Dear colleagues, partners, and supporters,

As we enter 2026, UIZ.CARE stands at an important inflection point in its history. The global mental-health landscape is experiencing a transformation unlike anything before. For the first time, governments, multilateral institutions, and health authorities are converging around a shared mandate to build measurable, regulated, reimbursable mental-health infrastructure. This structural shift aligns directly with the long-term direction of our platform and confirms that the foundations we have been building since launch are not only relevant, but necessary.

Our journey began in 2021, when the Dutch government called for societal solutions to address the growing youth mental-health crisis. In response, MEDx eHealthCenter initiated the work that would become UIZ.CARE. From the earliest stages, our vision was to imagine a world in which emotional and behavioral deterioration could be detected early enough to avoid escalation. In the physical world, when individuals behave in ways that signal distress, society has protocols: law enforcement and GGZ can intervene in public space. Our early idea explored whether a digital equivalent could exist to detect deterioration and mobilize support. Following initial governmental discussions, we made a deliberate decision to develop UIZ.CARE as a B2B platform rather than a B2G model, to safeguard implementation speed, evidence generation, and controlled scaling.

The period from 2022 to 2024 focused on firsthand learning and co-creation. We held extensive dialogues with youth at Fontys and TU/e to test assumptions, understand emotional-development gaps, and co-design approaches. These years grounded the Peace Score in real-world needs and confirmed that young people lacked accessible language and tools to identify and communicate emotional decline. In 2024, these learnings expanded into the primary-care system. We began onboarding Dutch GPs to validate the triage problem and develop the workflow logic that positions UIZ.CARE as a clinical support layer for POH-GGZ and primary care. The result of this collaborative cycle is visible in the feedback reports and pilot documentation published publicly and referenced here: https://www.uiz.care/demo-sessions-feedback-building-uizcare-together.

The year 2025 marked a new phase focused on alignment with the broader healthcare ecosystem. We established connections across the Netherlands with MEDTECH PARTNERS, The Gates, the Brabant Development Agency (BOM), RVO, MRE-funded pilot work, Dutch institutional investors, and early clinical stakeholders. These collaborations enabled us to mature our approach to MDR IIa, the EU AI Act, evidence frameworks, and early reimbursement logic. In parallel, we engaged with WHO Europe and the EU mental-health agenda, confirming that our design goals align with the global policy direction around measurable outcomes, prevention-first mental healthcare, and trust infrastructures in AI.

This cumulative work brings us to 2026, which is the year that UIZ.CARE transitions decisively from conceptual and preparatory phases to structured execution. The expectation is that work begins fully in January 2026. From that moment, we move toward regulated clinical deployment and initial commercialization in parallel. Our intention is to enter the Dutch GP system from mid-2026 onward as a practical triage and monitoring tool, even prior to full certification, while advancing steadily toward MDR IIa and EU AI Act conformity.

2026 is the year in which UIZ.CARE becomes a clinical, technical, and commercial reality. By starting in January, we give ourselves the continuity and focus required to meet the milestones that unlock insurer conversations, certification timelines, and scaled primary-care adoption in 2027. The work ahead is complex, but the alignment between our mission and global health priorities has never been stronger. Our mandate as a technology team is to execute with precision and integrity, ensuring that the platform we bring into the world is safe, regulated, scalable, trustworthy, and life-changing.

Thank you for your commitment so far. The work of the coming year will define our trajectory for the decade to come.

With appreciation,