Awards
In 2011, NoTube has won the runner-up prize at the Startup Weekend Zurich and was awarded the Fast Forward Public Forward Award by the Styrian government. These awards were granted in recognition of our innovative Netcoaching program, the degree of professionalism showcased by our staff and the overwhelmingly positive feedbacks of former patients.
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| Startup Weekend 2011 | Fast Forward Award |
Press Coverage
Every year several media reports about the Graz tube weaning method and NoTube are published. A recent selection can be found below.
Online Television coverage of Lucia Belle on ACA – Help Lucia learn to eat
Lucia Belle´s story is described by a report from 2009 on ACA. One aim is to help her family fundraise the money for their trip to Austria to wean off their child from its feeding tube. Finally, in June 2009, the little girl participated in the Graz Tube-weaning Program and was weaned successfully.
Whitehorse Leader 12. August 2009: Layla's new hunger for life
This article is about little Layla from Australia who was born premature (24. Gestation Week) and tube feed for almost 3 years. The mother reports about the successful tube weaning in Graz.
Online Television coverage of the miracle Twins and their journey to Graz, Austria
At the end of January 2012, an Australian family is interviewed and talks about their experiences and their journey to Graz, Austria. The report is about their identical twins, Byron and Lincoln. Byron was born 3-times bigger than Lincoln. Both had a rough start. Like a miracle, both survived. But because of Lincoln´s severe medical condition he got a feeding tube, from which he has been fed since birth. To get rid of his tube, the family went to Graz, Austria, where Lincoln finally was weaned off his feeding tube successfully.
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Natural Parenting Blog 08. July 2011: New Online Program for Parents of Tube Dependent Children
This Australian Blog introduces the Netcoaching method for tube weaning.
Daily Mail 19. October 2010: Bite by bite, girl who never learned to eat enjoys first taste of real food
This article from a British newspaper is about little Tabitha, whose parents care for funds for the journey to Graz to wean their daughter from her feeding tube.
Herald Sun 11. March 2011: At last it's crunch time for Max
Max is an Australian boy, who is tube treated via Netcoaching. His parents report about their experiences.
BBC Nottingham 10. November 2010 - Parents seek help for boy who does not eat
BBC reports again Daniel´s story. He is an autistic boy from Great Britain and has been tube fed for years. The BBC reporter talks about the possibility to participate the tube weaning program in Graz, Austria.







