The next step: Innovation Hub for Sports & Vitality

In the past decade the Cluster Sports & Technology and all its partners haven been a breeding place for innovations, new businesses and innovative projects. Building on the unique, innovative approach and collaboration that we have developed within this Brainport based cluster, we started a few years ago the Vitality Living Lab Project (VLL project) to further strengthen the innovation and business creation process in the field of sports & vitality. 

The Vitality Living Lab project , has resulted in a wide range of concrete cases and activities with contributions from the project partners and other participating organizations within the Cluster Sports &Technology. In line with the project goal, these results form a stepping stone to the next step in our innovation ecosystem for sport and vitality: the launch of the Innovation Hub for Sports & Vitality. This builds on the successes, ideals and lessons learned from the VLL project. On this page you can read more about the development of this ecosystem.

What is the Innovation Hub for Sports & Vitality?

The Innovation Hub for Sports & Vitality is a breeding ground for innovations and new market opportunities in the sport and vitality sector. In this Innovation Hub for Sports & Vitality, expertise from the business community, research institutions, governments, living labs and other regional partners comes together for a vital and sporty society.

Who is the Innovation Hub for Sports & Vitality for?

What is the goal of the Innovation Hub for Sports & Vitality?

The aim of the Innovation Hub for Sports & Vitality is to contribute to a vital society with innovations in environments where it is needed; at work, at public spaces, at sports, at home and at school.

With this, the Innovation Hub for Sports & Vitality realizes personal, social and economic impact.

Who form the Innovation Hub for Sport & Vitality?

At the Innovation Hub for Sports & Vitality, the business community, knowledge institutions, governments, living labs and end users are brought together to realise solutions that make a difference in society, using an open innovation approach. To realize a maximum impact the innovation process is combined with value creation.

Based on the demand, innovations will be realized, validated and accelerated in order to be able to bring the product to the market quickly and with proven effectiveness. The smart use of data and information is crucial in this process: with data we keep track of the needs, we are able to steer the innovation processes and we are able to determine the effect of the innovations on vitality.

Who form the Innovation Hub for Sport & Vitality?

Innovation Hub for Sports & Vitality: beyond the Brainport region and the Netherlands

Possibilities and next steps are being examined at both a Dutch and a European level. In line with this, the Innovation Hub for Sports & Vitality will become part of a European network of hubs. Click here for more information and infographics about the European hubs and why we are working on this in the south of the Netherlands.

Keep an eye on this page for the latest news about the Innovation Hub for Sports & Vitality.

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