Confirmed Sponsors & Exhibitors
Silver Sponsor

Second Sight Medical Products (Nasdaq: EYES),founded in 1998, is a medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets implantable visual prosthetics to restore some functional vision to blind patients. Our current product, the Argus® II Retinal Prosthesis System, is intended to provide electrical stimulation of the retina to induce visual perception in blind people with outer retinal degenerations, such as RP. Argus II is approved for use in the USA (FDA) since 2013 and EU Economic Area (CE Mark) since 2011
Exhibitors
Ambutech

Drager& Lienert

The shortest description of our occupation is Integration by Innovation.
Our response to the permanently changing general professional conditions and job requirements of blind people are innovative products. These are primarily high-performance software systems helping to compensate for disadvantages resulting from blindness as far as possible by technical means. In order to achieve competitive capacity, we increase the productivity of blind users considerably.
GoSense

GoSense is a French start-up specialized in sensory augmentation technologies. GoSense has released Wizigo, which is a community based GPS application for the visually impaired, and will soon release Rango, which is a smart electronic device that enhances the white cane and allows obstacle avoidance thanks to an innovative patented ultrasonic 3D sensor and spatialized audio feedbacks. GoSense is part of the european research project INSPEX, aiming at integrating different 3D sensing technologies together to make electronic white canes even more reliable.
AIRA

Aira, based in San Diego, CA, leverages the power of mobile communications — together with a confluence of technologies (e.g. smart glasses and Augmented Reality) — to provide instant access to information for blind people. Users, by tapping their Aira app, connect within seconds to a network of certified remote agents who help the user — through the user’s smart glass wearable — gain unprecedented access to real-time information and assistance in a wide range of daily activities.
Sight & Sound

Sight and Sound Technology Ltd are the UK’s leading provider of hardware and software to the blind, visually impaired and those with learning/reading difficulties. We work in unison with private individuals, charitable organisations, educational establishments and commercial enterprises. A commitment to continual product refinement and innovation means that our products are simple to set up and easy-to-use. Providing our customers with responsive training/support. We work in conjunction with our customers/suppliers to ensure that their experiences are factored into products that we develop in combination with our partners, the leading companies in this industry.
Humanware

Humanware’s inspirational vision has resulted in a range of highly intuitive and intelligent solutions for blind and visually impaired people including the ground-breaking BrailleNote Touch, the Connect 12 and the ēxplore range of portable magnifiers which are packed with exciting features and functions. The latest addition to our intuitive Brailliant Braille displays is the new Brailliant 14. Visit www.humanware.com for more information on our extensive product range.