Saila Rinne

Head of Unit, Directorate-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology

European Commission

Saila Rinne is the Head of Unit “Artificial Intelligence in Health and Life Sciences” at the EU AI Office in the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT) of the European Commission.

Her team deals with EU policies and investments that foster innovative digital technologies and capacities in healthcare and life sciences. These include genomics and medical imaging data infrastructures, virtual human twins and Artificial Intelligence solutions for prevention, diagnostics and care.

Ms Rinne has had a long career of over 25 years at the Commission. She has previously worked on data policy and innovation projects in DG CONNECT and as a translator and terminologist in DG Translation.

Updated: September 2025