Newsroom

IDERHA's leads Philip Gribbon and Christian Muehlendyck brought 'taking your bike to work' to another level, riding their bikes from Hamburg to Utrecht this weekend.

Jaakko Lähteenmäki is a Principal Scientist at IDERHA partner VTT (Technical Research Center of Finland), and as such participated in the TEHDAS Joint Actions, developing the basis for the European Health Data Space and is also a member of the IDERHA consortium. We asked him about the Finnish view of the EHDS.

In our interview series about the people that drive IDERHA, we spotlight Early Career Community member Nadja Kartschmit. Discover what Nadja's calling would have been outside research and what skill she would like to master in 24 hours. 

August 2025 – IDERHA partner Hygiaso has published its mobile application “Shareguard Health” earlier this year, marking a significant milestone in citizen-driven health data empowerment. 

Updating and extending an earlier report, IDERHA presents a report outlining the main areas of potential policy and strategy that can influence the secondary data reuse landscape on which IDERHA depends.

The European Commission just published the FAQ on the interplay between the AI Act and the MDR. The 27-page documents contains the answers to 36 questions anyone working in the MDR field might have.

In a recent publication by among others IDERHA members Rada Hussein, Somayeh Abedian and Philip Gribbon, they present a new standards compliance toolkit developed by leading EU research projects such as IDERHA in collaboration with HSbooster.eu.

On 12 June, more than 60 participants from across Europe—clinicians, researchers, data scientists, industry and patient representatives—connected online for IDERHA’s webinar “From Strategy to Implementation: Bridging EHDS Ambitions and IDERHA’s Vision with Clinical Realities.” 

In our interview series about the people that drive IDERHA, we spotlight Early Career Community member Hilkka Liedes. Read about why she would like to have dinner with Joséphine Baker, how a perfect day off looks like and what skill she would like to master in 24 hours. 

Several key opinion leaders will unpack how aligning data collection with clinical practice can unlock better, more usable data for research and innovation.

In our interview series about the people that drive IDERHA, we spotlight Early Career Community member Rasmus Mølgaard Hansen. You can read why he would give a TED talk on digitalization, how his ideal day off looks like and why he would like to have dinner with Dumbledore. 

IDERHA is eager to engage with the public as part of our ongoing outreach activities and transparency commitments. You are therefore very welcome to join us for our second Public Forum. 

In a recent IDERHA paper, researchers including IDERHA members Rada Hussein, Somayeh Abedian, and Philip Gribbon, assessed the interoperability standards of six cancer-related projects, resulting in an interactive toolkit.

Prof. Dr. Daniel Rückert received the prestigious Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize this year. The Leibniz Prize is awarded by the German Research Foundation to exceptional scientists and academics for their outstanding achievements in the field of research. 

In our interview series about the people that drive IDERHA, we spotlight Early Career Community member Lena Hegel. Find out why she would give a TED talk on volunteering, why Lena would like to have dinner with Florence Nightingale and her ideal way to spend the day off.