The document discusses opportunities for digital health and citizen-centric services using digital tools. It outlines challenges such as health monitoring, connectivity, data analysis, and application design. It then provides examples of specific technologies and applications for health monitoring, connectivity, data analysis, and application and service design.

1. Digital health
Citizen-centric services using
digital tools

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Transition to a new care model:
people as co-producers of health
This opens up new opportunities
of organising citizen-centric
services using digital tools.
Use of the transformational power
of ICT to address health
challenges.

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Challenges
Health monitoring
Connectivity
Data analysis and decision support
Application and service design

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Health monitoring
Wearable sensing of physical activity
(see slide 13 for more details) »
Stress measurement algorithms
(see slide 14 for more details) »
Bed sensor for unobtrusive sleep
monitoring (see slide 15 for more details) »
Tools for supporting cardiac
rehabilitation (see slide 16 for more details) »

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Connectivity – health anywhere
Technical and semantic interoperability
(see slide 18 for more details) »
Open platforms for personal health
information (see slide 19 for more details) »
Wireless communications for home
care devices (see slide 17 for more details) »

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Data analysis and decision support
Robust algorithms for biosignal analysis in
real-life environment (see slide 20 for more details) »
Accurate and fast tools for quantification of
medical images (see slide 21 for more details) »
Clinical decision support tool for the diagnostics
of complex diseases (see slide 22 for more details) »
Data visualization (see slide 23 for more details) »

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Application and service design
Decision support for chronic disease
management (see slide 27 for more details) »
Virtual coach for occupational
wellbeing (see slide 25 for more details) »
Tool for estimating holistic wellbeing
(see slide 26 for more details) »
Mobile intervention for mental
wellbeing (see slide 24 for more details) »

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Application and service design
Self-care tool for tracking a child’s growth
pattern (see slide 28 for more details) »
Innovation deployment in operational
environment (see slide 29 for more details) »
Validation and impact assessment
(see slide 30 for more details) »

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Application areas

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We can offer a competitive edge by
combining our core technologies
with applications area expertise
We have deep domain knowledge
in areas such as wearable
technology, sensor technologies,
diagnostics, communications and
printed electronics.
VTT – a multi-disciplinary technology developer

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VTT – intellectual property and commercialisation
VTT offers a reliable and direct channel for acquiring protected
technology.
We offer our customers access to a portfolio of proprietary
software as well as patented methods.
There are various ways to exploit our expertise
 Exclusive or non-exclusive licensing
 Joint IP development
 Consulting and development services

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Technologies for citizen-centric
services using digital tools
For more information, please contact:
Kari Kohtamäki
kari.kohtamaki@vtt.fi
Tel: +358 405127611

