Dublin’s RedZinc looks to raise €300,000 for its wearable camera tech

Tech firm RedZinc’s camera might be worn by paramedics and medical professionals to livestream video to distant consultants.
Dublin-based tech firm RedZinc is in search of to raise €300,000 by Spark Crowdfunding to broaden its wearable camera know-how for the healthcare business.
Its BlueEye Handsfree machine might be worn by paramedics to ship real-time video to distant consultants equivalent to chief medical officers. The consultants are then ready to assess the scenario by the video and make essential choices sooner.
The firm stated it will also be utilized by medical professionals to observe hospital sufferers in isolation whereas sending livestreaming video to a workforce of consultants elsewhere.
RedZinc’s crowdfunding marketing campaign on Spark has already raised virtually half of its objective quantity because it launched on the platform final week.
“RedZinc is on the forefront of creating modern medical know-how in Ireland,” stated Spark Crowdfunding CEO Chris Burge.
“The firm attracted virtually €150,000 in funding inside 24 hours of launching their crowdfunding marketing campaign, exhibiting the worth of their providing is evident.”
RedZinc’s know-how is getting used for round 800 calls per week and the corporate stated it has facilitated 300,000 consultations to date.
BlueEye Handsfree was deployed at Tallaght University Hospital throughout Covid-19 to assist docs and nurses assess and deal with sufferers in isolation rooms whereas sending real-time video to a workforce of medical consultants.
The firm stated this helped scale back site visitors in ward areas, with the goal of stopping the unfold of an infection and saving time. Because just one member of workers was required in an isolation room to transmit the video again to the workforce, the machine additionally helped save on PPE gear.
Founded by CEO Donal Morris in 2004, Dublin-headquartered RedZinc creates video communication know-how for the healthcare business. Its BlueEye Clinic video platform gained an award on the Irish Healthcare Awards in 2020 for Best Response to Covid-19 within the non-public sector class.
Spark Crowdfunding was based by Burge in 2018 and relies in Dublin. The funding platform connects start-ups with traders considering shopping for shares in non-public Irish firms.
In February, the Spark platform was used to raise €1.2m for medical trials firm Akkure Genomics from greater than 300 traders. The Dublin health-tech start-up had a goal of €500,000 when it launched the marketing campaign in late January.