Summary
- Profile Type
- Business request
- POD Reference
- BRDE20230704021
- Term of Validity
- 4 July 2023 - 3 July 2024
- Company's Country
- Germany
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreementSupplier agreement
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- The hospital belongs to the pioneers of environmental protection among hospitals in Germany. The client seeks to further decrease its carbon footprint and develop strategies in the areas of product and process design for this purpose. Suppliers of sustainable medical products and innovative enterprises willing to develop products and processes in a more ecological sustainable way, are sought for cooperation.
- Full Description
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The hospital is one of the largest employers in the region which also leads to great impact in several perspectives. The client is aware of its ecological responsibility and undertakes numerous efforts on multiple levels to become continuously more sustainable.
The client is reaching out to suppliers who manufacture sustainable medical products. Due to the clients’ size and variety of needs, there is a broad potential product range which might be addressed, such as clinical disposables, infusion bottles, cannulas, plastic items, surgical materials, draping materials, scalpels, dressing materials, electrocardiogram (ECG) cables, and so forth. Ideally, an existing product should be replaced by new, more sustainable ones.
Additionally manufacturers are sought willing to design new medical products or collaborate in order to improve processes in terms of ecological sustainability. Example given, the client currently works with a manufacturer on the recyclability of tubes to reduce waste. - Advantages and Innovations
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Innovative solutions in the following areas are sought:
• less waste
• recyclability of medical products and reducing use of disposable products
• saving energy and resources
• eco-friendly products, alternatives to plastic (packaging) - Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and ProductionGoal 3: Good Health and Well-being
- IPR description
- Small and Mediumsized Enterprises with innovative, ecological sustainable approaches in health sector
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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Type of partner:
Suppliers and other innovative SMEs willing to include environmental protection and CO² reduction into their product and process design
Role of the partner:
Manufacturers of sustainable medical products are sought and strategic partners willing to adapt their product and process design to new environmental challenges. Due to a broad product range environmental friendly alternatives for example:
- clinical disposables
- infusion bottles
- cannulas
- plastic items
- surgical materials
- draping materials
- scalpels
- dressing materials
- electrocardiogram (ECG) cables and so on are sought.
Ideally, either existing products should be replaced by new, more sustainable ones, or strategic partners who would like to develop new more sustainable structures and products are sought for cooperation - Type and Size of Partner
- SME 11-49SME 50 - 249UniversityR&D InstitutionSME <=10Big company
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreementSupplier agreement
Call details
- Coordinator required
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Yes
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 02001 - Design and Modelling / Prototypes02007020 - Biobased materials02007014 - Plastics, Polymers02005004 - Packaging for materials
- Market keywords
- 05005016 - Environmental Medicine, Social Medicine, Sports Medicine06003008 - Other alternative energy05004006 - Surgical instrumentation and equipment05004004 - Medical instruments05007001 - Disposable products
- Sector Groups Involved
- Health
- Targeted countries
- All countries