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During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, 18Loop received another funding round from Servier Pharmaceuticals. We have already shipped additional headsets to our partners at the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) and are using the balance of the funds to support fundraising and quantitative research. The research will be done in conjunction with our new partners at […]

On June 18th, 18Loop CEO Greg Tarnacki will serve as Track Chair for the Health and Wellness sessions at the Augmented World Expo (awexr.com) in Long Beach California. This year, AWE will welcome over 6500 attendees from the XR industry who will view presentations, demonstrate technology and participate in networking activities. The Health and Wellness track

This spring, 18Loop has surpassed 100 headsets deployed. The majority of the VR headsets have been connected to children through the American Childhood Cancer Organization. 18Loop also maintains a relationship with the XR Impact Network that has afforded us the opportunity to serve children in a study in Michigan at the Maggie’s Wigs 4 Kids

We are happy to announce that 18Loop.org has relaunched. Thank you for visiting us and please consider making a donation. This month, we have shipped VR headsets to the remainder of the kids on our waiting list. We are grateful that they will be participating in our research and hope the wait was worth it!

December 2021 and January 2022 will be exciting months for 18Loop. This month, we have received additional year end funding from Servier Pharmaceuticals for our Joint Experimental Research Study (JEIRS) with the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO). The Servier funding will allow us to ship VR headsets to many of our backlog ACCO kids before

18Loop has deployed 25 Oculus VR headsets to kids with cancer and we continue to receive results and feedback. “Our focus has been on Virtual Stress Management, which we deliver through the deployment of the Tripp platform,” says 18Loop CEO Greg Tarnacki. “What has been encouraging is the benefit that gaming provides by stimulating physical

This summer, 18Loop is focusing on several new research initiatives that will help our kids with cancer to tolerate treatment, recover and thrive. Our Joint Experimental Intervention Research Study (JEIRS) with the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) currently has a full cohort of 25 participants. We are receiving great qualitative feedback from the kids and

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