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OxyPrem AG

Brain oxygen measurement for preterm infants

Potential

Our aim is to develop a specialized medical device to enable higher rate of survival in premature infants by monitoring brain oxygen levels in real time. While modern medicine has enabled more premature infants to survive, the ultimate goal is more healthy survivors. Achieving this goal would greatly improve quality of life and drastically reduce healthcare costs by avoiding lifelong consequences. NOAH, a specialized, high-tech medical device, has the potential to play a significant role in making this a reality.

News

30-06-2024

Oxygenating Innovation

OxyPrem AG was recently featured in Ticino Management, a Lugano-based publication.

29-03-2022

OxyPrem AG receives SERI-funded EIC Accelerator Grant

As Switzerland is currently not associated with Horizon Europe, the start-ups will receive a ‘SERI-funded EIC Accelerator Grant’ from the federal government.

Key Figures

2018-22

Wyss Zurich period

11-20

Team size

Project Description

Preterm birth and its direct consequences are the leading cause of death for children under five years of age worldwide. Fifteen million infants are born prematurely every year, and about one million deaths are associated with prematurity.

OxyPrem AG is building next-generation medical device that monitors brain oxygen levels of preterm infants in real time, using harmless, non-invasive near-infrared light. The device continuously measures local oxygenation with the precision and accuracy that are needed to assist in clinical decision-making for these high-risk patients.

Our device is reusable and sturdy, offering a feasible solution even for challenging environments. The team is working towards making the device fully compatible with standard hospital monitors. At Wyss Zurich, our device was introduced to clinical care on a wider scale; 30 hospitals in six European countries as part of a large-scale multicenter clinical study accelerating the medical community’s efforts to make brain oxygen measurement a standard component of clinical care.