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Intelligence and integration of care for smarter chronic wounds management.

We are a research project funded under the THCS Joint Transnational Call
(JTC2023) for collaborative research projects on “Healthcare of the Future”.

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Intelligence and integration of care for smarter chronic wounds management.

We are a research project funded under the THCS Joint Transnational Call
(JTC2023) for collaborative research projects on “Healthcare of the Future”.

Get to know us

ICAREWOUNDS project will develop an Integrated Care model for chronic wound management.

Chronic wounds are a major concern for the healthcare system as their financial burden is estimated at 5% of total expenditure. The management is very complex, and the presence of different tissues, healing levels and factors such as the patient’s skin type determine the clinical strategy and wound dressings to use.
Meet the consortium

The problem

Despite there being great experts on chronic wounds, these are often followed-up by health professionals at primary care with a limited ability to make the most appropriate clinical decisions, which leads to a great variability in the management of chronic wounds and makes recovery harder, longer, and remarkably more costly.

The solution

With a consortium made up by Gradiant, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Galicia Sur, LUT University, Medical University of Lodz, Sigoria Ltd, University College of Dublin and CyberEthics Lab., the main aim of ICAREWOUNDS is to design, deploy, implement, and validate an Integrated Care model that facilitates the sustainability and efficiency of chronic wound management.

The consortium

Gradiant is a private ICT technology centre focused on the needs of industry and specialising in the following technologies: cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, advanced communications (5G-6G), quantum technologies, drones, and smart industry. An innovation provider, with nearly fifteen years of experience in technology incubation, more than 200 professionals in its team and with a presence in 30 countries and more than 400 customers.

In recent years, Gradiant has quintupled the licensing agreements of its innovation projects, which now reach 150 licenses in 18 countries. Recent international public references include Telefonica, Vodafone, Samsung, Stellantis, NATO, Indra, NTT Data, Babcock International and Boeing.

Cybersecurity has always been a strategic priority for Gradiant, as it is one of the essential technologies for digital transformation, along with connectivity and artificial intelligence. Gradiant leads ICAREWOUNDS aware of the transformative role of technological innovation in ehealth for both individuals and companies.

www.gradiant.org

The IISGS has configured itself as a space for multidisciplinary research in Biomedicine based in the Álvaro Cunqueiro Hospital in Vigo which brings together the clinical research groups from the Health Areas in the South of Galicia and the biotech groups of the University of Vigo. Its primary objective is to promote translational research and innovation, and thus ensure the effective application of research results in order to improve the health of its citizens.The Quality of Life and Health Economics IISGS´s research group covers several research lines, mainly on economic evaluation, ageing, dependency, chronic wounds and quality of life.

Fundación Pública Galega de Investigación Biomédica Galicia Sur is the managing entity of the IISGS, and it is in charge of the comprehensive management of research, development and technological innovation projects being developed by the research groups that are part of the Institute.

www.iisgaliciasur.es

Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT University) is a pioneering science university in Finland, bringing together the fields of Science and Business since 1969. LUT has outstanding feature of successfully integrating expertise in Technology and Economics. The international community is composed of approximately 6,500 students and experts engaged in scientific research and academic education. LUT has a working community of approximately 1,000 staff members. The University has three schools, i.e., LES (LUT School of Energy Systems), LENS (LUT School of Engineering Science) and LBM (LUT School of Business).

The researchers participating in ICAREWOUNDS are part of the LUT School of Engineering Science: LUT Software Engineering department that is one of biggest research groups in Finland in its field of research.

The major focus areas of LUT Software Engineering include software development, digital transformation and user-centered design. The department focuses on software and systems development challenges in the digitalizing society, conducting empirical research focusing on IT artifacts that are produced and used by professionals, citizens and organizations in workplace, society and the marketplace. Additionally, the Software Engineering department explores economic, social, psychological, ethical, and regulatory aspects of digitalization and digital transformation. Finally, the department empowers users, developers and the public in co-design and other approaches to improve the way that individuals and communities design, use and evaluate software products.

www.lut.fi

The Medical University of Lodz is one of the largest medical universities in Poland. Its tradition goes back to the 1940s. Currently 8,000 students study in five faculties and 15 fields of study. The University also conducts studies in the English language and over 400 foreign students take part in medical and dentistry programmes, as well as doctoral studies. Its clinical facilities include four hospitals that score top positions in national rankings.

The Medical University of Lodz substantially contributes to the academic life of the city and country. The University educates future doctors and specialists in medical sciences and medicine-related fields. It carries out scientific research, developmental work and renders research services.

www.en.umed.pl

Sigoria Ltd. is a startup company, specialized in IT solutions based on AI, in the field of security.

Our team is experienced in technological as well as business areas. Our experts were involved in IT projects based on AI, in the fields of Security, MedTech, FinTech and EdTech.

We are experienced in the development of IT solutions to be used by the public sector, including systems concept creation and its requirements. Our scope of interest involves also support systems and procedures for the public bodies.

We are able also to find and initiate cooperation with project partners from Poland and Romania (eg. LEA’s, Universities, Scientific Institutes, Hospitals).

www.sigoria.eu

UCD is one of Europe’s leading research-intensive universities; an environment where undergraduate education, masters and PhD training, research, innovation and community engagement form a dynamic spectrum of activity.

