GUIDE
Mission
Support
Type of actor
Support player
Fields of intervention
Health / Social care
Intervention zone
Regional
What is GUIDE?
A community of healthcare innovators dedicated to helping you develop your solutions through field testing and co-innovation
🎯 Tasks
GUIDE is a community dedicated to innovation experimentation. It connects entrepreneurs, healthcare professionals, researchers, and users to accelerate the design, testing, and deployment of innovative solutions that address real-world needs.
The GUIDE team supports projects within the Groupement Hospitalier Bretagne Atlantique and those of companies, particularly in the following areas:
- Sustainable development
- Management
- Patient journey
- E-health
The team leads Irus Lab’, a living lab dedicated to innovation and training. Its missions are as follows:
- Identifying or fostering innovations
- Developing innovation projects and conducting experiments at facilities within the Brocéliande Atlantique Hospital Group (2 nursing homes, CH Bretagne Atlantique Vannes-Auray, CH Ploermel, CH Belle-ile-en-mer, CH Josselin, EPSM St Avé, IFPS de Vannes)
- Assess impacts (acceptability and usage, organizational structures and practices)
- Designing assistive devices, prototypes, and 3D prints (Fab Lab)
- Facilitate a network of partners, meetings, and networking events
- Disseminate innovations
💡 I have a project—how can GUIDE help me?
By contacting GUIDE, a project leader can:
- Access a regional healthcare ecosystem
- To co-design with users and professionals
- Test their solution in real-world conditions
- Receive methodological and partnership-based support
GUIDE thus facilitates the transition from idea to practical application in healthcare.
🤝 At what stage of my project should I get in touch?
Whenever you need feedback from professionals before conducting a real-world test.
💸 Does it fund projects?
No
📖 Practical Guide
All the questions you need to ask about GUIDE
Who is the right person to contact?
Do I have to pay for GUIDE's services?
Yes
Can GUIDE provide one-on-one support for my project?
Yes
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