Stronger together. The EEN, the Interreg NWE projects Boost4Health, Codex4SMEs, MATMED and the H2020 project DIGI-B-CUBE join forces to reach a new level of innovation and strength in diagnostics and prevention in Europe. Health and diagnostics stakeholders will gain insights into accelerating diagnostics development, IVDR, reimbursement and market access.

Discover various European networks that aim to improve healthcare delivery.  Moreover, new Horizon Europe calls on health challenges with a special focus on diagnostics and prevention will be presented. In the matchmaking session, take the chance to express your interest in building partnerships and collaborations with stakeholders from the health sector.

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Agenda

09:00 – 09:15

WELCOME | Presentation of the Agenda of the day

09:15 – 09:30

HOW TO ACCELERATE DIAGNOSTICS DEVELOPMENT

• Introduction of the Codex4SMEs project - Dr Margot Jehle, Project Management | BioRegio STERN Management GmbH
• First-hand field report on diagnostics development - Dr Dirk Biskup, CEO | CeGaT GmbH

09:30 – 10:15

THE NEW IN VITRO  DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL DEVICE REGULATION (IVDR)

• Philip Brame, CCed | Voisin Consulting

10:15 – 10:30

Coffee Break

10:30 – 11:15

THE REIMBURSEMENT MODELS IN HEALTHCARE & MARKET ACCESS IN EUROPE

• Health apps in the spotlight - Stefan Walzer, Business Developer | Seijgraaf

11:15 – 11:30

Q&A

11:30 –11:45

 Coffee Break

11:45 - 12:15

HOW TO COOPERATE WITH GLOBAL MEDTECH COMPANIES  Presented by Patrick Boisseau - Director General, Industry Strategic Initiatives - MedTech Europe [VP1]

• Global medtech companies' expectations
• What do you need to know as a cooperation partner?
• A concrete case: Innovative Health Initiative (IHI)

12:15 – 12:30

 Q&A

12:30 – 13:15

HOW TO BE SUPPORTED BY THE EUROPEAN ECOSYSTEM  Presentation of European initiatives for SME support

• Boost4Health - Ria Hein, Programme Manager Life Sciences & Medtech | BOM (Brabant Development Agency)
• MATMED - Valentí Prat, Project Consultant / EU Programmes | BAX & COMPANY
• DIGI-B-CUBE
• CELIS - Annalisa Zuccotti, CELIS Coordinator, Communication & Events Lead | BioRN Life Science Cluster Rhine-Neckar
• BIC -Paweł Myszczyński, R&D Project Specialist | Wroclaw Technology Park
• SAPHIRe
• Europe Enterprise Network

13:15 – 14:15

Break

14:15 – 15:00

HORIZON EUROPE

• Horizon Europe Overview
• Success stories from H2020
• Focus on three Horizon Europe call for diagnostics companies

15:00– 18:00

MATCHMAKING SESSION

• Arrange 1:1 meetings with participants from the event
• Find cooperation partners for new project in the frame of Horizon Europe