Living Labs in Health and Medicine:
Collaborative Innovation for Transforming Care and Wellbeing

May 13, 2025

By placing multi-stakeholder collaboration at the heart of innovation, Living Labs play a transformative role in addressing Health and Wellbeing challenges. They have the potential to make significant contributions in key areas such as cancer research, non-communicable diseases, and the wellbeing of children, adolescents, and older adults. Their role in clinical environments and medical services is equally crucial. By assessing the impact and envisioning the future of Living Labs, the conference seeks to drive forward research and innovation in Health and Wellbeing. In addition, the conference will foster discussions on innovative methodologies for stakeholder engagement, ethical considerations, and the challenges of data management in this domain.

Topics

  • Living Labs addressing Health and Wellbeing challenges

  • Emerging methodologies for stakeholder involvement in the Health and Wellbeing

  • Methodologies for evaluating the impact of Living Labs in Health and Wellbeing research

  • Research in cancer through Living Labs

  • Living Labs for Health & Wellbeing of Children and Adolescents

  • Supporting older adults using Living Labs methodologies

  • Research in non-communicable diseases through Living Labs

  • The future of Living Labs in the Health and Wellbeing research

  • Living Labs in clinical environments and transitional care

  • Living Labs supporting HealthTech innovations

  • Living Labs for transforming medical services and medical research

  • Open Data and Data sharing through Living Labs – the challenges in Health and Wellbeing

  • The ethics dimension of Living Labs in Health and Wellbeing

 

Time Session Title
8:00 – 9:00 Registration and Welcome coffee
9:00 – 10:00 Welcome & Opening
Room: Conference Room – 2nd Floor

Introduction
Speakers:
Dr. Evdokimos Konstantinidis – Vice Chair of the European Network of Living Labs – ENoLL
Prof. Panagiotis Bamidis – Director of Medical Physics and Digital Innovation Lab, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Martina Desole – Director of the European Network of Living Labs – ENoLL
Wim de Kinderen – Chair of the European Network of Living Labs – ENoLL
Prof.dr.ir. Masi Mohammadi – Smart Architectural Technologies at Eindhoven University of Technology and Architecture in Health at HAN University

Welcome from the local organizers
Speaker: Yasin Kartoğlu – Başakşehir Mayor

Keynote Speech: e-Nabız, a Turkish health service which can be used to access and manage citizens’ personal health data
Speaker: Expert. Dr. Bekir Aktura, Deputy Director of Istanbul Public Health, Health Ministry

Keynote Speech: Preventive Health Care and Alternative Recovery Health Care
Speaker: Ersin Pamuksüzer – Founder of The LifeCo
10:00 – 11:00

Papers session
Track 1: Clinical Co-Design & Healthcare Integration
Chair: Evdokimos Konstantidis
Room: Conference Room – 2nd Floor

Integrating Co-Design in Clinical Healthcare: Lessons from a Living Lab at AZ Groeninge Hospital
Authors: Lore Brosens, Manu Janssens, Melis Örnekoğlu Selçuk, Pieter Beerten and Jan Detand
Speaker: Lore Brosens

Innovating Clinical Care Systems and Clinical Capability in the Australian Aged Care Sector
Authors: Sonja Pedell, Hilary Davis, Lan An and Anne Livingstone
Speaker: Sonja Pedell

How Living Labs Can Facilitate Research Development and Adoption in Clinical Environments
Authors: Despoina Petsani, Evdokimos Konstantinidis, Eva Kehayia, Ioannis Poultourtzidis, Martina Desole, Francesca Sperandio and Panagiotis Bamidis
Speaker: Despoina Petsani

Living Labs in Cancer Research: The PECan Initiative as a Model for Patient-Led Innovation
Authors: Despoina Mantziari, Katerina Nikitara, Anastasia Gkartzoni, Nikolaos Kyriakidis, Anthi Makedou, Afroditi Miliou, Elissavet Sioziou, Evgenia Chatzigeorgiou, Maria Nikolaidou, Maria Nomikou, Antonis Billis, Georgios Kapetanakis and Panagiotis Bamidis
Speaker: Katerina Nikitara
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 13:00
Parallel Sessions

