Safety for the next generation
Some of the start-ups are taking up a transnational trend that is not passing Germany either: thanks to modern technologies, parents, especially of chronically ill children, get more security.
"The `smart cot´ is the most technologically innovative crib ever produced," says London-based Nachshon, describing its digitized crib. It offers an inbuilt camera so that parents can monitor their baby and sensors are also integrated into the mattress, which are used to measure the child’s weight and body temperature. The crib gives alarm if the baby stops breathing for 15 seconds. The blood oxygen monitor helps to keep an eye on the baby’s health. Image recognition enables parents to see how the baby is doing and to track the baby’s development and progress. Inbal Robbas, the founder of Nachshon, will present the Smart Cot from 1:00 – 2:00 pm on November 12 at the MEDICA DISRUPT Start-Up Session. The sessions on this day will focus on innovative medical solutions that could save lives. In addition, Nachshon will be present at the MEDICA START-UP PARK throughout MEDICA 2018. The MEDICA START-UP PARK gives young, innovative companies the chance to appear before top decision makers from the medical industry and experts and personalities from the economic, research and political sectors.


Do you know how healthy your lungs are?
Even the classic stethoscope becomes digital and networked - and can also be used by parents
“StethoMe” is a cordless stethoscope that laymen can use to examine their children’s heart and lungs. This device was the winner in the Healthcare category at the IOT/WT Innovation World Cup 2018. The company wants to enable parents to check the function of their children’s airways anywhere, at any time and to share the data with medical experts. This can prevent many unnecessary trips to and stays in hospital for children with chronic lung conditions. The algorithms required for this device are optimized by artificial intelligence, which is used to improve the auscultation diagnosis significantly and make it accurate. For this purpose, a large database of auscultation noises characterized by specialists was evaluated. The aim is to improve the quality of diagnostics and therapy monitoring for chronic diseases such as asthma.

Asthma patients can also benefit from the “FindAir ONE” app from Poland. Co-founder Tomasz Mike will present it on November 12 at MEDICA 2018. “FindAir ONE” is a smart inhaler application that collects information on the inhaled medication dose and the environmental conditions in which it was inhaled. The patient and their doctor can thus gain important information that can help them to adapt their treatment individually.

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