SmB café 16 May '13 - Babybloom - Heleen Willemsen

The BabyBloom Incubator:From research to business Heleen Willemsen

May 16 2013

December 2010

1948 2013

The problems with today’s incubators:

Excessive light and noise damage brain development

Incubator forms a barrier for parents for healthy bonding

Medical staff complains that ergonomics do not meet todays demands

The long road from research to business• Thesis project (2005)

• Finding partners and finance (2007-2009)

• Technical development (2009-2012)

• Certification (2012)

• Market introduction! (2013)

About BabyBloom Healthcare today:• Located in Poortgebouw, Leiden

• ISO 13485 certified

• 2 CE marked medical devices on the market: BabyBloom Incubator and Benjamin Kangaroo Sweater

• Serial production and international sales of incubator

• Mission: make neonatology worldwide more child-, parent and nurse friendly.

BabyBloom Healthcare

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www.babybloom.nl