Research projects

BloG3 - BMBF
Blockchain-based health data management for holistic health profiles
(funding reference 16SV8376)

Development of a platform that enables the integration and aggregation of healthcare data distributed across different systems, on the basis of a blockchain-based decentralised data and rights rights management system. Patients should also have access to the platform and thus always have transparent access to their data.

Careful Edge X
BMWE-funded project in the edge cloud continuum becomes a game changer in care
(funding reference 01MD22006A)

The consortium led by C&S consists of the Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems IMS, the FAPS Chair at Friedrich-Alexander University, Medisana GmbH, Hermann Bock GmbH and Visseiro GmbH. The aim of the project is to Gaia-X compliant solution for inpatient and outpatient care applications, which is intended to relieve the burden on carers by means of contactless recording and local processing of vital data. Aspects of data sovereignty and transparency will be at the forefront of the realisation. The combination of expertise from care and technology can thus make an important contribution to solving the care crisis.
Term: 01.10.2022 - 30.09.2025

CareFul KI - BMWi
Responsible AI platform for health, care and social participation
(funding reference 01MK19007D)

The responsible AI platform for health, care and social participation [acronym: CareFul AI] creates an ecosystem for the healthcare industry. It is based on:

• a legally compliant and highly available AI data platform based on open standards with a pool of expertise and data. The aim is to integrate medical and health data, care data, behavioural and social data - including from smart home installations and wearables - in anonymised, pseudonymised or personalised form and make it available for innovative products and services.
• an AI application guide that covers all legal, regulatory and ethical aspects of using the AI data platform, a catalogue of task-specific AI models and the basic principles of successful business models. Objective: rapid availability of the AI data platform, especially for SMEs, with effective, fast and legally compliant utilisation options.

Contextbot - Bavarian StMWi
Development of context-sensitive and AI-supported situation and activity recognition with the help of robots in the networked environment of people with support needs
(funding reference DIK0379/01)

The novelty of the solution approach lies in networking care sensors with AAL sensors and, in conjunction with robotic systems, achieving reliable states of the client system.

DigitalCare - Bay. Ministry of Economic Affairs
Sub-area of interface optimisation between hospital and short-term care
(Förderkennzeichen PBN-MED-1704-0009)

Development of a digital transfer management system from clinics to short-term care. The core of the project is the practical operation of the solution in the city of Augsburg as well as research into the health economic effects.

HE2mT - BMBF
High-level design methods for energy-optimised, mobile telemonitoring systems
(funding code 16M3203)

In this research project, comprehensive potentials for the energy optimisation of mobile sensors were successfully developed. The foundations have thus been laid for the use case of elderly care so that sensors can be operated for a long time in the future without the hassle of changing batteries.

i-compression - BMBF
Development of an intelligent compression stocking for thrombosis prophylaxis in people in need of care
(funding reference 16SV8175)

The novelty of the approach to thrombosis prevention lies in the combination of the advantages of classic mechanical decongestive therapy and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, combined with continuous mobility monitoring without additional drug treatment.

Interactive system for intelligent therapy support for depression
INSITU is developing a data-driven support system for the outpatient therapy management of patients following hospitalisation for depression. The aim is to optimise therapy selection, monitoring and success prognosis using innovative methods and Explainable AI.

The system is being trialled in a clinical feasibility study in Augsburg and offers multiple benefits: better individual treatment decisions, relief for the healthcare system and social benefits through reduced downtime. Thanks to its modular structure, INSITU can also be transferred to other mental and somatic illnesses in the future.
The aim is (1) to utilise the product as a platform technology and (2) to place it on the market as a medical device and utilise it in the primary healthcare market.
Term: 01.04.2025 - 31.03.2028

ITiV
ITiV - Implementation of the telematics infrastructure according to §125 SGB XI in a regional care network for outpatient and inpatient care in Berlin North-East - GKV-Spitzenverband
(funding code)

The aim of the pilot project ITiV - ITiV - Implementation of the telematics infrastructure according to §125 SGB XI in a regional care network for outpatient and inpatient care in Berlin North-East - GKV-Spitzenverband is to test intersectoral communication via the telematics infrastructure in the care of people in need of care in the Berlin North-East care region.
The findings from the project are intended to support the nationwide transfer of digitised documents such as the PIO transition sheet and digital care plan to nursing care.
Projektpartner sind Pflegeeinrichtungen des Berliner Anbieters Pflegewerk, zwei Kliniken, Haus- und Facharztpraxen, MVZ und der Technikpartner C&S EDV-Service und Entwicklung GmbH in Augsburg. Das Modellprojekt hat eine Laufzeit von 2 Jahren und wird von GKV-Spitzenverband gefördert (01.04.2022 – 31.3.2024).

MobiAssist - BMBF
Mobilisation assistant for dementia patients
(funding reference 16SV7825)

Sports scientists, doctors, nursing staff, software engineers, geriatric care associations and social welfare organisations are developing solutions to improve the quality of life of dementia sufferers and their families as well as the situation of professional carers.

NIKA - BMBF

User-centred interaction design for context-sensitive and acceptable robots: The NIKA project is concerned with the development of generic interaction patterns for human-robot interaction that can be used across different robot platforms and aim to make the interaction between humans and robots a joyful, positive social experience.

PRIMA (privacy management for health apps along the patient journey)
Privacy management for health apps
(funding reference 16KIS1887)

Informed consent as an element of privacy management is associated with challenges when using health apps. The project focuses on investigating these challenges with the aim of designing, developing and validating so-called "privacy patterns" for product managers and developers of DiGAs, DiPAs and other health and care apps. These patterns should facilitate informed consent, transparency and intervenability for patients and strengthen their informational self-determination along the patient journey.
Term: 01.08.2023 - 31.07.2026

SINA - BMBF
Safe perception for flexible assistance in dynamic and unstructured environments
(funding reference 16SV7825)

The penetration of all areas of human life by robotic systems is steadily increasing. In order to cover the widest possible range of applications, interaction between humans and robots should take place in close proximity, without spatial or temporal separation.

SmartLivingNext
Artificial intelligence for sustainable living and residential environments
(funding code 01MK23001)

As part of the SmartLivingNEXT technology programme, a lead project and several satellite projects are laying the foundations for a new type of AI-based smart living ecosystem based on international standards. Based on this preliminary work and with the vision of networking all relevant market participants, SmartLivingNEXT is now developing the structures and services that will sustainably strengthen the competitiveness of German and European providers. Together with satellite projects and the smart living community, the project is creating a smart living ecosystem that meets European data protection standards. In a sub-project, C&S will realise the use case "Living space and health location household", in which the networking and integration platform MCD will be connected to the data space of the lead project. The aim is to recognise assistance needs or imminent nursing and medical changes at an early stage and initiate support measures in good time.
Term: 01.08.2023 - 31.07.2026

TEAM-X - BMWK
Development of a Gaia-X compatible digital care platform
(funding code 68GX21004K)

TEAM-X - Trusted Ecosystem of Applied Medical Data eXchange forms the basis for forward-looking care and healthcare that is preventive, predictive, personalised and participatory. To this end, based on the Gaia-X infrastructure has established a protected and trustworthy digital data ecosystem.

ToCaro - BMBF
ToCaro - Togetherness through innovation
(funding reference 16SV9134)

The aim of ToCaro is to bridge social isolation and enable more social, sensory and emotional encounters over distance. The project is developing an interactive ball that uses dialectical elastomer actuators (artificial muscles) in a haptic-interactive textile shell to enable sensor-mediated interaction in real time between spatially separated people.
Duration: April 2023 - March 2026