{"id":12528,"date":"2025-06-23T13:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T13:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/?p=12528"},"modified":"2025-06-26T16:07:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T16:07:52","slug":"a-milestone-for-irelands-healthcare-and-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/life-sciences\/a-milestone-for-irelands-healthcare-and-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"A milestone for Ireland\u2019s healthcare and innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-profile-box round ab-has-avatar ab-font-size-14 ab-block-profile ab-profile-columns\"><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"ab-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"ab-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"266\" height=\"265\" class=\"ab-profile-avatar wp-image-12571\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/06\/24105331\/vicky-1750762411-Susan-Treacy.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/06\/24105331\/vicky-1750762411-Susan-Treacy.jpg 266w, https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/06\/24105331\/vicky-1750762411-Susan-Treacy-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"ab-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Susan Treacy<\/h2><p class=\"ab-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">CEO, HealthTech Ireland<\/p><div class=\"ab-profile-text\"><\/div><ul class=\"ab-social-links\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>By aligning health tech, research, STEM, leadership and pharma innovation, a national life sciences strategy fosters collaboration and transformation, boosting economic impact, sector growth and improving patient care.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>HealthTech Ireland welcomes the inclusion in the Government\u2019s programme of a National Life Sciences Strategy \u2014 an unprecedented step that could, if ambitious and well-integrated, position Ireland as a global leader in healthcare innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-elevating-ireland-s-global-competitiveness\"><strong>Elevating Ireland\u2019s global competitiveness<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ireland stands at a pivotal moment in defining its leadership in European healthcare innovation. Embedding agility and foresight in this strategy could strengthen competitiveness across Europe and beyond. Countries leveraging policy-driven life sciences initiatives have enhanced research, investment and sectoral resilience. With Ireland taking up Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2026, the nation has a unique opportunity to align with international best practice and champion progressive collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-collaboration-as-a-catalyst-for-success\"><strong>Collaboration as a catalyst for success<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its release, cross-sector national roundtables have driven strong engagement, with HealthTech Ireland advocating for this integrated collaborative approach. Building on Digital for Care and national initiatives, the strategy can transform healthcare and ensure a thriving life sciences ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>To remain adaptable and resilient, <br>modern healthcare systems must <br>embrace and enable innovation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Ireland can apply best international learnings \u2014 seen in Denmark and Singapore \u2014 to maximise benefits and solidify life science leadership. A Life Sciences Council, as successfully demonstrated in countries and included in HealthTech Ireland\u2019s upcoming pre-budget submission, can ensure consistent alignment, foster collaboration and unlock its full potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-resilience-through-healthtech-innovation\"><strong>Resilience through healthtech innovation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To remain adaptable and resilient, modern healthcare systems must embrace and enable innovation. Strategic investment and clear pathways will be essential to support long-term sustainability. HealthTech Ireland highlights the importance of ambitious partnerships and funding to drive progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this juncture, and as global challenges grow, a unified and forward-thinking strategy uniting policymakers, industry leaders and healthcare providers will reinforce Ireland\u2019s standing as an international leader and unlock the healthcare benefits, improving patient outcomes and bolstering Ireland\u2019s life sciences leadership. HealthTech Ireland, with members IDA, EI and IPHA, is committed to supporting the Government in its success to deliver the tangible benefits nationally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By aligning health tech, research, STEM, leadership and pharma innovation, a national life sciences strategy fosters collaboration and transformation, boosting economic impact, sector growth and improving patient care. HealthTech Ireland welcomes the inclusion in the Government\u2019s programme of a National Life Sciences Strategy \u2014 an unprecedented step that could, if ambitious and well-integrated, position Ireland &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/life-sciences\/a-milestone-for-irelands-healthcare-and-innovation\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":12529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2216],"tags":[5979],"class_list":["post-12528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life-sciences","tag-life-science-innovation-2025"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/06\/23132240\/vicky-1750684959-AdobeStock_159606467-600x400.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/06\/23132240\/vicky-1750684959-AdobeStock_159606467-600x600.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"henryphillips","author_link":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/author\/henryphillips\/"},"vicky_index_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/91"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12528"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12574,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12528\/revisions\/12574"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}