Porous nominated for the Innovation Award Berlin Brandenburg

Early detection of osteoporosis:

POROUS GmbH is nominated for the Innovation Award Berlin Brandenburg 2023.Osteoporosis is a chronic widespread disease that affects hundreds of millions ofpeople worldwide.POROUS GmbH has developed an innovative ultrasound method that reliablyquantifies microstructural changes in the bone cortex and can enable early detectionof osteoporosis. In a pilot study, superiority of the POROUS procedure over thecurrent standard diagnostic method, DXA-BMD, was demonstrated. The goal ofdeveloping POROUS is to enable targeted prevention and treatment through earlyscreening of osteopenia and osteoporosis, which reduces the risk of fractures."We are honored to be nominated for the Berlin Brandenburg Innovation Award. Toland among the final ten out of 111 applications is already a great recognition for usof the work we have done. Our goal is to enable early detection of osteoporosis forthe first time with an accurate, cost-effective and X-ray-free ultrasound diagnosis offracture risk," says Managing Director Dr.-Ing. Julia Eschenbrenner.Fractures caused by osteoporosis result in 57 billion euros in health care costs,individual suffering and loss of quality of life every year in Europe alone. A screeningprogram supported by health insurers and active prevention or therapy by patients,could prevent up to 50 percent of fragility fractures. This would lead to annualsavings in healthcare costs of several billion euros.The jury of the Berlin Brandenburg Innovation Award, chaired by Prof. OliverGünther, Ph.D., President of the University of Potsdam, selected the ten bestinnovations in the capital region as nominees from 111 applications in thecompetition for the Berlin Brandenburg Innovation Award. The award ceremony withannouncement of the winners will take place on November 24, 2023.

About the Innovation Award:

With the Innovation Award, the two states of Berlin and Brandenburg annually honorinnovative and outstanding entrepreneurial work. With the involvement of businessenterprises and other institutions as private partners, the prize is at the same time aprize of the economy for the economy. Since it was first awarded in 1984 (since 1992jointly with Brandenburg), more than 175 prize winners from over 4,450 applicationshave been honored.

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‍Contact:

‍POROUS GmbH

Am Mühlenberg 11

14476 Potsdam

Germany

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Tel: + 49 (0) 331 748 999 55

Mail: info@porous.care

Website: https://porous.care/