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Eye health and vision research in Horizon 2020
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Advanced Regenerative and RESTtorative Therapies to combat corneal BLINDNESS (ARREST BLINDNESS)
Key Topic: Develop new regenerative-based therapies for the cornea
Funding: €6 million Funding Period : 4 year project to start in 2016
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UM Cure 2020
Key Topic: Identify and validate at the preclinical level novel therapeutic approaches for uveal melanoma (UM) treatment
Funding: €6 million Funding Period : 4 year project to start end 2015/early 2016
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European Glaucoma Research Training Program (EGRET)
Key Topic: Teach young researchers in how to acquire and apply new quantitative knowledge on the ageing visual system in health and disease
Funding: €1,046,400 Funding Period : 2015-2020
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VISICORT
Key Topic: Improving the success rate of corneal transplants
Funding: €6-7 million Funding Period : April 2014 – March 2019
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Optical imaging of ocular pathology in Alzheimer’s disease (Optimalz)
Key Topic: Explore how ocular manifestations of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) can emerge as a novel and attractive alternative to investigate disease progression in parallel to the brain
Funding: € 1.5 million Funding Period : Sept 2015 – Sept 2020
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An innovative double technologies medical device for corneal diseases (MD-SD-OCT)
Key Topic: Introduce and market a new ophthalmology instrument that is able to detect a range of optical pathologies wider than the state of the art technologies with higher performance and significant reduction of manufacturing costs
Funding: €1.96 million Funding Period : June 2015- June 2017
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European Glaucoma Research Training Programme-Plus (EGRET-Plus)
Key Topic: Teach young researchers how to acquire new, quantitative knowledge on glaucoma and the aging visual system, and apply this new knowledge to boost innovation in glaucoma care in both the public and private sectors
Funding: €3,870,583 Funding Period : Jan 2016 to Jan 2020
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Clinical validation of retinal oximetry as a biomarker (RETOXY)
Key Topic: Validate oximetry for clinical use with a view to commercializing an oximeter to measure retinal oxygenation
Funding: €71,429/ €50,000 Funding Period : May-Nov 2015
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Multimedia Authoring and Management using your Eyes and Mind (MAMEM)
Key Topic: Provide integration programmes for people suffering from eye and neuromuscular diseases
Funding: €2.7 million Funding Period : May 2015 –May 2018
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European Dry Eye Network (EDEN)
Key Topic: Platform for the training and career development of 10 early-stage researchers (ESRs) in Vision Sciences
Funding: € 2.48 million Funding Period : March 2015 – March 2019
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Exploring the combined role of genetic and non-genetic factors for developing Age-Related Macular Degeneration (EYE-RISK)
Key Topic: Develop a systems level analysis of disease subgroups, risk factors, and pathways to provide insights needed for long-lasting prevention and therapy for AMD
Funding: € 6.06/ €5.9 million of EU contribution Funding Period : May 2015 –May 2019
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A novel diagnostic device to improve retinal imaging (Spectra)
Key Topic: Promote the use of a retinal (fundus) photograph analytical software, Spectra
Funding: €71,429/ €50,000 Funding Period : July 2015 – Jan 2016
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Enhanced Resolution MRI Ocular Scanner (ERMOS)
Key Topic: Show the feasibility of an innovative low cost, high resolution, dedicated MRI scanner to be used for ocular MRI
Funding: €71,429/ €50,000 Funding Period : May-Nov 2015
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Spatial-temporal regulation of APC/C, its role on G1 arrest and impact on terminal differentiation (STOPAPCG1IMP)
Key Topic: Understand the coordination between mechanisms of proliferation and differentiation, with a particular focus on the APC/C complex
Funding: €195,454 Funding Period : May 2017
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Clinical validation of a new diagnostic and monitoring PoC medical device based on quantification of biomarkers in tear fluids to improve the quality of eye health care (eyePoc)
Key Topic: Clinical validation and market introduction of a device named Tear Monitor, focusing on diagnosis and monitoring of the Dry Eye and inflammation by measuring biomarkers in tears
Funding: €71,429/ €50,000 Funding Period : Oct 2014 – April 2015
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Use Case for European Robotics in Ophthalmologic Micro−Surgery (EurEyeCase)
Key Topic: Demonstrate how medical robotics technology can boost success rates of urgent and critical surgical interventions and paves the way for novel promising treatment methods with demonstrated improvements in patient outcome
Funding: € 3.27/ €2.64 million Funding Period : Jan 2015 –Jan 2018
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The interpretation of retinal activity by the visual thalamus (RETMUS)
Key Topic: Explore new methods to reactivate the thalamic neurons by channeling visual information directly to these neurons which may help to restore some visual capability after the loss of optic nerve fibers
Funding: €2.5 million Funding Period : Nov 2015- Oct 2020
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Towards solving myopia: from genes to pathways using an integrated approach (MYOP-PATH)
Key Topic: Identify disease mechanisms that underlie myopia and create a starting point for therapy
Funding: €2 million Funding Period : Sept 2015 – Aug 2020
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Myopia: Fundamental understanding needed (MyFUN)
Key Topic: Provide an international, interdisciplinary platform to train young scientists to study unresolved questions about the visual control of eye growth
Funding: €3.5 million Funding Period : Jan 2016-Jan 2020
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In the eye of the observer: Visual processing at the heart of the retina (switchBoard)
Key Topic: Train young researchers with cutting-edge techniques and research approaches – from imaging at synaptic resolution, transgenetics and retina degeneration models to the application of retinal circuit principles for signal processing in artificial vision chips
Funding: € 3.86 millon Funding Period : Nov 2015-Nov 2019
