The Award of the most innovative project goes to:
Gripwise
Gripwise, a Portuguese company represented by Ricardo Moura, Chief Executive Officer, is the winner of this year’s edition of the innovation pitches, from the “Diagnostics” category.
“We would like to thank AgeingFit for the 2021 pitch award. This recognition comes from an organization that is internationally recognized as a reference in the active and healthy ageing space, and that means a lot to us. This appreciation reinforces our conviction that what we are doing is in the right path. It gives us impulse to continue developing Gripwise, our connected and integrated solution to preventively assess frailty in the elderly, in a simple and fast way. With it, it is going to be possible to maintain quality of life and reducing costs at the same time. Thank you very much!”
Ricardo Moura, Chief Executive Officer of Gripwise
About Gripwise:
60% of the elder population of Europe suffer of some level of physical frailty, and the estimated costs for health care systems in additional medicines and care are more than 81 billion €/year! Preventive assessment of frailty could keep quality of life and reduce costs, but it’s complex.
That is why we created Gripwise, the first integrated system capable of the assessment and monitoring of frailty in a simple and fast way, without the need for highly skilled professionals. For health care and nursing professionals, that want to keep their patients healthy and active, Gripwise is the best option, and we intend to provide them our solution in a reasonable monthly fee. And most important, we want to help professionals to improve people’s lives!
Discover below the projects that were presented during AgeingFit Digital 2021:
Monitoring:
DiCEworld: Care | Monitor | Protect 
SmartWork project: AI in working environment | older office workers | wellbeing at work 
HexTransforma Healthcare: Innovative | Patient-centric | AI-driven 
MobaSpace: Interoperability | health monitoring | artificial intelligence 
Care services:
APIMOUN: Social | Safety | Security
Axomove: Video based therapeutic exercises | Coaching by physiotherapist | Telehealth
Marguerite: Trust | Expertise | Goodwill
Prevention – Coaching:
COGVIS: 3D smart-sensor | Smart care solution | Fall prevention 
Formacube: Game | Fun | Evolving 
NESTORE: Scientific knowledge on human functions | Multi-domains | Personalised coaching
Roble Academy: Active aging | Daily routine | Modern content 
Terra Firma: An adaptive Web service | Burn-out primary prevention (risks) | Solutions as e-Best Resilient Practices
Innovative accommodation model:
Colette: Coliving | Solidarity | Intergenerational
Diagnostics:
ACCESSIBLE Conseils: POCT | Real Time | Validation
Kelindi: Frailty | Mobile Health | Early Stage Detection
Gripwise: Frailty | Strength | Well-being 
Assistive devices:
KAHINES CONCEPT: Autonomy | Comfort | Connected
Tada Medical: Breakaway connector | Safe IV therapy | Patent-protected 
KOMPAÏ Robotics: Long Term Care | Frail people | Caregivers
Jury members
- Christine Asbury, Director of Insight and Innovation, Quality Compliance Systems
- Benoit Bentouhami, Specialist, e-Health Conseils
- Sergio Ferreira, Senior Innovation Advisor, Norway Health Tech
- Stéfane Hedont-Hartmann, Care & Hygiene Group Leader, Korian
- George MacGinnis, Challenge Director, Healthy Ageing, UK Research and Innovation
- Nathalie Masson, Open Innovation Project Manager, Aésio Mutuelle
- Ingrid Rayez, Director, Venture, LBO France
- Susan Stiles, Sr Director, Product Development & Strategy, National Council on Aging
- Alistair Wickens, Founder and Managing Partner, Sailing Advisory
