Nieuws.

De activiteiten van Life Sciences & Health 010 (LSH010) worden op 22 maart 2023 officieel overgedragen aan Rotterdam Square. Ellen Smit is directeur van deze nieuwe organisatie. ‘Het is voor Rotterdam geweldig dat er een vaste plek komt waar bedrijfsleven, onderzoek en onderwijs elkaar fysiek treffen.’

De activiteiten van Life Sciences & Health 010 (LSH010) werden op woensdag 22 maart 2023 tijdens de drukbezochte Kick-Off officieel overgedragen aan Rotterdam Square. De symbolische plaats hiervoor was de Tuin van Verbondenheid in het Erasmus MC. ‘Rotterdam Square wordt het dorpsplein waar onderwijs, onderzoekers, ondernemers en overheid elkaar tegenkomen.’

Medical Delta hoogleraar Neuroradiologie prof. dr. Marion Smits (Erasmus MC, TU Delft) ontvangt een Vici beurs van ZonMw voor haar onderzoek naar virtuele biopsie van hersentumoren. Hiermee kan zij in de komende vijf jaar een vernieuwende onderzoekslijn ontwikkelen en haar eigen onderzoeksgroep verder uitbouwen.

Wanneer er complicaties optreden bij een zwangerschap of bevalling, geeft de frequentie en variabiliteit van de hartslag een indicatie van de gezondheidstoestand van ongeboren of te vroeg geboren kinderen. De manier waarop dat nu wordt gemonitord, is vooral een momentopname.

Universiteit Leiden, LUMC, Health Campus Den Haag, TU Delft, Erasmus MC en Erasmus Universiteit gaan in een nieuw wetenschappelijk programma nauw samenwerken op het gebied van onderzoek naar preventie en gezondheid. Medical Delta stelt voor vijf jaar financiering beschikbaar voor het discipline-overstijgende wetenschappelijke programma Healthy Society in Medical Delta: lifestyle & prevention.

Vorige maand ondertekenden het ministerie van VWS, Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten (VNG), Zorgverzekeraars Nederland (ZN) en GGD GHOR Nederland het Gezond en Actief Leven Akkoord (GALA). In het GALA zijn niet vrijblijvende afspraken gemaakt om de fysieke en mentale gezondheid van inwoners te behouden en bevorderen. Ondertekenaars gaan slimmer samenwerken aan meer gezondheid, preventie en een sterke sociale basis. Deze afspraken moeten bijdragen aan het realiseren van een gezondere generatie in 2040.

The activities of Life Sciences & Health 010 (LSH010) will be officially transferred to Rotterdam Square on 22 March 2023. Ellen Smit is director of this new organization. ‘It’s great for Rotterdam to have a permanent place where business, research and education meet physically.’

Are you looking to expand your business to the South East Asian region, or do you want to strengthen existing relations within the region? If so, the upcoming Life Sciences & Health mission to Malaysia and Indonesia might be of interest to you. From the 22nd of May to the 26th of May, 2023, Task Force Health Care and a group of Dutch stakeholders will be traveling to the ASEAN region to have in-person contact with key opinion leaders and various stakeholders in the region. This mission is part of a multi-annual public-private programme Strategic Multi-Annual Market Approach (SMM) programme targeting South East Asia focused on Connected Care. As the second outgoing mission of this programme, this mission will serve both new exploratory stakeholders as well as active stakeholders that have already settled in the region.

During this mission we shall travel to:

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (optional)
Surabaya and Jakarta, Indonesia
What can you expect?
Both Malaysia and Indonesia show strong economic growth and are actively investing in the healthcare sector. Both regions focus on improving the access to care, and quality of care, with digital as well as physical solutions. As The Netherlands encourages partnerships in this field with the ASEAN region, let’s utilize this oppotunity to address these challenges together. Please find the draft programme, here.

Opportunities in Malaysia
The public and private healthcare sectors in Malaysia are focused on expanding on technology, medical devices, and digital health themes to ensure world-class quality healthcare service delivery. The efforts to progress these areas are part of a larger effort to modernize care and create a more efficient system that focusses on tele-medicine, elderly care, and disease management. This means leveraging technology for innovation and increasing international collaboration to lead Malaysia’s digital health scene to further modernize their healthcare system.

Opportunities in Indonesia
Indonesia withholds numerous Life Science & Health opportunities, making it both an excellent starting point for Dutch companies that want to enter the ASEAN market, and a fruitful market for those who are already active in the region. Both public and private parties in the country have active ongoing collaborations with the Netherlands. Themes the country has been prioritizing in the last few years include the development of Health-Tech and Tele-Medicine, along with local production.

Additional market information on the ASEAN region can be found in the LSH ASEAN 5 Market Report (published in 2021).  

During this trade mission, you will…
… take part in collective visits to relevant LSH stakeholders; such as the ministries of health, leading public- and private hospitals, relevant associations and healthcare facilities.
… take part in seminars/roundtables focused on specific topics matching Dutch and local interest.
… gain insight into entry strategy opportunities for your specific product/service.
… deepen existing relations in the region and strengthen ties with stakeholders you may already have interest in.
… participate in networking receptions where you meet (new) local business contacts (individual matchmaking is optional and against an additional fee).

To increase the quality and success of the mission, there will be a joint programme* at the start of each day, as well as two programmes that run parallel to eachother in the afternoons. This is done to cater to both exploratory stakeholders and stakeholders that want to use this mission to deepen existing relations.

*The programme is still under development and will be announced as soon as it has been made conrete.

Participation fee
The cost of participating in this exploratory visit is as follows:

Participation fee of € 500,- (excl. VAT), per person.
Matchmaking is optional and will be offered against an additional fee of € 250,- (excl VAT) per organization.
This fee includes participation in the collective programme, collective local transport and local support by organizing parties. This fee excludes costs for travel, including possible regional flights, accommodation, meals, translators and individual transportation.

Register today!
If you want to be part of this Dutch LSH delegation please register before April 11th, 2023

Register here.
If you have any remaining questions about the programme, logistics, or financial matters, please contact:

Annelie Oortwijn
Project Manager
+ 31 (0)6 -820 651 43
annelie.oortwijn@tfhc.nl

COVID-19 Clause

Due to rapid developments with regards to COVID-19, there is a risk that the mission cannot take place on the planned date. A Go/No-Go will be given 6 weeks prior to the mission. If the travel advice changes to orange (necessary travels only), the mission will be cancelled or postponed. Note: in favour of the scope and quality of the mission, we reserve the right to accept or decline participants who do not fit within the relevant target group for this mission.