SmartHear and Needless Join CSEM Accelerate Programme

The CSEM has selected two life sciences projects its ACCELERATE 2025 programme — an initiative designed to help transform deep-tech innovations into real-world, market-ready solutions.

SmartHear – Training the Brain to Listen BetterL’avenir de l’audition se joue dans le cerveau

SmartHear is developing a next-generation neurotechnology platform that bridges auditory science and cognitive health. Using AI and precision in-ear sensors, the technology turns hearing assessment and training into a personalized, adaptive experience based on each user’s brain activity.
Untreated hearing loss is now recognized as a major risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. By decoding how the brain responds to sound, SmartHear stimulates the neural networks responsible for listening, focus, and lifelong cognitive health.“SmartHear makes auditory training as natural as physical training. We’re turning prevention into a daily habit by making neurotechnology accessible, personalized, and profoundly human”, explains Zahra Khaliliardali, Founder of SmartHear.

Needless – Better Health, No Needles
For decades, blood and needles have been the standard for health monitoring — but that’s about to change. Needless is developing a wearable patch that can measure vital signals through the skin, without any blood draw or pain. This breakthrough innovation could make diagnostics simpler, more comfortable, and accessible anywhere. “We believe it’s time to do better — combining comfort, simplicity, and innovation in a small patch,” says Brad Petkus, Co-founder of Needless (with Gabriel Christmann).

➡️ Source: CSEM | 📸 ©CSEM