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SUMMARY:6th Nordic RWE and AI conference
DESCRIPTION:\n6th Nordic RWE and AI conference 2026 Using the excellent RWD assets in the Nordic Region to improve Drug development\, Value-based Decision Making and Healthcare where the Patient needs are in focus\nThe University of Helsinki and Ă\nbo Akademi University organize the 6th Nordic RWE and AI conference in Helsinki 27.-28.1.2026.----\nVenue: University of Helsinki\, The Main Auditorium and Agora Hall\nDate & time: Tuesday 27 January from 12.00 to 17.45\, Wednesday 28 January from 9.00 to 15.30 (EET)\n----\nThe Nordic Real World Data conferences have been organized since 2016. The goal has been to increase the attractiveness of the Nordic Region and EU for conducting research and increasing investments in the Region. The Networking between the Stakeholder and Country representatives from the Nordic and other European countries as well as US is also playing a vital role\, and therefore the conference is designed to be a two day on site conference.\nThe conference is free of charge (no-show fee and registration needed) to all stakeholders thanks to our Sponsors. The conference will be in the Auditorium Main building of the University of Helsinki\, for max 490 participants. We expect to attract at least 300 participants.\nThe aim is to keep the scope broad from discovery to use of data in regulatory decision making\, HTA\, use of data to allocate resources\, value based healthcare including the voice of the patients etc.\nThe Program\nDay 1\n12.00 Opening of the Registration and the Exhibition in the Agora Hall\n13.00 Welcome\, background and practicalities\, Mia Bengtström Visiting Researcher\, University of Helsinki and Associate professor\, Ă\nbo Akademi University\n \nChair: Visa Manni\, Medical Director Finland\, Merck Oy\nUse of RWD and AI in Drug development\n13.10 Value and drivers of clinical trials and RWD studies\, Erkki Soini\, Chairman of the Board\, Health Economist. ESiOR Oy\n13.30 AI-Driven Real-World Evidence: Unlocking Early Detection and Drug Repurposing in Dementia\, Christian Jonasson\, Research Director\, NordicRWE\n13.50 FingeniousÂź service and Finnish biobanks offer unique opportunities for biomedical research\, Johanna MĂ€kelĂ€\, PhD\, Director of Research and Services\, FINBB\n \nUse of RWD and AI in Value-based Decision Making\n14.10 Unlocking the Power of RWE and AI for Cardiovascular Health: Insights from Helsinki Riikka-Leena LeskelĂ€\, Research Director\, Nordic Healthcare Group\n14.30 A Finnish Nationwide Register Study Describing People With and Without ADHD\, Tuire Prami\, RWE Team Lead\, Oriola\n14.50 The Power of Three – A Tripartite Collaboration in Register Research\, Katja Nolvi\, Associate Director\, Quantify Research\n \n15.10 Coffee\, exhibition and networking\n \nChair: Nicolas Vaugelade-Baust\, Nordic Evidence Generation Director\, Novartis\n16.00 Advancing Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) prevention through health and social data in Finland session by Novartis\n\nJanne Martikainen\, Professor\, Data Science and Evidence Generation\, ESIOR\n\n\nAnnukka Kivela\, Nordic Evidence Generation and Early Pipeline Lead\, Novartis\nTanja Hakkarainen\, Healthcare Partnership Director\, a.i\, Novartis Finland\n\n16.45 FIREFLY: classifying induced vasomotor symptoms using RWD and natural language processing\, Samu Kurki\, Strategic Project Lead\, Bayer\n \n17.10 Session with Nordic Health Data Access Bodies\nModerator: Nicolas Vaugelade-Baust \nSetting the scene: Navigating for health data – into the perfect storm? Michel Silvestri\, The Swedish eHealth Agency\nShort country overviews and moderated discussion with:\nMichel Silvestri\, The Swedish eHealth Agency\nØystein Kyrre Johansen\, Section for Heathdataservice\, Norwegian Institute of Public Health\nMaari Parkkinen\, Finnish Social and Health Data Permit Authority Findata\n18.10 Thank you for the Day and walking to the City Hall\, Mia Bengtström Visiting