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Self-management support training for carers of older adults with osteoarthritis and additional conditions living in care homes

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  Kate Button, PhD | School of Healthcare Sciences, Cardiff University;  Monica Busse, PhD; Victoria Shepherd, PhD; Fiona Jones, PhD
Competition Sponsor: United Kingdom Research and Innovation
Awardee Year: 2022…
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Balloon Anchoring Technology for Chronic Arterial Stenosis


Danae Manolesou, PhD | Athroa Innovations, CTO; Giannis Stefanidis, MD (inventor); Lefteris Papadopoulos, Mihalis Boutaris (team members)
Competition Sponsor: EIT Health of the European Union
Awardee Year: 2022 Peripheral Artery Diseases (PAD) is a major chronic disease affecting millions of people worldwide and growing, due to an aging population. Our…
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Systematic identification and functional analysis of synergistic small molecule combinations targeting aging


Mohammad Alfatah, PhD; Frank Eisenhaber, PhD
Competition Sponsor: Ministry of Health and National Research Foundation of Singapore
Awardee year: 2021 The world’s aging population is growing dramatically. Aging is associated with progressive degeneration of physiological integrity, impaired morphological and essential functions. Most importantly, aging is the major risk factor for…
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AI and Healthy Ageing: Developing AI-based Computational Framework and Approaches to Define Healthy Ageing in the Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Study (SLAS) Cohort

Zhong Xin, PhD; Yang Feng, PhD; NG Tze Pin, MBBS, PhD, FAFOEM, FAMS, MFPHM
Competition Sponsor: Ministry of Health and National Research Foundation of Singapore
Awardee year: 2021 The improvements of the health care systems, wealth, and major advances in medical sciences leads to extended human lifespan. The current challenge…
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A molecular prevention strategy for cancer-free ageing


Kanaga Sabapathy; Suresh Mathivanan
Competition Sponsor: Ministry of Health and National Research Foundation of Singapore
Awardee year: 2021 Ageing results in increased propensity for cancer development, due to the accumulation of mutations over the life-time. Not surprisingly, cancer incidence is on the rise globally. If left unchecked, the outlook is…
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.lumen – Glasses for the Blind

Cornel Amariei, BSc; Gabriel Chindris, PhD; Mihai Ivascu, MA | .lumen
Competition Sponsor: EIT Health of the European Union
Award Year: 2021 “There are 40 million blind people today, increasing to over 100 million by 2050, and despite all technological advancements, when it comes to solutions for their mobility, there…
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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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