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Innovative Laser and Fiber System for Non-Toxic, Efficient and Cost-Effective Treatment of Cancer

Objective

"Our aim with this proposal is to bring the desired technology for a non-toxic, efficient and cost-effective cancer treatment. Basically, all cytotoxic drugs (chemotherapy) and radiation lead to apoptosis, the programmed cell death of tumor cells. These techniques on the other hand have well documented side effects like losing hair, teeth, damaged quality of life effecting lives of more than 14M cancer patients and their families worldwide. LoF revolutionizes ""non-toxic"" cancer treatment with her innovative laser probes and systems serving oncologists tasked with saving lives by developing and applying the most effective therapies. Our state-of-the-art laser probes and systems form a feedback loop and enable oncologists for the “first time” to monitor absorbed dose to the tissue in real time which is decisive for the treatment efficacy. Cancer cost the EU €126 billion in 2013, with health care accounting for €51 billion (40% of the total cost) for post-treatments. EU needs better, effective solutions to drive costs down. With our solution which is the subject of this proposal we offer a potential cost-saving of 60%. The market potential for the envisaged the clinical applications is based on current cases at around 2.24 billion euros worldwide. Our innovation opens the door to new treatment applications and could be used to treat up to 5 million people per year from 2022."

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Topic(s)

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Funding Scheme

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SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1

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Call for proposal

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(opens in new window) H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020

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Coordinator

LAB-ON-FIBER GMBH
Net EU contribution

Net EU financial contribution. The sum of money that the participant receives, deducted by the EU contribution to its linked third party. It considers the distribution of the EU financial contribution between direct beneficiaries of the project and other types of participants, like third-party participants.

€ 50 000,00
Address
HEINRICH-DAMEROW-STRASSE 1
06120 Halle
Germany

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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
Sachsen-Anhalt Sachsen-Anhalt Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
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Total cost

The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.

€ 71 429,00
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