Papers session
Track 2: Governance, Policy & System-Level Innovation
Chair: Martina Desolee
Room: Conference Room – 2nd Floor

Workshop
Unlocking HealthTech Innovation: Living Labs & Transitional Care with EVOLVE2CARE
Chair: Despoina Petsani
Room: Meeting Room – 1st Floor

Innovative Living Lab Methods for Primary Cancer Prevention: A People-Centered
Approach to Health Governance and Leadership
Authors: Marius Geanta, José Luis Molina, Cosmina Cioroboiu, Juerge Lerner and Gabriel Hancean
Speaker: Dr. Marius Geanta

Participatory Co-Creation in Health Research: The case of the Global Atlas of Literacies for Health (GALH)
Authors: Gabriela Irrazábal, Kerryn Butler-Henderson and Marta Pisano Gonzalez
Speaker: Dr. Gabriela Irrazábal

Living Labs for an inclusive primary care ecosystem in local communities: a stakeholder-driven approach
Authors: Kim Helsen, Vicky Van der Auwera, Sascha Vermeylen, Hilde Vandenhoudt, Annouck De Cat, Lieven Janssens, Ingrid Adriaensen and Nele De Witte
Speaker: Vicky Van der Auwera

The Role of Living Labs in Research to Business (R2B) Projects: Testing Biodegradable Wearable Pressure and Temperature Sensors with People with Dementia (PwD)
Authors: Teemu Santonen and Birgitta Tetri
Speaker: Teemu Santonen

A Living Lab-based framework for designing Health Data Spaces with a focus on Virtual Access
Authors: Alejandro Medrano, Beatriz Merino, Gloria Cea, Ivana Lombroni, Irene Mallo, Diego Carvajal, Giuseppe Fico, Maria Fernanda Cabrera, Maria Teresa Arredondo, Francisco Londoño, Vasiliki Fiska, Despoina Petsani, Panagiotis Bamidis and Evdokimos Konstantinidis
Speaker: Dr. Evdokimos Konstantidis

Empowering responsible innovation in health tech: the 8 Caring Technology Principles in Action
Authors: Hilde Vandenhoudt, Ingrid Adriaensen and Lara Vigneron
Speaker: Ingrid Adriaensen

Join us for an interactive workshop showcasing the role of Living Labs (LLs) in accelerating HealthTech innovation, with a focus on transitional care.

Discover how the EVOLVE2CARE project supports innovators by breaking down market and regulatory barriers through a pan-European, user-centric experimentation framework.
The session includes a hands-on exploration of the AccelUp platform (accelup.eu) and an open dialogue to explore how Living Labs can better serve innovators in real-world healthcare environments.

Agenda

EVOLVE2CARE: The role of Living Labs in HealthTech Experimentation and Innovation
Speaker: Despoina Petsani, Project Mission Coordinator

Hands-On: Exploring the AccelUp Platform
Speaker: Dr. Evdokimos Konstantidis, Project Coordinator

Interactive Breakout: What Can Living Labs Offer Innovators?
Moderators: Francesca Sperandio, Marta De Los Rios White, David Gaburici, Vasilis Voulgarakis, Despoina Petsani
Group Sharing & Key Takeaways

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30
Parallel Sessions

Papers session
Track 3: Digital Health & Active Ageing Technologies
Chair: Eva Kehayia
Room: Conference Room – 2nd Floor

Papers session
Track 4: Education, Wellbeing & Community Engagement
Chair: Despoina Petsani
Room: Meeting Room – 1st Floor

An Unobtrusive Health Monitoring System Using Reflective Display and Computer Vision Technologies to Assist Healthy Aging in Smart Health Environments
Authors: Alexandros Moraitopoulos, Konstantinos Mitsopoulos, Alkinoos Athanasiou, Antonis Mpillis and Panagiotis Bamidis
Speaker: Prof. Panagiotis Bamidis

Enhancing Digital Health Literacy in Older Adults Through Living Labs: A work-in progress journey
Authors: Despoina Mantziari, Maria Karagianni, Styliani-Olympia Tsormpatzoudi, Camillo Marra, Athos Antoniades, Georgios Manias, Antonis Billis and Panagiotis Bamidis
Speaker: Despoina Mantziari

