Application of « Big data » digital technologies in the healthcare sector BIDMED wishes to explore the applicability and use of « Big Data » digital technologies in the healthcare sector, with a specific objective of enhancing the accessibility to proton therapy, the advanced radiotherapy modality for which the Walloon...
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Development and validation of a local treatment for cervix cancer resulting from human papillomavirus infection The main objective of the project is the development of an effective and safe local treatment, of the lesions of the cervix induced by HPV infection. This project results from the identification of a medical...
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Development of inhaled synergetic combinations for the treatment of resistant respiratory infections The aim of BioFiNa is to develop inhaled synergetic combinations for the treatment of resistant respiratory infections. The development of germs which are increasingly resistant to antibiotics is a major public health problem. The arsenal of available antibacterials...
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Development and validation of new molecules to restore the immune response against cancer cells Immunotherapy, based on therapeutic vaccination against antigens expressed by cancer cells, is at the present time a very promising approach. Its application is limited, however, due to mechanisms of immune suppression that are critical to control...
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Discovery of new targets for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease The HOPE 4 PD project aims to validate two G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), whose expression is altered in the striatum of patients with Parkinson's disease, as targets of drugs to treat neuro-degenerative diseases, Parkinson's disease being the first indication....
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New tools to diagnose cancer and optimize cancer treatments The goal of this project is to develop in vitro tests (I) to diagnose cancer and (II) personalize treatment, based on the detection of gene methylation. This project will mainly make it possible to determine some of these markers of methylation...
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Identification of new types of biomarkers and tracers for the in vivo molecular imaging of the pancreatic Beta-cell mass The goal of KeyMarker is to identify new types of biomarkers that can be used as radiotracers for PET or SPECT imaging and potential quantification of the pancreatic Beta-cell mass. Such...
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Creation of a technological platform to administer medicines by pulmonary route The aim of the NEOFOR project is to establish a consortium in Wallonia that will coordinate multidisciplinary technology groups to construct a new SME that will be able to design and realize original formulations created with new medical devices...
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Assembly of an artificial ovary combining isolated human ovarian follicles, fibrin and a textile pocket The objective of this project is to develop a 3D biodegradable matrix to graft an autologous ovarian tissue or isolated follicles in patients with impaired fertility following a gonadotoxic treatment. This biofunctional fibrin-based matrix will...
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Statistical Monitoring Applied to Research Trials While the detection of deliberate (fraud) or unintentional errors concern pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies enormously, there is currently no integrated and automated system to monitor the quality of data based on statistical tests and artificial intelligence or data mining. IDDI is a pioneer in...
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