Objective Stroke is the most common cause of adult disability in Europe. Roughly 75 % of the victims survive, but about half of these lose the ability to live independently in their own home. Rehabilitation and hospitalization represent a major economic burden for the EU of about €34Bn annually. Currently the annual incidence is approximately 2 per 1000 inhabitants in the EU, and the number is predicted to double over the next 50 years due to aging of the population. WHO Regional office for Europe’s stroke strategies for 2015 states that the goal for rehabilitation after stroke is that three months after the onset of stroke, over 70% of the surviving patients are independent in their activities of daily living. Based on the need to improve rehabilitation and increase the independence of stroke victims this project will develop a user friendly device that can support the patient in raising from sitting to standing position and enable the patient to perform walking training, with correction to correct walking pattern, and by that improve the maneuverability for many patient groups. The WalkX will in addition offer upper body support and balancing support to the user. The WalkX can be programmed as a robot enabling the user to follow the walking device or if gaining more body control to push the WalkX when walking and training. It is intended to be used in rehabilitation centers and with less need for physical support from therapists, it provides longer and more intense therapy sessions for the patients. It is estimated that the total market of WalkX is €250Mn in Europe. The SME participants in this project represent the European Medical Device Industry, comprising over 8 500 businesses where more than 80% are SMEs. The European companies are threatened by strong competition from USA and Japan and will by this project strengthen their market position. Fields of science medical and health sciencesclinical medicinephysiotherapymedical and health sciencesbasic medicineneurologystroke Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-1 - Research for SMEs Call for proposal FP7-SME-2010-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinator Made for Movement Group AS EU contribution € 466 321,29 Address RODMYRLIA 2 3740 SKIEN Norway See on map Region Norge Agder og Sør-Østlandet Vestfold og Telemark Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Birger Tufte Johansen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (11) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all INNORA PROIGMENA TECHNOLOGIKA SYSTIMATA KAI YPIRESIES ETERIA PERIORISMENIS EFTHYNIS (EPE) Participation ended Greece EU contribution € 8 478,40 Address ILIADOS STR 7 15231 HALANDRI ATHINA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Panos Chatzakos (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data Xepto AS Participation ended Norway EU contribution No data Address Martin Lingesvei 25 1367 Snarøya See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Rolf Eckhoff (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Newtrim (UK) Limited United Kingdom EU contribution € 139 703,59 Address Coopers Yard, Manor Farm Road, Horspath Unit 8 OX33 1SD Oxford See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Carolyn Woodcock (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data MCT Engineering Limited United Kingdom EU contribution € 96 958,14 Address Riley Close 2 NN11 8QT DAVENTRY See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Steve Szmigielski (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data VDI GROUP SA France EU contribution € 23 875,00 Address RUE DES AULNES 11 C 69410 CHAMPAGNE AU MONT D OR See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Frederic Lamouroux (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MOTUS SRL Italy EU contribution € 109 073,41 Address VIA TORRICELLI 35 37136 VERONA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Paola Salgaro (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Nor-Tek Teknologisenter AS Participation ended Norway EU contribution € 7 554,74 Address GAUSTADALLEEN 21 0349 OSLO See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Rune Nilsen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INNORA PROIGMENA TECHNOLOGIKA SYSTIMATA KAI YPIRESIES AE Greece EU contribution No data Address IOANNOY METAXA 59 19400 KOROPI ATTIKIS See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Panos Chatzakos (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUTO DE BIOMECANICA DE VALENCIA Spain EU contribution € 7 898,00 Address CAMINO DE VERA EDIFICIO 9C UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA 46022 Valencia See on map Region Este Comunitat Valenciana Valencia/València Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Juan Durá (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MOBILE ROBOTICS SWEDEN AB Sweden EU contribution € 215 621,72 Address GYMNASIEVAGEN 16 SE-931 57 SKELLEFTEA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Dan Nilsson (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data OSAUHING EESTI INNOVATSIOONI INSTITUUT Estonia EU contribution € 8 310,26 Address SEPAPAJA 6 11415 TALLINN See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Lauri Nirgi (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data
