{"id":2175,"date":"2026-09-03T18:12:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T18:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/test.comoveit.com\/eremedaille-ku-leuven\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T19:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T19:05:11","slug":"eremedaille-ku-leuven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comoveit.com\/nl\/eremedaille-ku-leuven\/","title":{"rendered":"Eremedaille KU Leuven"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_content&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; class=&#8221;comoveit-split-content comoveit-scene-bg-white comoveit-scene-padding comoveit-scene-padding&#8211;solo comoveit-theme-light&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; el_class=&#8221;comoveit-split-image&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; column_padding_type=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;2266&#8243; image_size=&#8221;full&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_mobile=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;entrance&#8221; animation=&#8221;None&#8221; animation_movement_type=&#8221;transform_y&#8221; hover_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; alignment=&#8221;&#8221; border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; el_class=&#8221;comoveit-content&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; column_padding_type=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;comoveit-eyebrow&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]BRUGGE, 13 MEI 2025.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;comoveit-title&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]\n<h2>Eremedaille KU Leuven<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;comoveit-description&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CoMoveIT, een baanbrekende spin-off van de KU Leuven die de mobiliteit revolutioneert voor mensen met ernstige motorische beperkingen, heeft de prestigieuze Eremedaille van de KU Leuven voor Maatschappelijke Impact in Revalidatie ontvangen. De prijs werd op 9 mei uitgereikt tijdens de viering van het 600-jarig jubileum van de universiteit in het Concertgebouw Brugge, na afloop van het jubileumconcert <em>Beyond the Horizon of Thought<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De rector van de KU Leuven, prof. <strong>Luc Sels<\/strong>, prees CoMoveIT voor zijn transformerende bijdragen aan ondersteunende mobiliteit en inclusieve innovatie. \u201c<em>De KU Leuven eert CoMoveIT voor zijn baanbrekende rolstoelbesturingssysteem, ontwikkeld in nauwe samenwerking met ingenieurs, clinici, onderzoekers en eindgebruikers. Hun participatieve ontwikkelingsmodel is uniek \u2014 het geeft gebruikers niet alleen zeggenschap via het eindproduct, maar ook gedurende het hele creatieproces,\u201d aldus rector Sels. \u201cAls spin-off is CoMoveIT een voorbeeld van hoe academische excellentie kan worden omgezet in wereldwijde maatschappelijke impact.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Levi Rijsbrack<\/strong>, een langdurige gebruiker die een essenti\u00eble rol speelde in zowel productontwikkeling als publieke vertegenwoordiging, nam de prijs in ontvangst samen met zijn vader <strong>Carl Rijsbrack<\/strong> en medeoprichters <strong>Frederik Vervenne<\/strong> en <strong>Elegast Monbaliu<\/strong>. Dit moment onderstreepte de diep persoonlijke en inclusieve missie die de aanpak van CoMoveIT kenmerkt.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_content&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; class=&#8221;comoveit-quote-banner comoveit-scene-bg-blue comoveit-scene-padding comoveit-scene-padding&#8211;solo&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_color=&#8221;#00558e&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;top&#8221; shape_divider_height=&#8221;80px&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;curve_opacity&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; el_class=&#8221;comoveit-content&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; column_padding_type=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][nectar_single_testimonial testimonial_style=&#8221;basic&#8221; quote=&#8221;We zijn diep vereerd met deze erkenning van de KU Leuven. Deze medaille bevestigt de weg die we hebben afgelegd \u2014 van academisch onderzoek naar een internationale missie van empowerment. Ons doel is altijd geweest om innovatie om te zetten in autonomie voor mensen met een beperking, en deze erkenning inspireert ons om die missie wereldwijd te versnellen.&#8221; name=&#8221;Frederik Vervenne&#8221; subtitle=&#8221;CEO of CoMoveIT&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_content&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; class=&#8221;comoveit-split-content comoveit-scene-bg-skyblue comoveit-scene-padding comoveit-scene-padding&#8211;solo comoveit-theme-light&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; el_class=&#8221;comoveit-content&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; column_padding_type=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; el_class=&#8221;comoveit-description&#8221;]\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Met zijn vlaggenschipproduct, <em>CoMoveIT Smart<\/em>, dat nu steeds meer terrein wint in heel Europa en interesse wekt bij revalidatiecentra wereldwijd, bereidt het bedrijf zich voor op verdere internationale expansie.<br \/>\nHet systeem maakt gebruik van geavanceerde sensoren en kunstmatige intelligentie om hoofd- en voetbewegingen te vertalen naar een soepele en intu\u00eftieve rijervaring. Het past zich continu aan elk individu aan, compenseert onwillekeurige bewegingen en maximaliseert de autonomie van de gebruiker.<br \/>\nUniek ontworpen voor mensen met ernstige motorische stoornissen \u2014 waaronder <strong>cerebrale parese, MS en ALS<\/strong> \u2014 maakt het onafhankelijke mobiliteit mogelijk door de beperkingen van traditionele joysticks te overwinnen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De visie van het bedrijf op wereldwijde schaalvergroting wordt ondersteund door meerdere internationale onderscheidingen, waaronder de <strong>EACD Technology &#038; Innovation Award<\/strong>, de <strong>Zilveren Henry van de Velde Award<\/strong> en de <strong>Best Innovative Product Award<\/strong> op de UK Occupational Therapy Show.<br \/>\nDoor <em>Bloovi<\/em> uitgeroepen tot een van de 30 meest innovatieve start-ups van Vlaanderen, smeedt CoMoveIT nu nieuwe distributiepartnerschappen en verkent het samenwerkingsprojecten in de Verenigde Staten en Azi\u00eb-Pacific.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; 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