PHS-TEIP-KIS build the Trans-European Inovation Platform of knowledge intensive-Services for Personal Health-Care Systems

TEIP-KIS identifies and disseminate new business models based on research, coach start-ups in knowledge-intensive services during the incubation phase and prepare them for international expansion, by establishing close links between knowledge transfer institutions, business incubation programmes and financing.

TEIP-KIS facilitates the creation of more European innovation champions in the field of services by offering them one-stop support shops.

Pan-European innovation platform for start-ups in knowledge-intense services

TEIP-KIS identify good practices and offer improved support to high growth tech-firms, providing novel good mix of supportive services to address the research and skills needs as well as networking, training or advice and financial needs all to the benefit of improving market and investment readiness of potential high growth knowledge intense service firms.

TEIP-KIS consortium build with public private partnerships covers the different angles of research and skills, incubation, finance and clusters.

Exploit existing good practice tailored to the needs of service firms Pool support packages, providing services in a ‘one stop shop’ Clustering research, incubation, finance, and tech-stakeholders

Boost the European innovation champions in the field of high Knowledge-Intensive Services for technological start-ups

Activities

1. Assess specific research and skills needs of potential tech-enterprises & establish links with high growth KIS

2. Design, test and validate improved support mechanisms for innovation intermediates, KIS start-ups and young promising growth firms (e.g. screening & selection methodologies, coaching and training modules, certification schemes, train the trainer sessions)

3. Facilitate access to finance and networking with clusters and relevant partners

4. Offer info & tool-boxes to public and private innovation intermediates

Project acronym PHS-TEIP-KIS

Project name Trans-European Innovation Platform for Knowledge Intensive-Services in Personal Health-Care Systems

Priority identifies and disseminate new business models based on research, coach start-ups in knowledge-intensive services during the incubation phase and prepare them for international expansion, by establishing close links between knowledge transfer institutions, business incubation programmes and financing.

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List of participants (organisation name, country): In Revision

Total cost (€) 1.75MEUR - Commission funding (€) 1.4MEUR (36month duration)

Main goal(s) of the Action Structure, coordination of a cooperative networking of main European stakeholders training, innovation and business in PHS.

Key issues: In Revision

* Assess the specific research and skills needs of potential high growth companies active in knowledge
intensive services and help them in establishing links with relevant research and business partners;
* Design, test and validate improved support mechanisms to the benefit of KIS start-ups as well as young promising growth firms, based on existing good practices developed under PAXIS, Gate2Growth and Europe INNOVA;
* Facilitate access to finance and networking with clusters for knowledge intensive service companies.

* Foster service innovations within PHS industrial sector, thus addressing the linkages between manufacturing and services.

* Promote KIS activities in highly innovative PHS industries, projects and start-ups.

Technical approach In Revision - Expected achievements/impact In Revision Coordinator contact details: Preparation of the proposal in http://eCentres.net and http://ACAAL.org coordinate by CONSEN.org

Specific Call for Proposals - CIP "European Innovation Platform for Knowledge Intensive Services"

The aim of this call is to create a European Innovation Platform for knowledge intensive services by bridging between research, skills, incubation, entrepreneurship, finance and clusters in view of creating more European innovation champions in the field of services.

Final date for submission: 07 September 2007, 16h00 (Brussels time)