REHOME Annual Meeting 2025
2–3 June 2025 at the Sint Maartenskliniek
In June, the REHOME consortium gathered for its annual meeting, bringing together clinicians, engineers, researchers, and industry partners from across North-West Europe. Over two highly charged days, our Interreg NWE project made decisive strides toward its goal: integrating next-generation robotics and digital health solutions into pediatric rehabilitation. Here are the moments that mattered most.
A First Look at the Modular Exoskeleton for Children
The star of the meeting was the unveiling of our modular exoskeleton prototype, designed specifically for children living with neuromotor disorders. Lightweight, adjustable, and built to grow with the child, the device drew spontaneous applause when it walked onto the demo floor—literally. Early lab tests already show promising gains in gait symmetry and endurance. Field pilots start later this year.
Introducing eRehab: Connecting Families, Clinicians & Industry
We also premiered eRehab, a secure digital platform that links families, physical therapists, and manufacturers in real time. Think of it as the missing piece between clinic sessions and home exercises: parents can track progress, clinicians can fine-tune therapy plans with live data, and SMEs get anonymized feedback to improve their devices faster. A closed beta launches in September across five pilot sites.
Workshops on Clinical Standardisation and Pilot Readiness
True innovation reaches patients only when protocols align. In hands-on workshops, rehab centers, universities, and nonprofits hammered out a common framework for clinical standardisation. The group finalised a shared outcomes catalog, calibration routines for wearable sensors, and ethics checklists—paving the way for seamless data comparison across Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, and the Netherlands.
Access & Inclusion: Scaling €10.8 Million in Innovation
A lively round-table tackled the toughest question: How do we scale these solutions beyond the project’s life? Representatives from healthcare payers, public authorities, and patient groups explored pathways for reimbursement, open-source hardware components, and blended-funding models.