IDentIFY - EU H2020 Project

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IDentIFY - EU H2020 Project

The project ran from 1st January 2016 to 31st December 2019; it involved partners from 9 sites across Europe (7 academic sites and 2 SMEs), led by The University of Aberdeen.

A link to the project's entry in the EC's CORDIS database can be found here .

Overview

The objective of the IDentIFY project is to bring FFC-MRI to the stage where it can be used as a routine tool for clinical diagnosis. This will require the development of new magnet technology, novel techniques for characterising environmental magnetic fields and a theoretical framework to help describe and understand the new biomarkers that FFC-MRI gives access to.

This animation explains the concept behind FFC-MRI:


IDentIFY

Funding Programme: Horizon 2020: Societal Challenges - health, demographic change and well-being

Duration: January 2016 - December 2019
Budget: €6,597,377

Project Objectives

The main objectives of the IDentIFY project are to:

  • Build upon and improve upon existing FFC technology to extend its range of clinical applications
  • Develop the theory of NMR relaxation in tissue at ultra-low fields in order to build models and identify new disease biomarkers
  • Design new image acquisition techniques that exploit the unique diagnostic information offered by FFC-MRI
  • Test FFC-MRI methods on tissue samples from surgery and tissue samples
  • Demonstrate proof-of-principal scans on patients
Project Partners

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Publicity

Newspaper/Magazine/Online Articles/Television/Radio

2019
2018
2017

2017

2016
Meetings and Events

IDentIFY and Aberdeen Bio-Medical Imaging Centre Symposium

Events hosted and attended by the IDentIFY partners.

2019

November - Italian Association of Medical Physics Invited Lecture

Professor David Lurie gave an invited lecture at the  meeting of the Italian Association of Medical PhysicsProfessor David Lurie gave an invited lecture at the meeting of the Italian Association of Medical Physics (AIFM).

The meeting was hed in Matera, Italy from 7-8th November 2019 and titled "The new challenges of medical physics: a bridge between innovation and medicine."

The conference was held to celebrate the International Day of Medical Physics (IDMP) on 7th November 2019.

October - IDentIFY and ABIC Symposium

22nd October, 2019

IDentIFY Project and Aberdeen Biomedical Imaging Centre(ABIC) Symposium, Suttie Centre, Aberdeen.

Celebtrating 10 years of ABIC and the successful conclusion of the IDentIFY project.

Prof Robert Bryant, University of Virginia
Prof Robert Bryant, University of Virginia
Prof. Hermann Scharfetter, Graz, Austria
Prof. Hermann Scharfetter, Graz, Austria

Dr. Keith Goatman, Canon Medical Systems
Dr. Keith Goatman, Canon Medical Systems
Visiting the FFC-MRI scanner
Visiting the FFC-MRI scanner
October - Aberdeen Final Face-to-Face Meeting

21st October 2019

The Meeting Was Hosted by The University of Aberdeen.

Gianni Ferrante work package presentation
Gianni Ferrante work package presentation
Kimmo Allo Work Package Presentation
Kimmo Allo Work Package Presentation
Simonetta Geninatti-Crich work package presentation
Simonetta Geninatti-Crich work package presentation
Simonetta Geninatti-Crich work package presentation
Simonetta Geninatti-Crich work package presentation
Group Photo
Group Photo
ESMRMB Conference 2019

The Aberden and Torino Partners Participated at ESMRMB 2019 in Rotterdam.

Talk presented by James Ross
Talk presented by James Ross
Maria Rosaria Ruggiero ESMRMB 2019
Maria Rosaria Ruggiero ESMRMB 2019
Lionel Broche ESMRMB 2019
Lionel Broche ESMRMB 2019

June - IPEM John Mallard Lecture - Liverpool

11th June 2019

Keynote Lecture

  • Professor David Lurie, Institute of Phyiscs and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM)
  • John Mallard Lecture delivered at the UK,Imaging and Oncology Congress (UKIO) June 2019

IPEM Tweet 11th June 2019 - https://twitter.com/ipemnews/status/
1138722846694367237

Prof David Lurie and John Mallard
Prof David Lurie and John Mallard
IPEM John Mallard lecture
IPEM John Mallard lecture

May - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care visits FFC-MRI scanner

On 30th May 2019 Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, visited the University of Aberdeen to see first-hand the development of the next generation of MRI scanners.

