Innervo Technology is the first and only company developing hidden and non-invasive balance devices for patients with vestibular imbalance. At the time, no practical balance devices are available on the market that patients with inner-ear balance disorders can use anywhere they go for balance assistance. Innervo Technology captures this unique market opportunity by offering hidden and non-invasive balance devices that can provide in-situ sensory feedback of head movement in various indoor and outdoor activities. The company strives to engineer and commercialize state-of-the-art products that offer innovative, advanced, and practical solutions to individuals with permanent vestibular loss.

EquiCue™ intraoral balance aid is a hidden and non-invasive balance device for patients with chronic dizziness and imbalance. It is wearable like a dental retainer, so you have the benefit of no surgery and no change of appearance in public. The patented technology makes up for the lost sense of balance by providing in-situ feedback of head movement onto the palate. The feedback allows the brain to monitor head motion so that appropriate motor functions can be triggered for balance of the entire body. Initial clinical trials have repeatedly shown that patients with inner-ear balance disorders could balance like a normal person using EquiCue™.

During Q2 2018, as part of a small team of consultants, we developed an inclusive commercialisation strategy including, competitive intelligence, market analysis, and an optimised regulatory pathway. We then pitched our findings and strategy to the company’s board of directors, who have begun enacting our suggestions.

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• Developed an optimised regulatory strategy including proposed clinical trials and a comparison of different FDA medical device pathways
• Conducted extensive competitive intelligence into vestibular imbalance products
• Constructed a multi-step commercialisation strategy to bring the Equicue to market