2025 unfolded for SYNTHIA as a journey through some of the most influential forums in healthcare, life sciences and data-driven innovation. From early engagement with AI, digital health and data innovation communities to more focused discussions on the technical, methodological and governance aspects of synthetic data, the project spent its first year listening, learning and positioning synthetic data as a credible and practical enabler for healthcare research and innovation.
Throughout the year, SYNTHIA’s outreach reflected a deliberate strategy to both embed synthetic data into the global healthcare and life sciences discourse and respond to domain-specific challenges. By entering the global arena, the consortium showcased its vision and methods at high-profile conferences, aligning with key stakeholders shaping the future of data-driven healthcare.
In parallel, deepening the dialogue in neuroscience and neurodegenerative research allowed us to engage directly with clinical experts and patient-focused communities, particularly around use cases such as Alzheimer’s disease, where data access remains a critical bottleneck. At a systems level, SYNTHIA made strides in connecting with the broader European health data ecosystem, from policymakers to EHDS stakeholders, contributing to debates on responsible data sharing, privacy, and innovation.
Finally, through targeted scientific sessions, we advanced the conversation on synthetic data methodologies, their legal and ethical dimensions, and their validation for clinical and AI applications—helping shape a trusted, evidence-informed path forward. Each event we participated in marked a step forward in shaping our understanding of real-world needs, expectations and challenges.
Screen the selection of SYNTHIA Partners presentations.
SYNTHIA presented at the 67th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting in San Diego.
Eleonora Iascone, Humanitas Research Hospital, presented about "A multimodal, scalable and clinically-oriented comprehensive framework for synthetic data validation in hematology". Mattia Delleani, TRAIN, presented about “AI-based, secure and privacy-preserving synthetic data generation platform in transfusiondependent β-thalassemia applied to the Webthal® dataset”. Gianluca Asti, Humanitas Research Hospital, presented about the “Development and validation of synthetic data generation over a federated learning computing framework to accelerate innovation and boost personalized medicine in hematological diseases”.
Kalliopi Kastampolidou, INAB-CERTH, presented at the Health&Tech World Summit 2025 in Marseille in the session “Navigating the use of generated data and patients in research”.
Vibeke Binz Vallevik, DNV, presented at the 9th International Joint Conference on Computational and Financial Econometrics and Computational and Methodological Statistics in London, about synthetic data and regulatory confidence in healthcare AI.
Bogdan Kulynych, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), presented a poster on the paper: “Unifying Re-Identification, Attribute Inference, and Data Reconstruction Risks in Differential Privacy” at EurIPS 2025, in Copenhagen.
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Katja Herzog, Fraunhofer ITMP, and Jin Yamamura, GE HealthCare, presented at the VISION Europe 2030 Conference, where they discussed precision approaches for chronic disease and highlighted how public–private partnerships can drive scalable impact in personalised healthcare innovation.
SYNTHIA presented at European Big Data Value Forum 2025
Serena Elizabeth Marshall, DNV, and Matthias Müllenborn, NovoNordisk, participated in a session which explored how trustworthy, high-quality, and ethically grounded data innovations can transform healthcare alongside AISYM4MED, FLUTE, SECURED from Healthdata4EU initiative cluster.
Leonor Cerdá-Alberich, Medical Research Institute La Fe presented about advancing privacy-preserving innovation in healthcare through the use of synthetic data at the CDTI IHI Call 12 Info Day.
Gustavo Hernández Peñaloza, Universidad de los Andes, presented about SYNTHIA’s work on synthetic data and its role in advancing digital health innovations at the IEEE HealthCom 2025.
Sharmini Alagaratnam, DNV, presented about creating trust in synthetic data for scaling AI in healthcare and beyond at HIMSS Europe 2025.
Hongxu Yang, GE HealthCare presented SYNTHIA scientific results wfocused on advanced imaging and synthetic data methods related to breast cancer at MICCAI 2025 Deep-Breath Workshop in South Korea.
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SYNTHIA presented at the EAPM Meeting at the European Parliament 2025 “Every Second Counts: Modernizing Cancer Screening to Save Lives”
Ahmed Youssef, Johnson & Johnson Medical Innovations, presented SYNTHIA’s work.
Matt Clement, Gates Ventures, represented SYNTHIA at the AD/PD 2025 International Conference to share more about our Alzheimer’s use case, and how synthetic data can drive early detection, personalized care, and responsible AI solutions.
Jean Louis Raisaro, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), presented at the Annual Conference of the European Institute for Innovation through Health Data (i~HD) about privacy preservation within real and synthetic data spaces.
Davide Cirillo, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, presented results of abstract "Navigating Opportunities and Challenges in Synthetic Data Generation for Biomedicine: Insights from the SYNTHIA Project" at the ISMB/ECCB 2025.
Núria Queralt Rosinach, LUMC, presented at SWAT4HCLS in Barcelona about abstract "Assessment of metadata descriptors of AI-ready datasets".
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During our year 1 and partly year 2 we established our presence within specialized research communities and broader focused healthcare forums. The conversations held and connections made throughout the year feed directly into our ongoing work on synthetic data generation, evaluation and real-world application. As we move into its next phase, the journey continues. To follow SYNTHIA’s activities, visit our Meet Us page regularly and stay connected through our news and social channels.
Thank you to our partners, event organisers and the wider community for their engagement, collaboration and valuable contributions to SYNTHIA’s mission.
