EHFF European Health Futures Forum

What EHFF European Health Futures Forum does

The European Health Futures Forum (EHFF) is a not-for-profit organisation registered as a Company Limited by Guarantee in Ireland (company no: 611184, charity no: 20160784) and listed on the EU Transparency Register since 2013. Headquartered in Dromahair, County Leitrim, EHFF operates as an open, pan-European forum that convenes healthcare professionals, policymakers, researchers, innovators, and citizens around the future of health and healthcare, structured around eight working groups covering transformation, digitalisation, patient engagement, antimicrobial resistance, the wellbeing economy, women's health, and mentorship. Its core deliverables are a monthly newsletter, a Spotify-hosted podcast, a webinar programme, and recurring conferences and hackathons (including Future Forward).

EHFF does not develop proprietary technology products. Its underlying platform is a WordPress-based website (ehff.eu) augmented by email, podcast, social media (LinkedIn, Bluesky), and event infrastructure used to distribute content and coordinate working groups. The organisation's business model is non-commercial: it is sustained by EU Commission and other public project grants (typically multi-year, minimum three-year commitments) plus sustainable funding partners and member contributions, with no product pricing. EHFF's strategic positioning is that of a neutral convening body with institutional access to WHO/Europe, HTAi, the Wellbeing Economy Alliance, Trinity College Dublin, and other EU-level health networks, where members contribute to outputs such as the WHO/Europe Public Health Innovation Platform (250+ organisations). Leadership transitioned from founder David Somekh to Lars Münter as Network Director in late 2024/early 2025, with the organisation continuing to operate with a small core staff of 11-50.

Name

EHFF European Health Futures Forum

Legal name

European Health Futures Forum

Website

https://ehff.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The European Health Futures Forum (EHFF) is an Ireland-based not-for-profit that convenes healthcare professionals, policymakers, researchers, and citizens across Europe through working groups, newsletters, podcasts, webinars, and hackathons to shape the future of health and healthcare.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health Policy Research & Advocacy

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Systems Strengthening & Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Partnerships (HLAJAOAL)

Keywords

• Health policy research
• Healthcare convening services
• Public health dialogue
• Antimicrobial resistance awareness
• Wellbeing economy advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Leitrim

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership and Network Participation: EHFF operates as a not-for-profit organization sustained through membership networks, partnerships, and project funding. The organization receives support from sustainable funding partners and cooperates on specific projects funded by the European Commission and other public sources.
2. EU and Public Project Funding: EHFF leads and cooperates in specific projects funded by the European Commission and other public sources, in accordance with their policy and criteria. Funding is typically unrestricted and part of long-term commitments (minimum three years) supported by written agreements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

EHFF is a not-for-profit convening organization that runs an open, interactive forum bringing together healthcare professionals, policymakers, researchers, innovators, and citizens across Europe to debate and shape the future of health and healthcare. Its core offerings are the Forum Platform itself, supported by a monthly newsletter, podcast, eight thematic working groups, and educational webinars applying futures thinking, design thinking, and systems approaches. The organization also delivers funded projects on topics such as antimicrobial resistance, digital health, and wellbeing economy in partnership with EU institutions and WHO Europe.

Product overview

EHFF is a not-for-profit organization operating as an open, interactive forum for improving European health through community engagement. The core offering consists of the EHFF Forum Platform, supplemented by monthly newsletters and podcast content covering health innovation topics. The organization runs several thematic initiatives including the Future Forward Hackathon (participatory innovation for health systems), the From Play to Prevention gamification project for AMR education, the Heat Map Project for wastewater surveillance tracking, the AMR Cartoon Campaign for public education, a Master Class for EU project proposal writing, and webinars on health foresight methodologies. These offerings work together to foster dialogue, knowledge sharing, and collaborative action across European health ecosystems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EHFF Forum Platform An open-source, interactive forum that brings together diverse European communities to engage in thinking, debating, and shaping the future of health and healthcare through methods, technologies, and collective expertise. It is the foundational offering of EHFF.
• EHFF Newsletter

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 250 organizations and experts engaged through WHO Europe Innovation Platform contributions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered supporting, core and flagship.

