{"id":6724,"date":"2017-12-04T16:06:06","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T15:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quad-ind.com\/nicht-kategorisiert\/at-the-forefront-of-digital-health\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T15:58:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T14:58:26","slug":"at-the-forefront-of-digital-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quad-ind.com\/de\/quad-academy\/at-the-forefront-of-digital-health\/","title":{"rendered":"At the forefront of digital health"},"content":{"rendered":"

Quad Industries joins European NexGen consortium<\/h3>\n

Quad Industries has joined the European NexGen research project, which is investigating the use of wearable sensors to actively monitor bodily functions. \u201cWe are currently working on a multi-sensor patch, aimed at preventing dehydration. We are very excited to be part of this project, which puts us at the forefront of digital healthcare,\u201d says Wim Christiaens, R&D director at Quad Industries.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Healthcare becomes wearable<\/h4>\n

Digital health solutions are one of the most promising areas of technological progress. \u201cMonitoring bodily functions has the potential for revolutionizing our healthcare system, preventing unforeseen hospitalization and improving quality of life for millions of people. It also opens up many opportunities for self-empowered medicine and an increased overall efficiency of public healthcare systems. However, there is still a lot of work to be done,\u201d observes Wim Christiaens.<\/p>\n

\"\"With research projects such as NexGen\u2014Next Generation of Body Monitoring\u2014Europe has the ambition to be at the forefront of these evolutions. The project is part of the European Catrene program<\/a> for co-operative R&D employing microelectronics. Partners in the consortium include big hitters such as Siemens and Philips working alongside a wide variety of smaller, more specialized companies, including Quad Industries.<\/p>\n

Smart patch prevents dehydration<\/h4>\n

\u201cThere are two monitoring systems presently being researched within the project,\u201d says Wim Christiaens. \u201cOne is an implanted glucose monitor for diabetes patients. The other an on-body multi-sensor skin patch for measuring a wide variety of parameters, including temperature and motion. Quad Industries is presently involved with the latter.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are currently working on a dehydration sensor,\u201d continues Wim Christiaens. \u201cDehydration is a major concern in care for the elderly. At the other end of the spectrum, it also has important applications in endurance sports. Just think of the many marathon runners collapsing in races because they haven\u2019t been drinking enough. A wearable patch, monitoring such vital parameters as temperature and skin resistance while analyzing the chemical composition of the sweat can literally save lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Building on our expertise<\/h4>\n

Quad Industries is collaborating closely with Sioen Industries, specialized in technical textiles. \u201cWe are building on our expertise in smart labels for food packaging and medical products, and finding out how we can transfer them to the human body. How can we integrate our printed sensors and batteries into wearables that are flexible enough for usage on the human skin? We are still in the early stages, but the aim is to come up with a product that is ready for medical approval within three years,\u201d states Wim Christiaens.<\/p>\n

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