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Transcutaneous energy links for active medical implants, first application: mechanical circulatory support like Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs) and Total Artificial Hearts (TAHs)

Bengt Bern, MSc; Göran Dellgren, MD PhD; Kristján Jónsson, MD; Giovanni Maltese, MD PhD; Per Klockar, MSc; Stefan Winström, MSc
Competition Sponsor: EIT Health of the European Union
Award Year: 2021 Patients die waiting in line for a heart transplant. Donor hearts are limited and there are only 6000 heart…
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Biel Digital Glasses

Jaume Puig, BA; Constanza Lucero, PhD; Eulalia Sanchez, MSc; Jordi Puig, BSc; Alex Cabañeros Lopez, MSc; Arthur Díaz Juan, MSc; Saskia Mülheim, MSc; Ishan Talathi, MBA Competition Sponsor: EIT Health of the European Union The name of the company came from Biel, the son of the founders, who was born…
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Deviskan: democratizing melanoma early detection

Narcis Ricart Geli; Enric Campmol Ametller; Maria Sunyer i Rigau Competition Sponsor: EIT Health of the European Union Deviskan is a non-invasive medical device powered by Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence able to take clinical and dermoscopic images to detect melanoma in early stages. In this context, Deviskan is able…
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Antisense RNA treatment against myotonic dystrophy

Beatriz Llamusí, MsC, PhD; Ruben Artero, MsC, PhD; Pedro Fernández, MsC, PhD; Sheila Soriano, MsC; Marc Carrscosa Competition Sponsor: EIT Health of the European Union ARTHEx is developing an advanced RNA therapy for myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) based on a portfolio of patent-protected antimiRs. These antimiRs act as long-acting…
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New generation of contrast agents for MRI

Donatella Vecchione, PhD; Maria Russo, PhD; Alfonso Maria Ponsiglione, PhD; Enza Torino, PhD; Paolo Antonio Netti, PhD
Competition Sponsor: EIT Health of the European Union
Award Year: 2021 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is the most used diagnostic modality and more than 40% of MRI scans (> 30M/year) are performed with…
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Resitu NoSurgery

Stefan Sowa, MSc, MBA; Heather Marshall-Heyman, MSc; Henrik Thunqvist, MSc; Therese Sundell, MSc | Resitu Medical AB
Competition Sponsor: EIT Health of the European Union
Award Year: 2021 The aim is to develop a device that removes breast cancer tumors without open surgery. To determine if a lesion visible on…
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Natural sperm selection for improved outcomes in IVF

Declan Keane, BSc, MBA; Sean Fair, PhD; Eoin White, PhD; David Newport, PhD; Leonard O’Sullivan, PhD; Barry Russell, BEng Competition Sponsor: EIT Health of the European Union One in six couples require fertility treatment and this is increasing due to increasing maternal age and a decrease in sperm counts by…
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Salvus Health: Preventive Point-of-Care Platform

Philip Van den Bergh, BSc, MSc; Salvador Severich, BSc, MSc; Axel Vulsteke, BSc Competition Sponsor: EIT Health of the European Union Salvus Care 1.0 is a Point-of-Care solution that enables consumers/users take measurements at their community pharmacies, for the early detection of symptoms that can be associated with common chronic…
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Portable MRI

Clemens Tepel, MSc; Pedro Freire Silva, MSc
Competition Sponsor: EIT Health of the European Union
Award Year: 2021 Today access to lifesaving medical imaging through MRI is limited to certain population groups and clinical use cases due to its high cost, complexity, and infrastructure constraints. Where MRI is available, waiting…
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