‘Healthcare Valley’ in Limburg

Ingrid Lieten

Societal challenge

Belgium Flemish RegionBrussels-

Capital RegionWalloon Region

Total of people aged over 60

22.99% 24.11% 18.44% 22.41%

Total of people aged over 80

4.92% 4.98% 4.58% 4.92%

Societal challenge

Belgium

1990 2010

Men aged over 100

109 186

Women aged over 100

437 1373

Total of people aged over 100

546 1559

Societal challenge

• Affordability and socialisation of care and service provision

• Increasing the quality, the performance, the fairness, the relevance and the accessibility of care and service provision

Aging & innovation

• An integrated approach to society, technology, economy, care providers and local authorities in innovation

• Translation of fundamental research into applied developments and targeted research in care.

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Full regional innovation system

BUILDING BLOCKS :

Limburg

100 km

new hotspot for lifesciences and healthcare

Life sciences in Limburg

Ambtswoning Gouverneur, 25 mei 2007

New chances for growth!

Assistive technologies

New VIB group in UHasselt-BIOMED

Startups & mature companies

Challenges: how to…

realize synergy?

create value for our region?

realize international visibility?

Build on existing foundations, but need for more focus!

Analysis

What are we good at? (business, knowledge, ..)

Where are the opportunities for growth?

What happens around us?

HEALTHY AGING

Healthy aging platform

LifeTechValley: mission

“We want Limburg to grow into an international topregion where

innovations in ‘healthy aging’ are developed, applied and commercialized. This clear focus should lead to more economic activities and

qualitative care”

“innovative medical devices, rehabilitation”

“food, medicines, therapy adherence”

“care vacations, mobility”

“cycle network”

“health apps, telemonitoring,

communication…”

LifeTechValley: actions

COMPANIES

R&D

IDEA PROTOTYPE/TESTING

GO TO MARKET

INTERNATIONALI-ZATION

• MEDICALINNOVATION• IT & COMMUNICATION• CARE TOURISM• CARE MODELS• ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES• DEVELOPMENT MEDICINES• REHABILITATION

Develop LS & HC eco system:& build a community:

WHAT?

Coordination

HOW ? Monitoring

LifeTechValley wants to help LIMBURG grow into an international top region where innovations in ‘healthy aging’ (prevention, integrated care, well-being)

provide additional investment and employment in the life sciences and healthcare sector in order to contribute to accessible, affordable and qualitive care.

Efficient organigram

Grow existingcompanies

KPIs

Create new companies

Acquisition

Acquisition policy withLocate in Limburg

CONNECT

COMMUNICATE BRAND GUIDE

Boosting “healthy aging”

Strenghten

for innovation in lifesciences and healthcare

Provide access to

International network Living lab

BioVilleSoftlanding

Social acceptance

Stimulate entrepreneurship

FACILITATE DEVELOP

Support companies to:

Business development

Test Commercialize

Internationalisize

Ideation

Caregivers Researchers

EntrepreneursCare user

Strategy LifeTechValley

Great amount of important partners in LTV!

…………….

users !!!!

Strenghtening CARE MOBILITY

To reside longer in a safe, affordable & high quality home environment

Caregiver Care recipient Care product/process

Living lab for innovations in elderly care

Living lab

- A structured test environment for innovative technologies, products, services and concepts.

- Representative group of individuals in their own living and working environment.

- Aim: to adjust and/or accelerate innovation and/or to identify future needs.

Safe mobility in trafficGoal: Promote mobility in traffic en thereby the quality of life ofelderly people with cognitive disability by Developing and validating an efficient screening method for

driving ability Developing and validating an efficient training method Working out high quality mobility alternatives when driving a

car is no longer possible

ProjectsBVBA Dr. Lutin

Individual medication preparationGoal: Improve correct medication use, compliance and patientsafety of vulnerable people living at home by Preparing medication, individualised per patient, based on an

medication scheme Semi-automaticallyTarget group: diabetes type 2, dementia

Projects

Idea PrototypeReal life testing

Commercia-lization

International market

Safemobility

IMV CardioCoachJobtime

Scientifically supported

862 panel members

230 seniors

25 Co-creations /

focus groups /

infosession

152 panel members

in real life testing

6 community

formation activities

International collaboration

Cross Care aims to encourage innovation in healthcare, to steer and accelerate. The project supports the development and implementation of innovations by offering an experimental cross-border care setting..

International collaboration

Largest Euregional life sciences & healthcare event

May 30 – 31 2016, Aachen

Inspirational keynotes, breakout sessions, integrated care session (round tables), innovation market, B2B matchmaking, student track, posters, …

= a n o p e n p l a t f o r m f o r

e n t r e p r e n u e r s h i p i n L i m b u r g

www.lifetechvalley.be

@LifeTechValley

info@lifetechvalley.be

Thank you for your attention!