Objective
ReQbo is developing a disruptive system for preventing pressure ulcers (PU) in bedridden patients by intelligently and
continuously assessing a personalized risk score for each patient. This system is the first market solution offering active
preventive care, instead of the reactive care that is enabled by competing technologies. Accordingly, the system will be
capable of contributing to a steep reduction in PU incidence in long-term care units, both in hospitals and nursing homes.
Treating pressure ulcers is very costly, accounting for more than €20 billion per year supported by EU public healthcare
systems. Prevention and early detection are the main priorities to reduce this current healthcare burden. Despite
improvements in healthcare systems and technologies, patients are still at risk of developing pressure ulcers, because of
ineffective and incomplete routine care to assign preventive measures. With current technologies and clinical practices,
patients in need of prevention cannot be accurately and reliably detected, which lead to PU development. While the
treatments options are well established once a patient has been diagnosed with high PU-risk, the method for assessing that
risk has not evolved significantly in 20 years.
In order to tackle this challenge, ReQbo has developed and patented its Qone system: a pressure relieving mattress, with
integrated temperature and pressure mapping sensors, that synchronizes data with a highly accurate screening algorithm.
This algorithm assesses a PU risk score based on individual patient parameters and a long-term record of how pressure and
temperature have been distributed in the patient’s body, allowing a reduction of approximately 75% on the overall number of
new pressure ulcers in bedridden patients. The result of each risk score assessment is communicated wirelessly to the
accompanying app and to the hospital monitoring system in order to inform the caretaker that a preventive measure needs to
be implemented.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
- medical and health sciences health sciences nursing
- engineering and technology electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering electronic engineering control systems
- engineering and technology electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering electronic engineering sensors
You need to log in or register to use this function
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
-
H2020-EU.3.1. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Health, demographic change and well-being
MAIN PROGRAMME
See all projects funded under this programme -
H2020-EU.3.1.4. - Active ageing and self-management of health
See all projects funded under this programme -
H2020-EU.2.1.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
See all projects funded under this programme -
H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument
See all projects funded under this programme -
H2020-EU.3.1.6. - Health care provision and integrated care
See all projects funded under this programme
Topic(s)
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Funding Scheme
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1
See all projects funded under this funding scheme
Call for proposal
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
(opens in new window) H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017
See all projects funded under this callCoordinator
Net EU financial contribution. The sum of money that the participant receives, deducted by the EU contribution to its linked third party. It considers the distribution of the EU financial contribution between direct beneficiaries of the project and other types of participants, like third-party participants.
8200 AARHUS N
Denmark
The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.