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Join ORANGEHealth PPP and realize your project!

Do you have an innovative idea in the field of dental care that could use support, in collaboration with a private partner? Submit your grant application now. The Orange Health PPP program launches Innovation Booster 2025. This scheme offers financial support for collaborations with private partners. The pre-application procedure is simple, and we are happy to think along with you.

  • In 2025, approximately 10 ORANGEHealth PPP projects will be awarded, each with a PPP contribution of €50-100k.
  • Consortia applying must consist of at least 2 ORANGEHealth core partners (university and university of applied sciences) and a Dutch private party.
  • The duration of an Innovation Booster project is 12-24 months.
  • Online Q&A session on February 13 from 16:00-17:00, register at: lian.verschoor@hu.nl
  • The deadline for the pre-proposal is April 16, 2025, 17:00, and for the full application is September 3, 2025, 17:00. Do you have any questions or need advice? Contact us.

Frank Walboomers & Katarina Jerkovic, Program Leaders ORANGEHealth

Newsletter Orange Health 2024 december

On December 9th, the annual ORANGEHealth Researchers’ Day took place, which attracted great interest from consortium members representing all seven knowledge institutes. After a brief update on the current state of affairs within the ORANGEHealth consortium by the new program leaders Frank Walboomers and Katarina Jerkovic, the remainder of the program was expertly moderated by the chair of the day, Egija Zaura.

The theme of the day was “matchmaking”. Knowledge institutions were given the opportunity to present new research ideas, focusing on the rationale (problem articulation), potential research questions/objectives, research methodology and design, possible partners, and funding opportunities.

Newsletter Orange Health 2024 juni

On Friday, June 14, 2024, the second partner day of the ORANGEForce project took place. The day coincided with the Dutch Dental Science Days of all dental care training programs in the Netherlands and was well attended. In addition to the researchers, there were representatives from various partners such as Philips, KIMO, the professional associations KNMT and NVM, the Dutch Association for Gerodontology, NIVEL, Vitadent, the new partner Omnios, the elderly delegation from NUZO, and other dental care professionals. RIVM, VWS, and Health Holland also followed the latest developments of ORANGEForce with great interest.

Farwell Willem Fokkema

On June 6, 2024, Willem Fokkema retired as Program Leader of ORANGEHealth to enjoy his well-deserved retirement. Willem has been of immense importance as a pioneer of the public-private consortium ORANGEHealth, and has always effectively, connectively, and enthusiastically carried out our mission to implement the preventive model of dental care in general healthcare. We want to thank Willem for his tireless efforts and wish him all the best for the future. Happy sailing!

Newletter 2023 december

At the beginning of 2024, the ORANGEHealth team wishes you an inspiring and successful year. We would like to give you an update of everything that has been achieved by our researchers and partners in the first full year of our Kickstart project ORANGEFORCE.

The ORANGEFORCE project focuses specifically on oral care for older persons from a holistic approach. After all, an unhealthy mouth irrevocably leads to a reduction in overall health. Especially in the case of frail older people, in combination with other conditions and the use of medications, the focus on oral health can be weakened and lead to unnecessary reductions in quality of life.