ROSIA PCP Project enters the Final Pilot Phase
ROSIA PCP Project enters the Final Pilot Phase to bring Telerehabilitation to Rural Areas across Europe.
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- ROSIA aims to create an innovative telerehabilitation open platform for remote and rural areas. It is a pre-commercial public procurement initiative funded by the European Commission with 5 million euros. Of this amount, 3.9 million euros are allocated as the budget for the tendering of participating companies, divided into three competitive phases. ROSIA is more than just a public procurement initiative—it is creating an open innovation platform that will integrate digital rehabilitation solutions into healthcare ecosystems.
- Health systems from Spain, Portugal, and Ireland are leading the initiative, with pilot testing underway until July 2025.
- The project will conclude in December 2025, paving the way for European healthcare systems to adopt the ROSIA platform.
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The ROSIA project has reached a critical milestone towards the future of digital rehabilitation with the start of its pilot phase across health systems in Spain, Portugal, and Ireland. This pioneering initiative aims to bridge the gap in rehabilitation services for patients living in rural and remote regions by developing the infrastructure and procedures that enable smart telerehabilitation solutions to be offered in an integrated care pathway. ROSIA opens the door to advances in the development of telerehabilitation for inclusion in clinical practice and provides real-time supervision, support and information management for patients undergoing rehabilitation for certain conditions.
A Crucial Phase: Pilot Testing Until July 2025
In 2024, two consortia were selected after a rigorous evaluation process to develop and test the prototypes during the final phase of the project. Fundació Eurecat (Spain) and Ethniko Kentro – CERTH (Greece) are leading the pilot testing of their respective solutions- Rehabilify and Raise– with patient groups, in collaboration with health and social care professionals. This phase will run until July 2025, with a final demonstration planned for after the summer.
The results will provide essential insights for the large-scale implementation of the ROSIA platform in healthcare systems across Europe, enabling improved access to high-quality rehabilitation services in rural and remote areas.
An International Collaboration
ROSIA is a collaborative effort involving numerous institutions and partners from five European countries. The project is coordinated by Instituto Aragones de Ciencias de la Salud (IACS, Spain) and driven by three public healthcare systems: Servicio Aragones de Salud (SALUD, Spain), Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra (ULS, Portugal), and the National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH, Ireland). Other key partners include VALDE Innova (Spain), the Instituto Pedro Nunes (Portugal), The International Foundation for Integrated Care (The Netherlands), The Decision Group(The Netherlands), el Instituto para la Experiencia del Paciente (Spain), PPCN.xyz Aps (Denmark) and the municipalities of Penela and Soure in Portugal.
This pioneering platform aims to lower the barriers for SMEs developing apps, services, and medical devices to enter national and regional healthcare markets, where integration challenges have traditionally slowed innovation. By opening access to a structured ecosystem, one of the ROSIA’s goals is to empower health-tech startups and developers to collaborate with healthcare providers, ensuring that cutting-edge rehabilitation technologies reach patients faster.
The Solutions: Rehabilify and Raise
REHABILIFY is the solution developed by a Spanish Consortium Led by the Spanish technology centre Fundació Eurecat, which also involves two other Spanish entities, the SME Doole Health, and the Germans Trias i Pujol research Centre (IGTP).
RAISE has been developed by an international consortium Led by the Greek entity CERTH (Centre For Research And Technology Hellas, Ethniko Kentro), which also integrates the Spanish TELEVES, IBV and Vidavo, the Greek Research Committee University Ioannina (UoI) and the Portuguese INESCTEC.
Both solutions aim to improve the sustainability of rehabilitation programs, enhance equity in access to services, and open up new business models and incentives for service providers across Europe.
Towards a New Era of Telerehabilitation in Europe
The insights gained and lessons learned during the pilot phase will be key in shaping the future of telerehabilitation in Europe. The ROSIA platform aims to allow healthcare systems to easily integrate telerehabilitation into their existing services, providing patients with improved care while reducing geographical barriers and enhancing resource efficiency.