Company Valuation & legal issues of joint ventures with investors

What’s the value of your company?
Valuation of a company is almost always hard. Sentiments play a role, but also the fact that there are many alternative ways to look at the value of a company. This is of course even more true if you run a start-up as the past offers little foundation to determine future performance and worth. But for all growth stages valuation is immensely important since external financing is in most cases the only way to grow. Therefore, it’s necessary that you understand how valuation works, that you know how best to prepare for negotiations and how to determine the conditions. This is what this workshop offers. It helps create a better understanding of company valuation and investment terms as well as the process to reach an investment deal.

Understanding the other site of the table
Investors and entrepreneurs both want a deal that makes them happy. In order to have fruitful discussions about the valuation of your company, it’s therefore important for both sides of the table to have a good understanding of each other’s perspective. What does an investor look for in a business case? What is expected from you as an entrepreneur? But also, what can you expect from an investor? Now during the deal making phase, but also later on as a shareholder in your company? Instead of looking for a bigger slice of the pie, the goal should be to make the pie bigger for everyone at the table. 

Legal issues regarding the participation of investors
When an investor and entrepreneur cooperate, in principle, they have the same objectives. But that’s not the case on all aspects of the cooperation. For instance regarding an exit or the relationship between the management board and the general meeting of shareholders. These are some of the most important issues in the cooperation between an entrepreneur and an investor. Thorough thought on these issues upfront contribute to a smooth cooperation between entrepreneur and an investor.

Presenters
Emile Sahhar, Poelmann van den Broek Lawyers
Sjoerd Klabbers, BDO
Bram ten Bok, Oost NL

Good to know
We finish off with drinks & bites. This workshop is free of charge and facilitated in English. Please register upfront! 

Participation in the workshop is free for everyone, including drinks and bites. However, for cancellations within 24 hours prior to the event, we will charge a fee of 15 euros (excluding VAT) to cover incurred expenses.

We look forward to meet you!


The workshop is meant for investment seeking start-ups/ scale-ups; entrepreneurs that are either in or approaching the phase to find and contract investors. There is a maximum of 16 participants. And to prepare for this wokshop we will ask you to answer some questions in advance.

SOLAR FUELS

Out of air, water and sunlight

Simply obtaining fuels out of plain air, water and sunlight, wouldn’t that be awesome?! In fact, this is a reality in the making! As our fossil-fuel addicted lifestyle produces too much greenhouse gasses, sustainable energy sources like the sun are of particular interest. Now that electricity production through solar panels and wind turbines has seriously taken off, storage is increasingly becoming a point of focus. For easy long-term storage and transportation stable, energy-dense fuels are needed. But how to convert solar into chemical energy? To do so, scientists are looking to the photosynthesis in plants. Numerous projects are currently working on imitating and improving these green refineries for making CO2-neutral solar fuels.

On Wednesday March 29 these exciting developments will be central in the Science Café, when three of the field’s key researchers will offer us a peek into the fascinating science and discuss their different approaches to solar-to-fuel conversion. Joost Reek (UvA) and his team scrutinize the intricate photosynthesis process in order to optimize catalysis for efficient splitting of water into oxygen and hydrogen. Gerard van Rooij (DIFFER, MU) takes a plasma chemical approach to dissociate CO2 into CO which then can be used for making fuels such as kerosine. Klaas Hellingwerf (UvA, Photanol) utilizes the power of photosynthetic cyanobacteria, genetically engineering their metabolism for the production of renewable fuels and chemicals. Spin-off Photanol has already a demo plant in operation in which these algae are put to work. Alongside the science, discussions and tasty drinks, this evening HarryKatur will juice some groovy tunes out of his electrically powered machines for proper conversion into (bio)chemical energy!  

