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We are excited to announce that in May, with the help of the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO), 18Loop more than doubled the number of kids with cancer in the the Joint Experimental Intervention Research Study (JEIRS). So far, our survey data has indicated that all of our kids report doing better in the hospital…

18Loop is proud to announce that we have won an honorable mention in Fast Company‘s World Changing Ideas 2021. Check out our Press Release HERE. This recognition will help us to raise funds and to scale our growing research study. We are shipping new Oculus Quest 2 headsets in May, and the American Childhood Cancer…

18Loop is happy to announce that Phase II of our Joint Experimental Intervention Research Study (JEIRS) with the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) has been funded by Servier Pharmaceuticals. Servier is a partner of the ACCO and is helping the 18Loop team to support ACCO kids in the fight against pediatric cancer. It has been…

When pediatric cancer patient Elizabeth first tried Virtual Reality (VR), she exclaimed that it was “amazing and exciting.” She didn’t realize it at first, but VR would prove to be an aid in the hospital for her and her fellow study participants. Elizabeth is the first of seven teens to test VR in 18Loop and…

2021 has been a wonderful year for 18Loop and our kids with cancer. All of us are grateful that although the pandemic is still not controlled, life is moving ahead. A key focus area for the 18Loop team in 2021 is scientific research. In order to effectively distribute our VR solution, it was necessary to…

18Loop is very excited about our signature program Virtual Comfort. We are beginning the distribution of Oculus VR headsets to children with cancer. This distribution is being facilitated by the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO). Initially, we planned to deploy mobile VR technology, but our testing with the ACCO drove us to look further. Oculus…