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The Progress and Health Foundation (Fundación Progreso y Salud, FPS), an organization belonging to the Andalusian Public Sector and is the central entity for the support and management of research within the Andalusian Public Health System. Its role is to effectively promote research and innovation in Health. Within FPS, three teams participate in BRIDGE. The Health Technology Assessment Agency (AETSA) is in charge of supporting healthcare decision making related to health technologies in the region of Andalusia (Spain) and beyond (through its participation in national and international HTA networks), to improve health outcomes, the quality and equity of the Andalusian Health Services and the sustainability of the system. The Data Science Lab (LCD) has the mission of promoting the ethical, secure, and efficient use of clinical and biomedical research data, by developing analytical solutions, predictive models, and clinical decision support systems (AI-CDSS). The Scientific Information and Results Analysis Unit provides translational advice.

Role in the project

In BRIDGE, FPS will contribute its HTA, data science and translational advisory capacities across a wide range of project workstreams.