FUNDACION PRIVADA HOSPITAL ASIL DEGRANOLLERS

Their core work

Fundación Privada Hospital Asil de Granollers is a hospital foundation based near Barcelona that serves as a healthcare domain partner in EU research projects. Their primary contribution is providing a real-world clinical environment for testing assisted living technologies and cybersecurity solutions tailored to hospitals. They bring practical healthcare operations expertise — patient data handling, care workflows, and institutional IT security needs — to consortia developing tools for the health sector.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their H2020 journey began in 2015 with assisted living robotics (RADIO), reflecting an initial interest in technology-enhanced patient care. By 2018, their focus shifted decisively toward cybersecurity and data protection in hospital settings, with two concurrent projects (SecureHospitals.eu and CUREX) addressing digital threats to healthcare institutions. This pivot from care technology to healthcare IT security suggests the organization recognized the growing vulnerability of hospital digital infrastructure.

Moving firmly toward digital security and data protection in healthcare — a natural fit for a hospital navigating increasing cyber threats to clinical IT systems.

How they like to work

FHAG participates exclusively as a consortium partner, never as coordinator, which is typical for a hospital contributing domain expertise rather than leading research. With 31 unique partners across 12 countries from just 3 projects, they join larger consortia where their value is providing a real hospital environment for validation and pilot testing. They are a reliable end-user partner rather than a research driver.

Despite only 3 projects, they have built a broad network of 31 partners across 12 countries, reflecting participation in large European consortia. Their geographic reach spans widely across EU member states with no single dominant partner country.

What sets them apart

As a working hospital foundation, FHAG offers something most research partners cannot: a live clinical environment where cybersecurity tools, data protection protocols, and care technologies can be tested with real operational constraints. For consortia building health-tech or hospital security projects, having an actual hospital in the partnership adds credibility and provides essential pilot site access. Their location near Barcelona also connects them to Catalonia's strong health innovation ecosystem.

Highlights from their portfolio

• CUREX
  Largest funding share (EUR 257,500) and focused on the high-demand topic of secure health data exchange — directly relevant to GDPR compliance in hospitals.
• SecureHospitals.eu
  A targeted CSA that built MOOCs and training tools specifically for hospital cybersecurity awareness — one of few projects addressing this niche directly.