SPOT Nordic Vice-President joins speaker panel at the Patient Innovation Bootcamp in Copenhagen

On October 23, 2025, Ana Catarina Silva, Vice-President of SPOT Nordic and currently based in Stockholm, Sweden, travelled to Copenhagen to join the speaker panel of the Patient Innovation Bootcamp – Copenhagen Week.

During the session titled “From Idea to Impact: Hard Lessons in Building MedTech Products”, she shared her experience in the development of medical technologies and the transition from concept to practical implementation. She highlighted the importance of integrating quality management systems and regulatory affairs from the very early stages of product development 💡

More on Ana Catarina Silva’s journey and her role as Vice-President of SPOT Nordic can be found in this exclusive interview:

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Exclusive Interviews with the New SPOT Nordic Team: Ana Catarina Silva

From Lisbon to Stockholm, all while keeping her Italian soul. Today, we’re excited to introduce Ana Catarina Silva, a passionate leader in process optimization and strategic development. As Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Cell2Bio, she blends strategic vision with efficient execution to turn challenges into opportunities. 🚀In this conversation, she shares her journey, cultural differences between Portugal and the Nordic countries, and the importance of collaboration between science and industr

🔬 The Patient Innovation Bootcamp is a European acceleration program that supports patients, caregivers, and collaborators in developing and scaling innovative solutions for health challenges, such as medical devices, diagnostic tools, or digital health solutions. It was created by the Patient Innovation platform, founded by Pedro Oliveira, current Dean of Nova SBE and Honorary Member of SPOT Nordic.

The Bootcamp concluded with the Demo Day, a public event where participating teams presented their innovative healthcare solutions developed throughout their international journey across Lisbon, Barcelona, and Copenhagen. The projects were evaluated by a jury of experts from the Danish health and innovation ecosystem. The winning team, PlayPhysio, will go on to represent the Bootcamp at the EIT Health Career Path event in Paris, on November 27–28, 2025.

The Patient Innovation platform is also featured as a case study in the mapping report on scientific collaborations between Portugal and the Nordic countries, recently developed by SPOT Nordic, and can be found on page 33.

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Portuguese–Nordic Scientific Collaboration: Mapping Pathways of Research, Innovation, and Diplomacy

Over the last decade, scientific collaboration between Portugal and the Nordic countries has grown into a vibrant network of publications, projects, and researcher mobility. To better understand this dynamic, SPOT Nordic has produced a comprehensive report that maps collaborations across disciplines, institutions, and funding frameworks, with a focus on doctoral-level mobility under the Erasmus+ program.The report shows that cooperation is not only active but also multidisciplinary, with the Soc

✨ With this participation, SPOT Nordic reaffirms its commitment to bridging science with industry and innovation, promoting the real-world impact of scientific research on Europe's economic and social fabric, while identifying strategic opportunities for international collaboration in the field of scientific and economic diplomacy between Portugal and the Nordic countries.

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