On 21 October 2025. prof. Liesbet Geris, VPH Executive Director, delivered a key note in the context of High-level policy forum on systemic transformation and value-procurement of innovation.
Prof Geris' presentation outlined how computer modelling, including digital twins and AI, are ideally positioned to acts as “Technology system-level Enablers”, for innovation adoption.
At the System Policy workshop organized by Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanità ries de Catalunya (AQuAS), prof. Geris joined policy-makers, health system managers and healthcare providers. She offered a systemic perspective on how modelling, simulation, and digital twins can be catalysts for more resilient and personalized healthcare systems.
Building on the European Virtual Human Twin Ecosystem roadmap, prof. Geris articulated how these advanced computational models are beginning to bridge research, clinical practice, and policymaking. This approach fosters a crucial continuum where innovation is evidence-based, reproducible, and ethically aligned. Shedding light on the digital twin roadmap, she clarified that digital twins are more than just technological tools: they are frameworks for systemic learning that connect data ecosystems, governance standards, and human expertise.
Participants subsequently worked in small groups to map how technological enablers like digital twins, big data, AI and cloud computing can best shape the systemic adoption of transformative health technologies. The keynote and the workshop concluded with a crucial framing: technology not as an end in itself, but a relational enabler of transformation.
Overall, this third part of the exclusive five-session series contributes to how Public Procurement of Innovation (PPI) can overcome systemic barriers and accelerate the adoption of demand-driven innovation, making health systems more equitable, holistic, and resilient. It was an important opportunity for VPH to be part of this policy forum, to share insights and collectively work towards transforming healthcare!
For further insights on the workshop and the learnings:
Key-takeaways: summarized in LinkedInPost
HIPSS Policy Forum:https://aquas.gencat.cat/ca/fem/internacional/hipss/high-level-policy-forum/
HIPSS – Health Innovation Procurement Support Services Project page: https://www.hipss.eu/home
Further reading:Elizondo Cordero, O., Barberan-Garcia, A., & Alessandrello, R. (2025). D 3.1 Report on Systemic Policy to Drive the Transformation Through PPI (18.1). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17079348
