InMediValue

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Germany - The Netherlands

Date of latest update: 2024-03-25

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Description (NL):

Het project omvat: - De ontwikkeling van een 3D mammografie onderzoeksmethode die gepaard gaat met minder pijn om te komen tot een hogere kwaliteit en een hoger deelnamepercentage aan borstkankerscreening - De ontwikkeling van een technologie die gebaseerd is op kunstmatige intelligentie, voor de 3D-mammografie beeldanalyse t.b.v. betere analyse van kalkafzettingspatronen in de radiologische diagnose en - De ontwikkeling van een multimodale imaging-marker, zodat de chirurgen de lymfeklieren of de tumoren kunnen lokaliseren door middel van innovatieve imagingtechnieken Het is de bedoeling dat praktische probleemstellingen op het terrein van de medische imaging vraaggericht worden opgepakt, bv. vanuit het academisch ziekenhuis (gebruikers), zodat oplossingen in een samenwerking tussen de hogescholen en de betrokken bedrijven kunnen worden uitgewerkt. De betrokken onderzoeksinstellingen en bedrijven werken aan oplossingen, krijgen inzichten en beschermen deze, om deze op korte, middellange en lange termijn aan patiënten te kunnen aanbieden. Daarnaast moeten de zich in de ontwikkelingsfase bevindende producten van de betrokken bedrijven rijp worden gemaakt voor de markt en grensoverschrijdend toegankelijk worden gemaakt voor uitvoering en analyse van mammografieonderzoeken.

Description (DE):

Das Projekt beinhaltet - die Entwicklung eines schmerzreduzierten 3D-Mammographie-Untersuchungsverfahrens um eine höhere Qualität und Beteiligungsrate an Brustkrebs-Vorsorgeuntersuchungen zu erzielen - Entwicklung künstlicher Intelligenz-basierter Technologie für die 3D-Mammographie-Bildauswertung zur verbesserten Analyse von Kalkablagerungsmustern in der radiologischen Befundung und - die Entwicklung eines multimodalen Imaging-Markers, um Chirurgen die Lokalisation beteiligter Lymphknoten oder des Tumors mittels innovativer Imaging-Techniken zu ermöglichen. Nachfrageorientiert sollen praktische Problemstellungen aus dem Bereich des medizinischen Imagings wie z.B. aus dem Uniklinikum (Anwender) zwecks Erarbeitung von Lösungen in Zusammenarbeit mit den Hochschulen und den beteiligten Firmen aufgegriffen werden. Die beteiligten Forschungseinrichtungen und Unternehmen erarbeiten und schützen innovative Lösungsansätze und Erkenntnisse um diese kurz-, mittel- und langfristig zum Nutzen der Patientinnen und Patienten anbieten zu können. Darüber hinaus sollen die in der Entwicklung befindlichen Produkte der beteiligten Firmen zur Marktreife gebracht werden und grenzüberschreitend zur Durchführung und Auswertung von Mammographie-Untersuchungen zugänglich gemacht werden.

Description (EN):

The project InMediValue contains: - Development of a pain-reduced 3D mammography examination procedure to achieve a higher quality and participation rate in breast cancer screening examinations. - Development of artificial intelligence-based technology for 3D mammography image evaluation for improved analysis of calcification deposition patterns in radiological reporting and. - Development of a multimodal imaging marker to enable surgeons to localize involved lymph nodes or tumors using innovative imaging techniques. Demand-oriented, practical problems from the field of medical imaging, e.g. from the university hospital (user), are to be addressed in order to develop solutions in cooperation with the universities and the companies involved. The participating research institutions and companies develop and protect innovative solutions and know-how in order to be able to offer them in the short, medium and long term for the benefit of patients. In addition, the products of the participating companies under development are to be brought to market maturity and made accessible across borders for the performance and evaluation of mammography examinations.

Achievements (EN):

