Objective Research and innovation in Health Technologies continuously deliver new products, devices and services. The “idea to market” process is complex due to multiple actors, institutional bodies and operators. The ITECH project aims at defining a strategy plan in Health Technologies to contribute to the Horizon 2020 Common EU Strategic Framework for Research and Innovation. The Support Action will gather EU and national networks or experts, representative of researchers, physicians, companies and health organizations. The key issue is: “What is the best strategy to optimize research & innovation and translate research into successful Health Technology products and services?” ITECH is an opportunity for identifying throughout Europe gaps and barriers currently existing at all stages of the “idea to market” process and to propose a strategy to accelerate and support this process.The objectives are:1: To map existing national and European instruments supporting research & innovation and the “idea-to-market” strategy; identify the similarities and dissimilarities between countries2: To build and validate a model describing the phases of maturation of innovation3: To identify, from this model, gaps and barriers currently existing at all stages4: To propose solutions to overcome the identified gaps and barriers5: To find the best schemes for promoting synergies and collaborations with existing actions6: To road map the areas where European research and industry can take a worldwide leadership role7: To disseminate the outcomes of the project to all actors involved in the process “idea-to-market”.The ultimate goal is therefore to build a perennial network of referents in Healthcare Technologies integrating the experience of 27 European contact nodes and to propose to decision makers a strategy plan for the Development of Healthcare Technologies in Europe. Programme(s) FP7-HEALTH - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Health Topic(s) HEALTH.2013.4.1-4 - Preparing the future for health research and innovation Call for proposal FP7-HEALTH-2013-INNOVATION-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA-SA - Support actions Coordinator INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE EU contribution € 262 560,00 Address RUE DE TOLBIAC 101 75654 Paris France See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Rofigua Hakem (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO THESSALONIKIS Greece EU contribution € 77 377,00 Address KEDEA BUILDING, TRITIS SEPTEMVRIOU, ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS 546 36 THESSALONIKI See on map Region Βόρεια Ελλάδα Κεντρική Μακεδονία Θεσσαλονίκη Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Georgia Petridou (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT Finland EU contribution € 84 102,00 Address TEKNIIKANTIE 4 A 02044 VTT ESPOO See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Jaana Heino (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER United Kingdom EU contribution € 75 960,00 Address CROMORE ROAD BT52 1SA Coleraine See on map Region Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Causeway Coast and Glens Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Norman Black (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
