The BIO-X ® program

1. The BIO-X® program

2. Turning market needs into investment opportunities Investment opportunity BIO-X theme BIO-X call BIO-X project selection Project period Identify and address needs of a target market Nationwide campaign for project proposals Stringent selection process Funding and support STOP! The BIO-X program – a well-defined process

3. BIO-X projects • First step in a typical industrial development model BIO-X® Project Technical evaluation Development Market introduction Idea & preliminary data

4. Every application put through a stringent selection process First round selection Application extension Final selection Application review Oral presentations Finalize plan and contracts Final review by awarding bodies Applications reviewedand ranked BIO-X coach Matchmaking Expert advice 5 – 8 months

5. BIO-X projects • Funds and experienced support for the first step towards commercialization • Increased chance of success • Supported throughout by experienced BIO-X coaches and project partners from relevant sectors • An opportunity for ideas to become real-world solutions that benefit individuals and society

6. BIO-X ® call May 2014 ICT-healthcare solutions to improve personalised treatment and care

7. What do we mean by personalised treatment and care? • Everyone wants to make the right decision for treatment and care of the individual • Every individual should derive maximum benefit from any treatment or care regime • Risks of harmful or adverse events must be minimized

8. ICT solutions can help • Support healthcare professionals, individuals and carers • Better tools for • Timely communication between everyone involved • Access to all relevant information • Effective data collection

9. Do you know of a problem that hinders personalised treatment or care? • The problem could be • at any stage in the healthcare process • associated with multiple or specific disease(s)/patient group(s)

10. Can you suggest a ICT-based solution? • Proposal should be a novel, ICT-based idea with potential to benefit healthcare in general and become a commercially-viable solution • Your solution must give direct benefit to the individual receiving treatment or care, e.g. • Increase cure rates or survival times, reduce risk of side-effects, minimize discomfort • Empower individuals to participate in management of their own health e.g. through self generated data • Support medical providers or caregivers in making correct decisions for treatment, care, and/or medication tailored to the individual

11. Apply for funding and support • Visit www.bio-x.nu • Get detailed information • Download your application form • Submit your application Call closes 26 August, 17.00 CET

12. Think about your application • Preliminary data must be available to indicate feasibility • Proposal must include verification aspects • Think about • involving end-users from the beginning • biological end-points • verification by groups of end-users, e.g. carers,patientsor nurses, in terms of usability or behaviour

13. Think about the solution Data transfer Data evaluation by decision-maker Data collection Other data sources Data generation Benefit individual receiving treatment or care