Research Excellence

Ucair Research Project: Belgium

Coordinated by Prof Christophe Silien, University of Limerick, for the next three and a half years the
uCAIR consortium will pursue these key objectives: ➡ Increase of quality, speed and specificity of
diagnosis of human tissue, specific single cells, or molecular biomarkers in body liquids. ➡
Minimize raw data needs. ➡ Provide best in-class, sustainable, non-invasive imaging technology
for medical interventions and treatments. ➡ Build a technology roadmap for in vivo optical
biopsy and endo-microscopy. ➡ Extend the application range of the novel ultra-fast Raman even
beyond medical applications.

Presentation by Professor Twan Lammers

Professor Twan Lammers, Institute for Experimental Molecular Imaging, RWTH Aachen
University, Germany delivered a presentation, titled ‘Strategies to Promote Cancer
Nanomedicine Clinical Translation’.

PROF. Y. SHRIKE ZHANG – Harvard Medical School – USA
Date: 11th March 2024 @ 12 noon
Venue: MSG-024/-25 – Bernal Institute

Prof. Y. Shrike Zhang from Harvard Medical School, Harvard University will be exploring new
avenues of the 3D Bioprinting for High-Content Modelling of Human Tissues and Diseases in
vitro focuses on cancer. Prof. Zhang's the research is focused on innovative medical
engineering technologies, including 3D bioprinting, organs-on-chips, microfluidics, and
bioanalysis, to recreate functional tissues and their biomimetic models, for applications in
regenerative medicine and personalised medicine. He is an author of >300 peer-reviewed
publications (>50 covers; citations >30,000, h-index = 88). His scientific contributions have
been recognised by >50 international, national, and regional awards.

uCAIR Research Project – GOES LIVE at https://ucair.eu/

The uCAIR website has been set online.
Typing www.ucair.eu in your browser you find the digital calling card for the project.