Projects
Advancing imaging technologies and associated applications in life sciences, healthcare, medical research and beyond. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
enhancement and computer processing offers immense innovation potential in fields such as medical, industry,
research, consumer, robotics, ….
The ‘Advance Imaging’ consortium fosters multidisciplinary and innovation-driven collaboration among (bio)medical
scientists, engineers, and medical doctors from three ...
Medical imaging KU Leuven
The valorisation domain targeted by this IOF program is medical imaging, a broad field that involves different imaging technologies such as RX, CT, MRI, PET/SPECT, US and optical imaging. Imaging research within KU Leuven is scattered over different groups that are clustered in a large consortium, situated at the Medical Imaging Research Centre (MIRC). Core members are ESAT/PSI, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Cardiology and Radiotherapy, but ...
Multidisciplinary European training network for development of personalized anti-infective medical devices combining printing technologies and antimicrobial functionality (PRINT-AID). University of Antwerp
Medical diagnostics goes micro and smart Sirris, the collective centre for the technological industry
Medical diagnostics goes micro and smart (Micro and smart automation technologies for the development of point-of-care diagnostic and testing devices)
The project focuses on Flemish companies that wish to develop diagnostic point-of-care test equipment using micro production techniques and smart automation technology. It concerns companies from the biomedical sector, the injection molding sector and the mechatronics sector.
...Multidisciplinary European training network for development of personalized antiinfective medical devices combining printing teechnologies and antimicrobial functionality Ghent University
According to ECDC,over 4 million healthcare-associated infections in the EU cause 37.000 deaths and cost EUR 7 billion/year. Half of them are related to medical devices (i.e., catheters, implants) and 80% of these are related to bacterial biofilms. A recent EC report highlighted the medical device sector's role iin dirving EU economic growth, employing 500K people in 25K companies (80% are SMEs) with annual sales of EUR 85 billion. The ...
European training network for development of personalized anti-infective medical devices combining printing technologies and antimicrobial functionality Ghent University
According to ECDC, over 4 million healthcare-associated infections in the EU cause 37,000 deaths and cost EUR
7 billion/year. Half of them are related to medical devices (i.e., catheters, implants) and 80% of these are related to
bacterial biofilms. A recent EC report highlighted the medical device sector’s role in driving EU economic growth,
employing 500k people in 25k companies (80% are SMEs) with annual sales of EUR 85 ...
Micro-Technologies and Heterogeneous ADvanced Platforms for Implantable Medical Systems. KU Leuven
The μTHALYS project aims to create a technology platform that enables a next revolution by bringing microsystem technology to the next level in terms of integration, miniaturization and multifunctionality and applying this development to address pending needs in health care.
Several breakthrough materials, basic concepts and fabrication techniques will be developed based on silicon or going far beyond silicon: At the wafer scale ...
Cyber securitY tooLbox for COnnected MEdical Devices KU Leuven
Accelerated digitalisation in health sector brings opportunities for cost-effective and efficient delivery of personalised care, through medical devices (including software) connected to IT networks and increasingly combined with novel technologies (AI, cloud computing, blockchain or 5G networks) and simultaneously Europe is witnessing an increase in the complexity and sophistication of attacks threatening such critical infrastructure. ...