TORONTO, Feb. 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Star Navigation Systems Group Ltd. (CSE: SNA) (OTCQB: SNAVF) (CSE:SNA.CN) ("Star" or the "Company") announces that the Company and its recently acquired subsidiary Solutions Isoneo Inc. (to be renamed STAR-ISONEO Inc. -see press release January 16, 2019) and CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE SAINTE-JUSTINE, (https://www.chusj.org)  have signed a cooperation agreement for the Emergency Medical Services (“EMS”) markets which will enable them to provide real-time monitoring of patients while in transit on the ground or in the air.

CHUSJ is one of the top 10 mother-child hospitals in the World, with over 3500 births a year. It has over 1500 nurses, over 500 Doctors and over 200 researchers on staff. As a university hospital centre, the CHUSJ brings together, in one location, patient care, research, teaching, technological assessment, rehabilitation and health promotion.

The parties will work on the application of the STAR-A.D.S. ® System to the EMS field, utilizing STAR equipment known as In-Flight System Aided Medical Monitoring (“STAR-ISAMM™”) for air ambulance applications  and Land System Aided Medical Monitoring,  (“STAR-LSAMM™”) addressing Ground ambulances.

STAR and STAR-ISONEO are directly working on the hardware and software component of the systems, while CHUSJ, as a subject-matter expert, is working on the medical operations and environment. As an illustration, the CHUSJ is tasked with the definition and the realization of the medical users visual interface of the solution.

The parties have already successfully presented the solution in Montreal in late 2018, and STAR will be responsible for the marketing and sales of this unique EMS solution.