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5th edition of the MedTech Accelerator®
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Since its creation in 2016, the hub.brussels’ MedTech Accelerator®, an accelerator programme specifically dedicated to the development of medical devices, has assisted 43 projects focused on improving the health and well-being of Brussels residents.
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The five finalists of the MedTech Accelerator® 2020 VR4GOOD uses Virtual Reality and provides a catalogue of immersive experiences to more efficiently handle stress, pain and recovery and reduce chemical medication.
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Lilo Health helps make deadly, but highly preventable, diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and a wide variety of cancers, much easier to detect and prevent. Nutrition, sports activities, measurement of medical constants,… the application works like a coach who accompanies people before, during and after the illness or a possible intervention.
The MedTech Accelerator® 2020’s first prize went to the SMARCOS start-up, which specialises in building exoskeletons. The project leader, Victor Grosu, was able to develop his network in the MedTech industry thanks to the accelerator. “We made many excellent contacts in the sector. My time at the accelerator gave me a 360° view of the process and I was able to see my project from different angles and perspectives”.
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Two winners for the fifth edition
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SMARCOS develops smart actuators used to build much faster various exoskeletons and assistive devices in a simple modular way. This technology is used to develop high performance, user centered devices for quality and affordable rehabilitation.
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“The health sector is facing many challenges. This year, more than ever, events have proven the usefulness and importance of these businesses and the pressing need to search, understand, innovate and share”, says Isabelle Grippa, CEO of hub.brussels.
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ow can the medical sector be made more innovative? How can Brussels become an e-health leader? Where do you start to bring a medical device to market that will improve the quality of doctor’s work and patient health? These are all urgent questions hub.brussels addresses with the MedTech Accelerator® via its lifetech.brussels cluster.
DORI revolutionises the method of diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease and memory disorders. The method, based on ocular screening, allows a faster diagnosis.
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One of the MedTech Accelerator®’s ultimate aims is to support its candidates in building a more resilient world and a society which is more respectful of the environment, with human beings at its centre, and an economy relocated to where it is needed and flexible enough to adapt quickly in case of emergency. “To build this new world, we need innovators, people who have ideas and implement them; people who dare. The finalists and winners of this fifth edition of the MedTech Accelerator® see beyond technology. They give it meaning by putting it to work for a noble cause: facilitating the life of patients and of healthcare workers”, concluded Barbara Trachte.
The DORI project revolutionises the method of diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease and memory disorders.
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The SMARCOS project develops assistive devices in a simple modular way.
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“The current health crisis has severely tested the healthcare sector and highlighted its crucial importance”, emphasises Barbara Trachte, Brussels Secretary of State for Economic Transition. “Over the past years, the MedTech Accelerator® has demonstrated that Brussels is very innovative, has advanced technology know-how and noble goals. This is what we need, even more now”.
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D-Health provides an innovative, fully cross-platform and responsive Electronic Patient Record for residential and ambulatory care facilities as well as retirement homes. The LIFELINE solution is particularly suitable for the mental health sector.
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This year, a special prize was exceptionally awarded to DORI (Diagnostic Ocular Regression Interface), which is revolutionising the method used to diagnose Alzheimer’s and memory problems. “The programme enabled us to investigate aspects we weren’t familiar with as scientists. Particularly, the economic aspects related to the development of a new medical device: funding, how to present and sell a project”, explains project leader Arno Libert.
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