At the end of March, LU KPMI hosted the partner of the projects VOGAS and A-Patch, the senior research scientist of the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Veikko Ikonen. During his stay, he visited the clinical partner of the LU KPMI - Riga East University Hospital Latvian Oncology Centre and Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Center (TLDC) as well as met with the medical staff of the LU KPMI. Employees who work with patients on a daily basis presented the clinical activities of the A-Patch and VOGAS projects, patient recruitment processes, the conduct of breath tests, and VOC detection from the surface of skin. V. Ikonen was also introduced with the LU KPMI Biobank and the processes of collection and storage of biological samples of patients. The main ethical aspects of the study, ensuring a safe conduct of the study for patients, were also discussed during the meeting.
The project „Screening of Gastric Cancer via Breath volatile organic compunds by Hybrid Sensing Approach” has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 824986
The project „Autonomous Patch for Real-Time Detection of Infectious Disease” has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 824270
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 as well as met with the medical staff of the LU KPMI. Employees who work with patients on a daily basis presented the clinical activities of the A-Patch and VOGAS projects, patient recruitment processes, the conduct of breath tests, and VOC detection from the surface of skin. V. Ikonen was also introduced with the LU KPMI Biobank and the processes of collection and storage of biological samples of patients. The main ethical aspects of the study, ensuring a safe conduct of the study for patients, were also discussed during the meeting.){kind=link}