Interregio Network meeting: Internationalisation in life sciences

Diepenbeek (B)

October 5th 2011

Welcome and introduction

Piet StinissenUHasselt-BIOMED and LifeTechLimburg

Hasselt, October 5th, 2011

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• Focus : medical technology and life sciences• Target audience: knowledge institutes, industry, hospitals,

investors, government agencies from region Limburg (B), Limburg (NL), Brabant (NL)

• 3 meetings every year• Presentations and ample opportunity for networking

A short intro on Interregio meetings

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Partners

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This meeting: part of TTC-project

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Current theme:

Internationalisation in life sciences

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R&D POC/demo Implementation Internationalisation

A standard development plan in medical technology

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• Why do I need to go international?• How do I get started?• Where should I start? It is a large globe …• Who can help me? Funding ?• …

Focus on internationalisation

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Platform for development of biomedical life sciences and medical technology in Limburg (B)

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LifeTechLimburg: partners

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LifeTechLimburg-team

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RESEARCH

UniversitiesHospitals

FINANCE

LRM, Government, European Union

INFRASTRUCURE

BioVille, …NETWORKS

Belgium, EU

PROJECTS

lifetech@work,

Vividlinks (skills³), TTC

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‘Helping hand’• Look for partners in company, hospital, research …• Guiding to funding organisations• Organisation workshops for companies, researchers

…• Networking events• Role in acquision strategy• ‘Local hub’ for national organisations ….

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• EFRO project• Strengthen innovation

– Technology cafés

• Partners– Innovatiecentrum Limburg– FlandersBio

Projects: LTL+

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BIOMEDICA

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BioVille: the life sciences incubator

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LRM: focus on life sciences

www.lrm.be

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Snapshot of Biomedical Life Sciences in Limburg (B)

• Biopharma (diagnostics, therapy)– Biotech: Apitope, Mubio, Complix, Arcarios, …– Pharmaceutical companies: Amakem, Seps-Pharma,

PharmaNeuroBoost,…

• Healthcare innovation (telemonitoring, e-health, domotica, medical devices, biomaterials…)– IT / domotica: Essec, Cegeka, Androme, i-Know, Aristoco, …– Medical devices / medical technology: Aporis, Medinvents, Melotte,

Helvoet Pharma, Spronken, ...

• Service providers: LC Patents, Thema group, …

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Focus on technological innovation in healthcare

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Zorgidee organizers

LifeTechLimburg & partners:

New edition: December 16th, 2011 @ UHasselt

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www.lifetechlimburg.be

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Next Meeting

Eindhoven, January 2011

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