Project description
A test bed for assessing nanotechnology-based medical devices
Nanotechnology is increasingly being utilised for the development of medical devices. As with all technological innovations that find applications in the healthcare sector, there is a need for careful assessment of potential risks and benefits. The EU-funded SAFE-N-MEDTECH project will develop an open access platform to provide the knowhow, networks and services required for the development of nanotechnology-based medical and diagnostic devices. The SAFE-N-MEDTECH platform will be directed to companies and laboratories and offer an integrated approach for assessing qualification, regulation, biocompatibility and the properties of nanomaterials. Implementation of the platform will expedite the transition of nanotechnology-based medical technologies to the market.
Objective
Society and clinical practice pose a growing demand on novel biomaterials, ICT, micro and nanotechnologies for innovative medical devices and in vitro diagnostics (Medical Technologies-MTs). In addition to the challenge of time, the new technologies are subjected to other pressing factors such as qualification, regulation, cost, biocompatibility and the need to be applicable worldwide. In the most recent years it is obvious that nano-enabled MTs can be applied in nearly every medical area, with a major presence and increased importance in cancer, regenerative medicine, advanced therapies, neurology, cardiology, orthopaedics, and dentistry. On the other hand, any innovation in the Health sector has to be carefully assessed in terms of risk/benefit ratio. Nano-enabled MTs particularly require careful assessment, since they are complex products group and their technological assessments are still under development. This assessment will be a key pillar for the here proposed Open Innovation Test Bed (OITB)
To address all the aforementioned challenges, the SAFE-N-MEDTECH consortium aims to bring a strong and competitive cooperation to compete in the market for a coordinated OITB for nano-enabled MTs. SAFE-N-MEDTECH will build an innovative open access platform to offer to companies and reference laboratories, the capabilities, knowhow, networks and services required for the development, testing, assessment, upscaling and market exploitation of nanotechnology-based Medical and Diagnosis Devices. This across the whole Life Cycle. This OITB will offer a multidisciplinary and market oriented innovation approach to SME´s, Healthcare providers and Industries for the translation to the market of MTs, based on a deep understanding and knowledge of the material-nanoproperties, their advance use and applications in MTs and other aspects involved in MTs safety (electric compatibility, electromagnetic properties, etc).
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48902 Barakaldo
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Participants (36)
0363 Oslo
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110221 Bogota
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08035 Barcelona
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060021 Bucharest
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20009 DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIAN (GIPUZKOA)
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11000 Belgrade
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28029 Madrid
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2400 Mol
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27100 Pavia
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75794 Paris
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13284 Marseille
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D02 CX56 DUBLIN 2
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W1S 4BS London
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7034 Trondheim
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1649 028 Lisboa
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4715-330 Braga
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30121 VENEZIA
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50676 Koln
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L69 7ZX Liverpool
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1050 Bruxelles / Brussel
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10010 Colleretto Giacosa
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6041 GOSSELIES CHARLEROI
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105 61 Athens
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08028 Barcelona
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20520 Turku
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31210 Los Arcos
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3110 Rotselaar
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24232 Schonkirchen
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5612 AE Eindhoven
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01192 ARCAUTE ALAVA
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436070 EZHOU
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210009 NANJING
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100190 BEIJING
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5612 AZ Eindhoven
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01010 Vitoria-Gasteiz
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48902 Barakaldo
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