Vicomtech-IK4 has strengthened its digital medicine research by extending their laboratory
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22.05.2011
This laboratory shows the current trend in medicine, which supports prevention, is in pursuit of personalized medicine, and is prone to minimally invasive surgical treatment and extra-hospital or outpatient care.
This laboratory is divided into two different spaces. One of them represents a digital hospital, with an integrated cutting-edge operating room.
The other one represents an advanced technology provided digital home in which you can recreate a futuristic vision of patient care in domestic environment.
In this laboratory different R&D projects are developed, such as, minimally invasive surgery, image assisted surgery, rehabilitation and tele-care. The objective is to create innovative technological developments that can be applied in a close future into clinical practice.
Vicomtech-IK4 has received 1.5 million Euro funding from MICINN Ministry. The total investment for the works and equipment exceeded 2 million Euro.