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IT is a private, non-profit organisation owned by the Technical University of Lisbon, University of Aveiro, University of Coimbra, Portugal Telecom Inovação, S.A and Siemens Portugal. IT mission is to create and disseminate scientific knowledge in the field of telecommunications in order to both improve higher education and training, both at graduate and postgraduate levels, and to improve the competitiveness of Portuguese industry and Telecommunications operators. The research unit has been evaluated by an expert panel selected by “Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia” (the national agency for research), in 1996 and 1999: as a result of this evaluation IT has been selected in 2001 by the Portuguese Government to hold the distinction of the Government Associate Laboratory in the area of Telecommunications. The Aveiro pole of IT currently has about 28 PhD researchers (many of which also holding teaching positions at the University of Aveiro), plus 78 other researchers, with expertises on radio and microwave, optical, networks and circuit design. IT has been involved since its foundation in several projects in the area of wireless either at a national or European level, namely in the ACTS and IST programmes (e.g. SAMBA, ASILUM, MOBYDICK, MATRICE, 4MORE, DAIDALOS, 4MORE, ORACLE) Networks of Excellence (ACE, TARGET, EuroNGI, E-PHOTON, CRUISE).

LVS Universal is a young growing software development company. Within our team we have advanced knowledge regarding web technologies and information systems. The last projects the team member were part of included systems integrations and communications and online management platforms. The company has a wide range of interest, and applications. They were involved in multiple products, including software for vet clinics. The team has the high skills required in this field, to enable the company’s developers to solve almost anything that is sent their way.

Clynx is a healthcare startup headquartered in Lisbon. Clynx's mission is making physiotherapy an enjoyable experience for patients. The solution developed by Clynx provides a gamified approach for physiotherapy, which enables patients to use it both in-clinic and at-home, always with the supervision of their health professional. This digital and innovative solution makes exercising more interactive and convenient, while enabling objective progress tracking. Still with a small team of 5 members, Clynx have good growth prospects, provided by the good results from its first in-clinic pilot. Some of the greatest achievements of Clynx were being awarded in the european InnoStars Awards by EIT Health, in 2018, and being currently one of the six startup nominees for GovTech, a nationwide competition that recognizes startups that solve problems within the "Sustainable Development Goals" defined by the United Nations.

Altice Labs is the dedicated R&D and Innovation structure for Altice Telecommunication and Media Group, with operations in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal, Switzerland, Israel, United States and overseas territories in the French Caribbean and Indian Ocean. Altice Labs operates through a network of research labs located in France, Portugal, Israel and United States, focusing in the development of innovative and added value products and services for the ICT Markets and on the response to the main societal challenges through the adoption of more efficient and ICT based solutions in the most diverse areas. Formally launched in January 2016, Altice Labs, formerly PT Inovação e Sistemas, accumulates more than 65 years of technological experience in ICT R&D and Innovation activities, having built a dynamic innovation ecosystem of collaboration with numerous stakeholders, leaders in their fields of work, including renowned universities, R&D institutions, other market players, clients, governmental and intergovernmental entities, regulatory and standardization organizations and with the community. Highly skilled in the most innovative ICT areas, Altice Labs planned and exploratory innovation activities are set around strategic themes, namely: Cloud technologies (computing and networking), Smart Living, Internet of Things, Big Data and Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Security & Privacy, Digital Services & Platforms, 5G and Future Networks, including the Evolutionary Optical Framework. Aligned with the state of the art technologies and committed to set new paths in Europe and in the world, Altice Labs is based in the Aveiro Lab (Portugal), focusing on ensuring the Altice group acquires and transforms knowledge into technological innovation for the creation of differentiation in the markets and value for all stakeholders.

Created in 1973, the University of Aveiro (UAVR) quickly became one of the most dynamic and innovative universities in Portugal. Now a public foundation under private law, it continues to develop and implement its mission to provide undergraduate and postgraduate education, to generate research and promote cooperation with society. Attended by about 14,000 students on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, the UAVR has achieved a significant position amongst higher education institutions in Portugal, being one of the top universities regarding the quality of its infrastructures, the strength of its research and the excellence of its staff. The UAVR is a highly regarded institution of research led education, constituted by university departments, research units, polytechnic schools, interface units, and a vocational education network. Its integrated structure permits the articulation and harmonisation of the teaching and research environments, and enables the construction of individual educational paths, from post-secondary technological specialisation programmes to doctoral degrees. Teaching activities are developed in a research-based environment, and throughout the academic year, dozens of national and international conferences are organised, generating a dynamic and multicultural atmosphere for students and staff. Since 1998, UAVR integrates the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU) [http://eciu.web.ua.pt], a leading international cluster of research intensive universities, with a collective emphasis on innovation, creativity, and societal impact driving the development of a knowledge-based economy. Each member institution shares a number of distinctive characteristics with a strong commitment to innovation and applied research, with close links to industry partners.

Mediarade is a manufacturer of small and smart electronic devices. This company has been active in the market for more than 20 years and the main company’s products are medical devices like external pacemakers and neurostimulators. MED has great experience in working together with medicine specialists, healthcare institutions and has big background knowledge of requirements on special properties of electronic devices utilized in medicine. At the same time, there are adequate manufacturing capacities here and experience in electronic devices development and deployment to the market.

