HTA in Action: Patient Participation Academy
From understanding Health Technology Assessment (HTA) to bringing the patient voice into practice
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The winning projects for Élan Vital 2026 will be announced on 8 October
The high number of projects received (54) and the excellent quality of the proposals have meant that the process of selecting the finalists and winners of the first edition of the Élan Vital Programme has taken longer than initially anticipated. Consequently, the announcement of the jury’s final selection (the five finalist projects and the two
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The Élan Vital Programme receives 54 proposals
A total of 54 projects have been submitted to the first call for proposals under the Élan Vital Programme, an initiative by the HiTT Foundation to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the life sciences and health sector. The programme offers a grant of 20,000 euros—which includes expert guidance and support—to each of the two top
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Galicia leads the way in implementing comprehensive genomic profiling as a systemic tool for precision oncology
The Galician Health Service (Sergas) has signed a collaboration agreement with the Precision Cancer Consortium (PCC), supported by consultancies HiTT and Avalere Health, to accelerate access for Galician patients to comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) for the diagnosis and treatment of solid tumors. CGP is a key tool in the development of precision oncology, and the
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LifeLUNG project is recruiting 15 doctoral candidates
LifeLUNG (www.lifelung.eu) is a doctoral training network built around a community of leading European experts in lung transplantation and gene therapy. The network consists of 9 academic and 10 non-academic partners in 11 countries, including Fundació HiTT. LifeLUNG is now recruiting 15 highly motivated doctoral candidates (DCs) willing and excited to go the extra mile.
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The Spanish Congress hosts a conference on the new EU HTA regulation and patients
Cancer Patients Europe (CPE), the Asociación Española contra el Cáncer and Fundació HiTT are organising a conference on 10 October entitled The new EU HTA regulation and opportunities for patients, which will be held at the Spanish Parliament in Madrid. The aim of the event is to discuss with experts from different fields how the
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A Fundació HiTT project on drug billing data analysis using AI, funded by the OIANT-UIC call
The project “Analysis of Open Data on Drug Billing Using AI-Based Data Analysis Tools”, coordinated by Mireia Andrés, from UIC Barcelona, and with the participation of Fundació HiTT, has been awarded with a grant in the fisrt call for proposals launched by the UIC’s Observatory of Artificial Intelligence and New Technologies (OIANT). In its evaluation,
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Towards a consensus on the use of molecular techniques in the diagnosis of viral respiratory infections
Respiratory infections are the second leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In recent years, and especially as a consequence of pandemics, molecular diagnosis has acquired a fundamental role in the etiological identification of these infections. However, in the Spanish context, no consensus has been established on the use of molecular techniques for the diagnosis
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What are your financial needs?
At the HiTT Foundation, we are carrying out a study to better understand the needs of the health sector in terms of financing and, thus, to contribute to improving it in the future. To do this, we are collecting contributions from different agents in the health system. We invite you to participate by responding to
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Participate in the survey on how to improve patient involvement in HTA
Fundació HiTT has launched a survey to gather information and evidence on how to formulate succesful strategies for a meaningful and structured patient involvement in the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) process. While HTA is essential for ensuring that treatments and medical technologies are efficacious, cost-effective and accessible to the public, a truly responsive healthcare system
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Health technology innovation is still needed to fight tuberculosis
Today, 24 March, is World TB Day. This milestone in the calendar is a reminder, not a celebration. It can in no way be a celebration while tuberculosis remains a major global health issue. In 2023, an estimated 10.8 million people fell ill with TB worldwide, including 6.0 million men, 3.6 million women, and 1.3
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Opportunities and challenges of the new EU HTA regulation
The EU Health Technology Assessment Regulation (HTAR), approved in 2021, will become effective as of 12 January 2025. Its main objectives are to improve and speed up access for European patients to innovative health technologies —including both new medicines and medical devices— and to increase transparency and efficiency of the assessment processes. By establishing a
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FHITT gets involved in the CRAASH Barcelona acceleration call promoted by Biocat
For the first time, from the HITT Foundation we are involved in the programme aimed at entrepreneurs on innovation in health CRAASH Barcelona, promoted by Biocat, co-organised with CIMIT and with the collaboration of ACCIÓ. From FHITT we will provide specialized advice to the 6 selected groups, in which different Innovation Units of reference centres
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FHiTT is committed to regional innovation driven by ACCIÓ
The director of the HiTT Foundation, Maria Buxadé, is one of the scientists taking part in the European Commission’s Regional Innovation Valleys call for innovation, which is promoted by ACCIÓ in Catalonia. FHiTT and, in particular, its director, takes part in it as the head of the Dryox Health research project, specialized in detecting unmet
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EHDS Stakeholder’s Consensus Statement
With pleasure we have agreed to sign the stakeholder’s recommendations to the EU Commission on the development of the #EHDS (European health Data Space) Click here to upload EHDS consensus statement
European Health Data Space
As a follow up from previous activities on #RWD, we are happy to share a paper (https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10091629) just released discussing on the potential of the newly proposed #EHDS (European Health Data Space), coordinated by #denishorgan from the #EAPM (European alliance for Personalised Medicine). Interestingly enough, it begins with an ambitious #datagovernance claim to the discuss
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Magda Martí joins Fundació HiTT’s team as the Manager Director
We are pleased to announce that Magda Martí has recently joined Fundació HiTT’s team as a managing director. With a solid background in the health field management, she brings to the team over 20 years of management experience in non-profit organisations and in both public and private entities (research centres, foundations and associations for international cooperation and
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FHiTT and UOC have published a digital transformation support guide applied to multiple sclerosis
Researchers at Fundació HiTT and UOC publish a guide on how to improve patient care while increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the healthcare system. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic degenerative autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. Around 1,800 new cases are diagnosed in Spain each year, mostly among people under the age of 40,
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AES – Health Economics Conference
The XL+1 edition of the Health Economics Conference, organized by the AES Health Economics Association, has taken place in Zaragoza on June 15 to 17. We have taken part of this event exploring issues such as: medical care decision-making, economic assessment, the management of healthcare institutions and the investment in innovation. Fundació HiTT inaugurated its participation in
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WORLD MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS DAY
Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic disease that currently affects around 55,000 people in Spain and gathers 1,800 new diagnoses each year. World Multiple Sclerosis Day raises awareness of a complex, cross-cutting disease that involves healthcare, psychological and social issues. Aimed by the twofold goal of meeting the needs of people with Multiple Sclerosis and optimizing
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CLINICAL TRIALS DAY
Clinical trials have traditionally been the quintessential clinical research tool, responsible for driving many of the scientific advances made in the field of health and the historical transformations that have taken place in terms of hope and life quality. May 20th, the International Clinical Trial Day, becomes an opportunity to highlight the work of those
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