MINA-CM: Madrid Innovative Neurotech Alliance
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Neurotechnologies are achieving spectacular advances both in the treatment of pathologies of the
nervous system (with the reduction of enormous social and economic costs associated with these
diseases; with disability and mortality rates of 21M disabled, 1.2M deceased per year respectively in
Europe, costs >4% of GDP) as well as in other important areas, such as empowerment and extension
of brain capacities, brain-machine and brain-brain interfaces. The applications of these technologies
are immense, from the clinical aspects related with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of
neurological pathologies to the development of new computation systems, improvement of learning,
integration and connection of advanced devices with the nervous system.


The main goal of Madrid Innovative Neurotech Alliance (MINA-CM) is the innovation, development and application of advanced neurotechnological solutions in the Comunidad de Madrid.


The main objectives of MINA-CM are:
The development of multidisciplinary and interinstitutional biomedical R+D+i in neurotechnologies for
pathologies of the nervous system and improvement of brain capacities and interconnection through
physical and functional interfaces.
The attraction and incorporation of exceptional young researchers to R+D+i in neurotechnology in the Comunidad de Madrid.
The reinforcement and enhancement of the participation of the Comunidad de Madrid in international
networks and consortiums of R+D+I in neurotechnology.
The reinforcement, potentiation and integration of companies, in particular SMEs of high technology in a network of R+D+i in neurotechnology in the Comunidad de Madrid to favor international and national funding.

Title: MINA-CM – Madrid Innovative Neurotech Alliance
Duration: January 2023 – December 2026
Partners: UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID, UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID, CENTRO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS, HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL, HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS, HOSPITAL LA PAZ
Financing entity: Comunidad de Madrid, Programas de actividades de I+D entre grupos de investigación de la Comunidad de Madrid en Biomedicina 2022 (P2022/BMD-7236)

THOR – Building vascular networks and Blood-Brain-Barriers through a Biomimetic manufacturing Technology for the fabrication of Human tissues and Organs
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Tenths of millions of people with organ failures or suffering from degenerative diseases are waiting for a novel cellular therapy or for a transplant of a donor compatible organ and the immense majority of these patients will die before receiving the tissue or organ they need. Despite the significant advances in tissue engineering, not a single artificial tissue has been used to replace a part of an organ, with the exception of simple or avascular tissues like skin or cartilage. And the main impediment is the up-to-date impossibility to engineer physiological vascular networks to provide O2 and nutrients to the artificial tissue.

THOR solves this drawback with the combination of self-assembling molecules (SAM) inspired to the Extracellular matrix (ECM) to construct solid and hollow polymeric fibers, spiderbots to create self-assembling structures (SAS) and photoactivable crosslinkers-based  functionalization of the structures using SAM proteins. THOR tissue arises from high-resolution 3D spatial positioning of SAS, angiogenic factors and relevant cell lineages, reprogrammed and expanded in a dedicated bioreactor under controlled conditions.

B105 Electronics Systems Lab is in charge of the design and implementation of the spiderbots, as well as the integration with the rest of the technologies.

Title: THOR – Building vascular networks and Blood-Brain-Barriers through a Biomimetic manufacturing Technology for the fabrication of Human tissues and Organs
Duration: January 2023 – December 2026
Partners: UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID, UNIVERSITAETSKLINIKUM FREIBURG, ELVESYS, UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DELLA CAMPANIA LUIGI VANVITELLI, BIOACTIVE SURFACES, S.L.
Financing entity: HORIZON-EIC-2022-PATHFINDEROPEN-01 (GA 101099719)

More information:

https://www.thor-project.eu/

Premio Fundación FEINDEF a la Innovación de Investigadores
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El pasado 4 de Noviembre se celebró la 2a edición del Defense and Security innovation Brokerage (DSiB) “Premios Fundación FEINDEF a la Innovación”. El objetivo último de este DSiB es fomentar la innovación en Defensa y Seguridad, con especial hincapié en las tecnologías de doble uso, a través de la puesta en contacto de la industria, usuarios finales, mundo académico y otros organismos de investigación, en un marco abierto al intercambio de ideas e información tecnológica, apoyando el conocimiento mutuo y la transferencia tecnológica de las OPIs al tejido industrial.

El B105 fue galardonado con el 1er Premio a la Innovación de Investigadores por el proyecto BlancOK: Target System based on laser with automatic recognition, realizado en colaboración con la empresa Teldat.

Esperemos que este premio sirva como impulso para la continuación del desarrollo de esta y otras tecnologías de doble uso.

TFG: Design and implementation of an access control system based on NFC technology
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The B105 Electronic Systems Lab has an electronic access system in its door based on a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) card reader. This system was developed more than 12 years ago so the technology (visit https://kurtuhlir.com/hire-to-speak/ to know more about it in detail) it uses is obsolete and several of its features are out of use. The development of this degree project is intended to implement an alternative to this access control system based on Near Field Communication (NFC) technology.

The RFID system requires the use of physical cards, which are easily misplaced and force the user to carry them around with him/her to enter the laboratory. To solve this problem, the new system allows the users to open the door using their smartphone. This makes it even easier to enter the laboratory, as users always have their mobile phone with them. In addition, users are assigned specific entry times, providing greater security and a better access control to the laboratory.

There is an equipment reservation management service in the laboratory that already has a database of members, an application and an administration website. Therefore, these resources have been used to facilitate the implementation of the new system and avoid data replication on the server.

Once the system has been implemented, any user who is registered in the system and has certain permissions can open the door by bringing their mobile phone closer to the reader. To achieve this, the existing access system has been built on and relevant technologies have been studied.

The development and implementation work has been divided into three blocks: the NFC reader, the application and the server. The reader, integrated into the door opening system, acts as an intermediary between the application and the server. On the other hand, the application only has to emulate the access card and send the entry request. Then, the server evaluates this request checking the user information and its database and it sends a response to the reader. Depending on the message received, the reader opens the door or not and finally informs the user of the decision.

Certificación del proyecto Lázaro ante el CDTI
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Hoy hemos recibido la visita del CDTI (Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico e Industrial) para certificar nuestro proyecto Lázaro. Este proyecto se ha realizado junto a Valoriza Servicios a la Dependencia y ha constado de dos partes muy diferenciadas. Por un lado debía desarrollarse un sistema de monitorización para residencias, en el que fuera posible medir parámetros biométricos de los residentes así como controlar forma domótica las estancias a través de una red de sensores. La segunda parte del proyecto tenía como objetivo desarrollar un sistema automático de detección y caracterización de barreras arquitectónicas. La certificación ha sido exitosa ya que se han cumplido los objetivos marcados de manera satisfactoria y se ha determinado la usabilidad del sistema en entornos reales.

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Dentro del primer subobjetivo, realizado por davidtrc, se ha diseñado y fabricado una pulsera wearable capaz de medir temperatura, ritmo cardiaco y saturación de oxígeno. Además se ha desarrollado una aplicación Android, que recoge y muestra los datos obtenidos por la pulsera y es capaz de gestionar múltiples pacientes y usuarios.

En el contexto del segundo subobjetivo, llevado a cabo por albarc, se ha desarrollado una aplicación Android basada en la plataforma Google Tango de visión artificial y realidad aumentada. Mediante esta aplicación, los inspectores de residencias pueden automatizar la labor de medir y caracterizar los edificios en lo que respecta a su accesibilidad. Particularmente la aplicación es capaz de medir la inclinación de rampas de acceso y la anchura de puertas, ascensores y entradas.

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