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The SPICE (super-charged immune cells) project will study the role of special oxygen carriers in the cell: perfluorocarbons. They will test if these particles can support cells with low-oxygen environments, like tumours or areas with infections.

Researchers from the University of Twente have developed a new analysis method to rapidly study millions of individual cells and the proteins they secrete to form tissues.

Universities, engineers and companies will work together on the development of a biohybrid kidney that can (partially) take over the functions of a natural kidney in patients with kidney failure.

Pressure on ambulance staff and healthcare providers is increasing as ambulances have to be dispatched more often, and sometimes unnecessarily. A prehospital consultation triage tool can help them determine when treatment is urgent.

Professionalism, collegiality and solidarity were at the forefront during the Medical Imaging Symposium on Wednesday 15 January at the University of Twente.

The Medical Device Regulation (MDR) has been in force since 2021, which has important consequences for everyone working on healthcare innovations. The MDR Working group has been set up to support and relieve researchers in the application of the MDR legislation. This working group is supported by the 4TU.Health centre. This working group consists of representatives from the four technical universities, hospitals and universities of applied sciences. By sharing knowledge and experiences, the working group can act as an advisory body to external authorities and function as a source of information for researchers.

After 5 years, results of the 4TU.Pride & Prejudice HTSF programme were summarized in a magazine. The challenge to tackle chronic disease prevention resulted in a variety of approaches.

ZonMw is offering 15 talented researchers the opportunity to do innovative research outside traditional frameworks. With a grant from the Off road programme, they get the opportunity to further develop their out-of-the-box idea or hypothesis during one to one and a half years.

Using smart technology at home, such as innovative smartwatches, researchers led by Radboud university medical center aim to improve the care of people with heart failure. More technology at home is intended to prevent hospital admissions through quicker rehabilitation, better heart monitoring, and faster therapy adjustments. The researchers are starting the project with an NWO Perspectief grant of 5.3 million euros.

Onderzoekers van de Universiteit Twente hebben een baanbrekende vooruitgang geboekt in bioprinttechnologie, die de manier waarop we gevasculariseerde weefsels creëren ingrijpend kan veranderen.

Onderzoekers van de TU Delft hebben in samenwerking met het Radboudumc een nieuwe technologie ontwikkeld: Densor, een batterijloos sensorplatform dat via een standaard beugel of een ‘bitjet’ in de mond kan worden gedragen.

The PhD research of Dandan Zhang introduces a novel, non-invasive approach by combining cardiorespiratory signal analysis with video-based monitoring to classify sleep states in preterm infants.

Hoewel essentieel, brengt het gebruik van katheters risico’s met zich mee: wrijving tussen de katheter en de vaatwand kan complicaties veroorzaken. Een nieuwe technologie, ontwikkeld door Mostafa Atalla en zijn team, biedt een oplossing.

Researchers Lukas Dekker and Carlijn Buck of TU/e and the Catharina Hospital are investigating how they can provide better-tailored care to heart patients through smart modeling, thanks to a digital twin of each patient.

Op 17 oktober 2024 verdedigde Martina Lamberti haar proefschrift, "Know the Past to See the Future: Memory and Prediction in In-Vitro Cortical Neurons", aan de Universiteit Twente.