The Health and Ageing Law Lab (HALL) is an interdisciplinary research group, comprising part of the internationally renowned Research Group on Law, Science, Technology & Society (LSTS) at the Faculty of Law and Criminology of Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB).
HALL brings together international legal scholars, established researchers, and senior practitioners working at the intersection of health, law and technology. The research group investigates legal and regulatory frameworks on data protection and the rights of data subjects in healthcare contexts, analysing policies and current trends in health data governance, and exploring legal and ethical dimensions in the use of advanced technologies and AI-enhanced interventions for patients and elderly care.
The research group is actively involved in a number of research projects, offering expertise in all areas of EU law and policy development, legal and regulatory compliance, ethics and data management. HALL has an excellent track record of delivering high-quality outputs and contributing substantially to the successful implementation of a broad range of research projects funded in the scope of Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe.
HALL is the organiser of the annual Symposium on Health, Law and Technology (HELT), a multidisciplinary event providing a unique platform for insightful and stimulating exchanges on the latest trends and future of health and technology, through the lens of regulatory responses and relevant policy initiatives. In 2024, HALL also introduced HELT Talks, a year-round (monthly) event fostering open dialogue and extended discussions around controversial issues in the domains of health, law, and technology.
As an interdisciplinary group, HALL enjoys collaboration with healthcare professionals (including at the University Hospital Brussels - UZ Brussel), research scientists, software engineers and a range of societal actors in Brussels, the Flanders region, and internationally across Europe.
News
HALL Researchers Publish Legal Analysis on Cybersecurity for Medical Devices in Springer Nature’s EICC 2025 Proceedings
We’re thrilled to share that our latest publication, "Strengthening the MDCG Guidance on Cybersecurity for Medical Devices: A Legal Approach," has been published by Springer Nature as part of the book "Cybersecurity. EICC 2025. Communications in Computer and Information Science".
HALL Member Ashwinee Kumar Contributes to OECD Health Data Report
HALL member Ashwinee Kumar recently contributed to an OECD report titled “Facilitating the Secondary Use of Health Data for Public Interest Purposes Across Borders.” The report explores challenges and opportunities in cross-border health data sharing, focusing on governance frameworks, regulatory ha...
HALL to Host Panel on Global Perspectives of Genetic Data Regulation at CPDP.ai 2025 Conference
We are pleased to share that HALL will organize a panel at CPDP.ai 2025 conference (21-23 May, Brussels, Belgium), titled “Global Perspectives of Regulating Genetic Data in Scientific Research: What Else Beyond Privacy?”.
Events
Practical info-3rd Health, Law, and Technology Symposium (HELT 2025)
Following the success of HELT 2023 and HELT 2024, VUB’s Health & Ageing Law Lab (HALL) is delighted to announce
Practical info-Public PhD defence of Anastasiya Kiseleva
Anastasiya Kiseleva will defend her PhD in Law and Computer Science on Tuesday 21st January at 14:30, titled 'Transparent Development and Deployment of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: A Multilayered Accountability Framework Integrating Law and Computer Science to Address Technologica
Practical info-ARC II final event- presenting Olivia GDPR compliance assistant
Join us as we present the results of the EU-funded project ARC II - Awareness Raising Campaign for SMEs.
