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The Innovation Unit of the Hospital Clínico San Carlos carries out its activities within the organisational context of the Health Research Institute of the Hospital Clínico San Carlos (hereinafter IdISSC), and has its origins in the 2010 ITEMAS Network call: Platform for Innovation in Medical and Health Technologies (ITEMAS) (PT13/0006) promoted by the Carlos III Health Institute and the Subdirectorate General for Evaluation and Promotion of Research within the State R&D&I Plan 2013-2016 and co-financed with ERDF funds.

Its mission is to promote, support and disseminate healthcare innovation, develop strategic projects, and accompany the process of transforming ideas into products, services, processes and organisational methods that add value to patients, professionals and our environment. Therefore, its main objective is to capture and value the innovative ideas of the IdISSC, with the aim of turning the Hospital Clínico San Carlos into an engine of innovation that transforms knowledge into value for the centre itself and for society.

The unit supports researchers and innovators, both from within and outside the institution, accompanying the entrepreneur on the journey from the conception of the idea to the generation of products or services capable of generating improvements in the results for patients in the National Health System.

Áreas de trabajo:

SMART HEALTH DATA AREA: Advanced data analytics, Big Data processing, use of artificial intelligence, and leveraging new cognitive technologies focused on health.

SIMULATION AREA: The General Directorate of Health Infrastructures has promoted the candidacy of the San Carlos Clinical Hospital to establish the International Training Center in Robotic Surgery in Madrid, specifically aimed at training professionals from Southern Europe and Latin America.

NEW ORGANIZATIONAL MODELS AREA: A space dedicated to supporting the creation of innovative organizational models, aiming for system effectiveness, adaptation to the new 5P paradigm, and benefits in terms of economics and health.

TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AREA: This space will focus on the development and evaluation of health applications and new medical devices, such as 3D printing, Virtual Reality, or Augmented Reality, as well as other new equipment and mechanisms to improve health outcomes. It will also facilitate relationships with entities that support these innovations. Additionally, it includes training and development of integrated telemedicine, monitoring of home hospitalization, a telehealth control platform, and a ‘face-to-face’ room for clinical cases where necessary. Overall, it serves as an interconnected scientific support space for remote actions aimed at enhancing patient effectiveness.

And a fifth cross-cutting area conceived as the INNOVATION HUB: Dedicated to communication, dissemination, internationalization, partnerships with third parties, and the creation of an ecosystem of innovators.

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