TotalSoft, a Bucharest-based information technology company, has secured €5.5 million in funding to develop an artificial intelligence-enabled platform designed to streamline data exchange between laboratory and hospital information systems. The investment package includes a €2.4 million non-repayable grant from the European Union’s European Regional Development Fund, complemented by additional capital from the company itself.
The newly funded initiative addresses a persistent challenge in healthcare infrastructure: the fragmentation of medical data across different institutional systems. Laboratory information systems (LIS) and hospital information systems (HIS) often operate in isolation, creating inefficiencies in patient care coordination and data accessibility. TotalSoft’s AI-driven platform aims to enable real-time, seamless data exchange between medical laboratories, hospitals, and clinics, facilitating better integration of diagnostic and treatment information.
Building Next-Generation Healthcare Technology
The funded project encompasses research, experimental development, cybersecurity integration, and preparation for international market deployment. TotalSoft plans to develop and validate the platform over the coming years, with targets for deployment in Romania and European markets by 2029. The company, which was founded in 1994, brings nearly three decades of experience in digitising healthcare operations to this ambitious undertaking.
Gorkem Tursucu, Chief Executive Officer of TotalSoft, outlined the strategic importance of the initiative: “One of the biggest challenges of innovation is turning accumulated expertise into solutions with real impact, used at scale. This is our ambition: to leverage the experience gained in digitising the medical sector to develop technologies that meet concrete needs and have adoption potential on international markets. European funding allows us to accelerate this investment and consolidate a strategic development area for TotalSoft.”
Strengthening European Healthtech Capabilities
The project reflects broader European Union efforts to strengthen digital healthcare infrastructure and foster innovation in the healthtech sector. By combining public funding mechanisms with private sector expertise, the initiative demonstrates how regional development funds can catalyse technological advancement in areas critical to public health and institutional efficiency.
The investment arrives at a time when European healthcare systems face mounting pressure to modernise their information technology infrastructure. Interoperability between different medical systems remains a significant barrier to efficient patient care across borders and between healthcare institutions, making platforms like TotalSoft’s development particularly relevant to current healthcare challenges.
As European startups and established tech firms increasingly focus on solving healthcare interoperability challenges, initiatives like this one underscore the continent’s commitment to leveraging technology for improved medical outcomes. The successful deployment of such solutions could establish important precedents for how European healthcare institutions manage complex data ecosystems while maintaining security and compliance standards.