Announcing the SCI Incubate 2024 Cohort

Praxis Spinal Cord Institute is pleased to announce four transformative technologies following a worldwide call for innovations.

Meet the cohort of Praxis SCI Incubate for 2024, a four month program designed for early-stage innovation projects to transform the lives of people living with spinal cord injury (SCI). Our cohort, encompassing companies across the key SCI focus areas for Praxis Spinal Cord Institute, includes transformative technologies with demonstrated application to impact SCI outcomes (including SCI cure and quality of life for people with SCI).

These companies have been carefully selected by an expert panel of persons with lived experience in SCI, researchers, commercial leaders in healthcare — as addressing key gaps in care for people with SCI, but also with a potential to transform healthcare outcomes for the broader community.

FMRK Diagnostic Technologies helps enable and advance decentralized healthcare through easy to use, near patient diagnostic tests. Their flagship product delivers Personalized Early Intervention Recommendations (P.E.I.Rs) to patient with suspected Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) in community settings like Pharmacies and Long Term Care Facilities without the need to see a doctor or go to a central lab. In short precision medicine closer to home.

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KeyGrip is a simple implanted stimulation system that provides lateral pinch to people with cervical spinal cord injury, enabling them to pick up and use small objects and giving them independence in eating, writing, and other activities of daily life. KeyGrip has 2-3 implantable electrodes that can be placed in an outpatient procedure to activate paralyzed muscles. Activation of the implant is achieved through externally placed components.

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RehabExo™, believes in human potential beyond any visible limitations or disabilities. The team aims to provide light-weight, highly functional yet affordable rehabilitative solutions that bring independence and big smiles to the users and their families. Their mission to help every individual with paralysis and see them being able to grasp, walk, and play with joy and full freedom!

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smartARM is an innovative technology startup that has gained worldwide recognition for developing the world’s first AI-powered prosthetic arm. This pioneering device features a camera embedded in the palm that intelligently enhances users’ ability to interact with the physical world . This development not only marks a significant advancement in assistive devices but also sets the stage for the company’s broader mission. Driven by a passion for innovation and a commitment to social responsibility.

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