The 2027 Host Organizations

The Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE) is a publicly-funded but independent research centre and advisory body, which provides scientific guidance to policymakers on topics related to healthcare. KCE’s activities encompass the following areas of expertise: health services research (HSR), health technology assessment (HTA), good clinical practice (GCP) and methodological research. It also finances non-commercial clinical trials in Belgium through its KCE Trials department.

NIHDI, or the National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance, is a public institution of social security in Belgium. The NIHDI organises, manages and monitors compulsory insurance for medical care and benefits. In concrete terms, this means that we ensure the optimal use of the resources of the health and disability insurance, accessible quality care for everyone, benefits and reintegration in the event of incapacity for work due to illness, accident or parenthood and advice in the event of medical accidents. For pharmaceuticals, we are working on an innovative pharmaceutical policy to ensure sustainable and future-proof accessibility of valuable pharmaceutical specialties for patients in Belgium. This includes optimising the various links for all stakeholders involved in pharmaceutical policy.

The Brussels Centre for Collaboration in Health (BCCH) is a non-profit organisation established under Belgian law by the National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (RIZIV-INAMI). BCCH was created to support RIZIV-INAMI in its role as Consortium Lead of the EU HTA Framework Contract Consortium. The consortium, funded by the European Commission, brings together over 30 organisations across 22 countries to support collaborative activities conducted under the EU HTA Regulation. As part of this framework, BCCH provides administrative, project management and stakeholder support that contributes to the effective implementation of consortium activities.