AEROSPACE AND ENERGY AS CATALYST FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY, ICT AND MEDICAL DEVICES FOR HEALTH INNOVATION
At C4H we use the knowledge and experience gained in these sectors of science and technology to provide state-of-the-art medical care and medical devices.qua.
WHAT WAS CROSS4HEALTH
Cross4Health was funded with 5M€ through an INNOSUP grant from the Horizon 2020 program of the European Commission. During three years, Cross4Health supported innovative SME-led projects which leverage technology and know-how from Aerospace, Energy and Creative Industries sectors for the benefit of personalized Healthcare. By launching two Open Calls and two 9-month Acceleration Programmes, the project has supported 60 SMEs to reach closer to the market with their innovative solutions.
In addition, Cross4Health organised several events across Europe including Hackathons, Ideas competitions, workshops, webinars and pitching contests. These opportunities further supported idea creation and collaboration between cross-sectorial European companies.
As the project ended in June 2020, we now look back to the SMEs who participated in the acceleration programmes and events, the success stories of the sub-granted projects and the overall impact of the project.
CROSS4HEALTH SUCCESS STORIES AND IMPACT
Cross4Health Success Stories and Impact
This video looks back on the Cross4Health journey on its aim to support new projects and solutions which incoporate know-how from aerospace, energy and creative industries for better personalised healthcare. The project has involved a very large range of healthcare stakeholders: SMEs participating in the Acceleration Programmes and developing new solutions; end-users, hospitals, municipalities who have helped identify the most pressing needs in the sector; service providers; expert evaluators and jury members; and the consortium partners themselves.
Eyecheck System Project
As Cross4Health is coming to an end as a project, we present a series of three videos highlighting the success of some of the projects we have supported. EyeCeck System is a new solution combining diagnostics and artificial intelligence for better eye health. This video presents the developments of their platform and how their product has progressed through the 9 months period as part of the Cross4Health Acceleration Programme.
ShieldMe Project
As Cross4Health is coming to an end as a project, we present a series of three videos highlighting the success of some of the projects we have supported. ShieldMe is combining ICT and creative industries to develop an in-room monitoring support for the elderly living in nursing homes. They have been one of the projects supported by the Cross4Health Acceleration Programme. Check out the impact this participation has had for ShieldMe and their product, Aging Well.
CROSS4HEALTH 1ST ACCELERATION PROGRAMME
Cross4Health First Open Call Awarded Companies
Aldebran
Aslogic
Austrian Space Forum
Chino Srls
Educational Factory srl
EGGS Design AS
Fisio Consultores SL
Fisiomanual Lda
GLUCOSET AS
Icelltis
Innokas Medical Oy
Hypnos
K8 industridesign AS
Kinetikos – Driven Solutions, Lda
V2i
CROSS4HEALTH 2ND ACCELERATION PROGRAMME
Cross4Health Second Open Call Awarded Companies
Ariz Software SL
Bitbrain
Carbon Shark
CopenReality ApS
Cubist AB
Edison Desarrollos S.L.
Elmibit
Eye Check System
First&Ten (MyEsteeme)
Frogsong-Studios A.B.
Future Sense SL
FutureFit Engineering
GeneticAI Investigacion
GOCLINIC V
Healthinn (INNOVAHEALTH)
iBreve Ltd.
Inova DE GmbH
Interactive 4D
KALPA srl
Kreativitetsbanken
LIFEGLIMMER
Loop Diagnostics S.L.
MDurance
Morecognition Srl
Omniscient Medical AS (ShieldME)
Open Mind Innovation
Otivio AS
Pam Care, S.L.
PLUX Wireless Biosignals SA
Poligy GmbH
Protetiko AB
RAOULJANSEN
Siba (Innosense)
Sinfonic Innovation Management Bt
SPACEMEDEX
Stetsenko I.O.
SYMPTOMA
TechApps Healthier
Touch4IT
Up-Code
Virtech
WearHealth
Zinc Labs, SL
SUCCESS STORIES OF CROSS4HEALTH SUPPORTED COMPANIES
From the supported projects, 21 teams have already managed to make concrete steps to raise additional financial resources to continue their project and producto development:
– 12 projects have obtained financial resources from international or national funds
– 1 project has commercial contracts
– 1 project successfully applied to a bank loan to continue project
– 7 projects submitted funding applications
– 6 projects are exploring potential funding options
SMEs have reported 63 NEW international collaborations by the end of the acceleration processes.
CROSS4HEALTH ACTIVITIES
Cross4Health Open Calls
1st Cross4health Open Call
The first C4H Open Call proposed the following challenges:
– Provide safe remote care
– Optimised care environment for hospitals and other health institutions
– Faster process from sample to result.
– Successful SMES received 25,000€ in direct cash funding per SME and up to 30,000€ in Innovation Services.
2nd Cross4health Open Call
The 2nd C4H Open Call proposed the following challenges:
– Early detection and diagnosis
– Remote patient support
– Patiente management processes
Successful SMES received 25,000€ in direct cash funding per SME and up to 30,000€ in Innovation Services
CROSS4HEALTH FINAL EVENT AND PITCH CONTEST
CROSS4HEALTH FINAL EVENT
19th and 20th of May 2020
To mark the end of the second acceleration programme, and closing of the Cross4Health project, the Final Cross4Health Event – Online was organised. Over two days, we presented results from the project and offered exciting seminars with topics relevant for SMEs on their journey to market (including how to attract public funding and investors; public procurement and testing and testbeds activities). This was also an opportunity for the projects that have participated in the acceleration programmes to take part in a Final Pitching Contest – awarding the best project with cash prizes totally worth 20.000 €.
