Agenda - Past events
Past Events
Read more about various events in the LSH sector of which Health~Holland is partner.
Jubileum edition of Innovation for Health
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Looking back at the Public-Private Partnership day with ZonMw
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Health Valley Event 2018
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10 years MedtechPartners: a milestone!
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Health Valley Event 2018: Reviewing the largest healthcare innovation conference
More than 1200 doctors, nurses, entrepreneurs, investors, researchers and other interested people participated on March 15th in the tenth edition of Health Valley Event in Pathe CineMec in Nijmegen. The theme of the one-day conference was about the people who make a difference to healthcare.
Chris Doomernik, managing director of Health Valley: “I’m proud of the Health Valley Event. It’s because of the support of our network partners and others associates that we can present such a successful event with the purpose of accelerators innovations in healthcare.”
Speakers from all over the country attended the event to share the latest trends and developments in Life Sciences & Health. One of those inspiring keynote speakers was Hans Clevers is a leading scientist who received various awards and recognitions who is also the scientific director of the Princess Máxima center for pediatric oncology. Hans is a shining example for people who want to make the difference and he surprised the audience with a fascinating lecture on the latest developments in the field of stem cell research. Other themed sessions during the day focused on eHealth, robotics, medical devices and personalized medicine.
In the jam-packed exhibition floors, the participants had the opportunity to get introduced to the latest innovations that includes eHealth applications, robotics, as well as tools and applications for home care and elderly care. Also, dozens of entrepreneurs had the opportunity to pitch their innovation during the Investor’s Lounge which resulted in prospering matches.
During the plenary closing session, the professional jury of the National Healthcare Innovation Prize 2018 announced CRDL (Cradle) as winner. The public chose Abena Nova as winner of the audience jury. The CRDL is an innovation that contributes and improves communication between a patient and their environment or caretakers and in unique in its kind.
Bottom line, an inspiring day that offered participants a glimpse into the healthcare and cure of the future. The date of Health Valley Event 2019 is set for 14 March 2019. Until then, make sure to check out what others events health Valley organizes throughout the year or find out why and how you become a partner of the network at www.healthvalleynetherlands.com.
10 years MedtechPartners: a milestone!
On Thursday 29 March, MedtechPartners celebrated their ten-year jubilee together with their partners, relations and alumni at the office of KplusV in Arnhem. An afternoon with their familiar MetechMeeting and an additional parallel programme where experts could answer questions from entrepreneurs, an exhibition with innovations and partners, the presentation of the Value Voucher, and the signing of a new partnership.
Value Voucher for Enzyre
In cooperation with Health~Holland, a Value Voucher was awarded to one of the four pitching entrepreneurs during the MedtechMeeting. Enzyre, a company that develops an innovative Point of Care Test (POCT), was on stage with a new POCT biochip for the rapid diagnosis of blood clotting factors. People with a blood clotting disorder have a risk of bleeding. A better test is needed to manage the risk of bleeding for patients with blood clotting disorder. Enzyre enables the development of a quick POCT test and personalised treatment. They won the Value Voucher of €10,000 which will can accelerate the development of the biochip in collaboration with MedtechPartners.
The other invention initiators of the MedtechMeeting were:
- Axiles Bionics: Every year 75,000 people undergo leg amputations in the EU. The majority discover that the current prosthetic feet only partially restore their freedom of movement. After 10 years of research at a renowned university (combining advanced robotics, artificial intelligence and human biomechanics) a new generation of single-foot prostheses has been developed by Axiles Bionics.
- Emosys: Emosys offers an alternative complementary therapy for people with depression. The innovation stimulates the facial nerve at the location of the cheekbone by means of electrodes while the patient sleeps, with electrical stimulation below the detection limit. Such stimulation simulates a positive emotional state in the brain.
- Concord Neonatal: 1 in 10 babies have breathing problems at birth. To provide immediate breathing support, the umbilical cord is cut directly to treat the premature baby on a separate resuscitation table. The early cutting of the umbilical cord may be harmful and cause complications. Concord Neonatal offers an innovative solution for this.
Task Force Health Care (TFHC) and MedtechPartners sign cooperation agreement
During the meeting a collaboration was signed between the TFHC and MedtechPartners by Bart Blokhuis (founder MedtechPartners) and Willem Rozenberg (TFHC). Part of the agreement is that both inventors and partners can contact TFHC directly with questions. "An important step that fits our international ambition to increase the relevance of the network, even outside the meetings says Bart Blokhuis."
Jubileum edition of Innovation for Health
On Thursday 1 February 2018, over 850 key players and stakeholders from across Life Sciences & Health joined the festive fifth edition of Innovation for Health, in collaboration with the Global Investor Forum. With this record number of delegates and the very extensive high-level programme, this edition exceeded the expectations of both the visitors and the organisation.
Innovation for Health kicked-off with a plenary opening featuring inspiring keynotes of Jan van de Winkel (Genmab) and Travis McCready (Massachussets Life Sciences Center), moderated by the Innovation for Health 2018 chairman Ton van der Steen. Due to the Buzzmaster system, which allowed visitors to vote and digitally ask questions to the keynotes, the opening was very interactive.
On the exhibition floor it was continuously busy. With live radio from BNR Nieuwsradio, innovative IDEA pitches, more than 50 exhibitors and a festive award ceremony of the Upcoming Scientist Award, the atmosphere was very good throughout the day. But also, the sessions rooms were mostly packed. The different sessions dealing with themes like personalized medicine, prevention, patient centred innovations and IP valuation, also featured some very well-known like Marlies Schijven, Jacob Seidell and Peter de Keizer.
The conference was closed plenary with not only keynotes from Maarten Steinbuch (TU/e) and Barend Mons (DTL), but also with a panel discussion about ethical aspects of innovation, moderated by Annelien Bredenoord (D66, UMC Utrecht). After two pitches of the start-up finalists, SPERATUM was ultimately awarded with the AXON Innovation for Health Award.
With the closing drinks, the conference came to the end for the majority of the delegates. For a select group, a special dinner programme awaited with entertainment and keynote speeches of Kees Been (Lysosomal Therapeutics) and Onno van de Stolpe (Galapagos). Around 21:30 hours, most of the visitors called it a night and the organisation looked back on another successful edition of Innovation for Health.
Save the date for next edition: 14 february 2019
Innovation for Health is powered by Health~Holland (Top Sector Life Sciences & Health)
Looking back at the Public-Private Partnership day with ZonMw
On Thursday 15 February, the third ZonMw Public-Private Partnership (PPP) day was held in the Beatrix Building in Utrecht: Innovation by co-creation in collaboration with Health~Holland. It was a busy afternoon with 300 participants. The participants could register for fourteen different sessions, from four themes. The themes were: financing forms, valorisation, big data and SMEs in PPP. During the breaks there was a successful information market where offers and demand came together.
During the PPP day a variety of topics were discussed such as fundraising by researchers and patients, opportunities to acquire investment, grant calls, valorisation, big data and SMEs in PPPs. In addition, the Innovative Medical Devices Initiative (IMDI) talent prize was awarded. This is a prize for the best graduation research about a new medical device and/or an associated e-Health application. This year Rozemarijn Weijers received the prize of € 1500. As a Master's student in Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Technology at Eindhoven University of Technology, she wrote an algorithm for an Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) sensor, which allows an eye surgeon robot together with an eye surgeon to operate faster and more safely. In the future it will be possible to add new interventions on a microscopic level.
Visit the ZonMw website for more information about the event and the presentation links.
Photographer: Sannaz Photography
