CANDLE

CANDLE will strategically support the European Health Data Space (EHDS) by creating a federated network of national cancer data nodes, acting as disease-specific EHDS demonstrators. This initiative also implements the EU Mission on Cancer and Europe's Beating Cancer Plan nationally. The CANDLE project is coordinated by Health-RI and with a consortium of 40 partners from 20 European countries, including Euro-BioImaging. CANDLE will support Member States in setting up National Cancer Data Nodes which will be able to manage and share cancer data nationally and across borders, connecting different national actors. The project will ensure the adoption of best practices in data sharing, enhance data access maturity, and foster cross-domain collaboration, directly contributing to EHDS goals.

Euro-BioImaging's role

Within this project, Euro-BioImaging ERIC (Seat & Med-Hub) will assist in the design of national nodes, support their user communities, develop a network resource kit, and provide guidance on best practices for data use. We will work closely with the Euro-BioImaging Radiology and Medical Imaging Valencia Node in Valencia, the European Research Infrastructure Consortiums (ERICs) in Life Sciences and the Finnish National Cancer Center (FICAN) to support the development  of National Cancer Data nodes in Europe.