By popular demand, the High Tech Network Meetings are back in action. The second ‘Meeting Your Peers Engineers’ will be organized, during theVibe of the Future Festival at the Noviotech Campus in Nijmegen!
These free gatherings are specially designed for all engineers working in Nijmegen and the surrounding areas at High Tech/Semicon companies. The goal is simple yet powerful: to meet each other, share knowledge, and stay informed about the latest developments in our sector.
For a week The Vibe of the Future Festival sets the stage for this innovative and diverse eco-system. This Meeting Your Peer Engineers will take place on Thursday, Sep 26, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Noviotech Campus. This time, Chip Integration Technology Center (CITC) will be in the spotlight and provide the lunch. General Manager, Mark Luke Farrugia, will discuss CITC’s goals and one of their ambitions: Sustainability in Chip Packaging.
After this, guest speaker from TNO will explain the latest research into these sustainability topics within this field.
Program:
12:00 – 12:30 Walk in & Lunch
12:30 – 12:40 Mark Luke Farrugia (General Manager) about CITC
12:40 – 13:40 In-depth presentations from:
Edsger Smits, Program Manager Power Packaging at CITC
Francesca Chiappini, Program Manager RF Chips Packaging at CITC
Stephan Harkema, Top Senior Scientist at TNO
13:40 – 13:45 Wrap-up & introduction next meeting
Don’t miss this opportunity to network and expand your knowledge! Sign up quickly and reserve your spot on Sep 26st. It will be an inspiring and valuable session that you won’t want to miss!
For you as an innovative entrepreneur, funding is key to driving innovation and fostering growth. Did you know that you can significantly increase your chance of success by protecting your intellectual property (IP)? Apply the tips shared by the Netherlands Patent Office for your benefit, find out how to perform an effective patent search and learn from the experiences of other entrepreneurs.
Forms of financing
As an innovative entrepreneur, your goal is not only to develop your product or service but also to market it and grow your business. In addition to conventional bank loans, there are other financing alternatives to consider, including applying for subsidies and funding schemes, attracting investors or crowdfunding. The right option for you depends on your business, idea or product.
Thorough preparation and awareness of available funding options increase your likelihood of successfully securing capital. If you want to attract the attention of investors then ensuring your own intellectual property is registered as well as performing searches of existing patents are vitally important. Discover our four tips.
Tip 1: Explore all protection options
As an entrepreneur, you can register your invention by obtaining a patent, providing protection against imitation. There are also other ways to protect your ideas. The options for protecting your innovation include:
Copyright and related rights: for texts and images
Trademark law: for logos, words (names), colours, sounds and shapes, designs or forms of or associated with companies, products and services
Tip 2: Take timely measures to protect your intellectual property
It is usually wise to give thought to intellectual property early on in your innovation process. This is also shown in a study carried out by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). Startups applying for a patent or other form of intellectual property right (IPR) at an early stage are up to ten times more likely to obtain funding than startups that do not.
Practical example
FemTech company YON E Global developed a new eHealth tool that gives women insight into their overall vaginal health within 3 seconds. The company made a European patent application for four parts of the invention and enlisted the help of the Netherlands Patent Office.
“It costs a fortune to get your business up and running. We can now say to investors that we have researched the different protection options. And as a result, we can block competitors and copycats. The free help given by the Netherlands Patent Office has helped us to make important strategic decisions.”
Ricquelle Jeffrey
Chief Strategy Officer, YON E Global
Tip 3: Be careful with crowdfunding: don’t disclose too much information
Crowdfunding is a method of raising money from a wide audience, through “the crowd”. This is often facilitated by online crowdfunding platforms, where people can invest in different projects or initiatives. This enables you to obtain funding directly from backers, without having to seek support from banks or apply for grants. Still, it is important to be careful when using crowdfunding. The experience of keyboard developer Wooting is a case in point.
“Our crowdfunding campaign was a huge success. However, we disclosed many of the functionalities of our keyboards. That made it difficult to protect our product with a patent. Crowdfunding provides capital investment for hardware development and helps establish a bond with our customers in terms of product development. But we’ve also learned to be mindful of what we reveal in advance!”
