EVOLVE2CARE at Open Living Lab Days 2025

EVOLVE2CARE proudly participated in Open Living Lab Days 2025, the flagship annual event of the European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL), held in Andorra la Vella from September 30 to October 3, 2025. This year’s edition embraced a unique concept—transforming an entire country into a Living Lab—making Andorra a dynamic testing ground for innovation.

Under the theme “Living Labs for Regenerative Futures: Connecting Local and Global Innovation Ecosystems,” the event brought together Living Lab professionals, public officials, corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, academics, and innovators from around the world. Discussions focused on how Living Labs can go beyond sustainability to regenerate ecological, social, and economic systems actively.

EVOLVE2CARE had a strong and impactful presence, represented by key members from ENoLL and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH):

  • Marta I. De Los Rios White and Francesca Sperandio (ENoLL), who contributed to the organization and networking activities.
  • Evdokimos Konstantinidis, Project Coordinator of EVOLVE2CARE and Vice Chair of ENoLL (AUTH), presented the research paper “Optimizing Data Collection Planning for Living Labs’ Access and Effectiveness”. 
  • Despoina Petsani, Project Mission Coordinator (AUTH) of EVOLVE2CARE, who presented the paper “Defining the Role of Living Labs to Clinical Research: Initial Findings for Framework Development.”
  • EVOLVE2CARE members supported the session “Bridging the Gap Between Living Labs and Companies: Towards a Stronger Collaboration Relationship.”

In addition, EVOLVE2CARE was featured at the ENoLL Valorisation Booth, showcasing its mission to accelerate HealthTech innovation through experimentation and collaboration between Living Labs and innovators. Our active participation reflects EVOLVE2CARE’s commitment to fostering collaboration between Living Labs and health innovation ecosystems, paving the way for solutions that regenerate and thrive.

EVOLVE2CARE at InnoHealth Forum 2025

On September 26–27, 2025, EVOLVE2CARE proudly participated in the InnoHealth Forum 2025, a dynamic two-day hybrid event held at JOIST Innovation Park in Larissa, Greece, and online. The forum brought together HealthTech innovators, startups, researchers, and policymakers to explore the future of health innovation in Europe.

EVOLVE2CARE was represented by AUTH and ViLabs, with active participation from Dr. Evdokimos Konstantinidis, Project Coordinator (AUTH Medical Physics & Digital Innovation Lab), Konstantina Tsimpita, and Anastasia Valtopoulou, both Research Associates at Medical Physics & Digital Innovation Lab, and Valia Giannakoudi, Junior Communications Manager at ViLabs.

Throughout the event, the EVOLVE2CARE team engaged directly with stakeholders in the matchmaking room, spreading the word about the EVOLVE2CARE Open Call and its unique opportunities for HealthTech innovators. Visitors to the EVOLVE2CARE stand learned how the project connects startups, SMEs, and research teams with Living Labs across Europe to co-create and test solutions in real-world environments.

A highlight of the forum was the panel discussion “Data-Driven Health | AI, Big Data & Decision Support”, held on Saturday, September 27, where Dr. Evdokimos Konstantinidis shared insights on how data and AI are transforming healthcare decision-making. His talk emphasized the importance of open, co-creative ecosystems in enabling impactful innovation in Transitional Care.

EVOLVE2CARE also shared the spotlight with its sister project, RAISE Science, highlighting their joint commitment to advancing inclusive, data-driven innovation in the HealthTech ecosystem.

EVOLVE2CARE at Cluj Innovation Days 2025

On May 29, 2025, Vassilis Voulgarakis from ViLabs represented the EVOLVE2CARE project at Cluj Innovation Days 2025, held at Babeș-Bolyai University (BBU) in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. This flagship annual event, under the theme “Transforming Healthcare through Technology: Ethical, Human-Centric, and AI-Driven Solutions,” focused on digital transformation in the MedTech sector.

As a speaker in the panel “Bridging Research, Technology, and Healthcare,” Vassilis discussed the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in creating patient-centric, tech-enabled healthcare solutions. In addition to his speech, Vassilis gave an interview to local media, to explain how EVOLVE2CARE is looking to foster new collaboration opportunities for HealthTech innovation across Europe, bringing together researchers, startups, and innovators with Living Labs.

Vassilis also engaged in seven targeted B2B matchmaking meetings, where he presented the EVOLVE2CARE Open Call opportunity to startups and innovators. The matchmaking sessions, also, provided a platform to meet with startups, innovators, and fellow project managers, discussing potential synergies and knowledge exchange opportunities relevant to our project’s objective.