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The transformative impact of Open Science on medical research and healthcare: a view from Ukraine

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Open science is focused on the free exchange of knowledge in all scientific fields and promotes closer cooperation between scientists and society. In the biomedical field, its importance is particularly great, because research results directly affect people's health, the functioning of healthcare systems and the formation of relevant policies. In the modern scientific environment, the principles of this concept are gaining special importance for the development of medical research and the improvement of clinical practice. Ukraine is actively adapting Open Science policies, which provides a number of strategic advantages. In particular, open research data contribute to the implementation of evidence-based medicine and reproducible research, a personalized approach to treatment, improving the practice of clinical research and the application of artificial intelligence in the field. All this contributes to improving the quality of medical services and supporting the health of the population as a whole. Relevant policies are being implemented in Ukraine through the adoption of relevant legislation, participation in Erasmus+, Horizon and other projects. Thanks to the projects of the European Union, including Erasmus+ KA2 Capacity Building in Higher Education, more stakeholders are involved, and not only the audience of scientists who implement the principles of Open Science. However, the openness of biomedical and dental data requires consistency between accessibility, ethics, security and legal regulation. There is a need to form common standards and form a new professional competence in the system of science and education – data stewardship, which has important features in the biomedical field. The study summarizes the main principles and practices of Open Science that relate to medicine and dentistry, as well as relevant practices and integration of Ukraine into the European research space. The literature search was carried out in electronic databases: MEDLINE (PubMed) and Google Scholar using the keywords "FAIR data", "open data", "big data", "medicine", "dentistry", "education", "deep learning". Works published from 2015 to 2025 were considered. It is necessary to further promote a national infrastructure, develop data management professions, and ensure the ethical use of medical information in the context of the digitalization of healthcare.

Source: Medicni perspektivi

DOI: 10.26641/2307-0404.2026.3.375443