This week, the EDiHTA consortium convened in Rome for its 3rd in-person General Assembly meeting. The event was hosted by Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UCSC) at the Istituti Biologici, bringing together over 30 representatives from 17 EDiHTA partner organisations.
Held across two days, on 28-29 April 2025, the meeting served as a pivotal moment for the consortium to reflect on the progress achieved so far and align on the next steps.
Advancing Work Across Key Pillars
The meeting opened with a warm welcome from the coordinating team, Americo Cicchetti (ITMOH), Emmanouil Tsiasiotis and Dario Sacchini (UCSC), who introduced the agenda and outlined plans for this General Assembly. The first half-day was dedicated to progress updates from the various work packages:
WP2 presented updates and policies observatory, with Line Linstad (NSE) and Angela Lanna (DNV) detailing deliverables and next steps.
WP4, led by Rosa Vivanco Hidalgo (AQuAS) and Laura Sampietro-Colom (HCB), shared status updates on the development of the EDiHTA framework and its contingency planning.
WP5 focused on the digitalisation of the framework, presented by Angela Lanna (DNV).
WP6, covering framework piloting, was presented by Rossella di Bidino (UCSC) and Adam Lukacs (EITH).
Following these sessions, the group engaged in a two-part interactive planning session covering 2025/2026 GANTT activities and risk management, facilitated by Emmanouil Tsiasiotis (UCSC) and accelCH (Patrick Schneier and Jeanette Müller).
Strategic Planning and Stakeholder Engagement
The afternoon continued with a forward-looking discussion on Task 4.3 Stakeholder Workshop, presented by Kristian Kidholm (OUH) and a session on scientific dissemination led by the UCSC and accelCH teams (Anastasiia Aksonova). The Exploitation Strategy presented by Marco Marchetti and Livio Battaglia (AGENAS), focused on project’s long-term impact. The first day concluded with an engaging presentation on Booster Services by Jeanette Müller and Patrick Schneier (accelCH), before all participants gathered for a joint networking dinner.
Building Towards Sustainability
The second day opened with the two-part Workshop on EDiHTA Concept Design, led by Chiara De Waure (UNIPG), which encouraged collaboration and creativity as partners envisioned the future structure and scalability of the EDiHTA framework.
The meeting concluded with a wrap-up, highlighting key takeaways and next steps for the consortium.
The success of the EDiHTA 3rd General Assembly reflects the dedication and collaboration of the entire consortium. We extend our sincere thanks to our hosts at UCSC for their excellent organisation and warm hospitality and to all partners for their valuable contributions and active engagement throughout the two-day meeting.
