VISI-ON-BRAIN is delivered by a consortium combining academic and non-academic organisations to train 15 doctoral candidates and develop human in vitro and in silico tools for brain disorders. The consortium is organised across six work packages and includes associated partners who contribute training and may host secondments.
Project lead: Josep M. Canals; Jordi Abante; Daniel del Toro; Albert Giralt
Role: Coordinator (Prof. Josep M. Canals) and WP6 lead (Project Management).
Expertise keywords: stem cells, regenerative medicine, advanced therapies, brain disorders, training governance, project management
Project lead: Jenny Emnéus
Role: WP1 lead (Bioengineering: scaffolds, microfluidics, brain-on-chip and related platforms).
Expertise keywords: bioengineering, microfluidics, organ-on-chip, biosensing, tissue engineering, methodology development
Project lead: Benedetta Artegiani; Delilah Hendriks
Role: Beneficiary contributing to doctoral research and training in human-relevant modelling.
Expertise keywords: organoids, stem cell biology, disease modelling, translational biology, human-relevant systems, advanced in vitro
Project lead: Deborah Kronenberg-Versteeg; Peter Loskill
Role: Beneficiary contributing microphysiological systems and doctoral supervision within the network.
Expertise keywords: microphysiological systems, organ-on-chip, biomedical engineering, platform development, validation, translational research
Project lead: Anna Falk; Henrik Ahlenius
Role: WP2 lead (In vitro modelling of brain disorders: stem cell differentiation, organoids, genetic modifications).
Expertise keywords: stem cells, neuronal differentiation, organoids, neurodevelopment, in vitro modelling, genetic modification
Project lead: Nick Allen
Role: Training Coordinator (Prof. Nick Allen) and WP4 lead (Education and Training).
Expertise keywords: doctoral training, curriculum design, supervision quality, research schools, transferable skills, network training
Project lead: Dafnis Batallé
Role: WP3 lead (In silico modelling: data integration, OMICS/functional readouts, modelling).
Expertise keywords: computational modelling, bioinformatics, omics integration, data processing, in silico methods, neuroscience analytics
Project lead: Vania Broccoli
Role: Beneficiary contributing neuroscience research capacity and doctoral supervision.
Expertise keywords: neuroscience, neurodevelopment, disease mechanisms, cellular models, research translation, doctoral supervision
Project lead: Aureli Soria-Frisch
Role: Industrial beneficiary contributing applied research/innovation exposure within the network.
Expertise keywords: applied R&D, biomarkers, analytics, digital health, translational innovation, validation
Project lead: Marco Straccia
Role: Industrial beneficiary contributing applied research/innovation exposure within the network and WP5 lead (Communication and exploitation strategies).
Expertise keywords: exploitation strategy, IP and knowledge transfer, regulatory science, evidence synthesis, innovation management, EU project delivery
Role: Associated Partner providing training contributions for doctoral candidates and research schools.
Expertise keywords: decellularisation, extracellular matrix, bioengineering, translational development, quality systems, training
Role: Associated Partner supporting methodological/policy-facing alignment as an EC science service.
Expertise keywords: regulatory science, evidence standards, methods assessment, policy support, scientific advice, validation readiness
Expertise keywords: neuroscience, biomedical research, academic training, experimental biology, collaboration, doctoral support
Role: Associated Partner supporting the programme as a non-beneficiary clinical/research organisation.
Expertise keywords: clinical research, translational medicine, hospital-based science, patient relevance, biomarker studies, clinical infrastructure
Role: Associated Partner supporting research/training contributions within the network.
Expertise keywords: neuroscience, human biology, computational methods, experimental research, translational science, training