MIRACLE is getting ready for the new EU Medical Devices Regulation
Medical devices in the European Union (EU) have to undergo a conformity assessment to demonstrate that the general safety and performance requirements under the new Medical Devices Regulation (2017/745/EU) (MDR) are met.
Several MIRACLE partners collaborate in a new Norwegian research centre entitled DigiFoods
Digital Food Quality (DigiFoods) is a new research centre that will develop smart sensors for food quality assessment directly in the processing lines.
MIRACLE device going to the clinical testing
The University of Eastern Finland (UEF) in conjunction with Kuopio University Hospital (KUH) received ethical permission for the real-time clinical examination of Mid-Infrared (MIR) arthroscopy device developing by MIRACLE project.
The Photonics industry in Finland – 2020 survey results are out!
This spring Photonics Finland has carried out a business survey to analyse the Photonics industry in Finland.
New fibre coupling adaptor: less power loss, higher mechanical stability, and user-friendly coupling method
For the quantitative examination of articular cartilage using the spectroscopy method, the laser light goes through a complicated route to reach the targeted tissue.
Mid-infrared probe: steps towards evaluating health of whole knee
Ligament injuries are common especially among young physically active people and significantly increases risk for post-traumatic osteoarthritis later in life.
Standards and Innovation: A fruitful collaboration
September-October magazine of the International Organization for Standardization, ISO Focus, addresses innovation and its close relation with standardization.
Microservice architecture: a modern technique for a better software
During the last decades software development experienced a humongous exploit not only in terms of technologies and programming languages, but also for the development methodologies and architectural design techniques.
Current configuration of the MIRACLE probe successfully tested in cadaveric horse joint
The MIRACLE probe has been successfully tested in a cadaveric fetlock joint of a horse at Utrecht University.
Optimised nano-iBEAM structure with enhanced optical performance
Several design iterations and fruitful discussions with the individual project partners led to an improved design of the now called nano-iBEAM beam device (sixth generation).