Improved cancer detection along the entire value chain: The INTERREG project “InMediValue” of Münster University of Applied Sciences developed three innovations together with seven project partners from Germany and the Netherlands. In three interlocking subprojects, the consortium worked on a pain-reduced screening procedure for breast cancer, an artificial intelligence technology (AI) that detects tumors on X-ray images, as well as a novel marker that enables the detection of affected tissue during minimally invasive operations. “We are very pleased with the results and are pleased to have completed a project with excellent output,” says project manager Prof. Dr. Karin Mittmann from the EUREGIO BioMedTech Center (EBC) at FH Münster. The initiator of InMediValue was particularly important to include all the disciplines involved: “Partners from the engineering and natural sciences, medical technology companies and clinical practice worked together in the project, so we were able to ensure that the innovative findings can be implemented in practice and received direct feedback from the clinicians who tested the technology in studies in order to be able to use them on patients in the future,” says Mittmann. In the course of the project, the consortium has filed a patent, tested the technologies in four clinical trials and published four international publications. The first innovation comes in breast cancer screening. In order to increase the quality and participation rate in mammography, the Institute of Clinical Radiology of the University Hospital Münster (UKM) and the medical technology companies Holland Innovative BV and Sigma Screening BV developed a special compression plate. In mammography, the breast tissue must be compressed to take X-rays. This procedure is sometimes perceived as painful by women. The developed plate determines the pressure and adapts it individually," explains Mittmann. In addition, 3D images were taken in several levels, which allow for a more accurate diagnosis. In the second subproject, the UKM and the medical technology company ScreenPoint Medical BV developed an AI-based technology that evaluates the 3D images from mammography. For this purpose, the program learned to recognise so-called suspicious areas – tissues in which tumors are suspected. In addition, AI can distinguish the smallest limescale deposits in breast tissue from tumors. With the program, the number of false positive findings can be significantly reduced. There are valuable information for the radiologists and thus assisted in the findings. “Our third innovation is a multimodal imaging marker: a liquid that is injected near the tumor before surgery,” said Mittmann. This marker combines two features that have not yet been combined. It contains small magnetic particles and fluoresces in the near infrared range. Thus, the suspicious tissue can be easily found in a minimally invasive surgery – with a fluorescence laparoscope for the luminous ingredients or a hand probe for the magnetic particles. “Both methods have their strengths, which we have now combined,” explains the project manager. “The optical method provides an accurate picture through several layers of tissue. Magnetic detection can detect regional lymph nodes during surgery, which can be used to determine whether the tumor has already scattered.” EBC worked together with biotechnology company Cysal from Münster and the TechMed Centre of the University of Twente on this subproject. Mittmann’s conclusion: “I have to give great praise to the entire consortium. Despite Corona, we have achieved all milestones and much more with the extension of the project.” On the subject: The cross-border, interdisciplinary project “InMediValue”, short for “Innovation in medical imaging value chains”, with a duration of four years, was funded with more than 2.3 million euros in the INTERREG V programme. More than 20 people are involved across borders, working for the companies ScreenPoint Medical BV from Nijmegen, Sigmascreening BV from Enschede, Holland Innovative BV from Enschede, Cysal GmbH from Münster, TAFH Münster GmbH, as well as the Institute for Clinical Radiology of the University of Münster (UKM), the TechMed Centre of the University of Twente in Enschede and the project management in the EUREGIO BioMedTech Center of the FH Münster in Steinfurt.

Website: https://interregv.deutschland-nederland.eu/

Thematic information

Health and social services

Specific Objective: Increase in the product and process innovations in sectors relevant for the border region

Thematic Objective: (01) strengthening research, technological development and innovation by:

Investment Priority:

(01b) promoting business investment in R&I, developing links and synergies between enterprises, research and development centres and the higher education sector, in particular promoting investment in product and service development, technology transfer, social innovation, eco-innovation, public service applications, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation, and supporting technological and applied research, pilot lines, early product validation actions, advanced manufacturing capabilities and first production, in particular in key enabling technologies and diffusion of general purpose technologies

Partners (8)

Lead Partner: Fachhochschule Münster

Address: Stegerwaldstraße 39, 48565 Steinfurt, Germany

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 1 283 175.38

MIRA-Institut, Universität Twente

Name: MIRA-Institut, Universität Twente

Address: Drienerlolaan 5, 7522NB Enschede, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 341 891.94

Cysal GmbH

Name: Cysal GmbH

Address: Mendelstr. 11, 48149 Münster, Germany

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 151 051.75

ScreenPoint Medical BV

Name: ScreenPoint Medical BV

Address: Toernooiveld 300, 6525EC Nijmegen, Netherlands

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 658 739.63

Sigmascreening BV

Name: Sigmascreening BV

Address: Hengelosestraat 500, 7521AN Enschede, Netherlands

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 308 636.25

Institut für Klinische Radiologie

Name: Institut für Klinische Radiologie

Address: Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149 Münster, Germany

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 492 860.52

Holland Innovative

Name: Holland Innovative

Address: Hengelosestraat 500, 7521AN Enschede, Netherlands

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 204 931.41

TAFH Münster GmbH

Name: TAFH Münster GmbH

Address: Hüfferstrasse 27, 48149 Münster, Germany

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 55 800.00

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Summary

Project name (EN): InMediValue

Project acronym: InMediValue

Project start date: 2018-10-01

Project end date: 2022-09-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 3 497 086.88

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 718 919.00

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 718 919.00.

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Germany - The Netherlands

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2023-08-24

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Information provided by the Programme. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (https://www.deutschland-nederland.eu), or a website directly linked from it, on 2021-11-17, 2023-01-18 and 2024-03-11. Fields project name, description and achievement (from 98 projects) translated from German and Dutch into English using the European Commission's eTranslation machine translation service.

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