Join us at U-CARE Venue 2025: Smarter Science

This year’s theme Smarter Science – How can we conduct high-quality healthcare research more efficiently? invites researchers and students across all disciplinary domains, members of the public,
health and social care actors, private actors, non-profit organizations, funders, and policymakers to explore how we can improve the efficiency of healthcare research while maintaining rigour and real-world relevance.

Registration is open until 12 September, and you register here.

Focus Areas

Across two days, the programme will address four key themes:
• Bridging healthcare and research
• Innovative trial design
• Operational efficiency
• System efficiency
The event features keynote presentations, symposia, expert talks, patient perspectives, and panel discussions.

Invited Speakers

We are proud to welcome a diverse group of invited speakers, including:
• Marcus Bendtsen, Associate Professor, Linköping University
• Charlotte Blease, Associate Professor, Uppsala University
• Christopher Erdmann, Head of Open Science, SciLifeLab Data Centre
• Helena Hvitfeldt, Head of Research, Education, and Innovation, Vårdbolaget Tiohundra
• Stella Jacobson, Head of Unit, Research Department, Forte
• Perrine Janiaud, PhD, University of Bern
• Niklaus Labhardt, Professor, University of Basel
• Cristin Lind, Executive Director, EUPATI Sweden
• Philip Pallmann, PhD, Cardiff University
• Marco Seeber, Professor, University of Agder
• Benjamin Speich, PhD, University of Basel
• Kirsty Sprange, Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham
• Shaun Treweek, Guest Professor, Uppsala University
• Marie Österberg, PhD, Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services (SBU)

We look forward to welcoming you to U-CARE Venue 2025!