Blended entrepreneurial education for high growth in Life Sciences and Health Erasmus Project

Project Title

Blended entrepreneurial education for high growth in Life Sciences and Health

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Knowledge Alliances for higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2016

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

Growth of a start-up company into a high growth company (Gazelle) in the Life Science and Health (LSH) requires experienced and well-equipped entrepreneurs, but the sector is confronted with a structural shortage. This is putting a strain on the innovation capacity the sector. The root of this problem is the current entrepreneurial education system. This Knowledge Alliance aims to: 1) strengthen entrepreneurial knowledge and skills for growth through innovation of teaching and learning methods on a European level, and 2) establish and intensify strategic learning and development of partnerships (public-private) in the field of LSH across Europe for exchange of knowledge.The first objective of this KA is to modernize the European educational system for higher education, by developing and implementing innovative, multidisciplinary approaches to teaching and learning. This KA will develop an innovative educational programme focused on the development of entrepreneurial knowledge and skills for growth. The programme is characterized by interactive and action oriented teaching and learning and will consist of four educational building blocks (combining online and face-to-face learning):1) Online modules (SPOCs)2) Entrepreneurial Labs 3) Simulation Games4) Mix & Match eventsThe second objective is to cluster local LSH ecosystems in Europe via a platform for LSH ecosystems, which enables the exchange, flow and co-creation of knowledge and expertise and provides LSH entrepreneurs with access to all relevant stakeholders, knowledge and resources. The third objective is to provide transferable methods for entrepreneurship education for growth in other sectors.This project will connect the LSH ecosystems in Europe and provides the sector with the entrepreneurial knowledge and skills for GROWTH.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 889960 Eur

Project Coordinator

UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM UTRECHT & Country: NL

Project Partners

• VIB VZW
• FLANDERSBIO
• PELAGO BIOSCIENCE AB
• ELEVATE BV
• MIMETIS BIOMATERIALS SL
• CONGENICA LTD
• OXURION