Research into the effectiveness of medical interventions is often complex and expensive. In some situations it is possible to use existing data to demonstrate the effectiveness of a particular intervention, such as in the Electronic Patient Record (EPD) or claims data from insurers.

 

In this podcast, we discuss the use of this kind of “real life evidence” based on an earlier project conducted by Radboudumc together with VGZ. This study focused on the effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation and used claims data from VGZ. In the podcast we discuss the possibilities that this kind of data offers, but also the boundaries we have to keep in mind to safeguard privacy. And how do we ensure that the proceeds of such research benefit everyone.

We talk this time with:

  • Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius, Professor of Law at iHub & iCIS Institute for Computing and Information Sciences;
  • Niels van Gorp, data strategist and ethicus at VGZ;
  • Thijs Eijsvogels, associate professor at exercise physiology Radboudumc.

 

Listen to the podcast (Spotify).

 

Kennisinstellingen komen met nieuw plan om impact te vergroten

 

Nederland moet de Valorisatie-hotspot van Europa worden. Deze ambitie hebben de Nederlandse universiteiten, universitair medisch centra en TNO. Samen lanceren de kennisinstellingen op 1 november een plan om het nationaal valorisatie-ecosysteem te versterken. Het doel: in 2030 een valorisatiesysteem dat tot de absolute wereldtop behoort. VSNU-voorzitter Pieter Duisenberg: “De samenleving, het bedrijfsleven, studenten en wetenschappers willen steeds vaker wetenschappelijke kennis in de praktijk brengen. Het huidige ecosysteem voor deze valorisatie is te klein om die vraag aan te kunnen. Daarom zetten we samen de volgende stap zodat investeringen in kennis en innovatie nog meer opleveren voor Nederland.”

 

Kennis en innovatie als antwoord op de maatschappelijke uitdagingen

De maatschappelijke uitdagingen waar Nederland, Europa en de wereld voor staan kunnen niet opgelost worden zonder wetenschappelijke kennis en innovatie. Een sterk nationaal valorisatie-ecosysteem versnelt het in de praktijk brengen van de oplossingen die de wetenschap biedt. Iedere euro die de overheid investeert in kennis en innovatie levert vier euro op. Dat gaat niet vanzelf. Een sterk valorisatie-ecosysteem waarin kennisinstellingen en het bedrijfsleven intensief samenwerken, zorgt dat wetenschappelijke kennis daadwerkelijk en snel gebruikt kan worden voor onze toekomst.

 

Naar een valorisatie-ecosysteem met een stevig fundament

Met de juiste keuzes kan Nederland in de tweede helft van het decennium niet alleen tot de Europese top behoren, maar zelfs dé valorisatie-hotspot van Europa worden. Margriet Schneider, voorzitter NFU: “In 2030 moet Nederland een nationaal valorisatie-ecosysteem hebben dat zich kan meten met de wereldtop. Doordat Nederland een relatief klein land is met een centrale ligging, wetenschap van wereldklasse en een uitstekende infrastructuur, hebben wij een enorme potentie. Die potentie willen we verzilveren.” De Nederlandse kennisinstellingen stellen de volgende drie doelen voor om in 2030 de valorisatie-hotspot van Europa te worden:

 

1.    Een landelijk Knowledge Transfer (KT) systeem van wereldklasse. De Knowledge Transfer Offices (KTO’s), die wetenschappers ondersteunen bij valorisatie gaan internationale best practices in kaart brengen en in Nederland invoeren. In het landelijke KT-systeem werken kennisinstellingen samen aan expertise, opleiding en training en maken zij een heldere taakverdeling om maatschappelijk uitdagingen rond bijvoorbeeld veiligheid, zorg en duurzaamheid effectief aan te pakken.

 

2.    Samenwerking binnen het ecosysteem versterken. Intensievere samenwerking tussen kennisinstellingen, investeerders en bedrijven om startups te ondersteunen, met uniforme richtlijnen over intellectueel eigendom.

 

3.    Samen gericht uitbreiden van de KTO-capaciteit. Versterken van de ondernemende cultuur binnen de wetenschap en, met alle kennisinstellingen gezamenlijk, het screenen, scouten en ondersteunen van spin-outs op basis van valoriseerbare kennis.

 

Uiteindelijk zorgen deze acties niet alleen voor een beter valorisatie-ecosysteem. Het verbetert het vestigingsklimaat van Nederland, maakt ons land aantrekkelijker voor ondernemend en onderzoekend talent én bestaande investeringen zoals het Nationaal Groeifonds krijgen een grotere impact.

