HIHR participation – Healthy Ideas, Healthy Returns

Healthy Ideas, Healthy Returns is a growing platform that unites stakeholders involved in academic venture development focusing on Human Health in the Benelux.

Our informal pitch-events and Quickfire sessions are appreciated for their independent and intimate setting, extensive guidance in process and content, strategic advice and constructive feedback on focus and presentation.

HIHR events are attended by all major early stage Venture Capital funds in the Human Health in the Benelux region and the initiative is actively supported by Johnson&Johnson, UCB, Health Holland, Biotech Booster, Arnold&Siedsma and our supporting companies BOM Brabant Ventures, Capricorn Partners, Comate Ventures, imec.istart.nl, Thuja Capital, Utrecht Health Seed Fund, LRM and V-Bio Ventures.

Spin-off initiatives

Connect with investors and industry partners.

During the preparations and sessions itself you will get highly valued feedback, preparing you to connect with leading companies and investors in the medical innovation field.

Public Research Organisations (PRO’s)

Support and networking for your (potential) spin-offs.

Expert sessions, pitchtraining and webinars provide feedback for you and the entrepreneurs you work with.

Investors & industry partners

An unique sneakpeak into the upcoming spin-off initiatives from all Benelux knowledge institutes in the human health.

Spin off initiatives are selected and supported in the preperation for their pitch or Quickfire presentations at our informal events.

Public Research Organisations

Belgium

Universities

University of Antwerp
Free University of Brussels
University of Ghent
University of Hasselt
KU Leuven
Université de Liège
Université de Mons
Université de Namur
Université Catholique de Louvain
Université Libre de Bruxelles

Academic Medical Centres

Clinique Universitaires Saint Luc
Liège Universty Hospital
Saint Pierre University Hospital
UZ Gent
UZ Antwerp
UZ Brussel
UZ Leuven

Institutes

IMEC
WEL Research Institute

Luxembourg

Universities

University of Luxembourg

Institutes

Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH)
Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB)

The Netherlands

Universities

Delft University of Technology
Eindhoven University of Technology
Groningen University
Leiden University
Radboud University
University of Amsterdam
University of Twente
Utrecht University
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Wageningen University

Academic Medical Centres

Amsterdam UMC
Erasmus MC
Leiden UMC
Radboud UMC
UMC Groningen
UMC Utrecht
VU UMC

Institutes

Netherlands Cancer Institute
Oncode Institute
TNO
Wageningen Research
the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) representing:
the Hubrecht Institute
the Dutch Neuroscience Institute (NIN)
Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
Netherlands Institute of Ecology

Step in as Public Research Organisation

Science based knowledge institutes within the Benelux are welcome to join our platform and thereby support our initiative.

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Investors and industry partners that joined previous events:

Aglaia Oncology Funds
Arnold & Siedsma
Bayer AG
Biogeneration Ventures
Bioqube Ventures
BOM Brabant Ventures
Brightlands Venture Partners BV
Cascara Ventures Bvba
CD3 – Centre for Drug Design and Discovery
Curie Capital
eHealth Ventures
flanders.bio
Fondation Fournier-Majoie
Forbion
Fundplus
Galapagos
Gilde Healthcare
Gimv
HEBE
Het Fonds’
HTec Group
imec.xpand Fund
Innovation Industries
Inkef Capital
Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
JLABS EMEA
Johnson & Johnson Innovation/ JLABS
KBC Securities
Kurma Partners
LC Patents
LRM
LSP
Lunghealth
Nextgen Ventures
NLC Ventures
Noshaq
Novalis Biotech Accelerator
Novuqare Pelvic Health BV
Oncode Bridge fund
PMV
Pharma Connect Capital
Qbic II
Sofinnova Partners
Sopartec
Swanbridge Capital
Theodorus
Thuja Capital management
Tuspark Capital Management Luxembourg SARL
UCB Ventures
UCB Biopharma
UNIIQ
Utrecht Health Seed Fund
V-Bio Ventures
Vives
White Fund

Joining as investor or industry partner

To secure the informal and focused atmosphere HIHR is an invitation-only based platform. If you would like to join us, we would be happy to schedule an introductory call. Please contact claar-els@hihr.eu for a first acqaintance.

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Spin-off initiatives

Since our start in 2016 over 170 initiatives joined the HIHR pitch events and Quickfire sessions.

The focus include Therapeutics, Diagnostics, Medtech and Digital Health.

Spin off projects or immature ideas receive indept feed back on their venture project and guidance in the preparation for their pitch or Quickfire session from our community of investors, coporates and KTO-experts – all with the aim to help you further developing your Spin off initiative.

Participate as spin-off

Healthy Ideas Healthy Returns aims to facilitate interaction between venture builders and accelerators on the one hand, and (future) science based spin-off teams on the other hand.

Whether you are a company, seeking your first external venture funding or only a very early stage pre-mature project that would like to receive feedback on your idea from experienced investors or entrepreneurs, you all are welcome to apply for a pitch or Quickfire session.

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