• Kolping HochschulesupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026Host venue for the Future Forward Prequel Workshop in Cologne, bringing together interdisciplinary academic experts and young professionals.
• SHINE 2EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 November 2025Collaboration on the 'From Play to Prevention' project exploring how digital games can address AMR with young people, co-created at the Digital Public Health Conference 2025.
• UK Health Security AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 November 2025Partner in the AMR Working Group projects including the 'From Play to Prevention' gamification initiative and heat map wastewater surveillance project.
• SHAFE FoundationsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 November 2025Partner in AMR projects focused on digital health education and awareness.
• UCL dPHE (Centre for Digital Public Health Emergencies)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 November 2025Academic partner in AMR Working Group collaboration on digital health initiatives.
• Nordic Wellbeing AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 November 2025Long-term strategic partner in multiple projects including AMR initiatives, wellbeing economy forums, and health futures work.
• WHO/EuropeflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEHFF and its members actively contribute to the WHO/Europe Public Health Innovation Platform. Network Director Lars Münter serves as chair of the Public Health Communication & Trust working group. The Platform brings together 250+ organizations across nine priority areas.
• Trinity College DublincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organiser of the Irish EU Presidency health event scheduled for October 14 in Dublin. Partnership on RESOLVE course delivery.
• University of SalentocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost of the Supranational Democracy Dialogue VIII in Brindisi, where EHFF members participate and present on democracy, health, and inclusion topics.
• Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEHFF Network Director Lars Münter presents at HTAi Annual Meetings on frameworks for collaboration and trust in digital age.
• Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEHFF co-curates webinars with WEAll on health inequality and wellbeing economy approaches. David Somekh co-chairs the WEAll Health Working Group on behalf of EHFF.
• European Health Forum GasteincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEHFF participates in the European Health Forum Gastein, with members contributing to discussions on AI in health and prevention.
• OnHOME Alliance (Online Order and Home Delivery of Medicines)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEHFF supports the OnHOME Alliance's advocacy for digital access to prescription medicines across EU Member States.
• Ulm University Hospital / Comprehensive Cancer Center UlmsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration on exercise oncology with Dr. Stephanie Otto presenting at ISEO 2026 conference on behalf of the partnership.
• International Society of Exercise Oncology (ISEO)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEHFF supported participation at the inaugural ISEO 2026 conference in Heidelberg on future exercise oncology.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• EuroHealthNet: European partnership of organisations working on health equity, prevention and sustainable health systems; highly comparable as a non-profit network shaping EU public health dialogue and operating across multiple working-committee structures.
• European Public Health Alliance (EPHA): Brussels-based non-profit association advocating for public health in EU policy; comparable to EHFF as a membership-driven health policy network engaging EU institutions, researchers and civil society.
• Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll): Global collaboration of organisations advancing wellbeing economy approaches; EHFF co-curates WEAll webinars and co-chairs the WEAll Health Working Group, making it a directly comparable thematic partner.
• European Health Forum Gastein: One of the most established European health policy forums, convening policymakers, civil society and industry around EU health priorities; directly comparable as a multi-stakeholder convening and thought-leadership platform. EHFF is already a participating partner.
• Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi): International society for health technology assessment professionals; EHFF Network Director regularly presents at HTAi Annual Meetings, making it a directly comparable non-profit professional society in the health evidence space.
• European Patients' Forum (EPF): Umbrella organisation of European patient associations; comparable to EHFF as a membership-based health advocacy network, and explicitly referenced in EHFF's transparency funding principles.

Regional players

• European Cancer Organisation (ECO): European not-for-profit umbrella of cancer societies engaging EU institutions on cancer policy; comparable as a membership-based health advocacy organisation with working group structures and EU policy engagement.

Broad incumbents

• WHO Europe (Public Health Innovation Platform): UN agency whose Public Health Innovation Platform (250+ organisations, nine working groups) anchors much of EHFF's convening activity; comparable as a broad incumbent that could in theory absorb some of EHFF's convening role.

Emerging players

• Global Health 50/50: Independent initiative tracking gender equity in global health; an emerging player with thematic overlap to EHFF's women's health and citizen empowerment working group focus.
• European Health Parliament: Multi-stakeholder movement of young health professionals shaping EU health policy; an emerging peer with comparable community-led, intergenerational convening model to EHFF.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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