Jeroen Langelaan
Engineer at Wooting
Tip 4: Investigate whether you are infringing other parties’ intellectual property
Freedom to Operate (FTO) is the ability to market your product or service without infringing other parties’ intellectual property. An FTO Analysis allows you to determine whether you may be infringing on someone else’s patent claims. This is also of interest to investors, as they want to minimise their risk as far as possible. To find out more, read patent advisor Yp Kroon’s blog.
“An FTO Analysis not only shows investors that you are seriously contemplating your IP rights, it also provides them with a risk analysis that makes them more likely to invest in your innovation. Read my blog for the full story.”
NXTGEN Hightech Biomedical and High Tech NL invite you to join us for an insightful webinar on September 4, 2024, from 16:00 to 17:00 CET.
This engaging and practical webinar will feature hands-on advice drawn from the extensive experience of QServe, a leading consultancy in regulatory affairs. Attendees will gain valuable insights into:
The importance of early regulatory involvement
Essential milestones necessary for preparing the launch of your biomedical innovations
Who Should Attend?
This webinar is designed for professionals in the fields of Biomedical Engineering, Applications, and Life Sciences who are keen to navigate the complex regulatory landscape and successfully bring their innovations to market.
Register on time because there are limited spots available for this webinar.
Programme:
Welcome by Edwin Roovers, High Tech NL Life Science
How to bring your idea to the market
Which is the first country I want to market my device?
Classification > Do I have a device?
High level overview IVDR, MDR, FDA
Manufacturing & responsibilities
Choosing suppliers, subcontractors and OEM’s
Case study lab-on-chip
Early phases what’s important
What is worth investigating
Common mistakes
Time vs cost
Exit strategy
Q&A
If you already have questions upfront, please send them to lifesciences@hightechnl.nl, and we will try to answer them during the webinar or at a later stage.
Speakers:
Sue Spencer, Head of IVD, EU Regulatory & Quality Expert, Principal Consultant
Sue leads Qserve’s IVD service, is EU Regulatory and Quality Expert including CDx and Lead Auditor. She has over 30 years’ of experience in the Medical Device and IVD industries including extensive notified body experience.
Robert Paassen, MSc, Regulatory Affairs & Quality Assurance, EU MDR Lead, Consultant
At Qserve, Robert has worked for several customers as Quality and Regulatory Officer, supporting them with and/or creating Clinical Evaluations, Quality Management System remediation projects, CAPA management, risk management, postmarket surveillance plans, responding to Notified Bodies on any non-conformities found during audits, conducting and supporting audits, training on ISO13485, MDSAP and MDR.
Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your understanding of regulatory requirements and accelerate your path to market success.
Met trots kondigen wij vandaag aan dat we het Digital Health Challenge Lab (DHCL) op 7 november 2024 officieel zullen lanceren. Dit baanbrekende open innovatieprogramma richt zich op het ontwikkelen van betekenisvolle en betaalbare oplossingen om mensen langer, gezonder en zelfstandiger thuis te laten wonen. DHCL is opgericht als antwoord op de urgente zorgbehoeften in onze gemeenschap.
Voor veel mensen die ondersteuning nodig hebben, is het fijn om zo lang mogelijk zelfstandig thuis te blijven wonen. Deze wens willen we als zorgsector, nu en in de toekomst, kunnen vervullen, maar kwalitatieve thuis- en mantelzorg vergt veel menskracht. Nu al werkt 1 op de 6 werknemers in de zorg, en als we niet innoveren zullen we zelfs 1 op de 4 werkenden nodig hebben. Dat is als maatschappij simpelweg niet haalbaar en betaalbaar. Daarom bundelen maar liefst 20 organisaties in de regio Arnhem-Nijmegen, van zorg en huisvesting tot overheid en onderwijs, hun krachten om te innoveren. Ze doen dit ‘challenge based’, om vernieuwende oplossingen sneller in de praktijk te brengen.
