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The Project

Why TeNDER?

In Europe alone, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 10 million people are living with dementia and that by 2030 these numbers will likely double. The prevalence of Parkinson’s disease is also set to rise, according to the European Brain Council, with more than 1.2 million patients currently living in Europe. The WHO also reports that cardiovascular diseases are considered the leading causes of premature death and disability in Europe and worldwide. 

affecTive basEd iNtegrateD carE for betteR Quality of Life (TeNDER) is a multi-sectoral project funded by Horizon 2020, the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. From the end of 2019 to the end of 2022, TeNDER will develop an integrated care model to manage multi-morbidity in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (and other forms of dementia), Parkinson’s disease, and cardiovascular disease.

The Project

How will TeNDER work?

By combining user-friendly technologies and substantial research experience, our project aims to help improve the quality of life of patients and those who surround them. Moreover, it will test ways to ease communication between different health and care providers who treat patients with multi-morbidities.

To this end, TeNDER will perform 5 large-scale pilots targeting patients with Alzheimer’s, cardiovascular diseases, and/or Parkinson’s. In each pilot setting (i.e., in-hospital, at home, and in day- and full-time care homes), patients will be monitored using sensors, cameras that capture movement, affective recognition technology, and wristbands that record basic vitals, etc. TeNDER’s technical, legal and ethical experts will ensure that all personal data is protected according the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and that our approach complies with rigorous ethical guidelines.

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The Project

Coordinator

The Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) currently gathers more than 3,000 faculty members, around 38,000 undergraduate students, and around 6,000 postgraduate students, covering mostly engineering disciplines. The institution has a strong commitment to R&D and innovation initiatives, bringing together more than 200 research units and several research institutes, as well as technological centres.

UPM will contribute to TeNDER through the Visual Telecommunication Applications Research Group (GATV), and with the support of the UPM European projects office and the Telecommunication Engineering School (ETS Ingenieros de Telecomunicación). UPM possesses broad expertise leading and participating in national and European projects, as well as extensive experience with international collaborations. GATV’s main activities are oriented to sensing and computer vision, Future Internet technical innovation, and the application to different disciplines such as e-Health, leisure, games.

Who we Are

Our Partners

maggioli-spa
Maggioli S.p.A (MAG) is the main Italian company with a guiding role for those who operate in the public sector, offering a broad range of specific, highly professional solutions in several domains (business areas): (i) Information Technology, (ii) Services & Technologies, (iii) Publishing, Training and Education, (iv) Document Management, and (v) Museums, Art and Culture.
data-wizard
Datawizard Srl (DW), based in Rome, enriches pharmaceutical data and provides digital health services to EU citizens. As an independent, small and mission-focused SME, they are skilled at getting new products and services to market with rapid uptake and quick response to the demands of stakeholders.
ubiwhere
Founded in 2007, Ubiwhere (UBI) focuses on Research, Development and Innovation of software-based solutions in the areas of Smart Cities, Telecom and Future Internet, and New Technologies. Ubiwhere cooperates with leading technology companies that value our partnership and recognise the company’s large-scale contribution to their creative and innovative projects.
elgoline
Elgoline (ELG) is engaged in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of printed circuit boards, flexible circuit boards and development of advanced equipment for scientific use. Besides that, the company has its own research and development team consisting of highly qualified personnel, which is constantly developing new prototypes and products. Elgoline's research and development projects focus on topics like smart homes, elderly care, and athlete analytics, among other things.
cert
Founded in 2000, the Centre for Research and Technology - Hellas is one of the largest research centres in Greece. Its mission is to promote the triple helix model for Research - Development - Innovation by conducting high quality scientific research and developing innovative products and services while building strong partnerships with industry (national and international) and strong collaborations with research centres and universities in Greece and abroad.
vub
The Health and Ageing Law Lab (HALL) is an internal department of the Law, Science, Technology and Society (LSTS) research group established at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). HALL is composed of a team of researchers who are specialised in themes linked to matters of health and ageing.
hope-logo
Founded in 1966, the European Hospital and Healthcare Federation (HOPE) is a non-for-profit organisation based in Brussels. It represents national and private hospital associations, as well as hospital, health and social care services owners across Europe.
salud-madrid
The Servicio Madrileño de Salud (SERMAS) is an administrative and management structure that integrates almost all public hospitals, primary care centres and emergency services, as well as all public health services of the Madrid Regional Public Health System.
skba
Schön Klinik is a family owned hospital group founded in 1994 with currently 10,000 employees in 20 German and 3 British hospitals. The company focuses on neurology and neuro-rehabilitation, psychosomatic medicine, orthopaedic surgery, and internal medicine.
tor-vergata
The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Rome - Tor Vergata (UNITOV), together with the Policlinico Tor Vergata, have a team of over 2,000 physicians, biologists and technologists, etc. devoted to the study of epidemiological, clinical and experimental aspects of human diseases.
spomincica
Spominčica - Alzheimer Slovenia (named after the Forget-me-not flower, established in 1997) is a non-governmental humanitarian organization that connects patients, caregivers and professionals. It provides support to caregivers and persons with dementia, raises awareness and works to reduce the-stigmatisation of dementia in public.
parkison
Asociación Parkinson Madrid (APM) is a non-profit organisation that has been working in the field of caring for people with Parkinson’s disease and their families since 1994. Their main activities focus on treating and assisting those affected by the disease and their relatives, training and research, and raising awareness about the disease, among other things.