IDF Europe applied to be involved in four EU project that will last, for at least, four years. The outcome of these applications will be published in August-September.
These projects are:
- TAILOR MADE: TAILORMADE eHealth solution aims at implementing personalised integrated care pathways through the use of an advanced cross sector ICT system combined with a Virtual Coach (VC), which interacts with the care recipients and collects information about their status, daily routines, diet, etc. This project will last for four years.
- FORGET Diabetes: The projects aims at developing a physiological, immuno-optimised, fully-implantable, fully-automated bionic invisible pancreas (BIP) allowing to achieve optimal glucose control.
- ISLET: ISLET is an innovative programme for the production and marketing of human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC)-derived advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) for treatment of EU citizens with T1D. This project will have a duration of five years.
- RECOGNISED: The projects’ aims are to investigate the common mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of diabetes retinopathy and cognitive impairment in T2D population, as well as to use retinal imaging as a tool for identifying individuals with T2D at higher risk of developing cognitive decline or dementia. The expected duration of this project is four years.