Press kit
Everything journalists and event organisers need to write about Linari Medical: company profile, key facts, logos, images and media contacts. All materials may be used freely for editorial purposes.
About Linari Medical
Linari Medical was founded in Pisa in December 2018 as a spin-off of Linari Engineering, the technology group founded by Stefano Linari in 2003, building on ten years of clinical research carried out with Fondazione Stella Maris. It develops telemedicine technologies for neurorehabilitation, combining multisensory stimulation, motion tracking and artificial intelligence.
Its flagship product is AvDesk, a CE-marked, internationally patented medical device for the assessment and treatment of visual and cognitive disorders in adults and children, used in clinics and, under professional supervision, at home.
Key facts
- Founded: December 2018, Pisa, Italy, as a spin-off of Linari Engineering
- Field: brain longevity tech, neurorehabilitation, Physical AI
- Research partner: Fondazione Stella Maris (IRCCS), Pisa
- Recognition: named among the world's top 40 startups by Microsoft; Best Startup for innovative medical devices at Forum Sistema Salute 2019; selected in 2022 by the Digital Health programme of VITA Accelerator (CDP Venture Capital)
- Headquarters: Via Gaetano Malasoma 26, 56121 Pisa, Italy
- Website: linarimedical.com
AvDesk at a glance
AvDesk is a CE-marked medical device that delivers multisensory audio-visual stimulation through an interactive panel, monitored in real time by a camera-based tracking system. Sessions are managed through the Linari Medical Cloud telemedicine platform, which lets clinicians set up, follow and review each programme remotely.
- AvDesk Lift: height-adjustable version for clinics and rehabilitation centres
- AvDesk Travel: portable version for use at home, under the supervision of a healthcare professional
- Linari Medical Cloud: remote management, data and reports for clinicians
AvDesk is a medical device. Information on this page is provided for press and editorial purposes only.
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Images
AvDesk Lift in a clinical setting — Download JPG
AvDesk Travel at home — Download JPG
Face and gaze tracking — Download JPG
AvDesk Travel and AvDesk Lift — Download JPG
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Spokespeople
Stefano Linari
Chairman & Co-Founder
Nuclear engineer, graduated with honors from the University of Pisa in 2003. He worked on the CMS experiment at CERN and later at Fermilab in Chicago. In 2003 he founded Linari Engineering, today a technology group that includes Linari Nanotech (electrospinning and nanofiber production), Linari Medical (telemedicine for neurorehabilitation), Alleantia (industrial IoT) and iProd (manufacturing optimization). He is co-author of many peer-reviewed publications on electrospinning and nanomaterials.
Caterina Stimola
CEO & Co-Founder
CEO and co-founder of Linari Medical and HemiaLab, she has worked in innovation for over fifteen years with one core belief: technology only matters when it truly improves people's lives. Since 2019 she has focused on digital health, working alongside clinicians, engineers, and patients as an early advocate of telemedicine and AI. Author of the book Telemedicine and Artificial Intelligence, she believes in making care more human, accessible, and closer to those who live it.
Media contact
Francesco Donnarumma
Marketing Manager
A member of the 8-bit generation, he has over twenty-five years of experience in innovation, technology, and communication, dedicated to bridging seemingly distant worlds: technology and people, data and experience. Marketing Manager at Linari Medical, he shares insights on stroke, prevention, and rehabilitation through the lens of technology and human experience.
Interviews, product demonstrations and additional materials can be arranged on request, also during trade shows and events.