Innovation in European healthcare – what can Sweden learn? - LIF

Innovations in the Dutch healthcare system
Governmental programs and activities
• One out of 10 top sectors of the program is „Life Science and
Health“
– The government here plans to optimise legislation to create enough scope
for the development of new products and services
– Examples mentioned include new fast-track procedures for medical-ethical
assessment and greater scope for conditional reimbursement on medicines
– But until now no concrete steps taken
– A top team has been created for this sector, comprising a scientist, a senior
official, an innovative SME entrepreneur and a standard bearer for the
sector
– The top team develope an action plan and turn it into concrete points for
action and innovation contracts
– These innovation contracts set out arrangements and financial agreements
between businesses, scientists and the government
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