Are you ready for the next step? Looking for a serious investment to help you realize the full growth potential of your company? Come and see whether your company qualifies to meet with the Business Angels Network Nijmegen (BANN).
The BANN is a network of angel investors who are specifically interested in innovative Health and High Tech initiatives. Thrice a year, we set up an informal meeting where companies can pitch their proposition and discuss investment opportunities with investors from BANN.
Business Angels Network focuses on bringing together young entrepreneurs and interested angels by focusing on an open exchange of experiences. The meetings between angels, start-ups, and scale-ups usually consist of some plenary sessions, followed by a Q&A with the present companies and an informal dinner. Companies that pitch here must have a certain level of maturity and be ready for some serious business discussions with investors. Briskr will extensively support start-ups with the preparation of tehri pitch.
The Business Angels Network is a collaboration between Briskr, the municipality of Nijmegen, Rabobank Rijk van Nijmegen, Poelmann van den Broek lawyers, Oost NL, BDO consultants, EP&C patent attorneys, and Aeternus company business valuation.
Great ideas are essential for a great start, as are strong efforts and dedication from your start-up team. But you need more to create a sustainable business. Sooner or later, you’re going to need external money in order to attract the right people and seriously grow your company.
As they say: you might start with the help from friends, family and fools. After that, early-stage investors will help you get serious. And at some point, you will find yourself looking at larger investments by venture capital.
Briskr has the network and the knowledge to connect Health and High Tech businesses with investors. Whether you’re fully set to apply for series A capital, or only recently started wondering how to get there: we can offer professional support and extensive information.
Amongst our partners, you’ll find both early-stage investors (like INKEF Capital) and companies specialized in investment readiness. Furthermore, we regularly organize meetings and workshops about venture capital and everything that comes with it.
CONNECT WITH KEY PLAYERS IN HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES 21 APRIL 2022
On 21 April 2022, the 9th edition of the leading conference for key players in Health & Life Sciences, Innovation for Health, takes place in Amsterdam! Thus, mark your calendars and join us in-person or online at Innovation for Health 2022. The theme of the next conference builds upon our previous edition and isinnovation for prevention.
At Innovation for Health 2022, you get to share insights, catch up on the latest trends, establish new or build upon valuable connections and collaborations and much more. With our energizing programme, we bring top-notch speakers to the stage, display high impact innovations, highlight best practices, and demonstrate inspiring developments in healthcare. Inspiring, interacting, and networking are at the heart of the conference. Moreover, the conference brings over 900 innovators, entrepreneurs, thought leaders and other key players from Health & Life Sciences together to shape the future of healthcare together.
There is more and more attention for the importance of nutrition in preventing diseases. The relationship between nutrition and health is obvious, but to a large extent it is still virgin territory. Within the life sciences, health care and food sector, people are working hard on innovations. The strength, however, lies in cooperation. What new opportunities arise then? Do we want personalised drinks with ingredients that keep us healthy? Will we use smart apps in our personal (di)food choices? What are tips for entering into special nutrition contracts with health insurers? What challenges do these sectors face and what can they learn from each other?
During this exclusive free event, organised by LifetecZONe, Health Valley and Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo, we bring together entrepreneurs from all networks.
After the success of previous editions, Health Valley Event 2022 in Nijmegen will be bigger and more international than ever. We are setting up a live three-day program that will also be accessible online. The edition on 15, 16 and 17 March will focus on connect, challenge and grow! Experience the latest trends and developments in Life Science & Health. Be inspired, challenged and surprised. Will you join us?
Profiling & sponsoring
Interested in presenting your business or organisation on our dynamic exhibition floor or want to make use of our profiling options at HVE in another way? Check our wide range of promotional opportunities.
In short, Health Valley Event 2022 is an absolute must! For more information go to www.healthvalleyevent.com.
Picking the wrong people and creating the wrong team is the fastest way to kill your startup. But how do you pick the right people and create a team that complements each other? A team that is open, shares lessons and learns together?
After al, success is defined by the people in the company and the way they can cooperate.
Ideally you will have a team that mostly supports the direction your startup is going into, but with a certain amount of courage, a critical view and an ability to discuss the important matters. But mostly a team of people that complements you.
A complementary team starts with knowledge about yourself as a leader or founder. Who am I? What are my qualities? What are my pitfalls? How do I perceive the world?
Trainer Frank Stofmeel is a team and performance coach (see LinkedIn profile) and he will guide you through questions that will help you find out what you need from other people. It will help you to make your team complimentary to accelerate growth and increase results on the long term.
This workshop will be a quest into yourself and will help you find out what you need from other people to complement your character so you know how to build a successful team!
Live event We aim to organize this workshop in a live setting and will take all necessary RIVM/national guidelines into account. If a physical workshop is not possible, we will reschedule to a later date.
This workshop is specifically for innovative startups and entrepreneurs and is free of charge. We welcome new contacts, so feel free to share this invite with your network!
De groeiprognose voor de Duitse markt is voor de komende jaren uitstekend. Het feit dat wij als bedrijven in Oost Nederland dicht tegen Duitsland aanliggen, biedt ons juist nu goede zakelijke kansen. Maar dat vergt wel een gedegen aanpak. Juist een goede voorbereiding op de Duitse markt maakt het verschil tussen wel of geen succes.
Ondernemers met concrete plannen om hun activiteiten uit te breiden naar Duitsland kunnen deelnemen aan de groepstraining “Starten in Duitsland”.
