September 18, 2024 - 12:00 PM EDT

The creators of the ExoBand join us to talk about this amazing exoskeleton that leads to functional improvement in walking for the Parkinson's Disease Community. 

• How does the ExoBand work?
• Who can use the ExoBand?
• What are the benefits of using the ExoBand?

About Our Presenters:

Fausto Panizzolo, PhD

Fausto Panizzolo has an MSc in Bioengineering from University of Padova; and a PhD in biomechanics from the University of Western Australia where he studied muscle function and energetics of locomotion in patients with extreme walking dysfunction. He then worked (2014-17) as biomechanical lead of a DARPA-funded “soft exosuit” project at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts. He is the author of several key publications in exoskeleton technology and particularly in soft exoskeletons and their potential to reduce the metabolic cost of walking. He is the inventor of ExoBand and founder and CEO of Moveo.

Claudio Semplicini, MD, PhD

Claudio Semplicini, MD, PhD, is the Medical Director of Moveo, Padua, Italy.

Dr. Semplicini graduated cum laude in 2007 from the University of Padua Medical School, where he also completed his Neurology residency program (2013) and he earned the PhD in Medical, Clinical and Experimental Sciences (subspecialty Neuroscience, mentor Prof. Pegoraro, 2017).  From 2013 to 2023, Dr. Semplicini was actively involved in clinical work at the Neurology Unit of the University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy and at the Neurology Unit of Sant’Antonio Hospital (2018 - 2023), Padua, Italy. His primary focus areas included neuromuscular diseases, neurophysiology, emergency neurology, and cerebrovascular diseases. 

In 2023 he became Medical and Scientific director of Moveo, an Italian startup committed to enhancing mobility for individuals in need.