Objective The diagnosis and discrimination of infectious diseases (such as leishmaniasis, dengue, malaria, HIV, chagas) in geographic regions with poor or low-density medical infrastructure is of high socioeconomic importance. While so-called "rapid in-vitro diagnostic (ivD) tests" for single diseases are already on the market, more complex analytical protocols are necessary to clearly identify a certain tropical disease AND to determine the status of the disease - the latter being crucial for proper treatment. Such complex analytical protocols would include liquid handling as well as sample preparation like transcription and amplification (PCR) of the virus` RNA (dengue, HIV) or the parasite (lechimaniasis, malaria, Chagas). These sample preparation steps are currently only available in laboratories and have not yet found their way in mass-producible, integrated point-of-care diagnostic tests.Thus the PodiTrodi project aims to overcome the draw-backs of current Point-of-Care tests by developing technologies for really integrated (but low-cost!) sample preparation. The prototype to be developed for this proof of concept will be an instrument that integrates the heterogeneous Microsystems (biosensors and microfluidics), control electronics, sensor read-out, human-machine interface, embedded processor and power supply, in a self-contained unit, suitable for point-of-care diagnosis of the diseases selected as first targets.To achieve these challenging goals, PodiTrodi follows a multidimensional, multi-material system integration approach on four project "levels" (Heterogeneous System Integration, Instrumentation, Fabrication Infrastructure, Development Infrastructure). The Consortium comprises 8 partners from 5 European countries (Germany, France, Italy, Finland, Portugal) as well as 5 partners from Brazil (PodiTrodi-BR). They represent industry, research and academia and bring a range of complementary skills required for this multidisciplinary research project. Fields of science medical and health scienceshealth sciencesinfectious diseasesmalariamedical and health scienceshealth sciencestropical medicine Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2011.10.1.1 - Microelectronics/Microsystems Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2011-EU-Brazil See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV Address Hansastrasse 27c 80686 Munchen Germany See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Christoph Schulte (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all HAECKER AUTOMATION GMBH Germany EU contribution € 180 900,00 Address Inselsbergstrasse 17 99891 Schwarzhausen See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Markus Thamm (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data BIFLOW SYSTEMS GMBH Germany EU contribution € 37 800,00 Address Technologie-campus 1 09126 Chemnitz See on map Region Sachsen Chemnitz Chemnitz Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Jörg Nestler (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Other funding No data TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT Finland EU contribution € 178 565,00 Address Tekniikantie 4 a 02044 VTT Espoo See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Mirka Laasonen (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES France EU contribution € 291 921,00 Address Rue leblanc 25 75015 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact CLAUDE VAUCHIER (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS France EU contribution € 38 564,00 Address Rue michel ange 3 75794 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Jocelyn MERE (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data STMICROELECTRONICS SRL Italy EU contribution € 191 608,00 Address Via c.olivetti 2 20864 Agrate brianza See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Monza e della Brianza Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Sara Loi (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data UNIVERSIDADE DE AVEIRO Portugal EU contribution € 40 200,00 Address Campus universitário de santiago 3810-193 Aveiro See on map Region Continente Centro (PT) Região de Aveiro Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Fernando Ferreira Batista (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
