Instituto de Rehabilitación Neurológica

What Instituto de Rehabilitación Neurológica does

Instituto de Rehabilitación Neurológica (IRENEA) is a Spanish for-profit neurological rehabilitation institute founded in 1998 and operating as a specialized arm of the Vithas hospital network. It runs six physical centers across Spain — Valencia, Alzira (Vithas Aguas Vivas), Elche, Sevilla, Vigo, and Málaga — delivering both inpatient hospitalization and outpatient services for adults and children with acquired brain injury, stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, neurodegenerative diseases, autism, and cerebral palsy. The institute operates Spain's only specialized Coma and Altered States of Consciousness Unit and runs a multidisciplinary care team spanning neurology, rehabilitation medicine, neuropsychology, speech therapy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nutrition, and social work.

IRENEA's core technological differentiator is a pair of in-house developed AI platforms: LEVEL-UP, a gamified multiplayer persistent online world using cloud-based AI and reinforcement learning to drive cognitive rehabilitation for ABI patients; and REGAIN, an AI-based telerehabilitation system that captures 3D movement via conventional cameras and uses machine learning to adapt exercise difficulty against standardized clinical scales. Both are co-developed with the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia's I3B Institute and funded through Spanish and EU research programs (Ministerio de Ciencia, Generalitat Valenciana / NextGenerationEU, Horizon Europe MSCA-PF). Additional therapeutic technologies include Lokomat robotic gait training, TheraSuit, Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy, non-invasive brain stimulation, and aquatic neurorehabilitation.

The business model operates as a healthcare service provider with two revenue streams: (1) clinical rehabilitation services delivered through inpatient and outpatient care, funded primarily by the Spanish national health system and private insurance; and (2) public R&D grants funding AI platform development. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed. International patients are served through a dedicated international patient channel, and the institute runs an official Master's in Neurorehabilitation with Universidad Loyola as a talent pipeline and brand-building activity.

Name

Instituto de Rehabilitación Neurológica

Legal name

IRENEA NEURORHB S.L.

Website

https://irenea.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Instituto de Rehabilitación Neurológica (IRENEA) is a Spanish neurological rehabilitation institute operating six centers across Spain as the dedicated neurorehab arm of the Vithas hospital network, treating adults and children with brain injury, stroke, spinal cord injury, and disorders of consciousness through AI-driven telerehab and clinical services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Neurological Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Neurorehabilitation Centers (HLAFAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Neurologic Rehabilitation Centers (Stroke/TBI/SCI/MS/Parkinson’s) (HLADAJAH)

Keywords

• Neurological rehabilitation services
• Neurorehabilitation therapy
• Brain injury treatment
• Telerehabilitation platform
• Pediatric neurorehabilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Valencia

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Clinical Rehabilitation Services: Direct healthcare services including inpatient hospitalization and outpatient rehabilitation for adults and children with neurological conditions. Services covered through Spanish national health system and private insurance.
2. Research Grants and European Funding: EU-funded research projects including REGAIN (NextGenerationEU), LEVEL-UP (Spanish Ministry of Science), and NeMoRe (Horizon Europe MSCA-PF), providing additional funding streams for R&D activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IRENEA operates six specialized neurorehabilitation centers across Spain delivering inpatient hospitalization and outpatient rehabilitation services for adults and children with brain injury, stroke, traumatic brain injury, anoxia, spinal cord injury, neurodegenerative diseases, autism, and cerebral palsy. The institute runs the only specialized Coma and Altered States of Consciousness Unit in Spain and develops proprietary AI-based telerehabilitation platforms (REGAIN and LEVEL-UP) combining gamification, virtual reality, and 3D motion capture.

