Trento / Italy

Trento is located in north-eastern Italy. The country is a Moderate Innovator, performing at 89.6% of the EU average in 2024—above the Moderate Innovators’ average of 84.8%—with growth outpacing the EU average (+10%). Italy’s key strengths include resource productivity, public-private co-publications, and SMEs introducing product innovations. Recent progress has been notable in SMEs adopting business process and product innovations and in enterprises offering ICT training (source: European Innovation Scoreboard 2024, Country Profile, Italy).

In Trento region in Italy VR Health Champions together with its partners Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) and MEEVA Srl drive technological advancements in VR/AR healthcare solutions by fostering collaboration between start-ups, researchers, and industry leaders by promoting personalised medicine with partners who possess strong expertise in the biomedical, technological, and data-driven fields. By synergising these diverse ecosystems, this initiative can achieve a higher level of added value and accelerate the implementation of personalised medicine.  

Partners and enablers in the region in this project: 

Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) is a research foundation situated in Trentino, a north-eastern Italian province governed under a special autonomy statute. Together with the Province of Trento and the Local Healthcare Authority (APSS) they are developing TrentinoSalute4.0 (TS4.0) – the “Competence Center on Digital Health” approved by the Trentino Provincial Council as a policy instrument to coordinate the work on digital health in the region.  

MEEVA Srl innovates therapies for teens with neurodevelopmental disorders using their Zentastic VR platform.  It combines immersive serious gaming experiences that therapists can use to support the development of social and soft skills