Medical innovation to improve the quality of life of vulnerable people
The selected projects funded by Innoviris are aimed at developing innovative solutions to improve the health, quality of life and well-being of people in vulnerable situations.
Patients considered vulnerable under this call are pregnant women, children from the prenatal phase to early childhood, elderly and end-of-life people, people with mental health problems, people with disabilities and people with chronic diseases or cancer.
Based on submitted funding applications, five projects were selected for which 15 partners from research and industry will work together. Innoviris awarded funding of €6.15 million, approved by the Brussels government.
The new medical innovation projects in a nutshell
Co-created exercise as an innovative therapy for adolescents with mental disorders in an outpatient setting: This project aims to develop an innovative therapy based on physical exercise co-created with adolescents suffering from mental disorders in order to improve their mental health and well-being. Partners : Epsylon - site AREA+, UCL, KUL.
COPD-PROMPT: Towards Data Driven Precision Medicine in Chronic obstructive Pulmonary Disease: This project aims to improve the diagnosis, care and well-being of patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Partners : Esperity, VUB
FROSCT: Freezing of Reliable Oocytes after Screening with AI for women awaiting Cancer Treatment: This project focuses on the use of AI for the screening and cryopreservation of oocytes for women awaiting cancer treatment. Partners : UZ Brussel, Brussels.
Immureach: Immunisation in RDC: Reaching Missed Communities: This project aims to improve immunization coverage in under-vaccinated communities in the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo), using innovative technologies to detect them. Partners : Bluesquare SA, ULB.
Translate-AD: Translating Alzheimer's molecular biology of cognitive decline to improve diagnostics and therapeutics: This project aims to create a unique data-sharing ecosystem between Brussels' three university hospitals. Thanks to this platform for exchanging expertise and data, the partner universities will be able to conduct research into the identification of biomarkers capable of predicting cognitive decline in Alzheimer's patients. Partners : UZ Brussel, Hôpital Erasme Cliniques, U. St Luc, VUB, ULB, UCL.
About Joint R&D Project funding program
The Joint R&D Project funding program encourages and supports collaborative projects that pool research expertise in the Brussels Region with the creativity of local companies. It calls for genuine co-development, enabling companies to benefit from the support of research organizations to develop and market new products, processes or services in the short term.
This Joint R&D Project 2023-2024, dedicated to the healthcare sector, is part of the Regional Innovation Plan and also meets the objectives of the Shifting Economy in terms of healthcare.
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