In introduction to SILS 2015 panel of international specialists on “Aging of the Population: Opportunity or Threat?” By : Carine Boonen, Flanders' Care (Belgium) At Sherbrooke International Life Sciences Summit - 2nd edition | September 28/29/30 2015 www.sils-sherbrooke.com

1. Flanders’
Care
Dr. Carine Boonen
Coordinator Flanders’ Care
Government of Flanders
Brussels
BELGIUM

2. Flanders’ Care:
Common policy
initiative
Minister-President of the Government of
Flanders and
Flemish Minister for Foreign Policy
Vice-Minister-President of the Government
of Flanders and
Flemish Minister for Budget and Finance
Flemish Minister for Work, Economy and
Innovation
Flemish Minister for Welfare, Public
Health and Family

3. Flanders’ Care
where science & technology
meet
entrepreneurs
quality of healthcare & welfare
meet

4. Mission Statement
To measurably improve
the quality of care and
to stimulate responsible
entrepreneurship through
innovation in healthcare
industry

5. Lifelong Integrated
Care
Prevention Cure Chronic Care
Hyperconnectivity / Wearables / Electronic Health Records / ICT backbone / Cloud
Diagnosis
Hospital
Treatment
Care
EXTRA
MUROS
INTRA MUROS EXTRA
MUROS
HOME OT IC HOSP REHAB HOMEER

6. Multi-
Stakeholders
Approach

8. User-Centered Design
Multi-Stakeholders Approach
Universities
Research
Knowledge Centres
Industry
Entrepreneurs
Healthcare Sector
Care Givers

9. Instruments
Covering the
Innovation
Cycle

11. Covering the Innovation Cycle
Demonstration Projects
RESEARCH &
DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTATION INTERNATIONAL
VALORIZATION
DEMONSTRATION
Care Living Labs
Contact Point for
Entrepreneurs
New Industrial Policy
Health Economics
KEA (idea – prototyping - start-up)
Toolboxkit
Evidence Based
Care
Roadmap User Centered Approach
Online Data Bank

12. 5 Flemish Strategic Research
Centers

13. Digital research and
entrepreneurship hub
DIGITAL
RESEARCH
BUSINESS
INCUBATION
Strategic
research
Applied
research
Spin-offs
Global expansion
for tech businesses
Start-up support
for (student) entrepreneurs
Living lab research
European
research projects
Future Internet acceleration
for SMEs
MARKETS

14. REAL LIFE TEST OF
DEVELOPED
PROTOTYPE
ECONOMICAL
VALORISATIO
Development
FEEDBACK OF END USER
CLINICAL DATA
Demonstration
projects

15. Demonstration
projects
Cooperation Agreement
CARE
NEED
EFFECT  ADDED VALUE OF
INNOVATION
CARE ACTOR
CARE
ACTOR CARE ACTOR CARE ACTOR
+ BENCHMARK
1. EXISTING
2. SUSTAINABILITY
3. INTERNATIONALISATION
VALORISATION
IP PROTECTION
CARE
ACTOR
ENTREPRENE
UR

16. 16
Digital Health Living Lab
Methods
Active user involvement
Understanding the
ecosystem from the
perspective of its key
participants
Goals, potential gains,
and most desirable future
outcomes
Commitment to academic
enrichment
Changing expectations of
customers and
stakeholders influencing
the industry
Access to European
Health Living Lab
community
International scaling
Community
Management
Active user-research
Data-driven market
insights
Cross-boarder
leveraging
Multi-actor approach
Health specific
strategies:
• Recruitment
• Motivation
• Feedback

17. MedTech Flanders
Medical technology as a
catalyst for
innovative healthcare
Cluster of MedTech companies
and
activities
Founded by entrepreneurs
Local and international
interaction and
cooperation

18. New Industrial Policy Health
Economics
Lead customer – generic need
New cooperation models
Care sector
Entrepreneurs
Knowledge centers
Local government
Patient centered

19. New Industrial Policy Health
Economics
Sustainable business models
Implementation

20. KEA – idea  start-up
1. Intensive support start-ups in care economy
2. Awareness - Ideation – Health Accelerator Boot
Camp
3. Personalised and tailor made support to
improve the maturity of the entrepreneur
4. Prototyping

21. Toolboxkit Evidence Based Care
1. Online
2. Outcome – framework of study methodology
3. Related to product or service
4. End user
Transparency towards evidence methodologies

22. 22
FOUR CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE
integration of digital innovations
in healthcare
citizen health empowerment
adjusted legal and ethical
framework
clinical validation
and regulation
of digital solutions

23. DOKZ
1. Profiles – Flemish & English
2. Matchmaking (business & partnerships)
3. Opportunities for finding EU project partners
4. Disclosing regional potential
Online Data Bank
Accessible for actors in Flanders’ Health
Economics

24. Nano4Health –
Cross Cluster Cooperation Model
Emerging opportunities for jobs & growth
Policy level:: framing
Cluster level::supporting
Stakeholder level:delivering
Tangible shared value

25. Cross Cluster Cooperation Model
1. System innovation
2. Multilayer model (knowledge centers, government/policy
level, cluster organisations, companies, end users (care
organisations/persons)
3. Defining the roll and responsibility of each level
4. Developing efficient and complementary tools for each
level
5. Creating an open international cross cluster model

26. Flanders’ Care within
Europe

27. SG Healthcare –
Enterprise Europe Network
1. 35 Member Regions
2. Bringing together providers and recipients of healthcare
technology and knowhow
3. Providing companies with advice and support
4. Helping companies find European partners
5. Raising awareness and informing companies about
relevant EU regulations and directives
6. Matchmaking (business & partnerships)
7. Opportunities for finding EU project partners
8. Disclosing regional potential
1 of 17 dedicated Sector Groups in E.E.N.

28. Contact Flanders’ Care
Enterprise Flanders
Lieve Apers
lieve.apers@agentschapondernemen.be
Flanders Investment & Trade
Jan Bruffaerts
jan.bruffaerts@fitagency.be
Department of Welfare, Public Health &
Family
Fabian Dominguez
fabian.dominguez@wvg.vlaanderen.be
Loes Houthuys
loes.houthuys@wvg.vlaanderen.be
Carine Boonen
carine.boonen@wvg.vlaanderen.be