Mr Hancock visited the Medical Physics Department where the first full body scanner was designed and built in the 1980s.

Professor David Lurie gave Mr Hancock an overview of the development of the next step in MRI technology, known as Fast Field Cycling MRI.Current MRI scanners use a large magnet along with pulses of radiowaves to create detailed pictures of a patient's anatomy. Whilst current MRI machines operate on a single strength of magnetic field, Fast Field Cycling MRI scanners are able to extract much more information by switching the strength of the magnetic field during the scanning procedure. The technology has been under development for the last ten years.

The Aberdeen team behind FFC-MRI is leading a nine-strong consortium of research groups from six different countries across Europe, in a project called IDentIFY which received a €6.6 million Horizon 2020 research grant from the European Union to develop the imaging technology and bring it closer to widespread use in hospitals.

Professor David Lurie gave Mr Hancock an overview of the development of the next step in MRI technology
Professor David Lurie gave Mr Hancock an overview of
the development of the next step in MRI technology
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care visits FFC-MRI scanner
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care visits
FFC-MRI scanner
March - Pavia Face-to-Face Meeting
27th-28th March 2019

The Meeting was Hosted by STELAR in Pavia, Italy

Group Photo - Aula Scarpa Anatomical Lecture Theatre, University of Pavia
Group Photo - Aula Scarpa Anatomical Lecture Theatre,
University of Pavia
Gianni Ferrante and David Lurie introduction
Gianni Ferrante and David Lurie

Group discussions
Antoine Viana Work Package Presentation
Group discussions
Group discussions
March - European Research Scottish Parliament Event

7th March 2019 - Holyrood, Edinburgh

The IdentIFY Team and Dr Mary Joan Macleod met with the Minister for Europe at a special Scottish Parliament event to celebrate European research within Scotland.

Ben Macpherson, Minister for Europe, Migration and International Development, addressing the group, said: “Looking at the project about the future MRI development and technology, to see the collaboration of the list of countries involved, let alone the list of people, was quite remarkable and tells a story that I know all the stalls will tell as well and the whole spirit of this celebration embodies.

“This event highlights the importance of research and inclusivity of research to the public and at a time where we want to be encouraging as much innovation and participation in academia and in the economy more widely, for an event to do that on such a wide scale is definitely worth celebrating again as we are this evening."

Senior Vice-Principal of the University of Aberdeen, Professor Karl Leydecker, said: “This event is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate and see first-hand the research that the European Commission funds in Scotland as well as to mark the success of Explorathon.

“The range of innovative, exciting and important projects on display tonight is testament to the importance of European-funded research and the collaboration it brings.

Explorathon takes that research and finds new ways to make it accessible and relevant to people in public places with high levels of footfall. Only through the strong links between our core universities and the dedication of all staff involved is this possible.

The IdentIFY Team and Dr Mary Joan Macleod met with the Minister for Europe at a special Scottish Parliament The IdentIFY Team and Dr Mary Joan Macleod met with the Minister for Europe at a special Scottish Parliament

The IdentIFY Team and Dr Mary Joan Macleod met with the Minister for Europe
at a special Scottish Parliament


2018

October - Helsinki Face to Face Meeting

The Meeting was Hosted by the International Elecric Company in Helsinki, Finland on 8th/9th October 2018.

