Universitair Kennisnetwerk Ouderenzorg Nijmegen (UKON)

Name

Universitair Kennisnetwerk Ouderenzorg Nijmegen (UKON)

Legal name

Universitair Kennisnetwerk Ouderenzorg Nijmegen

Website

https://ukonnetwerk.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Elderly Care Research Network

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Elderly care research
• Long-term care knowledge network
• Academic collaborative research
• District nursing research
• Dementia care innovation

Headquarters

HQ city

Nijmegen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

UKON is a university knowledge network that connects Radboudumc with 18 Dutch care organizations to develop, validate, and disseminate scientific knowledge for elderly care and chronic illness care. It delivers collaborative research projects (e.g., MediaThera, AWW Nijmegen), practical tools such as the AI-powered InterventieZoekhulp, an annual symposium, professional development through UKON Academy, and a client panel that integrates lived experience of older adults into research.

Product overview

UKON is a research and knowledge network within elderly care and chronic illness care, consisting of a collaboration between Radboudumc and 18 care organizations. The network does not offer a unified software product but provides a portfolio of services including the AI-powered InterventieZoekhulp search tool, research projects (such as MediaThera), the Academische Werkplaats Wijkverpleging Nijmegen research program, annual symposiums, and various publications and tools for healthcare professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• InterventieZoekhulp An AI-powered search tool that enables (coordinating) care professionals and policy staff in long-term care to find and compare working interventions across more than 20 reliable Dutch public sources.
• MediaThera A research project studying Mediative Therapy for problem behavior of people with dementia in nursing homes, focusing on developing and standardizing mediative therapy to enable more effective and appropriate care.
• Academische Werkplaats Wijkverpleging Nijmegen (AWW Nijmegen) An academic workplace for district nursing aimed at improving the quality of district nursing by integrating knowledge development, innovation, network care, and education, involving 9 district nursing organizations and educational partners HAN and ROC Nijmegen.
• UKON-symposium Annual symposium series bringing together healthcare professionals, researchers, and policymakers to discuss elderly care topics, featuring workshops, presentations, and the Hans van den Bosch prize.
• Hans van den Bosch-prijs Annual award presented at the UKON symposium for the best-evaluated workshop, named after dr. Hans van den Bosch, pioneer of elderly medicine and founder of the network.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 400 participants at UKON symposium 2026, with half being nurses and caregivers
• +3 more outcomes

