Breakthrough Regulatory Innovation and Development throuGh sandbox Environments
BRIDGE is reshaping the future of health regulation in Europe. Bringing together regulators, researchers, industry and patient representatives, the project is developing a framework for “regulatory sandboxes” – safe, real-world test environments for innovative health technologies. This enables new digital solutions and advanced therapies to reach patients faster, more safely and with stronger evidence – to the benefit of people and health systems across Europe.
BRIDGE equips Europe with a comprehensive framework to develop and assess emerging health technologies safely and efficiently. Through collaborative effort, we can align regulatory processes with innovation and deliver promising solutions to patients faster.
Gökhan Ertaylan, BRIDGE coordinator,
VITO Flemish Institute for Technological Research
For industry, early regulatory alignment is essential. BRIDGE will help reduce uncertainty and support faster, responsible development of breakthrough therapies and technologies.
Geert Preuveneers, BRIDGE industry co-lead,
MSD Regulatory Affairs Europe
This pre-competitive regulatory science project is unique. BRIDGE is about increasing the readiness of Europe to make use of effective regulatory sandboxes for innovative healthcare technologies and methodologies development.
Francois Hebraud, BRIDGE industry co-lead,
ROCHE EU Regulatory Policy Lead
November 2025 – October 2028
(36 months)
Innovative Health Initiative (IHI)
Joint Undertaking via Public-Private Partnership
€9,355,434.25,
of which €5,199,814.25
requested EU contribution
VITO (Belgium)
MSD and ROCHE
The project marks the start of a European effort to enable faster, safer access to novel health technologies The EU-funded BRIDGE project (Breakthrough Regulatory Innovation and Development throuGh sandbox Environments) [...]
In November 2025, the EU-funded BRIDGE project (Breakthrough Regulatory Innovation and Development throuGh sandbox Environments) officially began its mission to deliver a framework for regulatory sandboxes for emerging health technologies [...]