The interaction of walking, lexical decisions and visual distraction among young and older adults in virtual reality settings
Authors: Naomi Vingron, Gonia Jarema, Joyce Fung, Anouk Lamontagne, Nancy Azevedo, Roya Khalili, Rachel Boudreau, Ruxin Kang, Sheyna McGann, Rahul Patel, Jaclyn Shiff, Gary Libben and Eva Kehayia
Speaker: Dr. Nancy Azevedo

Is co-creation child’s play? Methodological considerations for designing technological tools for the wellbeing of children.
Authors: Sascha Vermeylen, Vicky Van der Auwera, Nele De Witte, Leen Broeckx and Stefanie Broes
Speaker: Sascha Vermeylen

Identifying Virtual Reality scenarios for enhancing positive emotions using citizen science data
Authors: Jordi Picas, Yemila Plana, Xavier Vinaixa, Olga Gelonch, Mireia Miralles, Ignasi Capella, Neus Cano, Natalia Alonso and Maite Garolera
Speaker: Jordi Picas Vilà

Realising innovation and impact for Europe’s unpaid carers: twinning urban and rural living labs
Authors: Kieren Egan, Marlene Harkis, Janette Hughes and Marilyn Lennon
Speaker: Marlene Harkis

From Stress to Success: Structured Interventions for Students’ Well-Being
Authors: Bogdan Tulbure, Oana Maria Popescu and Gabriela Robeci
Speaker: Oana Maria Popescu

A Living Lab Framework for Holistic Health Education and Student Well-Being in Lithuanian General Education School
Authors: Renata Kudukytė-Gasperė, Ida Liseckienė and Kastytis Šmigelskas
Speaker: Dr. Renata Kudukytė-Gasperė

Learning multidisciplinary telehealth in Living Lab
Authors: Marjo Johanna Tienari and Katri Maijanen
Speaker: MHS Marjo Johanna Tienari

Fostering Community Participation and Technological Adoption Through Social Learning: Insights from the COMFORTAGE Project
Authors: Sofía Ballesteros, Raquel Losada, Maria José Hernández, Irene Medina, George Manias, Athos Antoniades, Lottie Boas, Sofia Segkouli, Maria Karagianni, Andreea Stamate, Emmanouil Alexakis, Alessandro Terribile and Athanasios Politis
Speaker: Sofía Ballesteros

Development and Field Testing of a Gamified Healthcare Application Using a Living Lab Approach
Authors: Abdolrasoul Habibipour
Speaker: Dr. Abdolrasoul Habibipour

The dimension of Artificial Intelligence in Health @ UVT Digital and Green Living Lab
Authors: Alexandru-Robert Farcas, Radu-Constantin Flesar, Ioana-Alexandra Morariu, Iulian Roman, Todor Ivascu, Octavian Madalin Bunoiu, Alexandra Petcu and Sebastian Stefaniga
Speaker: Alexandru-Robert Farcas
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:00

Closing
Room: Conference Room – 2nd Floor

Panel Discussion
Speakers:
Prof. Eva Kehayia – Associate Professor and Research Director at the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine at McGill University
Prof.dr.ir. Masi Mohammadi – Smart Architectural Technologies at Eindhoven University of Technology and Architecture in Health at HAN University
Martina Desole Director of the European Network of Living Labs – ENoLL
Dr. Evdokimos Konstantinidis – Vice Chair of the European Network of Living Labs – ENoLL

Keynote Speech: The impact of smart environments on Health
Speaker: Dr.Uygar Üstün – Deputy Business Director at Medipol Health Group

Keynote Speech: Patient experience thematic and augmented reality
Speaker: Dr.Gilman Yücel – Founder of Bahçeşehir Ortodonti

Keynote Speech: Digital bridges in oncology: how living labs connect innovation to impact
Speaker: Dr.Antonis Billis – PostDoc Researcher at the Lab of Medical Physics and Digital Innovation

Best paper award

Boat Dinner

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