Virtual Environments for Rehabilitation of Gender Violence Offenders

Informazioni relative al progetto

VRespect.Me

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 836707

DOI

10.3030/836707

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 14 Dicembre 2018

Data di avvio 1 Gennaio 2019

Data di completamento 30 Aprile 2019

Finanziato da

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs

Costo totale

€ 71 429,00

Contributo UE

€ 50 000,00

Coordinato da

VIRTUAL BODYWORKS SL
Spain

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - VRespect.Me (Virtual Environments for Rehabilitation of Gender Violence Offenders)

Periodo di rendicontazione: 2019-01-01 al 2019-04-30

Sintesi del contesto e degli obiettivi generali del progetto

Our solution addresses domestic violence and aims to reduce reoffending rates among perpetrators of domestic abuse, by changing their behaviour. This is done using Virtual Reality and a scientific technique called embodiment.
Domestic Violence is a significant problem in society = 8% of women have experience domestic violence and half of offenders reoffend within 12 months. Domestic violence costs the European governments €72bn.
The objective of the study was to understand better the purchasing landscape for our solution, both measuring demand, ability to pay and identifying a route to market.

Lavoro eseguito dall’inizio del progetto fino alla fine del periodo coperto dalla relazione e principali risultati finora ottenuti

We conducted a large study of stakeholders in the Domestic Violence (DV) offender rehabilitation space. Meetings covered a broad range of topics and were designed to gain an understanding of both appetite for our solution and the purchasing landscape. The final presentation (appended to the report) is a 163-page report covering the DV rehabilitation universe in Spain and in selected European markets, identified by their attractiveness as potential purchasers. We found there to be significant interest in the solution across a wide range of stakeholders, but also that the route to market is relatively slow. Purchasing decisions take time and the ability of governments to allocate funds to offender rehabilitation, rather than to victims, hampers the ultimate market size. Over the course of the project, we have separately begun a feasibility study for our ICORTEX solution around stroke rehabilitation. We have also completed several studies in chronic pain and orthopaedic rehabilitation. Market analyses suggests much larger target markets with significant ability to pay, as well as demand for a unique, non-drug solution. We have therefore decided to focus our business of our healthcare solutions.

Progressi oltre lo stato dell’arte e potenziale impatto previsto (incluso l’impatto socioeconomico e le implicazioni sociali più ampie del progetto fino ad ora)

With respect to ICORTEX, our stroke, orthopaedic and chronic pain solution, we believe there to be a significant and positive socio-economic impact. Our solution allows stroke sufferers to use limbs that hadn’t recovered with traditional rehabilitation and physiotherapy. Our pain solution provides a non-opioid pain relief solution, which could have strong societal impact as an alternative to harmful opioids. We have designed a go-to-market strategy that incorporate clinical trials and regulation, and fits with a product development strategy which should deliver a market leading solution. For now, VRespect.Me will not be a core focus of the company, despite its benefits to society.

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