The IHU ICAN participates in the 2022 hero race!

For the first time, the IHU ICAN takes up the challenge of the 2022 hero race! This solidarity, festive and friendly event will support an innovative project to improve the care of patients with heart failure.

What is the Hero Race?

Participate in a festive event: concerts, activities, collective warm-up, costume contest while supporting the IHU ICAN!

June 19, 2022 – Domaine de Saint Cloud National Park

Opening of the village 8:00 a.m. end of the event at 1:00 p.m.

Formats accessible to all!

  • Walk of 2 or 6 km
  • 6 or 10 km run

And concretely?

1 – The IHU mobilizes heroes to support its actions

2 – Each hero registers for the race then creates their fundraising page

3 – Each hero collects a minimum of €250 to participate in the race

4 – All heroes who have successfully collected participate in the race

5 – All funds are donated to the UTHop’IA / RobEduc program

What is the UTHop'IA project?

Objective of the project

The project aims to raise awareness of therapeutic education for patients hospitalized for an attack of Heart Failure (HF), via a humanoid robot and artificial intelligence.

Project leaders: Pr Richard Isnard, Dr Françoise Pousset and Dr Lise Legrand – Cardiology Department of the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital

Fundraising goals

1st level: €5,000– to finance the engineering phase on the mobility of the robot (components, movements, door opening)

2nd stage: €10,000 – to finance the engineering phase + the hospital acceptability study

How to support the IHU ICAN through the hero race?

  • Become one of our heroesby creating a fundraising page to support the Uthopia project and run with us on June 19
  • Participate in the collection of one of our heroes: by making a donation on the collection of one of our heroes
  • By mobilizing your company/structure to create a team for the benefit of the IHU ICAN