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Virtual Human Twins Incubator

INITIATIVEA tracked regulatory file grouping related EU documents — e.g. the Advanced Materials Act. Each initiative has a status, timeline, and parent strategy. See full glossary → Research, Technology & Industrial CapacityOne of eight thematic areas of EU digital policy, drawn from the editorial Gliederung. Each priority groups related strategies and initiatives. See full glossary →

This page tracks a single EU policy initiativeA tracked regulatory file grouping related EU documents — e.g. the Advanced Materials Act. Each initiative has a status, timeline, and parent strategy. See full glossary → — a regulatory file in the Commission's pipeline. Below you'll find its current status, linked source documents, parent strategies, and sibling files in the same policy priorityOne of eight thematic areas of EU digital policy, drawn from the editorial Gliederung. Each priority groups related strategies and initiatives. See full glossary → .

The incubator will accelerate market uptake and clinical use of next-generation “virtual human” models. Backed by €8 million under the Digital Europe Work Programme 2025–2027, it will fund testbeds, validation studies and pilots, helping innovators demonstrate safety, effectiveness and regulatory readiness for use in clinical trials and investigations. The incubator will convene regulators, HTA bodies, hospitals and SMEs to align evidence requirements, foster interoperability and ethics-by-design, and de-risk adoption across Member States. Complementary €25 million investment in European genomic data infrastructure in 2026, aligned with the EHDS, will strengthen the data backbone powering virtual twins.

Status

Planned until 2027.

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Siblings under Life Science Strategy(7)

Siblings in Research, Technology & Industrial Capacity(6)