Nom i cognoms / Name and surname
Ciara O’ Sullivan
Afiliació / Affiliation
Universitat Rovira i Virgili
En quin programa de finançament europeu s’enmarca el teu projecte? / Which European funding programme does your project belong to?
EU support (FP7, H2020, etc.) other than MSCA
Títol del projecte / Project title
POCOSTEO
Número del projecte / Project number
767325
Breu explicació del projecte / Brief explanation of your project
As a consequence of the ageing of the society, osteoporosis (literally “porous bone”) and its complications is becoming more and more prevalent, making the bone disease a health priority in many parts of the world. Currently osteoporosis is commonly known as a “silent killer” disease. Usually osteoporosis manifests itself in a drastic manner, i.e. through fracture of the osteoporotic bone in the affected individual. Until now little or no measures for prevention or early detection of this disease are taken, because no simple, yet sufficiently precise or sensitive tools for early detection of individuals at risk of osteoporosis are available. The overall objective of the PoCOsteo project therefore is the development, clinical validation and preparation for commercialisation of a Point-of-Care tool for bone disease (a.o. osteoporisis) prevention, detection and treatment.
Enllaç a la pàgina web del projecte / Link to your project website
pocosteo.mijnweblayout.be
En quin repte s’emmarca el teu projecte? / What is the challenge of your project?
1. Health, demographic change and wellbeing
