Over the previous two years, Nahtlos has developed novel textile-based electrodes for recording coronary heart exercise (electrocardiogram, ECG) – for instance, to detect atrial fibrillation – and for electrostimulation therapies, for instance, to protect the muscle mass in paralyzed sufferers. Textile-based electrodes allow light and skin-friendly utility, even when the electrodes need to be worn for a number of days and even weeks. The textile electrode is thus the primary various to the gel electrode, which was developed 60 years in the past and continues to be thought of the usual for medical functions immediately, the corporate mentioned in a press launch.
Nahtlos, an Empa spin-off, has received a million Swiss francs in a primary spherical of financing from enterprise angels in Switzerland and Liechtenstein and from the Startfeld Basis. Nahtlos goals to drive the market entry of its textile-based electrode for medical functions. Empa is the analysis institute for supplies science and expertise growth.
Nahtlos founder and former Empa researcher, Michel Schmid, and co-founder and enterprise economist, José Näf, have developed the textile-based expertise, which was developed and patented at Empa in numerous tasks funded by Innosuisse, amongst others. The aim was to supply a product for long-term medical functions that reliably information ECG indicators for as much as a number of weeks, achieves a excessive degree of affected person acceptance and is cost-effective for the healthcare supplier. Right this moment, the patent for textile-based electrode expertise is owned by Nahtlos after reaching a milestone.
Schmid and Näf have been on the lookout for traders to certify their product, arrange manufacturing and develop the market. Nahtlos was supported in organising its firm by Startfeld, the start-up promotion arm of Switzerland Innovation Park Ost (SIP Ost), within the type of teaching, consulting and early-stage financing. Nahtlos can also be primarily based within the Innovation Park Ost, the place improvements are initiated and accelerated by means of collaboration between start-ups, firms, universities, and analysis establishments.
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