Scale-Up4Rehab: Important step forward in digitalization rehabilitation sector

In order to ensure equal access to rehabilitation care and foster the resilience of health systems throughout North West Europe a new 5 year project will be launched.

Scale-Up4Rehab will make an important step forward in the digitalization of the rehabilitation sector by building a virtual infrastructure, through which existing virtual rehabilitation therapies will be scaled up.

13 partners from 6 countries

The Scale-Up4Rehab project is part of the Interreg NWE programme and received 6,5 million euro funding to be able to realize this digital platform within 5 years.

The following 13 partners from The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Luxemburg, France and Ireland are partnering in this project:

Sint Maartenskliniek, Sint Mauritius Therapieklinik, Centre National de Rééducation Fonctionnelle et de Réadaptation, Roessingh & Roessingh Research and Development, University College Dublin, University College Cork, Radboudumc, UniKlinik RWTH Aachen, University of Lille, Tilburg University, In4care, Health Valley Netherlands and Eurasanté. Also Teesside University and XR4REHAB will contribute to the project.

Kick-off meeting

Last week all partners gathered at the Sint Maartensklinik in Nijmegen for the first brainstorm session and the official kick-off of the project. Tim Simmers, chair of the Board of Directors of the Sint Maartenskliniek, signed the contract on behalf of the consortium.

Be part of the XR4REHAB Network!

Everyone with an affinity (in the broadest sense) with XR technology in the healthcare and rehabilitation sector can become member of the XR4REHAB Collaboration & Innovation Network and benefit from several advantages.

All we ask from you is active participation. How? For instance by joining one of the working groups, by the provision of research expertise, by granting access to patients or IT students.

Interested?  Find more information here.

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