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SWORTEC PLC

The manufacture and sale of medical devices, real tools in the concept of re-education, are neither aims of the SFC, nor within its competence. Consequently, these tasks will be entrusted to the partner company SWORTEC PLC.

In light of the above-mentioned objective, and with the agreement of the 'Autorité de Surveillance des Fondations' (foundation controlling authority), in the summer of 2004, the SFC created the company SWORTEC SA - Swiss Orthotic Technologies plc, to whom will be entrusted the production and international marketing of devices developed par la SFC. To this end, SWORTEC SA, with an exclusive licence from the SFC, will soon be separated from the foundation, and become autonomous, only linked to the SFC by a licence contract. It will then be liable to pay royalties to the SFC.

This original strategy should permit the SFC, and particularly its body of specialists in the field to keep tight control over marketing and the training of doctors, therapists and users  in the concepts and devices put at their disposal, and also ensure the Foundation's perenniality by the «auto-financing» of R&D, according to the aims expressed in its statutes.

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CimArk PLC

CimArk PLC is an organisation that supports the development of technological projects in French-speaking Switzerland, particularly in the canton of Valais. They maintain a permanent at the EPFL to ensure close contact with laboratories and institutes. They ably accompany the SFC, which within this framework, benefits from the permanent monitoring of technological development.

 

 
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MEDICAL PARTNERS 

CRR - SuvaCare
The FSC collaborates with the 'Clinique romande de réadaptation (CRR) suvaCare', in Sion, through the involvement of its medical director, Prof. Dr med. Charles Gobelet (president of the FSC Council), and of Dr med. Abdul Al-Khodairy, both also members of the Medical Commission. The CRR has been a particularly active partner since the early development of MotionMaker™, and is also involved in the development of WalkTrainer™.

 

 

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CHUV 
The 'Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois' (University hospital-Canton of Vaud), with Prof. Dr med. Thierry Kuntzer (president of the Medical Commission) and Dr med. Rolf Frishknecht (member of the FSC Council and the Medical Commission), have been involved in the Cyberthosis project  since the development of the concept. The CHUV played a decisive  role in organising and carrying out the clinical study which was conducted in late 2005 with MotionMaker™ and several paraplegics. This collaboration continues today, with the analysis of data from the clinical tests, and the planning of new clinical studies, notably with hemiplegic patients.

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HUG 
The 'Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève' (University hospitals of Geneva) participate in the Cyberthosis project through the involvement of Prof. Dr med. Armin Schnider and of Dr med. Ammar Kassouha, both members of the Medical Commission of the SFC. They bring their expertise in the field of neurological re-education, notably with paraplegics.

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