Supporting health tech innovation and SMEs

On 15 October 2024, the Policy Learning Platform hosted a webinar on how to support health-tech innovation and SMEs. The webinar has been designed and moderated by Mart Veliste and Luc Schmerber, Thematic Experts for a Smarter Europe.
00:01:02 Introduction by Mart Veliste, Thematic Expert for a Smarter Europe.
00:09:47 Presentation by Irene Murillo Garcia on the technology voucher program in collaboration with Biogipuzkoa HRI (R&D Unit of Hospital Donostia)
00:22:00 Q&A: Was there a selection process for the technology centres, for example, that follow the Smart Specialisation Strategy of the region or some other policy document? Or were they selected based on their competencies?
00:23:50 Q&A: Your first recommendation is that technology centres must have the need to transfer the technology, can you elaborate on this?
00:26:46 Q&A: Another recommendation you gave was to try to find more mature SMEs or start-ups, so there is bigger potential to continue the collaboration. You mentioned you have two examples of results, could you elaborate on this?
00:28:47 Q&A: Where does the money for the vouchers come from?
00:29:28 Q&A: 6 months does not sound like a lot of time. Is this time frame is enough to implement the project?
00:31:29 Presentation by Kathleen D'Hondt on the pathway towards creating successful regional ecosystem in health
00:46:35 Q&A: What does someone need to do or what characteristics does an organisation need to have to participate in the Vanguard initiative?
00:48: 26 Q&A: Do you venture capital active in your eco-system or public funding organisation that directly invest in the companies?
00:50:55 Q&A: What is the public sector's responsibility in supporting the health-tech sector or SMEs?
00:54:27 Q&A: How do you manage to capture different bottlenecks?
00:58:20 Presentation by Alizée Joseph Rose on the HIPÂ project
01:05:45 Q&A: How do you select the companies that can showcase their products?
01:06:36 Q&A: Can you elaborate on the test box?
01:08:14 Q&A: It seems like the tools are final products, are you also involved in the product development phase?
01:10:00 Q&A: Have you already been working with social assistive robots?
Panel discussion
01:15:00 Q&A: Has there been one product that really stands out?
01:17:03 Q&A: Has something surprised you when working with the different vouchers and companies?
01:20:20 Q&A: What type of support is most needed by health-tech sectors and is it different from other sectors?