CaixaImpulse 2017 call for project proposals opens with the collaboration of EIT Health
CaixaImpulse, a division of the “La Caixa” Foundation promotes innovation in healthcare by supporting bio-health projects. The support provided to researchers from universities, hospitals and NGOs through the calls are designed to help bio-health projects succeed by providing:
1. Financial support to develop a valorisation plan that includes operations, commercialisation and business implementation.
CaixaImpulse offers up to €70.000 for creating and implementing a valorisation and commercialisation plan aimed at making use of protected or protectable assets resulting from research.
2. Mentors to monitor and support your project.
Industry experts, consultants and entrepreneurs to help you define the best valorisation and commercialisation plans, whilst providing constant feedback for the project.
3. Contact with companies, entrepreneurs, and investors to validate plans and generate business opportunities.
CaixaImpulse offers the chance to meet key partners and associates to create opportunities for collaborations and business.
4. Training in key areas: project management, tech transfer, assessment, finance and commercialisation tools, negotiations.
CaixaImpulse training provides participants with the tools they need to improve valorisation and commercialisation plans.
Mentors
All the projects selected for the programme will be assigned a mentor, a person responsible for advising on drawing up the Valorization and Business Plans and throughout the course of the programme in order to actively monitor the project and guide its evolution.
Aimed at researchers from:
- Universities,
- Hospitals,
- Non-Governmental Organizations,
in the fields of Healthcare and Life Sciences, interested in transferring research assets from the lab to society and the market
For more information visit the EIT Health webpage.
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