Since its foundation, the University has made a unique contribution to the creation of modern Ireland, based on successful engagement with Irish society on every level and across every sphere of activity. The international standing of UCD has grown in recent years; it is currently ranked within the top 1% of higher education institutions world-wide. UCD is also Ireland’s most globally engaged university with over 38,000 students drawn from 152 countries, including over 5,000 students based at locations outside of Ireland. The University’s main Dublin campus occupies an extensive parkland estate of 133 hectares and offers world-leading facilities including the UCD O’Brien Centre for Science, UCD Sutherland School of Law, UCD Lochlan Quinn School of Business, UCD Moore Centre for Business, and the UCD Student Centre.

As Ireland’s largest university, with its great strength and diversity of disciplines, UCD embraces its role to contribute to the flourishing of Ireland through the study of people, society, business, economy, culture, languages and the creative arts, as well as through research and innovation. The University’s Strategy 2020-2024 Rising to the Future outlines the objectives and major strategic initiatives set in place in order to accomplish UCD’s vision for this era.

www.ucd.ie

CyberEthics Lab. SRLS (CEL) is an Italian SME that offers consultancy on technological regulation, ethics-by-design, and social acceptance issues to public and private actors alike in security, energy, and health sectors. Thanks to the vast experience of its multidisciplinary staff, many of whom teach in Italian universities, CEL assists clients throughout the entire development process in avoiding, mitigating, and managing privacy and security risks and in increasing the rate of adoption of their products or services thanks to an evolved understanding of societal contexts.

Through its proprietary methodology for ethical, political, and legal assessment, CEL has issued recommendations for making technologies compliant with ethical principles and existing legal frameworks in several R&D projects already. These projects have benefitted from CEL’s holistic vision of innovation, steeped in the pursuit for efficiency, improved scientific knowledge, and deep respect for human beings and social acceptance of technologies.

www.cyberethicslab.com

News, publications and events

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ICAREWOUNDS moves forward towards its clinical  study with the platform now completed 

The platform begins its study with healthcare professionals specialised in chronic wound management  As its first phase nears completion, the multicentre study will evaluate usability, trust and added value of a solution based on trustworthy AI and eHealth technologies  ICAREWOUNDS continues to advance towards its goal of transforming chronic wound care through digital technology and trustworthy Artificial Intelligence models.

Read more →
03/02/2026

News, publications and events

News, publications
and events
News

ICAREWOUNDS moves forward towards its clinical  study with the platform now completed 

The platform begins its study with healthcare professionals specialised in chronic wound management  As its first phase nears completion, the multicentre study will evaluate usability, trust and added value of a solution based on trustworthy AI and eHealth technologies  ICAREWOUNDS continues to advance towards its goal of transforming chronic wound care through digital technology and trustworthy Artificial Intelligence models.

Read more →
03/02/2026
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The THCS initiative

Transforming Health and Care Systems (THCS)
Joint Transnational Call 2023 (JTC2023) “Healthcare of the Future”

Transforming Health and Care Systems (THCS) Joint Transnational Call 2023 (JTC2023) “Healthcare of the Future”

Transforming Health and Care Systems (THCS) initiative has been established as a European partnership under Horizon Europe, co-funded by the European Commission. The aim of THCS is to coordinate and optimize research and innovation efforts in Europe and its partner countries supporting health and care systems transformation.

The objective of this call is to encourage the optimization of patient care pathways and contribute to the transition towards more:

  • Sustainable
  • Efficient
  • Resilient
  • Ethical
  • High-quality
  • Accessible
  • Sustainable
  • Efficient
  • Resilient
  • Ethical
  • High-quality
  • Accessible

The call addresses the challenge posed by the increasing number of patients treated in hospitals or other healthcare facilities and the need to ensure continuity of care and offer better integration of hospital services with outpatient care to ensure they are treated in the appropriate setting according to their respective medical condition in a healthcare continuum that makes the best use of resources and deliver better patient satisfaction. To reach this ambition, the complementarity of inpatient and outpatient care, and the coordination between them needs to be optimised. 

ICAREWOUNDS project has received funding from the European Commission, ISCIII, NCBR, HRB, AKA and MUR  under the framework the co-fund partnership of Transforming Health and Care Systems, THCS, (GA N° 101095654 of the EU Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme (AC23_2/00048)

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As soon as possible a member of our team will attend you personally to handle any questions or requests you may have.

Gradiant

+34 986 120 430
www.gradiant.org

Sigoria Ltd

www.sigoria.eu

Medical University
of Lodz

+48 42 272 58 13
www.en.umed.pl

Instituto de
Investigación
Sanitaria Galicia Sur

+34 986 21 74 52
www.iisgaliciasur.es

LUT University

+358 29 4462111
www.lut.fi

CyberEthics Lab

www.cyberethicslab.com

University College
of Dublin

+353 1 716 777
www.ucd.ie

Want to know more?

Fill out the form

As soon as possible a member of our team will attend you personally to handle any questions or requests you may have.

Gradiant

+34 986 120 430
www.gradiant.org

Sigoria Ltd

www.sigoria.eu

Medical University
of Lodz

+48 42 272 58 13
www.en.umed.pl

LUT University

+358 29 4462111
www.lut.fi

CyberEthics Lab

www.cyberethicslab.com

University College
of Dublin

+353 1 716 777
www.ucd.ie

Instituto de
Investigación
Sanitaria Galicia Sur

+34 986 21 74 52
www.iisgaliciasur.es

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