Pikani presentation at 24 BSPC

The Baltic Sea Region as One Test Sitefor Development ofHealth Care Products and ServicesJaanus PikaniVice Chairman and Chairman Elect, ScanBalt® fmbaTartu Biotechnology Parkjaanus@biopark.eeDate 1Snapshot of ScanBalt BioRegionThe above only partial numbers. In total there are more than 3000 health and life science companies(estimate by ScanBalt 2015)• 50 university hospitals• 60 universities within health/life science incl. 25 with a focus on Medtech• More than 50 health care clusters and networks• 75 health care sector science parks(from “The Health Economy in the Baltic Sea Region – Challenges and Opportunities, a Market Analysis”, Nord/LBfor the BSHR HealthPort project Nov 2013).Date Lecturer, Title, Place 2Common Societal Challenges• demographic shifts• raising costs of health care• significant differences within BSR in life expectation, healthand prevention• reduction of waiting periods and waiting lists (exceptGermany)• reduction in health care provision between urban and ruralareas• brain drain, talent attraction and talent retentionDate Lecturer, Title, Place 3Some Facts and TrendsSource: LB/Nord Analysis ”The Health Economy in the Baltic Sea Region - Challenges and Opportunities”, Jan 2014; co-financed by theBaltic Sea Region programme 2007 – 2014.- health and social services sector emerged as a major stabilizing factor for bothregional and national economic development during crisis- increasing demand for technical medical equipment driven by building andmodernization of hospitals- excellent market opportunities for medical technology across BSR- Increased outpatient facilities and treatment across BSR- growing privatization and concentration processes across BSR- niche market in e.g. sports’ services and technologies- health tourism has high potential (e.g. St Lukes Health Path)- SMEs the basis for a globally competitive BSR health economy- overall the potential of the BSR Health Economy significant and above averageDate Lecturer, Title, Place 4Specific Bottle NecksSource: LB/Nord Analysis ”The Health Economy in the Baltic Sea Region - Challenges and Opportunities”, Jan 2014; co-financed by the Baltic Sea Region programme 2007 – 2014.• lack of commercial exploitation of ideas fromhealth care systems• low uptake of innovative solutions into healthcare systemsThis we can dosomething about byBSR collaboration!Date Lecturer, Title, Place 5BSR as One Test Site forDevelopment of Health CareProducts and ServicesA benefit for:• Patients as it improves the health care offered• Regions as it means more efficient use of existing research andinnovation infra-structure and economic development• Rural areas as it promote technologies improving health caremonitoring and delivery• SMEs which faster and easier can bring their innovations to themarketFrom ScanBalt Strategy 2015 – 2018 “Solving Societal Challenges on Top of Europe”Date Lecturer, Title, Place 6BSR as One Test Site - Status5 mutually coordinated sup-topics (4 Interreg applications awaiting decision, a Horizon2020funded project initiated).HealthShare : Fighting hospital acquired infections and bacterial resistance in the Baltic Searegion with new diagnostic tools and services. Coordinator ScanBalt® fmbaInnoDataShare : Sharing existing health data infrastructures to facilitate innovative health-related product development in the Baltic Sea region. Coordinator Competence Center onHealth Technologies, EE.The Baltic Fracture Competence Centre, BFCC : Leveraging knowledge for better care inageing societies in the Baltic Sea Region. Coordinator Life Science Nord management GmbH,GE.InnoMarBio: Innovative R&D and SME Infrastructures in Marine Biotech (new products andprocesses for medical applications, pharmaceutics, cosmetics, food, or industrialapplications). CoordinatorTurku Science Park, FIDanuBalt: Novel Approaches in Tackling the Health Innovation and Research Divide in theDanube and Baltic Sea Region (H2020, initiated Jan 2015). Coordinator Steinbeis Europe-Zentrum.Date Lecturer, Title, Place 7Process for BSR as One Test Site• Presentation June 16, EUSBSR Summit • DanuBalt Stakeholder Forum, June 17, Jürmala • Five applications on different key topics delivered toInterreg, July • Presentation at BSPC August 31, Rostock• Project Accelerator Day/ScanBalt Forum, Stockholm,September 8ScanBalt ExCo at theEstonian Embassy in• Plenary session “BSR as one test site...”, Nordic LifeBerlin Dec 2014.Science Days, Stockholm, September 9ExCo plays a pivotal role• Continuous dialogue between regions, clinics,in the coordination ofclusters, SMEs and funding sources via ScanBaltBSR as One Test SiteDate Lecturer, Title, Place 8Baltic Sea Region RIS 3 in eHealthNew initiative initiated 2015, lead Region SkåneObjectives:• Mobilise BSR regions to develop transnational smart specializationstrategies in eHealth• Relate to challenges that could be jointly and credibly addressed• has a level of ambition that requires joint project effortFocus:• Form eHealth related BSR living labs as a common resource for SMEs• Offer quality assured access to health related BSR data infra structure• Create BSR as innovation hub for health- and welfare services for peoplewith chronic diseasesDate Lecturer, Title, Place 9ScanBalt Stratey 2015 - 2015“The return of investments of ScanBalt for the members is wellbeyond 15:1”“The ambitions of the regions and the regional networks constitutethe basis of the organization”Make it easier for businesses toexplore the BSR as a marketand development sitePromote shared use ofknowledge and innovationstructures and universities.Assist regions to gain economicdevelopment from BSRcollaborationScanBalt® fmba serves the regionsand regional networks and assist tosolve their societal challenges bytrans-national collaboration.Date Lecturer, Title, Place 10Shared Innovation Infra StructureScanBalt is a shared (macro-regional) innovation infra-structure between BSRregions.Smart Specialization PlatformScanBalt since 2001 acts as a smart specialization platform identifying keycompetencies of the regions and promoting coordinated trans-nationalinvestments between ESIF, H2020, regional and national public-private financing.Key Activities:- Think Tank: Continuous dialogue between regions, clinics, clusters, SMEs andfunding sources- Accelerator: Workshops for concrete projects ideas- Match-making: Between health care and tech providers, investors anddecision makers in collaboration with existing events- Communication: ScanBalt News (approx 20.000 subscribers), A new virtualplatform as an active tool for innovation and smart specialization (expected2016)Date Lecturer, Title, Place 11Members of ScanBalt® fmbawww.scanbalt.orgDate Lecturer, Title, Place 12ScanBalt Business Clubscanbaltbusiness.comDate Lecturer, Title, Place 13