By Leitat
The Healthcare Living Lab Catalonia (HCLLC) is a living lab specialized in the health and social sector. Its mission is to bring together health centers, technology centers and living labs from all over Catalonia, connecting them with innovative people and entities. In so doing, it facilitates prototyping, testing and validation of solutions based on a proprietary methodology in a quick and efficient manner, maximizing the results obtained. The HCLLC offers its services to methodologically advise and guide start-ups, SMEs and companies that aim to prototype, test and/or validate innovative solutions in real environments and with end users in the fields of medical devices, in vitro diagnostics and digital health. It is a Leitat initiative with a mission to transform Catalonia into a landmark living lab. In order to make this a reality, it has developed a vast network of collaborating entities. These consist of the country’s principal landmark health centers in innovation on the one hand and the main associations of health and social centers in the country on the other. In addition, the HCLLC has the seal of the European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL) and collaborates with EIT Health and the Center for the Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technologies (CIMTI).
