2022

The ETH RESC – Suva Funding Programme, which supports R&D in prevention, rehabilitation, and health economics with a focus on accident-related injuries, awarded its first grant to “RehabCoach”.

ETH Zurich’s Competence Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering and Science (RESC) partners with TWIICE. The startup develops powered lower-limb exoskeletons to optimize gait training therapy for patients with neurological disorders.

RESC is pleased to welcome Florian Brunner, Roman Gonzenbach and Carsten Möller as newly elected members.

“To promote the great potential of technological progress in the sense of inclusion of people with disabilities - this is what I advocate”, says Brian McGowan on his election as a member of the RESC Advisory Board.

“It is an honour to join the RESC Advisory Board. As a practitioner I can share my expertise in practical daily aspects of rehabilitation medicine and the patients’ view of their challenges and needs”, says Stefan Bützberger on his election as a member of the RESC Advisory Board.

“As a person with a disability, I combine self-experience with a theoretical foundation as a professor for Ability and Inclusion in a way that is valuable for the Advisory Board of the RESC”, says Nils Jent on his election.

“I am very much looking forward to strengthen the collaboration between RESC and Careum”, says Jacqueline Martin on her election as a member of the RESC Advisory Board.

“Only close cooperation between science, business and users can bring progress that meets the needs of affected individuals”, says Giovanna Battagliero on her election as a member of the RESC Advisory Board.

ETH Zurich’s Competence Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering and Science (RESC) partners with the Swiss Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (SSPMR). The association’s aim is the rehabilitation and reintegration of affected individuals into daily life and the workforce. 

ETH Zurich’s Competence Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering and Science (RESC) partners with Tatkraft, an association founded by people with disabilities. Tatkraft puts the spotlight on individuals living with a disability and the sustainable contribution they can make to society.

ETH Zurich’s Competence Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering and Science (RESC) partners with ETH Zurich spin-off Auxivo. The team develops wearable exoskeletons for use in industry and education.

ETH Zurich’s Competence Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering and Science (RESC) is pleased to welcome its newly elected members Catherine Jutzeler and Diego Paez.

The ETH Competence Centre (RESC) and the Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory (RELab) are pleased to announce that SwissNeuroRehab, a collaboration across industry, clinics, and research leaders in neurorehabilitation, has won an Innosuisse Flagship grant. SwissNeuroRehab's goal is to develop and validate an effective and efficient model of neurorehabilitation with new digital and technological methods along the continuum of care, from hospital to home.

ETH Zurich and the Swiss Paraplegic Foundation are now working together in the field of personalised medicine. Their common goal is to use new data collection techniques to help improve long-term quality of life for paraplegics.

ETH Zurich’s Competence Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering and Science (RESC) elected four new members at its General Assembly 2021. The Steering Committee is pleased to welcome Gudela Grote, Zina-Mary Manjaly, Jürgen Pannek, and René Rossi as new RESC members.

ETH Zurich’s Competence Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering and Science (RESC) welcomes Desiree Beck to the team. Desiree joins us on 3 January 2022 in the role of Education Manager.