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DTRIP4H project

Building a Decentralized Digital Twin Ecosystem for Smarter Health Research in Europe

DTRIP4H is a Horizon Europe project of 21 partners, for starting new initiative of “decentralized health digital twin ecosystem consisting of RIs”.

Funding information

Funding instrument: Horizon Europe

Call: HORIZON-INFRA-2024-TECH-01 (Next generation of scientific instrumentation, tools, methods, and advanced  digital solutions for RIs (2024)) 

Budget: 886 289€

Abstract

In the face of a rapidly advancing digital healthcare terrain, the DTRIP4H project emerges as a momentous effort to revolutionize predictive, preventive, personalized, and participatory health paradigms within the EU. Amid significant incidence of chronic conditions and cancer, there is a pressing need for a proactive shift in health strategies. Yet, the full potential of European research infrastructures (RIs) is curtailed by investment deficits, fragmentation, and the intricacies of data management. Digital Twin (DT) technology introduces a new age of precision by enabling sophisticated simulations and analyses of intricate biological processes.

In DTRIP4H, we start a new initiative in Europe “decentralized health digital twin ecosystem consisting of RIs”. Using DTs, we aim to resolve critical challenges around data harmonization, equitable access, and stringent privacy safeguards. Incorporating technologies such as federated learning, Generative AI, and Virtual Reality (VR), the project aspires to create a decentralized digital twin environment (DDTE). This will empower both internal and external RI users, such as researchers, innovators, and SMEs, to craft DT applications that address specific scientific challenges, utilizing a blend of real-world and synthetic data in compliance with regulatory frameworks, i.e. GDPR.

Partners

  1. Tallinna Tehnikaülikool, EE, coordinator
  2. Digitaltwin Technology GmbH, DE, partner
  3. German Oncology Center Limited, CY, partner
  4. Chino SRL, IT, partner
  5. Lapin ammattikorkeakoulu oy, FI, partner
  6. Universidad del Pais Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibers, ES, partner
  7. Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu oy, FI, partner
  8. Alma Mater Studiorum - Universita Di Bologna, IT, partner
  9. Demcon Sync Biosystems BV, NL, partner
  10. Masarykova univerzita CZ, partner UAB Teraglobus, LT, partner
  11. European Health Management Association, BE, partner
  12. Artificial Intelligence Expert SRL, RO, partner
  13. Nec Laboratories Europe GmbH, DE, partner
  14. Protobios Ou, EE, partner
  15. Insttut National de Recherche en Informatiquew, FR, partner
  16. Instituto Pedro Nunes Associacao Para a Inovaca, PT, partner
  17. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen, DE, partner
  18. Klinikum der Universitat Munchen, DE, affiliated
  19. Helsingin yliopisto, FI, partner
  20. Near Real Oy, FI, partner

Objective

is to develop 7 innovative proof of concept thematic health-related Use cases fulfilling the needs of  scientists, SMEs, and industrial end users, through Artificial Intelligence (AI), AR/VR  empowered DTs utilizing DDTE, while adhering to FAIR data principles, particularly in health topics related to

cancer treatment

drug development

human  environmental exposome

precision treatment for schizophrenia 

 personalized medicine

DTRIP4H adopts a human-centric methodology to elevate  research efficacy, narrow the skills gap, and align with the objectives of the European Research Area (ERA) and the Sustainable  Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. 

Contact information

Administrative project manager

Duration
1.1.2025 – 31.12.2028
Funder