“MULTIPULM Voices” Is Live on Spotify
- MULTIPULM Editor
- Jan 30
- 4 min read
Updated: Feb 5
Kicking things off by Turning Up the Volume on Women in Science
MULTIPULM has launched a new podcast channel on Spotify: MULTIPULM Voices. It’s a simple idea with real impact. Make complex work human, accessible, and shareable. Bring listeners into the “why” behind the work, not just the “what.” More than just a content series, this initiative serves as a cornerstone of our dissemination and communication strategy, ensuring that our technical milestones are translated into human-centered narratives for a global audience.
For EU projects, a podcast is more than a nice-to-have. It’s a dissemination tool that meets people where they already are: on commutes, on walks, between meetings. It helps projects translate technical progress into stories that stakeholders remember, repeat, and act on.
And for a project like MULTIPULM, which focuses on integrated digital care for people with chronic conditions and multimorbidity in Brazil, Serbia, and Türkiye, that clarity matters.
The podcast helps us do three things well:
Build trust through transparency: what we’re designing, who we’re designing for, and what we’re learning along the way.
Make impact legible: not everyone speaks “EU project,” but everyone understands better health, better coordination, better quality of life.
Create a living archive: conversations capture nuance that deliverables often cannot, including doubts, trade-offs, and lessons learned.
February is for Women in Science, and so is this series
In recognition of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (February 11th), MULTIPULM Voices has launched the Women in Science series. This campaign is not merely a celebration; it is a strategic effort to promote visibility, ownership, and leadership for women within the scientific community.
Health innovation fails when it ignores lived experience, and it underperforms when leadership and design teams lack diversity. Representation is not only about fairness. It shapes what problems we prioritise, what assumptions we challenge, and what “success” looks like when solutions hit real-world complexity.
Episode 1 Feature: Sofia Iosifidou on "Impact" and "Exploitation"
Our first episode features Sofia Iosifidou, the Exploitation Leader and Researcher at Future Needs. Sofia’s role is critical to the project’s long-term viability, as she ensures our innovations move from pilot phases to sustainable, socio-economic care pathways.
For a strategist like Sofia, "Impact" is a multi-dimensional concept that must be embedded from the very beginning of the project cycle, a recognized best practice in EU project management.
"In MULTIPULM, it’s not just delivering an effective solution. It goes beyond that and addresses as well financial, societal and organizational or political or policy dimensions integral to the project cycle. It doesn't have to be done at the end of the project. It starts from the very beginning." - Sofia Iosifidou, Future Needs
Navigating the Lived Realities of Women in STEM
The series pulls back the curtain on the "human aspect" of high-level research. Sofia reflects on her journey through the traditionally male-dominated engineering sector, highlighting how representation matters. She cites the influence of female leaders like Anna Palaiologk (CEO of Future Needs), Eva Palaiologk, and Magda Chatzikou (PharmEcons), noting how their strategic, innovation-driven mindsets have paved the way for others.
However, the discussion also tackles the persistent barriers that the mainstream often fails to capture. Sofia identifies the "invisible load" of navigating gender stereotypes in hiring and promotion. For Sofia, the true milestone of her career wasn't just her doctorate, but the confidence it provided, a critical tool that allows women to advocate for their expertise and resist the limits others may try to set for them.
From Lab to Life: Exploitation in Brazil, Serbia, and Türkiye
In LMICs, where patients often face an earlier onset of chronic conditions, the stakes for innovation are incredibly high. Exploitation planning is the bridge that prevents wasted resources. Without a focused plan for long-term viability, even the most advanced digital tool remains a "misaligned analysis" on paper.
Sofia notes that women often bring a distinct Strategic and Holistic Approach to Problem Solving that is vital for these complex contexts:
Multi-Perspective Reasoning: Utilizing multitasking skills to view complex health systems from all available angles.
Comprehensive Range of Options: Rather than rushing to a single technical fix, a woman’s approach often considers the overall range of options to ensure the solution is culturally and socially grounded.
Human-Centered Design: Ensuring that every dimension, financial, emotional, and social, is considered so the technology remains usable for the patients it serves.
Join the Campaign: Support MULTIPULM Voices
We invite our partners, researchers, and the global health community to engage with this campaign and help us amplify the voices of the women leading the way in integrated care.
Where to listen, read and watch:
Official Website: Discover our research and results at www.multipulm.eu
Listen on Spotify: Click here to subscribe to MULTIPULM Voices
Watch on YouTube: Subscribe to the MULTIPULM Project Channel
Engage with Us: Follow our progress and share the discussion on LinkedIn and X.
A Message to the Next Generation
As we look toward the next decade of scientific discovery, the integration of inclusive leadership will determine whether we truly solve the global health crisis. Sofia Iosifidou’s advice to young girls in Brazil, Serbia, and Türkiye is a clear call for the future: "Never let anyone limit what you have imagined for yourself because you can do it."
When we foster an environment where diversity is viewed as missing data that must be recovered, we elevate the quality of science itself. Together, we are building a future where integrated care is not just a dream, but a reality for everyone.
Communication & Dissemination Manager - MULTIPULM/Future Needs
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