WINNERS
1st Prize – 10,000€
iBreve
2nd Prize – 6,000€
Glucoset
3rd Prize – 4,000€
ReHand
CROSS4HEALTH HACKATHON –
KONGSBERG, NORWAY
HACKATHON IN KONSBERG
23rd and 24th of January 2019
The Hack4Health event demonstrated cooperation between stakeholders from the Healthcare value chain and industries aiming at transferring technology and know-how to the benefit of personalized Healthcare.
WINNERS
1st Prize – 6k€
Posicom and Jarle
2nd Prize – 4k€
The Changers
3rd Prize – 2k€
JodaCare
CROSS4HEALTH IDEAS HACKATHON –
MADRID
c4H HACKATHON IN MADRID
21st and 23rd of January 2019
This Hackathon, organised at the Hospital Clínico San Carlos in Madrid was a great opportunity for teams to work towards developing solutions to specific healthcare challenges, including those of the C4H 2nd OpenCall.
WINNERS
1st Prize – 4k€
Sepsisbell
2nd Prize – 4k€
Mementum
3rd Prize – 2k€
Transfusion@Home
CROSS4HEALTH IDEAS HACKATHON –
BOCHUM, GERMANY
C4H INNOVATE HEALTHCARE
7th and 29th of December 2019
Innovate healthcare was a hackathon and a networking venue. Its goal was to bring bright minds and great ideas together in a stimulating environment. To encourage people to interact and interchange ideas, thoughts, and wishes, for this is the cradle to new to entrepreneurial endeavours.
WINNERS
1st Prize – 6k€
HospitalFairy
2nd Prize – 4k€
Heartbean
3rd Prize – 2k€
Airnalyzer
IDEAS CONTEST
TOLOUSE I.C.E.
15th and 16th of February 2018
The goals of the Ideas Contest in Toulouse were to: – Present Cross4Heatlh project and the possibilities of applying to the Cross4Health Open Call
– Refine the project ideas
– Provide SMEs with first-hand knowledge from specialists regarding relevant areas
– Expand SMEs network on an international level, creating opportunities for potential future collaborations.
– Engage stakeholders and key actors (SMEs, entrepreneurs, and start uppers)
– Allow SMEs to pitch their project idea and meet other potential proposers and become engaged in a new project team
– Give prizes (total of 12k€) to the best ideas.
WINNERS
1st Prize – 6k€
HospitalFairy
2nd Prize – 4k€
Heartbean
3rd Prize – 2k€
Airnalyzer
OTHER CROSS4HEALTH EVENTS
MDR COURSE:
SOFTWARE AS A MEDICAL DEVICE
28th and 29th of November 2019
This course offered SMEs with a good insight on the road map to the CE mark through the MDR. The gained knowledge would help them getting started with the classification of their device, establishing a Quality Management System and involving a Notified Body.
The event was delivered fully online and provided companies with the opportunity to talk to an expert about their project individually.
2nd OPEN CALL: REMOTE Q&A SESSION
7th of Februrary 2019
This online session was open to any SME or individual interested in applying to the 2nd Open Call. It was an opportunity for applicants to ask consortium partners any questions regarding the application process and its documentation. It was also a chance to network with other applicants from across Europe who were considering preparing a proposal for the same challenge.
C4H 2nd TEAM BUILDING
9th of January 2019
The 2nd C4H Team Building was an online event organised to bring together SMEs from different countries and sectors in order to facilitate the search for partners, to generate innovative ideas and ultimately to pave the way for teams to apply to the C4H 2nd Open Call.
C4H 1st TEAM BUILDING
23rd of March 2018
This event was organised to bring together from different countries and sectors in order to find new partners and generate innovative ideas that address the challenges of Cross4Health’s Open Call. It was provided online through Tamashare as a way to bring together companies wanting to apply to the same challenge of the Cross4Health Open Call.
CROSS4HEALTH CONSORTIUM
Cross4Health has been a Cluster-driven project composed of 6 different clusters from all over Europe and 1 innovation conception and development SME, offering agile convergence and product development opportunities among the Aerospace, Biotechnology, Energy, ICT and Medical Devices (ABEIM) sectors. The project was coordinated by Nroway HealtHTech.
CROSS4HEALTH DELIVERABLES
D2.1: FIRST OPEN CALL AND ECICE REPORT
D4.2 SECOND CROSSOVER VALUE CHAIN SPILL-OVER ACHIEVEMENTS REPORT
D2.2: SECOND OPEN CALL AND ECICE REPORT
D4.3: BASELINE ANALYSIS OF CURRENT PRACTICES AND BARRIERS
D3.1: CROSS4HEALTH EVENTS AGENDA
D5.4: INNOVATION MAPPING REPORT OF CREATIVE INDUSTRIES IN HEALTHCARE SECTOR
D3.2: INITIAL CROSS4HEALTH SATELLITE EVENTS
D7.2: INITIAL CROSS4HEALTH COMMUNICATION REPORT
D3.3: INITIAL CROSS4HEALTH SATELLITE EVENTS
D7.3 MID-TERM CROSS4HEALTH COMMUNICATION REPORT
D4.1 FIRST CROSSOVER VALUE CHAIN SPILL-OVER ACHIEVEMENTS REPORT
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No.731391
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