SYKEHUSET INNLANDET HF

Their core work

Sykehuset Innlandet is a Norwegian regional hospital trust serving the Innlandet county, with clinical and research activity spanning elderly care, dementia management, and digital health for ageing populations. In H2020, they contributed clinical expertise on dementia care interventions (including non-pharmacologic therapies and special care units) and coordinated a project on smart living environments for older adults. More recently, they have also engaged in research on radicalisation and social conflict from a public health perspective, reflecting the hospital's broader interest in population wellbeing beyond traditional clinical boundaries.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their earliest H2020 work (2018, RECAGE) was rooted in traditional clinical care — specifically dementia management in hospital settings, with a focus on pharmacological vs. non-pharmacological treatments. By 2021, they shifted toward prevention and digital tools, coordinating SMILE on smart living environments for ageing populations. The parallel involvement in DRIVE (radicalisation/social conflict) suggests a broadening from bedside clinical research toward population-level health and social wellbeing.

Moving from hospital-based clinical research toward community-level digital health interventions and prevention for ageing populations — a relevant partner for future smart care and active ageing projects.

How they like to work

With 1 coordinated project (SMILE, their largest at EUR 668K) and 2 as participant, Sykehuset Innlandet shows willingness to lead when the topic aligns closely with their core mission in elderly care. Their 40 unique consortium partners across 12 countries indicate broad networking despite a small project portfolio — they join sizeable European consortia rather than small bilateral collaborations. This suggests they are open and experienced in multi-partner research, though coordination experience is still limited.

Despite only 3 projects, they have built connections with 40 partners across 12 countries, indicating participation in large European consortia. Their network spans well beyond the Nordics into broader European health and social research communities.

What sets them apart

As a regional hospital trust (not a university or research institute), Sykehuset Innlandet brings real-world clinical settings — hospital wards, care units, patient populations — directly into EU research projects. This gives them a distinct advantage for projects needing clinical validation sites, patient data access, or real-life testing environments for health technologies. Their SMILE coordination role shows they can anchor a consortium around practical elderly care challenges rather than purely academic questions.

Highlights from their portfolio

• SMILE
  Their only coordinated project and by far the largest (EUR 668K), focused on smart living environments for ageing — signals their strategic priority and leadership ambition in digital elderly care.
• RECAGE
  Addressed a sensitive and practically important topic — behavioural symptoms of dementia and the ethics of physical restraints — where hospital-based clinical expertise is essential.
• DRIVE
  An unusual topic for a hospital trust (radicalisation and extremism), suggesting interdisciplinary reach into public health dimensions of social conflict.