Global rehabilitation technology business Fourier Intelligence is collaborating with the internationally-recognised University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) in advancing research in the fast-developing field.
The collaboration, the latest pioneering research partnership to be formed by Fourier and academia, will further develop current solutions to be more effective and versatile within the rehabilitation technology industry.
The MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) signing event with Fourier aligns UMMC’s mission towards driving excellence in clinical research, empowering human capital, and uplifting healthcare-related institutions.
Both parties said that though this new joint effort, more innovative solutions will be developed in rehab tech.
“In the last five years, rehabilitation medicine practice has heavily utilised technology as part of our clinical service,” says Professor Nazirah Hasnan.
“It encompasses clinical work in motor recovery neurorehabilitation, structured cognitive rehabilitation, spinal cord injury rehabilitation, innovative exercise prescription, prosthesis and orthosis prescription, gait analysis and training, and musculoskeletal treatment approaches.
“With this new collaboration with Fourier Intelligence, we hope to expand our capabilities and expertise in robotic rehabilitation. It can only lead us both towards a higher level of medical frontier and improve human health which is the core of our interest.
“Thank you to Mr Zen Koh and Fourier Intelligence for this collaboration, as we look forward to joining a network of world-class collaborators in robotic rehabilitation and advances in robotic technology.”
“We are glad to start this collaboration with UMMC’s Department of Rehabilitation and Biomedical Engineering team. This will be a key initiative to bridge the gap between rehabilitation therapists and biomedical engineers,” said Owen Teoh, general manager of Fourier.
“My team and I are very excited to work alongside such an established and driven organization such as the UMMC with the development of this project,” added co-founder Zen Koh.
“Implementing innovative techniques and research with our current solutions can break the boundaries of rehabilitative technology and we now find ourselves surrounded by individuals that can help actualise that vision.”
The partnership will focus on combining the ExoMotus™ X2 and ArmMotus™ M2 with FES (Functional Electrical Stimulation) technology. Ultimately, the partnership will collaborate on multi-centre trials that will involve Fourier Intelligence’s extensive global network of researchers and laboratories.
Fourier Intelligence’s ExoMotus™ X2 and ArmMotus™ M2 Pro
