In this section you will find information about the background and approach of the PLS project
In this section you will find information about the background and approach of the PLS project
PLS Explained: The Animation Explaining how the PLS project works in under 3 minutes is a challenge, but it is possible! This animation shows the PLS mission, the problem that the researchers are taking on, and how they aim to solve it – all in understandable wording. It can be shown to anyone who is…
POLIMI at European Conference on Biomedical Optics Caterina Amendola from POLIMI will be speaking at the European Conference on Biomedical Optics! The presentation is on the same topic as their recent paper: Sensitivity of TD-NIRS in Estimating Neonatal Cerebral Hemodynamics with Homogenous Models of Analysis. The conference will take place online, from 20-24 June 2021.…
Accuracy of homogeneous models for photon diffusion in estimating neonatal cerebral hemodynamics by TD-NIRS Authors: Amendola, Caterina; Spinelli, Lorenzo; Contini, Davide; De Carli, Agnese; Martinelli, Cesare; Fumagalli, Monica; Torricelli, Alessandro. Abstract: We assessed the accuracy of homogenous (semi-infinite, spherical) photon diffusion models in estimating absolute hemodynamic parameters of the neonatal brain in realistic scenarios (ischemia,…
PLS at ESPNIC conference Two PLS abstracts accepted by ESPNIC conference Two abstracts are accepted by the ESPNIC (The European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care) conference, which is hosted online at 15-18 June . The follwing abstracts are submitted: – ‘Towards a Premature Fetal Manikin for Model-Driven Simulation to Validate Perinatal Life Support…
Leaps.org: Artificial Wombs Are Getting Closer to Reality for Premature Babies – Stav Dimitropoulos – 23 September 2020 – The PLS consortium created a mannequin of 24 weeks-old fetus replicated from MR imaging. Leaps.org published an interesting news item about the mannequin. Read the news item here.
Het Financieele Dagblad: Artificial uterus must fool fetus article. –Lex Rietman – 13 February 2021- The Netherlands is also working on the development of an artificial uterus. The TU/e – together with universities from Aachen and Milan – received a subsidy of € 2.90 million from the EU H2020 program for this. One of the…
Read more about the role of our PLS partner, LifeTec Group, in PLS and their perspective on being involved in the project. Full story: https://www.lifetecgroup.com/cases-papers-platforms-services/perinatal-life-support Photo credits: LifeTec Group 2020
PLS-complimentary project Juno Perinatal Healthcare was awarded one of five Eindhoven Engine innovation projects Article translated and adapted from Linkmagazine (Dutch) With an investment of more than € 2.2 million, various innovative challenging projects with potential impact on society and the economy are given additional funds from Eindhoven Engine. Together these projects represent an investment of…
First consortium meeting of the international project “Perinatal Life Support” On the 2nd of June, the first consortium meeting of the international project “Perinatal Life Support (PLS)” was held. Due to the current circumstances, the consortium meeting was held via teleconference. The PLS project aims to develop an artificial womb to increase the chances of…
The kick-off of an international project titled “Perinatal Life Support” On November 13th and 14th, the kick-off of an international project titled “Perinatal Life Support” (PLS) was held in Eindhoven, Netherlands. This 5-year project falls under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 FET Open Program to fund projects on new ideas for radically new future technologies.…