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'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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Latest News
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28 Maart 2013 - Nagebootst menselijk weefsel redt kraakbeen Meer dan één miljoen mensen in Nederland lijden aan pijnlijke gewrichten. Dit komt door de slijtage van kraakbeen onder andere veroorzaakt door trauma’s, ouderdom of ziektes zoals ... read more |
20 March 2013 - Better cartilage repairs using stem cells Using adult stem cells is a good way of culturing better-quality cartilage to repair worn hips and knees. New cartilage that has good properties can be grown in particular by cultivating adult stem cells in combination with a small quantity of cells ... read more |
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Eerste prijswinnaar Prof. Dr. G.P. Vooijs Award Donderdag 14 maart vond het afscheidssymposium van prof. dr. Peter Vooijs, Medisch Directeur van onderzoeksinstituut MIRA, plaats op de Universiteit Twente. Aan het slot van het symposium reikte Vooijs de eerste Prof. Dr. G.P. Vooijs Award uit aan Linda de Wit-van der Veen. De prijs is bestemd voor het meest klinisch relevante afstudeeronderzoek dat aan de UT heeft plaatsgevonden. ... read more |
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5 March 2013 - Crowdfunding in the fight against breast cancer Professor Wiendelt Steenbergen, of the University of Twente, has launched an appeal to the general public in the fight against breast cancer. For several years now, his department and the Medical Spectrum Twente hospital group have been cooperating on the development of a completely new technique for detecting breast cancer. ... read more |