 

Hoe nu verder

In het vandaag gepresenteerde plan stellen VSNU, NFU en TO2 een 7-jarige regeling voor. In deze periode kan de bestaande basis verder worden uitgebouwd. Allereerst zal worden nagegaan welke concrete versterkingen, kwaliteitsimpulsen en interventies nodig zijn. Tegelijkertijd worden kennisinstellingen, regio’s en partners gevraagd hun valorisatieambities concreet te maken. De komende jaren zullen de VSNU, NFU en TO2 volgens het plan jaarlijks de activiteiten en resultaten van het valorisatie-ecosysteem monitoren en daarover rapporteren. Maandag 1 november wordt het plan aangeboden aan Focco Vijselaar, directeur-generaal Bedrijfsleven en Innovatie van het ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat.

 

 

 

Taking the next steps in Health and High Tech with 5 new supporting partners to the Briskr network!

 

Briskr, together with Oost NL is expanding its network with 5 supporting partners who support , both in cash and in-kind, new entrepreneurs with practical knowledge as well as finance opportunities. We gladly welcome Aeternus BV (company valuation), BDO Nederland (accountancy), EP&C Patent Attorneys (intellectual property), Poelmann van den Broek advocaten (corporate lawyers) and the Rabobank (financial services). By actively seeking cooperation with commercial companies in supporting new entrepreneurs, we can deliver real life knowledge, create a supporting network and enhance the focus on real results.

 

Soon also the contract with the healthcare accelerator Jlabs will be formally signed, and we will continue reaching out to potential supporting partners who can add value to the community of Briskr.

 

We festively kicked off the new supporting partnerships by signing the agreements at Novio Tech Campus together with Martijn Kriens, Program Manager Briskr, and an smb event on networking in health & high tech afterwards. Finally we thank dr. Monique Esselbrugge for joining the event and look forward to continue collaborating with the municipality in growing health & high tech in Gemeente Nijmegen. Enjoy the aftermovie!

 

Decide the future of the Nijmegen Health & Hightech sector with your innovative ideas. The second edition of Nimma Hacks takes place on Saturday December 11th. Nimma Hacks is a 24-hour long hackathon. During this hackathon, teams with different backgrounds and education levels get to grips with a problem from the local Health & Hightech sector.   Nijmegen is known for being an Old City with a Young Vibe, but did you know that it also is the Health & Hightech hotspot of the Netherlands? Keeping healthcare affordable and accessible, providing sufficient and affordable food for everyone: these are just two major challenges of the future, which companies and research institutions in Nijmegen are working on together. Day in, day out with thousands of people from all over the world. We want to contribute to this with this hackathon!   Nimma Hacks starts on Saturday at 10:00AM and it stops at 10:00AM the following morning. An online communication platform is used for this edition. On this platform, teams will have access to their own meeting room and channels for the transfer of information and documentation. It is up to the teams if they want to sit together in a room or at a distance from each other.   During the hackathon, the teams are digitally assisted by various experts from the field. The organization will provide fun energizers during the day and night!   Everyone can participate in teams of 3,4 or 5 people. At the end of the hackathon, teams will deliver an implementation plan that is hands-on and could be implemented immediately.   A good plan deserves to be realized and that is why the partaking parties reserved at least 10.000 euros to actually realize the idea! An independent jury ultimately decides who will win. In addition to the implementation budget the teams can win a balloon flight over the Novio Tech Campus and a whole year of free entrepreneurship at Start-Up Nijmegen (worth 2940.- euros).   If the corona measures allow it, the award ceremony will take place live at a (to be determined) location in Nijmegen on Friday, October 15 2021.   Nimma Hacks is an initiative of the City of Nijmegen and is made possible by Ampleon, Byondis, CITC, Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen, Novio Tech Campus, NXP, RadboudUMC, Radboud University, The Economic Board, Tourism Veluwe Arnhem Nijmegen and Start Up Nijmegen.   Became curious? Let what happens in Health & Hightech Nijmegen surprise you and participate! You can register from today via the website: www.intonijmegen.com/nimmahacks.   The number of teams is limited so we advise you to register quickly!

Do you know who your early adopters are? Do you know if your solution is the best solution for the problem they are experiencing? These are the questions we work with in the Market Readiness Programme which starts November 26, with the aim of finding your early adopters within a specific customer segment, to whom you can sell your product at the same price and through the same sales channel.

