Small Businesses (SMEs) in Health Research: Maximising outcomes of EU funded research projects. Tools for success | |
| Date: | 26/02/2009 |
| location : | Charlemagne building, Room S3 Alcide de Gasperi |
| address: | Rue de la Loi 170 Brussels Belgium |
Workshop organised by the Health Research Directorate of the European Commission -> Please note that priority will be given to SMEs participating in EU-funded FP6 and FP7 projects funded under the Health Theme. Objectives: The Health Directorate is bringing together SMEs participating in recently funded research projects to provide information on existing support structures and assist projects participants in maximising outcomes of EU funded research. Research-intensive SMEs are the main economic drivers of healthcare, biotechnology and medical technologies. Inclusion of high-tech SMEs in the health and biotechnology sectors has gained momentum during FP6 and is expected to further increase in FP7. But the time lag to commercialisation for health products is very long (10-12 years). The Commission will help SMEs through research funding, during the early phases of development. Therefore it considers a priority to provide tools and information to facilitate progress to the later stages. In order to further support these projects and enable the successful exploitation of project results, participants at the conference will: • Obtain information on European Union support mechanisms available for SMEs • Obtain information on Innovation in Health and Biotechnology • Identify possible sources of financial support for successful EU funded research • Identify key success factors for valorisation of EU funded projects results • Identify how to improve partnering and commercialization strategies • Explore through a survey and related debate what are the key performance factors for a future successful commercialization Registration is now open. Please register via KAPPA-Health project website here | |
| more information : | http://www.kappa-health.org |
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