European Structural and Investment Funding (ESIF)

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• European Structural and Investment Funding (ESIF)

• AHSN ESIF/ LEP knowledge sharing webinar
• 24 February 2016

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• ESIF and the NHS
• Matching Health with Growth
• Aim of webinars
• Understand latest information relating to ESIF
  agenda
• Act as a mechanism to share good practice and
  challenges
• Make links across NHS and with other sectors
• www.nhsconfed.org/ahsnlep
• Mixture of presentations, discussion and external
  guests often with a main theme
• We will go through survey responses and look at
  successful ESIF projects

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• ERDF discussion
• Anna King, Commercial Director, HIN South London
• Matteo Morelli, Compliance Manager, HIN South
  London
• Any ideas or suggestions for future discussion
  items Michael.wood_at_nhsconfed.org

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• Presentation to the AHSNs and local growth -
  working with LEPs and accessing ESIF conference
  call.

24th February 2016
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• How it fits within the ESIF Strategy 2014 2010

• Priority Axis 1 Promoting Research and
  Innovation
• Enhancing Research and Innovation (RI)
  Infrastructure and capacities to develop RI
  excellence, and promoting centres in particular
  those of European Interest.
• Investment Priority 1b promoting business
  investment in RI
• developing links and synergies between
  enterprises, research and development centres and
  the higher education sector, in particular
  promoting investment in product and service
  development , technology transfer, social
  innovation, eco-innovation, public service
  applications, demand stimulation, networking,
  clusters and open innovation through smart
  specialisation
• Supporting technological and applied research,
  pilot lines, early product validation actions,
  advance manufacturing capabilities, and first
  production, in particular in key enabling
  technologies and diffusion of general purpose.

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Objectives of the Accelerator

• Create a connected and supportive innovation
  ecosystem
• Help SMEs understand demand, and test innovations
  from an early stage
• Establish London as the place to develop next
  generation digital health products
• Create jobs and contribute to wider economic
  growth and wealth creation by bringing new
  products and processes to market.

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Delivery - Expected Outcomes

• Three 12 months long cohorts to support 30 SMEs
  each year through
• Colocation and coordination support (through NHS
  Navigators, an online community, access to
  workspaces in London hospital sites)
• Bespoke support to help develop early pilots and
  product validation through our Innovation Voucher
  scheme, with NHS Navigators facilitating
  provision of access to a network of clinicians,
  advice on testing solutions to meet patients
  needs, and health economics
• Support to achieve growth and scale access to a
  network of digital health entrepreneurs,
  investors and companies ad-hoc events (Boot
  camps, investor days) an Innovation Showcase at
  the end of the programme.

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• Project Details (1) Duration and Budget

• Duration
• 4 years, from September 2015 to September 2019.
• Budget
• ERDF Contribution Rate 50

Total 3,996,575.00
ERDF 1,998,288.00
Public Match 1,815,150.00
Private Match 183,138.00
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• Project Details (2) Partnership

• Lead Partner
• Health Innovation Network

• Delivery Partners
• The Chelsea and Westminster Health Charity (CW)
• Digital Catapult
• Imperial College Health Partners
• MedCity
• UCL Partners

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• Project Details (3) Performance Indicators

• Performance Indicators
• Cross-cutting themes gender equality,
  non-discrimination, sustainable development.

Indicator Definition Expected Result
C1 Number of Enterprises receiving support 80
C4 Number of Enterprises receiving non-financial support 80
C26 Number of Enterprises cooperating with research entities 26
C28 Number of Enterprises supported to introduce new to the market products 40
C29 Number of Enterprises supported to introduce new-to-the-firm products 40
P13 Number of Enterprises receiving information, diagnostic and brokerage 80
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Accelerator - The small enterprises journey

Selection
Programme duration 9-12 months
Allocated a relationship manager Innovation
Scout based within the AHSNs to support access
to the NHS use of Innovation Vouchers and
network enterprise spaces
Celebration event - Opportunity to meet investors
and future enablers
Selection process requires significant
promotion to ensure high quality participants
Two product/service development cycles
Innovation Scouts provide links to patients,
clinicians and health economists
Connected Digital Catapult world-class
expertise on specialist areas of technology,
including data privacy and trust
Meet The Sessions with key NHS contacts e.g.
Procurement, Commissioners, information
governance, IT
Ad hoc meetings with individual SMEs utilising
vouchers and network enterprise spaces
Silicon Valley Bank - Specialist sessions about
finance raising and how to fund future growth
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www.hin-southlondon.org
Anna King Commercial Director,
HIN Anna.king1_at_nhs.net
Matteo Morelli Compliance Manager,
HIN matteo.morelli_at_nhs.net

Digitalhealth.London/accelerator
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• Latest news
• Deadline for revised ESIF strategies 5 February
  review your local one
• Several LEPs now consulting on changes to SEPs
  key influencing opportunity
• LEP Chair meeting national HRDs in March to kick
  off skills focus
• Local ERDF workshops on low carbon taking place
  in March contact your LEP
• New guidance on combining EFSI with ESIF