This Friday, November 3th, an “Inspiration-Action” session organized by MSD and Impact Hub Madrid took place in Madrid. It was called “Paciente 2020, caminando juntos para una mejor gestión de la cronicidad” (Patient 2020, walking together for better management of chronicity).

The dynamics of the event developed through working groups, with the participation of our CEO, Roberto Bravo, in the team created to reflect on the need of connection between the patient and the research into his or her pathology.

At this meeting point, intended for healthcare professionals, pharma industry, patients and tech startups in this field, they discussed and reflected on the role of 21st century chronic patients in the management of their disease, as well as the contribution of the new technologies, internet, or big data in the improvement process.

MSD is a global healthcare company with a 125-year history of working to make a difference. Their mission is to discover, develop and provide innovative products and services that save and improve lives around the world.

Impact Hub Madrid is a social innovation ecosystem designed to support new projects. They have developed coworking spaces and an international entrepreneurs community in their premises in Madrid.