SolarisRTC Europe: From Vision to Reality
On June 11, 2025, SolarisRTC officially became established in Europe. Today, a little over three months later, I pause with gratitude.
I am thankful for the many experts I have been working with those who shared knowledge, perspective, and trust to make this step possible. And I am proud of my co-founder, Ingrid Abels, who chose to invest and commit alongside me. Together, we share the same purpose: bringing innovation to patients who need it most.
Building Healthcare That Works
Healthcare is not defined by a single breakthrough or one organization. It functions through many interconnected domains – Research, Trials, and Clinical practice – each with a role to play. That is what RTC in SolarisRTC stands for.
- Research generates the ideas, data, and technologies that open new possibilities.
- Trials test these innovations, translating concepts into evidence that can be trusted.
- Clinical practice brings them to patients, proving their clinical utility in real world care.
And healthcare cannot exist without industry. Industry develops and scales solutions so they can be manufactured, regulated, reimbursed, and brought to market.
Some of these domains are highly visible, actively driving progress. Others may seem quiet, yet their presence ensures stability and continuity. Remove one, and the entire system eventually falters.
This is the reality we face today: strong structures exist, but awareness is often fragmented. Research may advance without translation, Trials may run without industry adoption, Industry may innovate without clinical utility, and Clinical practice may struggle without the right tools. Only when these domains align can healthcare evolve from reactive sick care toward proactive health care.
(See also our earlier reflection: From Sick Care to Health Care.)
Everybody Matters
Healthcare only works when all parts connect. Some roles are visible and active, others are steady and less noticed but each one is essential. Without alignment, progress falters. With alignment, innovation finds its way to patients.
This is not about one organization or one milestone. It is about recognizing that you matter, I matter, and every contributor matters. By linking Research, Trials, Industry, and Clinical practice, we create the connections that turn vision into access and ensure that promising innovations reach the people who need them most.
That is how systems improve. That is how patients benefit.