HEALTH & AGEING LAW LAB

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, Ethics, 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.