EVOLVE2CARE x GILL: Expanding our gender-informed policy

Following our insightful mini-webinar in March 2025, EVOLVE2CARE is excited to highlight the next phase of the collaboration with the GILL – Gendered Innovation Living Labs, a Horizon Europe project. This time, we extended our efforts to the entire GILL consortium during their 5th consortium meeting, held on May 22, 2025.

This in-person meeting, focused on the final stages of the GILL project and its overall impact, allowed EVOLVE2CARE, represented by Konstantina Tsimpita from AUTH Medical Physics & Digital Innovation Lab, to join forces with GILL’s gender innovation experts in advancing a comprehensive Key Performance Indicators (KPI) framework to support gender-responsive innovation in healthcare, entrepreneurship, and innovation ecosystems.

A central topic of discussion was the expansion of the societal key indicators framework, focusing on key axes such as:

  • Gender-balanced participation
  • Inclusive co-creation and decision-making
  • Gender-aware design of solutions
  • Gender-sensitive impact evaluation

These KPIs aim to embed gender perspectives throughout the innovation lifecycle and healthcare development, helping to ensure that outcomes are not only effective but also equitable and socially responsive.

EVOLVE2CARE and GILL collaborate on gender-inclusive approach

On March 29, 2025 EVOLVE2CARE joined forces with the experts from the GILL – Gendered Innovation Living Labs, Horizon Europe project, for a focused mini-webinar on future collaboration and the validation of social and gender Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

This targeted exchange brought together EVOLVE2CARE partners from AUTH Medical Physics & Digital Innovation Lab — Despoina Petsani and Konstantina Tsimpita — with GILL’s gender innovation experts to align efforts and perspectives on how to embed social responsiveness and gender inclusivity into KPI frameworks.

To clarify, the webinar explored how to structure KPIs that account for gender dynamics within innovation ecosystems. Key topics included measuring gender representation, assessing inclusivity in decision-making, and ensuring innovation addresses diverse societal needs

At EVOLVE2CARE, we are committed to strengthening collaboration between Living Labs and innovators in the context of Transitional Care — and this exchange with GILL represents a valuable step toward more inclusive, impactful outcomes, supported by AUTH’s academic expertise in advancing equitable and patient-centred healthcare solutions.