VSL score of EMRP calls 2011 are very good for Health, SI en New Technologies

On 28th November 2011 the projects which are selected for the EMRP calls 2011 in the fields of Health, SI (the international system of measurement units) and New Technologies were published.  EMRP is a European Metrology Research Programme and contains long running projects of collaboration between the different national measurement institutes, aimed at innovative measurement technologies with impact on the European industry and society.

Within the three calls 47 project proposals were submitted, the so-called Joint Research Proposals (JRPs). Eventually 29 of these JRPs were selected. VSL was involved in 14 JRPs, of which 9 were successful. Of two of these nine projects VSL  is project coordinator. All selected projects are expected to start mid 2012.

VSL participates in the following projects:
HEALTH
- Metrological characterisation of micro-vesicles from body fluids as non-invasive diagnostic biomarkers (VSL is coordinator)
- Metrology for drug delivery (VSL is coordinator)
- Metrology for radiotherapy using complex radiation fields
- Metrology for next-generation safety standards and equipment in MRI
- Metrology for molecular radiotherapy
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
- Novel mathematical and statistical approaches to uncertainty evaluation
- Traceability for computationally-intensive metrology
SI
- Accurate time/frequency comparison and dissemination through optical telecommunication networks
- Traceability of sub-nm length measurements