Initial resistance from medical professionals towards AI has been overcome by working closely with doctors to develop technology they want to use. "Doctors should be using AI not only for a more precise diagnosis but for a more precise diagnos

InnoStars Talks: Professor Krzysztof Klincewicz — Collaborative innovation

Jan 17th, 2023 28m 16s

In this episode, Balázs Fürjes invites to a chat with Professor Krzysztof Klincewicz from the Faculty of Management at Warsaw University.The discussion, hosted by Andrew Wrobel focuses on the importance of collaborative innovation in boosting

InnoStars Talks: Professor Guido Boella — European digital innovation hubs

Jan 17th, 2023 20m 26s

In this episode, Balázs Fürjes invites to a chat with Professor Guido Boella, Vice-Rector for Enterprises at the University of Turin. The discussion, hosted by Andrew Wrobel focuses on the role of digital innovation hubs in strengthening innov

Healthcare Hackers: EIT Health InnoStars — Tamás Békási

Feb 8th, 2021 25m 3s

When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, health tech stepped up, with what appeared to be 10 years’ worth of innovation occurring in 10 weeks. But, while the pandemic encouraged more partnerships and collaboration in the sector, it has also brought abou

InnoStars Talks: Dora Marosvolgyi — Jumpstarting innovation

Dec 29th, 2020 26m 1s

This year a total of 36 teams from all over Europe showcased their budding start-ups in front of a jury of experts and potential investors, competing for a prize pool of 160,000 euros. The flagship programme of the European Institute of Innovat

Healthcare Hackers: Kazaam Lab — Treating patients with precision

Dec 21st, 2020 17m 23s

Success in precision medicine depends on accessing high-quality genetic and molecular data that, in conjunction with comprehensive clinical data, can lead to more effective therapies. Although omics data is available on public databases, doctor

Healthcare Hackers: Phoenix Orthosis — Keeping a firm grip

Dec 3rd, 2020 15m 48s

Spastic hand paralysis is a painfully common problem experienced by patients who have suffered damage to the central nervous system due to a stroke or other causes. These patients are not able to autonomously open their fingers, which significa

Innostars Talks: Cristina Bescos — Lessons from Spain's successful health tech ecosystem

Nov 16th, 2020 27m 41s

EIT Health Spain has had a particularly fruitful 2020 in terms of health innovation projects. In this episode, Balázs Fürjes speaks with Cristina Bescos, managing director at EIT Health Spain. Cristina holds a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and

Healthcare Hackers: Cognitus – Standing up straight

Nov 12th, 2020 17m 18s

Leg length discrepancy (LLD) is an orthopaedic condition that involves a difference in length between the lower extremities. This is a significant medical problem, and the causes may be various trauma, diseases, deformities of the locomotor sys

Healthcare Hackers: Neus Diagnostics – Keeping an eye on dementia

Oct 30th, 2020 18m 17s

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a precursor to Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common form of dementia. MCI contributes to 60–70 per cent of dementia cases, an illness for which there is currently no cure.However, very early-stage existin

Healthcare Hackers: Inocure – Designing next-generation drug delivery systems

Oct 15th, 2020 18m 4s

Monitoring the effects that drugs have on liver tissue is one of the primary tests used in the early phases of drug development and toxicological screening. Today, hepatotoxicity is tested either on cell lines (in vitro) or laboratory animals.

Healthcare Hackers: Tully — Recognising and managing emotions

Sep 24th, 2020 23m 46s

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is prevalent in people of all ages. Children and adults with ADHD frequently experience social exclusion as the society around them reacts negatively to their inability to understand and abide by

Healthcare Hackers: DocuMental — Mapping the state of mind

Sep 3rd, 2020 24m 46s

Mental health is the main medical area in which routine decision-making for diagnoses and treatment choices is primarily based on clinical interviews and observations. Despite the availability of internationally accepted diagnostic and treatmen

Innostars Talks: Stockholm3 — Diagnosing prostate cancer faster

Sep 1st, 2020 28m 5s

Did you know that in 2018, one in five men was diagnosed with prostate cancer? Currently, the PSA test is used as a biomarker of the disease, but it has low sensitivity and specificity, increased risk of false-positives and it cannot different

Healthcare Hackers: FRADE — Staying on your feet

Aug 12th, 2020 20m 33s

The first episode of Healthcare Hackers presents FRADE, which stands for Pervasive Platform for Fall Risk Assessment. FRADE is the result of a partnership between Fraunhofer Portugal and the Higher School of Nursing of Porto, with the involveme

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