InnoBuyer starts first pilot Co-Creation phase with nine Challenger/Solver pairs
Following a successful Open Call for Solvers that saw a total of 176 submitted proposals, nine of the SME’s that were selected have now joined the InnoBuyer project. With its innovative approach, InnoBuyer is a testing ground towards the implementation of a demand-driven methodology, aiming to speed-up the process leading to a concrete innovation procurement. Kick Off Meeting Bringing together all the selected Solvers and Challengers, a Kick off meeting on the 25th of March, 2024 marked the start of the InnoBuyer pilot co-creation phase (Action 3). In this phase, that will last until January 2025, the Challenger / Solver pairs will develop, pilot and apply innovative solutions to concrete challenges in several sectors of the public domain. Representatives from all the participating organisations, from more than 10 countries around Europe, gathered online to mark the start of their collaboration and lay the foundations of their action plans for the next 10 months. Following a warm welcome from Stéphane Ouaki and Bertrand Wert from The European Innovation Council (EIC), Lucas de Bont from InnoBuyer’s consortium partner CIVITTA carefully laid out the journey ahead, successfully setting up the participants to embark on a fast-paced journey co-creating their innovative solutions. Meet the Solvers! These are the Challenger / Solver pairs that have now started the 10-month journey: Challenge & Challenger Solver Together they will develop a pilot for: AI FOR JUSTICE CTTI – Centre de Telecomunicacions i Tecnologies de la Informació Connecthink Innovation Intelligent assistant to support judges and magistrates in drafting sentences by locating texts of previous judgments and jurisprudence Earlydel Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon Evidence-Based Behavior Wearable system for the early detection of delirium or agitation in patients HomeRun Erasmus MC Ailin Capillary Testing at Home MDR-prep Delft University of Technology Complear Compliance Tech IT driven QMS-tool for MDR compliance of early-stage medical device development MOTINN City Council of Las Rozas de Madrid Solum Photovoltaic Innovation MOT innovative mobility procurement OptiDrive UAB “Klaipėdos paslaugos” Corner Case Technologies Predictive eco driving solution for service electric vehicles to optimise energy consumption, rank, analyse and enhance driver performance PREPLEX Hospital Universitario del Sureste Graphenus Automated System for Prediction and Planification of Clinical Appointments Safe-stay WSS Olsztyn Sterna Innovation Projects Safe in-hospital mobility of patients and visitors What’s next: For the next 10 months, the selected Challengers and Solvers will co-create and pilot an innovative solution (Action 3). If by the end of the process the solution shows promising results, Challengers will receive support to launch an innovation procurement procedure (Action 4) for the wide adoption of the solution.
