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SPINEFX: A University–Industry Network for the Training of High-quality Multidisciplinary Researchers to Deliver Enterprising, Cost-effective Surgical Solutions for Spinal Disease and Trauma

Objective

SPINEFX is an integrated ITN comprising academic, industrial and clinical partners that is designed to create exceptionally trained researchers with the key skills to deliver commercially significant, innovative solutions to the challenges posed by spinal disease and trauma, namely vertebral fracture. The significant economic and personal impact of these fractures can be gleaned from the fact that in osteoporosis 1 in 3 women will suffer one. Added to this is the high cost of vertebral fractures due to trauma, which can exceed €1 million per patient. It is only with a multidisciplinary approach, which is a synthesis of key academic and industrial skills, that high quality training can be delivered to researchers to address this economic and individual burden. Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) will be located within internationally renowned academic institutions with state-of-the-art facilities and will be involved in projects organized around key themes which cascade over basic, oriented and applied research in a truly ‘bench to bedside and beyond’ manner. New knowledge generated by the ESRs will be exploited by the Experienced Researchers (ERs) who will be located in three of Europes leading Small-Medium Sized Enterprises in this arena. Here the ERs will strengthen their scientific competencies in a market-driven environment and advance their managerial and knowledge transfer skills. As well as playing a significant role in training-through-research, Industry will also be a central element of the Structured Training. The latter includes Network-Wide Workshops open to the international community, secondments and the co-hosting of the Final Conference in conjunction with the EuroSpine Meeting organized by the Spine Society for Europe. All training will emphasise both complementary and scientific skills, thus significantly enhancing the career prospects of the ESRs/ERs and creating future research leaders.

Call for proposal

FP7-PEOPLE-ITN-2008
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Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
Address
Woodhouse Lane
LS2 9JT Leeds
United Kingdom

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Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Administrative Contact
Martin Hamilton (Mr.)
EU contribution
€ 658 728,37

Participants (7)

ANYBODY TECHNOLOGY AS
Denmark
EU contribution
€ 238 284,08
Address
Niels Jernes Vej 10
9220 Aalborg

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Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Administrative Contact
Per Sondrup (Mr.)
BONESUPPORT AB
Sweden
EU contribution
€ 201 578,87
Address
Scheelevägen 19a
SE-22370 Lund

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Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Administrative Contact
Fredrik Werner (Mr.)
ulrich GmbH & Co.KG
Germany
EU contribution
€ 203 408,24
Address
Buchbrunnenweg 12
89081 Ulm

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Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Administrative Contact
Stefan Breuer (Mr.)
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT HAMBURG
Germany
EU contribution
€ 594 307,46
Address
Am Schwarzenberg Campus 1
21073 Hamburg

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Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Administrative Contact
Gerd Huber (Dr.)
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN

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Austria
EU contribution
€ 246 895,16
Address
Karlsplatz 13
1040 Wien
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Administrative Contact
Philippe Zysset (Prof.)
UNIVERSITAET BERN
Switzerland
EU contribution
€ 469 763,64
Address
Hochschulstrasse 6
3012 Bern

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Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Administrative Contact
Philippe Zysset (Prof.)
EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH
Switzerland
EU contribution
€ 354 238,26
Address
Raemistrasse 101
8092 Zuerich

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Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Administrative Contact
Stephen Ferguson (Prof.)