Project TETRIS had the opportunity to participate in the meeting “European Virtual Human Twins (VHT) Initiative. Accelerating innovation and making personalised medicine a reality through virtual human twins”, organised by DG CONNECT and the European AI Office, on 21 October in Brussels.
Launched in December 2023, the initiative already brings together over 90 organisations that have signed the VHT Manifesto, committing to the collaborative development and adoption of virtual human twins. The European Commission has allocated €100 million to support the initiative, in full alignment with key strategic priorities such as the AI Continent Action Plan, Apply AI, and the Life Sciences Strategy.
Some of the key messages highlighted during the event included:
- without high-quality data and a truly secure, interoperable EU health data space, innovation cannot scale;
- a shared vision is essential, rather than isolated projects;
- doctors, researchers, patients, industry, and policymakers must work together from the very beginning;
- the real value lies in improving patients’ lives, not in the technology itself.
Europe is not only innovating: it is building a shared, reliable, and scalable foundation capable of delivering real value for people.
Learn more about the European Virtual Human Twins (VHT) Initiative.
