REACH is a multi-disciplinary, multi-partner EU funded research project that develops within a four-year project duration the next generation of technologies and services for a future value-based and prevention-oriented health care system. Research partners form the scientific backbone of the consortium; industry partners take on various roles from sensor development, rehabilitation equipment integration, to ICT platform deployment and business model and standardization support; use case partners state exemplary care settings and application scenarios for the real-world deployment of the innovations developed in REACH. This special issue of Gerontechnology gives an overview over the scientific achievements of the first project year covering a diversity of areas ranging from user co-creation approaches, the determination of design requirements, systems engineering approaches to personalized persuasive strategies, approaches regarding privacy and safety, and initial sensor and device development and testing, to standardization, innovation management, and business model aspects.     «

REACH is a multi-disciplinary, multi-partner EU funded research project that develops within a four-year project duration the next generation of technologies and services for a future value-based and prevention-oriented health care system. Research partners form the scientific backbone of the consortium; industry partners take on various roles from sensor development, rehabilitation equipment integration, to ICT platform deployment and business model and standardization support; use case partn...     »