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Inside ALYN Innovation, Israel's One-Stop Shop For Pediatric Rehab Tech
ALYN Hospital, Israels only pediatric and adolescent rehabilitation facility, is focusing on developing assistive technologies and rehabilitation solutions for children with special needs. The hospital has opened an innovation space to prototype and develop new products and technologies for the international market. ALYN is collaborating with companies to make therapy for children more fun and effective, including the development of digitized physiotherapy equipment and a wearable keyboard. They are also using virtual reality therapy solutions to assist children with movement. The goal is to provide personalized and affordable assistive technology to children with disabilities worldwide. The article highlights ALYNs commitment to innovation and its impact on improving the lives of children with special needs.
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https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/ALYN-Hospital-innovation-center-targets-US-assistive-tech-market-574254
ALYNnovation, an innovation center at ALYN Hospital, has signed an agreement with RAZ Mobility to distribute Israeli assistive technology innovations to Americans with disabilities. The partnership aims to penetrate the US health care market, which is difficult due to the health care coverage system. RAZ Mobility works with American State Equipment Distribution programs to offer mobile assistive technologies. The impact investing in assistive technologies has rapidly increased in recent years. RAZ Mobility CEO will visit Israel to identify suitable Israeli start-ups for the US governments programs. RAZ Mobility will also provide market insights to Israeli start-ups while maintaining access to ALYN Hospitals expertise.
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The 8-year-old who can now eat by himself, and other rehab-tech success stories
A team at Pele, the innovation program at Jerusalem’s ALYN Hospital, developed a personalized solution to help an eight-year-old boy with a bone illness eat independently. The solution combines an aluminum structure, a spoon, a plate, a wheel, electronics, and a 3D printer. The PELE program at ALYN focuses on finding personalized solutions for children with special needs, while the ALYNovation program is for entrepreneurs and inventors to develop assistive technology products for children. The hospital aims to develop products quickly and cheaply and makes them available globally through its website. ALYN Hospital has over 80 years of experience in pediatric rehabilitation and has developed various innovative solutions for its patients.
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http://www.jpost.com/HEALTH-SCIENCE/Alyns-Make-A-Thon-children-and-adults-find-solutions-for-disabled-kids-545104
Pico Kids, an organization focused on strengthening education in science, technology, and entrepreneurship, helped develop technology to assist severely disabled children at Alyn Rehabilitation Hospital in Jerusalem. The technology allowed a disabled teenager to feed his guinea pig independently. The invention won first prize at Alyns Make-A-Thon event. The event aimed to find solutions to daily functioning problems faced by disabled children. Pico Kids worked closely with the disabled children, engineers, and professionals to develop viable solutions. The encounter at the hospital will contribute to the development of products to assist disabled children worldwide through an innovation lab called Pele. The event was seen as important for developing essential solutions for disabled childrens daily problems.
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ALYNnovation: 'Impossible' is not in our vocabulary
ALYNnovation, the innovation arm of pediatric rehabilitation hospital ALYN, has developed a range of products to assist children with disabilities. These include a hydrotherapy pool for children on respirators, a wheelchair adapted for developing countries, a soft posture corset, and a remote control for motorised wheelchairs. The company is also developing educational technologies for use in its school. ALYNnovation is seeking to raise $2m to fund its first five years of operation, after which it plans to be self-sustaining. The company has partnered with investment firm Medx Ventures, which is providing its services free of charge.
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http://www.jpost.com/Business-and-Innovation/Health-and-Science/Israeli-innovations-to-improve-lives-of-kids-with-disabilities-492020
ALYN Pediatric and Adolescent Rehabilitation Hospital in Jerusalem is setting up the ALYNnovation Center, a unique space for the development of products that will improve the lives of physically disabled children and adults with stroke or Parkinsons damage. The center will have 3D printers and other equipment to create advanced-technology products. Entrepreneurs who are shown the prototypes will be expected to manufacture the products for disabled people worldwide. The hospital has a history of customizing equipment for its young patients and has already invented devices such as a wheelchair calling system and a device for putting on tefillin. The center aims to benefit the approximately one billion disabled people worldwide.
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Innovation center for special-needs kids opens in Jerusalem
ALYN Hospital in Jerusalem is opening an innovation center that incorporates its onsite biomechanical lab. The center will have two tracks: PELE, which designs case-specific solutions for special-needs children, and ALYNnovation, where entrepreneurs will develop and work with corporate partners to commercialize mass-market assistive products. The center will provide a single address for product design and prototyping, as well as in-house product testing with the target audience. The innovation center has received $1.7 million in funding from the National Insurance Institute, the Jerusalem Development Authority, and private contributors, with an additional $2 million being raised for the first five years.
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