“AI in European Healthcare” Report Launch

EASAC and the Federation of European Academies of Medicine (FEAM), with their respective member academies, have been collaborating since 2024 to explore how AI-powered health products and services can be effectively evaluated and safely integrated into European healthcare. Their joint report, AI in European Healthcare: Policy Recommendations for Optimising Added Value and Safe, Ethical, and Inclusive Adoption, will be launched on 30 September 2026, from 13:00 to 15:00 CEST at Arts 56 (Av. des Arts 56, 1000 Brussels), with live streaming available.

This EASAC-FEAM report has been written by a working group of 22 members from across Europe, co-chaired by André Knottnerus (EASAC) and Luis Martí-Bonmatí (FEAM). It examines evidence generation, including randomised and pragmatic trial designs, as well as the regulatory framework governing AI, addressing key legislation such as the Medical Device Regulation, the AI Act, the European Health Data Space, and the Product Liability Directive.

Alongside regulatory considerations, the working group has analysed data interoperability across health systems, the ethical dimensions of AI in healthcare, privacy, transparency, model explainability, equitable access, and the workforce and education changes required to effectively implement these tools.

Key information

• Date: 30 September 2026
• Time: 12:30 – 15:00 CEST
• Venue:Av. des Arts 56, 1000 Brussels
• Hosts: EASAC & FEAM
• Format: In person + livestream (registration required)
• Register here *

* Please note: Seats are limited for in-person attendance, and early registration is encouraged to secure a place. A sandwich lunch will be provided for in-person attendees in the hall of Arts 56 starting at 12:30 CEST. For online participation, please register in advance to receive the livestream link.

Programme & speakers

12:30    Networking lunch (in the hall of Arts 56) and arrival of guests. For in-person participants only.

13:00    Welcome by Birgitta Henriques-Normark (EASAC Vice-President) and Ferry Breedveld (FEAM President). Start of livestream.

13:05    Introductory words by André Knottnerus (EASAC Co-Chair) & Luis Martí-Bonmatí (FEAM Co-Chair), Moderators.

13:10    Key findings of the report by Louise Abboud (FEAM Executive Director) & Tom Cole-Hunter (EASAC Biosciences and Public Health Programme Director).

13:20    Panel I: Regulation, validation and accountability

How Europe ensures AI in healthcare delivers added-value and is safe before it reaches patients, and who is accountable when it isn’t.

• Saila Rinne, Head of the Unit Artificial Intelligence in Health and Life Sciences, EU AI Office at DG CNECT, European Commission.
• Andreia M. Oliveira, Policy Officer for AI in Healthcare at DG SANTE, European Commission.
• Miikka Korja, Working Group Member, EASAC-FEAM report “AI in European Healthcare.”
• Eva Fialová, Working Group Member, EASAC-FEAM report “AI in European Healthcare.”
• Luis Martí-Bonmatí (Moderator), FEAM Co-Chair of the EASAC-FEAM report “AI in European Healthcare.”

14:00   Panel II: Implementation, trust and equity

What it takes to deploy AI safely in a hospital and what it takes for patients to trust it once it’s there.

• Sascha Marschang, Senior Advisor at the European Hospital and Healthcare Federation (HOPE).
• Bianca Pop, Project Officer at the European Patients’ Forum (EPF).
• Christian Lovis, Working Group Member, EASAC-FEAM report “AI in European Healthcare.”
• David Ríos Insua, Working Group Member, EASAC-FEAM report “AI in European Healthcare.”
• André Knottnerus (Moderator), EASAC Co-Chair of the EASAC-FEAM report “AI in European Healthcare.”

14:40    Closing remarks by André Knottnerus (EASAC) & Luis Martí-Bonmatí (FEAM). End of livestream.

15:00    Coffee & networking

15:30    Close