December 6th, 2007, Acreo together with the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in the Electrum laboratory arranged a seminar focused on new technology for medical applications.
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Progress within nanoelectronics and sensor technology will enable the development of new medical products, a field where Swedish industry is very strong. More than 70 delegates came to listen to short presentations from 8 experts in the field. The common theme was research results from KTH and Acreo with commercial potential.
Nanomaterial, elektronik och mikromekanik för medicinsk teknik
Dr Jan Andersson gave an introduction on nanomaterials, electronics and MEMS, and explained how the different technologies relate to each other.
Mikromekaniska sensorer i och på kroppen
Prof Göran Stemme showed many examples of MEMS sensors for measurement of e.g. pressure, flow, gas content or EEG. An important advantage is in many cases the miniaturisation possibility. Early contact with industry is important for successful commercialization.
Nanotrådar för diagnostik av biomolekyler
Prof Mikael Östling explained how the technology from the development of next generation CMOS transistors can be used in life-science. Nano-wires can obtain extreme sensitivity and be used for very fast detection of DNA and other biomolecules.
Röntgendetektorer för medicinsk avbildning
Prof Jan Linnros showed how the sensitivity and resolution can be improved for X-ray detectors by combining a sensitive material with high performance etching of silicon.
Elektronisk koppling till nervsystemet för proteser
Peter Norlin gave an overview of the emerging technology field neuro-engineering. With arrays of tiny electrodes the function of the brain and neural system is studied and he showed the state-of-art in mental steering of prostheses.
Mikrosystem för injektion av läkemedel
Dr Niclas Roxhed presented microsystems that can be used for injection of medical drugs directly through the skin. In his own research he has demonstrated a system with integrated pump and an array of hollow micro-needles.
Nanopartiklar för bärare av läkemedel
Prof Mamoum Muhammed gave the state-of-art of chemically synthesized nano-particles and how they can be used for precise distribution of medical drugs to specific organs.
Från forskning till produkt
Finally Christian Vieider presented the joint capacity at Acreo and KTH at the Electrum Laboratory to run projects from research to development into production. A number of projects in the medical field have been transferred successfully and several companies have ongoing collaboration for their product development. Packaging is a critical task where the Electrum laboratory is building up a joint resource with Note. The importance of an extensive network was pointed out. Through the program minST can Acreo assist companies to get access to expert competence.
