PROLIDA supports quadruple-helix stakeholders in the field of Health and Wellbeing (AAL/AHA) in the participative development, multi-perspective (real-life) evaluation and longterm-anchoring of innovations in the market. We focus on technological innovations related to an active and healthy living, formal/informal care services and holistic health and wellbeing approaches.

PROLIDA complemented the classical co-creation approaches (focused on older end-users) with a multistage evaluation-model (usability/UX/acceptance/efficiency/cost-benefit) with a strong focus on longitudinal, big piloting actions in real-life settings, which implement the evidence base for concrete business models and ecosystem anchoring strategies (on micro/meso/macro level).

PROLIDA provides companies (social providers/entrepreneurs/SMEs and industry) with an innovation environment in which they can extensively develop and try out innovative solutions together with end users and related stakeholders – managed by a multi-disciplinary Living Lab team. The approach therefore can create value for the different stakeholder groups related to their need situation in a very modular, effective and near-to-the market way. PROLIDA is integrated in a strong academic institution and is therefore also obliged to a strong research context and high level of research outcomes and follows clear legal, ethical, business IPR aspects.