Objective
The aim of PCDIAB is to build and evaluate a bihormonal (insulin and glucagon) artificial pancreas (AP) with automated closed loop glycaemic control for insulin treated patients with diabetes. This will be a breakthrough in diabetes management. We will miniaturize our current prototype consisting of well-established continuous glucose monitors, an insulin pump and a glucagonpump. The housing will be redesigned with dedicated miniature motors and the software will be embedded. The algorithm will be improved and a continuous glucose sensor (CGM) per-formance alert will be developed. In parallel, glucagon pharmacology will be investigated and a stable liquid glu-cagon analogue will be developed. Furthermore, administration of insulin and glucagon together with continuous glucose monitoring at the same subcutaneous site will be investigated, to enable even further miniaturization in the future.
Deliverables include description of system integration of the bihormonal AP system and of an online detection of continuous glucose monitor performance. In a multinational controlled trial the bihormonal AP will be compared with standard intensive insulin therapy in daily life.
Impact of the project includes simplified diabetes care, improved quality of life for patients with diabetes, dimin-ished occurrence of diabetes related complications and diminished health costs in the long run. Also, the project will strengthen competitiveness of European industry across a complete value chain involving large, mid-sized and small companies, enabling Europe to lead progress in AP systems. Finally, the project will put European research and clinical organizations in leading positions with an increased number of high-skilled jobs in the medical device industry.
Dissemination and exploitation comprises a website, a conference, patents and scientific publications. The bihormonal closed loop system and the glucagon analogue can be developed into a product and brought to the market.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eu-vocabularies/euroscivoc.
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eu-vocabularies/euroscivoc.
- medical and health sciences clinical medicine endocrinology diabetes
- medical and health sciences medical biotechnology tissue engineering artificial pancreas continuous glucose monitors
You need to log in or register to use this function
We are sorry... an unexpected error occurred during execution.
You need to be authenticated. Your session might have expired.
Thank you for your feedback. You will soon receive an email to confirm the submission. If you have selected to be notified about the reporting status, you will also be contacted when the reporting status will change.
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Topic(s)
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Call for proposal
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
FP7-HEALTH-2012-INNOVATION-1
See other projects for this call
Funding Scheme
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Coordinator
1105AZ Amsterdam
Netherlands
The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.