PEORIA MAGAZINE April 2023

VirtuSense founder Deepak Gaddipati

S P O T L I G H T

T en years ago, engineer Deepak Gaddipati founded VirtuSense Technologies to solve a complex and deeply personal problem. How do you proactively identify risk factors for adults to prevent falls? Gaddipati’s grandmother had been an active 68-year-old when she fell and broke her hip in 2009. It was her first fall, but she passed away from complications within 10 days. The whole family was in shock. A graduate of Bradley University’s engineering master’s degree program, Gaddipati, 41, was already known for finding solutions. He invented the full-body scanner now used in many airports and had been working on government defense contracts.

A VIRTUOUS BUSINESS MODEL The Peoria-based AI company VirtuSense is being recognized as a global innovation leader, specifically in the prevention of falls

BY LAURIE PILLMAN PHOTO BY RON JOHNSON

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