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4.6 Conclusions
e-Health is characterized by a strong, strategic and unique opportunity: the
demand for health is steady, or better it is even increasing anytime, anywhere. The
products that address growing transnational needs (aging of the population, secu-
rity and sports) can be an extraordinary business opportunity.
The ease of use of wearable biomedical systems and sensorized clothing makes
them a very attractive solution with many advantages.
SXT and ComfTech are proposing themselves in this area as strategic partners,
each one with specific but complementary skills and products. This allows both of
them to operate with the maximum freedom of action in the market but without
overlapping.
The presence of spin-off in the production structure of a country is an inval-
uable resource to maintain a high level of competitiveness in the global market,
where countries with high production potential and low labor costs make unsus-
tainable competition in industrial LowTech frames. Technological innovation,
including the spin-offs that are its result and its engine at the same time, is the
indispensable condition to support industrial development based on the excellence
of the products in competitive markets. Furthermore, this process produces a posi-
tive feedback on the academic system with support for research with new funds
and employment opportunities for new graduates and PhDs.
By virtue of their small size, another important element that these units can
pursue is speed of response in proposing new systems, solutions or products. This
may allow to hold and, where possible, to manage from a strong position some
high technology areas of the market. This latter aspect is for both companies a
strategic and crucial goal.
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