Platform for Innovation of Procurement and Procurement of Innovation

Name

Platform for Innovation of Procurement and Procurement of Innovation

Legal name

Platform for Innovation of Procurement and Procurement of Innovation

Website

https://pippi-platform.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PiPPi is a Community of Practice platform connecting healthcare providers, patients, industry, researchers, payers, and policy makers to identify unmet clinical needs and advance them through public procurement of innovation, serving seven founding European university hospitals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Innovation Procurement Platform

akta.pro primary industry

Public–Private Partnerships (PPPs) for Global Health (HLAJAOAD)

Keywords

• Healthcare innovation procurement
• Pre-commercial procurement
• Public procurement innovation
• Healthcare collaboration platform
• Unmet clinical needs

Headquarters

HQ city

Karur

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Community of Practice Membership: PiPPi operates as a free Community of Practice platform for healthcare stakeholders. The platform is funded through EU Horizon 2020 research funding (grant agreement No 826157). The community provides access to tools, templates, webinars, and collaborative features at no cost to members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

PiPPi is a free digital collaboration platform and Community of Practice that enables healthcare stakeholders to identify unmet clinical needs and progress them through Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) and Public Procurement of Innovation (PPI). It provides a structured six-step unmet need journey methodology, a Share & Innovate collaborative workspace, stakeholder mapping tools, and educational resources for cross-border healthcare innovation procurement across Europe.

Product overview

PiPPi (Platform for Innovation of Procurement and Procurement of Innovation) is a collaborative ecosystem consisting of the PiPPi Platform as the technical enabler, the PiPPi Community of Practice as the collaborative space, and the PiPPi Unmet Need Journey as the methodology. Additional components include the Share & Innovate Component for challenge submission, Webinars for education, Online Courses for training, and Documentation/Templates for procurement activities. The platform connects healthcare providers, patients, industry, researchers, payers, and policy makers to identify unmet clinical needs and advance them through Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) or Public Procurement of Innovation (PPI).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PiPPi Platform and Community of Practice Free digital collaboration platform and Community of Practice enabling healthcare stakeholders to identify unmet clinical needs and progress them through Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) and Public Procurement of Innovation (PPI). Provides a structured six-step unmet need journey methodology, a Share & Innovate collaborative workspace, stakeholder mapping tools, and educational resources for cross-border healthcare innovation procurement across Europe.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cross-border collaboration between 8 European institutions to address shared unmet healthcare needs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Karolinska University HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 December 2018Karolinska University Hospital serves as the project coordinator for the PiPPi consortium. The hospital hosted the kick-off meeting in Vienna on December 3rd, 2018. Martina Ahlberg from Karolinska acts as project coordinator. Karolinska brings experience in cross-border joint innovation and procurement through David Konrad (Managing Director of Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care).
• Erasmus University Medical Center RotterdamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerErasmus MC is one of the seven leading European university hospitals in the PiPPi consortium. Linetta Koppert, Oncological surgeon and lead of Quality Based Healthcare, represents Erasmus MC in PiPPi activities. Hosted one of the early consortium face-to-face meetings.
• San Raffaele HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSan Raffaele Hospital in Milan is one of the seven European university hospital consortium members contributing to the PiPPi Community of Practice.
• Medical University of ViennacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical University of Vienna (MedUni Wien) is a consortium member. Tanja Stamm serves as project communication lead. The university hosted the kick-off meeting in Vienna on December 3rd, 2018.
• Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital CampuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVall d'Hebron is one of the seven consortium university hospitals. Olman Elizondo Cordero worked in the Innovation Unit of Vall d'Hebron University Hospital and participated in the Innovation Strategic Plan.
• Helsinki University HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHelsinki University Hospital is one of the seven European university hospital consortium members in the PiPPi project.
• King's College Hospital NHS Foundation TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKing's College Hospital in London hosted the September 2019 biannual PIPPI meeting. Joseph Casey, Director of Partnerships and Programmes at King's Health Partners, has participated in PiPPi activities. Dr. James Teo presented on the Cogstack project at the London meeting.
• AQuAS - Agency for Health Quality and Assessment of CataloniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAQuAS is the Agency for Health Quality and Assessment of Catalonia, a public agency that is a key consortium member. Ramon Maspons serves as Chief Innovation Officer at AQuAS. Rossana Alessandrello serves as Value Based Procurement Director at AQuAS. AQuAS coordinates the Value Based Procurement Subcommittee of the Catalonian Department of Health Innovation and Transformation Commission.
• Patient and Citizen Advisory GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA Patient and Citizen Advisory Group supported the creation of the community of practice. The group consists of 11 people from 5 countries, representing 12 member organisations and networks connected with the medical society and innovation programs. Jenny C. is one of the patient representatives contributing to PiPPi CoP creation.
• European Commission (DG CNECT/DG RTD)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPiPPi participated in EU workshops on cross-border innovation procurement in health, hosted by the European Commission's Directorates-General for Research and Innovation and for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CNECT).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• MedTech Europe: European trade association representing the medical technology industry, including diagnostics, medical devices, and digital health. PiPPi CoP industry members adhere to MedTech Europe's Code of Ethical Business Practice; the association is a key stakeholder in PCP/PPI processes that PiPPi facilitates.
• COCIR: European trade association representing the radiological, electromedical, and healthcare IT industry. PiPPi CoP industry members adhere to the COCIR Code of Conduct; comparable as an incumbent healthcare industry body that participates in EU innovation procurement processes.
• European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP on AHA): European Commission-led partnership to foster innovation in active and healthy ageing, bringing together stakeholders across healthcare, industry, and research. Comparable in mission to coordinate multi-stakeholder health innovation across Europe, though at broader thematic scope than PiPPi.
• EIT Health: European public-private partnership that accelerates healthcare innovation across Europe through funding, education, and ecosystem-building. Comparable as a multi-stakeholder EU-funded healthcare innovation network, though EIT Health operates at a broader scale across multiple innovation domains, not just procurement.

Direct peers

• DECIPHER: EU Horizon 2020 project on cross-border innovation procurement in healthcare, coordinated by Rossana Alessandrello (also a PiPPi leader). Operates as a sister consortium within the same EU PPI ecosystem, targeting similar hospital consortia and SME suppliers.
• RaDAR PPI: EU-funded PPI project in healthcare data/radiology, coordinated by Olman Elizondo Cordero (PiPPi team member). Direct peer in EU PPI landscape, targeting similar hospital consortia and SME suppliers across European healthcare innovation.
• ProCure Network: EU-funded network supporting the implementation of Pre-Commercial Procurement and Public Procurement of Innovation in healthcare. Direct peer in mission and stakeholder base to PiPPi, with overlap in target buyers (university hospitals) and suppliers (SMEs).
• HealthProc Europe: European network focused on value-based and innovation procurement in healthcare, sharing similar PCP/PPI methodologies and cross-border collaboration focus with PiPPi. Operates as a community of procurers in European hospital networks.
• iRaise: EU-funded initiative on innovation procurement in healthcare co-created by PiPPi leadership (Rossana Alessandrello serves as co-creator and Scientific Manager). Directly comparable as a healthcare PPI programme targeting unmet needs through structured methodologies.
• RITMOCORE PPI: EU-funded Public Procurement of Innovation project in healthcare (specifically cardiology/rhythm management), where PiPPi team member Rossana Alessandrello is a contributor. Direct peer in PCP/PPI methodology and target stakeholder base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/@pippiproject5770
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/platform-for-innovation-of-procurement-and-procurement-of-innovation

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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