Grants

Grants

FeetMe— another step in our innovation journey.
It is with great pride that we celebrate our latest achievement of receiving three grants from Bpifrance totalling 4.9M€.

*Read more about the grants and projects here.

In the i-Nov’ competition: Innovations in digital health category

The FeetMe project aim to introduce innovative solutions to reduce both the economic and social impact of work-related injuries by reducing their incidence and accelerating workers’ recovery afterwards.

The project focuses on accident minimization through real-time movement analysis, using digital solutions to reduce the risk of chronic musculoskeletal disorders, and preventive adaptive rehabilitation.

Grant of 2.5M€ obtained in competition with 45 applicants.

Digital and AI-based medical devices category

The FeetMe project, Re-Connect, in partnership with the University Hospital Center of Lille (CHU Lille), demonstrates our medico-economic interest through the implementation of a remote monitoring and rehabilitation solution for Parkinson’s patients that is accessible with reimbursement. The grant recognizes how the FeetMe solution addresses a very real, and unmet, medical need to:

  • Lower the risk of falls in patients with Parkinson’s disease
  • Reduce the risk of diagnostic errors
  • Decrease delays in medical treatment
  • Achieve improvements in the quality and cost of care associated with patient falls and decline in independence

Grant of 1.8M€ in competition with 67 applicants.

Tiers Lieu* category with UGECAM IDF

The french group UGECAM Île-de-France (IDF) partnered with FeetMe to experiment in real world conditions FeetMe’s solution for remote monitoring and rehabilitation. This project aims at using FeetMe’s fall detection algorithm and creating a fall prevention rehabilitation program at home to reinforce balance and gait for the population over-60. The grant rewards the creation of a Tier Lieu in Île-de-France that will offer a good level of medical care and flexible rehabilitation according to the needs of the patients.

*A tiers lieu is a public and commercial site that is neither home nor work. In this project, the tiers lieu aims to improve the quality of care for routes of all kinds with a predilection for medical care and rehabilitation.

Grant of 600K€ in competition with 54 applicants in 2022, the project will last 21 months and will start at the end of 2023.