Realheart Awarded Close to SEK 1 Million From Tillväxtverket and Region Västmanland
Summary
Following Almis evaluation, Scandinavian Realheart AB has been granted business development support of a total of SEK 0.850 million. It is a product that could give many people around the world a new lease on life," said Realheart CEO Ina Laura Perkins.The current support is given to companies to contribute to digitalization, green transition, internationalization, and verification. The project in green transition is about evaluating solutions for the hearts batteries and chargers from an environmental perspective while providing optimal energy supply, while the third project aims to prepare a launch of the heart on an international market. In verification, Realheart intends to confirm the production technology for a sub-component that was previously performed by a supplier to instead ensure in-house production.Almi alone decides on the verification support, while Almi F\xf6retagspartner handles the other three supports on behalf of the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth and Region V\xe4stmanland, which makes the final decision on support based on Almis recommendation.The company has previously been awarded a development grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator of EUR 2.5 million. The artificial heart consists of a four-chamber system (two atria and two ventricles) designed to generate a physiological blood flow pattern that mimics the bodys natural circulation.