Launch of new start-up for digital support in geriatric rehabilitation
07-05-2020
The startup Hipper Therapeutics B.V. focuses on the development of a digital platform for the support of professionals and patients in ambulatory geriatric rehabilitation. The platform consists of a system that can measure physical activities of the older person remotely (i.e. in the home environment), a dashboard that visualizes this information and a protocol and training for the professionals.
The company has been set up by Margriet Pol from AUAS Faculty of Health, Ben Kröse and Michel Oey from AUAS Faculty of Digital Media and Creative Industry, together with Ross Gordon from AUAS Ventures Holding and AMC Ventures Holding.
The market for geriatric rehabilitation will grow enormously the coming years, in particular the number of older persons that will rehabilitate in their own home (ambulatory rehabilitation). The last years the platform was developed and studied in a number of research projects at AUAS and AMC after getting questions from care professionals on their concern about remotely monitoring rehabilitation progress. The Hipper platform empowers therapists because it gives objective information (24 hours/day, 7 days/week) about the physical activity of their clients. Also clients can login to the platform and see their progress, which in many cases is a motivational factor.
The platform is currently used by a number of geriatric rehabilitation centers for rehabilitation after hip surgery and for elderly with COPD. A very recent development is the use of the Hipper platform for the rehabilitation of COVID-19 patients.
IXA (Innovation Exchange Amsterdam) has supported the founders with setting up the company and currenty also in assistance for getting the required certifications on compliance with norms on privacy and data in health.
For more information you can send an email to Ben Kröse or take a look at the website of Hipper Therapeutics.