Rio de Janeiro, Dec 10 th., 2015

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1 Rio de Janeiro, Dec 10 th., 2015

2 Brazil & The Netherlands - 59% of Dutch import from Latin-America comes from Brazil; - 47% of Dutch total export to Latin-America goes to Brazil - The Netherlands 4 th export destination of Brazil: China (17%) USA (11%) Argentina (7.2%) Netherlands (5.4%) Germany (3.9%) - Netherlands in top 5 foreign investors in Brazil; - Brazil is the biggest client of Port Rotterdam: 23% of Brazil s export to Europe goes via The Netherlands

3 Knowledge Base: LSH in Dutch History Cardiovascular Research Reumatology Neurodegenerative Diseases Oncology Diagnosis and Imaging

4 Dutch healthcare: high quality, accessible and affordable Strong primary and outpatient care Delivered at a relatively low cost One of the best documented (patient) populations; accessible and well-structured bio-banks Expertise in health care infrastructure Strong medical research infrastructure Global market leader in mobile healthcare total healthcare expenditure in the Netherlands: 12% of GDP, 68 billion Euro s (2012) 1.1 million people work in the healthcare sector (2011)

5 Dutch industry policy: Life Sciences & Health (LSH) appointed by the Dutch government as priority sector. High tech Integral and Demand-Driven Approach: solutions that contribute to health & wellbeing in the broadest sense. Life Sciences Agri&Food Public Private Partnerships: top teams formed with representatives of Industry, Academia and Government Logistics Companies Water Themes Healthy ageing: self management & regenerative medicines Medical Devices Personalized nutrition E-health Personalized medicines Creative Industry Chemicals Science & Education Government Energy Horticulture

6 Integrated life sciences innovation: - first rate academia - hundreds of SMEs - global players in med-/biotech and pharma within a 172 km radius 172 km radius Focal points Amsterdam Delft Eindhoven Enschede Groningen Leiden Maastricht Nijmegen Oss Rotterdam Utrecht Wageningen Global players & high concentration of SMEs Excellent biobanks and real life data infrastructure Strong National Cluster

7 Groningen Amsterdam Enschede Delft Leide n Rotterdam Utrech t Oss Arnhem Eindhoven Maastricht Dutch Life Science Parks

8 Access to high quality research 8 University Medical Centers 14 Research Universities general hospitals The Netherlands obtains US$ 72,800 per university researcher from the business world. This is the highest ranking among European countries, 3 rd worldwide. Source: Times Higher Education (2013) 8 th worldwide ranking in life sciences and health patents (2012). High publication output & Citation impact: the Netherlands ranks in the top together with countries such as the US, Switzerland and Denmark. High success rates in European fund and grant applications. Within the EU Commission s R&D Program almost half of the initiatives in the health sector cluster involve Dutch participants. History of investing in international partnerships About 70% of Dutch life sciences companies work together with foreign companies and knowledge centers.

9 WHY BRAZIL? - Long time partner - Growing market - Compelling challenges HOW BRAZIL? - Engagement at three levels (where possible combined): Government MoU s; projects on ageing and health care; Dutch priority on battle against antibiotics resistance. Industry network of companies (HollandBIO, Nefarma, LSH Alliance) engaged in promoting sustainability in healthcare and internationalization. Knowledge Institutions joint applied research programmes (Living Labs - Sports Brazil), dedicated seminars (Smart Citizens and Resilient Cities)

10 Areas of interest for BRAZIL? - healthy ageing - heart and vascular deseases - obesity rehabilitation - hospital management - organization of the health system - sport and health

11 Serious games for the elderly Serious Gaming ABCDESIM Games that save lives TEMSTEM app keeps voices under control

12 Funding NWO invests 650 mln / year in curiosity driven research including projects of applied research geared to the societal and economical challenges of society (e.g. project under development with FAPERJ Living Lab) Bilateral / International cooperation between universities for Bottom-up approach Networks and platforms Entrepreneurship and innovation EP Nuffic Scholarships (Orange Tulip NESO agency in Brasília) Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ( )

13 Arjen Uijterlinde