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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...
Best Paper Award at IRCDL 2025 for the HEREDITARY team
On February 20, 2025, in Udine, Italy, the HEREDITARY project participated in the Conference on Information and Research science Connecting to Digital and Library science (IRCDL) 2025, presenting the paper titled "Extending Nanopublications with Knowledge Provenance...
HEREDITARY gathers in Barcelona to recap 2024 and plan 2025
The HEREDITARY project consortium has carried out its third Plenary Meeting, the first in-person in 2025, which took place on the 5th and 6th of February in Barcelona (Spain). Representatives of partner institutions met there for two productive days of updating,...
Making data work for science: How HEREDITARY is embracing FAIR principles
One of the HEREDITARY project's aims is to enhance the usability and impact of data generated and collected within the consortium by ensuring that it adheres to the FAIR principles — Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable. This is addressed in Task 3.6...
GutBrainIE CLEF 2025: a challenge for Natural Language Processing research!
The HEREDITARY project is taking part in the GutBrainIE CLEF 2025 challenge, as part of the BioASQ Workshop (Task #6) that will be held as a Lab in CLEF 2025, on September 9-12, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. This initiative offers a unique opportunity for researchers and...
Hereditary celebrates its first year with 16 deliverables on time
As we mark the first year of the Hereditary project, we are thrilled to reflect on the significant milestones we've achieved together. This year has been a testament to our collective strength, collaboration, and shared commitment to success. With over 100 individuals...
HEREDITARY Project launches “The UCD Mission of Observa”, a video series about the Anschutz Medical Campus (UCD) research activities
We are delighted to introduce our latest video series, made by our partner Observa in the framework of the HEREDITARY project. Guided by Stephen McNamara, a research instructor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, we delve into the potential of AI...
HEREDITARY Shines at IEEE VIS 2024: TU Graz’s Award-Winning Visualization Technique
In the framework of Work Package 5: Visual Analytics and Interaction, Graz University of Technology (WP5 leader) presented the poster DROPLETS: A Marker Design for visually enhancing Local Cluster Associations on Sunday 13 October as part of a submission to the...
HEREDITARY Project launches “Inside Hereditary with Gianmaria Silvello”, a video series about the project’s work
We are delighted to introduce our latest video series, made by our partner Observa, where we delve into the research of the HEREDITARY project, guided by our esteemed coordinator, Gianmaria Silvello from the University of Padua (UNIPD). Gianmaria Silvello is a...
Brain Innovation Days 2024: bridging knowledge and innovation in the brain ecosystem
The 4th edition of the Brain Innovation Days, organised by the European Brain Council, one of the partners involved in the HEREDITARY project, will take place on 13-14 November 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. The aim of the event is to bring the wider brain ecosystem...
HEREDITARY Project releases public Deliverables and launches Zenodo community
We are pleased to announce that the HEREDITARY project, which commenced in January 2024, is now making its public deliverables available to the wider community and stakeholders. These deliverables can be accessed through the Deliverables section under the Resources...
HEREDITARY Project celebrates 6 months of progress
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the official HEREDITARY project website! This marks our first article on the new platform, dedicated to updating you on our progress and achievements. HEREDITARY, the European Union-funded project dedicated to advancing the...