Major Events of 2019

National eHealth week

Jan

21 to 26 January throughout the Netherlands

Digital support in healthcare (eHealth) assists people to more easily gain access to care and increased insights into their own health. Good examples of digital support are video calling with your healthcare provider, renewing prescriptions online, exercise with a training app or following the development of a baby during a pregnancy while the gynaecologist watches from the hospital in real-time. Yet many Dutch people still do not know enough about what eHealth can do for them.

Therefore, from 21 to 26 January 2019, ECP | Platform for the Information Society organised the third edition of the national eHealth week together with its partners the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, ZonMw, Zorgverzekeraars Nederland, and Health~Holland. The aim of the week was to connect as many people as possible with eHealth throughout the Netherlands and let them experience the possibilities.


A total of 276 eHealth events or activities were organised ranging from the prominent opening of the week at the ICT&health conference with Minister Bruno Bruins and Secretary General Erik Gerritsen to local events at hospitals or regional innovation hubs. Together with the ZorgInnovatie community, Health~Holland participated in the regional heats of National Healthcare Innovation Prize 2019. The finalists of the Innovation Prize will soon be published at ZorgInnovatie.nl.


Watch the opening at the ICT&health Conference in the aftermovie below of visit Studio EHW to get an impression on the activities.

Global Investor Forum

Feb

13 and 14 February, WTC, Rotterdam

The Global Investor Forum facilitates a private capital match with promising investment-ready biomed and healthcare startups, scaleups and tech transfer opportunities. The forum creates a powerful network of leading biomed entrepreneurs, formal and informal investors, physician key-opinion leaders and innovation executives to enable the next step of biomed and healthcare ventures. The investor forum offers a platform for leading VCs and entrepreneurs and CEOs of innovative companies to meet each other, to discuss investment opportunities, and to expand and strengthen the business network for future partnerships.

The programme consists of two intensive and interactive days with participants from different countries. The first day of the Global Investor Forum - 13 February 2019 - focuses on leadership development, venture growth and investment pitch preparation. The second day of Global Investor Forum - 14 February 2019 - will be organised in conjunction with Innovation for Health, the leading conference for innovators in Health & Life Sciences. Here the participating companies can connect with investors in one-on-one settings and/or pitch their company to the audience. The programme will be concluded with a special VIP CEO Investor Dinner, where investors and entrepreneurs can network in an exclusive setting.

Global Investor Forum is organised by Hyphen Projects in partnership with Main Partner Health~Holland and Prof. Marianne van der Steen of MERLN Regenerative Medicine Institute of Maastricht University.

For more information about Global Investor Forum, please click here.

Innovation for Health

Feb

Innovation for Health - Heart for Healthcare Innovations

14 February, WTC, Rotterdam

On the next edition of Innovation for Health on 14 February 2019 in Rotterdam WTC, you can immerse yourself in the heart of healthcare innovations. Inspiring top-notch speakers from home and abroad, from industry and academia, from startups to multinationals, from patients to doctors will take you to the future of healthcare. Over 800 bright and creative minds from different disciplines and backgrounds, all with innovation and healthcare as the denominator, will come together on this leading conference, to exchange ideas, to get inspired and to make meaningful and impactful connections. Here are a few highlights you should not miss out of the extensive programme with many interesting topics and sessions.

Innovating for the day after tomorrow

Which technological developments are awaiting us, how can you benefit from these and who are your potential partners or customers? Inspirational keynote speakers Peter Hinssen of nexxworks and Henk van Houten, CTO of Philips, will share their insights on the impact of innovation on the future of healthcare.

The great medicine debate

The call from public and politics for early access and fair pricing of medicines is increasing. What are the different views and how should we take this debate forward? Join the discussions with representatives from industry, healthcare insurance, patients and press!

Mergers and acquisitions as innovation strategy

Are mergers & acquisitions the way to take innovations forward? Discuss the pros and cons with prominent CEOs from biotech and medtech: Onno van de Stolpe, Edwin Moses and Eline van Beest.

