Photo credit (Pic 1-8): Ingemar Hultquist, Lund University The 2026 GAME Annual Meeting brought member universities together at Lund University on 24–25 August to explore a shared question: how can academic medicine move more effectively from scientific and educational ideas to meaningful societal impact? Under the theme Innovation in Academic Medicine, the meeting highlighted the different ways GAME members are building innovation into research, education, clinical practice

The GAME Annual Meeting 2026 will take place on 24–25 August, hosted by the Faculty of Medicine at Lund University in Lund, Sweden . This year’s meeting is centred on the theme “Innovation in Academic Medicine”, with a shared ambition to explore how different innovation systems support the journey from scientific and educational ideas to meaningful societal impact. Academic highlights The programme brings together leaders, educators, researchers and students from across the G