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

34 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• GroenhuysencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Groenhuysen joined UKON on June 1, 2026, marking an important step in UKON's ambition to contribute to knowledge development and innovation in elderly care together with other care organizations and Radboudumc.
• Radboudumc (Radboud University Medical Center)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRadboudumc is the primary academic partner hosting UKON at its facilities (ELG department). The collaboration enables translation of scientific research into practical applications for elderly care. UKON's postal address is at Radboudumc.
• Archipel | zorg welzijn wonencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchipel is one of the 18 care organizations that collaborate within the UKON network for elderly care research and innovation.
• Attent | zorg behandelingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAttent Zorg en Behandeling is a UKON partner organization contributing to research and knowledge development in elderly care.
• KaloramacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKalorama is one of the care organizations participating in the UKON network for elderly care improvement.
• Liemerije | Deskundige zorg voor ouderencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLiemerije is a UKON partner organization providing expertise in elderly care and contributing to knowledge development.
• Tante Louise | de beste zorg waar thuis ook iscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTante Louise is a UKON partner focused on providing excellent care, including home-based care options.
• Zorgcentra De BetuwecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZorgcentra De Betuwe is a UKON partner organization serving the Betuwe region with elderly care services.
• De zorg groepcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDe zorg groep is one of the care organizations in the UKON network for collaborative elderly care research.
• ZZG zorggroepcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZZG zorggroep participates in UKON's research network and is also a partner in the MediaThera project.
• SVRZ | zorgt in ZeelandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSVRZ (Stichting Verpleeg- en Verzorgingshuisartsen Zeeuws-Vlaanderen) is a UKON partner and participates in the MediaThera project. SVRZ provides elderly care services in Zeeland.
• de Zorgboog | voor alle generatiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDe Zorgboog is a UKON partner organization serving multiple generations with care services.
• ZMW | zorggroep Maas & WaalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZMW zorggroep Maas & Waal is a UKON partner serving the Maas & Waal region.
• de Waalboog | Met zorg voor wie je bentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDe Waalboog is a UKON partner organization providing personalized elderly care in the Waal region.
• De WevercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDe Wever is a UKON partner organization providing elderly care services.
• ZinziacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZinzia is a UKON partner care organization.
• NorschotencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorschoten is a UKON partner organization providing elderly care services.
• Zorggroep Elde MaasduinencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZorggroep Elde Maasduinen is a UKON partner serving the Elde and Maasduinen region.
• ViventcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVivent is a UKON partner care organization.
• PZC DordrechtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPZC Dordrecht is a UKON partner organization serving the Dordrecht area.
• SensirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSensire is one of the 9 district nursing organizations participating in the Academic Workplace District Nursing Nijmegen (AWW Nijmegen).
• PanteincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPantein is one of the 9 district nursing organizations in the AWW Nijmegen partnership.
• TVN zorgtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTVN zorgt is one of the 9 district nursing organizations in the AWW Nijmegen partnership.
• STMGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTMG is one of the 9 district nursing organizations in the AWW Nijmegen partnership.
• DGGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDGG is one of the 9 district nursing organizations in the AWW Nijmegen partnership.
• Sante partnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSante partners is one of the 9 district nursing organizations in the AWW Nijmegen partnership.
• AzoracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAzora is one of the 9 district nursing organizations in the AWW Nijmegen partnership.
• HAN (Hogeschool Arnhem en Nijmegen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHAN (Hogeschool Arnhem en Nijmegen) collaborates with UKON in the Academic Workplace District Nursing Nijmegen, providing academic expertise and teacher-researchers.
• ROC NijmegencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerROC Nijmegen provides MBO-linking pins who contribute to bridging research and vocational education within UKON.
• SurpluscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSurplus is a partner in the MediaThera project, a study on Mediative Therapy for behavioral problems in people with dementia in nursing homes.
• GerioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerion collaborates in the MediaThera project as a research partner.
• Stichting PgDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStichting PgD (Palliatieve zorg bij Dementie) is a partner in the MediaThera project.
• ZonMwcoreOthersZonMw provides funding for UKON activities and research projects including the AWW Nijmegen and symposium 2026. ZonMw finances the coordinator position in the Academic Workplace District Nursing.
• Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport (VWS)coreOthersThe Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport co-enables the UKON symposium 2026 alongside partner organizations and ZonMw.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG): IAGG is the international professional society for gerontology and geriatrics, convening research networks and conferences worldwide. UKON participates in IAGG events, and IAGG represents the global umbrella organization connecting academic elderly care networks like UKON.
• ZonMw: ZonMw is the Dutch funding organization for health research and innovation, and a key UKON funder. While not a competitor, it is the primary capital source shaping UKON's research agenda and is critical to understanding UKON's sustainability.
• International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA): IPA is the international body for psychogeriatrics, focused on mental health in older adults including dementia. UKON participated in the 2026 IPA International Congress, and IPA serves as a peer-level global forum for dementia and elderly mental health research, intersecting with UKON's MediaThera and dementia programs.
• NIVEL (Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research): NIVEL conducts research on health services, primary care, and care workforce in the Netherlands. It is comparable to UKON in conducting applied care-system research but operates nationally and covers the full healthcare spectrum rather than specializing in elderly care.
• Radboudumc (Radboud University Medical Center): Radboudumc is UKON's host academic medical center and primary research partner, providing infrastructure, researchers, and the ELG department hosting the network. It is not a direct competitor but is the institutional parent that determines UKON's operational ceiling and academic standing.

Broad incumbents

• Trimbos-instituut: Trimbos-instituut is the Dutch national knowledge center for mental health and addiction, with adjacent expertise in dementia and elderly psychiatric care. It is comparable to UKON as a Dutch knowledge institute translating research into practice but with a different specialty focus.
• Movisie: Movisie is a Dutch knowledge institute for the social domain, working on issues including elderly wellbeing, informal care, and community support. It overlaps with UKON's elderly care mission but operates at broader social-policy level rather than clinical-academic bridge.

Direct peers

• Vilans: Vilans is the Dutch national knowledge center for long-term care, focused on improving quality of care for elderly and chronically ill populations through research, tools, and practice support. It is the closest functional analogue to UKON at a national rather than regional scale, addressing the same practitioner knowledge-gap problem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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