Petra Zappe is responsible for coordinating policies to support science, research and innovation in health, with the aim of systematically supporting excellent teams with strong research and innovation potential in biomedicine and health. For more than 6 years, she served at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as a senior policy manager in health and innovation, where she managed and coordinated multiple projects to support systemic reforms. Previously, she worked as a consultant for the Ministry of Innovation in Brazil on poverty reduction and socioeconomic development of disadvantaged urban communities. She studied International Business at the University of Economics in Bratislava and International Relations at the Faculty of Social Sciences…

She currently leads the analytical and research team at the Institute of Healthcare Analysis at the Ministry of Health, focusing primarily on prevention and epidemiology of different diseases. Prior to this role, she held the position of director of the Analytical Institute at the Government Office of the Slovak Republic, where she and her team addressed various complex interdepartmental topics. Before her tenure in state administration, she worked as a researcher and team leader in multidisciplinary projects within the field of cognitive sciences at renowned global academic institutions, including the University of Oxford, Royal Holloway University of London, Boston University, and the University of Agder. Throughout her career, she clo…

She is responsible for the international engagement and management of the national, EU and international initiatives focusing on the deployment and scaling-up of integrated and digitally enabled care solutions. She is representing Scottish Government in several European and international networks to promote and enhance Scotland’s reputation in digital healthcare. Her work also focuses on knowledge transfer, implementation of Memoranda of Understandings and exchange of good practices at national, European and international level to stimulate scaling-up of innovative solutions in health and care delivery. Previously, Andrea worked at NHS 24 in the Scottish Centre for Telehealth and Telecare (SCTT) as European Service Development Manager an…