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Interview with prof. Dolores Ayala Velázquez: communication challenges in neurodegenerative diseases
This latest edition of the full interview with Dolores Ayala, in which she previously discussed her personal experience of living with Progressive Bulbar Palsy (PBP), and how technology and care affect disease management, highlight the importance of patient voices in...
#DeCoding Federated Analytics: unlocking knowledge across borders and datasets
How can researchers study complex diseases across Europe when sensitive and health data cannot leave hospitals or research centres and speaks several languages? This is one of the key challenges HEREDITARY is addressing, and part of the answer lies in a powerful...
Interview with prof. Dolores Ayala Velázquez: technology and care in neurodegenerative diseases from a patient’s perspective
As part of HEREDITARY’s commitment to citizen participation, OBSERVA conducted this interview to explore how people living with neurodegenerative diseases experience care and technology in their daily lives, under Work Package 6 activities. In this second part of a...
#DeCoding the Gut–Brain Axis: from multimodal data to behavioural insights
How are our gut and brain connected, and how does this relationship influence the way we think, feel and behave? Within the HEREDITARY project, this question is at the heart of ongoing research in Work Package 2, where partners are exploring the complex interplay...
Interview with prof. Dolores Ayala Velázquez: living with Progressive Bulbar Palsy (PBP)
This interview was conducted by OBSERVA, a partner in the HEREDITARY consortium, as part of its efforts to promote citizen engagement and give visibility to the voices of people living with neurodegenerative diseases. In this first part of a three-part full interview,...
HEREDITARY is receiving EOSC EU Node funding to advance Federated Learning experiments
The HEREDITARY project has been granted 40,000 credits from the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC EU Node) to support, among other things, its federated learning activities within a secure European research infrastructure. About the EOSC EU Node The European Open...
#DeCoding Federated Learning: from Infrastructure design to secure collaboration across Europe
How can hospitals collaborate on sensitive medical data without ever sharing the data itself? This is the core question behind Federated Learning (FL), and one of the key technological pillars of the HEREDITARY project. Over the past two years, HEREDITARY has...
Aligning strategy, technology and clinical value: HEREDITARY’s 5th Plenary Meeting in Lisbon
On 5–6 February 2026, the HEREDITARY consortium gathered at Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), Portugal, for its 5th Plenary Meeting and the first in-person meeting of the project’s third year. Over two intensive days, partners reviewed progress, aligned on strategic...
Decoding HEREDITARY: Discover the project through its WP Leaders
Over the past few months, HEREDITARY has released a new series of 10 interviews on its YouTube channel, offering an inside look at the ongoing work and structure within the project. Recorded during the HEREDITARY consortium meeting held in Barcelona back in February...
DETECH 2026: Pushing the boundaries of Medical Terminology
DETECH 2026, the DEfinition and Term Extraction Challenge, organized as part of the HEREDITARY project, will take place on June 24, 2026, at University of Zadar, Croatia, as a hybrid satellite event of MDTT 2026, Multilingual Digital Terminology Today: Design,...
HEREDITARY releases “World Café Outcome: Priorities and Gaps” Report
HEREDITARY's 'World Café Outcome: Priorities and Gaps' report was released. The report captures key insights from a dynamic World Café session held on October 16, 2025, during EBC's Brain Innovation Days. Diverse stakeholders, including researchers, healthcare...
HEREDITARY reaches midterm with strong scientific progress and successful review
The European Horizon Europe project HEREDITARY has successfully reached Month 24 of its execution, marking the halfway point of its four-year duration. This milestone confirms the project’s strong progress and consolidates the solid foundations laid during its first...
HEREDITARY joins CLEF 2026 with a new GutBrainIE challenge
The HEREDITARY project is launching the GutBrainIE Task #6 of the BioASQ Lab as part of the CLEF 2026 conference, to be held from September 21-24, 2026 at the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität in Jena, Germany. The GutBrainIE is a Natural Language Processing (NLP)...
HEREDITARY Project showcases innovation at RIES Forum and Brain Innovation Days
On 15-16 October 2025, the HEREDITARY Project took part in two major European health innovation events: the X RIES Forum in Galicia, Spain, and the 5th Brain Innovation Days in Brussels, Belgium.
HEREDITARY strengthens its international presence this October: RIES Forum and Brain Innovation Days
The HEREDITARY Project will be present at two major events this October: the X RIES Forum in Galicia (Spain) and the V Brain Innovation Days in Brussels (Belgium), both on 15-16 October 2025. Each participation aims to strengthen collaboration and foster dialogue with...