Wil je…
• een eigen concreet en praktisch plan van aanpak waarmee je direct aan de slag kunt
• veel praktijkinformatie van andere Nederlandse ondernemers op de Duitse markt
• handige tips en bruikbare tools om te ondernemen op de Duitse markt
De training Starten in Duitsland is 100% praktijk gericht en levert je de basis voor een plan dat ook binnen jouw organisatie werkbaar en realiseerbaar is.
Er wordt een actieve deelname van iedere ondernemer verwacht. Dit betekent voorbereiding aan de hand van vragen bij iedere deeltraining zodat goede keuzes worden gemaakt voor het eigen Plan van Aanpak. Tevens is het na elke deeltraining mogelijk om persoonlijk verder te worden begeleid. Tijdens de laatste training wordt een presentatie gegeven van het eigen Plan van Aanpak waar onderlinge reflectie en evaluatie plaatsvindt vanuit de groep en de aanwezige ondernemers.
Clear contracting During this interactive workshop Valerie and Joost from our supporting partner Poelmann van den Broek advocaten will discuss the importance of clear contracting. They will talk about common issues and pitfalls regarding contracting and general terms & conditions.
Topics Term Termination Intellectual Property Liability Exclusiveness Confidentiality
Of course there is ample opportunity for the participants to bring in examples and ask questions.
Presenters Valerie Lipman, attorney-at-law Joost van Dongen, attorney-at-law
Valerie and Joost are both specialized in commercial contracts, Intellectual property rights and IT-contracts. They advise large to medium-sized companies when entering into various types of agreements such as purchasing and sales contracts, supply contracts, licence agreements, collaboration agreements, non-disclosure agreements and general terms & conditions. In addition, they frequently litigate in court.
Don’t miss this workshop, sign up below!
Physical meeting? We aim to organize a physical meeting at Novio Tech Campus Nijmegen (if RIVM guidelines allow it), If needed, we will change to an online session or postpone the session.
This workshop is free of charge. We welcome new contacts, so feel free to share this invite with your network!
Yesterday we organised the workshop ‘How to grow your business internationally’. Lizanne Jakobs of Brilliant Work taught us a number of key points that you need to consider if you want to expand your business abroad. She listed some common mistakes and stressed the importance of setting goals and having a good preparation & planning. Besides the fact that you have to speak the language of the country where you want to do business, it is important that your presentation, brochures and website are professional. And don’t forget the culture of the country where you want to do business! It is also important to do market research first (Is there a market for your product, or maybe a different version of your product?) And what help can you get from the government? This very practical & valuable workshop laid a good foundation for crossing the border. Thank you Lizanne!
Briskr and Catalyze have announced a new partnership whereby Catalyze will provide support to Briskr start-ups and SMEs towards successful growth. Briskr is a consortium in the Nijmegen area with the aim of helping start-ups and SMEs to grow faster and make more impact on the Life Sciences & Health and High-Tech sectors. Briskr believes that interaction between knowledge-intensive companies and knowledge institutes, such as universities and government institutions, is essential to realize innovation. Operating in three areas – business support, project and program development for innovation activities, and acquisition of innovation companies, Briskr brings together innovative entrepreneurs in its incubation program (start-ups), acceleration program (scale-ups), and activation program (established SMEs).
Briskr Programme Manager, Martijn Kriens, together with Catalyze Founder & Director, Jalal Es-Sbai.
Catalyze is an innovation consultancy delivering expertise, ranging from strategic consultancy to funding applications, to project management, for clients working in the fields of life sciences & health, and green & sustainable innovations. Driven by a belief that the most meaningful innovations deserve the best chance to succeed, Catalyze has established itself as a key player in the innovation ecosystem, headquartered in Amsterdam and operating worldwide. To date, Catalyze has raised €750 million in funding for its clients, built a network ecosystem of more than 2500 partners, and grown to over 120 employees.
Catalyze joins the Briskr ecosystem as a supporting partner that will deliver comprehensive strategic support, including contribution to Briskr’s general programming, provision of training activities, business coaching and general strategic advice to the entrepreneurs. Activities provided will cover strategic funding advice, tips and tricks for grant writing, and the opportunity for Briskr start-ups and SMEs to gain further strategic support. Together, Catalyze and Briskr will work to accelerate the success of Briskr members operating in Life Sciences & Health and High Tech.
Jalal Es-Sbai, Founder & Director of Catalyze comments on the new partnership:
“The life sciences & health business community in the Nijmegen region contains a mix of exciting new start-ups, fast-growing scale-ups, SME’s and pharmaceutical companies. It is great to be part of Briskr network together with partners such as the municipality of Nijmegen, Oost NL, Rabobank, the Economic Board, Janssen Pharmaceuticals and the Radboud Universities. We are looking forward to beginning our role as partner, wherein we will make impact for its members by providing strategic support, focussed squarely on accelerating new innovations. Through this new partnership, we also further strengthen our position as innovation consultants.”
Martijn Kriens, Programme Manager of Briskr:
“Working together with companies in supporting knowledge intensive start-ups is important to create an impact driven ecosystem in Nijmegen. This support around different dimensions is important. As supporting partners we now have Aeternus (company valuation), BDO (accounting), EP&C (patent attorneys), Janssen Pharmaceuticals JLABS (acceleration), Rabobank (financials), Poelmann van den Broek (lawyers) and now Catalyze. The addition of the knowledge of Catalyze around strategic fundraising and project management will further help start-ups in our ecosystem to grow.”
