Tiers lieu: Generations Digital Health (GSN)
Serving vulnerable populations in the former Poitou-Charentes region.
Key figures to remember
7
members of the GSN consortium
21
partners
3
technology parks
Services Offered by the Tiers lieu
Assistance with project planning and support
- Support for protection and promotion.
- Support for financing (maturation) and incubation.
- Customized "onboarding" training module.
- Modeling the projected path for definition, evaluation, and transfer.
- Assistance with software architecture design and user interface prototyping.
- Support for obtaining a proof of concept.
- Co-design workshops with users.
- Support for the development of experimental projects, including assistance with responding to calls for proposals: clinical studies, health economic studies, and usage studies.
- Access to high-level expertise through university research labs and partners.
- Assistance with fundraising and growth.
Provision of testing sites
- Access to a range of platforms and technical facilities for development and experimentation.
Support in responding to calls for proposals and connecting with our partners for joint support
- Support in securing bridge funding prior to the target financing (advance digital coverage, Art. 51, innovation grant, etc.).
GSN Team Roster
The TLE GSN team consists of:
- a project manager,
- two legal advisors,
- three application/network development engineers,
- a data protection officer,
- and a quality assurance/regulatory specialist.
The Tiers lieu Experimentation Projects
Project 1: IMASMART
Supplier: Spin-off from Poitiers University Hospital
Solution: IMASMART, a functional digital solution (TRL 4) that enables early detection of Alzheimer’s disease through the analysis of everyday smartphone usage.
Need: Medical Device Classification, Startup Creation, and Support.
Contribution of the Tiers-Lieu: Networking/Funding for support structures for medical device classification, startup structuring, and ISO 13485 Quality Management
System (QMS)
Project 2: SLEEP SCAN (SOMNO ENGINEERING)
Supplier: Spin-off of Poitiers University Hospital
Solution: Recording of brain activity to monitor the sleep quality of patients in intensive care and determine whether they are asleep or awake, thereby avoiding waking them for non-urgent procedures. Expected market launch: 2025.
Need: Support for clinical trials.
Contribution of the Tiers-lieu: Assistance in setting up clinical trials and conducting health economic evaluations as part of the technical dossier for CE marking.
Project 3: NOMAD REHAB
Provider: Association Melioris / https://www.melioris-association.fr/les-etablissements/melioris-le-grand-feu-C28.html
Solution: Innovative pilot project to design customized assistive devices for people with disabilities or those experiencing a loss of independence.
Need: Support and guidance for the overall project.
Contribution of the Tiers-Lieu: Development of new technologies in connection with the core units of the PPRIME–CERCA site; regulatory expertise, particularly regarding medical devices; medical-economic evaluation of the project: financing, business model.