coordinators of the project
Fundación Tecnalia Research & Innovation (TECNALIA) TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION is a private, independent, non-profit applied research centre of international excellence. Legally a Foundation, Tecnalia is the leading private and independent research and technology organization in Spain and one of the largest in Europe, employing 1,336 people (198 PhDs) and with an income of 102 Million € in 2013. More information: www.tecnalia.com
The Tyndall National Institute was founded in 1982 as the NMRC (National Microelectronics Research Centre) as part of University College Cork (UCC). It is a research organisation of over 400 researchers with core competencies in Photonics, Nanoelectronics and Micro-technologies. More information: www.tyndall.ie
Imperial has over 6,000 postgraduate students, publishes more than 10,000 academic papers annually and has an annual research income of £350 million. Together with Imperial Innovations, the College's technology transfer office, Imperial has created over 150 companies, signed more than 500 licences and has helped many medicines and products get to market. Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust consists of five constituent hospital sites and, together with the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London, forms one of the UK’s largest acute trusts (over one million patient contacts per year) and the UK’s first academic health science centre (AHSC). More information: http://www.imperial.ac.uk
M- Squared Lasers Ltd develops and manufactures next-generation diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) lasers and related systems. The company expertise spans continuous-wave to femtosecond sources, and from Deep-ultra- violet (DUV) to terahertz (THz) frequencies. Headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland, M Squared has global reach and provides local sales and service support via representatives in Europe, the USA and Asia. More information: www.m2lasers.com
KARL STORZ is one of the world's leading suppliers of endoscopes for all fields of application. The family-owned company with its headquarters in Tuttlingen, Germany has currently 7100 employees worldwide. With a history that stretches back 70 years, KARL STORZ is well-known for its innovative and high-quality products. More information: www.karlstorz.com
LIGHT4TECH is a high-tech SME company specialized in developing projects, prototypes and products in the fields of physics, photonics, optics, optoelectronics and spectroscopy for application in Biophysics Biomedicine and to production of biomedical device. More information: www.light4tech.com/who.html
Fundación Vasca de Innovación E Investigación Sanitarias (BIOEF/OSAKIDETZA) Basque foundation for Health Research and Innovation –BIOEF (www.bioef.org) is a foundation created by the Health Department of the Basque Government (Spain) as a public non-profitable organisation. BIOEF fosters the development and continuous improvement of the health care system to protect the quality of life of the Basque population. The Foundation also seeks to provide a framework for communication and cooperation between the various sectors involved in health research, development and innovation at local, national and international levels. More information: www.bioef.org
Centro de Cirugía de Mínima Invasión Jesús Usón (CCMIJU) is a multidisciplinary institution with more than 20 years of experience devoted to excellence in research and training in minimally invasive surgical techniques. The CCMIJU is a public consortium formed by the University of Extremadura and Regional Government of Extremadura that counts with 8 research departments: Bioengineering and Health Technologies, Laparoscopy, Endoscopy, Microsurgery, Endoluminal Therapy and Diagnosis, Assisted Reproduction, Stem Cell Therapy, and Anaesthesiology. More information: www.ccmijesususon.com
The European Laboratory for Non Linear Spectroscopy (LENS) was established in 1991 at the University of Florence as an independent scientific research centre with a clear international vocation, aimed to promote and facilitate the exchange of ideas, scientific themes, and technical skills. LENS is part of the National Research Infrastructure Roadmap as one of the most important interdisciplinary research institution in Italy such as advanced laser and spectroscopic facilities open to researchers from European countries. More information: www.lens.unifi.it
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