Objective The BrainSafe II project builds upon a successful Research for the Benefit of SMEs project and will deliver an innovative technology for the autonomous, calibration free, non-invasive, rapid, accurate and precise absolute intracranial pressure (aICP) determination. The resultant device will exhibit absolute intracranial pressure measurement to within SD = ± 2,5 mmHg. The target time for the whole procedure is 9 minutes (compared with a current average 23 minutes). The device resulting from this research will be a very significant breakthrough in healthcare delivery. The timely application of the device in the diagnosis of TBI patients will save approximately 9,400 lives, reduce the number of permanently disabled citizens by 30,000 and increase the survival rates and lifespan for an additional 136,000 patients with TBI within the EU annually. The BrainSafe II concept is initiated by the SME Vittamed who has background knowledge and holds all background IPR of the proposed technological concept. The R&D will be completed by a consortium of experts within ultrasonic techniques, signal processing, microdrivers and ergonomic hardware design to ensure full safety and comfort to patients and ease of use and time saving for medical personnel. The RTOs are Kaunas University of Technology in Kaunas, Lithuania, Singer Instruments and Control Ltd. in Israel and Estonia Innovation Institute. The SME partners joining Vittamed form a coherent supply chain with the skills to manufacture and distribute the final product. The SMEs are Microplast, for high precision plastics moulding, Medelkom for its expertise with ultrasound transducers, Artec Design for electronic subsystems and Vittamed for signal processing software. Following, clinical trials, widespread adoption of the technology will lead to global sales of about €80million within a 5 year period post project, securing or creating 135 jobs within the EU. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwareengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsignal processingnatural sciencesphysical sciencesacousticsultrasound Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-2012-1 - Research for SMEs Call for proposal FP7-SME-2012 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinator UAB Vittamed EU contribution € 583 104,09 Address Saules 39-10 51362 Kaunas Lithuania See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Edvardas Satkauskas (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all SINGER INSTRUMENTS & CONTROL LTD Israel EU contribution € 5 501,46 Address Yozma street 2 39032 Tirat carmel See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Gilad Hizkiyahu (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MICROPLAST AS Norway EU contribution € 337 533,82 Address Wessels veg 2 7500 Stjordal See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Gunnar Smiseth (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MEDELKOM Participation ended Lithuania EU contribution € 63 126,81 Address Graiciuno 10 02241 Vilnius See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Sergej Cherviakov (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data KAUNO TECHNOLOGIJOS UNIVERSITETAS Lithuania EU contribution No data Address K donelaicio 73 LT-44029 Kaunas See on map Region Lietuva Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas Kauno apskritis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Arminas Ragauskas (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NEDERLAND BV Participation ended Netherlands EU contribution No data Address High tech campus 52 5656 AG Eindhoven See on map Region Zuid-Nederland Noord-Brabant Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Patrick Keur (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data OSAUHING EESTI INNOVATSIOONI INSTITUUT Estonia EU contribution No data Address Sepapaja 6 11415 Tallinn See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Lauri Nirgi (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data ARTEC DESIGN OU Estonia EU contribution € 284 733,82 Address Salu 11 75501 Harjumaa See on map Region Eesti Eesti Põhja-Eesti Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Kevvai Kaido (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data