The project “New smart and adaptive robotics solutions for personalised minimally invasive surgery in cancer treatment - ATHENA” approaches an important medical issue related to the called “silent cancers” in the forms of malignant tumours which are detected only in later stages, with 5 years survival rates of less than 20% as in the case of oesophagus and pancreas. The implementation team aims to develop solutions that can be extended towards advanced medical instrumentation to perform accurate surgical interventions using personalized devices in the fight for higher survival rates and quality of life.
The implementation team is headed by Dr. Damien CHABLAT, who will come from the Université de Nantes, Ecole Centrale de Nantes, IMT-Atlantique, France, who joins the team from the Research Center for Industrial Robots Simulation and Testing (CESTER), within the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in the ambitious quest of ATHENA.
The main objective of ATHENA
ATHENA aims to develop European relevant solutions in the field on oncologic surgery in the form of new smart and adaptive robotic medical devices focused on personalised, minimally invasive interventions. The project will setup of a pole of competence in robotic assisted interventional oncology and diagnosis within the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca capable of attracting young research specialists and deliver research excellence.