03/17/11 MIRA involved in new STW-project
The Biomaterials Science and Technology (BST) department has been recently awarded a project on “Purification and separation of therapeutic agents in complex mixtures”. This 4 year project has a total budget of 750.000 Euro and is funded by the Dutch Technology Foundation (STW) and various industrial partners. The research will be performed in collaboration between BST (1 PhD student working on the membrane development), the University of Amsterdam (1 PhD student working on FFF device) and the University of Wageningen (1 Postdoc working on evaluation of the device in complex mixtures)...
11/04/10 Speckless new nanolab meets extreme 'specs
With the new NanoLab that Prince Willem-Alexander will be opening on Friday 5 November, the knowledge infrastructure of the Netherlands will be gaining a real gem. The new MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology has attracted keen interest both in the Netherlands and from the international arena...
10/13/10 Four major joint ventures in healthcare
On 13 October, the Centre for Care Technology Research (CCTR) will be founded in Eindhoven. This joint venture involves the University of Twente's MIRA research institute, Maastricht University and TNO among others. Its aim is to develop technology to improve healthcare outside of the hospital. The centre is one of eight new Centres of Research Excellence (CoREs) being set up with financial support from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific
Research (NWO). NWO plans to allocate a total of €200 million
for the eight centres.
09/20/10 €800,000 for new stem cell research at University of Twente
Scientists from the University of Twente's MIRA and MESA+ research institutes are about to begin a new chapter in stem cell research, initiated by Dr Lorenzo Moroni. In the project 'gradient scaffolds for tissue engineering' they plan to develop three-dimensional structures with which they can influence the development and migration of stem cells.
For this project, they have been awarded a grant of €800,000
from the STW Technology Foundation...
09/13/10'Molecular roller coaster' can distinguish between molecules
Research that made it to the cover of the authoritative scientific journal Analytical Chemistry this week has shown that the detection method developed by researchers at the University of Twente’s research institutes MESA+ and MIRA is even more sensitive than demonstrated earlier. Not only can it detect molecules accurately, it also shows
the difference between them very clearly...
08/30/10 Twente researchers develop smart biomaterial
Researchers from University of Twente’s MIRA research institute and its spin-off business Progentix Orthobiology BV have developed a biomaterial that promotes the formation of bone tissue. It can be used to repair bone tissue that can no longer regenerate itself. Research that was recently published in the leading scientific journal PNAS shows that the material can repair fractures that fail to heal just as effectively as the methods that have been in use until now, but without the drawbacks…
06/30/10 New biomaterial should prevent problems after PTCA
Many cardiac patients who have percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) receive a stent. A stent is a thin metal tube which is placed in the coronary artery to prevent it from closing up again. In practice, 10 percent of these patients develop complications from stents. The University of Twente in the Netherlands is therefore starting a research project to develop a new generation of stents. The project will cost a total of 1.8 million euros...
06/30/10 EU grant for ultrasound research
The University of Twente’s MIRA research institute has been awarded an EU grant of €300,000 to explore the integration of photoacoustic imaging techniques in medical ultrasound scanning equipment. It is hoped that the improved technology will produce much more detailed images and enable researchers to obtain a clearer picture of tumours and rheumatic inflammations...
03/31/10 Robot soon able to operate inside MRI scanners
The MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine of the University of Twente has been awarded a €1.9 million grant from the Dutch government's 'Pieken in de Delta' regional economic development scheme. With the grant it will develop technology to enable robot-assisted operations inside MRI scanners. The researchers will initially develop the technology for the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer, but the technology will be applicable for a variety of minimally invasive surgical procedures. MIRA will be working on the project in partnership with the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Demcon, Siemens and Xivent Medical...
05/26/09 RoboNED
