Healthcare and Medical Technologies

Who can apply?

Technologies, techniques, and products including:

  • Assistive technologies: homecare and rehabilitation equipment, to assist elderly people or people with reduced functionalities. Devices and prosthetics to assist or train elderly people or people with reduced functionalities.
  • Medical equipment: any instrument, apparatus, device or material used in diagnosing, treating and/or preventing of human or animal diseases, thereby excluding the use of pharmacological, immunological or metabolic means.
  •  ICT for healthcare: new or improved equipment might be used for enhancing healthcare, such as miniaturised and cheaper electronics and sensors, high-density memory, micro-electromechanical systems, and novel combinations of existing devices.
  • Telemedicine and remote health monitoring: homecare, telecommunication networks, radiographs, pathology freeze frames. Examination, observation and treatment of patients and the training of personnel by utilising telecommunications.
  • Nanotechnology healthcare
  • Dental products

Excludes:

  • Pharmaceuticals, medicines, drugs, cosmetics, aroma-therapeutic products as well as products for aesthetical use only
  • Equipment for fitness or wellness for other use than paramedical
  • Healthcare or medical equipment or products without technological components
  • Medical, paramedical, (physio-)therapeutic consultants
  • Sector-related service providers
  • Business consultants
 
 
 

 

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