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Clinical biomarker for arterial hypertension based on micro-vascular retinal imaging (RetinArt)
Key Topic: Develop a validation plan and a detailed business plan of Imagine Eyes technology to a new standard that will help reduce the risk of serious complications in wide numbers of AHT patients
Funding: €71,429/ €50,000 Funding Period : Oct 2014-April 2015
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Optogenetic investigation of cortical layer-6 neuron contributions to dynamic visual perception (OptoVision)
Key Topic: Delineate how the computations and network interactions of layer-6 neurons dynamically change during attention and ultimately lead to improved behavioral performance
Funding: €1.4 million Funding Period : Sept 2015-Sept 2020
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Innovative PROcurement for Visual Impaired People (PRO4VIP)
Key Topic: In line with Vision 2020, create a network of procurers to support the early detection and screening of functional low vision conditions or and support the provision of low vision services
Funding: €607,526/€584,926 Funding Period : Feb 2015 – Dec 2016
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Natural sense of vision through acoustics and haptics (Sound of Vision)
Key Topic: Design, implement and validate an original non-invasive hardware and software system to assist visually impaired people by creating and conveying an auditory representation of the surrounding environment
Funding: €3.96 million Funding Period : Jan 2015 –Jan 2018
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Training the Next Generation of European Visual Neuroscientists for the benefit of innovation in health care and high-tech industry (NextGenVis)
Key Topic: Increase the knowledge about the stability and plasticity of the visual brain for innovation in healthcare and high-tech industry
Funding: €3.88 million Funding Period : March 2015 – March 2019
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Mapping the Deprived Visual System: Cracking function for prediction (MADVIS)
Key Topic: Understand how visual deprivation at different sensitive periods in development affects the functional organization and connectivity of the occipital cortex and use the fundamental knowledge derived from it to test and predict the outcome of sight restoration
Funding: €1.48 million Funding Period : April 2014 – March 2019
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Advanced BiomEdical OPTICAL Imaging and Data Analysis (BE-OPTICAL)
Key Topic: Provide a training programme in a wide range of optical imaging technologies and signal processing tools; one of the working groups addresses advanced instrumentation for ophthalmic imaging (WP3)
Funding: €3.49 million Funding Period : Oct 2015 - Oct 2019
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A precision, computer-vision measurement system for the early diagnosis of schizophrenia (Gazelab)
Key Topic: Validate ocular biomarkers for a range of pathologies, including ophthalmological, neurological, mental, and endocrinological disorders, through a computer vision-based system, Gazelab
Funding: €71,429/50,000 Funding Period : May 2015 – Nov 2015
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Deformable platform with thin-film based circuits and ultra-thin Si chips for smart contact lens applications (STRETCHLENS)
Key Topic: Development and completion of a highly integrated stretchable system to explore the use of smart contact lenses, a device in direct contact with the eye with integrated electronic functionalities, to correct vision
Funding: €160,800 Funding Period : Sept 2016 - Sept 2019
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Suturing with Light (SWeetLight)
Key Topic: Establish an international leading company in the field of innovative medical devices for laser eye surgery, keratoplasty in particular (cornea transplantation)
Funding: €71,429/50,000 Funding Period : May 2015 - Nov 2015
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Highly-lubricated soft contact lenses (ContactLube)
Key Topic: Modify soft contact lenses to render them more lubricated, and so make them far more comfortable to use
Funding: €150,000 Funding Period : Jan2015 - July 2016
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Engineering a scaffold based therapy for corneal regeneration (EyeRegen)
Key Topic: Develop a new approach to corneal tissue regeneration through the design of artificial corneal scaffolds
Funding: €1.5 million Funding Period : July 2015 - July 2020
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Validation of a Novel Diagnostic Biomarker for Dry Eye Syndrome based in nucleotides detection (DryEye)
Key Topic: Pursue the development of a method for diagnosing the Dry Eye syndrome in patients and monitoring the effectiveness of treatment
Funding: €71,429/50,000 Funding Period : June 2015 – Feb 2016
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Sustained Release Ocular Bevacizumab for the treatment of wet acute macular degeneration (STROBE)
Key Topic: Verify the viability of a sustained release bevacizumab product (SR Bevacizumab) to improve the safety, cost-effectiveness and patient acceptability for the treatment of wet AMD
Funding: €71,429/50,000 Funding Period : May 2015 - Nov 2015
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From oculomotor action to perception (ProactionPerception)
Key Topic: Explore the links between oculomotor action and perception during proactive exploration of a visual scene to understand how eye movements reshape processing in the early visual system
Funding: €173 076 Funding Period : April 2015 - April 2017
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Polarized light as an alternative to colour in animal vision (PLACAV)
Key Topic: Develop a clear understanding of image-based polarization vision through the study of fiddler crabs
Funding: €195 454,8 Funding Period : March 2015 - March 2017
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Optical Coherence Tomography for Intraocular Lenses (OCT4IOL)
Key Topic: Develop an instrument that brings eye surgery into new paradigms for IOL selection and customization in cataract surgery
Funding: €150 000 Funding Period : Jan 2015 - Jan 2016
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Eyes of Things (EoT)
Key Topic: Create novel applications and services that go beyond what current vision systems can do
Funding: €4.9 million Funding Period : Jan 2015 – Jan 2018
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Multisensory Navigation: Harnessing the Power of Multisensory Processing Optogenetic Stimulation to Aid The Blind (MultiNav)
Key Topic: Investigate how spatial information can assist Visually Impaired people during navigation by non-invasive and invasive information delivery
Funding: €177 598,8 Funding Period : May 2015 – May 2017
