The game changing solution we have developed is a single use medical adhesive device classified 1, that support midwives or health workers efforts in protecting the vulnerable area and reducing birth ruptures. Today there are more than 93 million women globally who experience birth ruptures. 110.000 women die of complication as ruptures and infections every single year. This problem goes beyond developing countries, in Denmark, 90% of first-time childbirths will lead to ruptures. These complications cost the Danish government DKK 400 million each year in hospital care alone. Aftercare from side effects and further complications are not included in this cost. On average, this accounts for DKK 6.000 pr. ruptured women yearly. Why is this? it is challenging protecting vulnerable areas at all times during a labor. We have submitted a international patent 05.01.23 with AWA. Midwives have validated our device as they have confirmed that the functionality should solve their observed challenges and problems connected with childbirth. We are looking at an annual market potential of more than DKK 32 BIL by selling single use devices, protecting 130 million child births every year. Since november, we have also been part of Nordic Health Lab, where we are able to test in a danish maternity ward in spring. The investment make it possible for the team to work full time on developing the device, get it ready to test in hospitals and ready for production set-up.

Every year, hundreds of people die at sea because of vessel or aircraft accidents. While some technological innovations within Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) have been implemented, the users/operators have identified a gap in their equipment/procedures that needs to be closed. The OASAR project will enable the application of a holistic approach towards Planning (pre- and in-flight) and Search for a wider SAR strategy. The OASAR solution is formed by a multiple system with 2 main enabling technologies: i) a breakthrough high resolution sensor suite enabling large area coverage per flying hour: ii) Artificial Intelligence to take full advantage of the sensor and platform capabilities. OASAR’s main goal is to increase the survivability rate up to 50% and to reduce the resources (time, money, fuel) consumption up to 66%. This will be achieved by i) increasing the probability of detection and decreasing the time needed to detection (by accurately defining a “smaller high probability area”): ii) increasing the coverage area per time: and iii) having an innovative set of sensors assisting the Search. The project will deliver a demonstrated solution and reach a major value inflexion point (TRL6). Partners within this OASAR Project will benefit by exploiting the solution´s commercial potential (TERMA), increasing R&D research in the general SAR field (AAU), whereas first potential customers will benefit of such an innovative approach as early adopters/pioneers (i.e., DALO).