In this project we performed an impact-analysis on scientific, translational/clinical and socio-economic aspects of a public-private partnership (PPP). This PPP exists of universities, academic medical centers, medical technology enterprises and chemical and pharmaceutical companies. Objectives… were to 1) identify and quantify its impact thus far; 2) identify the critical, external and internal, success factors of their innovation management approach; 3) and to draw lessons on how external and internal factors are facilitating or impeding innovation management approaches.