Our activities

Our activities

8-9 July 2019
Sibiu, Romania

The First Bi-Annual International Focused Meeting (Summer 2019) of COST ACTION no. 17115 (MyWave):
European Network for Advancing Electromagnetic Hyperthermic Medial Technologies

Support: European Agency for Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST)

Hosts and organisers
The first focused meeting of the Action will be hosted by Romania and will be locally organised by Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, co-organisers being Academia Ardeleana Foundation and Sibiu City Hall. The external organiser is University of Malta in Msida, Malta, which is also the Grant Holder of this COST Action.

Venue
Lutsch House, 13 Main Square, Sibiu, Romania.

Objectives
Electromagnetic (EM) hyperthermic technologies hold great potential in the treatment of diseases, especially for cancers that are resistant to standard regimens. These technologies modify tissue temperature: hyperthermia heats the diseased tissue to make it susceptible to treatments, and ablation heats the tissue until it is destroyed. Hyperthermia is particularly effective in treatment of cervical and breast cancer, head and neck cancers, sarcoma in adults, and germ cell tumours in children; while radiofrequency and microwave ablation offer promise for treating liver, kidney, and lung cancers.

Overall, these techniques have shown significant potential and there is substantial opportunity to solidify their use clinically and to apply them to a wider range of medical conditions. However, underpinning the development of these techniques is the need for accurate knowledge of the dielectric and thermal properties of tissues, which provide the foundation for these technologies and de-risk the technical challenge before commercialisation. Furthermore, contributing to the stagnant market of EM hyperthermic medical devices is the fact that, often researchers working on the development of medical technologies are not fully aware of, and not trained to address, the clinical and commercialisation challenges facing novel medical devices. To address these challenges, the MyWAVE Action takes a holistic approach by bringing together key players in the field of dielectric spectroscopy, translational research, and medical professionals. Conjoining these varied communities into one collaborative network is critical to advance the design, development, and commercialisation of EM hyperthermic technologies, so that they can reach patients faster and improve treatment outcomes.

Full programme  

  1. 9th International Conference on Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy and its Applications - 11-16 September - Pisa, Italy
  2. The 37th PIERS - 8-11 August - Shanghai, China
  3. Management committee meeting of COST action TD 1301 - 20-22 June - Belgrade, Serbia
  4. Workshop on Dielectric Properties for Novel Medical Devices – Challenges, Innovations and Opportunities - 27-28 April - Galway, Ireland
  5. International School of Bioelectromagnetics “Alessandro Chiabrera”: Electromagnetic Fields and the Nervous System: Biological Effects, Biophysical Mechanisms, Methods, and Medical Applications - 11-16 April - Erice, Sicily

Young Researchers Physics Symposium - November 2011

S-Cubed Seminar - 22 October 2011

Discover University Open Week - 2011


https://www.um.edu.mt/r/research/electromagnetics/ouractivities