CoBra project aims to improve quality of both diagnosis and treatment of localized cancers, by developing a new medical robot prototype for brachytherapy and biopsy under guidance of MRI.
The overall objective of the project is to enhance the patient’s quality of life and reduce their cancer mortality. The prostate and other soft tissues will be the main localized cancers of interest in the Cobra project.
January 1st, 2018
September 30th, 2022
3 800 000 €
To develop new medical robot prototype for diagnosis and treatment of localized cancers by brachytherapy and biopsy under guidance of MRI
To initiate a training programme for practitioners and physicists on MRI based robotic brachytherapy and biopsy in the 2 Seas region
To elaborate a map for targeted cancers dispersion in the region of 2 Seas. This allows estimating the optimal placement of the designed concept in the region of the 2 Seas according to the patient concentration
To develop a network of SMEs and start-ups for technological transfer of the new designed concept
06/08/2020
The CoBra project is participating to the 2020 edition of the MedFIT which will be held online on
11/03/2020
[UPDATE] Due to the current sanitary with COVID-19, the meeting has been postponed. It is planned to be running
18/11/2019
One year after the project's kickoff, CoBra partners reunited on October 3rd and 4th in Lille to assess
10/05/2019
CoBra – Technical Workshop on Brachytherapy will be held during MedFIT with an afternoon conference the 25thof June.
21/08/2018
Come meet the 12 CoBra partners in Portsmouth on the 4th of October 2018 and interact with hospital
27/06/2018
Meet the 9 CoBra partners in Portsmouth on the 4th of October 2018 and interact with hospital practitioners,
27/06/2018
On the 23rd of February 2018, CoBra partners had a meeting to launch officially CoBra project for the
CoBra project aims to improve quality of both diagnosis and treatment of localized cancers, by developing a new medical robot prototype for brachytherapy and biopsy under guidance of MRI.
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