The new webinar series on Secure Processing Environments (SPEs) examines the future of secure data analysis in health research. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of SPEs, including their role in enabling safe and efficient use of sensitive health data and supporting FAIR principles. Perspectives from three key stakeholder groups — data users, data holders, and technology providers — are shown to offer insights into their roles, challenges, and priorities. Real-world case studies, practical guidance, and interactive discussions provide insights into the effective implementation and use of SPEs and can initiate a community building process. 

This webinar series takes place every third Wednesday of the month at 4 p.m. and is organised by NFDI4Health. 

15.04.2026 | Introduction & Perspectives - The Five Safes principals (Prof. Dr. Ulrich Sax & Dr. Marie Gebhardt)

20.05.2026 | Show Case: CHORUS in Action (Dr. Jean Louis Raisaro)

15.07.2026 | A Data Holder's Perspective: Charité Data Integration Center (Prof. Dr. Fabian Prasser)

19.08.2026 | Steps to Bring Data into an SPE: Data Catalogue and Metadata FAIRification (Dr. Esther Thea Inau & Dr. Lars Oest & Angela Dedié & Ivona Anastasova)

16.09.2026 | The SPE of the Health Data Lab - Design principles and next steps (Steffen Hess | FDZ BfArM & Katharina Schneider | DACO BfArM)

21.10.2026 | In planning

18.11.2026 | In planning

16.12.2026 | In planning

20.01.2027 | Biomedical Data Infrastructure for health research: National Neurophysiologic Database

17.02.2027 | Working Title: Legal Aspects of SPEs (Dennis-Kenji Kipker | CII)

17.03.2027 | Working Title: Wrap-Up & Outlook: Consolidating Provider Service Models and Shaping Future Infrastructure (Ulrich Sax & Juliane Fluck)

Missed a webinar? No problem – recordings of all previous sessions are available on YouTube.