Periodic Reporting for period 1 - i4KIDS-EUROPE (Inclusive and Interconnected Ecosystem to Boost Paediatric Innovation in Europe-i4KIDS-EUROPE)
Período documentado: 2023-01-15 hasta 2024-01-14
The i4KIDS-EUROPE project expands upon the successful i4KIDS initiative to promote paediatric healthcare innovation across Europe, aiming to involve diverse stakeholders and territories.
By analyzing the European paediatric innovation landscape and addressing barriers, the project seeks to establish an interconnected ecosystem that empowers underrepresented actors.
The ultimate goal is to ensure equitable access to innovative healthcare solutions for children, recognizing their unique needs.
To achieve this, the project focuses on:
- Analyzing the European paediatric innovation ecosystem, including needs and barriers in emerging and moderate innovation countries.
- Developing strategies to enhance stakeholder engagement and connectivity within the paediatric innovation ecosystem.
- Building capacities across the European paediatric innovation ecosystem.
- Communicating and disseminating project activities and outcomes to attract stakeholders.
- Ensuring excellence in project coordination and management.
By analyzing the European paediatric innovation landscape and addressing barriers, the project seeks to establish an interconnected ecosystem that empowers underrepresented actors.
The ultimate goal is to ensure equitable access to innovative healthcare solutions for children, recognizing their unique needs.
To achieve this, the project focuses on:
- Analyzing the European paediatric innovation ecosystem, including needs and barriers in emerging and moderate innovation countries.
- Developing strategies to enhance stakeholder engagement and connectivity within the paediatric innovation ecosystem.
- Building capacities across the European paediatric innovation ecosystem.
- Communicating and disseminating project activities and outcomes to attract stakeholders.
- Ensuring excellence in project coordination and management.
In WP1, our main focus has been to identify barriers and needs hindering paediatric innovation support and delivery across Europe. We developed and distributed a digital questionnaire to gather crucial insights, categorized by country (defined as Innovation leaders, Strong innovators, Moderate innovators and Emerging innovators) and stakeholder (SMEs or start-ups; Large companies/industry; Investors) type. This collaborative effort aimed to deepen our understanding of the European Paediatric Innovation Landscape. The results of WP1 are pivotal for preparing subsequent project activities, such as Training Capsules in WP2 and Working Groups and a White Paper in WP4.
In WP2, our main focus has been establishing governance rules and creating an initial member database while promoting community engagement through specialized tools for stakeholder management and connectivity.
Considerable progress has been made in defining the framework for managing the i4KIDS-EUROPE Network in alignment with its strategic objectives, culture, and ethics. A working group was formed between founding institutions to define governance measures for current and future members where stakeholder diversity is crucial to gather expertise within the i4KIDS-EUROPE ecosystem. Different group lists have been created to build up a database of the initial structure and stakeholders, including founders, advisory board, innovation champions, and new members.
Significant work has been accomplished in the WP3 to build the basis of the capacity building for the i4KIDS-EUROPE project, such as the identification of the learning needs, creation of a registration and dissemination platform for the training as well as the creation of the paediatrics expert's pool. The second period will be beneficial to build on top of these results, delivering training sessions to the largest innovators community as possible and offering possibilities to start-ups to benefit from the mentoring activities. Workshops to share best practices will support the learning needs and development of the i4KIDS-network, connecting the dots across Europe and benefiting from experiences of each other.
WP4 has just started as planned coinciding with the end of the first periodic report
The first meetings to define the tasks related to this WP were already held and defined the creation of working groups to assess feasibility, determine priorities, define actions, and identify necessary resources for the future of Paediatric Innovation in Europe for the forthcoming years.
Significant effort has been invested in WP5 to establish communication channels and structures that ensure timely, effective, and continuous communication within and about the network, as well as the dissemination of activities, collectively enhancing visibility and awareness of i4KIDS-EUROPE. The second period will be crucial for building upon these achievements and essential for ensuring that the network continues to assert itself as a key player in paediatric innovation in Europe, ensuring that the target audience remains informed about news and activities within the consortium. The PID holds in Warsaw was the main achievement together with the establishment of the corresponding communication channels as mentioned above.
WP6 has provided a useful online platform for sharing project documents and information, ensuring easy access for all partners, has been chosen and adapted to the project's needs. Moreover, the internal communication strategy, open and transparent, has allowed partners to share updates, insights, and concerns. Fostering a collaborative and positive team culture has been key to establishing good internal communication, promoting trust and engagement among partners, and ultimately contributing to the project's overall success.
