Healthy Ageing
Campus Netherlands
‘WHERE SCIENCE MEETS BUSINESS’
Govert Buijs, EU Liaison Officer Healthy Ageing
University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen
Today representing the Healthy Ageing Campus
Healthy Ageing
Campus Netherlands
Ambition 2020: 2 Additional Healthy Life Years
Age
Health/ well-being
Societal Utility
Intervention
Prevention
2013: Northern Netherlands European Innovation Partnership Active and Healthy
Ageing Reference Site (***) acknowledged by the European Commission
Unique healthy ageing programs:
Lifelines
• Cohort study & Biobank
• 167.729 participants
– 3-generation design
– 30y follow-up
European Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing
• RUG/UMCG recruited 11 world’s leading scientists in the field of ageing and its
associated diseases
Healthy Ageing: main topic in the Northern Netherlands
Healthy Ageing
Campus Netherlands
Definition Campus
Hospital based campus:
Highly valued real estate and shared facilities;
Knowledge-intensive companies;
Open innovation;
Research & Development.
‘creating opportunities through interaction between
industry and research’
21 December 2015
Healthy Ageing
Campus Netherlands
Healthy Ageing
Campus Netherlands
Need for more innovation
Bridging the gap between institutes and corporations
Creating an interesting environment for human capital
Optimize use of facilities
New rules for financing research (both public/profit)
Why a Campus?
Healthy Ageing
Campus Netherlands
The R&D Hotel
Hospitality
Clear terms and conditions
Flexible use of space
Partnering with international campuses
Healthy Ageing
Campus Netherlands
The Campus supports
SMEs and the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)
Through providing access to:
technologies developed in the UMCG/RUG through TTO
research and clinic of the UMCG through cohorts and CROs
funds related to different objectives
facilities such as the R&D Hotel
international relations (next slide)
International networking – added value for companies
• European Innovation Partnership Active and Healthy Ageing:
Reference site
• MIA project led by Coimbra
• EIT Health
• Office in North Western Germany (Oldenburg)
• First Chinese serious gaming company on Campus (Nov ’15)
• Large industry rent space in R&D Hotel
• 19 SMEs on Campus joined forces to represent Campus at Fairs (a.o.
Medica Dusseldorf, Bio Europe and USA)
• Etcetera
Thank you for your attention!