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Challenge
Use technology to bridge the gap between different birth scenarios.
Birthtech offers disruptive solutions to help maternal and child survival. Based on non-invasive, accurate, handle and low-cost technologies, guiding healthcare professionals taking critical decisions to provide appropriate and timely care, reducing the risk of death and serious complications.
Use technology to bridge the gap between different birth scenarios.
Every year, nearly 3 million babies die within the first month of life, most from preventable causes.
The four settings where 15 million preterm babies receive care.
High-income Countries. Access to full intensive care (1.2 million preterm babies)
Middle-income countries. Neonatal care units (3.8 million preterm babies)
Low-income countries. Facility birth but limited space, staff and equipment (4.4 million preterm babies)
Low-income countries. Home birth and care at home (5.6 million preterm babies)
The four settings where 15 million preterm babies receive care.
The BirthTech is a spinoff company licensed by the university to retain the ownership of an innovation and introduce it into the market in cooperation with parterns. Using a multi-partnership model to drive scale-up essential medical devices this company counts on a team of collaborators with common or complementary interests to globally explore commercialy them driven by social impact.
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Our devices are simple as simple is the essence of Nature. This simplicity translates into the low cost of the devices we manufacture, which facilitates their dissemination where they are most needed, in low-income countries.
The BirthTech is a spinoff company licensed by the university to retain the ownership of an innovation and introduce it into the market in cooperation with parterns.