Start with curiosity.

Then build up in an iterative manner your knowledge that is more like literacy than in depth knowledge.

The Strive nonprofit in the US bringing together 300 community organizations

The Apollo moonshot.

More than 400,000 people involved.

It is facing a large translational gap.

Which is why it will take the efforts of multiple leaders in medical research to pull disease interception into the world of clinical medicine.

Here is how you can become a leader in this field:

"Science must begin with myths, and with criticism of myths." - Karl Popper

Fourth and fifth topic in short:

4. digitalisation and data exchange in healthcare
5. assessment of the added value of integrated healthcare solutions.

The first three topics in short:

1. understanding determinants of health
2. integration of fragmented R&I efforts
3. people centered integrated healthcare solutions.

@ihieurope.bsky.social Call 9 Introduction

The EU Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) call 9 is an ambitious call with 191 million in public funding on the table.

Deadline April 29th.

Here are my takeaways from the IHI's webinar today.

There are three central objectives:

The point edit.

Read each paragraph and say to yourself what is the point.

Is it clear?

Is there stuff that does not belong?

It helps to outline your text with these points and a separate document or in a note.

What's the best way to do this?

Digital solutions hold forth the potential to empower patients and the public to be part of the solution. The challenge is achieving this transformation.

It requires visionary leadership that is comfortable with uncertainty & that pushes for alignment & stakeholder engagement.

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