Objective
Challenge: Health-TIES addresses Europe’s largest health challenges: an ageing population and the sustainability of the healthcare system. This cross-border challenge needs a collaborative approach!
Third revolution: True collaboration between medical scientists, engineers, healthcare providers, industry and government is the key to innovation in healthcare (the “third revolution”). Health-TIES is at the forefront: a transnational consortium in medical technology comprising four top regions in biosciences, technology and entrepreneurship: Biocat (Catalonia), Medical Delta (West Netherlands), Oxford/Thames Valley, Canton de Zurich and a mentoring region Észak-Alföld (Hungary).
Common goals: To maximise the impact of innovation and RTD on healthcare, Health-TIES will stimulate joint science, education and state-of-the-art infrastructure; and boost the Healthcare Technology Innovation Cycle.
S&T meet patients: Breakthroughs in molecular technology, imaging, and drug design have created new avenues for prevention (risk factor identification, early diagnosis) and more effective treatment. Health-TIES will apply these to Cardiovascular diseases, Cancer, Neurodegenerative diseases, Immunology & Infectious diseases.
Accelerate innovation: Health-TIES will accelerate the Healthcare Technology Innovation Cycle, which connects engineers and medical professionals, scientists and entrepreneurs, developers and end-users. Policy makers will be engaged in developing the RTD agenda.
Analyse, integrate, disseminate: Health-TIES activities include: analysing innovation performance; attracting SMEs; exchanging staff and students; entrepreneurial training; connecting stakeholders; involving end-users in RTD; sharing best-practices through a Virtual Reference Region and ICT-tools.
Better health(care): Health-TIES will contribute to improved health of EU citizens, better-equipped medical doctors, more efficient and effective healthcare systems, and an economically viable sector.
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Call for proposal
FP7-REGIONS-2010-1
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CSA-CA - Coordination (or networking) actionsCoordinator
2509LP Den Haag
Netherlands
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Participants (18)
3015 GD Rotterdam
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2333 ZA Leiden
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2311 EZ Leiden
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2628 CN Delft
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2333 AA LEIDEN
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2316 XG LEIDEN
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OX4 2HN OXFORD
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OX1 2JD Oxford
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OX5 PF OXFORD
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8090 Zurich
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8092 Zuerich
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8006 ZURICH
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8952 Schlieren
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8952 Schlieren
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08028 Barcelona
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4028 DEBRECEN
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4032 Debrecen
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OX14 4RS ABINGDON
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