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 funding (project development) 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 developing 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 usability studies.
- Access to high-level expertise through university research laboratories and partners.
- Assistance with fundraising and growth.
Provision of pilot testing sites
- Access to a range of platforms and technical facilities for development and experimentation.
Support in preparing proposals for calls for projects and connecting you 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 and regulatory specialist.
The "Tiers lieu" Experimental Projects
Project 1: IMASMART
Supplier: Poitiers University Hospital Spin-off
Solution: IMASMART, a functional digital solution (TRL 4) that enables early detection of Alzheimer’s disease by analyzing smartphone usage in everyday life.
Need: Medical Device Classification, Startup Creation, and Support.
Contribution of the Tiers-Lieu: Networking/Funding for support organizations to facilitate medical device classification, startup structuring, and the ISO 13485 Quality
Management System (QMS)
Project 2: SLEEP SCAN (SOMNO ENGINEERING)
Supplier: Poitiers University Hospital Spin-off
Solution: A device that records brain activity to monitor the sleep quality of patients in the intensive care unit and indicate whether they are asleep or awake, thereby preventing them from being woken up by non-urgent medical 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 preparation 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: An 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 conjunction with the core units of the PPRIME–CERCA site; regulatory expertise, particularly regarding medical devices; and medical-economic evaluation of the project, including financing and the business model.
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