MEDDICA
Medical Devices Design in Cardiovascular Applications
| Coordinatore | UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
Organization address
address: GOWER STREET contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | United Kingdom [UK] |
| Totale costo | 2˙903˙444 € |
| EC contributo | 2˙903˙444 € |
| 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-ITN-2008 |
| Funding Scheme | MC-ITN |
| Anno di inizio | 2009 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2009-09-01 - 2013-08-31 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
Organization address
address: GOWER STREET contact info |
UK (LONDON) | coordinator | 545˙983.75 |
| 2 |
THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
Organization address
address: FIRTH COURT WESTERN BANK contact info |
UK (SHEFFIELD) | participant | 427˙404.90 |
| 3 |
UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM
Organization address
address: SPUI 21 contact info |
NL (AMSTERDAM) | participant | 419˙376.10 |
| 4 |
POLITECNICO DI MILANO
Organization address
address: PIAZZA LEONARDO DA VINCI 32 contact info |
IT (MILANO) | participant | 409˙307.80 |
| 5 |
UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICA CLUJ-NAPOCA
Organization address
address: STR CONSTANTIN DAICOVICIU 15 contact info |
RO (CLUJ NAPOCA) | participant | 290˙193.20 |
| 6 |
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN
Organization address
address: DEN DOLECH 2 contact info |
NL (EINDHOVEN) | participant | 216˙352.10 |
| 7 |
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
Organization address
address: Rue Michel -Ange 3 contact info |
FR (PARIS) | participant | 207˙552.40 |
| 8 |
ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA
Organization address
address: Viale Regina Elena 299 contact info |
IT (ROMA) | participant | 200˙803.90 |
| 9 |
ANSYS UK LIMITED
Organization address
address: Castle street 47 contact info |
UK (Reading) | participant | 186˙469.80 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'We propose an innovative, multi-disciplinary and multi-centre Marie Curie Initial Training Network; “MeDDiCA” (Medical Devices Design in Cardiovascular Applications) focused on Cardiovascular Engineering and Medical Devices. MeDDiCA Early Stage Researchers will build a career in cardiovascular engineering founded on both “skills for life” (communication skills, research and project management, IP, patenting, entrepreneurship, etc.) and “academic and technical skills”. The ultimate aim of MeDDiCA is to form well-rounded individuals, unlocking their potential in order to give them tools to succeed in an extremely changing area. To achieve this, the training must complement the existing background of each researcher to produce researchers capable of approaching a wide range of cardiovascular engineering applications. MeDDiCA will raise the profile and improve the career prospects of researchers who are in the first five years of their careers by offering structured training in cardiovascular engineering as well as providing complementary skills (“skills for life”). The technical skills will be applied to the study of cardiovascular medical devices through individual research projects, employing research methods including multi-scale modelling, 3D numerical simulation, in-vitro and ex-vivo laboratory models and experimentation. A strong focus on clinical and industrial translation will provide a consistent training programme for MeDDiCA researchers. Valves and stents have been chosen as exemplar applications to focus the scientific effort of MeDDiCA. Critical to the success of this Marie Curie Initial Training Network is the engagement of both academic research groups and industry to develop a varied and complementary training programme encompassing different aspects of the cardiovascular engineering field. The proposed ITN will have significant synergies with the EU-funded VPH Network of Excellence (VPH NoE).'
Introduzione (Teaser)
EU-funding has helped the field of medical devices advance through the training of young researchers, and through knowledge transfer from researchers to industry.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Europe is faced with an ageing population and an increased demand for quality, personalised medical care. Because of this, the EU is the world's largest market for medical devices.
The 'Medical devices design in cardiovascular applications' (http://www.rns4u.com/portfolio/projects/34-meddica (MEDDICA)) project was established to further the state of the art in medical devices. In particular, the project focused on researcher training and improved evaluation of medical devices.
MEDDICA researchers developed models and other software for simulations and the design of medical devices, linking these to popular design software. The technologies were applied to devices such as arteriovenous fistulae (a connection between an artery and a vein), mechanical heart valves, catheters and left ventricular assist devices.
The team also collaborated with clinicians to better understand why medical devices fail. MEDDICA worked with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to study ruptured stents in specific patients with a view to improving stent design.
Importantly, training was provided to several young researchers over the course of the project. Once completed, the overall outcomes were communicated through several academic papers as well as a book titled 'Medical Devices Design in Cardiovascular Applications'.