REPORT OF THE EVENT

TABLE OF CONTENT

TABLE OF CONTENT

INTRODUCTION ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 1

ORGANISERS _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 2

PROGRAM _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3

PARTICIPANTS ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 5

PARTICIPANT FEEDBACKS __________________________________________________________________________________ 6

CONCLUSION ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 10

ANNEXES _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11

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INTRODUCTION

The EHPPA Days 2017 - European Forum for Procurement of Health Innovation - were held on the 28th

and 29th September at the Centre Etoile Saint-Honoré in Paris. The event was organised by CCI France

International and EHPPA, in partnership with RESAH (Réseau des Acheteurs Hospitaliers) and the French

Chambers of Commerce in France and abroad.

The objective of the event was to put Healthcare public procurers (Central purchasing bodies,

hospitals, ...) in touch with innovative European suppliers in order to give them the possibility to present

their innovative solution(s) while understanding the purchasing practices, processes and organisations of

different European countries.

PARTICIPANTS

The event gathered 132 participants, including 45 public procurers and 52 representatives of innovative

companies from 17 different European countries. It was addressed to start-ups, SMEs, middle-market

companies, French and European suppliers offering innovative solutions in every branch of Health

sector : pharmacy, pathology, biomedical engineering, patient management, medical equipment, biotech,

e-health and digital support, accomodation, infrastructure and technical services, energy and sustainable

development, telecommunication and IT services, …

WHICH HEALTHCARE DOMAINS’ ?

• PHARMACY

• BIOLOGY

• BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

• PATIENT MANAGEMENT

• BIOTECH

• E-HEALTH & DIGITAL SUPPORT

• ACCOMODATION

• INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNICAL SERVICES

• ENERGY & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

• TELECOMMUNICATION & IT SERVICES

17 COUNTRIES

45 PUBLIC

PROCURERS & 52

COMPANIES

132

PARTICIPANTS

315

B2B MEETINGS

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ORGANISERS

An alliance of non-profit group procurement organisations which aims to pool expertise, leverage performance and provide its members with a strategic position in the european health procurement market.

www.ehppa.com

GIP RESAH is a public Central Purchasing Body that leverages the purchasing power of hospitals and nursing homes in France. GIP RESAH is the only Central Purchaisng Body (CPB) specialized in both healthcare and medical-social sectors in France. It offers more than 3000 public contracts in almost all the procurement segments: medical (pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biomedical equipment…) and non-medical (ICT solutions, catering…).

www.resah.fr

CCI France International brings together, coordinates and promotes 115 accredited French Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CCI FI) in 85 countries. Our network mission is to engage and foster the French-foreign business communities, and support companies in their international settlement and provide services to support companies development.

www.ccifrance-international.org

Thanks to 400 advisers dedicated to international development, the Chambers of Commerce and Industry in France offers a comprehensive service to support the internationalisation of French companies abroad.

www.cci.fr

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PROGRAM

The event was divided in two parts:

Program of the event

THURSDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2017

08 :30 – 12 :00

Conference – The EHPPA Association & the public Procurement in the Healthcare sector in Europe

Speakers from the EHPPA association and European Commission

12 :00 – 14 :00 Cocktail – Networking lunch

14 :00 – 18 :30 B2B meetings: Public Procurer - Suppliers (30 min each)

+ Technical workshops: Innovation in healthcare

18 :30 Networking drink

FRIDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 2017

08 :30 – 12 :00 B2B meetings: Public Procurer - Suppliers (30 min each)

12 :00 – 14 :00 Cocktail – networking lunch

14 :00 – 16 :00 B2B meetings: Public Procurer - Suppliers (30 min each)

A conference on public procurement in the

Healthcare sector in Europe and the

different actions and policies to encourage

innovation, animated by the Central

Purchasing Bodies members of EHPPA and 2

experts from the European Commission.

B2B meetings, for one day and a half where the

suppliers had the opportunity to organise

individual meetings with public procurers of

their choice, other suppliers or experts from

Chambers of Commerce.

