Albena Kuymdzhieva
Dr. Albena Kuyumdzhieva is a Policy Officer at the Health Innovations &Ecosystems Unit, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission. Her work is related to the development of EU health data research and innovation policies, facilitating and assessing good practices and scientific developments for collaborative research and innovation.
Albena has over 20 years of international experience in advising policy makers and variety of stakeholders on data protection, ethics of new and emerging technologies, good governance and digital transformation. She has been involved in the elaboration of policy guidelines and recommendations related to ethics by design for AI and ethical data processing.
Sessions in which Albena Kuymdzhieva participates
quinta-feira 15 maio, 2025
In pursuit of medical breakthroughs, data is considered a goldmine. At the same time, accessing medical data should not come at the expense of crossing legal and ethical lines. This session will tackle one of the most important issues in medical research today: the lawful use of patient data for secondary purposes like advancing scientific discovery and healthcare innovation. The distinguished panel of this session will explore the complex questi...