Warning: The magic method Newspaper_X_Related_Posts::__wakeup() must have public visibility in /customers/0/9/1/designforwellbeing.org/httpd.www/wp-content/themes/newspaper-x/inc/libraries/class-newspaper-x-related-posts.php on line 68 Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /customers/0/9/1/designforwellbeing.org/httpd.www/wp-content/themes/newspaper-x/inc/libraries/class-newspaper-x-related-posts.php:68) in /customers/0/9/1/designforwellbeing.org/httpd.www/wp-includes/feed-rss2.php on line 8 technology – Design for Wellbeing https://www.designforwellbeing.org Innovation meets people Wed, 16 Sep 2020 10:53:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.5 https://www.designforwellbeing.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-logo-dfw-1-32x32.gif technology – Design for Wellbeing https://www.designforwellbeing.org 32 32 Health and Sports Technology Initiative https://www.productdevelopment.se/?p=10722#new_tab&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=health-and-sports-technology-initiative Thu, 11 Jun 2020 10:52:05 +0000 https://www.designforwellbeing.org/?p=953 In order to tackle the enormous public health challenge surrounding lifestyle diseases and an aging population, and at the same time creating the conditions for regional innovation and growth in health and sports technology, a regional long-term investment is started. The initiative will coordinate ideas, skills, and resources in a complete ecosystem. In addition, linked to collaborations within Sweden, the Nordic countries, Europe and also the rest of the world.

There is tremendous potential for innovation and growth in this area. Globally, health and sports technology is a large market with a great economic growth in Europe, and even higher in the rest of the world. In Europe, major financial investments are made for start-ups, and the sector is expected to turn over SEK 300 billion within five years. Sweden is significantly smaller in absolute terms, but due to high scientific knowledge and good spirit of innovation, it is still often top-5 in the European ranking.

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Primary healthcare innovation goes prototype https://www.designforwellbeing.org/?p=369&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=201105-primary-healthcare-innovation-goes-prototype Fri, 13 May 2011 10:09:14 +0000 http://www.designforwellbeing.org/?p=369 Students within the master program Sustainable Product-Service Innovation (http://www.bth.se/mspi) at Blekinge Institute of Technology has together with a nurse and under the guidance of Tobias Larsson, developed a new generation prototype of a healthcare product.

The product, a leg rest, supports the leg (or arm) while taking care of wounds or other treatment. It releaves the nurse of some lifting and also free up for usage of both arms in caring for the patient.

The patented design has been improved in terms of usability and design and is now in 2nd generation prototype where next step is commercialisation and marketing, where BTH Innovation will be partner in the future endeveours.

BTH students and wellbeing thinking has come to the support of a nurse who desired a solution to a problem that she experinced first hand…

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Research improves elite kayaking https://www.designforwellbeing.org/?p=351&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=research-improves-elite-kayaking Wed, 11 May 2011 20:57:57 +0000 http://www.designforwellbeing.org/?p=351 Dennis Sturm of KTH in news article on improved elite kayaking:

Research paper related to this in Sport Science section of Design for Wellbeing site.

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