NLS New Innovation and Design

Researchers from Aalborg University and audiology company Oticon are developing a communications solution for people with hearing impairments. The development project, App(etite) for life with hearing impairment, focuses on improving hearing rehabilitation by facilitating and easing communication between healthcare professionals, the hearing impaired and their relatives. The goal of the project is to develop an […]

For the third consecutive year, Denmark is ranked as number two on the list of the most innovative countries in the European Innovation Scoreboard 2016 (EIS) and once again titled “innovation leader”, together with Sweden, Finland, Germany and the Netherlands. According to the European Commission, Denmark can be classified as an innovation leader as the […]

Finnish researchers have developed a low-cost, easily transported mobile microscope, currently being tested in Tanzania. The invention enables the use of rapid, computer-assisted remote diagnostics, which can help ease the global dearth of medical experts. “To make mobile diagnostics possible, we first need a cheap and reliable device which is easy to move around and can […]

Swedish start-up Brain Stimulation has developed a treatment method that both diagnoses and rehabilitates stroke patients who suffer from one-side neglect. The product, RehAtt, provides brain stimulation in a fun 3D game. The game combines neuroscience, virtual reality (VR) and robotics to help more patients return to a more normal daily life. Stroke (caused by […]

Led Suutari Oy, a Finnish company from Varkaus developing ecological and energy-efficient disinfection solutions, has created a new disinfection product family. According to the results of a research project completed in January, the IQ MOBILE product family efficiently destroys the MRSA bacteria which cause hospital- acquired infections and are resistant to antibiotics. The devices utilize […]

Swedish designer and manufacturer of implants and technology for bone regeneration, OssDsign, has received CE mark approval for its bio-ceramic burr hole plug, Cranioplug. The product Cranioplug will complement OssDsign’s lead products Sculpter Cranial and Sculpter Facial, which are available in Germany, the UK, and the Nordic countries, with further market expansion ongoing. ”This is an […]