Testing and Experimentation Facility (TEF) in the Health Sector
Testing and Experimentation Facility (TEF) in the Health Sector
Multitel is an accredited research and innovation centre supporting companies in the development and integration of advanced technologies. Its multidisciplinary expertise covers areas such as Artificial Intelligence, IoT and embedded systems, networks and telecoms, and applied photonics, with dedicated activities and research projects in healthcare and biomedical technologies.
As part of its activities in health innovation, Multitel leads the Belgian Node of TEF-Health, the European Testing and Experimentation Facility dedicated to AI and robotics in healthcare.
SMEs can access TEF-Health services at discounted prices. The applicable prices are made transparent in the TEF-Health Belgium Node brochure and, for the complete portfolio of more than 360 services across Europe, on the TEF-Health online platform.
The Testing and Experimentation Facility for Health AI and Robotics (TEF-Health) is Europe’s dedicated support infrastructure helping SMEs accelerate the translation of AI and robotics solutions in healthcare into market-ready offerings. By pooling the expertise of hospitals, research organisations, notified bodies and standardisation actors across eight EU Member States, including Belgium, TEF-Health provides a one-stop access point for testing, validation, regulatory support and real-world experimentation.
See the discounted prices available to eligible SMEs for the services delivered by the Belgian TEF-Health Node.
Explore the complete portfolio of 360+ TEF-Health services across Europe, with service information and applicable prices available online.
For SMEs, TEF-Health delivers several key advantages:
- Discounted access to services through de minimis support, helping eligible SMEs reduce the cost of testing, validation and regulatory preparation;
- Faster time-to-market through access to state-of-the-art infrastructure and cross-border validation pathways;
- Reduced regulatory and technical risk through support for alignment with the EU AI Act and relevant health-technology standards;
- Opportunities for scaling through connections with hospitals, end-users, research organisations and innovation nodes across Europe.
The main categories of services are:
- Datasets provision and evaluation;
- AI models evaluation;
- Regulatory and legal support;
- Controlled environment evaluation;
- Real-world environment workflow evaluation;
- Real-world environment clinical evaluation.
In short, TEF-Health empowers small and medium-sized enterprises to bring trustworthy, compliant AI and robotics health-solutions from concept to clinical deployment more efficiently, cost-effectively and with greater confidence.
For further information or benefit from these services, please contact:
Anne-Laure Cadji
TEF-Health Belgium Node Leader
or directly the service providers listed in the brochure.