Objective
19.5M world population suffer from Drug-Resistant Epilepsy (DRE) with symptoms poorly controlled. 8M are not eligible for brain surgery. Vagus nerve stimulation is nowadays the best treatment option. But unfortunately, current solutions do not reply to the clinical need. They cannot adapt to each patient making the patient's therapeutic journey complicated and expensive.
We created NAO.VNS the next-generation implantable vagus nerve neurostimulator. We replaced metal wires by optical fibres to convert optical energy to electrical impulses rendering the device compliant with MRI & brain scans essential for disease diagnosis or treatment. Through NAO.VNS patients & physicians receive remote feedback on the direct effect & efficacy of the neural stimulation, to precisely & uniquely adapt therapy.
Through EIC funding, we will complete a clinical pilot trial & a pivotal study in the EU/US to initiate market approvals. We expect to generate 89M by 2028 selling in the EU/US.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques.
- medical and health sciencesbasic medicineneurologyepilepsy
- medical and health sciencesclinical medicinesurgery
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Programme(s)
- HORIZON.3.1 - The European Innovation Council (EIC) Main Programme
Funding Scheme
HORIZON-EIC-ACC-BF - HORIZON EIC Accelerator Blended FinanceCoordinator
1435 Mont-Saint-Guibert
Belgium
The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.