EU FET OPEN PRIME

🔊 EU FET OPEN PRIME December 2024 newsletter is out now! 🧠 Enjoy a round of PRIME project activities as we reflect on the past 12 months of 2024, and look forward to 2025. 🎄 On behalf of all across the PRIME project, we wish our stakeholders a wonderful festive season ahead and thank you for your ongoing support. 🌟 🌏PRIME project is funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme. The PRIME project aims to prevent epileptic seizures by developing autonomous implantable living cell systems for the brain. 🤝 Led by Walton Institute at South East Technological University, EU FET OPEN PRIME project's consortium of European partners is made up of Tampere University Finland, Università degli Studi di Ferrara Italy, EPOS-IASIS Cyprus, Aarhus University Denmark, omiics Denmark and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI).

EU FET OPEN PRIME presented at UPM Biomedicals Conference. Tampere University (TAU), a partner within the EU FET OPEN PRIME project, attended the 10th annual UPM Biomedicals conference on October 24th 2024 in Basel, Switzerland. This conference gathers participants from academia, research institutions, hospitals, and pharmaceutical companied around the world. The theme for this year was “Utilizing Animal-Free Biomaterials for Next-Gen 3D Cell Platforms and Injectable Implants”. Dr. Taina Viheriälä from TAU represented PRIME project, presenting its overarching goals and focusing on TAU’s contributions with a specific emphasis on UPM’s product, GrowDex-T, and its role within the project. GrowDex-T is used to create a 3D supportive scaffold that aids the engineered cells in the implantable device developed in PRIME, enhancing the project’s innovation in animal-free biomaterial applications. 🌏Tampere University is one of several multi-disciplinary European partners working on the PRIME project, funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme. The PRIME project aims to prevent epileptic seizures by developing autonomous implantable living cell systems for the brain. 🤝 Led by Walton Institute at South East Technological University, EU FET OPEN PRIME project's consortium of European partners is made up of Tampere University Finland, Università degli Studi di Ferrara Italy, EPOS-IASIS Cyprus, Aarhus University Denmark, omiics Denmark and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in Ireland. #FutureHealth #Epilepsy #EpilepsyResearch #EUFetOpenProject #PRIME #Collaboration

🧠 Day 2 at EU FET OPEN PRIME Plenary, where project partners from across Europe have come together at Università degli Studi di Ferrara (UniFE) in Italy. 🤝 Our wonderful hosts at UniFE university organised a tour of the stunning city with history steeped in the Renaissance period; as well as an inspirational guest lecture by Isabella Brambilla Director of Dravet Italia Onlus who shared insights of her fantastic organisation and spoke of the importance for 'The New Era of Patients as Co-Protagonists in Research.' 💡 The 2 day project meeting's in-depth agenda covers work package updates, a review of project progress and collaborative discussions on new ideas, risks and planning next steps. #PrimePlenary #UniFE #FutureHealth #Epilepsy #EpilepsyResearch #EUFetOpenProject #PRIME #Collaboration Gary McManus Jørgen Kjems Morten Venø Jochen Prehn David C. Henshall @Rachel Stewart Elena Marie Pérez Morrissey Taina Viheriälä Susanna Narkilahti Pasi Kallio Andreani

✈️ Day 1 at EU FET OPEN PRIME Plenary, where project partners from across Europe have come together at Università degli Studi di Ferrara (UniFE) in Italy. 💡 The 2 day project meeting's in-depth agenda covers work package updates, a review of project progress and collaborative discussions on new ideas, risks and planning next steps. 🤝 Our wonderful hosts at UniFE university Michele Simonato Giulia Toschi Marie Soukupova Barbara Bettegazzi Silvia Zucchini have planned a fantastic program of activities, and it is wonderful to have 18 in-person attendees representing the multidisciplinary consortium of partners from across Europe, including researchers from Walton Institute at South East Technological University, Tampere University Finland, EPOS-IASIS Cyprus, Aarhus University Denmark, omiics Denmark, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI). #PrimePlenary #UniFE #FutureHealth #Epilepsy #EpilepsyResearch #EUFetOpenProject #PRIME #Collaboration Gary McManus Jørgen Kjems Morten Venø Jochen Prehn David C. Henshall Rachel Stewart Elena Marie Pérez Morrissey Taina Viheriälä Susanna Narkilahti Pasi Kallio Andreani Odysseos Hafsah Ahmad Sinéad Whelan

✈️ Day 1 at EU FET OPEN PRIME Plenary, where project partners from across Europe have come together at Università degli Studi di Ferrara (UniFE) in Italy. 💡 The 2 day project meeting's in-depth agenda covers work package updates, a review of project progress and collaborative discussions on new ideas, risks and planning next steps. 🤝 Our wonderful hosts at UniFE university Michele Simonato Giulia Toschi Marie Soukupova Barbara Bettegazzi Silvia Zucchini have planned a fantastic program of activities, and it is wonderful to have 18 in-person attendees representing the multidisciplinary consortium of partners from across Europe, including researchers from Walton Institute at South East Technological University, Tampere University Finland, EPOS-IASIS Cyprus, Aarhus University Denmark, omiics Denmark, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI). #PrimePlenary #UniFE #FutureHealth #Epilepsy #EpilepsyResearch #EUFetOpenProject #PRIME #Collaboration Gary McManus Jørgen Kjems Morten Venø Jochen Prehn David C. Henshall Rachel Stewart Elena Marie Pérez Morrissey Taina Viheriälä Susanna Narkilahti Pasi Kallio Andreani Odysseos Hafsah Ahmad Sinéad Whelan

