Onboard Metropolia Gerontechnology

Onboard Metropolia Gerontechnology offers user-driven co-development for companies developing age technology solutions. We arrange testing and user trials for digital products and services in genuine environments and in Metropolia’s versatile simulation premises. We produce services for companies in a multidisciplinary manner in collaboration with students, service providers and seniors.

Our Onboard services

Product testing in Metropolia’s versatile premises

  • Make your present solution better, more effective, more affordable, and more attractive
  • Information on the effectiveness and usability of your solution

User trials in genuine environments

  • Added value from real user experiences
  • Research-based knowledge on the impact of your solution
  • Information on how to integrate your solution to the entire service offering
  • Results support the commercialization of your product

Co-development together with the users

  • To strengthen the users’ perspective and to support product and service development
  • To design user trials
  • To clarify service concepts and entire service offering

Export support

  • We help you to open new markets
  • We support you to implement international pilot projects
  • We produce evidence-based data to support your marketing

Some examples of our partner companies

Hublet

User trials for Hublet’s tablet for shared use were designed by co-development. The tablet has been tested in Myllypuro Senior Centre and in home care.

Medeka

Medeka has tested its cycling route programmes within HIPPA project in Sointu Senior Services, Wilhelmiina Home, Myllypuro Senior Centre and in home care.

YetiCare

YetiCare’s Yetitablet has been developed for seniors’ use. Through HIPPA project, the company has found potential cooperation partners for piloting the product.


Benete

Benete sensor technology generates data on the client’s activities 24/7. With this data, home can be better adapted to the resident’s everyday life. HIPPA Remote project is preparing a user trial with Benete in assisted living environments in Singapore in 2023.

Take part in product and service development

Challenge

Do you have a housing or living-related challenge or problem that needs to be solved?

Send us your challenge in TUTTUnet

Test

Are you interested in new technologies, assisted living, and developing products and services in social and health services?

Join our tester pool in TUTTUnet

Develop

Do you have a product or service being developed?

Share your product or service development needs with us in TUTTUnet

Contact us