Estonia-Finland alliance: Leading AI-driven HealthTech regulatory solutions

We invite you to an engaging collaboration event focused on cross-border innovation in healthcare, hosted in collaboration with the Finnish Embassy in Estonia, Enterprise Estonia, HealthTech Finland, Business Helsinki, and Helsinki Health Incubator.

Date: February 4, 2025
Time: 12:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Format: Hybrid event at Embassy of Finland in Tallinn (Kohtu tn 4)

This event is designed to foster partnerships between Estonian and Finnish companies and organisations, encourage knowledge exchange, and explore best practices for advancing healthcare innovation.

Key topics:

• Best practices and challenges of navigating the MDR process
• Implementing the AI Act – Providing frameworks for Finnish-Estonian hospitals
• National AI strategies in healthcare

Event moderator: Sandra Liede, (Senior Legal Specialist at Healthtech Finland)

Agenda:
12.30 – 13.00 | Gathering, coffee

13.00 – 13.05 | Opening words by Mr Vesa Vasara, the Ambassador of the Republic of Finland to the Republic of Estonia
13.05 – 13.25 | “Finnish health sector AI ecosystem and government funding decisions for AI solutions” Jukka Lähesmaa, Consulting Officer at Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
13.25 – 13.40 | "Opportunities of AI in healthcare” Rain Laane, Head of Estonian Health Insurance Fund
13.40 – 14.00 | "AI implementation framework and plan" Patrik Koskinen, Development manager, Head of AI Unit at Helsinki University Hospital
14.00 – 14.20 | "Building of new innovative Viljandi Hospital – patient centric approach" MD Mart Kull, Chief Medical Officer and a member of the Executive Board of Viljandi General Hospital Foundation
14.20 – 14.45 | "MDR best practices and process" Seppo Vahasalo, MDR Notified Body Manager at SGS Fimko
14.45 – 15.45 | Networking break/lunch
15.45 – 16.00 | Best practices example: "AI in Healthcare: Preserving Privacy and Recognizing Risks" Cybernetica (EST) Aiko Adamson, Head of Software Development

16.00 – 16.15 | Best practices example: Optomed (FIN) Laura Piila, Vice President Devices
16.15 – 16.45 | Panel discussion "Are Sandboxes the Key to Bridging Regulation and Innovation in Healthcare?"
Moderator: Sandra Liede, Senior Legal Specialist at Healthtech Finland.

• Estonian SME Cybernetica, Head of Software Development, Aiko Adamson,
• Finnish SME Veil.AI, Chief Commercial Officer, Juha Paakkola
• Ministry of Social Affairs of Estonia, Head of Digital Health and Care, Jaanika Merilo
• Ministry of Social Affairs and Health of Finland, Consulting Officer, Jukka Lähesmaa

Use the opportunity to connect with key players from Estonia and Finland, explore collaborative solutions, and contribute to shaping the future of healthcare.

Register now to secure your spot! On-site attendance is limited, but if the list is full, you can still register to join online. Event organizers have the right to make changes regarding on-site participants.

Tehnopol HealthTech is the largest HealthTech Ecosystem in the Baltic States and helps to propel health technology companies or organizations to success both in Estonia and globally. The community is involved in co-creation projects that promote both local and international health sectors, various events, community integration initiatives, EU funding opportunities, and enhancing communication between ecosystem participants.

HealthTech Finland helps the health technology companies in growth and internationalisation by being a meeting place and by developing services for its members, taking into account the special characteristics of the health sector.

Business Helsinki provides a wide range of services catering to the city’s business, innovation, tourism and employment services. Their goal is to support and accelerate the sustainable growth of the city, Helsinki-based companies and their employees.

Helsinki Health Incubator offers a unique, long-term business development environment for research-based health sector startups.

Enterprise Estonia has the goal of increasing Estonia’s international competitiveness, developing entrepreneurship, and improving the living environment. Their focus is to develop governmental TAIE 2021-2035 strategy, its core focus being health technologies and services action plan

Cybernetica is a leading Estonian technology company specializing in cybersecurity, privacy-preserving data exchange, and digital governance. Recognized for its integral role in shaping Estonia’s digital society, Cybernetica pioneered key technologies such as the X-Road, a secure data exchange platform, and developed the world’s first nationwide internet voting system. Our innovative solutions, including secure multiparty computation and privacy-enhancing cryptographic protocols, facilitate efficient, secure, and trustworthy data sharing across organizations and borders while safeguarding user privacy.

Optpmed leads the rapidly growing field of oculomics, using eye imaging to detect systemic conditions like diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and neurological disorders. As the only handheld camera company with FDA clearance for autonomous AI diagnostics, Optomed sets the standard for innovation in healthcare technology. Their next-generation handheld camera, designed to accelerate oculomics applications, recently earned CE marking, further solidifying their role in advancing diagnostic accuracy and accessibility worldwide.

VEIL.AI specializes in health data anonymization and the production of synthetic data. Our unique VEIL Anonymization Engine (VAE) technology helps healthcare actors utilize sensitive data in ways that were not possible before. Our novel technology provides exceptional quality anonymized data while safeguarding the privacy of individual people. We collaborate especially with leading research hospitals and global pharma companies. We are 15 professionals in Helsinki, Finland, and Copenhagen Denmark.