The international research center Virtual Vehicle had called for pitches on the topic of collecting and using health-relevant data about vehicle occupants.
The winning team from the MedTech startup Vertify has developed software that uses AI and eye-tracking via a smartphone camera to gain health-relevant insights from even the smallest pupil movements, thus enabling them to identify, for example, the cause of dizziness. This exciting development is now being tested for its applicability within a vehicle.
Other finalists included Smart Skin , a project group from TU Graz currently developing an "artificial skin" that reacts to humidity, pressure, and temperature changes. The second finalist, Solgenium , uses its SOHLARIS platform to process data from a wide variety of sources and analyze it with AI to address various health-related questions.
The Smart Ageing association , behind which the Geriatric Health Centers Graz stand, had deliberately broadened its call: It was simply looking for the most innovative solution in Europe in the field of Active & Assisted Living.
The winning start-up Ambicura has developed an accessible and extremely user-friendly device that provides easy access to digital applications. Seniors no longer have to struggle with smartphones, iPads, or computers, with updates, accounts, passwords, and operating systems, but can simply access, for example, a Zoom call with their grandchildren, their favorite program on Ö1 radio, or a digital photo album.
Finalist Buildtelligent with the product RafiCare , represented by Adrian Schneider, focuses on a digital solution to support nursing staff: Sensors measure vital signs and movement data, among other things, and send this data to a central system that then informs the nursing staff.
Hel Watch, represented by Rainer Kindelmann and second finalist, offers a comprehensive security system for your own four walls with MyStella: base station and
Accessories such as a smart watch form a communication channel to the corresponding ones
emergency centers.
Photo impressions of the corporate call
Photos by Oliver Wolf / SFG and HTS