Spain’s RedIA and RedIASalud Initiatives for the adoption of advanced technologies in healthcare
On 17 July 2025, Spain’s Minister for Digital Transformation and Public Service, Óscar López, highlighted the ambition of the initiative: using AI not only to strengthen the country’s industrial competitiveness, but also to improve healthcare outcomes and save lives.
Christopher Morton at RedIA and RedIASalud launch: a practicle example
“Without public-private collaboration, innovation doesn’t reach real patients.”
In this clip our CEO Christopher Morton highlighted how, thanks to institutional collaboration across public programs, hospitals, and regulators, ELEM Biotech has been able to turn advanced computational research into solutions now used by pharmaceutical and medical device companies to simulate cardiac function and develop In Silico clinical trials.
About the Red IA and Red IA Salud Initiatives
With a combined €180 million investment, RedIA and RedIASalud aim to support companies developing advanced AI-based technologies and facilitate their adoption into real-world environments. The initiatives are funded through the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) as part of Spain’s 2021–2027 multi-regional operational program.
Key elements of the initiative include:
- RedIA, with €130 million in funding, supports the development and integration of AI technologies across industrial value chains.
- RedIASalud, with €50 million dedicated specifically to healthcare, focuses on AI applications in clinical research, biomedical innovation, and healthcare system management.
- Projects supported by these programs must demonstrate, validate, or certify solutions in environments using real-world data, ensuring that innovations move beyond research and into practical deployment.
The launch event brought together policymakers, researchers, healthcare leaders, and technology companies working at the intersection of AI and medicine, highlighting the importance of collaboration between institutions, research organizations, and industry.
Global Initiatives for the adoption of advanced technologies
Spain’s RedIA and RedIASalud programs illustrate how national initiatives can accelerate the adoption of advanced technologies in healthcare.
But what is being done on a larger scale?
Governments and technology companies are investing heavily in the infrastructure required to develop advanced biomedical technologies such as Virtual Human Twins.
From large-scale High-Performance Computing infrastructures to new cloud environments designed for biomedical simulations, these initiatives are building the foundations for the next generation of computational medicine.
👉 Read the second part of the article:
Turning Innovation into Real-World Impact 2: Global initiatives accelerating the development and adoption of Virtual Human Twins.