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Program of the conference

09 :00 – 09 :15 Introduction & EHPPA general presentation

Alyson brett, NHS-CS, CEO – EHPPA, president

09:15 – 09:45

Focus on 3 countries: activities, national particularities of public procurement & initiatives to promote innovation (EHPPA Members)

Belgium, Julien BURTON - MERCURHOSP, Procurement Expert

France, Charles-Edouard ESCURAT - Resah, Deputy Director

Switzerland, Pierre LESIMPLE - CAIB/CHUV, Deputy Director

09:45 – 10:15

Current issues with regard to health public procurement from the Commission’s point of view

An BAEYENS - European Commission, Legal & Desk Officer GROW

10:15 – 10:45

Focus on 2 countries: activities, national particularities of public procurement & initiatives to promote innovation (EHPPA Members)

Italy, Adriano LELI - SCR Piemonte, Director

Portugal, Joana CANDEIAS - SPMS, Procurement coordinator

10:45 – 11:15 BREAK

11:15 – 11:30

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

Alexandre LE GUILCHER - Evolucare Technologies Group, Innovation and RD Director

11:30 – 12:00 Strategic use of public procurement in view of encouraging innovation

David BLANCHARD - European Commission, Deputy Head of Unit GROW

12:00 – 12:30

Focus on 3 countries: activities, national particularities of public procurement & initiatives to promote innovation (EHPPA Members)

UK, Alyson BRETT - NHS-CS, CEO

Germany, Johanna WEIMAR - EK-UNICO, Strategic Procurement

Norway, Kjetil ISTAD - SYKEHUSINNKJØP, CEO

12:30 – 12:45 Conclusion of the conference

Alyson BRETT, NHS-CS, CEO – EHPPA, President

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PARTICIPANTS

COUNTRY PUBLIC

PROCURERS ENTREPRISES CCI OTHERS

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

BELGIUM 2 3 2 7

CZECH REPUBLIC 1 1

GERMANY 3 1 1 5

FINLAND 1 1

FRANCE 10 41 11 12 74

GREECE 2 1 3

HUNGARY

1 1 2

ITALY 7 1 8

LITHUANIA 1 1

NETHERLANDS 1 1 2

NORWAY 4 4

PORTUGAL 3 3

ROMANIA

2 2 4

SPAIN 2 2 2 6

SWEDEN 1 1

SWITZERLAND 6 2 8

UNITED KINGDOM 2 2

TOTAL 45 52 21 14 132

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PARTICIPANT FEEDBACKS

The EHPPA Days 2017 gathered 132 participants (Central Purchasing bodies, hospitals, SMEs, start-ups,

Chambers of Commerce, banks, industrial groups...) and 315 B2B meetings were organised.

WEB SITE

General organization

Excellent Good Medium Unsatisfying Bad

Web site

Excellent Good Medium Unsatisfying Bad

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ASSISTANCE BEFORE AND DURING THE EVENT

VENUE OF THE EVENT

Assistance before and during the event

Excellent Good Medium Unsatisfying Bad

Event's venue

Excellent Good Medium Unsatisfying Bad

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B2B MEETINGS ORGANIZATION

PROFILE’S QUALITY

B2B meetings organization

Excellent Good Medium Unsatisfying Bad

Profiles' quality

Excellent Good Medium Unsatisfying Bad

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B2B MEETING DURATION

B2B MEETINGS RELEVANCE

B2B meetings duration

Excellent Good Medium Unsatisfying Bad

B2B meetings relevance

Excellent Good Medium Unsatisfying Bad

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CONCLUSION

The 1st edition of the EHPPA days was a real succes as very good feedbacks were received from most of the participants and from both sides (supplier and public procurer).

The format of the event was completely new and innovative for several reasons:

- Conference and B2B meetings on public procurement of innovative solutions in the healthcare sector during the same event

- Two days dedicated to facilitate the connexion between healthcare public procurers and innovative companies

- Easy interaction between the public and private sector

- European perimeter: 17 European countries represented with public procurers from all other Europe

As this format of event doesn’t exist in Europe and because it was much appreciated by the participants from both sides, the EHPPA association will reconduct the organisation of the event with a second edition in 2019. This next edition will be organised in London.

In order to improve the actual format, all feedbacks made by the participants will be taken in consideration. To ensure more participants (especially from the suppliers side) and a better European representation (more than 17 countries), the organisation of the event will start of in 2018.

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ANNEXES

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