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Brain injury and trauma monitoring using advanced photonics

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.

Coordinator

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Net EU contribution
€ 546 575,76
Address
Edgbaston
B15 2TT Birmingham
United Kingdom

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West Midlands (England) West Midlands Birmingham
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00

Participants (10)

FUNDACIO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES
Spain
Net EU contribution
€ 247 872,96
Address
Avinguda Carl Friedrich Gauss 3
08860 Castelldefels

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Region
Este Cataluña Barcelona
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
POLITECNICO DI MILANO
Italy
Net EU contribution
€ 516 122,64
Address
Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci 32
20133 Milano

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Region
Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
United Kingdom
Net EU contribution
€ 546 575,76
Address
Gower Street
WC1E 6BT London

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London Inner London — West Camden and City of London
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
INSTYTUT BIOCYBERNETYKI I INZYNIERII BIOMEDYCZNEJ IM.MACIEJA NALECZA POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK
Poland
Net EU contribution
€ 448 274,88
Address
Ul. Ksiecia Trojdena 4
02 109 Warszawa

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Region
Makroregion województwo mazowieckie Warszawski stołeczny Miasto Warszawa
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
France
Net EU contribution
€ 262 875,60
Address
Rue Leblanc 25
75015 Paris 15

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Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris
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Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
PHYSIKALISCH-TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT
Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 249 216,48
Address
Bundesallee 100
38116 Braunschweig

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Region
Niedersachsen Braunschweig Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt
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Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
United Kingdom
Net EU contribution
€ 273 287,88
Address
Mindelsohn Way Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre
B15 2PR Birmingham

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West Midlands (England) West Midlands Birmingham
Activity type
Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
FUNDACIO HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D'HEBRON - INSTITUT DE RECERCA
Spain
Net EU contribution
€ 247 872,96
Address
Passeig Vall D Hebron 119-129 Edificio De Recerca
08035 Barcelona

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Region
Este Cataluña Barcelona
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Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
PICOQUANT INNOVATIONS GMBH
Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 249 216,48
Address
Rudower Chaussee 29
12489 Berlin

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SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
Region
Berlin Berlin Berlin
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
HEMOPHOTONICS SL
Spain
Net EU contribution
€ 247 872,96
Address
Avenida Carl Friedrich Gauss 3 Oficina 346 Mediterranean Technology Park
08860 Castelldefels

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SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
Region
Este Cataluña Barcelona
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00

Partners (2)

Partner

Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.

THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CORP
United States
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€ 0,00
Address
3451 Walnut Street Room P 221
19104 Philadelphia

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Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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€ 0,00
Partner

Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.

Washington University at St Louis
United States
Net EU contribution
€ 0,00
Other funding
€ 0,00