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Drink-driving remains a major public safety challenge, yet existing detection methods are often intrusive and underused. In this session, Ethylowheel introduces a breakthrough approach: instant alcohol detection through skin contact. Through a live demonstration of EthyloKey and its companion mobile app, we will showcase how this technology enables a seamless, user-friendly experience and opens the door to large-scale preventive solutions in everyday environments.
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00:00Hello everyone. So I'm Julie. I'm the co-founder of Ethylowheal. Today I don't
00:07want to just present you another connected gadget. I want to show you how
00:15a simple touch could change the way we actually prevent drink driving. For
00:23DK's alcohol testing requires you to blow into a device and now we believe the
00:31future is as simple as a touch. So first of all I would like to ask you a question
00:40so I need your attention. How many of you have ever seen or used this kind of
00:49breathalyzer? Okay, no one? Okay, so nobody has ever used one just after a party. So
01:00very few people use really this kind of products. And why? Because they
01:07are disposable, they contain chemicals, they are not easy to use and sometimes
01:14difficult to interpret. So the problem is not that solutions don't exist. The
01:22problem is that people don't use them. So now I would like to ask some of you to
01:31come with me on stage to perform a breath test. So for preference I would like
01:39someone who didn't drink and speak in French because it's a French breathalyzer. Are you
01:46interested? Okay, thank you. We can applaud her. Hello. What's your name?
01:56Friszy. Nice to meet you. So thanks for coming here for the demonstration. So have you ever used one before?
02:03No? No? Okay, so it's perfect. So imagine you just left the party. You did drink a cup of drink
02:12and you want to
02:12to check if you are able to drive or not. So I let you open it, read the instruction and
02:20perform the test.
02:22While our volunteer is trying to understand the instruction of this breathalyzer, I would like to show you
02:31what technology can do in 2026. So this is Hetiloki. It's a connected keychain that allows you
02:41to check your blood alcohol level just by touch in just a few seconds. So I press one, the blue
02:50light,
02:51I don't know if you see it. The blue light becomes because steady. I press one and I just have
02:58to wait 20 seconds.
03:02So the vapor of alcohol are hemited by my skin. I concentrate in around our sensor and make a prediction.
03:12Orange, red or green. Green, I'm good to go. Or red, orange, be careful. And red, don't dry. So I'm
03:22green, I'm good. I didn't drink.
03:25And you? What are your feedback about this test? Are you green or not? Are you good to go?
03:32I'm not sure. You are not sure? Yeah. I should be green. So it's kind of difficult, no? Yeah, yeah.
03:40Yeah, exactly.
03:41It's not easy. Okay, thank you very much. I will let you go back with the public. Thank you. We
03:48can applaud her.
03:52So next, people often ask us, but how is this possible? And the answer actually is very simple.
04:02Alcohol doesn't only live for the breath. It is also naturally emitted by the skin.
04:10And thanks to our technology, we are able to detect this tiny amount of alcohol and correlate it to blood
04:19alcohol concentration, thanks to our algorithm. In other words, we transform a simple touch as a safety check.
04:30But Etiloki, it's not just a sensor. It's part of an ecosystem. So we have developed a mobile application
04:39that comes with Etiloki, that allows you to store your latest test, but also you can know when you will
04:49be
04:49able to be able to be fit to drive again. Also some reflex testes. And our latest feature is the
04:58party mode
04:59dedicated mainly for young people that like to party with friends. And this mode can
05:05can be good to make the profile of your friends and check their ability to go back home safely and
05:17make sure
05:18everyone go back home safely. But our ambition is beyond just one product. We want to make prevention
05:29exactly where decisions are exactly where decisions are made. So on every key chain, in share mobility, but also in
05:37professional fleets,
05:39in stadiums, like for the World Cup 2026, and at festivals.
05:47So our platform, Etiloki is just the beginning. Our technology platform is able to detect a lot of compounds emitted
05:58by your skin,
06:00opening the door to many other applications in healthcare or in safety.
06:09And I would like to leave you with just a simple idea. At Etilowheel, our ambition is not just build
06:20a better breathalyzer. Our ambition is to make self-alcohol checking as simple as checking the time on your phone.
06:30And why it's important? Because when prevention becomes effortless, more people use it. And if more people use it, we
06:43can save more lives.
06:44So thank you very much. If you want to join the revolution, I will let you scan the QR code
06:51and pre-order your Etiloki.
06:53And if you want to continue this conversation, come and meet us at the booth of Paris-Saclay University, 3H19.
07:03Thank you very much. Thank you for the volunteer to come on stage with me.
07:19Thank you, Julie. Thank you so much. I don't know if you have questions. We have a few minutes. Everything
07:28is quite clear.
07:31Okay. Thank you again, Julie. Thank you so, so much. Mobility isn't just about how we move, right?
07:41Yeah. It's also about staying safe on the road.
07:46Yeah, exactly. It's very important to be safe because when you drink, we have a lethal weapon inside our hands.
07:55So it's important to don't drink, don't do drugs.
07:59Be clear to be able to go back home safely for you, but also for the others.
08:04Okay. This is your first time at Vivatech and first time at Discovery stage.
08:09Is it possible to have a talk with you after? Are you around or do you have a booth around
08:13the Discovery stage?
08:14Yes. At the third stage, we are on the booth of the University of Paris-Saclay, 3H19.
08:23Okay. So feel free to come and see you. Thank you so much, Julie. Thank you so much.
08:28Thank you. Thank you very much.
08:29Can we have a round of applause again for Julie?
08:32Merci.
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