EIC Summit 2026 Speaker
- EUnicorner session: "Accelerating HealthTech Innovation in Transitional Care through Living Labs"
Day 2 | EUnicorner, 16:10 - 16:25
Despoina Petsani received her MSc in Medical Informatics and diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. She is Research Associate in the Assistive Technologies and Silver Science Research Group in the Lab of Medical Physics and Digital Innovation, School of Medicine of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and serves as Chief Innovation Officer at Xeeti, driving strategic direction and technological innovation. Her expertise lies in assistive technologies, decision support systems, and AI-driven digital health solutions. She has worked extensively with SMEs, academia, and international consortia, excelling in proposal writing, project management, and user-centered research and innovation. Since 2017, she has led and contributed to numerous EU-funded projects, including VITALISE (H2020), where she coordinated Living Lab harmonization and transitional care research across Greece, Spain, and Canada and the EVOLVE2CARE Horizon Europe project where she is Mission Coordinator. She is co-chairing the ENoLL Living Lab Harmonization Working Group and the ENoLL Health & Wellbeing Working Group. She was also member of the Organizing Committee of the Health and Wellbeing Living Lab Symposium 2024 and 2025.