Mobilab & Care

What Mobilab & Care does

Mobilab & Care is an applied research group embedded within Thomas More, a Belgian public university college headquartered in Geel, Belgium. It conducts multidisciplinary research aimed at improving the quality of life and societal participation of people with care or support needs, organized across ten expertise areas: 3D scanning and printing, AI and algorithm development, movement analysis and biomechanics, heart failure care, inclusion of people with disabilities, supportive communication technology, malnutrition with swallowing difficulties, orthoses/prostheses/exoskeletons, wearables/VR/monitoring systems, and a caring society program. The group's outputs are research projects, scientific publications, online tools, and validated healthcare technologies rather than commercial products.

The group operates dedicated research infrastructure (Experience Lab, Het Mobilab, Modem CommunicatieLab) and works through a team that combines engineering, occupational therapy, speech therapy, sociology, and nursing expertise. It is integrated into multiple healthcare networks: Modem (Belgian expert network for supportive technology), AAATE, ISPO, the To Walk Again rehabilitation center, and selected industry partners including Materialise Motion, Mitsanto, Tops Foods, and BMC. Service offerings include free initial advisory through the VLAIO Blikopener subsidy program and paid training programs for healthcare professionals.

Mobilab & Care's revenue model is grant- and subsidy-driven rather than commercial: primary funding flows from VLAIO (Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship) subsidies and Flemish and European research project grants, supplemented by collaborative project work with industry and training fees. The entity is not separately incorporated; it is an internal research group within Thomas More, operating under institutional governance with no venture, private equity, or independent investor ownership disclosed.

Name

Mobilab & Care

Legal name

Thomas More (Mobilab & Care onderzoeksgroep)

Website

https://mobilab-research.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mobilab & Care is a multidisciplinary applied research group at Thomas More university college in Belgium, developing healthcare technology innovations, including 3D scanning, AI, biomechanics, orthotics, and assistive devices, for people with care or support needs.

Ownership category

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Product category

Healthcare Research Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

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PRIMARYHSADAIAK

Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation (Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehab)

Home & Personal Services/Fitness, Wellness & Personal Training/Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation & Corrective Exercise

Keywords

• Healthcare research services
• Rehabilitation technology research
• Assistive technology development
• Prosthetics and orthotics research
• Biomedical engineering research

Headquarters

HQ city

Geel

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Research Grants and Subsidies: Primary funding through VLAIO (Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship) subsidies including the Blikopener program which provides free initial advisory services. Additional funding from Flemish and European research projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mobilab & Care is a multidisciplinary applied research group at Thomas More University of Applied Sciences that develops healthcare technology innovations in rehabilitation, assistive devices, and supportive care. The group combines engineering, occupational therapy, speech therapy, sociology, and nursing expertise to deliver research collaboration, product testing and validation, training programs, and advisory services primarily funded through VLAIO government subsidies and research grants.

Product overview

Mobilab & Care is a research group at Thomas More university of applied sciences, not a commercial product company. It operates as a multidisciplinary research center focused on improving quality of life for people with care or support needs. The research is organized into expertise areas including 3D scanning and printing, AI and algorithm development, movement analysis and biomechanics, supportive communication technology, wearables and VR monitoring systems, orthoses/prostheses/exoskeletons, heart failure care, inclusion of people with disabilities, and undernutrition with swallowing difficulties. Research infrastructure includes the Experience Lab, Het Mobilab (core research laboratory), and the Modem CommunicatieLab. The group provides advisory services, training programs, and collaborates with healthcare networks including Modem (supportive technology expert network), AAATE, ISPO, To Walk Again rehabilitation center, and Mitsanto.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Research Collaboration Services Custom applied research projects delivered through direct collaboration with healthcare organizations, companies, and government bodies across 10 expertise areas including 3D scanning and printing, AI, biomechanics, communication technology, and rehabilitation. Targeted at enterprises seeking evidence-based innovation partnerships.
• Training Programs (Vormingen) Educational programs and workshops for professionals in the healthcare and welfare sector covering assistive technology, rehabilitation innovations, and applied research methodologies.
• VLAIO Subsidiefinanciering Blikopener Advisory Service Free initial low-threshold advisory services funded by VLAIO (Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship Agency), providing customized advice for organizations and businesses exploring healthcare technology innovation and research collaboration.
• Experience Lab Facility Services Laboratory facility for experiencing and testing healthcare technologies and innovations, available to researchers and partner organizations for product validation and demonstration.
• Het Mobilab Research Facility Core research laboratory for developing and testing mobility and care technologies, providing infrastructure for partners and collaborators working on rehabilitation and assistive technology innovation.
• Modem CommunicatieLab Communication technology laboratory as part of the Modem expert network for supportive technology, providing research infrastructure for assistive communication solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Free initial low-threshold advisory services available through VLAIO Blikopener subsidy