Valentine’s Day - Special focus on heart

Cardiovascular disease is one the biggest health challenges. On this Valentine’s edition of Innovation for Health, a special session dedicated to innovations for heart will be organised in cooperation with Dutch Cardiovascular Alliance, Dutch Heart Foundation and Medical Delta. Various stakeholders will share their heart’s desire for healthcare and a Valentine Business Match-making will be organised to connect you with like-minded.

Health~Holland discount

Will you join us in driving innovation and transformation in healthcare? Make sure you use the Health~Holland voucher code (I4H1402HH) to receive €50,- discount on the registration fee. Click here to register.

Life Sciences@Work Venture Challenge

Mar

LifeSciences@Work Venture Challenge: open for applications

Participating means accelerating!

Each year the LifeSciences@Work (LS@W) accelerator for high-potential startups organises two Venture Challenges. This 10-week business development programme helps startups to develop their initial idea into a solid business case by an entrepreneurial approach with boot camps, 1-on-1 coaching and mentoring. The Venture Challenge Spring 2019, the 21st edition, is now open for applications.

Startup teams learn to identify key risks, analyse customer value propositions, develop a validation strategy, learn to build a venture plan and, ultimately, learn how to get connected. After the 10-week programme, the teams can pitch for the Venture Challenge Jury. The best pitch and venture plan will take home the €25,000 prize money.


Are you interested in participating in Venture Challenge Spring 2019? Read more on how to enter, note the important dates and find the Venture Proposal forms at the LS@W website.

PPP Day: Innovation by co-creation

Mar

LSH Public-Private Partnership day: Innovation by co-creation 

7 March, Jaarbeurs, Utrecht

On Thursday 7 March 2019, ZonMw and Health~Holland are organising the annual Life Sciences & Health Public-Private Partnership day (LSH PPP) in Utrecht. This LSH PPP day is not only about the opportunities offered by the different forms of collaboration; opportunities to start new public-private partnerships will also be offered. Connecting researchers and entrepreneurs creates the synergy needed to work on new innovative healthcare solutions that involve the end user and make the most of economic opportunities. Such co-creation is the key to innovative success.

Topics

Also this year we offer a varied programme for researchers, entrepreneurs and end users. During this afternoon you will hear more about the new funding opportunities for public-private partnerships, and there will be plenty of opportunities to find intended partners and to start networking. Get informed about the role of SME, citizen science and medical devices in public-private partnerships and financing systems in different phases of research.


Registration

The registration for this afternoon starts at the end of January 2019. Keep an eye on our website. There is no entry fee, but registration is mandatory. Would you like to receive an invitation for this afternoon? Send an email to pps@zonmw.nl and note 7 March in your agenda!

Health Valley Event

Mar

Health Valley Event: Where people make the difference

14 March, Pathé Nijmegen

The Health Valley Event (HVE) is the foremost care innovation conference of the Netherlands. The place where new connections are forged, where people make the difference and where we create an impact on healthcare together. This year’s event will be filling up its varied programme with keynote speakers, inspiring thematic sessions and demos of beautiful technological innovations. On this day, innovations receive an enormous boost so that afterwards, everybody is even more vitalised to make a difference in healthcare.

Some highlights of the event:

  • Speakers like Hugo de Jonge (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport), Mihai. G. Netea (Professor Department of Internal Medicine Radboud university medical center), Sabine Pinedo (Vascular internist and entrepreneur), Allard Kapitein (Managing Director Covalution Holding and co-founder Acerta Pharma) and Jo de Boeck (Executive Vice President & CSO Imec).
  • During the thematic sessions trends and developments in the field of eHealth, Medical Devices & Robotics and Personalised Medicine will be discussed in detail.
    Awarding of National Healthcare Innovation Prize and Health Valley Bridge Prize.

Register now for the Health Valley Event on the website.

