
Twin ERC grants for research on the aorta
Health, In the NewsIn 2015, the Mines Saint-Étienne engineering and health center was awarded two grants by the European Research Council (ERC). This funding was for two five-year projects on ruptured aortic aneurysms in the Sainbiose laboratory[1]. Pierre…

AiiNTENSE: AI for intensive care units
Digital, Health, In the News, Start-up-enThe start-up AiiNTENSE was incubated at IMT Starter and develops decision support tools for healthcare with the aim of advising intensive care personnel on the most appropriate therapeutic procedures. To this end, the start-up is developing…

When engineering helps improve healthcare
Health, In the NewsEditorial.
Tomorrow's medicine will be at least 4P: personalized, preventive, predictive, participative. 'At least,' because some would readily add "precise," "proof" (evidence-based), "pathway-based" etc. Beyond naming this type…

Is dark matter the key to the medical scanner of the future?
Health, In the News, MaterialsA team of researchers at IMT Atlantique is developing a new type of medical scanner called XEMIS. To create the device, the team drew on their previous research in fundamental physics and the detection of dark matter, using liquid xenon technology.…

Aerosol therapy: An ex vivo model of lungs
Digital, Health, In the NewsA researcher in Health Engineering at Mines Saint-Étienne, Jérémie Pourchez, and his colleagues at the Saint-Étienne University Hospital, have developed an ex vivo model of lungs to help improve medical aerosol therapy devices. An advantage…

Bone implants to stimulate bone regeneration
Health, In the News, MaterialsMines Saint-Étienne's Centre for Biomedical and Healthcare Engineering (CIS) seeks to improve healthcare through innovations in engineering. David Marchat, a materials researcher at CIS, is working on developing calcium phosphate-based biomaterials.…

An “electronic nose” analyzes people’s breath to help sniff out diseases
Health, In the News, MaterialsIn partnership with IMT Atlantique, a team of researchers at IMT Lille Douai have developed a device which can measure the level of ammonia in someone’s breath. The aim of the artificial nose is to use this device to create a personalized…

An autonomous contact lens to improve human vision
Digital, Health, In the NewsTwo teams from IMT Atlantique and Mines Saint-Étienne have developed an autonomous contact lens which is powered by an integrated flexible micro-battery. This invention is a world first that opens new health prospects, whilst also opening the door for scientists to develop other human-machine interfaces.

When healthcare professionals form communities through digital technology
Digital, Health, In the NewsDigital technology is shaking up the healthcare world. Among its other uses, it can help break isolation and facilitate online interactions in both the private and professional spheres. Can these virtual interactions help form a collective structure…

Imaging to help people with brain injuries
Digital, Health, In the NewsPeople with brain injuries have complex cognitive and neurobiological processes. This is the case for people who have suffered a stroke, or who are in a minimally conscious state and close to a vegetative state. At IMT Mines Alès, Gérard Dray…