Introduction to Eir • A science and business park within health science and technology located in North Denmark • Eir gathers and exploits the synergies between basic and applied health science and technology research, health sector (clinical research), and companies • Eir facilitates the development of new products, methods, and solutions for diagnoses, treatment, rehabilitation and testing in private/public partnerships • Qualify local companies and attract new national and international research based companies
Vision • Eir contributes to research-based innovation and business development and growth within health science and technology for the benefit of industry, the health sector, public institutions, and patients • To further develop North Denmark as the leading region in Europe for clinical trials, interdisciplinary health science and technology research, and innovation
About Eir • Eir exploits the synergies between research and innovation for the benefit of industrial development and growth • Eir promotes private/public partnerships in the area of health science and technology fostering spin-out companies, entrepreneurs, start-up firms and new ventures by established pharmaceutical and biomedical companies in the region • Eir facilitates the development of new products, methods, and solutions for diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitation purposes in private/public partnerships • Eir provides access to pre-clinical and clinical expertise within many areas of medical devices, treatment regimes, and pharmaceuticals • Eir mediates contact to experimental and clinical facilities in the region for companies interested in performing clinical trials on new medical devices, clinical procedures, or pharmaceuticals
The name - Eir "Norse mythology tells the story of a powerful and inspiring woman: Eir who was part of Frey's following and who was considered the goddess of medicine and a patroness for those practicing health care. Ancient literature describes her calm mind and strong will which lent support and empowerment to those around her. From the hill where she allegedly resided, she welcomed the ill and the scholars of her trade and they returned home healed or wiser."
Private-public partnerships University (Government) Public partners Patients (Community based) Companies
The partnership • The North Denmark Region • Aalborg University • The hospitals in North Denmark • Industry - both local and national • Local communities • Regional development agencies
Budget • Total budget DKK 38 mill. over 4 years • Grant from Vækstforum DKK 19 mill. • Time (researchers, industry partners) and new grants DKK 19 mill.
The regional landscape Væksthus Nordjylland Forskning ved Idé-klinikken i Aalborg Forskningens Sygehus Hus NOVI Sundhed og – Regionale teknologisk virksomheder Forskning ved AAU BioMed Community & BrainsBusiness Nationale virksomheder Internationale virksomheder
The regional landscape Væksthus Nordjylland Forskning ved Idé-klinikken i Aalborg Forskningens Sygehus Hus NOVI Sundhed og – Regionale teknologisk Eir virksomheder Forskning ved AAU BioMed Community & BrainsBusiness Nationale virksomheder Internationale virksomheder
The regional landscape Væksthus Nordjylland Forskning ved Idé-klinikken i Aalborg Forskningens Sygehus Hus NOVI Sundhed og – Regionale teknologisk virksomheder Eir Forskning ved AAU BioMed Community & BrainsBusiness Nationale One-Stop- virksomheder Shop (Region) Internationale virksomheder Eks.Fremtidens Plejehjem/er- hvervschefer (Kommuner)
Organisation Styregruppe Internationalt AAU (x2) Advisory Board Region/sygehus (x2) Virksomhed (x1) Projektleder Business Advisory Administration Board Forsknings- Innovation Iværksætteri Forsknings- Imageprofilering - baseret formidling Indsatsområder forretnings- udvikling Projekter Projekter Projekter Forskning & Projekter Projekter Projekter Udvikling Projekter Projekter Projekter
Management Director: Professor Lars Arendt-Nielsen, lan@hst.aau.dk Administrative Manager: Charlotte Villadsen, cvi@hst.aau.dk Steering Committee: Per Christiansen, CEO, North Denmark Region Chairman of Eir's steering committee Egon Toft, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University Vice Chairman of Eir's steering committee Lars Hvilsted Rasmussen, dr.med.sci., MD, Research director, Aalborg Hospital Hans Christian Hoeck, MD, PhD, Managing director of CCBR A/S Steen Andreassen, Professor, dr.techn., PhD, Aalborg University
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Focus
Research competences Specific interdisciplinary health science and technology competences: • Integrative neuroscience • Neural engineering of neurophysiology of movement • Pain and motor systems • Ergonomics • Biomechanics • Biomedical engineering • Sensor technology • Physical activity and human performance • Biomarkers in drug development • Medical decision support system • Tele-homecare/Telemedicine • Welfare technology • Biotechnology • Cardiovascular research unit • Lipid research and heart diseases • Clinical and experimental arthrosis research • Bio-statistics
Examples of research Medical Informatics/Health Informatics • Decision Support • Tele-home-care • Image Analysis • Cardiac diag. • EPJ / EHR • Respiratory Systems • Diabetes • Alzheimer • ICU
Examples of research Sensory systems and technology • Translational pain research • Brain mapping • Drug testing • Sleep analysis • Experimental neurology • Neurophysiology • Ergonomics
Examples of research Motor control and neuro-rehabilitation • Rehabilitation • Neural Prosthesis Normal • Electrodes • FES KvLQT1 (LQT1) • Brain Comp. HERG (LQT2) Interfaces • Cardiac diag. • Biomechanics • Sports sciences
Network • Research cooperation • Ph.D. and post doc co-operation • Technology scouts and entrepreneurship • Consultancy • Student co-operation • Research hotel/Location - integrate industry researchers into basic, technological, and clinical research environments • Advanced research laboratories and facilities • Company formation • Company matchmaking • Licensing • Legal assistance • Networking nationally and internationally • InspEIR, workshops, scientific events, etc. • Students hands-on exhibitions
Network examples • Location of first company in research environment • Expert Scientific Meeting 2012 (ESM2012) – Workshop and conference • Facilitating national and international research-based co-operations with academia and industry • ATV seminar on welfare technology • Clinical test of research-based innovations • Presentation of North Danish research and company competences within biomechanics at international conference/exhibition • National and international marketing campaign • Veterinary companies work together with company (gold particles), no scientific validation, via research co-operation enter into network to carry out clinical test on animals (later humans) + new treatment of osteoarthritis (marketing perspective)
Network examples company spin-offs from AAU
Clinical trials Eir is the portal to North Denmark for medical device and pharmaceutical companies to seek partners for clinical trials and in the need of easy access to advanced laboratories or clinics. • Offers pre-clinical and clinical trials in various therapeutic areas • Proximity between hospitals and various departments • Possible to perform, large, single center trials in North DK • High degree of knowledge of each other • Quick response and action time • World famous CRO – CCBR within osteoporose – 15 test centers worldwide – examines the effect of new compounds – employing candidates from AAU – promotes competences within pain with regard to new compounds and technologies • Telemedicine – COPD – new initiatives in the pipeline
Clinical trials – Translational research Volunteers Animals Patients e.g. pain e.g. pain e.g. pain or or or motor control motor control motor control Drugs Devices Drugs Devices Drugs Devices
Clinical trials examples • Access to advanced technology for clinical trials (e.g. bio-markers) • Access to advanced laboratory equipment for testing • Developing specific devices • Internationally acknowledged contract research organisations • Efficient patient recruiting from all regional hospitals • Simple and fast approval procedures • Unique public patient registration systems • Clinical trial opportunities involving all hospitals, care homes, and rehabilitation centres in North Denmark • Hospital-based clinical trial centers • Biobanks/databases
Register-based research • Denmark offers a number of key health parameteres through registers • Tracking of patients with regard to different diseases, use of drugs, side effects, use of health services etc. • Possible to carry out trials for a longer period of time, randomises controlled studies and follow-up of patients
Register-based research examples • Linking drugs´ side effects with disease (off-label) • Linking drugs with e.g. falls and strokes • Combining diseases with drugs • Cross-linking of registers
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