Call for support for technological projects of products and services for the elderly

The call for support for the technological plans of products and services for the elderly was announced by the Center for the Development of Strategic Technologies of the Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy with the support of the Innovation and Prosperity Fund.

This call has been announced with the aim of supporting researchers and activists who have technological plans for products and services for the elderly.

Considering the aging of the country's population in the coming years, this issue has become one of the most important and big problems of the country. This project was announced during the innovation program and seeks to commercialize technological and innovative projects, products and services in the country.

In addition to rial support of up to five billion rials to all teams accepted in this call, this program provides meaningful support, including free evaluation of the project, networking among the accepted and accelerators and companies active in these fields, holding courses provides training and management services in the path of commercialization.

The axes of the call for support for the technological plans of products and services for the elderly

The main axes of this call include the following:

• rehabilitation
• Insurance and finance
• Maintaining emotional and social relationships
• Improving and optimizing the living environment
• Increasing the independence index of the elderly
• Devices related to the health of the elderly
• Prevention, treatment and new pharmaceutical technologies
• Health and cognitive care
• Biology of aging and geriatric therapy
• New biotechnologies, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, etc.

The technological readiness levels of the projects accepted in this call range from the practical idea range (TRL2) to the efficient prototype (TRL6), and it is possible to support more mature projects in the form of facilities. It is also possible to increase the ceiling of material support without the membership of the strategic center for the project with high priority in the country.

Timing of participating in the call for support for technological projects of products and services for the elderly

Those interested in participating in this call can register on the Noafrin website until January 1, 1402 and enter the basic information needed in the questionnaire by entering the call page and registering their proposal on the same page.

Submitted designs are evaluated and in case of initial approval, a specialized design evaluation meeting will be held with the presence of judges and the head of the relevant headquarters. Registering the project does not mean acceptance and entering the project into the evaluation.

It should be noted that the only way to send the plan and review it is the questionnaire provided on the Noafarin website, and other methods such as e-mail will not be considered.

For more information, those interested can call 02188486764 or 09025555439 or send their questions to [email protected] or [email protected].