The two-day conference "The convergence of technologies enabling R&I for the healthcare of the future" is organised under the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU by different department of the Belgian government and is co-financed by the Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation.

Converging technologies, such as bio-, and nanotechnologies, engineering, digitalisation and big data have transformational power to drive research and innovation towards healthcare of the future. Prominent academics and policy makers will delve into compelling topics and technologies, and the potential of the different European partnerships and infrastructures.