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Danish.Care provides welfare solutions to the benefit of individuals and society Our vision is a dignified and active life - throughout life.

Our industry designs and develops assistive and welfare technologies, that benefits the individual, is of great value to public welfare and provides both substantial socio-economic gains and excellent potentials for Danish exports.

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Welcome to Danish.Care!

Danish.Care is Denmark’s trade association for assistive and welfare technology.

We have been promoting the interests of the industry since 1981 and we collaborate with all the stakeholders and partners of the sector and the welfare society.

We set agendas.

Danish.Care has strong values and would like to be known as a caring, unifying, passionate, communicative and innovative association.

I invite all companies in the industry to join Danish.

Care and all stakeholders in the industry to join our collaboration to provide welfare solutions for the benefit of both individuals and society.

We provide our expertise.

We strengthen Danish welfare exports.

We gain influence through networks and knowledge sharing.

Yours sincerely Morten Rasmussen, Director

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Membership offers

RELATIONS We offer our members a relevant network and knowledge sharing.

We facilitate trade fairs, export promotions, conferences and seminars

FRAMEWORK CONDITIONS We improve the framework conditions of the industry in interaction with authorities, politicians and other actors in our sector

COUNSELING We advise and support in relation to e.g. legislation, supply and sale, exports, regulatory issues, innovation and entrepreneurship

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Our values Caring

Unifying

Passionate

Communicative

Innovative

Caring - We were founded by people with true commitment based on care and respect for people with functional impairment - We strive to ensure that welfare systems around the world are able to offer everyone the very best assistive and welfare technology solutions on the market Unifying - We create novel solutions in collaboration with others – covering all interests - We are open and regularly encourage dialogue - We bring together networks and stakeholders and facilitate shared visions and efforts Passionate - Our passion for the industry rubs off on our members and we expect the same passion from our partners - We seek solutions with respect for cultures, traditions and welfare systems in individual countries

Communicative - We are professional experts – a hub of knowledge about assistive and welfare technology - We collect, share and communicate knowledge – through dialogue and collaboration - We publicise the success stories of the companies in our industry, both in Denmark and abroad Innovative - We strive to make the industry world-leading in solution design and delivery - We add new topics to public and political agendas - We are a constructive and qualified partner for the industry and society as a whole

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Protecting your interests Danish.Care is dedicated to taking care of the interests of our members and we strive to possess the latest knowledge about the industry’s opportunities, solutions and challenges. We aim to:

• Increase awareness of the societal value of

assistive technology and welfare technology

• Ensure that the industry has the best possible

framwork conditions in both Denmark and abroad

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• Increase the industry’s visibility and sales • Offer up-to-date professional information,

competent advice and rewarding networking activities

As a member of Danish.Care your company directly benefits from our work as the industry’s stakeholder and opinion leader.

Political issues Danish.Care works purposefully for the industry’s interests and key political issues, including:

• Danish quality, standards and designs must be

• Supply and sales to the public sector must be

• Regulatory requirements need to be made more

based on dialogue, quality and total cost perspectives

• Public procurement must support the industry’s innovation and breadth

disseminated and marketed internationally flexible

• With the Health & Rehab by Danish.Care trade fair, the industry must have a strong showcase to the outside world in both Denmark and abroad.

• Export advice and support must be based on the needs of the industry

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Danish.Care’s network and policy groups As a member of Danish.Care your employees have the possibility to be included in one of our network or policy groups.

The network groups allow members to share their experiences on different topics. This promotes professional discussions and knowledge-sharing among member companies.

It is free to participate in Danish.Care’s network and policy groups. They are supported by the secretariat and meet up three to four times a year - either at Danish.Care’s premises, at the premises of group members or online.

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The policy groups function as Danish.Care´s advisory committees on specific, professional and policyrelated issues, and hereby contribute to form our work with external relations and politics.

Current network groups • User involvement and innovation • Online sales and B2C • Sales to hospitals and Regions • B2G - public sector sales and procurement • Regulatory affairs and legislation • Marketing and communications • Owner-managers group • Exports group • Startups - CareTech startups

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Trade fairs and export promotions Danish.Care supports members and other companies in the industry with export activities and arranges a number of export promotion activities for example with joint Danish Pavillion booths at international trade fairs every year at both European and more distant markets.

Danish.Care cooperates with the Danish Foreign Ministry’s Trade Council to provide support for selected export activities and with Danish embassies abroad regarding activities such as delegation visits and market analysis.