🧠 EU FET OPEN PRIME project brings together partners from across Europe into a strong multi-disciplinary team. Today we meet the inspiring team at Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) to hear about their exciting work on the PRIME project, in collaboration with other partners from across the consortium. Read insights from Professors David C. Henshall and Jochen Prehn and their innovative team here: 📢 https://lnkd.in/e7xrTQvj 🌏Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) is one of several multi-disciplinary European partners working on the PRIME project, funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme. The PRIME project aims to prevent epileptic seizures by developing autonomous implantable living cell systems for the brain. 🤝 Led by Walton Institute at South East Technological University, EU FET OPEN PRIME project's consortium of European partners is made up of Tampere University Finland, Università degli Studi di Ferrara Italy, EPOS-IASIS Cyprus, Aarhus University Denmark, omiics Denmark and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in Ireland. #FutureHealth #Epilepsy #EpilepsyResearch #EUFetOpenProject #PRIME #Collaboration

Neuroscience Conference 2024: EU FET Open PRIME showcased in Chicago. 🔊 EU FET OPEN PRIME partners representing Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and Università degli Studi di Ferrara (UniFE) Italy, attended the Neuroscience Conference 2024 (SfN) in Chicago this week. 🧠 SfN, which holds a yearly Neuroscience conference, is the world’s largest neuroscience organisation. Each year, scientists from around the world congregate to discover new ideas, share their research, and experience the best the field has to offer. The conference takes place in a different city each year and covers all areas of neuroscience which spans across several days. ✈️ This year’s SfN meeting gathered thousands of neuroscientists from over 70 different countries to share their cutting-edge research on the brain and nervous system. 🔦 RCSI's Professor Jochen Prehn along with Dr Rachel Stewart and Dr Elena Marie Pérez Morrissey, presented their PRIME posters demonstrating the role of 5’ tRFs in iPSC-derived cortical neuronal models and changes in miRNA levels in rat models of TLE, respectively. 💡 UniFE's Professor Michele Simonato along with Drs. Marie Soukupova and Annunziata Guarino presented a PRIME poster on the dynamic changes of 5’ tRFs in liquor and plasma of pilocarpine treated epileptic rats, while Drs. Barbara Bettegazzi and Lucia Crippa presented a PRIME poster on the development of localized GDNF gene therapy to treat focal epilepsy and neurodegenerative diseases.   📰 Read more about EU FET OPEN PRIME's showcase at Neuroscience Conference 2024 here: https://lnkd.in/ev5TpTBz #PRIME #FutureHealth #Epilepsy #EpilepsyResearch

EU FET OPEN PRIME partners at Università degli Studi di Ferrara recently showcased their research work on #PRIME at European Researchers’ Night in Ferrara, Italy. The European Researchers’ Night is an initiative promoted by the European Commission which has been running since 2005, and sees the participation of thousands of research institutions across Europe every year. The project is funded by the European Community under the Marie Sklodowske-Curie actions, with the aim of promoting the careers of researchers in Europe. During the event on stage at Piazza Castello, UniFE experts addressed the latest frontiers of research and tackled conversations about contemporary topics in the research community, such as Artificial Intelligence, new technological challenges, chronobiology, particle physics and archaeology, as well as streaming a live connection from excavations taking place at the Appian Way in Rome.  Read more about this showcase of EU FET OPEN PRIME by UniFE here: https://lnkd.in/eeTT-H3q Marie Soukupova Michele Simonato Barbara Bettegazzi Silvia Zucchini #PRIME #FETOpenProject #FutureHealth #Epilepsy #EpilepsyResearch

🧠 EU FET OPEN PRIME project brings together partners from across Europe into a strong multi-disciplinary team. Today we meet the inspiring team at Università degli Studi di Ferrara University of Ferrara (UNIFE) to hear about their exciting work on the PRIME project, in collaboration with other partners from across the consortium. Read insights from Dr Michele Simonato and his innovative team Marie Soukupova Silvia Zucchini Barbara Bettegazzi here: 📢 https://lnkd.in/ePqXpxR6 🌏University of Ferrara is one of several multi-disciplinary European partners working on the PRIME project, funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme. The PRIME project aims to prevent epileptic seizures by developing autonomous implantable living cell systems for the brain. 🤝 Led by Walton Institute at South East Technological University, EU FET OPEN PRIME project's consortium of European partners is made up of Tampere University Finland, University of Ferrara Italy, EPOS-IASIS Cyprus, Aarhus University Denmark, omiics Denmark and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in Ireland. #FutureHealth #Epilepsy #EpilepsyResearch #EUFetOpenProject #PRIME #Collaboration

EU FET OPEN PRIME project is delivered through an international consortium of expert partners, one of which is Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) led by Professor David C. Henshall Director at FutureNeuro and Professor of Molecular Physiology & Neuroscience; RCSI University of Medicine & Health Sciences. Professor Henshall has recently published a book on his work exploring microRNAs, their evolution, functions (in particular in the brain) and applications in medicine, including the potential to treat epilepsies. Congratulations to David C. Henshall, we are proud to have you as part of the EU FET OPEN PRIME team! #Epilepsy #EpilepsyResearch #FutureHealth #FineTuningLife