Intelligent Implants scores €4.5 million blended financing from EIC Accelerator
EIC funding will accelerate the completion of the clinical pilot trial and the preparation of the pivotal study of the SmartFuse® systemSwedish-Irish smart orthopaedics start-up, Intelligent Implants has been awarded €4.5 million blended funding from the European Union (EU) EIC Accelerator programme. Spinal fusion surgery, one of the most expensive and invasive medical procedures, is the only option for a large population of patients suffering from chronic back pain. Unfortunately, after many decades of progress, roughly 18% of 1.5M worldwide annual spinal fusion surgeries still fail,