Markku Markkula

Paving the way for eHealth, active ageing and independent living products and services generated by European Research & Innovation projects

CoR Plenary 8 October 2014Markkula Rapporteur on

High-Tech Startup Ecosystems

CoR:1. 1. points out that the traditional product chain concept with its fixed phases and

production factors is becoming blurred, because the reality is based on complex interactions in globally networked ecosystems. Technologies play a key role as enablers for new, sustainable approaches;

2. 2. urges the regions jointly with the Commission to review their RIS3 and European Partnership plans with respect to KETs. According to the S3 Platform report, regional policy-makers have a lot of questions related to state aid and financing of KETs, including rules of financing demonstration projects and infrastructure;

• 3. we need innovative and high-quality pioneering activities and replication of results across Europe. The regions are ready to start experimenting and rapid prototyping, which is a key for success;

• 4. multifund packages of measures are needed through which in particular the latest ICT and KET research knowledge is used to modernise the various industrial sectors and to create the new practices needed to achieve lasting social outcomes;

Erkki Ormala, Professor Aalto University,Former Vice-President, Business Environment, Nokia

We need to react on the changing innovation landscape.

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Success Factors: - Ecosystem thinking - Co-creation- Entrepreneurial Discovery- Effective use of KETs- Knowledge Triangle (synergy between R&E&I)

RegionalInnovation Test-Bed /

Case Espoo Innovation Garden:Technology linked with

Factories &Living Labs &

Start-ups

KET = the Real Enablers for Systemic Change based on Smart Specialisation

Aalto Health Factory 2.0:Translational Engineering in Biomedicine and Health Care

Basic Science

AALTO UNIVERSITY, prof. Raimo Sepponen

Basic Research•Brain •Cognition•Polymer technology•New materials•Nanotechnology•MEMS•Microelectronics•THz•Optics•Imaging•Modelling•Mechatronics•Automation, robotics

Health Care and Wellness•Prevention•Diagnosis•Therapy•Rehabilition•Independent living•Safe living•Proactive care•Affordable health care – more with less

Identified NeedsHealth care providers and

end users

Collaboration Helsinki University Hospital,

Universities of Applied SciencesHelsinki, Vantaa and Espoo cities

Health Factory Projects

Translational Research Societal Impact

Aalto University’s Own Ecosystem of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Aalto Health Factory

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Important Societal Trends and Resulting Challenges and Opportunities

Change opportunity (and need) of the entire healthcare paradigm•People should gradually start to proactively prevent their own diseases or significantly delay contracting them (”Personal and Preventive Healthcare”)•Lifestyle choices related to diet, exercise and sleep•Societies should focus most on incentivizing non-contraction of the large-impact diseases (primarily those above)•Long-term impact with boosting collaboration of hospitals and societal actors•Better international collaboration

New high-tech possibilities offer significant value-added•Biomedical nanotechnology•Sensor technology•Improved analytics via of big data•Telecommunications: both wireless (mobility and body sensors) and the industrial internet affect how healthcare-related telecommunications can be employed•Information-scientific and computational techniques •Robotics•Etc.

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markus.m.makela@aalto.fi

Development Environments

• Action research is chosen as the methodological approach

• City of Espoo, technology showrooms– Soukka Service Center – Tapiola Health Center

• City of Vantaa– Showroom and Technology Library– A mobile application for the youth

• Health technology products, solutions and services are tested and developed through Action research and user-driven methods in real life as Living Lab approach

Laurea University of Applied Sciences

Smart Specialisation Strategies: Implementing European Partnerships

Bench-Learning Conference for Pioneering Innovation RegionsJune 18th 2014, Brussels

EUE RYM SHOK & EKA Helsinki Region

2014Markku Markkula, Juho-Pekka Virtanen, Lars Miikki, Ali Kämäräinen, Tommi Hollström, Marika Ahlavuo, Hannu Hyyppä, Hank Kune

Building European Partnerships & Strategic Alliances by integrating Real & Virtual Worlds as the collaboration platforms

Using the Meshmoon Virtual Environment

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Proceedings:http://cor.europa.eu/en/events/Pages/smart-specialisation-strategies.aspx