This weekend, not only the annual Research Mile (“Forschungsmeile”) will take place in downtown Bremen, but also the World Health Organization's (WHO) World Patient Safety Day. To mark the occasion, Constructor University will be presenting several groundbreaking research projects highlighting its active contribution to improving patient safety.
Close to Bürgermeister-Smidt-Brücke, along the area called “Schlachte”, Constructor University will pitch its tents on September 16th and 17th as part of the Research Mile. Interested parties are cordially invited to test two trend-setting health apps as well as to try out a robot-controlled exoskeleton developed by students to treat hand paralysis. Students and researchers from the various project teams will be on site on both days to answer questions and provide expert guidance on navigating the devices.
About the projects:
- Dr. Thomas Lang, Adjunct Professor of Psychology, developed Mindable, an app that helps patients with panic disorders and agoraphobia to bridge the waiting time for a therapy place. Mindable is one of the few mental health apps on the market to be approved by the public health insurance system; the costs of the app are covered by health insurance with a prescription.
- Team Baby is a research project of the Ulm and Frankfurt university hospitals, Constructor University in Bremen, as well as the Techniker Krankenkasse and the Aktionsbündnis Patientensicherheit. As part of this project, Dr. Sonia Lippke, Professor of Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine and her team have developed an app that is intended to improve communication in gynecology and obstetrics and thus increase patient safety.
- Student startup ExoHeal is developing an accessible, inexpensive and effective method for treating hand paralysis. An AI-assisted exoskeleton helps patients undergo rehabilitation in the comfort of their own homes. The project was awarded first place in the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2022 and was funded with a $100,000 USD prize along with Mentorship from Satya Nadella, CEO, of Microsoft.
About Constructor University:
Founded in 2001, Constructor University is a top-ranked, English-language, private university, with a campus in Bremen, Germany. With its interdisciplinary approach, advanced digital learning tools and accredited programs, it equips students with fundamental knowledge, critical thinking and practical skills to build their professional career and address the world’s most pressing challenges.
The University emphasizes a synergetic and entrepreneurial spirit, offering program mentoring from top-tier professors and industry experts. Partner collaborations include the Constructor Institute in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, Carnegie Mellon, the National University of Singapore, the University of Geneva, and industry references such as Anisoprint, JetBrains and ChemDiv.
Internationality and diversity lie at the heart of Constructor University, with more than 110 nations at its vibrant and close-knit campus community in Bremen. There, students enjoy active campus life, with access to clubs, professional networks and academic counselling, essential to their personal and academic growth.
Research-centric faculty projects at the University are funded by the German Research Foundation, the European Union's Framework Program for Research and Innovation, and globally leading companies.
The greater Constructor Knowledge ecosystem includes Constructor University in Bremen, Germany, and Constructor Institute in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. It is a provider of education services with education tools, worldwide traditional and online educational services, as well as advisory and strategic services to education customers in the fields of student recruitment, communications, and marketing support.