3MICRON
Three modality contrast imaging using multi-functionalized microballoons
| Coordinatore | KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN
Organization address
address: Valhallavaegen 79 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Sweden [SE] |
| Sito del progetto | http://www.3micron.eu |
| Totale costo | 8˙129˙097 € |
| EC contributo | 5˙999˙412 € |
| Programma | FP7-NMP
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies |
| Code Call | FP7-NMP-2009-LARGE-3 |
| Funding Scheme | CP-IP |
| Anno di inizio | 2010 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2010-05-01 - 2013-04-30 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN
Organization address
address: Valhallavaegen 79 contact info |
SE (STOCKHOLM) | coordinator | 1˙114˙342.00 |
| 2 |
KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET
Organization address
address: Nobels Vag 5 contact info |
SE (STOCKHOLM) | participant | 1˙072˙752.00 |
| 3 |
UNIVERSITAET BAYREUTH
Organization address
address: Universitaetsstrasse 30 contact info |
DE (BAYREUTH) | participant | 626˙610.00 |
| 4 |
DEUTSCHES KREBSFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM
Organization address
address: Im Neuenheimer Feld 280 contact info |
DE (HEIDELBERG) | participant | 585˙406.00 |
| 5 |
Surflay Nanotec GmbH
Organization address
address: SCHWARZSCHILDSTRASSE 8 contact info |
DE (Berlin) | participant | 571˙626.00 |
| 6 |
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN
Organization address
address: BELFIELD contact info |
IE (DUBLIN) | participant | 488˙942.00 |
| 7 |
STIFTELSEN SINTEF
Organization address
address: Strindveien 4 contact info |
NO (TRONDHEIM) | participant | 468˙291.00 |
| 8 |
ESAOTE SPA
Organization address
address: VIALE BIANCA MARIA 25 contact info |
IT (MILANO) | participant | 468˙026.00 |
| 9 |
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA TOR VERGATA
Organization address
address: VIA ORAZIO RAIMONDO 18 contact info |
IT (ROMA) | participant | 449˙263.00 |
| 10 |
FONDAZIONE IRCCS ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DEI TUMORI
Organization address
address: Via Venezian 1 contact info |
IT (Milan) | participant | 154˙154.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'In vivo multimodality imaging is a fast growing field in medical research and, although the achievements at clinical level of this diagnostic method are recent, it is already one of the most promising approaches in the diagnosis of diseases in many research addressed medical centres. At present in this area, the USA plays the protagonist role as a result of the amount of resources engaged in the arena in the last decade. Both government and private companies agree, when considering the potential of this approach, that it is one of the foremost medical advancements as it will lead to early diagnosis of diseases with high impact on the societies of western countries. Multimodality imaging is currently viewed as a simple and powerful integration of two or more imaging methods (e.g. PET-CT). 3MICRON is an ambitious project which gathers some of the most advanced European medical and technical institutions together to address the design of new strategies in diagnostics, and to push the potential of medical imaging beyond the state-of-the-art. The multimodality approaches are supported by a class of next-generation micro/nanodevices called microballoons. These subsystems are able to implement the function of an ultrasound contrast agent with other imaging methods (SPECT, MRI). In the future, they may act as a minimally invasive drug delivery method and hyperthermia device. In 3MICRON, this multi-functional device will be tested in vitro and in vivo in order to assess bioclearance and cytoxicity effects toward high impact diseases, e.g. cardiovascular and inflammation pathologies. Finally, selected types of microballoons will undergo pre-clinical screening for a consolidated assessment of the “bench-to-bed” pathway for these new microdevices.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
EU-funded scientists are developing miniaturised balloons that will help doctors identify disease early and non-invasively. The microballoons will highlight tissue differences using three types of imaging technologies simultaneously.