Researcher\, University of Helsinki and Associate professor\, Ă\nbo Akademi University\n18.30-19.30 Reception at the City Hall\n \nDay 2\nChair: Riikka-Leena LeskelĂ€\, Research Director\, Nordic Healthcare Group\n9.00 Welcome to Day 2\, Mia Bengtström\, UH and Ă\nAU\nValue-based Regulatory and HTA Decision-Making\n9.05 External Control Arms in Regulatory and HTA Decision-Making\, session by MedEngine\nHost: Karin Luttropp\, Senior Advisor - Real World Evidence NE Hub\, Eli Lilly\n\nEvolving Guidelines on External Control Arms in Regulatory Decision-Making in Europe; Elina Asikanius\, Biostatistician\, FIMEA\nThe Role of Real-World Evidence in Nordic Health Technology Assessment; Saku Torvinen\, Market Access Director\, MedEngine\nMethodological Approaches to Optimize Clinical Trials with External Control Arms; Maria Guzman-Castillo\, Senior Data Scientist\, MedEngine\n\n10.05 Transportability and External Validity: Approaches to Generalizing Evidence\, Iiro Toppila Data Analysis Lead\, Medaffcon\n10.30 Real-world data enabling Value Based HealthCare transformation at HUS Psychiatry\, session by HUS\, University of Helsinki\, Johnson & Johnson\n\nGrigori Joffe\, MD\, PhD\, Professor\, Department of Psychiatry\, Helsinki University Hospital (HUS)\nPetri NÀÀtĂ€nen\, Development Manager\, Department of Psychiatry\, HUS\nPaulus Torkki\, DSc\, Associate professor\, University of Helsinki\, Department of Public Health\nIrene Eriksson\, PhD\, VBHC Partnership Lead EMEA\, Johnson & Johnson\n\n \n11.10 Coffee\, light lunch\, networking Agora Exhibition hall\nChair: Minna Korolainen\, Director - Medical Affairs Neuroscience\, Eli Lilly\n12.00 Value of Patient Experience Data When Addressing Nordic Stakeholders’ Needs\, session by IQVIA\n\nJames Turnbull\, Senior Principal\, Patient Centered Solutions\, IQVIA\nDaniel Eek\, Medical Evidence Scientific Lead\, AstraZeneca\nFrida Bayard\, Sr. RWE Consultant\, IQVIA\n\n12.30 Strengthening Confidence in RWE for Assisted Reproductive Technology: Merck KGaA’s Commitment to Scientific Rigor\, Lise Braathen-Pettersen\, Global Medical Director Fertility\, Merck Healthcare\n12.55 Transforming Patient Pathways: AI-Driven Risk Prediction and Cross-Sector Optimization in Cardiovascular Care\, Jesper Eriksen\, Head of Data Analytics\, Healthcare Nordics\, IQVIA\n13.15 The Journey from Care to Evidence: Tackling Registry Hurdles\, Hanna HeloterĂ€\, Senior Consultant\, Pharmaca Health Intelligence Oy\n13.35 Coffee and networking Agora Exhibition hall\n14.10 Next-Generation Anonymization: Securing Nordic RWD for Cross-Border AI & RWE Innovation\, Tuomo PentikĂ€inen\, CEO of VEIL.AI\n14.30 Bright Future for the use of RWE and AI in the Nordic Region for the best of the Patients\, Society and Economy: Visionary moderated discussion on using the excellent RWD assets in the Nordic Region to improve Drug development\, Value-based Decision Making and Healthcare\nModerator: Lisse-Lotte Hermansson\, Managing Director at Medaffcon AB Sweden\nOlli Kallioniemi\, Research Director at the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) presenting findings from Sitra’s project A plan for the Finnish Health Data Space (FHDS) in the AI-era.\nElina Asikanius\, Biostatistician\, Fimea\nJanne Martikainen\, Professor\, UEF/ Esior\nSamu Kurki\, Strategic Project Lead | Clinical Data Scientist\, Bayer Global R&D\nPaavo Raittinen\, Head of Commercial Insights and Data\, Oriola\nChristian Jonasson\, Research Director and Co-Founder at NordicRWE\n15.20 Next steps. Thank you for participating and funding\, Mia Bengtström\, Visiting Researcher\, University of Helsinki and Associate professor\, Ă\nbo Akademi University\n----\nThe conference is free of charge but requires registration with the cancellation policy; The last chance to cancel the registration is January 19th\, after which there will be a fine of €100/day and €50 for the networking event.
LOCATION:University of Helsinki\, Fabianinkatu 33\, 00100\, Helsinki\,
 Finland
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