Healthcare
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Premium self-adhesive iHeel® pads that enable comfortable worry-free walking by reducing heel slip and helping prevent blisters.
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Creating physical products in a digital-first world.
Core Solutions exists to turn everyday problems into useful products people can actually use.
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Consumer ElectronicsHome Safety
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Includes the BATBOX® Tester, a premium household battery tester that quickly shows which batteries still have usable power. It is complemented by BATBOX® Storage, designed to store batteries and the BATBOX® Tester neatly, while keeping them safely out of reach of children and pets.
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HealthcareIndependent living
PillenPopper
Preparing for launch
The PillenPopper helps people with weak or painful hands remove pills from blister packs and split suitable pills without a sharp blade, supporting greater independence and control.
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Approach
From idea to market
Core Solutions brings product ideas from problem discovery to validation, design, testing, branding, production and commercialization. Each project starts with a practical problem and is developed into a clear product proposition.
5,000+
products sold
Active in 9 countries.
Distribution
Online and offline
Sold on Bol, Amazon, Kaufland and by independent retailers.
Practical
2 products launched
3 under development.
In the media
Coverage, mentions and product stories
Den Haag FM · 27 October 2026
The PillenPopper on Den Haag FM
Rik van Wieren talks about the PillenPopper and helping people with weak or painful hands. Listen to the interview in two parts (in Dutch).
Listen to part 1 (7:50 to 11:10) Listen to part 2 (19:00 to 22:45) Discover the PillenPopperThe Hague Online · 25 October 2026
Rik van Wieren and the story behind the PillenPopper
The Hague Online profiles Rik van Wieren, the development of the PillenPopper and his work supporting student entrepreneurs.
Read the article Discover the PillenPopperImpactCity · 22 September 2026
Core Solutions nominated for The Hague Student Innovator Award 2026
ImpactCity names Core Solutions among the five student nominees for the PillenPopper, a device that helps people with reduced hand function remove pills from blister packs independently.
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