New Projects

Two IFAE projects selected in the «Prueba de Concepto» 2022 call

November 9, 2022

Medical Physics Group

Two IFAE projects were selected for funding in the “Prueba de Concepto 2022” call.

The objective of this call can be summarized as “From Science to Business” and funds spin-off ideas from Plan Nacional projects.

The project of S. Grinstein and G. Pellegrini from IMB-CNM aims to develop ultra radiation hard sensors based on the 3D technology for a novel proton therapy approach called FLASH Radiotherapy.

The project led by T. Lux is about building a residual energy detector prototype for proton CT applications and is funded with 125 kEuro. 

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