To resolve challenges in healthcare and reduce disparities in health, it is important to think and act collectively and through interaction. At a regional, country, and international level.
UMC Utrecht strives to be an inspiring partner that brings different worlds together and creates powerful cooperation. By building ties and working together, we turn scientific research and education into products and services and innovation with added value for society.
The Networking and Partnerships team within the Research Office plays a key role in facilitating connections in the research and innovation field. We facilitate collaborations with strategic partners, in consortia and bilateral collaborations, with other academic partners, governments and private parties. At different scales, from international through national to regional levels. We provide strategy, policy, advice, tools and support for researchers, innovators and the organisation to achieve our goals and to enhance the strategy of the UMC Utrecht.
We facilitate:
Since 2005, the UMC Utrecht has established an Internationalization Committee with the objective to increase the quality of research through international collaboration. Our Internationalization Committee advises on the policy for international affairs for the UMC Utrecht and is responsible for the internal calls of the EU Consortium Grant, Strategic Network Development Grant, and the Incoming Clinical Research Fellows Grant. The Internationalization Committee started a new budget for the years 2020-2025 for awarding grants that promote research collaboration.
Together with the Utrecht University, the UMC Utrecht collaborates with international strategic partners in multi-year, large-scale multidisciplinary research projects. Our strategic partners are for examples:
Driving innovation through strategic partnerships
Researchers at the UMC Utrecht generate a wealth of new knowledge with their ground-breaking research. At the UMC Utrecht Research Office we advice researchers to translate their research results into economic and societal value.
With our valorization supportadvice we empower researchers to combine their science with business and innovation to create even better solutions for our patients. The Research Office in UMC Utrecht is your point of contact for impact and valorisation expertisesupport office for questions regarding valorization opportunities.
We can assist in defining a suitable and effective valorization strategy and organize the support you need to achieve your impact goals.
We give advice on financial opportunities for public private partnerships, support researchers on business development and funding opportunities for valorization activities. Furthermore, we have access to a network of specialized support services.
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More information?
Please contact our innovation and valorization officers of the Research Office: rso@umcutrecht.nl.
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