Code Creator is a young and progressive company developing software applications namely for B2B. The company is specialized on data presentation and visualization, as well as securing communication between application server and the end-user terminal like smartphone, tablet or laptop. The company is active also in the field of electronic book publishing and providing teaching and learning supportive tools for universities and provides software and support also to other publishers. Another field, where the company is active, is end-user management and data mining, mainly oriented to the needs of university customers. The company has experience in international cooperation and research projects, not only inside the Europe.

medVC is a company from the small and medium size enterprise (SME) sector from Poznań, Poland. Its main product is medVC, a remote collaboration tool for medical professionals allowing real-time audio-video communication and the usage of specialised medical services. It is designed to be installed in operating rooms, conference rooms and doctors’ offices and makes it possible to send multiple High Definition (HD) video streams coming from cameras, microscopes, endoscopes and other medical equipment. The doctors have the possibility to pause video streams, mark areas of the picture, save snapshots of the image to a medical repository, collaboratively work on DICOM images, record and stream a video collaboration session. Furthermore, medVC is capable of transmitting stereoscopic (3D) video coming from cutting edge medical devices. All the above mentioned features make medVC a superb remote collaboration, consultation and education tool for medicine. It is being used in many hospitals and medical universities around Europe, including: Poland, Austria, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy and Luxembourg. medVC also develops its own telemedicine solution to connect the patient with the doctor despite the distance. This solution is being used for remote rehabilitation, post-surgery supervision, care at home and elderly care.

PSNC, established in 1993, is affiliated to the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences. PSNC is a leading research and computing centre in Poland which focuses on using, innovating and providing optical networking, high-performance computing, middleware services and advanced Web-based applications to enable advances in eScience and engineering. Currently, PSNC hires nearly 300 employees, most of whom are researchers conducting applied research. Research and development conducted by the centre involves problems and challenges related to the practical application of ICT in various sectors, including such areas as public administration, healthcare, social welfare, education or security. PSNC has several active computer science research groups working on such aspects as: telemedicine and e-health, application portals, IoT platforms, digital media services, mobile user support technologies and services, digital libraries, network protocols and solutions. PSNC has been involved in over 140 R&D projects funded by FP5, FP6, FP7, H2020 and other European programmes, coordinating several of them. The centre has been awarded the Crystal Brussels Prize as the best Polish research institution in carrying out European projects. PSNC coordinated the Fit4Work project and participated in the PaletteV2 project (both were AAL Programme projects). It also carried out the technological development in the SelFind project (technologies for people with intellectual disabilities, national programme). Together with the Regional Centre of Social Policy of the Wielkopolska region and the City of Poznań, PSNC has operated the social innovations incubator WINS (social innovations for the elderly and people with disabilities). PSNC is also coordinating two large European projects – PELOSHA (AAL Programme project), aiming to provide a comprehensive set of health and wellbeing management services for older adults, and INSENSION (H2020 project), focused on enhancing the possibilities of communication with people with intellectual disabilities.

IRM offers healthcare providers unique solutions for healthcare information exchange and for accelerating healthcare service of our customer from hospitals, health centers and clinics to healthcare service vendors. Health information exchange (HIE) is the mobilization of healthcare information electronically across organizations within a region, community or hospital system. IRM’s robust cloud exchange platform IRM Health Engine provides the capability to electronically move clinical information among disparate health care information systems while maintaining the meaning of the information being exchanged. The goal of HIE is to facilitate access to and retrieval of clinical data to provide safer and more timely, efficient, effective, and equitable patient-centered care. In addition, our Health Engine medical data platform provides more professional services on medical imaging. With this specialized imaging functionalities, Hospitals in Vietnam, Kazakhstan as well as Korea have been using our solution for their PACS and teleradiology. Through IRM cloud solution, health information will be managed in the cloud to be accessed by authorized healthcare professionals anytime and anywhere using various devices, PCs, smart phones and tablets.

Catholic Medical center (CMC) is one of the big five hospitals in Korea. Over the past 80 years, CMC has nurtured competent medical professionals and engaged in medical missions based on medical research and advancement. It currently has the largest medical network in Korea comprised of College of Medicine, College of Nursing and eight affiliated hospitals in major areas of the country including Seoul St. Mary's Hospital in the heart of the capital city. It is serving as an exemplary leader in the national healthcare industry. At CMC, we are preparing to make a giant leap toward steadfast maintenance of our clear and distinct identity as a Catholic medical institution amidst the rapidly changing dynamics in the healthcare environment. By successfully expanding our infrastructure, we hope to further raise the standard of medical education and lead an innovative healthcare culture. CMC CDW system has the largest single EMR hospital network in South Korea, and it currently has seven affiliated hospitals and some 5,800 beds. Each hospital is a medical organization under the CMC and collaborators can access 10 million patient records and available data sources include electronic health records (EHRs), registries, medical images, and patient-generated data.

As the leading educational and research institute of engineering and medicine, the University of Ulsan, private university located in Ulsan was founded in 1970 by the founder of Hyundai Group, Chairman Chung Ju-young. The city of Ulsan has been recognized as the Korean city which was built around the corporate base of the multinational Hyundai conglomerate. In the department of biomedical engineering, the professors with graduate students are performing R&D projects on medical devices from Korean Research Institutes and close cooperation with ASAN hospital for solving problems in medicine.

Established in 2014, MINDsLab is an AI expert company advancing rapidly with the future of AI in mind. MINDsLab drives enhanced user experiences that is radically different without state-of art AI technology. Equipped with AI algorithm to AI applications and services, MINDsLab integrates the AI supply chain. With speed and agility, MINDsLab transforms the latest AI research into products and services to make a profit. MINDsLab will contribute to designing and developing Fog-based sensor data gathering modules, and developing artificial intelligence models that can refine, process and analyze targeting data.