A pilot line for the next generation of

smart catheters and implants

Fact Sheet

Project Information

POSITION-II Funded under

INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in
Grant agreement ID: 783132 enabling and industrial technologies - Information
and Communication Technologies (ICT)
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Total cost
€ 40 947 272,06
DOI
10.3030/783132
EU contribution
€ 10 418 998,22
Closed project

Coordinated by
Start date End date
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS
1 June 2018 30 September 2021
NEDERLAND BV

  Netherlands

Objective
The objective of POSITION-II is to bring innovation in the development and
production of smart catheters by the introduction of open technology platforms for
miniaturization, AD conversion at the tip, ultra-sound MEMS devices and
encapsulation. Open technology platforms will generate the production volume that
will enable sustainable innovation. The availability of open technology platforms will
result in new instruments that have a better performance, new sensing and imaging
capabilities, while the scale of volume will result in lower manufacturing costs. The
production of the “brains” of these smart catheters will take place in Europe, with
many European partners contributing essential technologies. The POSITION-II
project will consolidate Europe’s premier position as manufacturer of cath lab
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infrastructure since these new smart catheters will be seamlessly integrated in the
cath lab hardware and software platforms. By combining the different sensing and
imaging data a more intuitive cath lab experience will be achieved. Looking forward,
POSITION-II prepares the European electronics industry for the next revolution in
healthcare, bioelectronics implants. Bioelectronics implants are expected to replace
a considerable fraction of traditional medicine by direct stimulation of nerves. The
miniaturization and soft encapsulation platforms developed in POSITION-II will be
the ideal technology frame work for the manufacturing of these bioelectronics
implants. The technology platforms developed in POSITION-II are demonstrated by
five challenging product demonstrators covering FRR, IVUS, ICE, EP and cell
therapy as well as a bioelectronics implant to treat cluster headache.

Fields of science

medical and health sciences  medical biotechnology  cells technologies

medical and health sciences  clinical medicine  integrative and complementary medicine
medical and health sciences  medical biotechnology  implants
natural sciences  chemical sciences  inorganic chemistry  post-transition metals

Programme(s)

H2020-EU.2.1.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies -

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) MAIN PROGRAMME

H2020-EU.2.1.1.7. - ECSEL

Topic(s)

ECSEL-2017-1 - IA

Call for proposal

H2020-ECSEL-2017-1-IA-two-stage

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Funding Scheme

ECSEL-IA - ECSEL Innovation Action

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