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22 September – 13 October 2026

JoinHealth Business Edition- Autumn Series 2026

How can you develop a health technology that truly responds to user needs? How do you prepare for market access? What changes when entering different healthcare systems? And how can data and artificial intelligence strengthen your solution's value proposition?

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How can you develop a health technology that truly responds to user needs? How do you prepare for market access? What changes when entering different healthcare systems? And how can data and artificial intelligence strengthen your solution’s value proposition?

These are some of the key questions that will be explored during the JoinHealth Autumn Series 2026, part of the JoinHealth Business Edition – a capacity-building programme organised by Health Cluster Portugal within the framework of the Health SCALE project to support health startups and SMEs in the development, positioning and commercialisation of their innovations.

Throughout September and October 2026, national and international experts will share practical knowledge, tools and real-world case studies addressing some of the key challenges faced by health innovators, from solution development and market access to internationalisation and value creation.

All webinars will take place online from 14:30 to 16:00 (Lisbon time).

22 September – Applying Design Thinking in Health Technology Development*

29 September – Preparing for Market Access: A Roadmap for Health Technology Innovators*

6 October – Bringing Health Innovation to the Dutch Market: Reimbursement and Adoption Pathways*

13 October – Data, AI & Digital Health as Drivers of Value*

*webinar in english

Tickets and Registration

Innovating in Health Technologies and Services with Design Thinking

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Preparing for Market Access: A Roadmap for Health Technology Innovators

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Bringing Health Innovation to the Dutch Market: Reimbursement and Adoption Pathways

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Creating Value with Health Data and AI

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Programme

14h30

Opening

Health Cluster Portugal

14h35

Patients as Co-Creators: Participatory Design in Digital Health

Co-design, prototyping, human-centred design and value-sensitive design

Ricardo Melo, Senior Researcher
Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS

15h00

Co-Design in Action: Methods for the Design of Health Technologies

Speculative design and design fiction

Joana Couto, Design Researcher
Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS

15h25

Clinical Service Design Applied to Healthcare

Real-world examples of Clinical Service Design applied to healthcare in Portugal, exploring both the process and the results achieved.

Alberto Silva, Physician and Co-founder
Nobox

Ana Oliveira, Head of Clinical Service Design
Nobox

15h45

Q&A

15h55

Closing

Health Cluster Portugal

Partners

Co-financed