Tiers lieu SKIN
Lead partner: CHU de Nice
Main consortium members: URPS Médecine libérale PACA, Association de Dermatologues Libéraux ADL, Fédération Française de la Peau, INRIA Sophia-Antipolis, RESAH, Eurobiomed, Issého
TLE presentation:
Despite the fact that 20 million French people suffer from at least one of the 6,500 skin diseases, with a well-recognized problem of access to dermatological care, there is no digital Tiers-lieu dedicated to skin in France.
The TLE-Skin aims to offer digital health experiments on all skin-related aspects, from pathologies to cosmetic care, to improve patient care and give effective tools to healthcare staff. The consortium formed for this project is designed to foster the involvement of patients, doctors and companies specializing in the skin field.Consortium members bring a rich and complementary expertise, which will enable them to co-construct care pathways, support and evaluate experiments, with a view to their sustainability and development.
At the end of the Tiers-Lieu program, the results will be reinforced by the creation of the Skin Institute into which it will be integrated, scheduled to open in 2027.
Experimentation program for all digital skin solutions
6
experiments over 3 years
2 à 3
workshops and Open Innovation initiatives every year
30
projects detected/encountered each year
>50%
projects involving patient associations and user representatives
.4
events and exchange times per year
2 à 3
publications during the project
The Tiers Lieu service offering
- Accessibility improved for patients suffering from skin diseases with the help of digital solutions to enable better care;
- A co-construction approach centered on patients' needs by integrating their feedback on the solutions developed ;
- Adapted experimentation that will enable more and better care in an area where the healthcare offer is less accessible;
- Regional alignment that aligns with the ambitions of regional partners in the PACA region and Corsica. The solutions developed will then be rolled out throughout France.
Tiers lieu projects
Project: NEWTONE
Supplier : NEWTONE AQIMA LIFE SCIENCES COMPANY
Solution : New technology for taking images in direct light and ultraviolet radiation on the whole body to quantify depigmentation down to the pixel, to cover the requirements of doctors and the pharmaceutical industry on Vitiligo but also on other diseases that need to be quantified on the whole body (Atopic Dermatitis, Psoriasis, Hidradenitis suppurativa, Lupus erythematosus...)
Need : To offer skin care professionals and the pharmaceutical industry, a complete whole-body imaging and analysis solution, to help them visually and quantitatively prove the efficacy of new drugs for all visible and quantifiable pigmentary disorders
Tiers-Lieu Contribution :
Deploy the first prototypes of the whole-body solution - FullBody Vitiligo, to validate them in a real-world environment as part of a clinical study.
This work will therefore validate on the whole body, a system for taking images in direct, cross-polarized and polarized UV light, to quantify the percentage of Vitiligo repigmentation on the whole body.
The TLE-Skin will make it possible toexpand the experimental fields, of which Nice University Hospital is a part, notably via city dermatologists; it will also make it possible to mobilize patients in the validation of the solution.
In addition, the participation of the French Vitiligo Association in the SKIN Tiers-Lieu, will offer Newtone the opportunity to connect with this target association for the project. This will make it possible to integrate end-users into the development of the technology, thus ensuring that their needs and feedback are taken into account at every stage. This direct collaboration with end-users ensures that the technology will not only be effective, but also tailored to the real requirements of both manufacturers and patients, enhancing their experience and satisfaction.
By actively including end-users, technology acceptance and adoption are also fostered, which can lead to continuous improvements based on concrete, relevant feedback.