🇪🇺 We are finishing the #EHS2025 with closing remarks from Arnaud Thysen, Director General of EBS:

“Health is no longer just another policy file; it is now a defining pillar of Europe’s competitiveness, security, and long-term resilience.”

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Oliver Varhelyi -EU Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare, @ec.europa.eu:

“The European model of universal, high-quality care is no longer guaranteed; it is under real pressure from tightening budgets and a rapidly ageing population.”

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Ibo Sanz, Chief Strategy Officer, LLYC Venturing:

“AI now shapes how public officials think, decide, and form opinions, going beyond a tool for information to actively influencing health policy.”

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Arantxa Sanz, CEO of Catalonia Health:

“Pharma and healthcare prioritize proprietary, high-quality data over commercial platforms, as accuracy underpins reliable insights and innovation.”

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Carlos Parry, European Healthcare Lead from LLYC:

“AI is guiding policy, but human behaviour remains unpredictable, and it’s reshaping how public influence and engagement work.”

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🎤Padraic Ward, Head of Pharma International from Roche, pointed out:

“Our health systems were built for acute illness, but they’re now overwhelmed by chronic disease; and people are clearly signalling that it’s time to rethink how care is organised and delivered.”

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FulviaRaffaelli, Head of the Digital Health Unit, DG SANTE @ec.europa.eu:

“The European Health Data Space isn’t an EU data silo but a trusted network where citizens control access and aggregated data safely supports research.”

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💬 Emer Cooke, Executive Director at European Medicines Agency said:

“Our job is to get it right. Enabling safe, effective, high-quality innovation to reach patients while truly listening to those patients, who often know more about their disease than anyone else.”

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Daniel Naumov, Vice-Minister of Health from the Government of Lithuania:

“The European Health Data Space needs stronger public education so people understand the value of sharing data for better care.”

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Antonella Cardone, President of Cancer Patients Europe:

“We have strong data on EU health inequalities, but the challenge is turning it into action through tools like the European Semester, starting with cancer.”

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Felicitas Riedl, Director for Innovation and Competitiveness at @eib.org:

“We need to adopt the mindset that investing in health is essential, and there are clear opportunities to make a strong investment case that generates returns while supporting health.”

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Claus Zieler, Chief Commercial and Medical Affairs Officer at Astellas:

“Our industry is about far more than pills: it’s about heavy investment, high-skilled jobs, and deep partnerships with universities creating an export engine to rival the software sector.”

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Robert Day, Oncology Commercial Vice President from International Commercial Office of Pfizer:

“Funding new trials requires ROI, but with revenues now concentrated in the US, China, and Japan, Europe’s share will keep shrinking unless we act.”

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Minister for Health and Active Ageing from the Government of Malta, Jo Etienne Abela:

“EU health budgets aren’t just 400 million euros, they ensure 150 million people receive quality care and support vital research and infrastructure.”

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Tomilav Sokol, Member of the European Parliament @europarl.europa.eu:

“Cardiovascular disease isn’t ignored, but it competes with shifting EU debates—from tobacco to alcohol and nutrition, while other issues often steal political attention.”

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Christoph Schöbel, Head of the Centre for Sleep and Telemedicine, Essen University Medical Centre:

“Sleep medicine lacks education: doctors get little training, patients lack guidance, home tests are limited, and sleep labs are scarce with long waits.”

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Prof. Gianfranco Parati, Scientific Director and Head of Department of Cardiology, IRCCS at Instituto Auxologico Italiano:
"Under seven hours of sleep strains the heart, raising the risk of cardiovascular disease."

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Dr Kimberly Sterling, Vice President, Health Research at @resmed.bsky.social:

"It's a clear signal of how a healthcare system can learn and improve when therapy compliance is supported.”

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EU Reporter Jennifer Baker:

“AI is transforming healthcare, revolutionising diagnostics, personalising treatment, and improving patient outcomes; while forcing us to confront the very challenges that stand between us and its full promise.”

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Serena Borbotti-Frison, Director General at Allied For Startups, highlighted:

“If startups spend their time battling red tape, Europe will lose talent. We need simple, navigable regulations that let innovators test, learn, and grow.”

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Paul Duan, CEO, Founder and President of Bayes Impact:

“Our mission is to make AI a healthcare digital commons, empowering frontline workers to save time, improve care, and freely access powerful tools.”

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Manuel Marina Breyesse, CEO, Cardiologist and Co-Founder of IDOVEN:

“Europe can turn its science into market-ready AI health tools, where even a few successes drive growth, fund R&D, and save lives.”

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Marco Marsella, Director, Digital, EU4Health and Health Systems Modernisation at @ec.europa.eu:

“Turning an AI idea into hospital practice requires data, scale, and trusted European sandboxes to safely test and verify innovations before patient use.”

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🗳️ Beth Thompson, Executive Director at @wellcometrust.bsky.social:

"Antimicrobial resistance has received high-level political attention on paper, yet the political will at the top and the scientific evidence at the bottom are still not meeting in the middle."

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🇪🇺 Laurent Muschel, Deputy Head, DG HERAl at @ec.europa.eu:

“AI is being built to give us the medical countermeasures for the next pandemic, not just against known pathogens, but through broad vaccine, diagnostic and therapeutic platforms facing the blind spots.”

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🇪🇺 Mónica García Gomez, Minister of Health, Government of Spain:

“Multilateralism in health is not optional, it is essential. We must protect and reform global institutions to make them more effective, more democratic, and better funded.”

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Greg Corrado, Senior Researcher Director from Google:

“Our vision for AI in health is simple but ambitious: to help people everywhere live healthier, happier, longer lives by reimagining care for patients and those who look after them.”

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@davekeating.substack.com from @france24.com:

“Healthcare is digitising, but overlapping MDR, IVDR, and EU digital rules risk slowing innovation, wasting resources, and limiting patient access.”

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Holger Schmidt, Head of Quality from Siemens Healthineers:

“New regulations can be so costly that companies withdraw safe products simply because compliance is financially unfeasible.”

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Flora Giorgio, Head of Unit for Medical Devices, DG SANTE at @ec.europa.eu:
“Although meant to be harmonised, the current framework suffers from inconsistencies and duplication, straining authorities and undermining efficiency.”
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