NANO4TARMED held a final conference to review results

The approaching conclusion of NANO4TARMED (Advanced hybrid theranostic nanoplatforms for an active drug delivery in the cancer treatment) from the Twinning call of Horizon2020 brought the need to recapitulate the results of this 3.5-year international scientific collaboration. Therefore, CATRIN as the Coordinator invited partners from the Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche and the National University of Ireland Maynooth to the final conference which took place in early June in Prague.

Participating institutions were united in their efforts to advance research on the treatment of osteosarcoma, the second most common bone cancer that most affects adolescent children. “Scientifically, NANO4TARMED has delivered significant results. For example, through a wide range of educational activities and internships in partner institutions, significant progress has been made in developing the professional skills of early-stage researchers. The project also supported strong links between researchers and industry to support market-ready innovations. It has contributed to open science and communication, resulting in several publications in impacted journals and a number of successful seminars, workshops and conferences,” said the Project Coordinator Václav Ranc.

An important mission of the project was to support mutual cooperation, not only between scientists. The task was to build a research cluster, a kind of platform for cooperation, and to increase the chances when applying for large European grants. According to the Consortium, this was done to perfection. “Project management effectively coordinated the entire Consortium and their teamwork and efficient management were crucial for the success of the project. Thanks to this, Nano4Tarmed made a significant contribution to the establishment of our Grants Office. It was thanks to all the training and internships that NANO4TARMED funded or provided through the partner institutions that the project managers from CATRIN acquired and further developed their competences in the area of project management,” added Ranc.

The project, with a total budget of EUR 744,898.75 was CATRIN’s (former RCPTM) first consortium project to have a significant impact on the whole institute.