Patient Story Paul
When Life Decides to Reboot Your System
Paul is one of the members of the Patient Experience Panel in SMARTSHAPE. As the patient perspective is crucial to the project, SMARTSHAPE actively collaborates with this panel, that brings the patients’ voice into the scientific research. What did his hypertension journey look like? Find his story here: Read Paul’s story
SMARTSHAPE at ESB2025: Optimising the SMARTSHAPE sensor
PhD student Abel Aguilar Chávez represented the SMARTSHAPE project at the Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials. Held in Turin, the conference focussed on new biomaterials on the horizon, inspired by the fast development of new materials and groundbreaking technologies. “I’m fascinated by the work presented in the conference, from 3D printing trabecular structure […]
SMARTSHAPE at UKSB: Shaping the future of biomaterials
PhD students Georgios Mikalef and Arjan Sall, along with research fellow Zoe Schofield from the University of Birmingham represented the SMARTSHAPE project at the annual event, held at Lancaster University. Each presented their research at the conference, highlighting the project’s ambition to revolutionise hypertension monitoring through smart materials. Reflecting on the event, Zoe Schofield shared: […]
SMARTSHAPE Consortium meeting 2025
Early February 2025, the SMARTSHAPE consortium gathered in Rome, where our partner Explora Biotech srl is located. Since our previous in-person consortium meeting last year, the project has made significant progress in its road to continuous blood pressure monitoring: 🌟 The sensor and reader design have been further optimised. 🌟 The first preclinical pilot tests […]
Patient Story Dina
20 Years of New Eyesight
Dina is one of the members of the Patient Experience Panel in SMARTSHAPE. As the patient perspective is crucial to the project, SMARTSHAPE actively collaborates with this panel, that brings the patients’ voice into the scientific research. What did her hypertension journey look like? Find her story here: Read Dina’s story Prof. William Wijns, project […]
The smart biomaterial of SMARTSHAPE
World Biomaterials Congress attendance Last week, SMARTSHAPE team member Arjan Sall attended the World Biomaterials Congress. With this year’s theme “Convergence in Biomaterials: a vision for the future of healthcare”, scientists from all over the world came together in Daegu, South Korea. Arjan is one of the PhD students on the University of Birmingham team […]
From PhD project to the SMARTSHAPE Horizon project
“From the start, I understood this PhD research is very impactful.” Muhammad Farooq is one of the team members at the University of Galway, working on the sensor technology development within the SMARTSHAPE project. Farooq has been there from the very start of the SMARTSHAPE project and even before, as his PhD research preceded the […]
SMARTSHAPE Consortium meeting 2024
Refocussing and realigning for our next steps in the SMARTSHAPE project Over the course of two days, the SMARTSHAPE team met in person to share updates on the project’s advancements and collaboratively plan the next steps. The event provided an ideal backdrop for fruitful discussions and productive brainstorm sessions with our multidisciplinary team. “The […]
The SMARTSHAPE project has started!
If elevated blood pressure is poorly controlled, it can have serious adverse health effects such as heart failure or stroke, amongst others. Therefore, SMARTSHAPE wants to develop a smart continuous blood pressure monitoring device. Continuous measurements will provide key information for early diagnosis, patient-specific treatment, and preventive care. The project is coordinated by Prof. William […]
