CANDLE conducts first UNCAN.eu Network Meeting
22 September CANDLE kicked off its UNCAN.eu Network, bringing together 49 participants from 20 countries, from (future) National Cancer Data Nodes and beyond. The meeting surfaced two priorities for the Network work going forward:1. Make the UNCAN.eu Network generate value for the data holder and user communities. This will also addresses challenges in the cancer data […]
CANDLE and UNCAN-Connect organise Cancer Data Industry Webinar 13 October 2026
Jointly with UNCAN-Connect, we will put a special spotlight on cancer data holders and users in industry! Our joint webinar 13 October will engage industry stakeholders that are using and producing cancer data, in the context of emerging EU data infrastructures: UNCAN.eu, National Cancer Data Nodes, European Health Data Space. The webinar will – explore […]
CANDLE provides Feedback to 3rd TEHDAS2 Public Consultation
The CANDLE consortium actively contributed to the 3rd TEHDAS2 public consultation on six guidelines for Health Data Access Bodies and on diverse aspects of data use. In its reply, CANDLE broadly welcomed the draft guidelines as a solid and useful foundation and provided suggestions on how to make them more user-oriented and better adapted to real-world research workflows. Priorities included the need for […]
CANDLE contributes to “Interoperability Meets Cancer” webinar
On 7 July 2026, CANDLE joined the “Interoperability Meets Cancer” webinar, bringing together European projects and 20 experts working across cancer, digital health and the European Health Data Space (EHDS). The session was organised by CANDLE consortium partner ISCTE. The discussion explored a central challenge for Europe’s evolving health data ecosystem: how can initiatives working […]
The Third CANDLE Newsletter is Out!
CANDLE’s third newsletter is out! Read to learn more about CANDLE’s first anniversary, the Cancer Data Utilisation Survey, CANDLE participation in external events, media features, and more. Read the online version of the newsletter here. Subscribe to the newsletter to receive each installment. If you are already subscribed, please check your spam folder!
CANDLE Annual Meeting in Lisbon: moving from conceptualisation to implementation
1-3 June 2026, the CANDLE consortium came together in Lisbon and online for its 2026 Annual Meeting, marking the project’s first year and setting the direction for the next phase of work. Hosted by ISCTE (Portugal), the three-day programme brought together more than 60 participants from the consortium, pilot National Cancer Data Nodes (NCDNs), European […]
CANDLE conducts Cancer Data Holder Workshop
On May 13, over 70 cancer data users and holders came together in our workshop to discuss needs, challenges, and priorities in cancer data use, with lively discussion and strong engagement throughout. This is important input to identify the core skills and technologies neede to establish the National Cancer Data Nodes. The CANDLE team is […]
CANDLE and UNCAN-Connect provide joint response to Public Consultation on Metadata (EHDS Art. 77)
Without good metadata, cancer research infrastructures break. That’s why UNCAN-Connect and CANDLE jointly responded to the public consultation on the Implementing Act for Article 77 EHDS Regulation. As part of the EHDS, health data holders will be required to provide descriptions of their datasets to Health Data Access Bodies (HDABs). As Europe advances towards EHDS […]
140+ participants in workshop on Integrating National Cancer Data Nodes (NCDNs) into EHDS Implementation
On 7 May, the European Commission (DG Sante and DG-RTD) and the CANDLE Project coordinated an event to explore potential mechanisms to integrate National Cancer Data Nodes (NCDNs) in the national implementation of the European Health Data Space regulation (EHDS). We brought together over 150 participants from the eHealth Network and the Health Data Access […]
CANDLE at the EU Cancer Mission Conference and third TEHDAS2 Stakeholder Forum in Nicosia, Cyprus!
The CANDLE project was proudly represented at the EU Cancer Mission Conference and the third TEHDAS2 Stakeholder Forum, held in Nicosia, Cyprus, April 27-30, 2026. The EU Cancer Mission Conference ‘Understanding Cancer in the Digital Age: Data, Innovation, and Equity’ was held on April 27th, in person and online. The sessions explored the EU Cancer […]