Floor van de Watering, programmamanager van DHCL, licht toe:
“Met dit open innovatieprogramma gaan we concrete knelpunten uit de wijk en zorgpraktijk vertalen naar ‘challenges’. Hiermee kunnen we slimme oplossingen en technologieën ophalen bij startups, scale-ups en het mkb. We hebben vervolgens drie testlocaties beschikbaar, zodat kansrijke innovaties direct met betrokken doelgroepen getest kunnen worden. Door deze aansluiting op de praktijk zullen we echt het verschil gaan maken!”
Matchmaking event & Open Call: 100@home
De lancering van DHCL wordt groots ingeluid met een matchmaking event waar vertegenwoordigers van onze partners om tafel gaan met geselecteerde startups en scale-ups. Om de meest innovatieve en inspirerende (health) bedrijven uit te nodigen voor donderdag 7 november, is de Open Call ‘100@home’ vanaf vandaag geopend. We zoeken ondernemers met vernieuwende (digitale) technologieën, producten en diensten die ervoor zorgen dat ouderen langer, gelukkig en zelfstandig thuis kunnen blijven wonen. Van preventieve oplossingen tot en met intensievere zorgtoepassingen.
Dus, heeft jouw bedrijf een (deel)oplossing die thuis- en mantelzorg beter en betaalbaarder kan maken? En wil jij jouw toepassing in één keer aan 20 stakeholders kunnen pitchen voor kans op een pilotproject? Schrijf je dan in via de Open Call!
De weg naar toekomstbestendige (thuis)zorg
Innovatie in het zorg- en welzijnsdomein is al langer aan de orde, denk maar eens aan de zorgrobot, virtuele thuishulp of alarmerende wearables. DCHL zal voortbouwen op eerdere successen én geleerde lessen, om zorginnovatie in een stroomversnelling te brengen! Technologieën die in theorie werken, maar niet gebruikt (kunnen) worden door de cliënt of zorgverlener, hebben immers geen impact. Daarom hebben we samen met open innovatie expert Starthubs gekozen voor een vraaggestuurd open innovatieprogramma.
Roadmap Digital Health Challenge Lab
In de voorbereidende fase van het programma, brengen we via de Open Call in kaart welke innovaties er nu al in de markt of in ontwikkeling zijn. Tegelijkertijd identificeren we de zorg-, welzijns- en woonuitdagingen van inwoners en instellingen in een praktijkonderzoek. Tijdens het matchmaking event, het officiële lanceermoment, zetten we de bevindingen uit deze voorfase direct in! We koppelen de geselecteerde ondernemers met oplossingen aan de juiste partners met behoeften. Met de meest kansrijke ‘matches’ zullen we begin 2025 praktijktesten starten. Het event is tevens het startpunt van nieuwe challenges, die focussen op de gevonden knelpunten in het wijkonderzoek. Zo kunnen we gerichter de innovaties vinden die aansluiten bij de regionale behoeften en wordt de kans op succesvolle implementatie groter.
“The Economic Board werkt samen onderwijs, ondernemers en overheden om maatschappelijke uitdagingen in de regio Arnhem-Nijmegen op te lossen. Wij geloven sterk in het ondersteunen van koplopers en hun innovaties, en het Digital Health Challenge Lab is nou precies zo’n programma dat een substantiële impact kan maken op zorg en gezondheid in onze regio.”
Aldus Jan van Dellen, Algemeen Directeur, The Economic Board regio Arnhem-Nijmegen.
Ook deelnemen als ondernemer of (publieke) organisatie?Ben je enthousiast geworden over de challenge based innovatie aanpak van DHCL en wil je hier aan bijdragen? Dat kan! Als indiener van een oplossing (startups, scale-ups, mkb’s) óf als partner van het programma (gemeenten, publieke instellingen of corporates). Kijk voor meer informatie en contactpersonen op www.digitalhealthchallengelab.nl.
