The Call for Pitches to revolutionize healthcare in Belgium is open !
The overall strategic objectives for Coalition NEXT 2023 are to improve the patient experience and to generate value-based patient outcomes in integrated care.
More concretely, we are looking for solutions that help us with the four themes mentioned below. Each theme even has some concrete use cases in which our members are particularly interested.
Applications are open until Tuesday 5th of September 2023
Coalition Next Launches a Call for Pitches. Come pitch your solution to solve one of our most pressing needs.
1. How can we identify the at-risk patients ?
2. How can we prevent lung cancer?
3.How can we prevent falls and monitor patients at risk for falling?
4. How can we help address the issue of overweight/obesity?
1. How can we detect and diagnose lung cancer earlier?
2. How can we design elderly or dementia-friendly hospitals?
3. How can we support renal insufficiency patients?
4. How can we improve the waiting time/triage at emergency room?
5. How can we improve the care pathway in COPD?
6. How can we categorize patients based on treatment outcome/prognosis?
7. How can we help support people with obesity?
8. How can we accelerate the diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease?
1. How can we monitor disease with oral cancer therapy at home?
2. How can we set up oncology hospital care at home?
3. How can we monitor T2 diabetes patients to prevent complications?
4. How can we organize home delivery of medication?
5. How can we organize physiotherapy and rehabilitation at home?
6. How can we better connect home nurse and hospital teams?
7. How can we set up direct communication between HCPs and patients?
1. How can we gather all disease-relevant solutions on 1 platform?
2. How can we facilitate a single sign-on for Healthcare Professionals?
3. How can we collect data from different digital sources?
At the moment, there is no call for projects in this countries. But don't panic: Coalition Next will be back in 2024 with a news, even more innovative calls for projects!
Coalition Next's expectations are detailed in the applicant guide.
Coalition Next's main ambition is to accelerate the implementation of digital health solutions in belgian hospitals and home care organisations to benefit patients and healthcare professionals. Thus, Coalition Next expects projects:
• To be implementation ready
• To be open to collaborating with other stakeholders
• To present a real added value in health
Coalition Next is an open ecosystem of partners working together to accelerate the implementation of digital innovations in the world. We do not operate as a startup accelerator that invests in startups to raise equity. Each member of the Coalition Next makes its own business case to set up a pilot. When multiple members are interested in implementing a digital health solution, a joint business case can lead to a partnership in which private companies bear some costs.
Each business case is project specific. Project costs will be studied on a case-by-case principle.
Coalition Next is not a startup accelerator that invests in startups to raise equity. Coalition Next is an open ecosystem of partners working together to accelerate the implementation of digital innovations in healthcare systems. Private companies could help fund the piloting of a solution, but it is not guaranteed upfront.
An innovative company can apply in any country! Each Next Coalition committee will examine each applicant against the eligibility and selection criteria in the same way, even if the company is not domiciled in the same country of deployment.
The innovative companies eligible to apply are the following:• Companies• Foundations• Associations
The main ambition of Coalition Next is to pilot solutions in hospitals and home care organisations in the short term (within 9-12 months). Solutions must have reached a certain level of maturity and at least be able to set up a "real-life" pilot. Coalition Next members must understand your legal, clinical, and technical readiness before starting a project.
As Coalition Next members are looking for solutions to be implemented in the short term, it's essential to be very realistic and pragmatic in your presentation. If in doubt, don't hesitate to contact the Coalition Next managers in each country.