Healthy Region

The Life Sciences & Health sector is of great importance to our region. Accelerating healthcare innovation is indispensable for a future-proof society. Especially in times of staff shortages, an aging population and changing geopolitical relations. Not only to improve patients’ lives, but also to increase our strategic autonomy and sustainable earning power. Healthcare is often seen as a cost, but it is just as much an economic engine!

Partner coalitions

Following the kick-off of the Healthy Region theme in February, partners collectively made their choice for three new coalitions. These coalitions started in April, led by Board partners Amsterdam UMC, Philips, ROM InWest and Rochdale.

The new coalitions are working on:

The Sleeping Giant/ Innovation District MRA

This involves strengthening the current, fragmented ecosystem of organisations and innovation districts. As well as supporting the valorisation and innovation within the regional LSH sector.

MRA with a Heart

Working towards an integrative inclusive approach to improve cardio vascular health and work on prevention. Building on real-world data, with insights into behavior. With a research and implementation pathway, including simulation models for specific interventions and policies.

Healthy Buildings

The focus here is on innovative housing solutions, with attention to social cohesion, health and integration of digital care technology. In Amsterdam’s Gein neighbourhood, Rochdale has already started this. Together we can help scale it up.

In a fourth coalition within the Healthy Region theme, partners have been working together successfully for many years:

Zorg2040

The goal of the coalition partners is knowledge sharing, and organising Zorg2040 meetings. Offering a podium to examples of innovations and bringing the network together to help scale up these innovations. Such as at the annual regional preliminaries of the Zorginnovatieprijs.

Would you like to be involved with your organisation as a partner in these coalitions? Please feel free to contact us.