HEREDITARY Holds 3rd Legal Workshop on GDPR and Data Protection on AI Models
On 18 September 2025, KU Leuven, leader of the HEREDITARY Project’s Legal Work Package (WP7), hosted the third Legal Workshop focusing on two relevant questions: When AI models are to be considered anonymous? What does the GDPR (and related guidance) say about data...
HEREDITARY shines at CLEF 2025 with success in GutBrainIE Challenge
The HEREDITARY project took an active role at the 16th Conference and Labs of the Evaluation Forum (CLEF) 2025, held in Madrid, Spain, from 9–12 September 2025. As part of the BioASQ Lab, the HEREDITARY team contributed to the GutBrainIE task, advancing research on...
HEREDITARY had its first Official Review, delivering positive results across all Work Packages
On 28 August 2025 the HEREDITARY project successfully completed its first Official Review Meeting with the Project Officer and external reviewers. During the session, the consortium showcased the main achievements of each Work Package (WP), highlighting the progress...
World Brain Day 2025: Brain Health for all ages
July 22 marks World Brain Day, a global initiative aimed at raising awareness about the importance of brain health and neuroscience research. This year’s campaign is organized under the slogan “Brain Health for all ages”, highlighting the importance and need of taking...
HEREDITARY joins the conversation on “Trustworthy AI in advancing brain research” in a new episode of the Brain Talks podcast
The HEREDITARY project is featured in the latest episode of Brain Talks, the podcast series by Brain Innovation Days, which brings together leading voices in brain research and innovation. Each episode provides a window into the latest developments in brain science,...
HEREDITARY introduces an animated video overview of the project
The HEREDITARY (HetERogeneous sEmantic Data integratIon for the guT-brAin inteRplaY) project has released a new animated video to introduce its innovative approach to improving healthcare through the integration of heterogeneous health data. The video includes a...
World ALS Awareness Day: HEREDITARY Use Cases support research and innovation
June 21 marks World ALS Awareness Day, a time to raise global awareness of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease that continues to impact thousands of individuals and families worldwide. The date symbolizes the solstice, a turning point in...
HEREDITARY Hackathon: Six PhD students explore machine learning for genomics
As part of the HEREDITARY project’s commitment to fostering cutting-edge research, a four-month (March-June 2025) Hackathon took place to tackle real-world challenges in genomics and transcriptomics through machine learning. Organized by HES-SO as part of Work...
HEREDITARY consortium gathers for a Plenary Meeting to share progress and prepare for its first Official Review
On Wednesday, May 28th, 2025, the HEREDITARY consortium held its online Plenary Meeting, bringing together all project partners to review and present the progress made during the first 18 months of the project. The representatives of each work package presented the...
Synthetic Data: unlocking innovation without compromising privacy
In today’s data-driven world, one of the biggest challenges we face is how to protect individual privacy without slowing down scientific and technological progress. How can we responsibly analyse, develop, and innovate while handling sensitive information? One...
Federated learning for neurodegenerative diseases: HEREDITARY collaborates in joint EU webinar
On Friday, 16th May, HEREDITARY will participate in a joint webinar alongside two other leading EU-funded initiatives — LETHE and BRAINTEASER — to explore how federated learning is shaping the future of neurodegenerative disease research. The online event, titled...
Strategic synergies to advance Health Data Innovation: Collaboration Agreement with DataGEMS
The HEREDITARY project is pleased to announce that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with DataGEMS (“Data Discovery Platform with Generalized Exploratory, Management, and Search Capabilities”), a project funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe...
World Parkinson’s Day: The HEREDITARY Project’s Role in a Growing Global Challenge
Every year on 11 April, World Parkinson’s Day raises awareness about this chronic and progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. This day serves to highlight the importance of early diagnosis, continued scientific research, and...
The European Health Data Space takes off: more control for citizens, more data for science
On March 5, the Regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS) has been published in the Official Journal of the EU. This pioneering initiative aims to create a secure and efficient digital health-specific data environment, benefiting all EU citizens and...
JARDIN Hackathon on Health Data Federated Querying: an opportunity to contribute to the HEREDITARY project
The HEREDITARY consortium will take part in the upcoming JARDIN Hackathon on Health Data Federated Querying, an event organized by the European Commission. The Hackathon aims to tackle key challenges in integrating sensitive health data across multiple institutions...