BIO-Europe Spring Vienna

Mar

BIO-Europe Spring Vienna

25 – 27 March, Vienna, Austria

BIO-Europe Spring is the springtime counterpart to EBD Group’s flagship conference, BIO-Europe, and continues the tradition of providing life science companies with high caliber partnering opportunities. Featuring EBD Group’s sophisticated, web-based partnering system, partneringONE®, the event enables delegates to efficiently identify, meet and get partnerships started with companies across the life science value chain, from large biotech and pharma companies to financiers and innovative startups. Engage with the right partners at Europe’s largest springtime biotech partnering event.

Health~Holland Pavilion

You can meet the Dutch at the Health~Holland Pavilion, booth #59. Visit the pavilion and discover what the Netherlands has to offer as business partner, business location and as biotech career destination.


HollandBIO members get a discount

Every HollandBIO member quoting “HollandBio2019” in the VIP field of the registration will receive a EUR 300 delegation discount on the prevailing registration fee. Click here to go the registration page.


Visit the official conference website for more information.

National Congress of Public Health

Apr

11 April, Jaarbeurs Utrecht

The Dutch Congress for Public Health has been the leading national congress in public health for more than fifteen years. The introduction of a different concept (which include the incorporation of tracks; congress one day instead of two days) was successful and will be continued in 2019. Working, co-creation, sharing knowledge and networking are the main focus for this year’s national congress of public health.

Draft programme:

9.00 - 9.30 Walk in and registration

9.30 – 10.15 Introduction and welcome - Lea Bouwmeester, chair of the NCVGZ foundation + Wilhelmina Rouwenhorst reading.

10.30 - 12.00 Parallel sessions 1 with 9 tracks

12.00 – 12.30 Awarding of the dissertation prize and MIP prize

12.30 – 13.45 Lunch break

13.45 - 15.00 Parallel sessions 2 with 9 tracks

15.00 - 15.30 Coffee break

15.30 - 17.30 Parallel sessions 3 with 9 tracks

17.30 - 19.00 Reception


Visit the website for more information about the programme, the tracks and registration.

Rare Disease Symposium

Apr

Rare Disease Symposium

18 April, Het Oude Magazijn, Amersfoort

A better life for patients with a rare disease in 2030. That is something we all want. That is something we urgently need each other for.

The life sciences sector is keeping its promise. Thanks to new treatment methods, patients with rare diseases are gaining a new lease of life. Despite the successes, how we develop these innovations and apply them in practice leaves a lot to be desired on all fronts. The development trajectory of new drugs is too long, too risky and too costly. Furthermore, the system for registration and declaration is too cumbersome. These drawbacks are extinguishing the ambition of offering every patient an effective treatment. How do we ensure that successful innovations can reach their goal and the patient?

The second edition of the Rare Disease Symposium on Thursday 18 April 2019 focuses on breaking the status quo. With all stakeholders, we will look for win-win situations in the development of orphan drugs and access to these. Our passionate speakers will briefly and convincingly present their solution for a future in which health benefits, innovation and affordability go hand in hand. After these presentations there will be plenty of time for informed discussion. The day will end with a rapid-fire debate. Lively exchanges guaranteed! In short, you should not miss the Rare Disease Symposium.


Visit the website for the programme and registration.

BIO International Convention: Philadelphia

Jun

BIO International Convention, Philadelphia

 3 to 6 June, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

As the largest business partnering event in the world, the BIO International Convention is the epicentre of the biotechnology industry. It is hosted by the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), which represents more than 1100 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centres and related organisations across the United States and in more than 30 other nations.

From 3 to 6 June 2019, global biotechnology and pharma leaders will come together in Philadelphia, PA for one week of intensive networking to discover new opportunities and promising partnerships. More than 16,000 delegates from around the globe will gather for unparalleled partnering, education, networking, and to see all that tri-state area has to offer. The region's vast array of leading universities and research institutions fosters a collaborative environment.


The key benefits of attending the 2019 BIO International Convention are access to global biotech and pharma leaders via BIO One-on-One Partnering, exposure to industry thought-leaders with over 500 education sessions at your fingertips, and unparalleled networking opportunities with 16,000+ attendees from 67 countries.


More information or registration can be found at the BIO website.