1. Innovation Club Flanders

2. Non for profit organization
A team and network of passionate innovators,
entrepreneurs and inventors
500 years of combined experience
> 1000 client members
Spin off from VIV to enable clearer project work

3. What we can offer?
Support for all dimensions of innovation.
From idea to product:
A listening ear of likeminded innovators
Low cost protection. Do we need to protect via IPR?
Where to connect in different phases of the
development process? Funding, partners.
Hands-on help to do actual work at low cost.
From idea sharing to supporting projects

4. What is innovation?
Research is putting money in knowledge
Innovation is putting knowledge into money

5. What do entrepreneurs need to
innovate?
Connections to bridge knowledge and reduce risk.
Perseverance
Support in the dip

6. What are key talents of a great
inventor or entrepreneur?
An idea has no real value.
Putting the right idea into practice with excellent
execution.
A behavioral paradox
Perseverance close to stubbornness
Open mind and able to connect

7. Examples of killer application innovations

8. James Dyson saw the similarity
Dyson Cyclone
Vacuum

9. George de Mestral saw the Similarity

13. Where are the best innovations?
Finding solutions to challenges of frustrations
by people who are immersed in a topic

14. Who says we need a pen?
VS.

15. Baxter transportation

16. From a pharmacy
MediSafe
MediBox
15MinutSafe
Post-It
Take-It
Reference in the industry with more than 800 sold

17. Moving large plants and trees

18. Integrated innovation
Expert problem: Sleep detection.
Innova award 2008
•IT expert
•Innovation expert
•Funding expert
•IP expertise

19. Integrated innovation
Expert problem: Healthy drink.
•Innovation expert
•Funding expert
•IP expertise
•Consumer understanding
•Fermentation expert
•Entrepreneur

20. Where and When can you visit us?
Burgemeesterstraat 59
300o Leuven
First Friday of each month at 7.30 pm. Contact us first
www.ivv-vzw.be