WG Emerging Technologies for Healthcare

EARTO WG Emerging Technologies for Healthcare is composed of 70 active experts. The WG is looking at promoting & defending the interests of RTOs in the health related funding schemes in Europe, in order to ensure that EU R&I programmes are best attuned to RTOs interests and the needs of the healthcare. The WG is also working towards reinforcing RTOs profile as key players and promoting their specific and unique technology.

Key Topics for 2024

  • Input to Horizon Europe Partnership on Health & Clusters looking at health-related topics
  • Role of RTOs in Horizon Europe, including Partnership (IHI) & JUs
  • Monitor the EU4Health programme
  • Open innovation: OITB, ecosystem for developing and commercialising of health technologies
Cooperation with EC DGs & other Stakeholders
  • European Commission (DG R&I, DG GROW, DG REGIO, DG SANTE, DG CONNECT)
  • MedTech Europe
  • EFPIA
  • COCIR
  • Vanguard Initiative

Latest Papers Published

21 / 02 / 2023

EARTO Inputs on Healthcare Research and Innovation for the next Strategic Plan of Horizon Europe (2025-2027)

In view of the preparation of the Horizon Europe next Strategic Plan 2025-2027, the EARTO Working Group Healthcare hereby presents 5 recommendations to further boost current EU healthcare programmes. Those recommendations are based on the analysis by our healthcare experts of the limitations and gaps experienced through their active participation in those EU programmes.

23 / 01 / 2019

Accelerating the Digitization and Market Access of Emerging Technologies for Healthcare – The Pivotal Role of RTOs

This paper shows the specific contribution of RTOs in medtech and healthcare sectors: how RTOs help to build a more sustainable and equitable healthcare delivery for European citizens and how RTOs contribute to the transformation towards digital healthcare.