In WP2, our main focus has been establishing governance rules and creating an initial member database while promoting community engagement through specialized tools for stakeholder management and connectivity.
Considerable progress has been made in defining the framework for managing the i4KIDS-EUROPE Network in alignment with its strategic objectives, culture, and ethics. A working group was formed between founding institutions to define governance measures for current and future members where stakeholder diversity is crucial to gather expertise within the i4KIDS-EUROPE ecosystem. Different group lists have been created to build up a database of the initial structure and stakeholders, including founders, advisory board, innovation champions, and new members.
Significant work has been accomplished in the WP3 to build the basis of the capacity building for the i4KIDS-EUROPE project, such as the identification of the learning needs, creation of a registration and dissemination platform for the training as well as the creation of the paediatrics expert's pool. The second period will be beneficial to build on top of these results, delivering training sessions to the largest innovators community as possible and offering possibilities to start-ups to benefit from the mentoring activities. Workshops to share best practices will support the learning needs and development of the i4KIDS-network, connecting the dots across Europe and benefiting from experiences of each other.
WP4 has just started as planned coinciding with the end of the first periodic report
The first meetings to define the tasks related to this WP were already held and defined the creation of working groups to assess feasibility, determine priorities, define actions, and identify necessary resources for the future of Paediatric Innovation in Europe for the forthcoming years.
Significant effort has been invested in WP5 to establish communication channels and structures that ensure timely, effective, and continuous communication within and about the network, as well as the dissemination of activities, collectively enhancing visibility and awareness of i4KIDS-EUROPE. The second period will be crucial for building upon these achievements and essential for ensuring that the network continues to assert itself as a key player in paediatric innovation in Europe, ensuring that the target audience remains informed about news and activities within the consortium. The PID holds in Warsaw was the main achievement together with the establishment of the corresponding communication channels as mentioned above.
WP6 has provided a useful online platform for sharing project documents and information, ensuring easy access for all partners, has been chosen and adapted to the project's needs. Moreover, the internal communication strategy, open and transparent, has allowed partners to share updates, insights, and concerns. Fostering a collaborative and positive team culture has been key to establishing good internal communication, promoting trust and engagement among partners, and ultimately contributing to the project's overall success.
The outcomes of the project extend beyond the state of the art in paediatric healthcare innovation:
The "European Paediatric Innovation Situation Report and Needs Analysis" will be publicly disseminated to raise awareness about the challenges in paediatric innovation across Europe. By keeping the questionnaire open, the consortium aims to gather more data to enhance the project's future impact.
Thorough communication efforts are crucial in raising awareness about paediatric innovation challenges and fostering continuous collaboration among European partners. This facilitates networking and the establishment of collaborative networks.
The availability of the first European innovation paediatric training capsules to all paediatric innovators promotes knowledge exchange and collaboration. Similarly, creating a community of paediatric innovators encourages collaboration and could expand the diffusion of good practices in paediatric innovation.
Increased stakeholder awareness of challenges and barriers paediatric innovators face, coupled with efforts to increase trust in paediatric innovation and research, is vital. Additionally, promoting Latvia as a paediatric research and innovation hub strengthens the project's impact.
Participation in the project and the organization of events such as PID in Warsaw have achieved substantial results in paediatric healthcare innovation. Key needs for further uptake and success include continued research and innovation, access to markets and finance, a supportive regulatory framework, and international collaboration. These efforts contribute to advancing paediatric healthcare innovation globally.
The "European Paediatric Innovation Situation Report and Needs Analysis" will be publicly disseminated to raise awareness about the challenges in paediatric innovation across Europe. By keeping the questionnaire open, the consortium aims to gather more data to enhance the project's future impact.
Thorough communication efforts are crucial in raising awareness about paediatric innovation challenges and fostering continuous collaboration among European partners. This facilitates networking and the establishment of collaborative networks.
The availability of the first European innovation paediatric training capsules to all paediatric innovators promotes knowledge exchange and collaboration. Similarly, creating a community of paediatric innovators encourages collaboration and could expand the diffusion of good practices in paediatric innovation.
Increased stakeholder awareness of challenges and barriers paediatric innovators face, coupled with efforts to increase trust in paediatric innovation and research, is vital. Additionally, promoting Latvia as a paediatric research and innovation hub strengthens the project's impact.
Participation in the project and the organization of events such as PID in Warsaw have achieved substantial results in paediatric healthcare innovation. Key needs for further uptake and success include continued research and innovation, access to markets and finance, a supportive regulatory framework, and international collaboration. These efforts contribute to advancing paediatric healthcare innovation globally.