Date: 10/07/2015

Time: 09:30h

Place: Educational Pavilion´s Auditorium of Hospital Universitari de la Vall d´Hebron

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Agenda:

9:30h – 10:00h Opening

10:00h – 10:15h Innovation Contest Introduction

Elisabet del Valle, Valorization Manager of VHIR

10:15h – 10:45h Elevator Pitch of the 10 finalists of clinical practice projects

1- E-health program for monitoring the early discharge of premature babies. Elisenda Rull Bes, Nurse of research team CRIPS. HUVH

2- Innovation in clinical safety of critical patient: Random Testing in Real Time and Data Management (AASTRE-DaMa). Gonzalo Sirgo, Attending physician in the sepsis, inflammation and security unit. Hospital Joan XXIII de Tarragona

3- Development and validation of a software for measurement of abdominal aortic calcification. UDETMA method. Elvira Fernández, Head of Nefrology Department. Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova de Lleida.

4- Portable navigation system for greater accuracy in total knee arthroplasty. Nayana Joshi Jubert, Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery. HUVH

5- Multifunction closed circuit valvular connection. Silvia Bosch, Nursing supervisor of neurorehabilitation, Orthopaedic Surgery and traumatology. HUVH

6- Thoracic retention and safety device. Javier Pérez Acebo, Nurse of emergency service. Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí

7- Negative pressure therapy + oxygenation. Carlos Moreno, Supervisor of the burn unit. HUVH

8- NoaH: Neonatologist at home. Albert Pla, Post-doctoral researcher. Universidad de Girona

9- Development of a guided growth implant to treat leg length discrepancies and torsional deformities in children. César Galo García Fontecha, Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery and traumatology. HUVH

10- Development of a surgical device for sutureless vascular anastomosis. Jordi Descarrega, Resident doctor of the Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Unit. Hospital Clínic

10:45h -11:15h The role of platforms linked to innovation in Health

Gloria Palomar, President of REGIC; Alfonso Beltran, Executive Vice President of FIPSE and Deputy General Director of ISCIII; Mariona Sanz, Innovation Unit Director of ACCIÓ

11:15h-11:45h Elevator Pitch of the 10 finalists of research projects

1- Liver on a chip: New device to drug characterization, toxicology, personalized medicine and liver disease treatment. Jordi Gracia-Sancho, Ramón y Cajal researcher in the liver hemodynamics group. IDIBAPS

2- Neuropilin-1 detection (NRP-1) in urine as prognostic biomarker in lupus nephritis. Cristina Solé, Post-doctoral researcher of the Lupus group. VHIR

3- Development of a kit based on blood mitochondrial biomarkers for early Alzheimer's disease detection. Marta Barrachina, Principal Investigator in the Institute of Neuropathology. Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge

4- MicroApp: development of a mobile application for the diagnosis of malaria in low-income countries. Mateu Espasa, Specialist in Microbiology department. HUVH

5- CeliFast, Rapid diagnosis of celiac disease at point of care based on magneto platforms. Jean-Didier Maréchal, Leader of the molecular design oriented to biotechnological systems group. UAB

6- Pushing Myc inhibition to the clinic using cell penetrating peptides. Laura Soucek, Principal Investigator of the Mouse Models of Cancer Therapies group. VHIO

7- Cardiopatch: Digital Bio-patches for monitoring newborns with congenital heart diseases. Ferran Rosés, Head of the pediatric cardiology unit. HUVH

8- Development of a microfluidic chip for the early diagnosis of Malaria. Adrián Sánchez Montalvá, Specialist in infectious diseases. HUVH

9- Gene Therapy for MNGIE using a new orphan drug consisting of an adeno-associated vector carrying. Javier Torres, Post-doctoral researcher in the mitochondrial and neuromuscular diseases group. VHIR

10- Use of a specific assay for the quantification of Apo J-Glycosylated levels for the early detection and risk stratification of patients with acute myocardial infarction. Judit Cubedo, Junior researcher. Instituto Catalán de Ciencias Cardiovasculares

11:45h Innovate looking into the eyes

Jordi Robert-Ribes, Director and Founder of Connecting Perspectives

12:00h Awards

12:15h Closing

After the closing there are going to be an Innovation Brunch-Networking

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