Project description
Training the next generation of innovators on ingestible devices
The rise of minimally invasive medical technology has hit a hurdle: developing orally ingested devices that can provide advanced diagnostics, precise treatments, and long-term therapeutic benefits. With the support of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the INTELLI-INGEST project aims to address this challenge by training 13 researchers in creating miniaturised ingestible devices with the potential to transform patient care. The project addresses several issues, such as accurate device localisation, integration of advanced diagnostics, targeted intervention and the environmental impact of single-use devices. Additionally, it seeks cost-effective solutions for rapid innovation. Through multidisciplinary training, INTELLI-INGEST will enable future experts to push the boundaries of ingestible technology.
Objective
The Intelli-Ingest Doctoral Network will train 13 researchers in the development of minimally invasive, orally delivered miniaturised devices. This ingestible technology has the potential to unlock significant advances across the medical sciences, whether it is enhanced diagnosis through the application of artificial intelligence or the integration of multiple sensors into these devices, surgery through less invasive biopsy or treatment through targeted drug delivery direct to the site of interest or the development of therapeutic form factors that can safely reside within the gastrointestinal tract for extended periods, removing the need for daily treatment and improving the adherence of patients to the treatment regimen. However, to achieve this potential, several scientific challenges must be addressed. These include needing more accurate localisation, improving our ability to know where the devices are along the gastrointestinal tract at any time for better treatment and repeated diagnosis. The second challenge is the need to integrate more advanced diagnostic and therapeutic technology, which is vital for more accurate identification and treatment of pathology. The third challenge is environmental sustainability; more sustainable designs are crucial due to the single-use nature of most ingestible devices and their growing use post-pandemic. Finally, to rapidly innovate in the ingestible device field, we need better tools to advance translation at low cost, reducing the use of costly animal models. The 13 doctoral candidates will tackle these challenges, advancing the state of the art in ingestible device technology while benefiting from multidisciplinary, multi-sectoral, international training provided by leaders in this field. This training will provide these candidates with extensive technical, translational and transferable skills training that will enhance their future career prospects in this growing field of research.
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HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
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HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-DN - HORIZON TMA MSCA Doctoral Networks
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-MSCA-2023-DN-01
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56127 Pisa
Italy
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