Objective Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia is the most frequent leukaemia entity in children and adolescents. Despite continued progress and refinement of therapeutic approaches, disease relapse due to insufficient extinction of leukaemic blasts still remains the number one cause of treatment failure. About 15-20% of paediatric patients with the disease still suffer from relapse. Flow cytometry (FCM) is one of the methodologies most useful in this respect, because it is widely available and applicable to most patients. While sample preparation, antibody panels, staining procedures, and FCM acquisition can be harmonized straightforwardly, data analysis and interpretation rely largely on operator skills and experience. These assessments are time-consuming and costly to be attained via staff-training, online support between twinning laboratories, and continued quality control. Hence, these requirements represent the current bottleneck of safely applying the FCM-Minimal Residual Desease (MRD) methodology in a growing community of diagnostic laboratories to the benefit of an increasing number of patients with leukaemia.To address this bottleneck, AutoFLOW aims at developing an objective and automated tool for multi-parameter FCM data analysis with robust and reliable MRD quantification. The consortium aims at engaging professionals from the medical and ICT fields in a network where the exchange of knowledge will culminate in a valid solution for automated FCM analysis for clinical follow-up assessment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL). Additionally, AutoFLOW is expected to gain better career perspectives for the involved personnel and increase the competitiveness of the participating SMEs. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdata sciencesocial sciencessociologyindustrial relationsautomationmedical and health sciencesclinical medicineoncologyleukemia Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IAPP - Marie Curie Action: "Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways" Call for proposal FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IAPP See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MC-IAPP - Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) Coordinator TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN EU contribution € 508 605,24 Address KARLSPLATZ 13 1040 Wien Austria See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Martin Kampel (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CHARITE - UNIVERSITAETSMEDIZIN BERLIN Germany EU contribution € 191 541,90 Address Chariteplatz 1 10117 Berlin See on map Region Berlin Berlin Berlin Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Martina Eickmann (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data LABDIA LABORDIAGNOSTIK GMBH Austria EU contribution € 303 369,55 Address ZIMMERMANNPLATZ 8 1090 Wien See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Other Administrative Contact Michael Dworzak (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data COGVIS SOFTWARE UND CONSULTING GMBH Austria EU contribution € 266 557,28 Address WIEDNER HAUPTSTRASSE 17 3 A 1040 WIEN See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Michael Brandstötter (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INFOKOM Informations- und Kommunikationsgesellschaft mbH Germany EU contribution € 368 404,96 Address JOHANNESSTRASSE 8 17034 NEUBRANDENBURG See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Rolf-Dietrich Berndt (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data