SVEUCILISTE U SPLITU MEDICINSKI FAKULTET

Their core work

The University of Split School of Medicine (MEFST) is a Croatian medical faculty with a strong focus on research ethics, integrity frameworks, and responsible research practices. They have contributed to building European standards and training programs for research integrity, including platforms for ethics policy mapping and train-the-trainer curricula. More recently, they have expanded into digital health, applying AI and machine learning to sleep medicine diagnostics. Their work bridges the gap between ethical governance of research and clinical application of emerging health technologies.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

From 2017 to 2021, MEFST concentrated almost exclusively on research ethics and integrity — building platforms, training programs, and standard operating procedures for responsible research across Europe. Starting in 2021, they made a notable pivot into clinical digital health with the SLEEP REVOLUTION project, bringing AI and deep learning into sleep medicine. This signals a transition from purely governance-oriented work toward applying their medical faculty expertise to technology-driven personalized healthcare.

MEFST appears to be shifting from research governance work toward applied digital health, suggesting future collaborations may involve AI in clinical medicine — potentially with a built-in understanding of ethical research practices.

How they like to work

MEFST has participated exclusively as a partner, never as a coordinator, across all four H2020 projects. They work in large consortia — 64 unique partners across 24 countries from just 4 projects indicates average consortium sizes of 15-20 members. This profile suggests a reliable contributing partner comfortable operating within large, multi-national teams rather than leading them.

With 64 unique consortium partners spread across 24 countries, MEFST has built a broad European network despite a modest project count. Their partnerships span widely across EU member states, reflecting the pan-European nature of research integrity and large-scale health initiatives.

What sets them apart

MEFST offers a rare combination: deep expertise in research ethics and integrity governance paired with emerging capabilities in AI-driven clinical diagnostics. For consortium builders, this means a partner that understands both the technical and ethical dimensions of health research — increasingly important as AI enters clinical practice. As a Croatian medical faculty, they also strengthen geographic diversity for proposals needing Widening Country participation.

Highlights from their portfolio

• EnTIRE
  Largest funding share (EUR 446K) and most ambitious scope — building an interactive, wiki-style platform mapping ethics and integrity frameworks across Europe.
• SLEEP REVOLUTION
  Marks a strategic pivot into AI and digital health, applying deep learning to personalized sleep diagnostics — a significant departure from their ethics-focused portfolio.
• SOPs4RI
  Directly produced implementable outputs (standard operating procedures and guidelines) that institutions can adopt for research integrity promotion.