This project has received funding from the Innovative Medicines Initiative
Now in its 17th year, SCOPE returned February 2-5, 2026, in Orlando, FL, bringing together the full clinical research ecosystem for four high-impact days of discussion, strategy, and networking. The 2026 program expands coverage of in-demand topics like Development...
The time to strike is now In December 2025, the FACILITATE project organized an event in the European Parliament to make European policymakers more aware of the project’s outcomes, hosted by MEP Vytenis Andriukaitis. On this occasion, Johanna Blom, FACILITATE’s...
On Thursday, December 4, the FACILITATE closing event Returning Individual Participant Data in Clinical Trials ‘by Design’. Setting a new standard for Patients’ Rights in Europe took place at the European Parliament in Brussels.The event was designed to...
The professional video summary of the event, produced by journalist Mariam Zaidi, distills the key messages, why RoIPD matters, and how the FACILITATE Principles turn ethics and law into day-to-day practice. Watch the interview...
On Thursday, December 4, the FACILITATE closing event Returning Individual Participant Data in Clinical Trials ‘by Design’. Setting a new standard for Patients’ Rights in Europe took place at the European Parliament in Brussels. The event was highly...
The FACILITATE White Paper on the return of individual participant data (RoIPD) in clinical trial is online! This relevant document turns “what if” into a practical roadmap, showing how “Why return individual data?” connects to real-world steps that make sharing back...
The podcast dedicated to the role of the legal and ethical framework behind FACILITATE is finally online! Wenkai Li, legal researcher at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and Ciara Staunton, legal and ethical researcher at UNIMORE University, go deep into the legal...
The FACILITATE webinar on the Return of Individual Participant Data, which took place on 25 June, is now available online.We invite you to follow our Stakeholders Virtual Roundtable, with 379 people registered and 186 participants (Patients, Companies, Researchers,...
Summary of the Opinion paperThe nexus of social alliances and Diverse Moral Domains: a bedrock for participatory clinical research by Johanna Maria Catharina Blom, Veronica Rivi, Fabio Tascedda, and Luca Pani. Front Med. 2023; 10...
How can we truly put patients first when it comes to health data? Professor Johanna Blom, Coordinator of the FACILITATE project and Professor of Psychobiology at the University of Modena, shares her vision in this new video released to mark the 19th European Patients’...
On June 25, 2025 join us and participate in the FACILITATE public webinar! The event will feature a stakeholders virtual roundtable, where we aim to explore the FACILITATE work on the Return of Individual Participant Data (RoIPD). Alongside patient testimonials, we...
Exploring the benefits of health data sharing for patients, healthcare systems, and medical research at the EU level 15 May 2025 | European Parliament, Brussels (Belgium) 📅 Date: 15 May 2025📍 Location: Room A3H1 | European Parliament, Brussels🎟 Register here now...
