SmB café 16 May '13 - Babybloom - Heleen Willemsen
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The BabyBloom Incubator: From research to business Heleen Willemsen May 16 2013 December 2010
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Presentation by Heleen Willemsen of Babybloom for the Science meets Business café of 16 May 2013. This event was held in the BioPartner Accelerator building in Leiden.
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The BabyBloom Incubator:From research to business Heleen Willemsen
May 16 2013
December 2010
1948 2013
The problems with today’s incubators:
Excessive light and noise damage brain development
Incubator forms a barrier for parents for healthy bonding
Medical staff complains that ergonomics do not meet todays demands
The long road from research to business• Thesis project (2005)
• Finding partners and finance (2007-2009)
• Technical development (2009-2012)
• Certification (2012)
• Market introduction! (2013)
About BabyBloom Healthcare today:• Located in Poortgebouw, Leiden
• ISO 13485 certified
• 2 CE marked medical devices on the market: BabyBloom Incubator and Benjamin Kangaroo Sweater
• Serial production and international sales of incubator
• Mission: make neonatology worldwide more child-, parent and nurse friendly.
