STIMULUS
Stimuli Responsive Materials for the Rapid Detection and Treatment of healthcare Associated Infections
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE
grant agreement No 955664
What is STIMULUS
STIMULUS is a European Training Network working on reducing healthcare-associated infections. We train early-stage researchers (Ph.D. students) for a career in biomaterials by researching smart wound dressings that can detect and treat bacterial infections without opening the wound.
To accomplish this, STIMULUS combines the expertise of organic, macromolecular, physical and materials chemists, materials scientists, electronic engineers, biotechnologists, medical doctors (clinicians), (micro)biologists, government policy experts, and representatives from both SMEs and large enterprises. Our consortium bridges from academia and medical research institutes to policymakers and industry.
Our researchers get individualized and joint training in all these disciplines and relevant sectors along the value chain, giving them a unique and genuinely interdisciplinary and multi-sectoral training experience.
An array of vesicle patches in a gel matrix ©smartwound.co.uk
The phospholipid vesicles respond to membrane damaging toxins released by bacteria in wounds as the microbes reach a critical density ©smartwound.co.uk
The wound dressing provides early and rapid indication of the onset of infection - by a simple colour change ©smartwound.co.uk
An array of vesicle patches in a gel matrix ©smartwound.co.uk
Noticeboard
Events
FIRST INTERNATIONAL STIMULUS CONFERENCE
September 2023, Darmstadt, Germany
The preparations for this ESR-led event are well underway.
First significant guest speakers have already confirmed their attendance.
Training school in Istanbul (Türkiye)
14-16 November 2022
The three-days training event focused on entreneurship, intellectual property and licensing, and marked an important step in
starting to equip ESRs with some early entrepreneurial and management skills.
STIMULUS Summer School
7-14 August, Hirschegg (Austria)
The Summer School represented another important step in deepening the scientific discussions started in Amsterdam. The location, the landscape and the joint walks also proved to be a perfect motivator for planning further workshops and activities.
Some inspiring pictures here.
Combined CEMBO & STIMULUS Training School
After a week of intensive meetings and workshops, we are able to draw a first positive balance of our research and activities. Visual impressions here
Media News
Trend-setting healthcare technologies. Megatrend Nanomedicine
Tiny particles with enormous effect
In the September issue of its journal MedUnique-people, the Association for thePromotion of Science and Research (vfwf) of the Medical University of Vienna has devoted an article in their series Megatrends in Medicine to the promising advancements offered by nanotechnology.
A special mention was credited to the research efforts of the group around Prof. Erik Reimhult and the STIMULUS project.
Full article and interview with Professor Reimhult here (only German).
2022: new videos introducing our ESRs are online.
Emilie, excited of being part of a project that has the potential to help save lives in the future.
Atif, who gave up his manager job to devote himself to scientific research.
Nazneen, staying true to her dreams and projects.
View all videos here