Services
Project Management
BIO Clustermanagement NRW GmbH (BIO CM) has a long-term successful history in project management of both kinds: public and private funded projects. We offer administrative support in R&D projects, i.e. organization of workshops and symposia, the composition of reports and studies, dissemination of results and further supporting actions to life science companies and institutes.
As a catalyzer in the EIT Health Bridgehead Program, BIO CM offers its services regularly to startups and small companies in the biotechnology and life sciences. The customized projects include services such as the preparation of market entry studies, surveys of KOLs, support for clinical trials and pilot projects and access to a huge network of life science companies, research institutes, medical faculties, and university hospitals as well as lawyers, investors, distributors, and manufacturers. The Bridgehead program aims to facilitate the internationalization of health enterprises to new European markets (Bridgehead Europe/ Inbound) and non-European markets (Bridgehead Global). Therefore, BIO CM supports the selected companies with its expertise in the target country and its local knowledge.
Further projects can be found in the projects section.
We have gained valuable insights into our target market including the regulatory and reimbursement landscape. With the help of BIO Clustermanagement NRW GmbH we got introduced to hospitals and KOLs.
That will enable us to enter the market more smoothly.
Thanks to the help of the BIO Clustermanagement NRW’s GmbH team we got in contact with a Chinese provider of consumer products who needed an upgrade license in order to distribute also medical products in wholesale.
Due to the excellent facilitation of the Chinese-speaking experts of BIO Clustermanagement NRW GmbH, we agreed and signed the business contracts. The whole administrative process was professionally supported by BIO Clustermanagement NRW GmbH’s team.
BIO Clustermanagement NRW’s team has always taken the time to discuss our needs or concerns and responded promptly and clearly to our questions. Staff providing the service are friendly and professional.
Event & PR Management
Since the very start until today, one central activity has been the organization of events of various kinds covering all aspects of logistics and content management.
BIO Clustermanagement NRW GmbH (BIO CM) has a high expertise in the organization of dedicated workshops and specialized meetings with 30 – 50 experts, as well as experiences in hosting conferences, such as the BIO-Europe conference in Cologne (2015) with about 4500 attendees or the German Biotech Days in 2016 (Cologne) with more than 900 participants. Since 2012 BIO CM is commissioned by BIO.NRW to realize the annual International Business Angel Congress. Meanwhile a well-known event for all business angels, investors, venture capitalists and institutional investors as well as founders and small to medium sized enterprises (incl. startups) in the biotech and life science scene.
Furthermore, BIO CM offers location promotion and marketing for your target region and increases the visibility of your company. In cooperation with BIO.NRW, BIO CM organizes joint booths at trade fairs, for instance at the BIO Convention in the USA or, since 2021, at the Greener Manufacturing Show. Thereby BIO CM manages the planning and coordination of the stalls themselves as well as the promotion and the exhibitor management.
If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Ms. Pia Drache.
Startup support
BIO Clustermanagement NRW GmbH (BIO CM) is dedicated to strengthening the life science industry in Germany with a special focus on the largest federal state, North-Rhine Westphalia. Along with the previously explained services, BIO CM offers a coaching line and access to its investors’ network.
Coaching and strategic as well as operational consulting are important tools for young and fast-growing companies. Thus, BIO CM provides companies participating in the coaching line the right access to networks and professional expertise through a qualified coaching network. BIO CM’s coaches include people form board or CEO level to transposition and financial experts with relevant experience in industry and business. This can ensure the appropriate assistance in the creation of a business idea or by personal training for startups, management personnel and turnaround. Furthermore, BIO CM has contacts to consultants for federal, state and EU funding programs.
With strictly confidential investor circles, a platform to present your business model can be offered to startups, young companies and international companies within the biotech and life sciences. To find out more about the investors’ network, please have a look here.
Funding offers for and with coaching services
Promotion of business consultancies for SMEs
Since January 01, 2023, the new funding guideline “Förderung von Unternehmensberatung für KMU” (Promotion of business consultancies for SMEs) has been effective, which allows small and medium-sized enterprises to receive funding for 5 consultations within the period of validity (until 31 December 2026). The maximum duration of a consultancy is 40 hours, divided into 5 days of 8 hours each. The consultancy costs are funded up to a maximum value of 3,500 €; depending on the region, the funding rate is 50 – 80%.
Consultations with legal, insurance and tax consulting contents are excluded from the promotion.
Eligible for funding are micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises with their registered office and business operations or branch office in Germany.
The program “Promotion of Management Consultancies for SMEs” is funded by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection and the European Social Fund Plus. Further information can be found here.
EXIST Business Start-up Grant
Under the EXIST start-up grant, start-up teams are given the opportunity to develop a business plan and to prepare for their business start-up with the support of their university or research institution for a period of 12 months. During the start-up grant, EXIST offers a financial support amounting to 5000 € for founding-related coaching. The intention of the coaching is training in fields like business plan and founding preparation, business management and other founding relevant issues. Not eligible for funding from the budget are coaching with technical and design questions and costs of the founding process like notary and registration fees.
Universities and research institutions based in Germany that employ start-up teams are eligible to apply.
The submission of the grant applications is possible at any time.
Further information fort he EXIST Business start-up Grant can be found here.
EXIT Transfer of Research
The EXIT Transfer of Research supports research oriented projects with the main goal to start business operations. In the first phase of funding consultations and coaching are supported with a budget of 10000 €. Coaching include business financing as well as further steps for the preparation and implementation of the business start-up. Eligible to apply are universities and research institutions based in Germany that employ start-up teams.
Applications for funding may be submitted from January 01 to January 31 and from July 01 to July 31 of a calendar year.
Further information fort he EXIST Transfer of Research can be found here.