What makes a good public-private partnership – a word from our director
IHI call 12 is now open with a fast-approaching deadline. One of the key questions when applying to IHI is what makes a good public-private partnership – how to build on the complementary capabilities of partners to take on problems that neither the private nor the public sector can take on alone.
This month I had the opportunity to join a podcast and talk with the Portuguese INESC network of non-profit research institutes on how the contribution of industry’s skills, data, engineering and product development to our projects makes IHI a unique health research programme.
There are some key success factors: recognise the opportunity cost – strive to add value to all partners: academia, industry, healthcare, patients, regulators at all times. Focus on the capabilities of the partners – what are their unique contributions and assets? It is that diversity of capabilities, not cash contributions, that allows IHI to support health research differently.
In the end, excellent research is about people. A good project creates a sense of community and promotes the sharing of expertise and opportunities. If you only read one article this month, make sure it is Ariane’s story about how joining the AMYPAD project as a PhD shaped an exciting research career with one leg in academia and one in industry. For Europe to be successful we need lots of Arianes – people that seamlessly take innovations between public and private organisations, guided by an unwavering commitment to excellent research.
Niklas Blomberg, IHI Executive Director
This month I had the opportunity to join a podcast and talk with the Portuguese INESC network of non-profit research institutes on how the contribution of industry’s skills, data, engineering and product development to our projects makes IHI a unique health research programme.
There are some key success factors: recognise the opportunity cost – strive to add value to all partners: academia, industry, healthcare, patients, regulators at all times. Focus on the capabilities of the partners – what are their unique contributions and assets? It is that diversity of capabilities, not cash contributions, that allows IHI to support health research differently.
In the end, excellent research is about people. A good project creates a sense of community and promotes the sharing of expertise and opportunities. If you only read one article this month, make sure it is Ariane’s story about how joining the AMYPAD project as a PhD shaped an exciting research career with one leg in academia and one in industry. For Europe to be successful we need lots of Arianes – people that seamlessly take innovations between public and private organisations, guided by an unwavering commitment to excellent research.
Niklas Blomberg, IHI Executive Director
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