TRANSLATE-HEALTH: Translational Training & Validation Hubs for Next-Generation Healthcare Technologies

TRANSLATE-HEALTH is a cooperation framework designed to strengthen Horizon Europe Health projects by providing advanced translational training, clinical validation, and real-world implementation support. The initiative connects research and innovation consortia with specialised medical education infrastructure, including cadaver-based procedural labs, simulation environments, and certified clinician upskilling programmes.

The cooperation focuses on the critical gap between technological development and safe clinical uptake. TRANSLATE-HEALTH enables partners to validate new tools, therapies, and digital solutions in realistic settings, while simultaneously preparing healthcare professionals, regulators, and health systems for adoption.

The platform is designed to integrate as a dedicated Training, Validation and Uptake Work Package within Horizon consortia, covering:

• Hands-on clinical validation and protocol testing

• Workforce upskilling and continuous medical education

• Simulation and cadaver-based testing of procedures and devices

• Implementation readiness and dissemination to healthcare systems

Target Horizon Europe Health Calls

TRANSLATE-HEALTH is directly aligned with the following topics:

2026

• HORIZON-HLTH-2026-01-TOOL-03 – Integrating New Approach Methodologies (NAMs)

• HORIZON-HLTH-2026-01-TOOL-07 – European network of Centres of Excellence for ATMPs

• HORIZON-HLTH-2026-01-CARE-01 – Public procurement of innovative solutions

• HORIZON-HLTH-2026-01-IND-03 – Regulatory science for patient-centred technologies

2027

• HORIZON-HLTH-2027-03-TOOL-04 – Virtual Human Twins

• HORIZON-HLTH-2027-03-TOOL-02 – Advancing bio-printing of living cells

• HORIZON-HLTH-2027-03-TOOL-08 – Towards AGI for healthcare

Through TRANSLATE-HEALTH, consortia gain access to a structured pathway for clinical readiness, stakeholder training, and system-level uptake — ensuring that Horizon-funded innovations reach patients faster, safer, and with measurable impact.