Project description
Commercialising a novel super-resolution ultrasound scanner for microvascular imaging
Based on its previously established methodology, the ERC-funded iSURE project now aims to develop the hardware and software architecture for a novel ultrasound scanner that can execute 3D super-resolution imaging of human microcirculation in real time. This non-invasive method is able to instantaneously generate images of microvascular structures for vessel diameters as small as 28 μm. The project will create a prototype scanner for testing in a medical facility and use the results of numerous clinical trials. It will also prepare documentation to specify the architectural design of the scanner for commercial use, anticipating marketing potential in the form of a spin-out company or a licence agreement with a commercial ultrasound company.
Objective
The Proof-of-Concept project will develop the hardware and software architecture for a novel ultrasound scanner
capable of performing real-time 3-D super-resolution imaging of the microcirculation in humans. The scanner is based on
the methods developed in the SURE ERC synergy grant project for Super-resolution Ultrasound Real-time imaging using
Erythrocytes (SURE). The approach can non-invasively visualize the microvascular structures in the human body for vessel
diameters down to 28 μm from data acquired in just 2 seconds. The results of several clinical studies will be used as a
proof-of-concept, and a prototype scanner with a touch-sensitive graphical interface will be developed and tested in a hospital
environment. Documents will be made specifying the architecture of both the software and the hardware platform for potential
commercial implementation of the approach. This will form the basis for either a potential spin-out company or a license
agreement with a commercial ultrasound company.
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- natural sciences computer and information sciences software
- natural sciences physical sciences optics microscopy super resolution microscopy
- natural sciences physical sciences acoustics ultrasound
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Programme(s)
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HORIZON.1.1 - European Research Council (ERC)
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HORIZON-ERC-POC - HORIZON ERC Proof of Concept Grants
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) ERC-2024-POC
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