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Vigi’Fall received Gold Medal at the Paris international Concours Lépine

Vigi’Fall received Gold Medal at the Paris international Concours Lépine, which rewards the most promising inventions of the 2014 edition.

date:  07/07/2014

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Contact:  www.fallwatch-project.eu

The FallWatch, an EU-funded reserch project, brought together a wealth of European technology and expertise in a tiny triangular patch called Vigi’Fall that can be worn by the user in a non-intrusive, permanent manner.

Unique Vigi’Fall fall detection solution, deveopled within the project, could help save 500,000 hospitalisations and 40,0001 premature deaths caused by falls in Europe every year.

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