Gilbert, Stephen
Funding for this research was provided by:
HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme (101137347)
Article History
Received: 26 December 2025
Accepted: 27 January 2026
First Online: 2 February 2026
Competing interests
: S.G. is an advisory group member of the Ernst & Young-coordinated “Study on Regulatory Governance and Innovation in the field of Medical Devices” conducted on behalf of the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety of the European Commission. S.G. has or has had consulting relationships with Una Health GmbH, Lindus Health Ltd, Flo Ltd, Thymia Ltd, FORUM Institut für Management GmbH, High-Tech Gründerfonds Management GmbH, and Ada Health GmbH, and he holds share options in Ada Health GmbH. S.G. is a News and Views Editor for npj Digital Medicine but is not part of a peer review process or decision making of this manuscript. S.G. played no role in the internal review or decision to publish this article.