The document outlines the agenda and activities of the Sports and Technology Tour organized by Ren Wijlens of the Sports and Technology Cluster. The tour includes visits to four locations: 1) Fontys Sporthogeschool, 2) InnoSportLab De Tongelreep, 3) PSV Herdgang, and 4) Op Noord. The tour aims to showcase various sports innovation labs and discuss the role of government in supporting the Sports and Technology cluster in the Netherlands.

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Touring Day – Sports & Tech Tour
Ren Wijlens
Sports and Technology Cluster

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Welcome!
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Program
• Location 1: Fontys Sporthogeschool
o Welcome and cluster Sports en Technology
o Fontys Sporthogeschool
o Brief tour
• Location 2: InnoSportLab De Tongelreep
o Fiellab InnoSportlab de Tongelreep
o Brief lab-tour
• Location 3: PSV Herdgang
o FieldLab Soccer at PSV Eindhoven
o Brief lab-tour
• Location 4: Op Noord
o Lunch
o InnoSportLab Sport and vitaltity
o Role of Governement within cluster Sports & Technology
o Sport & Technology Business Club
o Accelerator program HighTechXL Sport & Vitality
o Brief labtour InnoSportlab Sport&Vitality
• Drinks
• Transfer 040 Congress & Events/Van der Valk Eindhoven
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Introduction to Sports and Technology and related
clusters in Europe
René Wijlens
• Clustermanager Sports & Technology
• Executive Director EPSI
www.sportsandtechnology.com
Cluster for Sports innovations
creating innovation and business through
smart connections
Creating value through
Smart Connections
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Brainport region: Leading
technology region in Europe
Open innovation; cross sectoral:
sport, society, health, nutrition, design
State of Mind: sharing knowledge
to multiplyknowledge
Create solutions for the societal
challenges of today and tomorrow
International network
Cluster Sports & Technology:
located in the heart of Brainport region, the Netherlands

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Cluster Sports & Technology:
what do we do?
Combine Sport, Knowledge and Business for innovation and
business creation to:
• create innovative products, services and environments
• stimulate healthy active lifestyle
Results:
• Sports revenue: Enhance sportperformance; reduce injury
• Societal Impact: more people with healthy active lifestyle
(vitality)
• Economical Impact: More business!!
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We work on Societal Challenge: Designed to move!
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Desig n ed to mo ve.o rg; 2 0 12 , 2 01 3
Cluster Sports & Technology:
creating innovations and business through smart connections
Founded 2005:
9 independentSportFieldLabs (living labs)within region
ExcellentKnowledge network
>100 companies;S&T-Business Club
Supported by Governmentand societal organisations
SportFieldLabs
• ASportFieldLab is a research,developmentand innovation location
in a real-life sports setting
o breeding places for innovation and business creation;
o direct links to knowledge organisations (lab for research and development)
o Facilities for testing and evaluation
• Create,develop and testofnew:
o products
o services
o facilities
o interventions
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SportFieldLabs
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Knowledge organisations
• Top research and innovation programs on
Technology, Sports and Vitality:
o Mine your own body (sensor technology,data and
data driven design)
o Vitality and Healthy Urban Living (Holst
(IMEC/TNO),alliances TU/e-Fontys,UU-TU/e)
• Transfer of knowledge through SportFieldlabs
and Business
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Business; S&T-Business Club
• Network of>100 (SME) companies
• 14 M€ investments in innovation projects between
2012-2015
• (lead) partner in National and International innovation
projects (PROFIT,SMART Business,..)
• Stimulating business developmenttraject
o New businesses like: Inmotio, SmartGoals, AAA-Lux,
Sportivation, Ato Gear, Usono, Dashtag, ....
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From innovative ideas to business
Inmotio, SmartGoals, AAA-Lux, Sportivation, Ato Gear, Usono, Dashtag, variopool....
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BECOME PART OF THE BEST SPORT & VITALITY ACCELERATOR
IN THE WORLD Provided services for S&T cluster
I. Development of (strategical) innovation projects
II. Stimulating innovation and business (events/programs)
§ Matc h mak ing s es s ions /work s hops
§ Innov ation s timulation c ompetition
§ Ac c eleration from innov ation to bus ines s
III. Networking
Regional, national and international:
§ Within the c lus ter
§ Link c lus ter to regional and national s ports policy
§ Cros s ov ers to other area’s
§ Strategic international allianc es to other c lusters
IV. Clustermanagement:
§ J oint innov ation and projec t agenda
Cluster Sports and Technology:
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Cluster Sports and Technology:
Part of a European Network for Sport
Innovation:
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European Platform for Sports Innovation
www.epsi.eu
President: Antonello Marega
Executive-directors: René Wijlens, Alberto Bichi

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For further information:
www.sportsandtechnology.com
Wijlens@sportsandtechnology.com
info@sportsandtechnology.com
European Plat f orm f or Sport s Innovat ion
European Platform for Sports Innovation
Accelerate Innovation in Sports
Antonello Marega: President
René Wijlens, Alberto Bichi: Executive-directors
European Plat f orm f or Sport s Innovat ion
Accelerate Innovation in Sports
Innovation in the areas of physical
activity related to sport, leisure and
health
• Membership-based networking
organisation
• Legal status: Association ASBL,
Brussels Belgium)
• Spin off of InnoSport.eu project
(2005-2008)
• Founded December 2011
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European Plat f orm f or Sport s Innovat ion
• 25 members
• 12 EU countries
• Representing:
– (Regional) Clusters, Industry
(FESI)
– RTD organisations
European Plat f orm f or Sport s Innovat ion
EPSI stimulates technological innovation
and innovation driven business
opportunities
Top down:
• Create an innovation stimulating environment for EU sports
Bottom up:
• Set up Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda based on
sport innovation trends
• Stimulate collaboration in innovation through
– Events (annual EPSI conference, brokerage events etc)
– Project-development
• Disseminate project results, knowledge and innovation
opportunities
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European Plat f orm f or Sport s Innovat ion
EPSI Stimulates Innovation
Ideas are the drivers for innovation and ….new business
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European Plat f orm f or Sport s Innovat ion
Expression
of interest
P ROJECT
OUTLINE
P ARTNER
SEARCH
Collaborations
P roject development
(EU) call preparation
Spor t sneeds
and chances
Knowledge
or ganisat ions
com panies
CALLS
PROJECT
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
BROKERAGE EVENT
(match making)
IDEAS
SCAN FOR CALLS/FUNDING
EPSI stimulates cooperation:
Share ideas for success…
Market trends/ideas
European Plat f orm f or Sport s Innovat ion
Example project:
EU4SPORTS CLUSTER ALLIANCE PROJECT
GOAL:
• Implement and test a Joint Internationalization
Strategy for innovative sport clusters
• Develop new value chains for SMEs
• Exploit international opportunities for SMEs, in
third markets outside the EU
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European Plat f orm f or Sport s Innovat ion
“Sport has the
power to change
the World”
(Nelson Mandela)
European Plat f orm f or Sport s Innovat ion
Thank YOU
Innovation and
Cooperation is the
engine….
Thank You
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For further information:
www.epsi.eu
Wijlens@sportsandtechnology.com
info@epsi.eu / assistant1@epsi.eu
www.sportsandtechnology.com
Wijlens@sportsandtechnology.com
info@sportsandtechnology.com