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We’re excited to share that DAKA is leading a dedicated real-world data collection campaign for Baliston, a pioneering company in AI-powered footwear technology.

This collaboration is focused on capturing high-resolution biomechanical and behavioral data to enhance Baliston’s AI models for gait analysis and personalized mobility insights.

🚶 Real-World Data. Real-World Conditions.

DAKA is recruiting and monitoring a diverse participant base across:

• Healthy individuals and targeted demographics
• Real-life environments: urban streets, stadiums, dirt paths, and indoor facilities
• Varied physical activities including walking, climbing, and daily movements

With careful attention to data quality, ethical compliance, and labeling, DAKA ensures every dataset is ready for direct integration into Baliston’s AI pipelines—fueling the next generation of smart, adaptive footwear.

🤝 A Shared Commitment to Innovation

Together with Baliston, we are bridging the gap between wearable tech and human-centered research, turning raw data into actionable insights that improve comfort, mobility, and quality of life.

Stay tuned for updates as the study progresses and contributes to Baliston’s scientific and technological breakthroughs.

We are excited to announce a new collaboration between DAKA and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), one of Greece’s most prestigious academic institutions, to advance real-world data collection in Parkinsonian studies.

This partnership brings together DAKA’s expertise in medical-grade recruitment and field-based data protocols with AUTH’s state-of-the-art motion analysis infrastructure, including Vicon camera systems for precise kinematic tracking.

🧠 Focused on Parkinsonian Research

Through this collaboration, our joint efforts will:

• Enable ethics committee–approved studies on Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders
• Facilitate high-quality, multi-dimensional data collection (biomechanical, clinical, environmental)
• Support scientific publications and translational research
• Provide scalable protocols for longitudinal tracking and rehabilitation research

🔍 Advanced Technology Meets Field Expertise

With Vicon motion capture technology hosted at AUTH’s dedicated biomechanics lab and DAKA’s network of participants and data professionals, this partnership enables precise, ethical, and high-impact studies on gait abnormalities, motor function, and therapeutic interventions in Parkinsonian populations.

We look forward to contributing jointly to peer-reviewed research, clinical insights, and the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic tools.

We are proud to announce a newly established collaboration between DAKA and the Santorini Conferences Association, a non-profit society dedicated to advancing research, education, and collaboration in personalized medicine and pharmacogenomics.

This partnership aligns with DAKA’s mission to support cutting-edge, real-world data collection across diverse health domains—including physical activity, environmental exposure, and clinical research—and reflects a shared commitment to innovation, scientific integrity, and translational impact.

🔬 About the Santorini Conferences Association

Founded in 2019 under the leadership of Prof. Sofia Siest, the Association organizes and supports international scientific meetings, educational initiatives, and collaborative networks. It is deeply involved in topics such as:

• Biomarkers & environmental phenotypes
• Smoking cessation, nutrition, sports & pain management
• Post-marketing clinical applications
• Training for PhD students and postdocs
• Multicenter clinical trials and expert advisory support

🎯 What This Collaboration Means

Through this collaboration, DAKA will:

• Contribute field data expertise to biomarker and phenotype studies
• Support multicenter trial logistics and data integrity
• Participate in scientific dissemination and protocol design
• Facilitate recruitment and real-world validation of research outputs

We are especially excited about our involvement in the upcoming Santorini Conference – 24th Anniversary Edition, taking place May 26–29, 2026.

Together, we aim to transform how research moves from data collection to clinical impact, with a strong focus on collaborative, ethical, and actionable science.

Stay tuned for more on this evolving partnership!

We are proud to announce that DAKA has officially entered a collaboration agreement with the NaborVein Center and Vascular Imaging Academy, strengthening our shared commitment to innovation in real-world data collection and vascular research.

This partnership brings together DAKA’s expertise in field-based data acquisition and participant recruitment with NaborVein’s advanced clinical knowledge in phlebology, neurovascular imaging, and treatment innovation.

The collaboration was formally initiated during the NaborVein 2025 Conference in Paris, where DAKA presented a pioneering sand-walking experimental protocol, developed jointly with Dr. Sammi Zerrouk, aimed at studying gait dynamics and venous return under natural terrain conditions.

Together, we aim to:

• Advance multi-modal data collection in vascular research
• Support joint experimental studies in both clinical and real-world environments
• Deliver high-quality data for improving diagnosis and treatment strategies
• Train professionals through shared workshops and protocols

Stay tuned for more updates as we move forward with this exciting collaboration!