Objective In the understanding of the initiation and development of several diseases revolutionary changes are currently taking place. Cancer and brain diseases are examples of medical fields where new technologies are finding their way into research and applications, radically altering the way the diseases are being diagnosed and treated. Especially methods that yield information on molecular and cellular mechanisms open up the way for novel effective therapies for disease prevention and disease curing.The aim of this ITN is to conduct training and research in the field of novel bio-analytical methods and tools for cell based diseases, in specific for severe cancers and brain diseases. These methods and tools should allow faster and more reliable diagnosis, but are also of great importance for therapy research leading to novel treatment methods. This ITN combines disciplines such as engineering, biotechnology, medicine, and chip-technology and the consortium covers universities, hospitals and industry. The functionality of the devices is determined by the type of measurements that need to be performed, therefore we will focus on a few specific diseases: our cancer research will be aimed at skin cancer (melanoma) and blood cancer (leukaemia), and the part on brain diseases will focus on schizophrenia. Although we will direct our activities towards these three diseases in particular, we expect that the research (methods, devices, and technology) will also have impact on the understanding of other cancer types and other brain diseases. Fields of science medical and health sciencesmedical biotechnologymedical and health sciencesclinical medicineoncologyskin cancermelanomamedical and health sciencesclinical medicinepsychiatryschizophreniamedical 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-2010-ITN - Marie-Curie Action: "Initial Training Networks" Call for proposal FP7-PEOPLE-2010-ITN See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MC-ITN - Networks for Initial Training (ITN) Coordinator UNIVERSITAET BREMEN Address Bibliothekstrasse 1 28359 Bremen Germany See on map Region Bremen Bremen Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Thomas Flink (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 782 171,02 Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH Switzerland EU contribution € 507 268,00 Address Raemistrasse 101 8092 Zuerich See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Zürich Zürich Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Andreas Hierlemann (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET Denmark EU contribution € 798 449,00 Address Anker engelunds vej 101 2800 Kongens lyngby See on map Region Danmark Hovedstaden Københavns omegn Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Winnie Svendsen (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window VIROLOGICKY USTAV SLOVENSKEJ AKADEMIE VIED Slovakia EU contribution € 218 018,00 Address Dubravska cesta 9 84505 Bratislava See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Juraj Kopacek (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window MEDIZINISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN Austria EU contribution € 376 816,00 Address Spitalgasse 23 1090 Wien See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Heimo Breiteneder (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET Denmark EU contribution € 299 397,00 Address Norregade 10 1165 Kobenhavn See on map Region Danmark Hovedstaden Byen København Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Ivan Kristoffersen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window XENSOR INTEGRATION BV Netherlands EU contribution € 252 067,00 Address Distributieweg 2645EJ Delfgauw See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Alexander Van Herwaarden (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG Switzerland EU contribution € 253 634,00 Address Grenzacherstrasse 124 4070 Basel See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Nordwestschweiz Basel-Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Frederic Knoflach (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN Participation ended Austria EU contribution € 8 735,98 Address Karlsplatz 13 1040 Wien See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Michael Vellekoop (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window