Neuro event lab
Seizure detection
Latest round: €5.8M
Invested in: 2022
Investors: Maki.vc, Hadean Ventures, SHS Capital
Founders: Jukka Peltola and Kaapo Annala
Building the standard for epilepsy diagnostics
Neuro Event Labs is revolutionizing epilepsy treatment with their AI-powered diagnostics product Nelli™, which brings notable cost savings and improved efficiency to a field of medicine affecting over 65 million people worldwide. Currently, 30% of diagnosed epilepsy cases are later disproved by new methods, and one-third of epilepsy patients continue to have seizures regardless of treatment.
Neuro Event Labs has developed an AI-powered epilepsy diagnostic, which is based on video and audio recordings that can be collected from either the patient’s home or in hospital. Nelli™ is CE-marked and has been launched for regular clinical use at 20 leading European hospitals, and used in collaboration with hospitals in the US.
“With healthcare systems around the world currently under stress, it’s all the more important that we develop more solutions for at-home care and diagnosis.”
Kaapo Annala
CEO at Neuro Event Labs
Quantifying epileptic seizures with computer vision and AI
Neuro Event Labs Co-founder Jukka Peltola, MD and professor in neurology, was frustrated in the current epilepsy treatment methods: epilepsy diagnosis were dependent on hospital visits and only 5% of patients were subjected to Video EEG examinations.
He believed that the best way to learn about each patient’s condition is to be present when the seizure occurs, but up until now, there hasn’t been a technology that allows patients to be monitored at home and produces enough reliable data without causing discomfort or disrupting everyday activities. Now, by collecting high-quality data of the seizures from a patient’s home or the hospital, Neuro Event Labs can more efficiently detect and identify the type of seizure the patient suffers from and thus, offer more personalized treatment.
“Near future, our technology will be applied to other neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s, Sleep Apnea and Cerebral Palsy.”
Kaapo Annala
CEO at Neuro Event Labs
Founders
Neuro Event Labs founders are Jukka Peltola and Kaapo Annala
Exceptional combination of product development and medical field. Jukka Peltola is a professor of neurology at the University of Tampere and chief physician at Tampere University Hospital (TAYS). The CEO Kaapala Annala, is a former Director at Nokia and Microsoft.
Significant Partners
In collaboration with +30 hospitals in Europe & US
Nelli™ is CE-marked and has been launched for regular clinical use at 30 leading European hospitals, and used in collaboration with hospitals in the US.
