The “Mindance” app, on the other hand, focuses on increasing wellbeing by functioning as a personal assistant, providing meditations, relaxation exercises and applying the latest findings from the psychology field. All of this is combined in one app that would be perfectly suited for companies to increase occupational health. For example, employees could be given personalized mental training via the app. Robin Maier, CEO and founder, will explain in detail how this concept could work.

Treating chronic conditions using new methods
In the next MEDICA DISRUPT session, the future for treating chronic illnesses will be discussed. Start-ups will show innovations for treating high blood pressure and other cardiovascular conditions via non-invasive measurement of blood glucose, ranging from glaucoma to chronic pain. Using light will be big theme. The CareWear light patch produces blue and red light in order to relieve pain and improve tissue regeneration by boosting local blood circulation and elevating the tissue temperature. The light patches emit wavelengths of light to warm tissues, which relaxes the muscle and stimulates circulation. The CareWear light patches are wireless and are easy to use. They will be presented at MEDICA by Dr. Chris Castel (CEO).
The sessions on November 21 will revolve around artificial intelligence (AI), big data and how AI is used to classify and document ulcers and wounds.

The MEDICA START-UP PARK is booming
While the MEDICA DISRUPT sessions offer start-ups a stage for their presentations, the MEDICA START-UP PARK in Hall 13 provides a meeting point during the trade fair, ensuring that contact can be made with these young companies and to provide a platform for discussing their creative product concepts. Last year’s winner of the INNOVATION WORLD CUP (in the healthcare category), the start-up StethoMe, will take part in the fully-booked up MEDICA START-UP PARK, offering a wireless stethoscope which lets parents check their children’s lung and heart function quickly themselves and share the data with a doctor via an app.

Also participating in the MEDICA START-UP PARK will be the Polish development team from SensDx, with its software and hardware applications to prevent incorrect flu diagnosis resulting in lung infections and bronchitis. Part of this is a multi-sensor which enables a quick test to diagnose infections of the upper respiratory tract. A swab sample is taken which is then placed in a solution contained in a capsule and then put a compact measuring device. The sensor can detect a flu virus in its early stages, which is very important in enabling the doctor to select the correct therapy and preventing unnecessary prescriptions of antibiotics since antibiotics do not work on viral infections.

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