Partners
These are the members of the IPCA Consortium:
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied
Information Technology (FIT), project coordinator.
FIT is an institute of
the Fraunhofer Society for the Advancement of
Applied Research, which is Europe's leading organization for applied
research. FIT works to enhance human abilities through flexible, context-adaptive
information and cooperation systems. Its Competence Center Barrier-Free Information
and Communication Technologies (BIKA) leads the project.
- Mind Media B.V.
Mind Media is one
of the leading companies in the market of biofeedback. Since 1992, it has developed
several software and hardware products for multi-channel monitoring of EMG, EEG,
skin conductance, etc. Systems developed by Mind Media are in use worldwide by
thousands of end-users, clinics and universities.
- Asociación Instituto de Biomecánica de Valencia
(IBV)
IBV is a research centre jointly sponsored by the Institute for
Medium and Small Industries of Valencia and the Polytechnic University of Valencia.
The fields of activity of the IBV are medical, sports and occupational biomechanics.
In the medical field there is a Technical Aids Section that works with
manufacturers, professionals and distributors in the mentioned sector on product
testing, design and development. IBV has a quality certification ISO-9002 for
biomechanical testing in the field of technical aids for disabled people, surgical
implants and other products interacting mechanically with the human body.
- ISdAC International Association (ISdAC)
ISdAC (Information Society disAbilities Challenge) International Association
is a non-profit International Association established since 1998 under the Belgian
law. ISdAC includes members, which are citizens of several countries across Europe
and extensively use ICT to interact with each other. The member's experience
from previous involvement in R&D European projects will act as a user test-bed
to assess the overall accessibility of IPCA.