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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AI capability2 records

Feature12 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ModemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExpert network for supportive technology that Mobilab & Care is embedded in, representing a core collaboration for assistive technology research and development in Belgium.
• AAATE (Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean association for assistive technology that Mobilab & Care participates in, providing international research collaboration and knowledge sharing opportunities.
• ISPO (International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational society focused on prosthetics and orthotics that Mobilab & Care is part of, enabling global collaboration in orthotic and prosthetic research.
• To Walk Again Rehabilitation CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRehabilitation center integrated into Mobilab & Care's healthcare network for joint research on mobility and rehabilitation solutions.
• MitsantominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompany developing meals for elderly people with swallowing difficulties, collaborating with Mobilab & Care on nutrition and swallowing research.
• Materialise MotionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduct and research collaboration with Materialise Motion for 3D scanning and printing applications in healthcare, with the partnership enhancing product credibility.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• ReWalk Robotics: Public company developing exoskeleton technology for rehabilitation and mobility. Comparable for its exoskeleton R&D focus, which intersects directly with Mobilab & Care's orthoses/prostheses/exoskeletons expertise area.

Broad incumbents

• Össur: Icelandic global leader in prosthetics, orthotics, and exoskeleton technology. Comparable as a commercial incumbent whose research and product domains directly overlap with Mobilab & Care's orthotic, prosthetic, and assistive mobility expertise.
• Materialise: Belgian 3D printing company with a major medical and healthcare business (including Materialise Motion). Comparable as the primary commercial counterpart in 3D scanning and printing for orthotics, prosthetics, and healthcare, and is already a research partner of Mobilab & Care.
• KU Leuven: Belgium's largest university with extensive biomedical engineering and rehabilitation research. Comparable as a Flemish academic research institution conducting applied research in prosthetics, orthotics, movement analysis, and assistive technology, though at significantly greater scale and breadth.
• Ottobock: German global leader in prosthetics, orthotics, and mobility solutions. Comparable as a major commercial player whose product and research domains (orthoses, prostheses, exoskeletons, rehabilitation) intersect directly with Mobilab & Care's expertise areas.
• Hocoma (DIH Medical): Swiss-German robotics company specializing in rehabilitation technology, robotic exoskeletons, and movement analysis. Comparable for its work in rehabilitation robotics, biomechanics, and VR-based therapy, which align with Mobilab & Care's wearables, VR, and movement analysis research.
• Imec: Belgian applied research powerhouse with a sizable health-tech program. Comparable as a Flemish/Belgian applied research organization working on healthcare technology innovation with overlapping expertise in wearables, monitoring, and biomedical engineering, though operating at much larger scale.

Others

• ETH Zurich - Sensory-Motor Systems Lab: Swiss university research lab focused on sensory-motor systems, rehabilitation robotics, and assistive technology. Comparable as an academic peer conducting applied rehabilitation technology research with overlapping biomechanics and assistive-device focus.

Direct peers

• Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB): Brussels-based university with active research in biomedical engineering and rehabilitation technology. Comparable as another Belgian university research group working on assistive technology, biomechanics, and human movement analysis with a similar applied research focus.
• Roessingh Research and Development: Dutch applied research center focused on rehabilitation technology and chronic care. Closely comparable as another European applied research group working on assistive technology, rehabilitation, and chronic care, with a similar publicly-funded academic research model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mobilab-and-care-thomas-more

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