About us

We are an Estonian medical device startup founded in Tallinn in 2014 by Ph.D Maarja Kruusmaa, M.D. Ph.D Peeter Ross and Ph.D Asko Ristolainen. Our decision to found SafeToAct came from the realization the current training methods in the field of interventional medicine deserve innovation and can be significantly improved. In 2011, we saw the need for better simulation tools and started prototyping our version of a 3D kidney replica, that we affectionately call the kidney phantom, with both affordability and high fidelity in mind.

Our headquater is situated in Tallinn Science Park Tehnopol near Tallinn University of Technology and its campus. Tehnopol is Estonian’s own Silicon Valley, a business environment with homes for startup incubators, innovation centers and more than 200 technology-based enterprises, including such household names as Skype and AgileWorks. Because of our location and connections, we are able to tightly collaborate with the local biorobotic, engineering and food and information technology talent toconstantly improve everything we do.

To always be on the cutting edge of medical education and know our target demographic as best as possible, we cooperate with East-Tallinn Central Hospital and arrange kidney phantom training sessions to our interventional medicine residents. In these training sessions, the trainees are able to hone theirinterventional procedures practical skillset on our kidney phantoms, socialize with other trainees they normally would not, and speak their minds about their hopes and expectations from the education they are receiving. Our goal is to raise the quality of healthcare in the field of interventional medicine and we believe it is vital to work together with the soon-to-be attending physicians to achieve it.

Our team

M.D. Ph.D Peeter Ross

Founder & Mentor
Career
  • 2014 - ... Tallinn University of Technology, Technomedicum, Centre of Cardiology, eMedicine Laboratory; Senior Researcher
  • 2010 – ... Estonian eHealth Foundation; Expert, Telemedicine, e-health
  • 1996 – ... East Tallinn Central Hospital; Radiologist
  • 2012 – 2014 Tallinn University of Technology, Technomedicum, Department of Clinical Medicine, Chair of Health Care Technology; Senior Researcher
  • 2012 – 2014 Tallinn University of Technology, Technomedicum, Department of Clinical Medicine, Chair of Health Care Technology; Associate Professor
  • 2011 – 2012 Tallinn University of Technology, Technomedicum, Department of Clinical Medicine; Time service
  • 2004 – 2010 East-Tallinn Central Hospital; member of board
  • 2002 – 2004 Tallinn Central Hospital; head of Diagnostics Division
  • 1996 – 2002 Tallinn Central Hospital; radiologist
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Ph.D Maarja Kruusmaa

Founder & Mentor
Career
  • 2013 - ... Tallinn University of Technology, Faculty of Information Technology, Centre for Biorobotics; vice-dean of research
  • 2009 - ... Fits.me; R&D director
  • 2008 - ... Tallinn University of Technology , Faculty of Information Technology, Centre for Biorobotics; Professor.
  • 2008 - ... Tallinn University of Technology , Faculty of Information Technology, Centre for Biorobotics; head of unit
  • 2004 - 2009 University of Tartu, Faculty of Science and Technology, Institute of Technology, University of Tartu; Senior Researcher
  • 1997- 2002 Intelligent Systems Laboratory of Halmstad University, Sweden; Research assistant
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Ph.D Asko Ristolainen

Founder & Production & Development
Education
  • 2011 – 2015 Tallinn University of Technology, Information and Communication Technology, Ph.D studies
  • 2008 –2010 Tallinn University of Technology, Mechatronics M.Sc studies
  • 2005 –2008 Tallinn University of Technology, Mechatronics B.Sc studies
  • 4 years of phantom development experience in two European Framework 7 projects SAFROS and I-SUR
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