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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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Onze nieuwe brochure over de High-Tech Health Farm kunt u hier vinden ... read more |
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8-9 November 2011 - workshop Human Friendly Robotics The growing need to automate daily tasks combined with new robot technologies are driving the development of human-friendly robots, i.e., safe and dependable machines, operating in the close vicinity to humans or directly interacting with persons in a wide range of domains. The technology shift from classical industrial robots, which are safely kept away from humans in cages, to robots, which will be used in close collaboration with humans, requires major technological challenges that need to be overcome. ... read more |
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31 May 2011 - UT develops smart shoe Researchers from University of Twente's MIRA research institute have developed a shoe that can show exactly how a person walks. The shoe contains a range of sensors which measure the foot's movements and the forces exerted on ... read more |
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26 May 2011 - I really believe in the TopoChip After working one year as a post doctoral researcher in Boston, Bernke Papenburg returned to the MIRA Institute last September to investigate ways to market the ‘TopoChip’ concept. ‘In the United States people possess the courage to strongly believe in surprising roads to success.’ ... read more |
