Today's Portrait Highlights

KADIS Diabetes Management

Karlsburg has been an internationally distinguished place for diabetes research and treatment since 1930. In combination with the telemedicine system TeleDIAB®, the Karlsburg Diabetes Management System KADIS®, which is the result of 30 years intensive research, supports physicians and patients in their daily efforts to optimize the glycemic control. The services offered by the Diabetes Service Center Karlsburg is ready for use in the ambulatory practice with a number of specialized applications for e.g. education, optimization of glycemic control, prevention and personalized decision support.

Latvia Health Care, Green Tech and Life Science sectors

The Latvian healthcare sector has large healthcare centers to provide comprehensive health services. There are many opportunities due to its high growth rate and relatively low expenditure compared to the European Union average. Latvia is a leading European country in terms of specialization in renewable energy sources. Hydropower accounts for the largest source while biomass and biofuel are increasingly used in co-generating electricity and heat. The life sciences sector has experienced high growth in value added both in pharmaceuticals and medical devices. The R&D on red biotechnologies, white biotechnologies and green biotechnologies pharmaceuticals has a high growth potential.

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