Exhibitors - AAL Forum

Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica – Coimbra University

ISR has participated on several projects in AAL to develop and promote scientific and technological solutions able to assist older people at home. EuroAGE , GrowMeUp , CMU-Portugal Stretchtronics, Orthodia, EIT-Health SwitHome and Social Robot are examples of projects coordinated or participated by the ISR-UC team. The exhibition at this year’s forum will include the GrowMeUp Robot performing demonstrations, as well as smart shoes and insoles for rehabilitation.

The University of Innsbruck – AAL Competence Network

The long-time scientific employees at the Department of Strategic Management Marketing and Tourism, University of Innsbruck, provide competence in the field of AAL and possess a meaningful network with relevant stakeholders. They will present two AAL JP projects “gAALaxy” and “FairCare”, the yearly AAL summit SMARTER LIVES, which they established in 2015 and the online catalogue AAL-products.com, which is using the categorisation approach tAALxonomy.

Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS

Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS focuses its activity on AAL and on ICT for Developing Countries and uses it expertise in human-computer interaction, information processing and autonomic computing to enhance people’s access to intuitive ICT solutions and, with it, their living standards. The living lab approach and extensive research delivers solutions that are co-created with end-users to act as ‘companions’ for people’s everyday lives – ‘remarkable technology, easy to use’.

Gociety Solutions

Gociety Solutions offers a highly scalable next generation mPERS (mobile Personal Emergency Response Solution) at a fraction of today’s cost. The Gociety solution is the innovative ‘engine’ that provides the brain and analytics for the professional care organisation. The fully automatic, non-intrusive software is a remote care detection device on a smartphone or wearable, for the prevention of acute incidents by detecting falls, geo fencing, (in-)activity monitoring and fall risk analysis.

University of Geneva

The University of Geneva will be presenting the SmartHeat project, which aims to use the Internet of Things in order to radically change the home heating experience for the health, comfort and wellbeing of older adults via a smart, secure and elderly-friendly ICT system. A key building block of the platform is the smartTRV, which allows radiators to interact with the Internet and the end user, allowing environmental monitoring and radiator control. It can also be controlled using smartphones/tablets.

2PCS Solutions GmbH

The 2PCS system is an alerting and locating system designed to help professional carers address the safety and independence of people in care. The solution can be used in various living and care settings, both in inpatient as well as ambulatory care. The 2PCS solution consists of self-developed pieces unified in a holistic system. It acts and reacts in an efficient way to save time and costs as well as providing peace of mind to caregivers and relatives. The person wearing the 2PCS safety watch benefits by feeling safer, more independent and better supported.

ENSAFE

ENSAFE aims to support more effective prevention and self-care strategies by creating a smarter, more accessible and versatile link between older adults, their living environment and their support network. This will be done through elderly-oriented, network-based services aimed at fostering independent life. The service is built upon a layer of existing technologies, encompassing mobile communication, environmental sensing and clinical monitoring and will be the basis for implementing innovative services.

Active@ Home

Active@Home uses a holistic approach to increase physical activity and motivation in older adults using video games played through physical exercise. The project is designed for large screens, all exercises will be monitored using available motion sensors, multi-players features will explore its socio-cultural component. The goal is to stimulate a sense of social connectedness, contributing not only to maintain a healthy social life, avoiding isolation and depression but also to reinforce the role of the community as a support network.

DG Connect, European Commission

The EU Commission aims to provide a better quality of life for everyone, support innovation and growth for a competitive EU industry, and create sustainable care systems for society. At our stand you can discover our EU-funded projects and learn about the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing and the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). You can also have your say about the future of digital health and care via our public consultation.

AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH

Several departments at the Austrian Institute of Technology work on AAL systems, guaranteeing a sophisticated and integrated approach to this complex subject. AIT has also become a well-regarded player at an international level as reflected by its involvement in large-scale European initiatives such as the AAL Joint Programme, the COST innovation network and some 20 international R&D projects. AAL projects that AIT are involved in include AALUIS, MIRACULOUS LIFE and MODULAAR.

Hochschule Luzern – iHomeLab

The iHomeLab of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Switzerland is the Swiss think tank and research centre for building intelligence. At the Forum they will be displaying Home4Dem, an innovative third-generation ICT solution to support people with dementia and their caregivers. The product is to be freely personable by families to answer their needs such as safety, control, and prevention, and to be used by carers as a way to help them improve and personalise their care service.

INOVAMAIS

INOVA+ provide support through both innovation and internationalisation, and access financing for technology based organisations to help them grow. At the AAL Forum they will be presenting the Organisational Life Assistant (OLA), a virtual presence that enables older adults to live a more independent, healthier and safer life on a day-to-day basis. It eases the burden of carers and mediates interaction between themselves and their patients to create a more holistic living environment.

Vienna Business Agency

Vienna supports business. For over 30 years, the Vienna Business Agency has been actively supporting the development of Vienna as a business location. As the first point of contact for national and international companies, the Vienna Business Agency offers advice, real estate, and financial funding. The goal is to strengthen innovative companies in Vienna along with their innovative capacity. You are interested in Viennese companies and AAL projects?

Visit our stand or contact: goettinger@viennabusinessagency.at

AXO-SUIT

At the Forum, the University of Gävle’s assisted living department will be presenting a joint project they are working on – AXO-SUIT. This project aims to deliver commercially viable assistant exoskeletons that will support people in performing physical activities to enhance the quality of life. The project brings together academic and industrial partners who are active and experienced in the assistive technology industry, to create a solution that meets the elderly adult’s functional needs at a reasonable cost.

Advanced TeChnologies and PlatfoRm fOr Smarter ASsisted LivING

ACROSSING envisions an easy-to-use technology infrastructure for assisted living in Smart Homes (SH) through the combined effort of a multi-disciplinary network of 26 leading European research groups, industry partners, and user organisations.The overall scientific target of the project will be achieved by addressing the four scientific and technological objectives, namely Sensing and Monitoring Technologies, Context Inference and Behaviour Analysis, Personalisation and Adaptive Interaction and Open SH Platform and Service Infrastructure.

Santis Kft

Santis Kft. with its premises in Debrecen (HU) was founded in 2005 in order to secure and exploit earlier research into how toilets can be more usable for older people. With more than 10 year’s expertise in design and manufacturing of sanitary equipment suitable for seniors, Santis produces several intelligent solutions, which are adaptable to various user requirements such as adaptable lift-toilets, lift basins, and sit-to-stand assistance. Santis will be presenting iToilet, an ICT enhanced assistive toilet at the Forum.

Promptly

The software solutions for health measures. Promptly is an online platform that compiles and analyses standardised scientific information on patients’ post-operative period. The information shared makes people more aware of the effects and the consequences of each treatment method used and each operation procedure. On the one hand, patients can make more informed decisions, using safe sources of information, and on the other, hospitals gain access to a results database and can improve the quality of the healthcare provided.