HEALx-LAB, a living lab for the development of technology in healthcare and tourism has been officially announced last month. The living lab aims to bring academia, private institutions, government bodies and general public together to identify problems and develop solutions in these areas. HEALx-LAB will be coordinated by the Faculty of Sciences and it includes other four ULisboa institutions (FMH, FMUL, ICS and IST), José de Mello Residências e Serviços, Vila Galé Group and PLUX.

The responsible for coordinating this Living Lab is LASIGE researcher Carlos Duarte, and other LASIGE researchers are also participating in this project.