ODTÜ MEMS Center, with its expertise in microsystems, is already well positioned in in the field of microfluidics, using its advanced know-how and infrastructure to support both industry and academic partners to access these technologies. With the advancement of technology existing in other European regions, the potential for the center to excel by benefiting from not only isolated innovations but also a holistic knowledge basis will ultimately support European interests by expanding them into the huge market potential of the organ-on-a-chip platforms.
The OrChESTRA Twinning Action aims to upgrade the BioMEMS research unit of ODTÜ MEMS Center into a Center of Excellence in the field of microfluidics, and in combination with biosensors, particularly on organ-on-a-chip platforms, building upon its already existing expertise and state-of-the-art infrastructure. This Center of Excellence will position itself as a premier location for innovation, education and industrial services for microfluidics, particularly on organ-on-a-chip platforms. It will reinforce Turkey’s scientific capabilities, that will bring high societal as well as economic impacts with broad implications in medicine and health-care.
Start & End Date
01.09.2023
31.08.2025
Duration
36 Months
Call
Horizon
Widera 2021
Twinning
Total Budget
1,49 M€
Objectives
OrChESTRA is a twinning action that links four research organisations that are active in the microfluidics field. The project builds productive and sustainable collaboration links between ODTÜ MEMS and its internationally-leading counterparts TU/e, IMEC, and UFR. With the three twinning partners in place, ODTÜ MEMS aims to acquire the expertise needed not only to fill the identified gaps regarding knowledge, capacity, and networking, but also to join leading networks of excellence in microfluidic based research areas as an equal partner.
OrChESTRA project aims to promote new opportunities for the 4 consortium members via development of productive and sustainable links among them for higher levels of excellence in the field of organ-on-a-chip platforms, with a major focus on enhancing the range of competences of the coordinator, ODTÜ MEMS.
To achieve this goal, the consortium will work towards the following concrete objectives:
1 - Research
Raising the research profile of
ODTÜ MEMS and its researchers.
2 - Enhancement
Enhancement of the institutional capacity of ODTÜ MEMS.
3 - Innovation
Excellence in the wider impact for the innovation ecosystem and beyond.
4 - Integration
Integration into European networks of excellence.