Vitruvian Shield
Partners

Our Ecosystem

Vitruvian Shield is built on partnerships with leading technology providers, academic institutions, and innovation ecosystems.

Academic & Clinical Partners

Research institutions and clinical sites advancing the science of decentralized trials.

Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN)

Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN)

Portuguese research and innovation institute in Coimbra, and the framework provider for the IPN healthproof Develop, Validate, Comply assessment under which the platform completed its independent clinical KOL validation in May 2026. IPN also operates the TEF-Health testbed for Vitruvian Shield through TB4Health.

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ULS Santa Maria

ULS Santa Maria

One of Portugal's largest public health units, headquartered in Lisbon. Operational TEF-Health / TB4Health testbed site for Vitruvian Shield, with regulatory-strategy, integration and user-testing services delivered to the platform. First Portuguese clinical site to run a Vitruvian Shield neurology study in 2026.

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ULS Coimbra

ULS Coimbra

Local Health Unit of Coimbra, integrating the Coimbra university hospital network and the CTU-CACC clinical academic centre. Site of an advancing investigator-initiated study being structured through IPN, with candidate areas in oncology and palliative care, neurology, and primary care.

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2CA-Braga

2CA-Braga

Clinical Academic Centre of Braga, a partnership between the University of Minho, ULS de Braga and CUF-Porto. Site of the PT-EPI-DCT-002 decentralized clinical study in adult epilepsy, and a prospective lead of a large EU-funded consortium for the 2030 horizon.

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ULS São João

ULS São João

Local Health Unit of São João in Porto, one of Portugal's leading academic medical centres. Site of an observational oncology eSurvey pilot using EORTC QLQ-C30 and PRO-CTCAE on the Vitruvian Shield platform, and a partner on the platform's clinical evidence pipeline.

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Interested in Partnering with Us?

We're always looking for technology providers, clinical sites, and innovation partners who share our vision for decentralized clinical research.