Promoting the retention of talent and the introduction of innovative products and services of value to patients, in a growing sharing of knowledge and information between academia, companies, care providers and co-creating citizens are the main conclusions resulting from the moment of reflection on the impact of collaborative laboratories (CoLABs) in the health sector, which took place on 27 November 2024 at the Rectory of NOVA University Lisbon, and was attended by the Secretary of State for Health, the National Innovation Agency (ANI) and nearly 130 representatives of stakeholders in the healthcare sector from all over the country.

You may read the summary of this event in this CoLABs Saude 27 Nov – Doc Resumo available for download – CoLABs Health 27 Nov – Doc Summary (content in Portuguese).

This meeting took place within the framework of VOH.CoLAB’s 5th Anniversary celebrations and was organised by the Organising Committee:

Ana Custódio – VectorB2B

Ana Rita Londral – Value for Health CoLAB

Bárbara Gomes – AccelBio

Catarina Madeira – CoLAB Trials

Helena Antunes – CoLAB4Ageing

Luís Maia – 4LifeLAB

Maria José Alves – AquaValor

Vânia Roberto – ABC CoLAB

We also leave you with the link to the article in Jornal de Notícias.