OVERVIEW OF THE RESULTS AND THEIR EXPLOITATION AND DISSEMINATION
The objective of PRIME-VR2 was to create an enhanced rehabilitation environment for patients by utilizing novel virtual rehabilitation scenarios. The project accomplished this goal by continuously developing and testing the technology with input from the three Living Lab partners. Key scientific developments and progress was also disseminated via 16 journal papers, 15 press releases leading to 36 media publications, 10 project newsletters, 330 people trained online via 4 focused training videos, 3 project conferences, 3 helix events and 15 conference presentations, along with very active social media and online activities with over 11,000 website visits, 2000+ social media followers and in excess of 4000 video views on 11 released videos. All communication goals were exceeded with excellent public engagement throughout the project.
A key innovation of the project was the User Profile Toolkit, which utilizes physiological information to generate unique patient biomechanical profiles. The toolkit enables a fully digitized workflow that results in the creation of personalized virtual games, programs, and custom assistive controllers, which was designed using innovative auxetic structures and produced with advanced additive manufacturing techniques.
The project followed the ICP 4-stage model to create a thorough commercialization process, which incorporated feedback from both the Living Labs and project partners. The objective of the commercialization process was to develop a forward-looking business plan for the PRIME-VR2 outputs and non-commercial elements, which would facilitate the commercial utilization of the solution following the project's conclusion. One of the project work packages was dedicated to managing the commercialization activities, which involved four primary tasks: monitoring and protecting intellectual property rights, assessing the market and monitoring technology trends, ensuring continued funding and commercial viability, and developing an exploitation plan and business plan.
To facilitate the development of the exploitation plan and business plan, various steps were taken, including conducting a general market analysis and assessing the overall market context. The commercialization methodology was then deployed, and the methodology was executed, which involved analyzing the proposed product offering and validating it with input from both patients and clinicians. The solution was then aligned with the validated needs, and a business plan was developed that outlined a viable path to commercialization. An exploitation register was also created to capture any additional valuable project outcomes.