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Danish.Care also works closely with Healthcare DENMARK to promote Danish healthcare solutions to international decision-makers.

Health & Rehab by Danish.Care Danish.Care is the association behind Health & Rehab - the leading trade fair of welfare technology, assistive technology, rehabilitation, services and care, and hospital equipment in Scandinavia.

The Exhibition is the industry’s most important showcase - a platform for welfare solutions and the value they create for societies.

Every other year, Health & Rehab gathers hundreds of the industry’s companies, thousands of customers, and stakeholders for three days of exhibitions, seminars, networking, and professional dialogue in Bella Center, Copenhagen.

To learn more about Health & Rehab - go to www.health-rehab.com

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CareNet – National Network for Assistive Technology Danish.Care operates CareNet in cooperation with Danish Technological Institute (DTI).

CareNet is an active knowledge network established in 2008. The network creates interaction, synergy and innovation between partners in the danish health and welfare section. Theese partners includes Danish municipalities, public authorities, and private companies.

CareNet puts innovation, use, and distribution of health- and welfare technologies on the agenda. The network hosts a variety of member activities, including theme days, webinars and the annual conference on welfare technology.

One of the main goals in CareNet is to create an overview of existing technologies, and to facilitate interaction, synergy and innovation between public users, purchasers and private actors in the field.

For more information about CareNet visit carenet.nu

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CareTech CHALLENGE: Accelerating Care and Health Technology CareTech CHALLENGE is Danish.Care’s offer for startup companies of our industry.

Participation in the program gives new companies the opportunity to showcase their products and solutions - and offers an opportunity to build new relations and to interact directly with users, potential customers, investors and other start-ups from the Danish ecosystem of health and caretech entrepeneurs.

Sponsored by

CareTech CHALLENGE aims at establishing an innovative new ecosystem for health innovation and entrepreneurship in Denmark focusing on the development of new and state of the art tech­no­ logy-driven solutions.

CareTech CHALLENGE is Powered by a wide range of Danish partners from both public and private partners, organisations and companies.

Powered by

www.danish.care/challenge

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BY CONNIE HANSEN byLink C. Reinhardt Cama Lift CAP ON

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as of June 2022

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Ortos OSAA Innovation Otiom P+L Innovations GmbH ParkinsonPod Percussion Play Danmark Permobil Danmark PF mobility Pressalit Protac PTR Robots Qlife Qwiek R82 RAQA Rehab-care ReLift Rika Care ROLTEC el-kørestole RoomMate ROPOX RotoBed Safe4Care Safecall Sensio SafeLife Sahva Sanispaces

SejerCare SF Medical ShowMyDay Sleep by Lisa Sonovision Stella Care Sunrise Medical Surcon Care Line Teknologisk Institut Tilbud-Udbud Toftild Alternativt Hår Topro Mobility Danmark Tubus Technology TurnAid V. Guldmann VELA Vendlet Videolink Wear & Care Technologies Wellness Nordic Winncare Wolturnus ZiboCare

Become a member Manufacturers and distributors of assistive technology, welfare technology and services in the assistive technology and care sector can obtain a membership of Danish.Care. Companies offering related products and services can also apply for a membership.

Companies, associations, institutions etc. that do not meet the conditions of a standard membership, but has relations to the industry, are welcomed as associate members.

Contact us for further information.

Contact Morten Rasmussen, Director Tel: +45 2738 7832 Email: mr@danish.care

Membership fee and enrolment Visit www.danish.care for details about membership fees and for the enrolment form.

The membership fee is based on the company’s turnover in the assistive technology, rehabilitation sectors and welfare technology.

Danish.Care’s offers include Protection of members’ interests and lobbying Members’ advisory service Advice on tenders and the Danish market Export advice International trade fairs Networks and members’ meetings Visibility and profiling CareNet - National Danish Network for Assistive and Welfare Technology Health & Rehab by Danish.Care CareTech CHALLENGE for start-ups

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BRUHN Grafisk ApS · 06.2022

Danish.Care – Trade Association for Assistive Technology Blekinge Boulevard 2 DK 2630 Taastrup Denmark

Forskerparken 10 DK 5230 Odense M Denmark

National Danish Network for Assistive and Welfare Technology

Tel. +45 3254 2425 info@danish.care www.danish.care

50410826 Svanemærket tryksag