The Virtual Reality Medical Institute

The Virtual Reality Medical Institute (VRMI) is an SME based in Brussels, Belgium. It is closely affiliated with the

VRMI is working to further the application of advanced technologies for training, education, and patient care. The Institute sponsors national and international workshops, conferences, and continuing education courses. We are also active in conducting research and clinical trials, and specialize in virtual reality, telehealth, videogame virtual reality, and human-computer interaction research.

VRMI is actively working with world leaders who are experts in utilizing virtual reality, multimedia, computer-generated avatars, personal robots and other technologies to treat patients with both mental and physical disorders. VRMI also publishes materials for both the scientific community and the general public.

Capabilities

More specifically, VMRI’s core strengths include:

• Research and technological development The VRMI team has a proven track record of assembling the best scientific team to produce sustained, successful performance on research projects, and has patented several inventions.

• Demonstration: In addition to winning research funds, the VRMI team has won product development funds, bringing several software and hardware products to prototype stage and attracting venture capital interest.

• Innovation activities - protection and dissemination of knowledge: The VRMI team excels at knowledge dissemination through publication in peer-reviewed journals, the organization of conferences, meetings, workshops and other events, and presentations at seminal conferences, while assuring the confidentiality of partners’ intellectual property.

• Project management: As its global partners will attest, the VRMI team embodies continuous improvement in project management practices, superbly coordinates the work of scientists in different countries, and consistently meets deadlines and cost targets.

• Training of researchers and key staff: The VRMI team holds several current training contracts for end users of its products, with a 100% satisfaction rating.

  
  

Goals

The organization is currently seeking funding to create an infrastructure to include the purchase of a building and specialized equipment. The goal of VRMI is to be a place in which interdisciplinary trainees and researchers come together from around the world to create, test, and develop clinical protocols to be disseminated throughout the medical and psychological community. As technology advances, many of these advances can then be disseminated to the individual citizen, empowering all to become active participants in their own healthcare. IMI-E realizes that the mind and body work in concert to affect quality of life in individuals, and is continuously researching new areas in the mental and physical healthcare fields where advanced technologies can have a positive impact.

The Potential of Virtual Reality

If there is any point not answered through our website, please do not hesitate to contact us at any time.

Contact details:
Virtual Reality Medical Institute
Rue de la Loi 28/ 7
B-1040 Brussels, Belgium
Telephone: +32/ 2/ 286 8505
Facsimile : +32/ 2/ 286 8508
E-Mail: office (&) VRPhobia(dot)eu

For detailed information about the team, please go to the Team page.