Acceleration

Angels Santé is a Business Angel network founded in 2008. It is the first BA organization in Europe solely dedicated to healthcare investment. Thanks to a high quality deal flow, Angels Santé invests in high-potential start-ups, thus supporting the creation and launch of innovative health projects. By covering the full spectrum of Health Markets and by offering a significant leverage effect to young and innovative start-ups, Angel Santé allows ambitious healthcare programs to see the day and thus constitutes a considerable support for these rising start-ups. We have 100+ members with diverse and complementary background exclusively investing in high-growth companies focused on Healthcare (Biotech, Medtech companies, Diagnostics, e-Health...). Most of our members are based in France but we are expanding to Europe and are ready to welcome investors from other countries interested in Healthcare and life Sciences. Member of the Business Angels Europe (BAE) network, we are also partner of EIT Health and in charge of the EIT Health Investor Network program 2018.

BIO Clustermanagement NRW GmbH is representing BIO.NRW Cluster Biotechnology North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) as founding associate member within EIT Health. The company offers a variety of services and promotes biotechnology from NRW.

Biocat is the organization that champions the healthcare and life sciences ecosystem in Catalonia working to transform science and technology into regional economic growth as well as social impact. Biocat focuses its strategy on different key points: • Raising awareness and promoting the ecosystem, creating tools and strategies for improving the knowledge of the Catalan healthcare sector and increasing its projection both at home and abroad, with the aim of positioning the BioRegion as an international reference. • Providing innovative training and developing talent, by designing and executing programs and initiatives to improve talent and entrepreneurship considered essential factors for the growth of the sector. • Accelerating technology transfer and business growth by supporting and carrying out activities for increasing the value of the sector, placing special emphasis on the added value of research, knowledge and technology transfer, internationalization and access to capital. Areas of specialization: Entrepreneurship, training and talent, internationalization, scientific debate, strategic projects.

BioM is a not-forprofit service company located in Martinsried/Munich that aims to foster Bavaria's Biotech. BioM offers several services, in particular for small and medium-sized biotech enterprises to help accelerating biomedical innovation.

Cap Digital is the French business hub for digital and ecological transformation and the biggest cluster in Europe. 1000 members including 830 startups / SMEs, 70 large companies, 70 academic, 12 VCs. Health / Well Being / Silver Economy as a target sector (150+ members). Education / Lifelong learning / HR as a target sector (150+ members). AR/VR/3D, IoT/Robotics, Big Data, AI as technologies (170+ members). Main actions: Energizing the ecosystem Accompanying experimentations Access to R&D public funding (regional, national, European) Providing intelligence Access to private funding Business Coaching International development

Founded in 1743, FAU has a rich history. It is a strong research university with an international perspective and one of the largest universities in Germany, with 39,780 students, 265 degree programmes and 4,000 academic staff. At Universitätsklinikum Erlangen (the university hospital), 7.400 employees promote health and cure disease. With up-to-date equipment and science-based diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, the 24 departments of the FAU, 25 clinical departments, 19 institutes, and 21 independent departments at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen comprehend every field of modern medicine.

FLC supports innovation programmes to bring ground-breaking ideas in Health and Life Sciences from the lab to market, using the principles of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI). FLC also supports Scientific Research in fields such as Oncology, Neurosciences and Infectious and Cardiovascular diseases through open calls, (Caixaimpulse and Health Research Call for Proposals) plus collaboration with Universities and research institutes in Portugal and Spain. FLC also offers a doctoral and a postdoctoral fellowship programme (INPHINIT - mSCA Co-Fund and Junior Leader) devoted to bring international researchers to top Spanish research centres in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Bio and Health Sciences. Specialist areas include: Banking foundation, Social outreach.

GENESIS Biomed is a consultancy firm in the biomedical healthcare sector specialized in providing consulting services to spin-off and start-up companies, entrepreneurs and research centers. Based in our expertise we help entrepreneurs and researchers to shape their business plan and we support them in the private fundraising process. We have raised more than 40 M€ in the last 4 years. Our expertise domains are biopharmaceutical, biotechnological, medical devices, in vitro diagnostic, nutraceutical and cosmetic. With more than 20 years of expertise in the healthcare sector, we are born in May 2017 and we are located in the Barcelona Science Park.

The Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN) is a non-profit private organization, which promotes innovation and the transfer of technology, establishing the interface between the scientific and technological environment and the production sector. Created in 1991 through an initiative of the University of Coimbra, IPN has currently a team of almost 100 permanent staff to support start-ups and researchers in these activities. With a self-sustained business model that gives the flexibility and capacity to accompany business sector needs, IPN operates in three complementary areas: Highly specialized training, Research and technological development, and Incubation and acceleration of technology-based enterprises. In terms of applied research and technological development, IPN’s technological infrastructure includes a set of six laboratories in diversified technological areas which, along with its established connections with higher education institutions, R&TD organizations and both national and international companies, place IPN in a privileged position for jointly conducting R&TD activities with enterprises. As for the incubation and acceleration of technology-based enterprises, IPN assists start-ups with technical guidance in the establishment and early stages of business development, tutorial follow-up for developing business plans, support for attracting investment and securing funding, intellectual property and legal assistance (e.g. technology transfer contracts and the registration of patents or brands), access to and contact with various national and international research centres, knowledge institutions and sources of funding.

With over 40,000 students and more than 9,500 employees, UCPH – founded 1479 – is among the largest comprehensive universities in Europe. It is ranked No. 7 in Europe and no. 39 in the world in the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015. The University has an international environment where ambitious researchers and students strive for new knowledge and insights. UCPH is placed at the centre of a stimulation entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Greater Copenhagen Area.