 

What we do
The Market Readiness Program is a part-time, ten-week programme in which you test all your customer assumptions. It is a process of learning how to have effective customer conversations in order to learn to think from their perspective. You will have weekly customer meetings to focus on your early adopters within a specific customer segment so you can successfully prepare for a market entry. If after 6 weeks you have identified a customer problem worth solving, then in the remaining weeks you will work on your product and business model and gathering commitment from your first customer.

 

What you can expect
Every week for ten weeks a practical workshop will take place. Besides these meetings, much is expected of you. Each week, you will work independently on activities aimed at customer meetings, while being coached by a business developer. During the programme, you will have very intensive discussions with potential customers in order to test and optimise your solution. You will follow the programme together with a maximum of eleven other entrepreneurs. By regularly sharing your progress and providing each other with feedback, you will learn from each other’s mistakes and successes. These are intensive and instructive weeks!

 

Who?
Ambitious East Netherlands startups that are about to enter the market or have just entered the market and have the ambition to grow consistently.

 

More information and sign up (in Dutch)

Call for Expression of Interest
Looking for innovative start-ups in EER labelled regions
Join corporate innovators in the MTB Paris Scale-up Summit
1 – 15 December 2021

 

The European Entrepreneurial Regions (EER)1 project partnership aims to foster the development and implementation of concrete collaborative action plans that will support the development of practical collaboration between regions to help entrepreneurs scale across the Single Market. More details about the project here.

 

Engaging start-ups and SMEs in corporate open innovation challenges has been a priority for EER regions, as part of their efforts to scale-up the regional entrepreneurial ecosystems.

 

The MTB Scaleup Summits are highly curated, invitation only, matching activities hosted by the most prestigious Stock Exchanges, where corporates, investors, and scaleups operating in specific industry verticals can do business and spot technology trends.
More details on the 2021 Paris Scaleup Summit are at this link, including the agenda and other opportunities from the MTB ecosystem.
Corporate topics include Industry 4.0, New Energy, Mobility, Circular Economy, Waste Management, Construction Tech, Digital Marketing, Retail etc.

1The EER regions are granted a label from the European Committee of the Regions and European Commission for showing outstanding entrepreneurial policies (more info)

Patholyt is on a mission to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence in pathology diagnostics and improve the chances of cancer patients worldwide. Patholyt is a spin-off from Radboudumc, a frontrunner in computational pathology research.

Pathology is pivotal in the diagnostic process of many diseases such as cancer. For more than 100 years pathologists have been using the optical microscope for tissue examination. The field of pathology is now challenged by the world’s shortage of pathologists, and the growing requirements for efficiency and consistent quality.

Read more at the website of Radboudumc.

Radboudumc is looking for innovative solutions in the treatment of blood poisoning. Check out the challenge or subscribe your pitch in our recently launched Health Challenge Hub.

One in five people worldwide dies of sepsis (bloodpoisoning), caused by all kinds of infections. A major challenge in being able to treat sepsis better lies in recognizing it: to be able to deliver immediately the right care and be able afterwards to evaluate care and results. In our Health Challenge Hub we bring together current and future challenges of healthcare professionals and the innovative solutions of entrepreneurs with expertise in the field of Digital Health.

Radboudumc is looking for an entrepreneurial partner to further develop and grow their platform for online asthma care: Luchtbrug (or Airlift).

Check out the challenge or subscribe your pitch in our recently launched Health Challenge Hub.

Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children. The regular check-up visits at asthma clinics is a burden and disruptive in the lives of children and their parents. That’s why care providers at Radboudumc have developed a platform for online asthma care in children over the age of 10 years: the “Luchtbrug”. As the use of the platform is growing, Radboudumc is looking for an entrepreneur to take the next step with.
Together they want to increasing the reliability and safety of the platform and explore opportunities for (international) upscaling and /or expansion to other diseases.

In our Health Challenge Hub we bring together current and future challenges of healthcare professionals and the innovative solutions of entrepreneurs with expertise in the field of Digital Health

Voor 10 jaar publiek-privaat onderzoek. Radboudumc met medische AI belangrijke kartrekker in het project.  

NWO gaat twee consortia financieren met een looptijd van tien jaar. Het Radboudumc neemt deel aan het ROBUST-consortium, dat bestaat uit 17 AI-labs waarvan er 8 zijn gericht op de gezondheidszorg. Het Radboudumc leidt 5 van deze 8 labs. “Een unieke kans om onze internationale toppositie in AI voor de gezondheidszorg in Nijmegen verder uit te bouwen”, zegt Bram van Ginneken, hoogleraar AI in het Radboudumc.  

Lees meer op de website van Radboudumc.