Accelerating the Home Care Innovation Ecosystem of the Future in the North Sea Region (ACE) is a 42-month project (January 2023 – June 2026) funded by the Interreg North Sea Region Programme of the European Union and led by RISE Research Institutes of Sweden.
The ACE project brings together fourteen partner organisations from six European countries and aims to tackle two main challenges: the growing need for homecare, due to an ageing population and new demands, and the overload of caregivers, due to shortages of personnel and high demand.
ACE is committed to ensuring older adults can live safer, independent lives in their own homes by accelerating the use of innovative homecare technologies.
ACE will manage a digital community of hundreds of stakeholders, upscale over thirty innovations that directly address care user needs, and adapt 150+ North Sea Region homecare providers to these innovations. While ACE recognises that one initiative alone cannot overhaul the homecare system, it is making significant strides in uniting all essential players.
You can view the project poster here.
ESN supports the engagement of municipalities/regions from the North Sea Region and involves public and private care providers from the centre and north of Europe.
ESN will also facilitate the dissemination of the results of the project through our network of public authorities.
ACE Community Platform
Register to the ACE Community Platform for free to showcase and access solutions and services, seize pilot opportunities, and connect with peers shaping the future of homecare in the North Sea Region.
The ACE Community Platform is your gateway to a collaborative ecosystem, strategically designed to connect and accelerate the development and adoption of innovative solutions in the North Sea Region's homecare landscape. Funded by the ACE project, our platform brings together care providers, companies, and other homecare stakeholders striving to enhance safety, independence, and the overall quality of care services for users.
Why join the ACE Community Platform?
Visibility and reach:
Showcase your groundbreaking products and services to a European audience, increasing your international visibility within the ACE community platform. Find out more!
Pilot opportunities:
Companies can seize the unique opportunity to apply and test their cutting-edge products (TLR 7-8 or more) or services in real-world testing environments (pilot sites) supported by the ACE project. Find out more!
Care organisations can apply to become pilot sites for testing and implementing new innovations rated TLR 7 or higher, not yet available in your region, while contributing to the advancement of healthcare practices. Find out more!
Access to innovations:
Explore and access cutting-edge solutions and services from the North Sea Region, tailored to meet the evolving needs of care organisations and end users. Find out more!
Networking:
Connect with like-minded companies, potential collaborators, and care institutions looking for transformative homecare solutions.
Register on the ACE Community platform now!
Registration is free!
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Sweden
Innovation Skåne, Lund, Sweden
Höganäs Care - Municipality of Höganäs, Höganäs, Sweden
Brabant Development Agency (BOM), Tilburg, Netherlands
East Netherlands Development Agency, Apeldoorn, Netherlands
HAN University of Applied Sciences, Arnhem, Netherlands
Municipality of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
Municipality of Vesthimmerland, Vesthimmerlands, Denmark
Thomas More University of Applied Sciences - Living & Care Lab, Geel, Belgium
Boone NV, Poperinge, Belgium
Biotech Santé Bretagne, Rennes, France
CoWork'HIT, Plomeur, France
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Hamburg, Germany
For more information, please contact Policy and Project Officer Adriana Masgras at adriana.masgras@esn-eu.org.