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SPIRITS participates to MedFit 2018

SPIRITS will join MedFit 2018, dedicated to fostering innovation in Medtech. The project will be in particular presented in the partnering event organised on June 25. Looking forward meeting you there!

SPIRITS: Year 1 summary

SPIRITS has now started 1 year ago. Find here a short summary of actions conducted in this Interreg project, and results already obtained by all partners.

SPIRITS Meeting in Furtwangen

SPIRITS meeting was organised April 20th, 2018 in Furtwangen. Organised at HFU, it allowed fruitful discussions between the 5 partners, and in the afternoon a lab tour of clean room facilities and the Future Care Lab.

IEEE EMBC paper

Work on the analysis of percutaneous procedures and the desired functionalities of a robotic system for this context is now accepted to next IEEE International Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference (IEEE EMBC).

SPIRITS discussion in Mainz

On April 10, researchers from INSA visited Mainz University to discuss with Biomatics members on their activity. A great visit and exchanges with our associate partner.

Robotics for Interventional Radiology: Oral Presentation at Surgetica 2017

A. Pfeil from INSA was selected for oral presentation at Surgetica 2017, conference focused on Computer Assisted Medical Interventions that took place in Strasbourg from Nov. 20 to 22, 2017. The presentation was focused on "A new multimodal 3D printed robotic assistant for interventional radiology", using analysis done in the context of Spirits project.

3D Printing of auxetic structures at DGBM2017

F. Schuler from FHNW presented at DGBM2017 (Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Biomaterialien) the current work on "Auxetic biopsy needle drive actuators made from NiTi" in november 2017.

SPIRITS Meeting in Neuchâtel

SPIRITS meeting was organised October 16th, 2017 in Neuchâtel. Organised inside Microcity where Instant-lab of EPFL is located, it allowed the partners to discuss current status of project developments and to have a lab tour of Medtech activities organised by C. Baur. In the afternoon, associate partners joined us physically and in teleconference to discuss the project as well.

SPIRITS at the Fête de la Science 2017

SPIRITS was present at the Fête de la Science 2017 in Strasbourg. This large-audience event is a great opportunity to share science and technology. We presented 3D printing applied to medical robotics, and technologies related to the SPIRITS project through interactive demonstrations!

SPIRITS Kick-Off Meeting

SPIRITS Kick-Off Meeting was organised April 10th, 2017 in Strasbourg. Organised inside the Civil Hospital of Strasbourg, it allowed the partners to discuss initial actions and meet around the latest developments of INSA partner on the topic of 3D polymer printing and its use for medical robotics.