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Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN) was present at DigiHealthPT EDIH Partnerships Day, which took place on 13 March 2025 at Atmosfera m in Porto. The event, organised by DigiHealthPT, aimed to promote innovation, collaboration and networking in the digital health sector, with the institutional support of the British Embassy.
The event kicked off with a presentation by DigiHealthPT, highlighting the services of the Digital Innovation Centre and its Activity Plan for 2025. This was followed by the keynote session ‘Applying Innovation in the South London Healthcare System’, led by Rishi Das-Gupta and Antonio Ruiz Gonzalez, from the Health Innovation Network - NHS UK, who shared insights into the NHS's innovation strategy, with a special focus on prevention and health promotion.
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IPN took an active part in the event, particularly in the RoundTable ‘Fast-Tracking Success in Digital Health: Best Practices and Collaborative Insights’, where Ana Brito, Coordinator of the Medical Devices Regulatory Support Unit at IPN, discussed the European regulatory framework for medical devices and digital health solutions. The panel also included Pedro Castel-Branco (Armilar), Ivan Rarís (Cluster Saúde de Galicia) and Pearl Okeke (Health Innovation Network - NHS UK), who explored topics such as Business Models, Market Access and Internationalisation.
TEF-Health was also presented, of which IPN is the coordinator in Portugal, a European initiative focused on supporting the validation and certification of AI and robotic health technologies, facilitating market access for digital innovations.
IPN also took part in the Brokerage Activity, an initiative that promoted one-on-one meetings between participants, creating new opportunities for collaboration in the sector.
The event, which brought together around 100 participants, also included a Pitch Competition, in which Kinetikos Health, incubated company at IPN, Complear and Actif were the winning companies, receiving vouchers for DigiHealthPT services worth €1,000, €500 and €100 respectively.