What are twinnings?
Twinnings are collaboration processes that connect COMFORTage with other projects willing to adopt and replicate its model. Through these exchanges, participants gain access to proven solutions, practical methodologies and expert guidance.
Our goal is to enable other initiatives to successfully transfer and adapt COMFORTage’s approach to their own environments.
Real-World Pilot Implementations
Pilot 1
Dementia Risk from Lifestyle & Genetics
Contact person: Artitaya Lophatananon
Email: artitaya.lophatananon@manchester.ac.uk
Pilot 2
Improving Quality of Life in Dementia
Contact person: Eva Ntanasi
Email: e.ntanasi@hotmail.com
Pilot 3
Digital Health Solutions for Dementia
Contact person: Sergi Valero Ventura
Email: svalero@fundacioace.org
Pilot 4
Digital Biomarkers for Early Dementia
Contact person: Guido Maria Giuffrè
Email: guido.giuffre@gmail.com
Pilot 5
COMFORTage Model for Dementia Prevention
Contact person: Konrad Rejdak
Email: konrad.rejdak@umlub.pl
Pilot 6
Clinical Study Using Digital Tools for sarcopenia and Frailty
Contact person: Maria Karagianni
Email: mkaragianni.psy@gmail.com
Pilot 8
Combining clinical and technical expertise to advance dementia care and research
Contact person: Soteroulla Ellina
Email: soteroullae@cing.ac.cy
Pilot 9
Digital Frailty and Dementia Care Intervention in Romania
Contact person: Andreea Stamate
Email: andreea.stamate@anaaslanacademy.ro
Pilot 10
Personalized Interventions through Functional Assessment in Dementia
Contact person: Anastasios Lykidis
Email: comfortageami@amistim.ro
Pilot 11
Real-World Testing of Dementia Interventions
Contact person: Mª José Hernández Echegaray
Email: mhe@intras.es
Pilot 12
Smart Digital Environment for Dementia Prevention and Active Ageing
Contact person: Sofia Segkouli/ Matthaios Doulgerakis
Email: sofia@iti.gr; mdoulgerakis@iti.gr
Pilot 13
Health Literacy for Older Adults
Contact person: Despoina Mantziari
Email: mantziad@gmail.com
Discover the Málaga Twinning Symposium
Málaga, Spain – 12th May 2026
The Málaga COMFORTage Knowledge Transfer Twinning Symposium brought together key stakeholders to share experiences, explore innovative approaches and strengthen collaboration across the project ecosystem.
Watch the highlights of the event to gain insight into the discussions and outcomes, and explore the full set of materials to dive deeper into the knowledge exchanged.
Twinning Webinars
The COMFORTage Twinning Webinar series brought together the RSCN (AHL – Reference Site Collaborative Network) community to explore how Living Labs, digital innovation and collaborative ecosystems can support the implementation of integrated care solutions for older adults at risk of frailty and cognitive decline. The webinars showcased proven practices and practical lessons from the COMFORTage pilots to inspire replication across Europe.
Explore the recordings and materials ⬇️
COMFORTage First Twinning Webinar
The session featured insightful presentations from Pilot 1, Pilot 2 and Pilot 4, showcasing innovative Good Practices related to dementia risk, biomarker analysis and digital biomarkers for early detection.
COMFORTage Second Twinning Webinar
The webinar featured presentations from Pilot 6, Pilot 8, Pilot 9 and Pilot 12, showcasing a range of COMFORTage Good Practices addressing early identification of frailty and dementia, clinical studies supported by digital tools, personalised monitoring and follow‑up of patients, and the creation of smart digital environments to promote active and healthy ageing.
COMFORTage Third Twinning Webinar
The session featured presentations from Pilot 3, Pilot 7, Pilot 10, Pilot 11 and Pilot 13, showcasing how co‑creation, real‑world testing and collaborative environments can enhance the development and implementation of innovative care solutions.