DIH Announces Formation and Inaugural Meeting of Scientific Advisory Board
September 26 2024 - 3:05PM
DIH Holding US, Inc. ("DIH")(NASDAQ:DHAI), a global provider of
advanced robotic devices used in rehabilitation, which incorporate
visual stimulation in an interactive manner to enable clinical
research and intensive functional rehabilitation and training in
patients with walking impairments, reduced balance and/or impaired
arm and hand functions, today announced the formation of its
Scientific Advisory Board (“SAB”). The newly formed SAB will advise
DIH on technical and scientific pursuits, offer insights into the
latest trends in the scientific and clinical communities, provide
feedback on product development, and advise DIH on research plans
and projects. With their expertise, DIH will continue driving its
mission of improving patients' lives through advanced
rehabilitation solutions.
The DIH SAB is composed of leading scientists
and clinicians with expertise across a variety of technical and
clinical disciplines relevant to DIH’s advanced rehabilitation
solutions, the clinical environments they are used in, and the
geographic regions in which the products are sold. At its
inauguration, the SAB included the following members:
- Paolo Bonato, Ph.D., is the Director of the
Motion Analysis Laboratory at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in
Charlestown, MA and an Associate Professor in the Department of
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School. Dr.
Bonato is an internationally renowned rehabilitation engineer whose
extensive research work is focused on the development of
rehabilitation technologies, with special emphasis on wearable
technology and robotics.
- Jonathan Dingwell, Ph.D., is a Professor of
Kinesiology at Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Dingwell is a
leading expert in biomechanics, the neuromuscular control process
of complex human movements, and gait analysis. He develops
computational models and novel VR-based interventions to improve
walking functions and prevent falls.
- Alberto Esquenazi, MD, is the Chief Medical
Officer at MossRehab, a leading physical rehabilitation facility in
the US, and a Professor of Rehabilitation at Temple University
School of Medicine. Dr. Esquenazi is a leading expert in robotics,
rehabilitation, gait analysis, and spasticity management and has
received the Distinguished Clinician Award from the American
Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
- Kenneth Meijer, Ph.D., is a Professor of Human
Movement Sciences at Maastricht University and the Research
Director of the Human Performance Laboratory at Maastricht
University Medical Centre. Dr. Meijer’s extensive research work
focuses on the neuromechanics of movement and movement disorders,
activity monitoring, and the biology of physical (in)activity.
- Giovanni Morone, MD, is an Assistant Professor
at the Department of Life, Health, and Environmental Sciences at
the University of L’Aquila. Dr. Morone is a leading medical
scientist in neurorehabilitation, postural control, and
technology-assisted motor rehabilitation, with a special emphasis
on robotics and sensor-based training approaches.
- David Reinkensmeyer, Ph.D., is a Professor in
the Departments of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Anatomy
and Neurobiology, Biomedical Engineering, and Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation at the University of California at Irvine. Dr.
Reinkensmeyer is a distinguished expert in robotics and wearable
sensors for neurorehabilitation and computational neuroscience for
movement control. Additionally, Dr. Reinkensmeyer is co-inventor of
several innovative technologies for rehabilitation, including the
T-WREX upper extremity training device on which Hocoma’s
Armeo®Spring is based.
- Robert Riener, Ph.D., is Professor for
Sensory-Motor Systems at the Department of Health Sciences and
Technology at ETH Zürich. Dr. Riener develops robots and
interaction methods for motor learning in rehabilitation and
sports, including the ARMIN technology on which Hocoma’s
Armeo®Power is based, and has received several professional
distinctions including the Swiss Technology Award. His current
research interests involve human motion synthesis, biomechanics,
virtual reality, man-machine interaction, and rehabilitation
robotics.
- Melvyn Roerdink, Ph.D., is an Associate
Professor at the Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences,
Prevention and Rehabilitation at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Dr.
Roerdink designs and builds interactive augmented reality solutions
for gait research and gait rehabilitation, including the technology
on which Motek’s C-Mill is based. He also examines
actor-environment interactions in the context of human movements,
fall prevention, and sports.
“We are pleased to announce the formation and
launch of the DIH Scientific Advisory Board and are honored to be
collaborating with these clinical experts and scientists, each of
whom are highly distinguished in the rehabilitative technology and
medical fields,” said Dr. Patrick Bruno, Chief Market Officer at
DIH. “The invaluable discussions and contributions of each member
during the inaugural meeting of our SAB, which took place on
Monday, September 23rd in Switzerland, has already highlighted that
the outstanding expertise and collective knowledge of our SAB will
be a vital resource in the continuous development of our advanced
rehabilitation solutions. We are looking forward to the guidance of
our SAB as DIH moves forward in transforming the standard of care
for rehabilitative medicine.”
About DIH Holding US, Inc.
DIH stands for the vision to “Deliver
Inspiration & Health” to improve the daily lives of millions of
people with disabilities and functional impairments through
providing devices and solutions enabling intensive rehabilitation.
DIH is a global provider of advanced robotic devices used in
physical rehabilitation, which incorporate visual stimulation in an
interactive manner to enable clinical research and intensive
functional rehabilitation and training in patients with walking
impairments, reduced balance and/or impaired arm and hand
functions. Built through the mergers of global-leading niche
technology providers, DIH is a transformative rehabilitation
solutions provider and consolidator of a largely fragmented and
manual-labor-driven industry.
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