THE PRODUCT
An ecosystem of portable devices, connected and controlled by a Smartphone to acquire medical images; a flexible and simple platform that is able to diagnose remotely; an artificial intelligence and crowdsourcing assistant that automatizes part of the analysis of images.
Spotlab reduces time, distance and cost for medical diagnoses.
The revolution of the Internet of Medical Things.
THE TECHNOLOGY
Spotlab takes advantage of three things: the accessibility and output of mobile phones, the power of 3D printers to make a personalized and on-demand production, and the interpretation capability of AI to make accessible diagnoses through medical images.
Spotlab creates disruptive innovations that have a positive social impact.
THE TEAM
Spotlab is a development from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Its origins date back to the MalariaSpot project in 2012. The latter demonstrated the capacity of video games, crowdsourcing and AI as tools for the diagnosis of malaria. Since then, our team has creates simple solutions of innovative and low cost technology that can be applied to problems of global health such as diabetes, cancer, Ebola and Zika.
Our team is a multidisciplinary orchestra with a common goal, to help make a better world.
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Supported by
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme, the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitivenes's Neotec programme and EIT Health. SpotLab is a beneficiary of the 2014-2020 Youth Employment Operational Program, managed by the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Employment and Finance, co-financed by the European Social Fund and the Youth Employment Initiative. EIT Health is supported by EIT, a body of the European Union.
Funding received by red.es and FEDER.
Actividades cofinanciadas por la Comunidad de Madrid en el marco de la convocatoria de ayudas para la realización de doctorados industriales resuelta por la Orden 52/2019 de 27 de noviembre del Consejero de Ciencia, Universidades e Innovación.
Spotlab works to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
© SpotLab 2018. Photos from Antonio Caballero.