
A New Publication of the FACILITATE Project - FACILITATE White Paper on the Return of Individual Participant Data (RoIPD)
We are pleased to announce the publication of the FACILITATE White Paper on the Return of Individual Participant Data (RoIPD) — a key milestone of the FACILITATE project, to which the Health and Ageing Law Lab (HALL) has contributed as a partner and leader of the legal work package.
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Special Issue on "One Health" Launched in European Health and Pharma Law Review
We are happy to share that our special issue of the European Health and Pharma Law Review, in collaboration with Lexxion Publisher, is now out!
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VUB-HALL Joins EU-Wide Fight Against Hate Speech and Disinformation with New ECLIPSE Project
HALL researchers are playing a key role in a major new European Union initiative to combat the rising tide of hate speech and disinformation. Professor Paul Quinn and Renato Sabbadini represented HALL at the kick-off meeting for the ECLIPSE project in Trento, Italy, on 22-23 September 2025.
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Highlights from the HALL-EKFZ Summer School 2025
Following on the success of the first edition in 2024, the Health and Ageing Law Lab (HALL) of Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and the Else Kröner Fresenius Center (EKFZ) for Digital Health of Technische Universität (TU) Dresden organized the second edition from June 2 to June 6, 2025.
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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".
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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...
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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?”.
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New Publication: Prof. Paul Quinn on Challenges Facing Health Data Access Bodies
Professor Paul Quinn’s latest article, “Health Data Access Bodies under the European Health Data Space – A Technocratic Colossus or Rubber Stamp Forum?”, has been accepted by Technology and Regulation.
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HALL Members Will Present Cutting-Edge Work at the 2nd European Association of Health Law (EAHL) Young Scholars Workshop
We are excited to announce that three of HALL researchers—Danaja Fabcic Povse, Oguzhan Yesiltuna, and Wenkai Li—will be presenting their work at the upcoming European Association of Health Law (EAHL) Young Scholars Workshop.
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HALL member Paul Quinn and Ruoxin Su attended the kick-off meeting of the MAGENDA project
On 16-17 March, HALL members Prof. Paul Quinn and Ruoxin Su attended the kick-off meeting of the Erasmus+ project MAGENDA (MAinstreaming GENDer equality in Academia) in Pokhara, Nepal.
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HELT Symposium 2025: One Health: Advancing Global Health Through Law and Technology
The VUB-HALL is excited to announce the organization of the 3rd HELT Symposium on 24 April 2025, in Brussels. This year’s theme is “One Health: Advancing Global Health Through Law and Technology”. We invite you to have a look at the website.
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HALL member Anastasiya Kiseleva Successfully Defended Her PhD in Law and Computer Science
We are delighted to announce that on January 21, 2025, HALL member Anastasiya Kiseleva, successfully defended her PhD in Law and Computer Science.
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