To make it easier to generate the applications it needs, MEDES has created a software editing studio for the rapid development of mobile data collection systems named IMOGENE, which was published as open source in 2011 on the recommendation of the WHO, under an LGPL licence compatible with commercial use.
To find out more about the Imogene application editor, click here.
The current context regarding health is characterised by an aging population, climate change, greater urbanisation with increasingly frequent population movements, the emergence of new risks and threats (cyber-terrorism, extreme weather events, etc.) and, lastly, a reduction in public funding.
Digital technologies are gradually spreading through the health system and affecting some key issues:
Moreover, certain sectors of e-health exploit satellite systems: Earth observation satellites (e.g. Spot, Envisat and Pleiades), radiocommunications (e.g. Inmarsat, Astra and Eutelsat) and positioning/navigation (e.g. GPS, GNSS and Galileo).
The projects in which MEDES participates have generally been funded by CNES, the European Commission, ESA, or the WHO. MEDES also signs cooperation agreements with SMEs proposing projects.
For these projects, MEDES acts as a laboratory for innovation and incubation, and offers the following services:
- Laboratories for tests and specifications,
- Assistance during deployment and evaluation phases,
- R&D laboratory for generic solutions,
- Integrator of solutions/Prototyping on request,
- Exploitation and transfer.
In this way, MEDES contributes to the development of applications for the benefit of society as a whole, services and technologies derived from the knowledge and experience acquired from space activities, in the fields of medicine, public health, biomedical instrumentation, and information and communication technologies.
MEDES has carried out numerous projects, many of which have provided lasting solutions.
Examples include:
Tools and services to improve the monitoring of animal health in developing countries
In 2000, a partnership between the Andrée Rosemon Hospital in Cayenne (CHAR), the French...
"Nurse Teleconsultation" project has been carried out by request of ONSIL (Organisation...