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Dermatological Investigations Scandinavia (DIS)

Clinical investigations for the personal care and cosmetics industry. Dermatological Investigations Scandinavia (DIS) is a hospital based contract research organization (CRO) offering specialized services within clinical research etc. DIS offers specific volunteer panels, relevant for the investigation in question, for instance volunteers with known contact allergies to specific perfume ingredients etc. Studies are designed according to GCP and GLP guidelines. We offer evaluation of sponsor specific study designs and can recommend the optimal study design to perform. We provide publications and expert assessments. DIS is a spin-off CRO from the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) in collaboration with Odense University Hospital (OUH) with the purpose to provide and develop safe and reliable human in vivo solutions for product and ingredient testing to the personal care and cosmetics industry.

Haapsalu Neurological Rehabilitation Centre

Haapsalu Neurological Rehabilitation Centre (HNRC) is a hospital providing inpatient neurorehabilitation services. The hospital with more than 100 beds specialises in 3 major fields: therapy and rehabilitation of working-age and elderly patients with brain and spinal cord injuries as well as therapy and rehabilitation of children. For example, it has a robot-assisted gait therapy device LokomatPro by Hocoma, a verticalisation robot Erigo, hand rehabilitation system Armeo Spring, an exoskeleton providing powered motion for patients with a spinal cord injury. HNRC is able to assess health products in terms of their quality and usability in a clinical setting. HNRC has a sound quality system – EQUASS and uses the FIM® instrument (Functional Independence Measure). Keyword: Neurorehabilitation

Biomedro Biotech GmbH

BIOMEDRO GmbH is committed to basic medical research, the development of diagnostic test systems, and the carrying out of clinical studies investigating innovative treatment and diagnostic strategies in rheumatic autoimmune diseases. The medical research has a predominant focus on biomarker discovery using sophisticated proteomics approaches such as two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. BIOMEDRO DIAGNOSTICS develops ELISA tests using individual, highly purified recombinant antigens – resulting in hits that are very specific.