Living labs in health innovation

Critical factors in their application

Conference paper (2015)

Authors

M.S. van Geenhuizen Economics of Technology and Innovation - TPM
N.A. Guldemond Research Support & Innovation
Research Group
Economics of Technology and Innovation (TPM) (TU Delft)
Health Innovation Living labs Critical Factors Knowledge Valorization
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Published Date

2015

Language

English

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Faculty

Technology, Policy and Management

Department

Values Technology and Innovation

Research Group

Economics of Technology and Innovation

Abstract

The focus of this paper is on living labs for health innovation. Health care (cure) systems are under pressure as a consequence of the ageing population and fast increasing population with chronic conditions, in a situation of decreasing financial budgets. At the same time, the valorization of health inventions is stumbled by many blocks. Living labs as an innovation tool, whether conceived as delimited environments for co-creation and development or as local/regional platforms, may offer various solutions. The paper identifies factors that hamper the valorization of knowledge in general and it identifies critical factors in the application of medical living labs, using the literature and five case studies.