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Peili Vision and the EIC Accelerator: A VR Test for ADHD Stalls

September 29, 2026887 words5 min

Peili Vision wants to test children for ADHD by watching how they cope with everyday tasks in virtual reality. The Finnish company built on research from Aalto University a test in which children instead do everyday errands in a virtual apartment while the software measures how they plan, remember and stay on task. It now sells it as EFSim.

The European Innovation Council granted €2,496,112 towards VR4NEURO, a €3.57 million project that ran from November 2022 to March 2025 under the title "Building the world's largest digital hospital for neurological challenges". According to the CORDIS report, the diagnostic tool reached "up to 98% sensitivity in ADHD detection with an AUC of 88%" and won CE Class IIa certification. In July 2024, however, England's health technology assessor NICE concluded that the evidence for the EFSim Test was lacking and that it should be used only in research, pharmaphorum reported. Peili Vision's revenue was €19,000 in 2025.

€2.50MEIC grant, 70% of a €3.57M project
98%Top sensitivity for ADHD reported to CORDIS
Research onlyNICE's recommendation for the NHS, 2024
€19KRevenue in 2025

Company file

Legal entity
Peili Vision Oy, business ID 2730552-5
Product
EFSim (from the EPELI research game), VR, web and tablet
Certification
CE Class IIa; ISO 13485
Research partners
Aalto University, Åbo Akademi, University of Helsinki
EIC project
VR4NEURO, 1 Nov 2022 to 31 Mar 2025
EIC funding
Grant first; no EIC Fund investment announced
Staff (2025)
10

Where Peili Vision Stands Today

The company's old website now redirects to efsimtest.com, which markets EFSim to healthcare professionals and schools. It publishes no customers, prices or usage figures. The Finnish accounts summarised by Asiakastieto show revenue falling from €105,000 in 2023 to €66,000 in 2024 and €19,000 in 2025, and staff falling from 19 to 10. We found no funding round announced after the EIC grant.

The Technology: Errands in a Virtual Flat

The research game, EPELI, was tested on 112 children aged 9 to 12, 47 of them with ADHD, as Aalto University reported in January 2022. Its lead researcher said its accuracy was "already comparable to that of CPT", the standard computerised attention test. VR4NEURO added a clinician portal, AI-adapted rehabilitation exercises for executive function, and links to electronic patient records, tested in the sandbox of Finland's national Kanta system.

"The accuracy of the game to detect attention and executive function deficits is already comparable to that of CPT, even though it's still in early development."

Juha Salmitaival, Aalto University, January 2022

What the EIC Project Promised, and What CORDIS Shows

The project's title promised "the world's largest digital hospital for neurological challenges". The report describes a diagnostic tool, a rehabilitation system, a clinical portal and a care-pathway manager, with CE Class IIa certification. It names no hospital or health system using the platform, and its next steps are further studies in autism, pilots in other health systems and FDA approval.

  1. Certified diagnostic toolDeliveredCE Class IIa.
  2. Clinical validationContestedNICE: research use only.
  3. "World's largest digital hospital"Not builtNo health system named.
  4. Commercial growthMissedRevenue €19K in 2025.

What Has Happened Since the Award

The Money

Peili Vision's operating losses have been modest, €168,000 to €402,000 a year between 2023 and 2025, and its equity ratio was 20% at the end of 2025. With revenue falling and staff halved, the accounts show a company shrinking after the grant ended.

What cannot be checked

How many clinics or schools use EFSim, whether any health system pays for it, and whether the company has sought a new review by NICE are not public.

Why Europe Should Care

The project's own aim was to cut diagnostic bottlenecks with a digital test. The EIC paid for certification and product development. The independent assessment that matters for health systems, NICE's, found the evidence insufficient, and the company has not grown.

What the project promised

The world's largest digital hospital for neurological challenges.

What the record shows

A CE-marked ADHD test that NICE limited to research, €19,000 of revenue and a team of ten.

The Verdict

Certified, not adopted

VR4NEURO produced a certified product and strong accuracy figures in the company's own validation. Health systems have not followed: England's assessor wants more evidence, and the company's sales and team have shrunk.

Peili Vision has not been asked for comment for this article. It is based entirely on company statements, Finnish company data, trade press and EU project data, linked throughout.

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