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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

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Restoring function after paralysis

New Capabilities

Origin institution for spinal cord stimulation research underlying ONWARD therapies

For decades, blood pressure instability has silently debilitated people with spinal cord injuries—78% of those with cervical injuries experience dangerous drops when sitting upright, yet only 28% receive treatment that actually works. ONWARD Medical just enrolled the first participant in a pivotal trial testing whether an implanted spinal cord stimulator can solve this problem by restoring the autonomic signals that paralysis disrupts.

Updated Feb 4