Digital Innovation Hubs
BlueHealth Innovation Center suported by Microsoft (BHIC)
Hub Information
- Hub Name
- BlueHealth Innovation Center suported by Microsoft (BHIC)
- Local Name
- BlueHealth Innovation Center suported by Microsoft (BHIC)
- Evolutionary Stage
- In preparation
- Geographical Scope
- Regional
Description
BHIC sets out to develop the region of Flanders in the domain of ICT with a special focus on Healthcare, by means of:
• Stimulating innovation driven entrepreneurs and local employment
• Development of expertise
• Delivering advice and coaching to companies active in the development of IT solutions with a large potential for growth
• Coaching of startups in ICT who primarily develop activities in the domain of e-health
BHIC has two operational facilities in the cities of Genk and Antwerp
Contact Data
- Coordinator
- BHIC
- Year Established
- 2011
- Location
- C-mine, 12, 3600, Genk (Belgium)
- Website
- http://www.micvlaanderen.be/
- Social Media
- Contact information
-
Frederik Horemans
info@micvlaanderen.be
+32 89 201 735
Organisation
- Organizational form
- Public Private Partnership
- Turnover
- -
- Number of employees
- 1-9
Link to national or regional initiatives for digitising industry
The activities of the hub are well aligned with the Belgian national initiatives for digitising industry, MADE DIFFERENT – Factories of the future.
Market and Services
Sectors
TRL Focus
Services provided
- Awareness creation
- Ecosystem building, scouting, brokerage, networking
- Visioning and Strategy Development for Businesses
- Testing and validation
- Commercial infrastructure
- Incubator/accelerator support
- Market intelligence
- Mentoring
- Education and skills development
Service Examples
Mitch & Mates has the ability to count on BHIC for relevant training, interesting networking events, but more and more as a facilitator for relevant contacts in the market.
Mitch & Mates delivers fast implementable, perfectly scalable and creative products that contribute to patient empowerment. Mitch stands for matching IT in collaboration in healthcare for the benefit of all, the mates.
Www.mitchandmatch.com
Pridiktiv is a smart and mobile platform that allows people from the healthcare sector to work together more efficiently. In this way, they spend less time on paperwork and other administration and have more time for the patient. We would like to make our mantra of 'Less paper, more care'.
The role of the BHIC is truly unmistakable. Thanks to the BHIC, we have gained so many opportunities for who we are and what we are doing and thus validating our product-market. The art of pitching was also raised.
Www.pridiktiv.care
On behalf of the AAL Association, BHIC Vlaanderen organized a brainstorm and hackathon in September 2015 to define needs from the healthcare sector and to develop solutions.
The first day, more than sixty participants thought about how ICT could optimize elderly care. After that, four teams were formed that started working on Hack for Health with the challenges. They had two days to work out a prototype, prepare a business plan and prepare a pitch. The final evening was presented to a professional jury.
Ecosystem building, scouting, brokerage, networking
Education and skills development
Funding
- Regional funding
- Partner resources
- Memberships
- Other
Customers
- Number of customers annually
- >50
- Type of customers
-
- Start-up companies
- SMEs (<250 employees)
Partners
- Zorgbedrijf Antwerpen
- ZOL
- CoFoundry
- GZA
- Stad Antwerpen
- BioVille
- ZNA
- C-Mine Crib
- Universiteit Antwerpen
- UZA
- Microsoft
- UCB
- BHIC
- Stad Genk
- U-sentric
- Agfa Healthcare
Large enterprise
https://www.agfa.com - Inno.com Institute