Briskr is all about health and high tech. Did you know that 30% of Nijmegens population works in health care? Or that this is where semiconductors have been produced since 1955? With global companies like NXP, Ampleon and Nexperia in High Tech and world renowned healthcare organisations like Radboudumc and Maartenskliniek we have a strong base in the Nijmegen area.
To turn innovation into entrepreneurship we are committed to create a vibrant environment for startups and promising SME’s in health and high tech, together with our partners. And with Briskr, that’s exactly what we do. We organise networking events, offer specialised support for startups and initiate large, cooperative projects where we join forces to invent the future.
Briskr supports all entrepreneurs in health and high tech in their specific needs. By streamlining support activities, we highlight the attractiveness of the region and its flourishing innovation ecosystem, and simultaneously make sure that our entrepreneurs boost their impact and make a change. For Nijmegen and – more importantly – a better world.
At Briskr, we support startups and innovative SME’s with:
- targeted workshops though Briskr academy program
- access to risk capital though business angels, venture capital and soft loans
- support to develop a business model
- support with finding office and lab spaces
- validation services.
Our network of experienced healthcare innovation partners help us provide all the support you might need to succeed.
Interested to join our community? Give us a call
Meet our partners
The most important partners have joined forces in the Briskr consortium, to support the health and high tech sectors.
In addition to these partners, associate partners have joined to strengthen the network. Holland Semiconductors and The Economic Board are the first associate partners. We also have supporting partners.
Supporting partners are mature companies in the Briskr ecosystem who are able to deliver professional expertise to the startups and innovative MKB’s in the region. They do this to enhance the innovative ecosystem in health and hightech with cash to support organising activities as well as their expertise through workshops, masterclasses and coaching. The current list of supporting partners is:
– Aeternus company (company valuation)
– BDO (finance and organisation)
– Brilliant Work (entrepreneurship)
– Catalyse (subsidies)
– EP&C attorneys (IP and patents)
– Johnson pharmaceuticals, JLABS (acceleration in pharma)
– Poelmann van den Broek (legal)
– QServe group (certification)
– Rabobank (finance and loans)