Welcome to Utrecht! • Who are we? • Megatrends • About EBU
Utrecht: Most competitive region of Europe
Utrecht: Our treasures
Megatrend 1: Climate Change
Megatrend 2: Ageing population
Megatrend 3: Digitalisation
Integrated International and regional business development (Health) Health Hub Utrecht partners Societal Challenge Region/city Utrecht City Local Accelerator Program EBU-Health BD team 12 weeks Pre-Soft Landing Program Uzelf Primary contact 2 weeks Utrecht Startup organisation exchange EBU-Health BD team Corporate Fieldlab Soft Landing EBU-Gap finance Trade and Invest 6 months to 3 program team years 6 months UtrechtINC Investment VC/PI/CV INVEST-NL EBU-ROM BD team
Softlanding and the Economic Board Utrecht The Utrecht region is committed to support international companies to start business and or to develop products and services in the region. A wealth of possibilities can be offered tailor-made and some of the support is very standard. In the soft landing program the region work together with Invest Utrecht, the municipality Utrecht, the ICTU (talent community) and the Economic Board Utrecht. Invest Utrecht, the Foreign Investment Agency of the Province of Utrecht is a one-stop shop for practical assistance and information services to help companies establish and Utrecht Invest Team maintain operations in Utrecht. We actively help foreign companies set up their business, but we also support the more than 900 foreign companies that are already established in the province. All our services are free of charge and confidential. The Economic Board Utrecht has an international manager (Jaap Breugem) who is responsible for the execution of the soft landing program. The SL program consist as a minimum of 4 different parts: • office and access to the innovation hub JIM for 6 months • Support in all kinds of formalities such as work permits and visa • Support in housing and access to existing community Jaap Breugem • Support in finding subsidiaries and financing bodies If the involves company can be supported by access to specific persons, communities or organizations then the other domain managers of the EBU are involved. Jelle van der Weijde In case of Health economics related companies Jelle van der Weijde MMI is involved to help out for access to appropriate persons and organizations. Jelle is also an expert on Active Aging Living solutions for the European Committee.
Selfmanagement and innovation for health and economic growth Uzelf alliance is offering a scientific User centric support for successful implementation
Sustainable Healthy food environment in Utrecht Region Utrecht City Food & Health Future Food for Food Food Print accelerator
Cold tech for warm care? Cloud infrastructure Big (open) data Smart algorythms and analyses
Example Pilot social community platform => a Home Hub Co creating with citizins who had expressed their wishes and needs !
Utrecht & Taiwan developing solutions for societal challenges !
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