NEX

Unitatea NCP@UEFISCDI organizează, în data de 30 septembrie 2026, în intervalul 09:00 - 13:00, evenimentul „𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐛𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 - 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐮 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞”, dedicat organizațiilor interesate de noul apel și de dezvoltarea unor și .

Evenimentul va oferi participanților informații utile privind:
✅apelul Excellence Hubs 2027 ⏩ https://shorturl.at/ZfhvQ
✅inițiativele EIT și oportunitățile asociate acestora;
✅mecanismul FSTP ⏩ https://shorturl.at/44NEX
✅experiența hub-urilor românești implicate în proiectele:
COALition ⏩ www.coalitionhubs.eu/ro
VELES ⏩ https://veleshub.eu
WaterWise ⏩ https://waterwisehub.eu
✅oportunități de parteneriat și colaborare pentru dezvoltarea unor inițiative și proiecte comune.

Cei interesați de temele abordatr pot să participe fie în format fizic, fie online în baza 📝 https://shorturl.at/WZsnM
Termenul limită pentru înscriere: 𝟐𝟖 𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝟏𝟔:𝟎𝟎.

19/09/2026

🌍 Excellence Hubs 2027 – Dialogue for Competitive Regional Ecosystems

On September 30, 2026, from 09:00 to 13:00, the NCP@UEFISCDI Unit is organising the “Excellence Hubs 2027 – Dialogue for Competitive Regional Ecosystems” event, dedicated to organisations interested in the new call and in developing competitive and innovative regional ecosystems.

Participants will have the opportunity to learn more about:

✅ The Excellence Hubs 2027 call
🔗 https://shorturl.at/ZfhvQ

✅ EIT initiatives and related opportunities

✅ The FSTP mechanism
🔗 https://shorturl.at/44NEX

✅ The experience of Romanian hubs involved in European projects, including COALition, VELES, and WaterWise

🤝 Partnership and collaboration opportunities for developing new initiatives and joint projects

Interested organisations can join the event either in person or online.

📝 Register here: https://shorturl.at/WZsnM

⏰ Registration deadline: September 28, 2026, at 16:00 (EET)

Unitatea NCP@UEFISCDI organizează, în data de 30 septembrie 2026, în intervalul 09:00 - 13:00, evenimentul „𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐛𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 - 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐮 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞”, dedicat organizațiilor interesate de noul apel și de dezvoltarea unor și .

Evenimentul va oferi participanților informații utile privind:
✅apelul Excellence Hubs 2027 ⏩ https://shorturl.at/ZfhvQ
✅inițiativele EIT și oportunitățile asociate acestora;
✅mecanismul FSTP ⏩ https://shorturl.at/44NEX
✅experiența hub-urilor românești implicate în proiectele:
COALition ⏩ www.coalitionhubs.eu/ro
VELES ⏩ https://veleshub.eu
WaterWise ⏩ https://waterwisehub.eu
✅oportunități de parteneriat și colaborare pentru dezvoltarea unor inițiative și proiecte comune.

Cei interesați de temele abordatr pot să participe fie în format fizic, fie online în baza 📝 https://shorturl.at/WZsnM
Termenul limită pentru înscriere: 𝟐𝟖 𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝟏𝟔:𝟎𝟎.

13/09/2026

🌍 Your health data should travel with you.

Whether you're going on holiday, moving to another EU country, or seeking specialised treatment abroad, accessing your medical history shouldn't become a barrier to receiving the right care.

One of the key goals of the European Health Data Space ( ) is to make it easier for patients to access their health records and prescriptions across EU Member States.

With common standards for electronic health records and secure data sharing, healthcare professionals will be better equipped to access the information they need - helping patients receive more continuous and informed care, wherever they are in Europe.

At , we're working towards a more connected European health data ecosystem. 🇪🇺

06/09/2026

💶 €11 billion in savings over the next decade

That’s the potential impact of better health data accessibility through the European Health Data Space ( ).

But the value of the EHDS goes beyond savings. By making health data more accessible, secure, and interoperable, the EHDS aims to:

🔹 Improve healthcare through better access to relevant patient information

🔹 Foster innovation by enabling researchers and innovators to make better use of health data

🔹 Support evidence-based policymaking with better data for better decisions

The goal is simple: turn health data into better health outcomes.

At , we are contributing to this vision by building the Regional Smart Health Data Space ( ), helping connect data, people, and innovation across regions and across Europe. 🇪🇺

30/08/2026

🌍 What could Europe’s health data ecosystem look like in 2040?

Imagine a Health Data Space where information can move securely across borders, patients have greater control over their data, and healthcare professionals and researchers can access the information they need to make better decisions.

This is the future explored in “𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟒𝟎”, developed within the Consortium by UEFISCDI.

The report looks beyond today’s challenges to explore what a trusted, interoperable, inclusive, and citizen-centered European Health Data Space could become - and what we need to do today to make that vision a reality.

📖 Explore the vision for 2040:https://veleshub.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1.-Future-of-HDS-2040-WS-Report_T6.3_V2.-November-2025.pdf

23/08/2026

Passionate about data and health? Visit our website and discover our scientific publications: 👉 https://veleshub.eu/media-appearances/

At Excellence Hub, we’re paving the way for the European Health Data Space ( ) by building the Regional Smart Health Data Space in Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, and Cyprus.