inContAlert receives grant worth 712,000€ from EXIST Research Transfer

The four founders of the Bayreuth-based startup succeeded in the renowned EXIST funding program and received €712,000 from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy for further development over the following 18 months.

With inContAlert, the founding team wants to enable people with incontinence problems and bladder dysfunction to lead a more self-determined life. The team is developing a sensor that conveniently shows patients their current bladder filling level on their smartphone. The novel approach aims to prevent uncontrolled urine loss and damage to the kidney while using a combination of infrared spectroscopy and machine learning algorithms.

Since 1998, the German government has been funding science-based startups through the EXIST program. The EXIST research transfer program supports outstanding research-based startup projects that involve complex and high-risk development work.

The startup had already received several awards and grants before this point, including the International Business Plan Competition in Hong Kong in 2017, the Innovation World Cup at MEDICA in 2020, and the Medical Valley Award in 2019.