Scientists /8pm Joost Reek (UvA), Gerard van Rooij (DIFFER, MU) and Klaas Hellingwerf (UvA, Photanol)

Music /7.30pm  HarryKatur

Moderator          Béatrice Bonga

Time                    Wednesday March 29th 2023, 7.30/8 – 10 pm
Venue                 The Shamrock, Smetiusstraat 17 in Nijmegen

Admission          free admission (no reservation)

Language            English

Info                     www.sciencecafenijmegen.nl

Workshop My US Strategy: How to THINK and ACT SMART

March 30th, 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM  at Loyens & Loeff Rotterdam
Address: Blaak 31, 3011 GA Rotterdam

How to enter the US market with your product is a challenge for many start-ups. The workshop will provide you with analytical tools and a framework for your US Strategy.


During this one-day workshop, you will work in teams on a business case, devising a strategy to bring a new product into the US market. You will implement a proven strategic framework that is based on the view that market boundaries and industry structure are not a given and can be reconstructed by the actions and beliefs of the market’s players.

The United States is the world’s largest single market, with very attractive reimbursement so it offers the greatest returns. However, it’s also the world’s most competitive market!

Let’s accept you have a great product. Entering the United States takes innovative strategies, excellent tactical execution and considerable resources – you have to THINK and ACT SMART. 

Workshop topics – Diagnostic Framework – Demand Perspective – Value Innovation – Latent Demand

For full program and content click here. 
Costs of My US Strategy Workshop € 750 per company
(1-3 team members per company)

De Bib stoel winnaar finale Oost-Nederland Nationale Zorginnovatieprijs 

Winnaar van de voorronde in Oost-Nederland voor de Nationale Zorginnovatieprijs 2023 is geworden: de Bib stoel van Kendro-Care. Deze innovatie gaat door naar de finale op 30 maart tijdens het Health Valley Event in Nijmegen. 

Winnaar Bib stoel

Vanochtend pitchten 11 ondernemers hun product of dienst voor een kundige jury, georganiseerd door Health Valley. Unaniem kozen zij voor de Bib stoel, ontwikkeld door Kendro-Care. De Bib-stoel helpt om op een eenvoudige manier op te staan door gebruik te maken van de natuurlijke op-sta beweging. De jury ziet in dit product de grootste kans om op te schalen, er is een duidelijke vraag en een grote markt voor dit product. Ineke Marsman en Anton Tolboom, eigenaren Kendro-Stijl en ontwikkelaar van de Bib-stoel: “Ik ben compleet overdonderd dat wij de finaleplek namens het Oosten hebben gewonnen. We timmeren al een tijdje aan de weg. Door de Coronaperiode liepen onze plannen iets anders. Het winnen van deze plek is voor ons een enorme opsteker en een blijk van waardering.”

Finale Health Valley Event

Op 30 maart tijdens het Health Valley Event Pathé Nijmegen staat de Bib stoel in de finale van de Nationale Zorginnovatieprijs. Ze maken hierbij kans op de vakjuryprijs van 10.000 euro of de publieksprijs van 5.000 euro. 

Overige pitches

De overige tien zorginnovaties die geselecteerd waren voor de voorrondes en een pitch hielden op 7 februari, zijn: 

Zorginnovatieprijs

De Nationale Zorginnovatieprijs is dé prijs voor ondernemers die hun innovatie al hebben uitgewerkt, getest en gelanceerd. Zij kunnen vaak een duwtje in de rug gebruiken om hun bedrijf echt tot een succes te maken. Kijk voor meer informatie op www.zorginnovatie.nl. 

Unexpected Inscience: Let’s change the way we care

Let’s change the way we care! In een unieke locatie bieden wij voor genodigden een mooi programma.

  • Je maakt kennis met bijzondere ontwikkelingen en projecten die ontstaan zijn uit de samenwerking tussen onderwijs, onderzoek en het werkveld op het gebied van de HAN focus op Slim, Schoon, Sociaal.
  • De wetenschapsfilm CC (2018, door Sam en Kailey Spear) wordt vertoond, waarna het gesprek start met professionals, HAN-medewerkers, -studenten en alle aanwezigen over technologie en rechtvaardige zorg.
  • Samen duiken we dieper de materie in door in gesprek te gaan over vragen als ‘Zijn de ontwikkelingen van Artificial intelligence bijvoorbeeld ook toereikend voor laaggeletterden’ of ‘Hoe zit het met de ethische kant van het gebruik van AI?’met o.a.:
    • Lisbeth Verharen – HAN lector Versterken van Sociale Kwaliteit en programmamanager zwaartepunt Sociaal – Fair Health
    • Clark Nowack – HAN docent-onderzoeker Ondernemen in Zorgtechnologie
    • Tjitske Boonstra – Projectleider Diversiteit en Inclusie bij ParkinsonNet 
    • Nadia El Idrissi – senior adviseur inclusieve zorg/gezondheidsverschillen bij Healthonomics

