Written by Raisamiina Rimpelä on February 20, 2018
In recent years, social and mobile gaming has grown rapidly. Considering the popularity of these tools, this gamification approach could also be applied within the healthcare and rehabilitation setting. To promote patient empowerment, the most successful new tools appear to incorporate two factors: entertainment (self-motivation) and relevant therapeutic…Read More
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Written by Raisamiina Rimpelä on January 9, 2018
Huoleti is about communities and empowerment. It’s a mobile app for ill, troubled or worried and their loved ones to find others, to ask for and receive help and share experiences easily. People are willing to help and connect with…Read More
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Written by Elise Löwenthal on October 9, 2017
Wearables, such as smartwatches and fitness trackers, have spread quickly, generating an enormous amount of biometric data for us to interpret. With a plethora of sensors available on the market and personal health data stored in the cloud, you’d think it would be easy for us to take…Read More
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Written by Raisamiina Rimpelä on October 3, 2017
A start up company from Espoo, Finland, NindUX Oy was born from the observation that Finland lacks a tool for systematic monitoring of indoor air quality and changes for the municipalities.
In Finland, local decision-makers struggle with the mold problem in schools and kindergartens worse than ever….Read More
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Written by Raisamiina Rimpelä on March 10, 2017
During the past years it’s been somewhat trendy to measure all kinds of data. The most enthusiastic but rare individuals collect data and curves of almost every daily activity and physical phenomenon of their body. For most, the enthusiasm for data collection and measurement is short-term and doesn’t…Read More
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Written by Elise Löwenthal on November 7, 2016
Implementing research evidence into practice is a very challenging but rewarding process. This is an inspiring story about a group of researchers, who came up with an unique business idea while working on their scientific research projects. They identified the underestimated problem of excessive sitting in modern life…Read More
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Written by Raisamiina Rimpelä on June 22, 2016
Chino.io aims at simplifying this job for EU digital health businesses
Chino.io, a startup that is part of Vertical accelerator, wants to fix this problem and help companies to solve security and data protection compliance issues when storing health data.
The digitalization of Health services is changing the health system…Read More
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Written by Raisamiina Rimpelä on June 20, 2016
At Netmedi, our mission is to create the leading digital solutions for data-driven, personalized health care. The company, founded in 2012 by five software developers deeply passionate about health care technology, has now grown to team of 15 dedicated employees. Kaiku® Health, our platform for collecting and analyzing patient-reported…Read More
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Written by Raisamiina Rimpelä on May 3, 2016
This year, HealthSPA is hosting the third and largest Upgraded Life Festival. Between the first and second year of ULF, attendance more than doubled and the number of companies participating as exhibitors increased by approximately 35%. This year, with about one month still to go before the…Read More
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Written by Raisamiina Rimpelä on March 15, 2016
“What you do today, affects how you live tomorrow”
Some call it a health revolution, others think of it as a bypassing trend. However you see the current obsessions with fitness, health and wellness, one thing is for sure – it’s not going away. In 2015 we saw a…Read More
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