This year, for the first time, the MEDICA 2014 event will host next to a 'normal' Healthcare Brokerage Event, a special P2P-Brokerage Event. Public purchasers of the European health sector will be able to meet other public purchasers interested in realizing Innovation Procurement projects. The event includes a session on Horizon 2020 funding.
Assistance Horizon 2020
This year a special P2P-Brokerage Event will assist purchasers to find partners for joint cross-border procurement projects and to participate in the new innovation co-fund actions Public Procurement of Innovative Solutions (PPI) and Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) of the new European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation - Horizon 2020.
It's all about how public purchasers can buy better and/or cheaper products and services while at the same time boosting innovation.
P2P-Matching is free of charge, but a MEDICA entrance ticket is needed.
Programme 12 November
11:00 - 11:30 h. - Session 1: "PCP/PPI open calls in the context of eHealth"
- Dr. Jaakko Aarnio, Policy Officer at DG CONNECT, EU-Commission, Brussels, Belgium
- EU-PCP-Project "Thalea" in the field of Intensive Care Unit-telemedicine with Prof. Gernot Marx, Head of ICU Unit, University Hospital Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
11:30 - 13:00 h. - Session 2: P2P-Brokerage Event (meeting slot max. 30 minutes)
Why participate?
- Use the event to initiate new businesses;
- Meet providers of innovative technologies from all over Europe and beyond;
- Enter into contact with potential partners for future co-operation;
- Establish cross-border contacts for long-term business relationships;
- Find new partners for research projects.
Target group
Companies, universities, institutes and other organisations from the health sector looking for commercial, technological or research partners from Europe and beyond. Public purchasers of the health sector in Europe who are interested in meeting other public purchasers interested in realizing Innovation Procurement (IP) projects.