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Wearable sensing of physical activity
Value proposition: Automatic assessment of physical activity
and lack of it using wearable sensor data
Competitive edge: Software and algorithm development
based on several scientific studies. Practical methods and
large, realistic and annotated data libraries.
Development phase: The algorithms are currently in use in
different products on the market
Offering: Algorithms and software that can be tuned for
different applications
R&D infrastructure: Specific tools for advanced signal
visualization and analysis, Personal Health Systems
laboratory, devices for reference measurements.
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Stress measurement algorithms
Value proposition: Estimation of mental workload (stress/
relaxation) level based single, unobtrusive sensors and on
cumulative data from several sources.
Competitive edge: Long-term measurements and algorithm
development in several scientific studies: EEG, HRV, EDA,
respiration, cortisol, bed sensor, key stroke profiling, etc.
IP status: IP on single signal conditioning algorithms and on
computation of combined indices.
Offering: Algorithms and software, know-how on wearable sensing
of mental workload, signal analysis, algorithm development,
validation studies and software development.
R&D infrastructure: Reference devices for validation
measurements.
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Bed sensor for unobtrusive sleep monitoring:
Matsense
Value proposition: New signal conditioning electronics to enable
use of low-cost printed sensor foil structure in place of piezo-foils.
Competitive edge: Multichannel bed sensor algorithms improves
accuracy and robustness for sleep analysis.
Development phase: Validation studies are published with
existing piezo-foil sensor and on-board implemented algorithms.
IP status: Algorithm patent, new electronics principle
Offering: HW and SW prototyping, validation measurements
R&D infrastructure: electronics and sensor material lab,
algorithm and SW development, portable polysomnography for
reference
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Tools for supporting cardiac rehabilitation
Value proposition: Software and algorithms for guiding
cardiac patient in rehabilitation. Personal health record
specification for cardiac disease management.
Competitive edge: Algorithms specifically designed for cardiac
patients as opposed to generic fitness applications on the
market
Development phase: An existing toolbox of algorithms and
software that utilizes wearable sensing of acceleration, heart
rate and respiration and a software for guiding the patient.
Offering: Automatic feed back engine, know-how on sensing,
algorithms, software, personal health systems, interoperability
and care processes.
R&D infrastructure: Devices for exercise testing and
validation of sensors
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Wireless communications for home care
devices: NFC, BT
Value proposition: Convenient wire-free charging and data
transfer of portable and wearable devices.
Competitive edge: Technology evaluations and demonstrations
Market opportunity: Increasing need for wireless health care
devices, which is betokened e.g. by the initiation of the liaison
between Continua Health Alliance and Bluetooth SIG / NFC
Forum
Development phase: Functional demonstrations exist for both
NFC and BT, and also for Bluetooth Low Energy. E.g. blood
glucose meter with NFC interface.
IP status: FI20135834 related to wireless charging over NFC
could be applied if wireless charging is to be implemented.
Offering: Design and prototyping, including HW and SW
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Technical and semantic interoperability
Value proposition: Efficiency achieved by digitalization of
healthcare processes.
Competitive edge: In-depth understanding of international
healthcare standards and ability to apply them in country-specific
healthcare infrastructures.
Market opportunity: Need by public and private healthcare
providers for modernization of healthcare systems.
Development phase: VTT participates in several on-going actions
aiming at new information systems for health and social services.
Offering: Studies, specification development, consultation
R&D infrastructure: Software and server environment for
prototyping and demonstration
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Open platforms for personal health information
Value proposition: Opportunity for new innovative services
following from efficient and versatile utilization of personal health
data.
Competitive edge: Comprehensive understanding of the
technology of Personal Health Records (PHR)
Market opportunity: New companies building on open platforms
are emerging quickly.
Development phase:. VTT is deeply involved in the development
of Taltioni-platform.
IP status: Kasvuseula application connected with Taltioni
Offering: Studies, specifications, consultation, SW development
R&D infrastructure: Software and server environment for
prototyping and demonstration
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Robust algorithms for bio signal analysis in
real-life environment
Value proposition: Signal analysis algorithms and solutions for
health
Competitive edge: Understanding of domain-specific
issues: artefacts, inter- and intra-individual variability, real-time
requirements, data fusion, clinical understandability. Long relationship
with major players in the field
Development phase: Toolboxes of algorithms
IP status: IP on computation of combined indices, and dedicated
algorithms for patient state assessment
Offering: Existing algorithms and software, know-how in medical
signal analysis, algorithm development, validation studies and
software development.
R&D infrastructure: Workstations, parallel grid computing resources,
Matlab full licenses
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Accurate and fast tools for quantification of
medical images
Value proposition: Effective methods for medical image-
analysis: image segmentation, registration, morphometry,
atrophy measurements, and statistical modeling of image data.
Competitive edge: Top-level scientific image processing
competence combined with deep understanding of the medical
domain. Development of methods based on statistical atlases is
our core competence.
Development phase: Technologies have been licensed to
companies.
IP status: Two patents for cardiac MRI image analysis.
Offering: Licensing and contract research services
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Clinical decision support tool for the