Het programma is nog niet definitief, later vind je hier aanvullingen en mogelijk wijzigingen.

PRAKTISCHE INFORMATIE

  • Voor genodigden
  • Op vrijdag 17 maart
  • Tijd: 15.30 – 17.15 uur
  • Mariënburgplein bij Lux in Nijmegen

 

Meer informatie en aanmelden via deze link.

#DareToAsk & BBQ

Step into the future and be part of the change in Nijmegen, the city of Health and High Tech! Our region is teeming with innovative companies diligently crafting tomorrow’s solutions. On June 29, we’re inviting you to our SMB network meeting, where we’re encouraging you to #DareToAsk. Let’s help one another reach new heights of success – remember, we move faster alone, but together we journey farther.

The floor is yours during this network meeting! It’s your chance to share your queries and seek support from our vast network, including our trusted partners and supporting allies. Need sales contacts, fresh recruits, equipment sharing, contract specifics, or innovative design ideas? We’re here to provide the answers and help fill the gaps on your journey to success.

So, are you ready to #DareToAsk? We’re eagerly waiting for you to take this daring step. Send us your queries at smb@radboudumc.nl, along with a brief description of how you’d like to present it – via a banner, a couple of slides, or simply word-of-mouth.

Additionally, if you’re #EagerToAssist and want to attend the networking BBQ complete with live music, don’t hesitate to register below!

And if you are #HappyToHelp and would like to attend the network meeting and BBQ with live music, please register below!

Program

15:30 hrs: doors open
16:00 hrs: start meeting
17:00 hrs: start bbq outside
19:00 hrs end meeting

Speakers are:

  • Martijn Kriens, Briskr: Help us improve to improve you!
  • Joey Michorius, Avivia: Who wants to partner up with us for business fairs and events?
  • Nando Zieverink, Enzyre: Help, my freezer is failing!
  • Joost Koelega, EPR Partner
  • Frank Walboomers, HCM Regulate: What can HCM Regulate do for you?
  • Stan Wijn, Medip Analytics: Get ready for the launch! Pick up the phone?
  • Sander de Vos, Vosfox Medical: Do you know potential customers for Vosfox Medical in your network?
  • Oliver Maiwald, Sencio
  • and more

Live event

We organise this network meeting at Noviotech Campus in Nijmegen with a BBQ afterwards.

Good to know
Presentations are in English & the entrance is free (registration upfront is needed though). We welcome new guests, so please feel free to pass on this invitation to relevant people in your network!

We look forward to meeting you on June 29!

Register here.

From Molecule to Business

Speeding up the development process

Development of new medicines is a lengthy and laborious process. The time it takes from initial discovery of a working molecule to treating a patient is more than 10 years and more than 2,5 billion dollars. Just the clinical phase takes up more than 7 years in this process. If you are lucky… This long development and approval process is not only extremely expensive but also leads to a much slower adaptation of new treatments.

At this moment there are a lot of new approaches to speeding up the development process of new drugs. From parallelization of development, AI to select the best candidates, organs on a chip or even detailed digital twins to calculate the effects of molecules on humans before they are really applied in reality.

The Molecule2Business 2023 event will dive into new approaches to speed up the process of bringing new pharmaceuticals to the market.

Program:

We look forward to meeting you on May 25.

Live event
This meeting is organised at Noviotech Campus in Nijmegen with networking, drinks & snacks afterwards.

Good to know
Presentations are in English & the entrance is free (registration upfront is needed though). We welcome new guests, so please feel free to pass on this invitation to relevant people in your network!

