Medtech4Health A Strategic Innovation Program in Medical Technology Reidar Gårdebäck
Medtech4Health A Strategic Innovation Program in
Medical Technology
Reidar Gårdebäck
Strategic Innovation Programs
▪ One of 18 Strategic Innovation Programs in Sweden
▪ 10 year project
▪ ~15 M€ for the first 3 years
▪ Focus on Medtech
▪ Started in 2016
▪ 93 projects financed up to date
▪ Research institutes
▪ Counties
▪ University hospitals
▪ Universities
▪ Medtech companies
Strategic Innovation Program
Short facts Participating parties
▪ Collaboration projects within Medtech
▪ Competence Support to Small Companies.
▪ Innovators in Health care
▪ Projects for improved health
▪ Education & courses
▪ Expert nätverk
▪ International collaboration
▪ IMPACT – Medtech in EU, Focus on Horizon2020
▪ Medtech4Health Innovation Award
▪ Seminars, conferences
▪ StandIN - Interoperability
▪ Innovation engines
▪ AIDA – Analytical Imaging DiagnosticsArena
Activities
Open calls Strategic projects
National scope
covering Sweden.
Both local and
national participants.
Sofia Medin (Swedish Medtech), Fredrik Nikolajeff (Uppsala universitet), Kristina Svensson
(kommunikatör, Medtech4Health). Tomas Jansson (Medicon Bridge), Reidar Gårdebäck
(programdirektör, Medtech4Health), Cecilia Persson (Uppsala Univ), Bertil Guve ( KTH), Ronnie
Lundström (CMTF), Frida Lindberg (KTH), Henrik Mindedal (MedtechWest), Per Ask (Linköpings Univ),
Pontus von Bahr (Vinnova), Olof Lindahl (CMTF), Peter Hult (Nova MedTech), Örjan Smedby (
KTH), Lena Strömberg ( Medtech4Health), Mikael Persson ( Chalmers)
medtech4health.se/kontakt/
National program
What can be applied for?
Projects about medtech
innovations, ie products or services
under development to solve a
clinical problem in a new way.
Who can apply?
Applicants must be a Swedish
micro-, small- or medium-sized
enterprises.
Financing budget?
The budget för the call is 4milj
SEK.
Up to 200k SEK can be financed.
Supportlevel is up to 50% of total
budget.
Important dates
Call open: 12 Febr
Call close: 30 Nov
Review and decision process is ongoing
once / month, except in July.
Projectstart: Within 2 months after
decission
3. Competence Enhancement in SME
3. Competence Enhancement in SME
▪ 62 applications during 2016
▪ 17 projects financed during 2016 with 3 244 400:-
▪ Financed 2017: 12 projects
▪ Financed 2017 YTD: 2 500 000:-
▪ Around 25% of applications granted
Competence Enhancement in SMEExamples
Swelife & Medtech4Health
Open call - Projects for improved health
What can be applied for?
The call is aimed at projects that
significantly improves the
diagnosis, prevention or treatment
of diseases that may require
medical care.
Who can apply?
Collaboration between at least two
parties. These can be companies,
universities, health care providers,
research institutes or other
relevant actors.
Financing budget?
Project financed with up to 1
MSEK. The budget for the call is 19
MSEK. Supportlevel is max 50% of
projects total budget.
Important dates
Call open: 20 Nov 2017
Last submission date: 25 Jan kl 14
Interviews: 2-5 May 2017
Descissions in June
Project start: Aug 2017
Projects for improved health
Description:
▪ An annual award for clinicians involved in
procurement, expert groups, clinical studies with
a high impact on the innovation of health-care
processes enabled through new technology.
▪ An external jury selects the winner from the
nominations
▪ Price ceremony at SwedishMedtech annual
meeting 2018
Nominate latest
26/1 2018
Winner receives
100 000 SEK
IMPACT - 4 MedTech in Europe
www.medtech4health.se
Influences and dare to take the step!
AIDA - Analytic Imaging Diagnostics Arena
Medtech - an important part building future healthcare
Thank you!