Summary
- Profile Type
- Technology request
- POD Reference
- TRLV20240618002
- Term of Validity
- 12 December 2024 - 12 December 2025
- Company's Country
- Latvia
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- Latvian SME engaged in gaming equipment development is looking for extra sleek materials for improving their existent gaming gloves. The company is looking for commercial agreement with technical assistance as well as possible collaborations on future new product development.
- Full Description
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Gaming enthusiasts and professional gamers play computer games too much and too intensely, which can lead to both emotional and physical health issues. One of the most common problems is wrist strain and pain, which can result in carpal tunnel surgery and the end of a gaming career.
Latvian company has elaborated a new product in collaboration with professional esports athletes - ergonomic gloves. Their effectiveness has been medically proven in tests conducted at the Occupational Safety and Environmental Health Institute of Riga Stradins University.
In order to improve the product and it's performance the company is looking for new textile materials with extra sleek qualities. The company prefers materials compatible with biometric functions to further new properties of the existent gear. Possible future collaborations on new product development. - Advantages and Innovations
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The company is looking for new to market materials with extra sleek qualities to ensure the top performance.
Ideally if materials are compatible with sensor technology for further development of the existent product. - Stage of Development
- Lab tested
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal
- IPR description
- Delivery of new materials.
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
- Delivery of the material, assistance in new product development (possible).
- Type and Size of Partner
- SME <=10
- SME 11-49
- SME 50 - 249
- Big company
- R&D Institution
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 06001016 - Physiology
- 06001022 - Medical Textiles
- 11007 - Sports and Leisure
- 03005007 - Textile fibres
- Market keywords
- 03004003 - Other electronics related equipment
- 07001004 - Sporting goods, hobby equipment and athletics clothes
- Sector Groups Involved
- Textiles
- Digital
- Creative Industries
- Targeted countries
- All countries