Lectoraat Innovaties in de Preventieve Zorg

Name

Lectoraat Innovaties in de Preventieve Zorg

Legal name

Lectoraat Innovaties in de Preventieve Zorg (Research Chair of Innovations in Preventive Care at Hogeschool Utrecht)

Website

https://onderzoek.hu.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic and Applied Healthcare Research

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health Equity, Access & Social Determinants Programs (BPAIAJAO)

Keywords

• Preventive healthcare research
• Applied health research
• Public health innovation
• Practice-oriented research
• Preventive care interventions

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The lectoraat conducts practice-oriented (applied) research into innovations in preventive healthcare, translating scientific knowledge into interventions, tools, and insights that benefit public health and professional practice. It focuses on areas such as personalized rehabilitation (for example, motion-sensor-supported recovery after stroke) and operates within Hogeschool Utrecht's Healthy and Sustainable Living knowledge center, collaborating with healthcare organizations, educational institutions, and government bodies. The output consists of research findings, applied solutions, and knowledge products aimed at preventive-care practitioners, policymakers, and societal partners.

Product overview

Lectoraat Innovaties in de Preventieve Zorg is a research group within Hogeschool Utrecht that conducts practice-oriented research in preventive healthcare. The lectorate operates within the broader HU research ecosystem, collaborating with knowledge centers including Gezond en Duurzaam Leven (Healthy and Sustainable Living) and various lectoraten focused on health-related themes. The research group develops knowledge and solutions for societal challenges in partnership with organizations, governments, and knowledge institutions at regional, national, and international levels. While specific named products or commercial offerings were not identified in the source material, the research group focuses on areas such as personalized rehabilitation (e.g., stroke recovery using motion sensors) and preventive health interventions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Practice-oriented research in preventive healthcare innovations Applied research services in preventive healthcare, delivered to healthcare organizations, government bodies, and professional practice partners in the Netherlands, producing evidence-based insights, interventions, and knowledge products.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Recent moves4 records

Direct peers

• Hanzehogeschool Groningen: Dutch university of applied sciences operating multiple research groups (lectoraten) on health, lifestyle, and preventive care. Directly comparable in structure as a hogeschool-based applied research organization with similar lectoraat model and practice-oriented approach.
• Vilans: Vilans is the Dutch national knowledge center for long-term care, conducting applied research and developing practical innovations in care and prevention. Comparable as a Dutch applied research organization focused on healthcare innovations and societal impact.
• Trimbos Instituut: Dutch expertise center on mental health and addiction, conducting applied research and developing interventions for prevention and care. Comparable as a Netherlands-based applied research organization focused on preventive health interventions and societal partnerships.
• Nivel: Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research conducts applied research on healthcare systems, prevention, and population health. Nivel is directly comparable in size, mission, and applied research focus on health services and preventive care in the Netherlands.
• Zuyd Hogeschool: Dutch university of applied sciences with lectoraten focused on health, participation, and preventive care innovations. Directly comparable as another hogeschool-based research group operating practice-oriented health research with regional and national partners.
• Saxion: Dutch university of applied sciences with research groups in health, technology, and innovation. Comparable as a sister hogeschool with lectoraten conducting practice-oriented research on health and societal challenges in the Netherlands.

Broad incumbents

• TNO: The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research conducts applied research across health, prevention, and societal domains. TNO is a far larger applied research organization with similar practice-oriented research function but operates at national scale with significantly more resources and broader portfolio.
• GGD GHOR Nederland: The association of Dutch regional public health services (GGDs) and regional medical assistance organizations. Conducts and commissions public health and preventive care research across the Netherlands, comparable in mission around population-level preventive health.
• Amsterdam UMC: Major Dutch academic medical center conducting research across prevention, public health, and clinical care. Operates at vastly larger scale with significantly more research funding, but comparable in conducting preventive care and population health research.
• RIVM: The Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment is the government's primary public health research and policy advisory body. Operates at much larger scale on preventive health, evidence generation, and health policy translation in the Netherlands.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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