Product overview

IRENEA (Instituto de Rehabilitación Neurológica) is a neurological rehabilitation institute with six centers across Spain, offering both inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services for adults and children. The core offering consists of neurorehabilitation services including specialized units for coma and altered consciousness states, pediatric neurorehabilitation, and intensive rehabilitation plans. The institute operates two main technology platforms: LEVEL-UP, a gamified multiplayer virtual environment for cognitive rehabilitation using cloud-based AI and reinforcement learning, and REGAIN, an AI-powered tele-rehabilitation system that integrates real body movement captured via cameras with adaptive virtual environments. Additional therapeutic technologies include TheraSuit, Lokomat (robotic gait training), CIMT, and non-invasive brain stimulation. The institute also offers specialized aquatic therapy programs, logopedic services in pool settings, and an official university master's degree in neurorehabilitation in partnership with Universidad Loyola.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LEVEL-UP: Gamified multiplayer virtual environment for cognitive rehabilitation of patients with acquired brain injury using cloud-based AI technology.
• REGAIN
• NeMoRe

Products and services

• Neurorrehabilitación

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 90% patient satisfaction with treatment plan
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV) - Instituto I3BcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2022Collaborative partnership for development of LEVEL-UP project - first persistent online world combining gamification and cloud-based AI for brain injury rehabilitation. UPV contributes technical expertise in virtual environments and AI while IRENEA provides clinical validation and rehabilitation expertise.
• Vithas Hospital GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIRENEA operates as the neurological rehabilitation institute within the Vithas hospital network, Spain's second largest hospital group. This partnership provides institutional infrastructure, hospital facilities, and referral patient flow.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hospital Beata María Ana: Madrid hospital with a recognized neurorehabilitation unit for brain damage and spinal cord injury, offering inpatient, outpatient, and early stimulation services. Comparable service portfolio and Spanish private healthcare positioning.
• Hospital Aita Menni: Spanish hospital network (Hermanas Hospitalarias) specializing in neurorehabilitation and psychiatric care, with dedicated brain injury units. Operates similar inpatient and outpatient neurorehabilitation services across multiple Spanish regions.
• Institut Guttmann: Barcelona-based hospital specialized in neurorehabilitation of spinal cord injury, acquired brain injury, and other neurological conditions. Closest direct peer in Spain with comparable inpatient/outpatient model, pediatric services, and research focus.
• Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos de Toledo: Public Spanish reference hospital dedicated to spinal cord injury and severe neurological rehabilitation. Comparable patient population and research intensity, though public-sector funded rather than private hospital network based.
• Centro Lescer: Madrid-based neurorehabilitation center treating acquired brain injury and neurological conditions with intensive day-hospital and outpatient programs. Directly comparable clinical model and patient population to IRENEA.

Broad incumbents

• Quirónsalud: Spain's largest private hospital group, offering neurology and rehabilitation services as part of a broader multi-specialty portfolio. Competes with Vithas/IRENEA for private neurology patients but does not specialize exclusively in neurorehabilitation.
• HM Hospitales: Spanish private hospital group with multiple sites including neurology and rehabilitation departments. Operates as a broad incumbent in the same private healthcare ecosystem as Vithas, overlapping on inpatient rehabilitation cases.

Emerging players

• Rehametrics: Spanish digital health company offering cloud-based cognitive and motor rehabilitation software for clinical and home use. Comparable to IRENEA's REGAIN/LEVEL-UP direction, but as a software vendor rather than clinical operator.
• Neuro Rehab VR: US-based VR-based neurorehabilitation software company targeting clinics and hospitals. Comparable technology stack to IRENEA's LEVEL-UP/REGAIN virtual environments, though operating in a different geography with a software-only model.

Others

• Hocoma: Swiss-based manufacturer of robotic and sensor-based rehabilitation devices including the Lokomat gait trainer used at IRENEA. Supplier of therapeutic technology rather than direct competitor, but adjacent in the neurorehabilitation stack.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/irenea_rehab
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/irenea_rehab
• Facebookfacebook.com/irenea.rehab
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/irenea-rehab
• Instagraminstagram.com/irenea.rehab

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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