Digital health start-ups from across Ireland and Europe will, on Wednesday June 20th, embark on a brand new European incubator programme hosted by Trinity College Dublin which aims to identify new technologies that promote healthy living, support active ageing and improve health care systems.
The EIT Health Validator is hosted by the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Hub at Trinity in collaboration with the EIT Health (European Institute for Innovation and Technology). The first of its kind in Ireland, the health tech incubator is open to professionals and researchers working in the medical and technology sector across Europe. The incubator will enable early stage digital health start-ups to validate their business ideas and identify suitable markets for their products.
From next week, the ten start-ups from Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Finland and Poland & Latvia will participate in six weeks of intensive validation and mentoring activities at Trinity before embarking on a two-week tour of four health tech hubs across Europe — TU Delft, Netherlands; Grenoble EM, France; Imperial College London and Newcastle University. This tour is designed for rapid multi-market validation.
At Wednesday’s launch event you are invited to meet with the 10 2018 teams:
Adamant (Finland) has developed a wearable smart sensor to improve our understanding of Parkinson’s disease.
Avalanche (Germany) has developed a 3D recognition system to replace manual documentation of medical implants used in surgery to improve the existing protocol for re-ordering used parts, which is complex, error-prone and can cause delays.
BrainyApp (Ireland) has developed the ‘Fatigue Friend’ app which prevents full blown episodes of chronic fatigue through a series of alerts based on early warning stages of fatigue.
European Blockchain Vaccination Pass (Poland, Latvia) is an electronic vaccination passport that uses blockchain technology to enable the recording, tracking and monitoring of every vaccine administered.
ELEM Biotech (Spain) has developed ‘Alya Red’, a “virtual human”, which simulates cardiovascular or respiratory systems for the medical devices and pharmaceutical industries.
FeelTect (Ireland) has developed ‘Tight Alright’, a 'smart' compression bandage that measures and monitors sub-bandage pressure for improved treatment of venous leg ulcers (VLUs).
Incareview (Ireland) is developing an app to allow caregivers create and personalise care plans for patients on discharge from hospital.
Pinpoint Innovations (Ireland) has developed ‘tracworx’, a patient tracking system, which aims to improve patient flow and increase hospital efficiency.
Praxagoras (Netherlands) is developing ‘Afi’ an easy to use monitoring system to help the early detection of Atrial Fibrillation (AF), which carries a high associated risk of stroke or heart failure.
WaytoB (Ireland) is a smartphone and smartwatch solution to enable people with intellectual disabilities to navigate by themselves, while providing peace of mind to loved ones.
For more information about the 2018 teams and the EIT Health Validator programme see https://www.tcd.ie/explore-innovation/validator/
This release was first published 14 June 2018 by Trinity College Dublin
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