'Top technology for patients'

Technological science is the catalyst for innovation in healthcare. MIRA combines fundamental and applied research with clinical practice. This unique scientific path stimulates a successful application of fundamental concepts and enables healthcare to rapidly introduce new treatments. MIRA works closely with hospitals, the business community and governmental organizations, aiming to secure its leading position in Europe.

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Our multidisciplinary approach enables us to make innovative contributions across a wide spectrum within healthcare. MIRA’s research will result into the development of new techniques to repair damaged tissue, such as bone and skin. It helps to create drugs that are targeted in their effects and enables doctors to diagnose more effectively through the use of improved imaging techniques. Furthermore, MIRA offers patient-focused solutions in rehabilitation technology.

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dr. Aart van Apeldoorn

22 January 2013 / JDRF schenkt UT 1 miljoen dollar voor onderzoek behandeling diabetes type 1

Veilige transplantatie 'Eilandjes van Langerhans' ... read more

healthcare in 2040

Healthcare in 2040

MIRA’s researchers Sarthak Misra and Johan Engbersen are quoted in NWT Magazine. The article named ‘De zorg in 2040’ addresses the future of healthcare and has been published in the December edition of the Dutch popular scientific magazine. ... read more

of three coupled ordinary differential equations

Analytical, numerical, and software tools are essential for understanding of nonlinear dynamical systems

Dynamical systems theory allows mathematicians to predict and describe abrupt changes and transitions (known as bifurcations) in different deterministic systems. Professor Yuri Kuznetsov will give his inaugural speech on 10 January, at the University of Twente. ... read more

International Innovation Magazine: Shifting the targets

Highlighted: Fighting cancer by focusing on tissues surrounding the tumours

International Innovation Magazine highlights the research project of Dr Jai Prakash, researcher at MIRA’s Targeted Therapeutics group, in which Prakash and his collaborators have been exploring a new avenue of investigation for fighting cancer by focusing on the tissues surrounding tumours. ... read more