Radboudumc’s Orthopaedic Research Lab is starting a new project with ATRO Medical: 3D-Printed PCU Meniscus Prosthesis (3PPP). 3PPP combines the latest developments in sports medicine with the power of AI. ATRO Medical’s durable meniscus prosthesis will be modeled in 3D based on artificial intelligence developed by the Orthopaedic Research Lab. Thanks to this technology, a scan of the healthy meniscus in one leg can be used to create a meniscus solution for the affected leg. In this way, the meniscus causing severe knee pain can be replaced with a new shock absorber, molded to the individual patient.
Each year, more than 1.2 million American and European patients lose their meniscus due to injury. Many incidents occur because of sports activities, such as soccer and other contact sports. More than 200,000 patients sustain such a painful knee that they are unable to play sports and sometimes even have to stop working. Only 5 percent of these patients benefit from surgery. The pain of the remaining patients can sometimes be relieved temporarily, but no permanent solution is available for them.
Anatomy of individual patient normative
A meniscal prosthesis can restore shock absorption in the knee to relieve pain and increase the patient’s quality of life. ATRO Medical is currently clinically evaluating a standard implant, which is available in five sizes. The next step is a more personalized solution, based on the patient’s own anatomy. With the latest developments in imaging techniques, artificial intelligence and 3D printing, this option is actually becoming possible.
Proof of principle
The 3PPP project should provide evidence that AI-based meniscus modeling of MRI images, including the development of the surgical procedure and necessary instruments, does indeed work (proof of principle). All aspects will be verified in the testing facilities of the Orthopaedic Research Lab of the Department of Orthopedics at the Radboudumc, bringing this technology close to clinical introduction. Maarten van der Zanden, CIO of ATRO Medical: “We are very pleased with the extension of our collaboration and with the opportunity to discover how AI can be used for knee patients with meniscus problems.”
A study of ATRO Medical’s first artificial meniscus is currently underway in the Netherlands with 14 patients in three clinics. 3PPP is a two-year SME project, co-funded by Health~Holland, Top Sector Life Sciences & Health, to stimulate public-private partnerships.
📆 Datum: 24 september 2024 📍 Locatie: HAN, Laan van Scheut 10, Nijmegen ⏰ Tijd: 18.00 – 21.00 uur 🎟️ Entree: Gratis voor HAN- en RU-studenten en docenten (na inschrijving)
VOORBEREIDINGEN
Op de achtergrond zet de organisatie van Hero Entrepreneurs de puntjes op de i van het programma van deze editie. Met dit jaar weer een breed scala aan lokale en landelijke ondernemershelden (veelal HAN en RU-alumni). We maken snel het definitieve programma bekend via onze socials en kun je jouw ticket reserveren.
VIBE OF THE FUTURE
Hero Entrepreneurs maakt dit jaar onderdeel uit van het Vibe of the Future festival 2024. Een week waarin innovatie, creativiteit en ondernemerschap in Nijmegen bij elkaar komen en worden getoond op verschillende locaties. Meer info:https://lnkd.in/eapzr_r7
WE ZIE JE GRAAG OP 24 SEPTEMBER
Noteer 24 september alvast in jou agenda. Alvast in de stemming komen? Bekijk de aftermovie van de afgelopen editie van Hero Entrepreneurs. https://lnkd.in/eSs44vYJ
This year we organise every month a walk-in for health and hightech companies.
Rienk works as intellectual property (IP) advisor for the Netherlands Patent Office and is eager to help start-ups and SMEs with their questions on IP-rights in the broadest sense of the word. The Netherlands Patent Office is an official Dutch government body whose main goal is to stimulate innovation in the Netherlands. It does so by providing support and guidance to business owners, the services sector, scientists, researchers, teachers, and students. You can consult with Rienk about any patent-related queries or other ways to protect your IP. The services provided are confidential, free-of-charge, and without commercial interest.
Contact Rienk Rienksma
You can just walk-in or make an appointment if you like:
The healthcare sector is undergoing many changes. One such trend in elderly care is older people living at home longer. How do you properly support elderly people remotely?
Inn4cure has the answer: the company wants to make the development of the health of the elderly transparent remotely through digitisation by measuring vital signs with a smartwatch.
