JRC Workshops on nuclear medical applications

Throughout 2023, the JRC has held a series of workshops on nuclear medi­cal applications with the intent to gather stakeholders and bridge the gap be­tween technological advances in the medical applications of radionuclides and the clinical options accessible to European patients.

The initiative materialized on 13 February 2023 with a European High-Level Nu­clear Roundtable on Medical Applica­tions and Research Infrastructures hosted by former Commissioner Mariya Gabriel.

Following the roundtable, three stake­holders’ consultation workshops were organised at different JRC research centre sites, each focusing on a specific issue of importance for the nuclear medical ap­plications.

On 27 April, the first workshop “Trans­lating radiotheranostic cancer research into clinical practice in Europe” took place at JRC Ispra.

On 24 October, the second workshop “Competencies for Medical Applica­tions of Nuclear Science” took place at the JRC Petten, focusing on nuclear competences and skills required to sustain medical applications of nuclear science throughout their life cycle.

On 22 November, the third workshop “Research and Innovation of Sustain­able Medical Radioisotope Supply in the EU” was organised at JRC Karlsruhe and aimed to highlight the role of infrastruc­tures and innovation in enabling break­throughs in nuclear science for health applications.”

A publication is available that summarises the proceedings of the third European High-Level Nuclear Roundtable on medical applications the main outcomes of the discussion, as well as follow-up initiatives.