diagnostics of complex diseases: PredictAD
Value proposition: Computer-aided decision support tool for
early detection of complex diseases such as Alzheimer’s Disease.
Competitive edge: Enables an efficient, reliable and objective
diagnosis of the disease at an early stage.
Market opportunity: AD is the most common form of dementia
affecting 36 million people worldwide. The software can be
applied to other complex diseases involving the combination of
heterogenous biomarkers.
Development phase: : Tool for Alzheimer’s disease is in clinical
validation. The tool will next be applied to other neurological
diseases.
IP status: Based on patented algorithms and visualization.
Offering: License for the software and patents. Consultation or
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Data visualization: Fingerprint
Value proposition: Visual presentation of results from modern data
analysis and machine learning algorithms for decision makers
Competitive edge: Visualization of complex multidisciplinary data:
modern database techniques, mathematical analysis, smooth user
experience and biomedical domain knowledge.
Development phase: Demonstrational and production systems exists.
Interactive web-based vector graphics and animations under
development.
IP status: Open source technologies applied to medical biotechnology.
Value comes from cost-efectiviness, extensibility and combination of
academic and commercial ICT-platforms
Offering: Tailor-made database, algorithm, visualization and UI solutions
R&D infrastructure: Apache 2.0 licensed open source components
utilizing GPL-licensed server infrastructure, such as Linux and R
language for statistical computing
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Mobile intervention for mental wellbeing: Oiva
Value proposition: A mobile application for increasing
psychological flexibility and improving mental and physical
wellbeing.
Competitive edge: The first mobile application providing a
complete guided intervention program based on Acceptance and
Commitment Therapy.
Market opportunity: Oiva application can easily be tailored to
different target groups as well as individual needs
Development phase: Application has been validated and is already
being used by customers
IP status: Proprietary software tool
Offering: Available for licensing and adaptation to customer-specific
needs
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Virtual coach for occupational wellbeing:
Newolo
Value proposition: Newolo VirtualCoach is an online stress
management programme with algorithms and content developed
by VTT
Competitive edge: A unique, fully automated and personalized
online service, based on established behavioural therapy methods
Development phase: Available online at www.newolo.fi.
Application is already in use by corporations and preventive health
care service providers
IP status: Owned by the customer
Offering: VTT can help companies in creating effective service
concepts and software tools for health behavior management
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Tool for estimating holistic wellbeing:
Wellness index
Value proposition: Tool for holistic measure of personal wellbeing.
Can be used for identifying individual and group-level factors
contributing to suboptimal wellness state, enabling feedback to
individuals and organizations.
Competitive edge: We have a multidisciplinary understanding of
physical, psychological and social dimensions of wellbeing.
Development phase: An existing tool for calculation and visualisation
of the index. Completion of the health database continues.
IP status: Based on VTT’s proprietary algorithm and visualisation
method.
Offering: Available for licensing and adaptation to customer-specific
needs.
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Decision support for chronic disease
management
Value proposition: Considerable resource savings achieved by
empowering patients for self-care.
Competitive edge: Deep understanding of selfcare technology and
VTT’s innovative solution, Monica, providing automatic patient
feedback.
Market opportunity: Healthcare providers are increasingly
investing in systems for supporting selfcare.
Development phase: VTT’s Monica solution has been successfully
evaluated in primary and specialized care units.
IP status: Monica software
Offering: Adaptation of Monica for new customers.
Development of new solutions for chronic disease management.
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Self-care tool for tracking a child’s
growth pattern
Value proposition: An easy-to-use internet-based tool for
parents, providing information about the growth of a child
and indicating any abnormal growth patterns
Competitive edge: World’s first self-care tool that makes the
latest growth information and diagnostic tools available to all
parents.
Market opportunity: Currently available for Finnish
population, but can be adapted to any national growth
standards.
Development phase: Available online at www.kasvuseula.fi
IP status: Proprietary software tool with embedded growth
algorithms
Offering: Licensing for medical professional use, adaptation
to country-specific growth standards
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Innovation deployment in operational
environment
Value proposition: Innovative ICT-based solutions integrated
in the operation environment of healthcare and social service
providers.
Competitive edge: Competences and know-how of public
procurement processes and innovative, precompetitive
procurement.
Market opportunity: Procurement and deployment of ICT-
based systems is a demanding process and there is need for
VTT’s expertize.
Development phase: VTT is supporting procurement
processes of innovative solutions in several current projects,
e.g. Kurkiaura and Decipher-PCP.
Offering: Studies, specification development, consultation
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Validation and impact assessment
Value proposition: Evaluation of impact and user experience of
new ICT-based systems for healthcare and wellness.
Competitive edge: Competence in setting up and executing
scientific empirical research studies, combined with
understanding of the technology under test.
Market opportunity: Increasing awareness of the importance of
evidence-based data as the basis for investments.
Development phase: VTT has lead and participated several
scientific studies aiming at assessment of health outcomes and
other impacts: Renewing Health, Care4Me.
Offering: Coordination and support for empirical studies, pilots
and user tests.
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