The Dutch population is ageing. As a result, healthcare is becoming more intensive and expensive. This has to change, says inn4cure. Why not implement a preventive health policy to prevent illnesses among the elderly?
Full Package Home (Volledig Pakket Thuis)
This type of health policy is currently facilitated by ‘Full Package Home’. All the health care needed by the elderly is provided at home by a single care institution, enabling people to continue living at home with the right mix of nursing care, assistance and treatment. To be eligible, people need an indication in the light of the Long-Term Care Act (Wlz).
Inn4cure and its partner Eurocom support Wlz institutions that provide nursing care, treatment, advice or general assistance to people living at home as part of the ‘Full Package Home’. They offer a helping hand so people can live at home longer.
Making it digital
How is inn4cure tackling the transformation of elderly care? Director and founder Pieter van Weijen explains: “We measure vital signs at home using a smartwatch. A smartphone sends the data to our inn4cure platform. Here, we compare the values with personal thresholds. Is there a deviation? That would trigger an alert to the caregivers. Someone will then contact the client.”
Inn4cure uses trend alerts. Vital signs are compared to threshold values over a defined period of time. It provides a remote but objective and transparent view of the development of a person’s health. Older people, their families and caregivers get peace of mind. Because no alarm means no worries.
Innovation in healthcare
Inn4cure believes in the power of digitalisation. Healthcare is undergoing major cuts, while the number of older adults is set to double in the next few years. This requires innovative ways of providing care, such as inn4cure’s solution. They offer their solutions to private and public customers, such as elderly care facilities. Digitalisation is still a big step for healthcare.
“That’s why we are in the process of helping healthcare providers discover how to deal with digitalisation”, says Pieter. “Together with HAN, we have developed an e-learning telemonitoring so that caregivers can get to grips with it. With these insights, they can then make a positive impact.”
Together for health
Inn4cure has a clear vision for the future. They want to roll out their services nationwide as a shared service centre for elderly care. With such a centre, a residential care facility can also provide digital services to older people still living at home in their neighbourhood: the nurse at the residential care facility receives an alerts if the health condition deteriorates. The video call facilities of inn4cure allow the nurse to check in to know if everything is OK. Participation of a GP or medical specialist can be done likewise.
“We are working with large, national partners on this future idea”, says Pieter. “This is how we continue to provide transparency in the development of healthcare. It’s like we always say: no alarm means no worries.”
Please note: This article about Inn4Cure was written for Briskr following their pitch at Business Angels Netwerk Nijmegen (BANN)
Are you an entrepreneur or innovator looking to make an impact in the world of innovation, right here in Nijmegen? Secure your spot now for the Mercator Launch Demo Day! Join us as we shine a spotlight on impressive startups and scale-ups that have emerged in the vibrant ecosystem of Nijmegen.
As part of the Vibe of the Future Festival, the Demo Day will take place on the Friday at Erasmus Square. During Demo Day, you’ll have the chance to:
Secure a stand at our Demo Day market on Erasmus Square.
Participate in the largest Mercator Lunch we’ve ever organized (invite only), where investors will pitch to startups, rather than the other way around.
Connect with fellow entrepreneurs, investors, and mentors. • Explore groundbreaking ideas and technologies shaping the future.
Discover opportunities for collaboration and growth.
Interested in participating or having a stand at the event? Fill out this form to reserve your spot for the Demo Day.
We gaan weer beginnen met de verkiezing voor de StartUpper van het jaar 2024. Na een fantastische aftrap vorig jaar oktober, kijken we rijkhalzend uit naar alle inzendingen die dit jaar binnen zullen komen.
Wellicht ben jij wel een van die inzendingen. Iedere starter uit de regio kan zich opgeven of opgegeven worden. Je moet alleen aan onderstaande criteria voldoen:
niet langer dan 5 jaar ingeschreven bij de KvK
moet iets toonaangevends hebben gedaan
een keiharde drive en motivatie hebben
Ben jij of ken jij de starter van het jaar uit het rijk van Nijmegen 2024?Meld je dan hier aan!
