INNMEDSCAN Kick-off meeting
On the 15th of March the Kick-off meeting of the
INNMEDSCAN project took place in the Lusofona University
in Lisbon – a project that is funded by the European
Commission Executive Research Agency, and Coordinated by
Professor Svitlana Lyubchyk of Lusófona University.
The INNMEDSCAN main objective is to develop a highly
requested equipment in medical markets, a Hybrid
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Positron Emission
Tomography (PET-MRI) Scanner. For this, the partners aim
to design and produce a novel highly sensitive
semiconductor-based photodetector, followed by the
elaboration of the working prototype detector´s module
suitable for elaboration of next generation of the
hybrid PET-MRI scanners. With this, the goal is to
provide a innovative technology that ensures a more
complete diagnosis of patients, thus contributing to the
development of modern methods of medical diagnostics.
This project counts with the participation of multiple
European and international partners (research
institutions and universities), that were present at the
meeting, such as: Bolu University (Turkey); Technic
University of Prague (Czechia), Plzni University
(Czechia), CascataChuva LDA (Portugal), Institute of
Nuclear Research NASU (Ukraine), National Nuclear
Research Centre (Azerbaijan), Institute of Radiation
Problems (Azerbaijan).
At the meeting, several conditions inherent to the
partnership between the organizations were discussed, as
well as future networking events necessary for the
continuation of the project. This meeting was also
especially important for coordinating the partners and
the tasks to be carried out by each one of them to reach
the important milestones in the field of research, as
well as to discuss the future steps to be taken in the
project.