{"id":458219,"date":"2023-09-16T11:40:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T09:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/?p=458219"},"modified":"2023-09-16T11:40:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T09:40:00","slug":"philips-offers-a-boost-to-the-brainport-medtech-ecosystem-by-placing-their-redundant-employees-at-healthtechxl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/philips-offers-a-boost-to-the-brainport-medtech-ecosystem-by-placing-their-redundant-employees-at-healthtechxl\/","title":{"rendered":"Philips offers a boost to the Brainport MedTech ecosystem by placing their redundant employees at HealthTechXL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As part of its Social Plan, Philips is releasing employees affected by the reorganization from work to participate in the HealthTechXL program.&nbsp;This makes the initiative essential to the technology company\u2019s work-to-work initiatives to retain technical talent for the Brainport Eindhoven region.&nbsp;At the same time, in collaboration with partners, it further stimulates innovation in the medical field in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Innovation Origins: Philips&#039; Initiative to Retain Talent and Stimulate Innovation in HealthTechXL\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NO-rmGwfp-Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBy exempting employees who have been affected by the reorganization from work and allowing them to participate in this program, we offer them the opportunity to take the next step in their career,\u201d says&nbsp;Sylvia van Es, President of Philips Netherlands.&nbsp;&#8220;For example, by becoming a co-founder of a start-up.&nbsp;It can also provide an important boost for Brainport in general and the MedTech ecosystem in particular because in this way, we can retain technical talent for the region and because we also make existing intellectual property rights available.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>HealthTechXL is a new venture-building program for start-ups in the healthcare and MedTech sector.&nbsp;The partners involved are Philips, HighTechXL, the Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij (BOM), DeepTechXL, and Invest-NL.&nbsp;With the new program, they want to give an extra boost to the creation, building, and development of startups in advanced medical technology in the Brainport Eindhoven region.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link advgb-dyn-6ce41d8b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/deeptechxl-targets-first-investment-round-at-alphabeats\/\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"DeepTechXL targets first investment round at Alphabeats\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">DeepTechXL targets first investment round at Alphabeats<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Dutch neurofeedback startup Alphabeats has closed a \u20ac1.5 million seed investment round, led by DeepTechXL and backed by LUMO Labs.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>HealthTechXL officially started at the beginning of September with 50 participants. In the first half of 2024, the teams will pitch their proposal to investors, potential partners, and the broader Brainport startup community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGlobal societal challenges, such as affordable and accessible healthcare, can only be solved by combining breakthrough technologies with entrepreneurship,\u201d said&nbsp;John Bell,&nbsp;CEO of HighTechXL.&nbsp;&#8220;Venture building is a structured approach that allows entrepreneurs to convert technology into impact.&nbsp;Venture builders have a much higher success rate than independent ventures.&nbsp;Over the past ten years, HighTechXL has developed itself into a leading deep-tech venture builder.&nbsp;We look forward to the startups this new program will produce.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Improve healthcare<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During HealthTechXL, participants develop ideas to improve healthcare or medical technology further.&nbsp;Successful participation in HealthTechXL can lead to a possible investment by BOM and a follow-up investment from DeepTechXL and the Deep Tech Fund of Invest-NL.&nbsp;It is expected that up to 15 startups will be funded over the next three years, which should eventually lead to more companies that contribute to better, financially accessible healthcare.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"vlp-link-container vlp-layout-basic wp-block-visual-link-preview-link advgb-dyn-439348c6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/high-tech-scale-up-nearfield-instruments-receives-e-11m-from-deep-tech-fund\/\" class=\"vlp-link\" title=\"High-tech scale-up Nearfield Instruments receives \u20ac 11M from Deep Tech Fund\"><\/a><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-side\"><div class=\"vlp-block-2 vlp-link-image\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vlp-layout-zone-main\"><div class=\"vlp-block-0 vlp-link-title\">High-tech scale-up Nearfield Instruments receives \u20ac 11M from Deep Tech Fund<\/div><div class=\"vlp-block-1 vlp-link-summary\">Nearfield Instruments (NFI), a Rotterdam and Eindhoven-based scale-up for scanning probe metrology equipment in the semiconductor industry, has received additional funding from Invest-NL.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cBrabant, and in particular the Brainport Eindhoven region, breathes medical technology, but a specific venture-building program to help more entrepreneurs grow successfully more quickly was still lacking,\u201d said&nbsp;Brigit van Dijk\u2013van de Reijt, general manager of BOM. \u201cThe enormous interest from budding entrepreneurs shows the need for this program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yvonne Greeuw, Investment Associate at the Invest-NL Deep Tech Fund, adds: \u201cThere is enormous potential in the innovations that currently remain untapped, as well as in the technical talent that becomes available to develop them further.&nbsp;These projects can play an important role in achieving better, affordable and accessible healthcare.&nbsp;However, they require patient capital and are often riskier than what regular investors typically look for.&nbsp;We are therefore pleased that we can offer financial perspective within this program with the Deep Tech Fund.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guidance from DeepTechXL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Guus Frericks, Managing Partner of DeepTechXL, expects the program to result in many new healthtech companies. \u201cWe will support the program with our knowledge of medical technology. 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