KTH is Sweden's largest technical university with education and research spanning from natural sciences to all branches of engineering, including life science, mathematical and computational sciences, infrastructure in health, and medical devices.

MADoPA is a Living Lab specialising in co-creation, experimentation and evaluation of technologies and services for the elderly. MADoPA is a non profit association created in 2009, financially independent and involved in multiple European, national and regional projects.

The Medical Valley European Metropolitan Region Nuremberg is an internationally leading cluster in the medical engineering sector. The\narea is home to highly specialized research facilities, global players and many upcoming companies.

Founded in 2005, the Medicen Paris Region global competitiveness cluster aims to position the Paris Region as a European industrial leader in diagnostic and therapeutic innovation and leading-edge health technologies, thus enabling it to become one of the global centres for translational medicine. Medicen Paris Region’s partnership approach is based on the concept of economic value creation in the Paris Region stimulated by innovation, which forms the very basis of the creation of competitiveness clusters and sets three main priorities: Developing growth and employment in profitable markets in a successful dynamic relationship between YICs/SMEs, large firms and academic laboratories, clinical centres and educational establishments, promoting transfer of innovative technologies; strengthening international competitiveness for the French “health and leading-edge health technology” sector promoting those involved and stimulating the Paris Region’s capacity for innovation; Helping to increase the attractiveness of the Paris Region and the vitality of its healthcare sector

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden is a network of research and technology organizations. In global cooperation with academia, enterprise and society, we create value, growth and competitiveness through research excellence and innovation.

With over 240-year-old tradition, Semmelweis University (SU) is one of Europe’s leading centres for research and innovation in biomedical sciences and related fields. Based on the R&D index the SU is one of the country’s best Elite Research-Universities employing more than 1100 staff scientists in 140 active research teams. As the largest independent health care provider in Hungary, SU is providing excellent capacities for high quality testing and for the implementation of research results. SU is an international specialized public university with five faculties: Dentistry, Health and Public Services, Health Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy. Study programs range from undergraduate to doctorate level and are offered in three languages at five faculties. The SU Innovation Centre was established in 2013 as a central university department in charge of R&D administration and support. It deals with technology transfer, third party funding, fundraising, knowledge management and entrepreneurship.

Estonian Genome Center at the University of Tartu is population based biobank, consisting of samples and rich eHealth data (from national registers) of 52 000 gene donors with genomics core-facility and strong competence in genomics, metabolomics etc.

TU Delft is the largest technical university in the Netherlands and covers practically the entire spectrum of engineering sciences. An important characteristic of TU Delft is that we not only strive to be good at what we do, but also that we want to be good for something. At Delft University of Technology, we aim for a balance between pursuing world-class academic excellence, providing high quality education and developing expert solutions for societal challenges. Also key at TU Delft is the integration of research, education and innovation. Technical-scientific knowledge is a breeding ground for our education and innovation. Conversely, the interaction with students, companies and societal partners leads to new and unexpected research questions. Research, education and innovation inspire each other.
Our vision: Delft University of Technology contributes to solving global challenges by educating new generations of socially responsible engineers and expanding the frontiers of the engineering sciences.
Our misson
• We perform world-class research by combining science, engineering and design in a socially responsible manner. Thus, we advance and share the benefits of technology.
• We develop and enhance the expertise of tomorrow’s engineering leaders and educate professional, high-level and responsible engineers throughout their careers.
• We help to develop and deliver technology-driven, innovative solutions to societal problems through collaborations with leading national and international partners whilst being firmly rooted in Delft.
• We continuously improve our collective effectiveness, performance and organisational resilience through the principles and practice of professionalism, collaboration and openness.

TECNALIA is the leading private and independent research and technology organization in Spain and one of the largest in Europe, employing 1,445 people (249 PhDs) and with income of 104 Million € in 2017. Its mission is to transform technology into GDP through the generation of business opportunities for industry. The health division of TECNALIA creates solutions which significantly improve the quality of life through the research and innovation in the fields of neuroengineering, food and health, biomaterials and medical robotics. Areas of specialization: Biomedical engineering, Life Sciences, social sciences, health economics, entrepreneurship training, incubation, finance & investment, technology transfer, Business coaching, testing & validation.

Newcastle University has always focused on academic excellence and the impact of their academic work. They seek to address some of the key global societal issues through research in 3 areas: ageing; social renewal; sustainability. Newcastle University collaborates with a range of partners and strategic initiatives. These partnerships help to extend the University’s influence and reinforce their ties with the city, the region and beyond.

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid health activities cover a wide variety of topics, being the Biotech initiative its flagship: a stable interdisciplinar environment grouping UPM research groups with high expertise and qualified infrastructure to address major challenges in Biomedicine and Health. With special focus in ICT for health, UPM has capabilities and R&D results in all EIT Health areas in order to transfer advanced ICT and Health solutions and technologies to the Industry partners, to validate those solutions in our Living Labs, to promote the start-up of new ventures issued by UPM community and regional Health ecosystem, and to offer high quality and experienced educational programmes.

MUL is among the largest state-owned medical Universities in Poland. It has reached a leading position in the following research areas: immunology, molecular biology, genetics of homeostasis disorders, oncology, hypertension and endocrinology. Within the last two years, young researchers from MUL were considered leaders in areas such as cardiology, oncology, immunology and dermatology.

The first university established in the Nordic countries founded in 1477, is an international research university. Uppsala University is ranked #61 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2014. World-class research and high at UU benefit society and business on a global level. The University is characterized by diversity and breadth, with international frontline research at nine faculties including 40,000 students, 1,800 teachers and researchers whereof about 670 professors. Comprehensive peer reviews and university rankings consistently show that research at UU is of the highest international standard. Research, education and innovation serve as guiding concepts in connection with cooperation with the business community and society at large