Neuro-SysMed Seminar February 4, 2026
Welcome to the Neuro-SysMed monthly seminar series! Join us at the auditorium in Armauer Hansens Hus from 11:30 to 13:00 (lunch will be served from 11:30 to 12:00). This time, we will hear about the new Innovation Center for Neuroresilience (ICoN).
Speaker
Managing Director of Neuro-SysMed and Head of Innovation at ICoN, Yamila Torres Cleuren, and听Professor Charalampos Tzoulis, Director of Neuro-SysMed, Head of the听听and Neuro-SysMed's PD Node, Director of听, and now also for ICoN.听
Topic
"Closing the Translational Gap: SFI ICoN and the Future of Medical Innovation"
Registration
. Deadline if you'd like to join the lunch is Feb. 2 at 11.00听
Time and place
Place: The auditorium in Armauer Hansens Hus
When: February 4, 2026, at 11:30 - 13:00 (lunch 11:30 - 12:00).
Abstract
Despite unprecedented advances in biomedical research, the translation of scientific discoveries into effective, preventive, and scalable medical solutions remains slow and fragmented. Promising innovations frequently stall in the so-called 鈥渢ranslational gap,鈥 where misaligned incentives, disciplinary silos, late-stage intervention strategies, and limited integration between academia, healthcare, and industry impede real-world impact.
This talk explores key structural and conceptual barriers that undermine medical innovation today, including fragmented funding mechanisms, inadequate models for early validation and implementation, regulatory and reimbursement uncertainty, and the lack of incentives for prevention-oriented solutions.
The Centre for Research-based Innovation SFI ICoN (Innovation Center for Neuroresilience) is presented as a concrete response to these challenges. By combining academic excellence with industrial partnership, clinical relevance, and health-tech innovation, SFI ICoN aims to support and accelerate translation. The talk will outline key principles from this model and our plans for the next 8 years, offering perspectives relevant to researchers and innovators seeking to accelerate meaningful medical innovation.
More about the topic
Find more information about the new IcON centre in this article: