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Pre-Callfor

EITHealthAcceleratorProjectsThisPre-CallisintendedtogiveanoverviewoncompositionandaccessibilityoftheEITHealthacceleratoractivities:

1. For2016,thispre-callshowshowstart-upsandentrepreneurscanapplyforparticipationorfunding.Selectionprocessesanddeadlinesaresetindividuallyforeachproject.

2. For2017,thispre-callshowshowEITHealthpartnerinstitutionscanapplytobeinvolvedinthe2017activitiesandprojects.HostinginstitutionsforAccelerator2017willbechoseninAugust2016.Thecallforprojects2017willrefertoouronlineplatformEITHealthPlazastartingonApril1st,deadlinewillbeMay16th2016.

Informationonactivitydesignprovidedbythispre-callmightstillbeslightlyadapteduntilApril1st.ThecallonApril1stwillbebasedonthefinalEITHealthPlazadesign.

1. AcceleratorCoreActivities1.1 PoC/HSProjects

Acombinedfundof2,5M€willbedistributedevenlybetween6CLCsandtheInnostars,whiletheCLCswillhavesignificantfreedomforevaluationandselectionprocesses.Thegrantsupportstheapplicantinrealizingabreakthroughsteptowardsthemarket.Moreover,therequirementtowardstheapplicantsistodescribewhatthenextstepsafterthegrantwillbe,underpinningwhythegrantissoimportant.

(CoordinatedbyPaddieMurphy,Birmingham,UK,paddie.murphy@wmahsn.org)

Ø DeadlinesandselectioncriteriaaresetbyCLCs,localcallswillfollow.

Ø ApplicationprocessshouldbesupportedviaEITHealthPlaza.

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1.2 InvestorsNetwork(EITHealthPrivateEquityCommunity)Theaimistoincreasetheinvestmentofprivatecapitalininvestment-readyprojects,start-upsandSMEswithinEITHealth’sscopetospinout70newcompaniesandbusinessideasperannum.

Build-up,coordinationandexpansionofbusinessangelandcorporatefinancingnetworkswillberealizedbytheidentificationandsignatureofagreementswithrelevantbusinessangelnetworks.

(CoordinatedbyBernwardGarthoff,Düsseldorf,Germany,garthoff@bioclustermanagement.de,b.garthoff@bio.nrw.de)

Ø Localeventscanbeintegratedaspanelsofexistinginvestorsconferences.

Ø EuropeaninvestorsconferencewillbepartofEITHealthsummit.

Ø InvestorNetworkpartneragreementsshouldbeachievedbyQ3-Q4.

1.3 BusinessPlanCompetitionThefirstEITHealthBusinessPlancompetitionwillbeheldin2016.Thefocuswillbeonselectingandencouragingparticipantsfromotheracceleratoractivitiestotakepart.AlsoleveraginglocalcompetitionstosupplyentrantstotheEITHealthcompetitionwillbeanimportantsource.In2016,thethematicareasforthecompetitionwillbebroad–chosenfromthechallengesoutlinedintheEITHealthBusinessPlan.

(CoordinatedbyJörgTrinkwalter,Erlangen,Germany,joerg.trinkwalter@medical-valley-emn.de)

Ø ParticipantswillbeselectedandinvitedbyCLCsfromnationalcompetitionsandotherEITHealthprojectswithinQ1-Q2.

Ø TheBPcompetitionwillbecomposedofseveralcompetitionrounds.

Ø FinalBPpitcheswillbepartofEITHealthsummit.

1.4 LivingLabs&TestBedsThehighqualitynetworkofLivingLabsandTestBedsperCLCwillbebasedonpre-definedselectioncriteria.ThetargetisaninteractiveonlineoverviewoftheselectedLivingLabsandTestBedsconnectedtoaninformationdatabaseincludingoperatingproceduresforaccesstoLLandTBfacilitiesandfinancingofprojects.

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WewanttostimulatetheexecutionoffirstEITHealthLLorTBshowcasesfocusingonthefacilitiesthatarealreadyfullyoperational.

(CoordinatedbyMaríaTeresaArredondo,Madrid,Spain,mta@lst.tfo.upm.es)

Ø DefinitionsandcriteriawillbedevelopedbyQ1.

Ø RelevantPartnerscansignaMoUtobecomeanEITHealthLLorTBbyQ2.

Ø OnlineinteractiveoverviewofLL&TBwillbecreatedbyQ2.

2. AcceleratorCoachingActivities2.1 Launchlab

LaunchLabparticipantstestthecommercialfeasibilityoftheiridea.Theprogrammeprovidesyounginnovatorswithtoolsandcoachingtostartapromisingcompany.After2months(July&August),ascalablebusinessmodelcanbebuiltaroundyourideaandwillbetestedintherelevantmarketwithpotentiallaunchingcustomersandbusinesspartners.AllCLC/Innostarcentreswillbeactivelyengagedinordertoensurethatparticipantsfromthroughouttheconsortiumwilltakepartinthispan-consortiumflagshipprogramme.

(CoordinatedbyRoelKamerling,Delft,Benelux,R.Kamerling@tudelft.nl)

Ø ParticipantsforLaunchlab2016willbeselectedbyMay2016.

Ø Programmeperiod2016willbeJuly/August.

Ø HostinginstitutionsforLaunchlab2017willbechosenbyAugust2016.CallforprojectswillbeApril1st,deadlinewillbeMay16th2016.

