COMITE EUROPEEN DE COORDINATION DES INDUSTRIES RADIOLOGIQUES ELECTROMEDICALES ET D INFORMATIQUE DE SANTE AISBL

Their core work

COCIR is the European trade association representing the medical technology, radiological, and health IT industries. They coordinate industry positions on eHealth standards, interoperability frameworks, and regulatory alignment across Europe. In H2020 projects, they serve as the industry voice — bringing manufacturer perspectives to policy-shaping initiatives on digital health infrastructure, drug identification standards, and radiation protection strategies. Their value lies in bridging what the medtech industry needs with what EU health policy frameworks require.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

COCIR's early H2020 work (2015-2018) centred on foundational eHealth standards and interoperability conformity — the technical plumbing needed for cross-border digital health. From 2019 onward, their focus broadened significantly into health data governance, personalised medicine, drug database standardisation (IDMP), and strategic planning for medical radiation applications. The shift reflects a move from purely technical standards work toward shaping the wider digital health ecosystem and policy landscape.

COCIR is moving from technical interoperability into strategic health data policy, positioning itself at the intersection of medtech industry interests and the European Health Data Space agenda.

How they like to work

COCIR always participates as a partner, never as coordinator — consistent with their role as an industry association that contributes sector expertise rather than leading research. Despite only 5 projects, they have worked with 92 unique partners across 24 countries, indicating they join large, EU-wide consortia where broad industry representation is needed. This makes them easy to work with for consortium builders who need a credible industry voice without competition for the coordinator seat.

Exceptionally broad network for their project count: 92 unique partners across 24 countries from just 5 projects, averaging 18+ partners per consortium. Their reach is pan-European with no visible geographic concentration, reflecting their role as an EU-wide industry body.

What sets them apart

COCIR is not a research performer — they are the official European industry voice for medical imaging, radiotherapy, health ICT, and electromedical equipment manufacturers. This makes them uniquely valuable in Coordination and Support Actions (4 of their 5 projects are CSAs) where policy alignment, industry buy-in, and standardisation consensus are the goal. If your consortium needs credible medtech industry representation at the European level, COCIR is the de facto choice.

Highlights from their portfolio

• EURO-CAS
  Largest funding (€97K) and most strategically significant — designed the EU eHealth interoperability conformity assessment scheme that affects all health IT vendors.
• UNICOM
  Longest-running project (2019-2024) tackling global medicine identification standards (IDMP), with direct regulatory impact on EMA and pharmacovigilance systems.
• EURAMED rocc-n-roll
  Unusual for COCIR — moves beyond digital health into radiation protection strategy, producing a strategic research agenda for medical radiation applications across Europe.