Register here

PSYCHOPATHY

Psychopathy has a public image of violence and crime, but research shows that this doesn’t always have to be the case. Psychopaths can read other people well and predict what they are going to do. They’re also known to be less empathetic, though skilled at manipulating others. Can these characteristic features be traced back to differences in the brain? Possibly psychopaths learn differently than non-psychopaths, or are there differences in sensitivity to reward and punishment? It is known that there is a genetic component to psychopathy, but what other factors might contribute to its development? And what is known about effective treatments for those whose lives are affected by their psychopathy?
 
On Monday evening March 6, experts in forensic psychology Robbert-Jan Verkes and Josanne van Dongen will discuss (in Dutch) in the Science Café recent developments in neurobiological research on psychopathy. Verkes (RU, Pompe Foundation) connects findings from scientific research with the clinical practice of forensic psychiatry. Among other things, he studies punishment and aggression, looking at specific brain regions such as the amygdala and prefrontal cortex. Through his work as a psychiatrist he can share vivid examples of psychopath treatment. Van Dongen (EUR) studies the psychopathic personality and how this relates to aggression. She maps the psychopathic brain by means of electrophysiology and brain modulation techniques, and also looks at the role of empathy. These neurobiological insights are used to develop interventions against aggression. During this evening, Penvriend will break the tension, providing a feel-good mood with their dreamy indie-folk.

scientists /8pm Robbert-Jan Verkes (RU, Pompe Foundation) and Josanne van Dongen (EUR)

music /7.30pm  Penvriend

moderator          Linda Drijvers

time                    Monday March 6th 2023, 7.30/8 – 10 pm
venue                 The Shamrock, Smetiusstraat 17 in Nijmegen

admission          free admission (no reservation)

language            Dutch

info                     www.sciencecafenijmegen.nl

TRANSITION IN HEALTHCARE HEALTH VALLEY EVENT 30 MARCH 2023

The programme of the Health Valley Event Transition in Healthcare is reaching its final stages. We zoom in more closely on affordable and accessible healthcare of today and tomorrow, supported by technological innovations.

  • Ernst Kuipers, Minister of health, wellfare and sport opens the Health Valley Event
  • Keynote speaker: Sietske Rozie will talk about ‘Transition of intelligence in
    healthcare’
  • Keynote speaker: Maroeska Rovers will talk about ‘The importance of technology’

Morning sessions

A selection from the programme in the morning:

Create your own session!

Interested in presenting your business or organisation in your own session or do you want to make use of our HVE profiling options in another way, on our exhibition floor for example? Check out the full range of profiling options.

Order your ticket!

Only pay €375 for your ticket. The ticket includes lunch, dinner and full access to all sessions, the exhibition floor and 1-on-1 matchmaking options.

More info & tickets: https://www.healthvalleyevent.com/

SMB-meeting Patient-driven Innovation

Healthcare is a peoples business. Keeping the patient not just in the center of the attention of innovation but also as a co-driver in your development process of is of paramount importance. But still, all too often businesses forget to involve patients in the core of their innovations and pay for this mistake in the end.

Our SMB meeting of April 20 focuses on some best practices on how to involve patients.

First speaker is Erik Verkaar from Zorgbelang, an organisation helping others to involve patients in their processes. He will inform us not just how to deal with empowered patients but also patients with low health and literacy capabilities. Our second speaker, Chris van den Brink, is researcher & patient ambassador for Enzyre. Enzyre develops near patient diagnostics for blood coagulation. Chris will talk about the importance of developing from the perspective of how the patient will use the technology in real live.

We will conclude the event with networking, drinks & bites.

Live event
This event will be organized in a live setting at Noviotech Campus in Nijmegen (building M, Mee&Greet area). A few days before the event we will send an email with practical information on directions/parking (sender = smb@radboudumc.nl). You might have to check your spam box.

Good to know
Presentations are in English & the entrance is free (registration upfront is needed though). We welcome new guests, so please feel free to pass on this invitation to relevant people in your network!

We look forward to meet you!

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