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International Seminar on eHealth. A blend of technologies at the service of healthcare

The Basque R+D Center IK4-TEKNIKER presents its multidisciplinary conception and latest technological developments in this field in Bilbao.

Where it participates in the Connected Health 2012 international workshop, which brings together some of the companies with the most advanced technologies applied to healthcare sciences.

The coordinator of IK4-TEKNIKER’s Social and Healthcare Technology Area Patricia Casla shares the lectern with spokespeople from top international companies like Google, Oracle or Orange, when she speaks about Innovation and Remote Monitoring.

This Basque Centre has a multidisciplinary approach to the area of healthcare with solutions that combine the latest advances in a whole range of areas, like smart systems, robotics, micro- and nanotechnologies or mechatronics. Among its various developments there are devices for the advanced analysis of blood samples, nano-technological chips for detecting diseases of the digestive system, assistive robots or computer platforms for patient monitoring.

Four research laboratories

IK4-TEKNIKER organises its developments in the healthcare field at four research laboratories: robotic assistance, ambient vision and technology; electronics and wireless communication; microtechnologies and nanotechnologies; and advanced production processes. Many of its projects are characterised by the adaptation of technologies of various fields within a single solution.

The seminar

Connected Health 2012 seminar deals with subjects like “mHealth Technologies or healthcare on the go”, “Interoperability Challenges” and “The Patient's Experience”.

The seminar, organised by the company Ándago and promoted by Continua Health Alliance, constitutes the threshold of the Continua Plugfest #015, a meeting for the professional exchange between companies in the telehealthcare industry which also takes place in Bilbao.