The IDentiFY Project Group
The IDentiFY Project Group
David Lurie (University of Aberdeen) Talk to IECO Employees
David Lurie (University of Aberdeen) Talk to IECO Employees
Group Discussions at IECO
Group Discussions at IECO

Work Package Presentation Hana Lahrech (INSERM)
Work Package Presentation
Hana Lahrech (INSERM)
Work Package Presentation Gianni Ferrante (STELAR)
Work Package Presentation
Gianni Ferrante (STELAR)
Work Package Presentation Simonetta Geninatti (University of Torino)
Work Package Presentation
Simonetta Geninatti (University of Torino)
July - Relaxometer Installation in Grenoble
relaxometer
Installation of the new relaxometer in Grenoble (July 2018). Partners involved - STELAR, INSERM & CEA.
March - Aberdeen Face to Face Meeting and Mid-Term Workshop

This meeting was hosted by the University of Aberdeen at the Suttie Centre.

Workshop members
Workshop members
Jen Scott (University of Aberdeen) advising the project partners on public engagement activities
Jen Scott (UoA) advising the project partners
on public engagement activities
EU Exploitation Booster Session presented by Alessia Melasecche Germini META Group
EU Exploitation Booster Session presented
by Alessia Melasecche Germini META Group
March - Mid-Term Symposium

16 March 2018 - The Suttie Centre, Foresterhill, Aberdeen

Fast Field-Cycling MRI - A New Imaging Modality

  • Professor David Lurie - Overview of FFC-MRI and the IDentIFY Horizon 2020 project
  • Dr Lionel Broche - FFC-MRI: Technical challenges and solutions
  • Professor Silvio Aime - FFC-MRI: What does the new information mean?
  • Professor Xavier Golay - The Horizon 2020 GLINT Project: Promises and pitfalls in the translation of GlucoCEST into clinical practice: Early results from the GLINT Consortium
  • Professor Martin Plenio - The H2020 HyperDiamond Project: Diamond quantum technologies for Hyperpolarised MRI
  • Professor Danuta Kruk - The H2020 CONQUER project: Quadrupole enhanced relaxation: A concept for novel magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents
  • Professor Francois Berger - FFC-MRI: Is this the technology breakthrough that patients and neuro-oncologists have been waiting for?
Professor Francois Berger (Chair of Neoro-oncology and Director of INSERM Unit 1205 Grenoble, France
Professor Francois Berger (Chair of Neoro-oncology and
Director of INSERM Unit 1205 Grenoble, France
Professor Martin Plenio (Professor and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Physics University of Ulm, Germany
Professor Martin Plenio
(Professor and Director of the Institute of
Theoretical Physics University of Ulm, Germany


2017

June - Mikolajki Face to Face Meeting

Face to face meeting of the IDentIFY consortium at Mikolajki, Poland on 7-8/6/17

This meeting was hosted by The University of Warmia & Mazury.

Work Package Presentation Pawel Rochowski
Work Package Presentation Pawel Rochowski
Work Package Presentations
Work Package Presentations
Some Members of the IDentIFY Team
Some Members of the IDentIFY Team
January - Torino Face to Face Meeting

Face to face meeting of the IDentIFY consortium at the University of Torino 23-24/1/17

The event was hosted at Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences.

image descriptions from left to right

  • Professor Silvio Aime presenting an update on Work Package 8
  • Dr Lionel Broche presenting an update on Work Package 7
  • Young Researchers poster presentations and discussion
Professor Silvio Aime presenting an update on Work Package 8
Professor Silvio Aime
presenting an update on Work Package 8
Dr Lionel Broche presenting an update on Work Package 7
Dr Lionel Broche
presenting an update on Work Package 7
Young Researchers poster presentations and discussion
Young Researchers poster presentations and discussion


2016

September - Grenoble Face to face Meeting

The meeting took place at the Minatec site in Grenoble and was hosted by Inserm, CEA tech, G2ELab and CNRS.

Group Photo
Group Photo
hosted by Inserm, CEA tech, G2ELab and CNRS
hosted by Inserm, CEA tech, G2ELab and CNRS.
January - Aberdeen Start up Meeting

The event was hosted at the Health Sciences Building at Foresterhill in Aberdeen on 18th and 19th January 2016.

Olivier Chadebec presenting an overview of CNRS/G2Elab's role in the project
Olivier Chadebec presenting
an overview of CNRS/G2Elab's role in the project
Discussion session on day one
Discussion session on day one
Group Photo
Group Photo

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