
Estonia’s national applied research centre and metrology institute, Metrosert, announced a partnership with French-American AI company Owkin to advance AI in life sciences and health research. The collaboration will evaluate Owkin’s K Pro platform for secure analysis of Estonian health data, aiming to accelerate scientific findings while maintaining national data control.
The first phase will focus on selected Estonian health-data cohorts, with potential expansion into oncology research using linked clinical, molecular, and imaging data. Mart Toots, head of Metrosert’s Health Data Unit, said the initiative could attract new research and investment to Estonia. “We can test advanced AI models on anonymised health data and explore how they could help us conduct research faster and more effectively,” Toots said .
Estonia’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Industry, Liina Vahtras, emphasized the country’s digital infrastructure and health-data capabilities as foundations for responsible AI innovation. “The next step is to put these assets to more effective use for science and future health innovation,” Vahtras said . The partnership aligns with Estonia’s push to strengthen its position in secure, sovereign AI-driven health research.
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