Objective
Our vision is to develop a suite of standardised non-invasive devices that will provide essential information about brain
health in neurocritical care and neuromonitoring, with a particular emphasis on 1. traumatic brain injury: the “silent epidemic
of the third millennium” and 2. hypoxia in newborn children. Survivors present permanent neurological conditions that have a
profound impact on the quality of life of individuals and their families, and hence a large socio-economic impact. The key
factors influencing these conditions and their treatment are the avoidance of brain hypoxia and metabolic disturbances and
this is driving the transfer of new neuromonitoring systems to the bedside where they are being shown to have a
transformative effect on patient care.
BitMap will develop non-invasive photonics-based monitoring techniques and data analysis methods to provide biomarkers
that could guide patient management. A cohort of multi-disciplinary Early Stage Researchers (ESRs), embedded in leading
laboratories across Europe, will work together on an programme designed to address the key technological and clinical
challenges in neurocritical care. The ESRs will benefit from the diverse range of expertise in advanced photonics and clinical
application which will substantially enhance their research competitiveness and employability, and will together form a critical
mass of skilled people working together towards new technologies for improved neuroclinical care.
The challenges involved are fundamentally multi-disciplinary and therefore ESRs trained in a multi-disciplinary environment
are essential if progress and clinical impact is to be made. There is currently no graduate programme producing researchers
with these attributes, but there is a significant market for such PhDs in the rapidly developing area of biomedical optics and
in general in medical imaging technology development. The BitMap project therefore addresses both a clinical and economic
need.
Fields of science
- natural scienceschemical sciencesanalytical chemistryspectroscopy
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdata sciencedata analysis
- medical and health sciencesclinical medicineobstetrics and gynaecologyobstetricschildbirth
- medical and health sciencesclinical medicinepaediatrics
- engineering and technologymedical engineeringdiagnostic imaging
Programme(s)
Call for proposal
H2020-MSCA-ITN-2015
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Funding Scheme
MSCA-ITN-ETN - European Training NetworksCoordinator
B15 2TT Birmingham
United Kingdom
Participants (10)
08860 Castelldefels
20133 Milano
WC1E 6BT London
02 109 Warszawa
75015 Paris 15
38116 Braunschweig
B15 2PR Birmingham
08035 Barcelona
12489 Berlin
08860 Castelldefels
Partners (2)
19104 Philadelphia
St. Louis