Transforming the public procurement culture of multiple EU public buyers into one that systematically encourages added value for citizens and market innovation and advances towards PPI is one of our strategic goals. This can be achieved by applying a value-based approach, ensuring that the most economic solutions are selected and invested in striving for the good health of all EU citizens.



Competitiveness and sustainability of SMEs, the backbone of the EU economies, are affected by limited exploitation of (international) opportunities in markets where the public sector has a strong presence, as in healthcare, education, justice. Public procurement represents about 14% of the EU GDP, but less than half is leveraged by SMEs and start-ups. Therefore, there is an obvious lack of accessibility to PPI opportunities from these actors, not proportionate with their aggregated weight and numbers. In addition, the public sector can and should play a larger role to help SMEs to become European champions that are not put in value at its full potential. By fostering access to SMEs, market fragmentation will be reduced, and economies of scale achieved, which in return will facilitate EU companies to compete at global level.



Join the InnoFacilitator Community and be part of the change!



Do you want to know more? Contact us at  info@innofacilitator.eu .



As a Member of the Community, you will have the opportunity to:





• Exchange knowledge, information, and best practices in health innovation procurement with relevant and active actors in the field, both from the demand and supply sides.



• Expand your network contacts;



• Be invited and involved in Community activities;



• Stay updated on the latest developments of the InnoFacilitator project;



• Be informed about relevant initiatives and events in health innovation procurement.





 Health InnoFacilitator gathers 6 EU partners  and one affiliated entity with expertise in innovation procurement including healthcare clusters, innovation and PPI support companies and public/private healthcare buyers.



Partners





• Medicen Paris Region (Project Coordinator) (France)



• Bioindustry Park Silvano Fumero / bioPmed (Italy)



• EUREGHA - European Regional and Local Health Authorities (Belgium)



• HOPE - European Hospital and Healthcare Federation (Belgium)



• Resah (France)



• SILO (Spain)



• EHPPA - European Health Public Procurement Alliance (Affiliated entity)