IRHIS
Interoperable Remote Health Innovation Brought to Scale (IRHIS)
Funding Source: European Union
Programme: I3-2023-INV2a
Reference: 101160941
Project duration: 2nd of September 2024- 1st of September 2027
IRHIS aims to accelerate the upscale of remote health innovations and innovators offering AI-powered, cutting-edge sensor solutions, wearable devices, and remote monitoring solutions across three critical EU remote care areas: musculoskeletal rehabilitation, neurological disorder treatment, and critical patient conditions. By leveraging Big Data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning, IRHIS will personalise clinical paths and improve patient outcomes while ensuring regulatory compliance and cross-device interoperability.
21 partners from 13 European regions intend to demonstrate a portfolio of 3 interregional investments of 8 technologies developed by EU MedTech SMEs, to jointly boost and deploy innovative remote care solutions, embedding Scale-Ups from transition and less developed regions into global value chains. To that aim, the 3 DemoScale labs will facilitate the demonstration of 8 key TRL6+ technologies and accelerate their faster market uptake. The project IRHIS will federate less developed, transition and developed regions around joint innovation investments and will support the advancement of regional smart specialisation around the shared S3 priority Medical Technology towards commercialisation and scale-up.
More information
The consortium consists of 21 partners:
Coordinator: Health Technology Cluster iVita
- Sveikatos technologijų klasteris iVita, VšĮ (Lithuania)
- Idro BV (Belgium)
- Apokatastasi AE (Greece)
- Ergobyte Pliroforiki Anonymi Etaireia Anaptyxis Logismikou kai Diadiktyakon Efarmogon (Greece)
- Fundacion Universitaria San Antonio (Spain)
- Zive UAB (Lithuania)
- Check Point Care Ltd. (Bulgaria)
- Ellinikos Synergatkos Schimatismos Psifiakis Ygeias Idiotiki Kefalaiouhiki Etaireia (Greece)
- Gnomon Pliroforikis AE (Greece)
- EUC Inovação Portugal, Unipessoal, LDA (Portugal)
- Digital Health and Innovation Cluster Bulgaria (Bulgaria)
- Vilimed UAB (Lithuania)
- Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (Netherlands)
- Ronald van Broekhoven (Netherlands)
- Isokine BVBA (Belgium)
- Aristotelio Panepistimio Thessalonikis (Greece)
- Aicrum IT SL (Spain)
- Inuva Hub S.L. (Spain)
- Crete Medical Private Multisurgery Medical Societe Anonyme (Greece)
- Servicio Murciano de Salud (Spain)
- UAB De Futuro (Lithuania)
IRHIS aims to demonstrate and scale 8 key technologies developed by EU MedTech SMEs, embedding Scale-Ups from less developed regions into global value chains, thereby boosting innovative remote care solutions.
- Scale Remote Health Innovations: Accelerate the upscale of AI-powered sensor solutions, wearable devices, and remote monitoring technologies.
- Enhance Musculoskeletal Care: Integrate 3 medical sensor technologies into a remote care platform for personalised rehabilitation.
- Improve Neurological Treatments: Develop automated rehab technologies to reduce misdiagnoses and enhance prevention for neurological disorders.
- Advance Critical Care Monitoring: Integrate advanced sensors and AI predictive analytics for ICU remote monitoring and early sepsis detection.
- Foster Ecosystem Growth: Build a thriving interregional ecosystem for Advanced Remote Care technologies, enhancing market adoption and financial access.
IRHIS will deploy investments related to the use of digital tools to stimulate prevention, enable feedback, and enhance interaction with healthcare providers. This initiative aims to materialize the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) by creating a network of interconnected medical devices, applications, and health information systems. A key component of this investment strategy involves the establishment of the pan-European DemoScale Lab environment, designed to position IRHIS demonstrators from LDR and initiate the Remote Care Investment Club.
DemoScale Labs
Demo Scale Lab 1 – Joint Musculoskeletal Care Demonstration
In Europe, there are 28 million patients diagnosed with knee and/or hip Osteoarthritis (OA), and a total of ~840 000 total knee replacements (TKR) and ~600 000 total hip replacement (THR) surgeries are performed annually. The demographic shift and skills shortage require alternative solutions to support pre- and post-operational musculoskeletal rehabilitation.
The objective is to 1) scale up the companies behind 3 medical sensor technologies and 2) to combine them into an innovative remote care platform. IRHIS will leverage the gathered data from various sensors with intelligent learning models to personalize clinical paths, with a focus on cardiovascular and orthopedic parameters. It aims to improve patient rehabilitation journeys and offer value-driven insights for both post-rehab patients and sport practitioners while ensuring regulatory compliance and cross-device interoperability.
Demo Scale Lab 2 – Demonstrating Advanced Neurological Sensing and Treatment
Patients with neurological disorders are often misdiagnosed, or only correctly diagnosed after lengthy delays preventing diagnostic understanding and appropriate treatments.
The objective is to combine an automated rehab technology encompassing a range of neurological disorders (reducing the number of misdiagnoses by 30%), while focusing on tremors including Parkinson and lactate sensor technology to improve prevention and rehabilitation. They will feed into an innovative Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) Platform. Thus, patient outcomes and their quality of life can be improved, costs can be reduced, and in particular access to and resource planning in rehabilitation facilities can be optimized.
Demo Scale Lab 3 – Critical Patient Condition Detection Tech Upscale
Intensive care units (ICU) see a lot of damaging conditions. Among them, Sepsis is a global health crisis. It affects 50 million people every year, 11 million of whom die – 1 death every 2.8 seconds. 20% of worldwide deaths are associated with sepsis. In an ICU it comes with a wide range of other conditions (e.g., ~1 of 4 people living with cardiovascular disease(s), that usually is undiagnosed or diagnosed at a late stage).
The objective is to enhance and integrate various sensors, including glucose, humidity, and lactate sensors, into a breakthrough intensive care (ICU) remote monitoring solution, alongside the development of AI predictive analytics. This enables to predict and prevent deterioration of patients with e.g., early sepsis at the emergency department, improves patient care, and reduces healthcare costs.
Stakeholders and audiencies
Remote Care Advanced Innovation Ecosystem Stakeholders and Partnerships
The consortium has identified primary and secondary target audiences based on their interest and influence in the project.
- Primary audience
SMEs and large corporations
Caregivers (Healthcare providers) with entrepreneurial background
Public authorities (Regional, National, and EU)
Investors and funders
The secondary audience comprises stakeholders whose roles support or enable the primary audience’s efforts, amplifying the project’s impact:
- Secondary audience
Patients
Caregivers (Healthcare providers)
Research and technology development institutions
National and EU regulators & networks
Industry associations and professional networks
By engaging with these audiences, the IRHIS project will ensure that its communication and dissemination efforts lead to widespread acceptance, adoption, and impact. This structured approach to audience identification forms the foundation for tailored strategies, fostering collaboration and driving long-term sustainability in healthcare innovation.