2.2 GoGlobalTheEITHealthGoGlobalinternationalisationprogrammewillsupportEuropeanstart-upsandscale-upsinthedomainofMedTechandDigitalHealthtoexpandinEurope,theUnitedStatesandotherinternationalmarkets.Therearetwoseparateprogrammes,onefocussingonMedtechandonefocussingonDigitalHealth.8-10companieswillbeselectedforeachprogrammeandtheywillgethighqualitysupporttodevelopandexecutetheirinternationalisationplans.Theprogrammeswillusebothexistinglargercompanies–includingEITHealthpartners–andexperiencedcoaches/consultantstoprovideextensivesupportandexpertisebasedontheirownexperiences.

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TheaimistohavecompaniesfromallCLC/Innostarcentresasparticipantsinthispan-consortiumflagshipprogramme.Existinglargercompanies–includingEITHealthpartners-willbeusedtoprovideextensivesupportandexpertisebasedontheirownexperiences.

(CoordinatedbyGustavNotander,Stockholm,Skandinavia,notander@kth.se)

Ø GoGlobalMedtech:

CallwillopenFebruary1st,deadlinewillbeMarch11th.ProgrammestartisApril27th.

Ø GoGlobalDigiHealth:

CallwillopenApril1st,deadlinewillbeApril22nd.ProgrammestartisMay30th.

Ø HostinginstitutionsforGoGlobal2017willbechosenbyAugust2016.CallfornewprogrammeswillbeonApril1st,deadlinewillbeMay16th2016.

2.3 MarketCoachNetworkApan-consortiumflagshipprogrammetobuildanetworkofmarketexpertstosupportexpandingSMEsinunderstandinglocalconditionsandprovideaccesstopotentialcustomers

(CoordinatedbyRichardBosmans,Paris,France,bosmansr@essilor.fr)

Ø AccessMechanismsandcontactstokeymarketexpertswillbedevelopedatallCLCsandInnostarsuntilQ1-Q2.

2.4 LocalTrainingFor2016,smallerlocaltrainingprogrammeswillbeorganisedfocusedontheindividualneedsofentrepreneursandSMEsatthedifferentCLCs/InnoStars.AssuchtheseprogrammesandcourseswillcoverareasnotpartofCampusprogrammesandwillthenbeevaluatedanddevelopedintopan-consortiumprogrammes(ifdeemedappropriate)from2017onwards.However,whereappropriateandpossible,CLCswillbeencouragedtodevelopbilateralandmultilateralprogrammeswithotherCLCs.Thetrainingprogrammeswillbringtogetherentrepreneurs,start-upsandSMEsaswellasinvestorskeentolearnoftheopportunitiesinthehealth

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livingandactiveageingfields.

Targetwillbetoleveragetheirtechnicalknowledgeinfinancing,IP,CE,regulatoryschemes,GxPetc.

(CoordinatedbyAndreaBagoly,Budapest,Innostars,andrea.bagoly@ge.com)

Ø CallsforprojectswillbelaunchedateachCLC(10k€perCLC)byQ1.

Ø FirstprojectswillbestartedandfinancedbyQ3-Q4.

3. Accelerator“MissingPuzzle”Activities

3.1 WhatelsedoweneedtorounduptheEITHealthacceleratorportfolio?Hereyoucanapplywithnovelideas,disruptiveprogrammesandcomplementaryactivitesstillmissingintheaccelerator.

Ø ProvidinginstitutionsforadditionalactivitieswillbechosenbyAugust2016.

Ø CallfornewprojectswillbeApril1st,deadlinewillbeMay16th2016.

4. GeneralDatesandDeadlinesforAcceleratorProjects:4.1 ParticipationCall2016

Individualprocessesdatesforeachporgrammeoractivity

4.2 ActivityCall2017Pre-CallFebruary1st,CallApril1st,DeadlineMay16th2016

4.3 Externalreviewperiodforacceleratorprojects2017:May23rd–June10th2016

4.4 Hearings:June13-172016

5. ExistingProjectsExistingprojectswillalsohavetoapplywithupdatedplansfor2017withinthesameapplicationprocess.Theupdatedplanwillbeevaluatedconsideringalsothealreadyimplementedpartsofthe2016project.

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6. SubmissionofApplication

ApplicationcanbesubmittedfromApril1st.TheonlineapplicationtoolwillbeavailablefromtheEITHealthPlaza(https://plaza.eithealth.eu).Pleasenotethatinordertosubmityourapplicationyouwillberequiredtoregisterinordertoreceiveyourloginandpassword.Thismaytakeupto48hours.

7. GuidelinesforEligibilityCriteria:7.1 Besubmittedbeforethedeadline(s)asdeterminedbythe

acceleratorcalls.

7.2 Bereadable/accessibleandincludeallrequestedelementsintheonlinetemplateprovidedbyApril1st.

7.3 Wherewrittendocumentationisrequired,bewithinthespecifiedpagelimit/onlinecharacterlimit.

7.4 HaveidentifiableKCAin2017whererequired.

8. Outcomequalityrequirements

8.1 PriorityshouldbemeasuredonhighqualityoutcomesandcontributiontoKPIs,notonscientificexcellence.

8.2 ProjectsshouldcontributetoandbeinlinewiththeEITHealthportfolio.

8.3 Projectsshouldsatisfactorilycontributetoanincreasedtechnologyreadinesslevelorimprovedmarketaccessofcoachedbusinessideas,productsorservices.

9. Reviewofprojectsandactivities9.1 Eachprojectmustdocumenttheunderlyingprocessand

success(e.g.,participationselectioncriteria,outcomes,contributiontoKPIs).

9.2 Acceleratorcoreactivitieswillbetosharethebestpracticeexamples.

9.3 Thefinalacceleratorprojectportfolioforthebusinessplan2017willbedeterminedbyMBandSB.