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Meaningful Integration of Data, Analytics and Services (MIDAS)

Start date: Nov 1, 2016, End date: Feb 29, 2020,

The MIDAS consortium is a partnership involving health authorities in five EU countries and the U.S. and technical big data experts from research institutions, MNCs and SMEs. Managing big data for ‘health in all’ is a monumental challenge for policy makers. MIDAS is addressing this challenge by developing and delivering an integrated solution which will liberate knowledge from data silos and unify ...
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Multimodal highly-sensitive PhotonICs endoscope for improved in-vivo COLOn Cancer diagnosis and clinical decision support (PICCOLO)

Start date: Dec 1, 2016, End date: Nov 30, 2019,

Colorectal cancer represents around one tenth of all cancers worldwide. Early and accurate diagnosis and precise intervention can increase cure rate up to 90%. Improved diagnostic techniques with enough sensitivity and specificity are required to allow in situ assessment, safe characterization and resection of lesions during clinical practice interventions.The multidisciplinary PICCOLO team propos ...
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Diagnostic Imaging Strategies for Patients with Stable Chest Pain and Intermediate Risk of Coronary Artery Disease: Comparative Effectiveness Research of Existing Technologies (DISCHARGE)

Start date: Feb 1, 2014, End date: Jan 31, 2019,

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in high-income countries. Invasive coronary angiography (ICA) is the reference standard for the diagnosis of CAD and allows immediate therapy. However, only 40% of patients undergoing ICA actually have obstructive CAD and ICA has relatively rare but considerable risks. Coronary computed tomography (CT) is the most accurate diagnostic test ...
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Neurobiology and Treatment of Adolescent Female Conduct Disorder: The Central Role of Emotion Processing (FEMNAT-CD)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Feb 28, 2018,

Conduct Disorder (CD) and Oppositional Defiant Disorder with symptoms of Conduct Disorder (which is included among the abbreviation “CD” throughout the proposal) has a highly negative impact for the affected individual as well as for families and society. Although the number of females exhibiting serious aggressive behaviours is growing, the majority of studies on aetiology and treatment of CD hav ...
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Accelerating Neuromuscular Treatment Selection (ANTeS)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2017,

Neuromuscular disorders (NMDs) affect an estimated 300.000 people in Europe and no therapies are available for these highly incapacitating and lethal disorders. In the last few years, this status quo has shifted dramatically with the appearance of new RNA therapies targeting several of these disorders. Several clinical trials are currently underway but future development is being slowed due to sev ...
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Global Research in Paediatrics (GRiP)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Jun 30, 2017,

Paediatric drugs (PD) lack appropriate testing. Most drugs have inadequate information about dosing regimen, dose adjustment and how to administer them. These are longstanding problems that unquestionably require concerted efforts at the international level. Both the US and the EU have introduced paediatric legislation that facilitates participation of children in research and pharmaceutical innov ...
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A New GEnetic LABoratory for non-invasive prenatal diagnosis (ANGELab)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Mar 31, 2017,

This project will develop a family of In-Vitro Diagnostic Systems that will transfer for the first time novel Non Invasive Prenatal Diagnostic (NIPD) methods in tube to a LabonaChip format. This family will consist of three research systems chosen to cover all prenatal diagnosis models:- ANGELAB1. This system will use a LabonaChip to extract fetal DNA from the mother´s plasma based on differences ...
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Personalized Medicine 2020 and beyond – Preparing Europe for leading the global way (PerMed) (PERMED)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2015,

The Health Directorate of the European Commission's DG Research and Innovation recently stated that Personalized Medicine is one of the most innovative areas in the future of health research with a high potential for patients, citizens and the economy. However, today the full potential can not be developed due to fragmented activities, insufficient communication and lack of generic solutions in th ...
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PAtients Leading and mANaging their healThcare through EHealth (PALANTE)

Start date: Feb 1, 2012, End date: Jul 31, 2015,

Patient empowerment is considered a potential tool to reduce healthcare costs and improve efficiency of the health systems, reinforcing healthcare quality. Patient empowerment has become an element of high priority in the EU health strategy, supported by national and regional health authorities.Building on already existing e-health platforms and services in the participating regions, the PALANTE p ...
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Support USers To Access INformation and Services (SUSTAINS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

SUSTAINS comprises a rich basket of services based on giving citizens online access to their Electronic Health Records (EHR). The services proposed have been distilled from the experience of regions which have already pioneered such access. The SUSTAINS Consortium is composed of regions in the EU leading in the area of innovation in services for citizens, and a number of user and professional asso ...
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Red Transfronteriza de Investigación Biomédica de los Pirineos- Establecimiento de una Red de colaboración estable entre Centros de Investigación Biomédica en el espacio Pirineos (BIOMED-PIRINEOS)

Start date: May 31, 2012, End date: Nov 29, 2014,

...bjetivo de fomentar la cooperación en ciencias de la salud a ambos lados de los Pirineos, clausuró su primer ciclo en una jornada celebrada en Pamplona y organizada por Navarrabiomed – Fundación Miguel Servet, líder de la red.En los dos años y medio de existencia de la Red, 2.100 investigadores de España y Francia han trabajado en 17 proyectos de investigación transnacionales enmarcados en diez ár ...
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SERVICES ASSOCIATED TO DIGITALISED CONTENTS OF TISSUES IN BIOBANKS ACROSS EUROPE (BIOPOOL)

Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Aug 31, 2014,

Biobanks are facilities that provide archived human biological samples for their use in health research. They are pools of biologic material and associated health information such as pathologies and treatments, and the materials stored and their associated information are very relevant for research purposes, among others. Biobanks are increasingly digitalising their biologic material (digital imag ...
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Laboratory Skin Patches and SmartCards based on foils and compatible with a smartphone (LabOnFoil)

Start date: May 1, 2008, End date: Feb 28, 2013,

Conventional analytical methods often require a large sample volume and complicated time-consuming protocols. The objective of this project is to develop ultra low cost laboratories on chips (LOC) without penalisation in time response, sensitivity or simplicity of use. The user will obtain the test results using a very popular interface (a smartphone) and a set of Labcards and Skin Patches where t ...
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Europe against Cancer: Optimisation of the Use of Registries for Scientific Excellence in research (EUROCOURSE)

Start date: Apr 1, 2009, End date: Sep 30, 2012,

"EUROCOURSE will tackle fragmentation in the funding and usage of cancer registries in Europe. It will do so by exploring ways to link and integrate national/regional programmes aimed at supporting cancer registries and research carried out using registry data. At the same time EUROCOURSE is seeking to optimize the use of cancer registration data for the amelioration of cancer control and the stre ...
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Portable automated test for fast detection and surveillance of influenza (PORTFASTFLU)

Start date: Jan 1, 2008, End date: Dec 31, 2010,

"The PORTFASTFLU’s objective is to develop and validate a rapid diagnostic test for influenza that will be used as point-of-care systems in developed and developing countries. Experts and international bodies agree that the rapid detection of influenza is vital in combating this major threat to human health. Nucleic acid analysis is the most appropriate assay scheme for both early detection and la ...
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