Project description
Smell-based diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease
Certain diseases produce distinctive smells, which can serve as evidence or indicators of specific conditions. These odours are due to chemicals produced by the disease process and can be detected by artificial olfaction technologies. Funded by the European Research Council, the UNMASK project is continuing the work of the SCENT project on a bio-based artificial nose system that can be employed for the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases. This system contains materials that change their properties in the presence of disease biomarkers. The team will work with clinical collaborators from hospitals to validate the technological component of the project.
Objective
Parkinson´s disease (PD) is a progressive, chronic, and debilitating neurodegenerative disease for which there is no cure and no diagnostic test available. About 10 million people live with PD worldwide (1.2 million in Europe), and this number is expected to double by 2030 due to the aging population. PD has a high social and economic burden, and there is the need to improve PD timely detection and diagnosis, especially in young people.
UNMASK aims to validate the technological and business feasibility of the olfaction-inspired technology developed in the ERC Starting Grant SCENT by establishing the proof-of-concept for the non-invasive and fast PD diagnostics. To accomplish this, we will approach the project from both Technical and Business perspectives, with a perfect synergy between the research and business teams, and a close contact with clinical collaborators and stakeholders.
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HORIZON.1.1 - European Research Council (ERC)
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2829 516 Caparica
Portugal
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