SPCARD

"Development of a fully automated, integrated solution that can support a wide range of complex sample preparation protocols"

 Coordinatore BIOCARTIS NV 

 Organization address address: GENERAAL DE WITTELAAN 11B
city: MECHELEN
postcode: 2800

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Geert
Cognome: Maertens
Email: send email
Telefono: 32477477119

 Nazionalità Coordinatore Belgium [BE]
 Totale costo 235˙000 €
 EC contributo 235˙000 €
 Programma FP7-PEOPLE
Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
 Code Call FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IEF
 Funding Scheme MC-IEF
 Anno di inizio 2013
 Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) 2013-01-01   -   2014-12-31

 Partecipanti

# participant  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    BIOCARTIS NV

 Organization address address: GENERAAL DE WITTELAAN 11B
city: MECHELEN
postcode: 2800

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Geert
Cognome: Maertens
Email: send email
Telefono: 32477477119

BE (MECHELEN) coordinator 235˙000.00

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preparation    biochemical    company    cartridge    first    steps    tests    dr    mdx    disease    prototype    protocols    intervention    functionalities    penterman    protocol    molecular    evolve   

 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'A growing number of molecular diagnostics (MDx) tests help identify risk factors for disease, characterise disease status and subtype, and determine when and which therapeutic intervention is needed. However, MDx tests are labour intensive, require specialised infrastructure and require highly trained personnel. Only a limited number of MDx systems offer sample preparation but often require manual intervention or are targeted at high-throughput analysis. Integrated cartridges for point-of-care solutions today cannot support a wide range of complex sample preparation protocols. The aim of this project is to develop for the first time a fully automated, integrated solution that can support a wide range of complex sample preparation protocols. The integrated cartridge will be developed so that it incorporates all necessary functionalities for the typical biochemical steps of such sample preparation protocols. Biocartis, a biotech company, is engaged in the development of novel diagnostic technology platforms for low to highly multiplexed detection of molecular-based biomarkers. This fellowship will provide Dr Penterman with the opportunity to experience and learn more about the development phases i.e. implementing a rapid prototyping protocol for the introduction of different functionalities to support different biochemical steps, prototype design, production and assembly. An understanding of the functional testing that will be required to validate the prototype for a first application (Pathogen DNA enrichment) will be necessary to develop the cartridge to meet the needs of the complex protocol. His geographic transfer from The Netherlands to Belgium and from a large multinational company to a start-up SME reflects genuine mobility. The training offered will allow Dr Penterman to evolve from a pure research scientist, with the longer term potential to evolve into a position of management, with the necessary expertise to identify strategically important projects.'

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