The REVITAL project arrived at the Ramos Carrión Theater in Zamora on Tuesday, September 23rd, with its participation in the National Health and Wellbeing Forum: “Healthy Innovation, Science, Technology, and People,” a leading event where innovative solutions to improve healthcare and quality of life were discussed.
Within this framework, the REVITAL project had a prominent presence in the Pitch area, where the main advances achieved were presented and the next steps of this initiative, which seeks to transform clinical care and neurorehabilitation, especially in rural areas, were outlined.
The REVITAL Interreg-Sudoe project aims to revitalize sparsely populated rural areas in Castile and León (Spain), Beira Baixa (Portugal), and the Basque Country (France) by introducing telehealth and tele-clinical rehabilitation services, leveraging advanced technologies. This will improve the quality of life for people living in these areas, fostering social cohesion and territorial balance.
The Innovative Solutions for Independent Living Cluster (SIVI) coordinates this project, which includes the participation of the Social Services Management of Castile and León, the San Cebrián Foundation, GOGOA Mobility Robots, the École Supérieure des Technologies Industrielles Avancées (ESTIA), the University of Deusto, the Garazi Public Health Establishment, the Beira Baixa Business Association (AEBB), and the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco (IPCB), which together form the complete consortium.
REVITAL Presents Pilot Project Progress and Next Steps
Abigail Azpeleta, project manager at the San Cebrián Foundation, one of the organizations that make up this consortium, presented the project to the attendees, who listened attentively to her presentation. They learned in detail about the project’s objectives and challenges, as well as the current status of the pilot program being developed throughout 2025, and REVITAL’s next steps.
Among the challenges and lines of work presented by REVITAL were:
- Identifying new needs for clinical care and neurorehabilitation.
- Selecting the most appropriate business model for the sustainability of these services in each region.
- Promoting the sustainable creation of companies capable of providing health services in rural areas.
- Evaluating the technological tools used in the different pilot programs.
- Analyzing the results obtained in each pilot experience.
- Collaborating in the definition of public policies that facilitate the replication of the model.
- To define guidelines that promote the creation of home-based clinical care companies.
With this new exhibition, REVITAL consolidates its role as an innovative project that combines science, technology, and entrepreneurship to address the needs of people in rural areas and contribute to territorial cohesion through accessible and sustainable health services.
