Versatile Endoscopic Capsule for gastrointestinal TumOr Recognition and therapy
  Funded by the European Commission, Sixth Framework Programme, Information Society Technologies Priority

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The objective of the VECTOR project is to develop intelligent endoscopic capsules using innovations in micro- and nanotechnology. The VECTOR project aims at investigating and developing a miniaturised robotic pill for advanced diagnostics and therapy in the human digestive tract. The project mission is to make a significant contribution to the diagnosis and treatment of digestive cancers and their precursors and to strengthen the competitiveness of the European biomedical industry through innovative technologies.

The VECTOR project is supported by the European Union within the 6th Framework Programme for a duration of four years. The consortium includes 19 partners from industry and research organizations.

 

Dear Visitor
We are currently conducting an
international patient survey
on the future of capsule endoscopy
and invite you to participate.


 

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NEWS

03.2009
VECTOR project presented at 2009 Korea-EU Joint Workshop in Seoul, Korea

12.2008
New success in smart capsule technology: European collaboration yields the first OTSC clip release via telemetric endoscopic capsule

10.2008
Tiny medical implant developed in Tuebingen - microtechnologies from the EU project VECTOR facilitate early detection of acute bleeding in the GI tract.

08.2008
VECTOR: New Frontiers of Capsule Endoscopy – Project members present intermediate results at scientific VECTOR project session at the SMIT conference in Vienna;
28 - 30 August 2008

07.2008
Report on 245,000 screening colonoscopies in Bavaria, Germany

05.2008
Research and Expectations about Capsule Endoscope Systems in Diagnosis and Therapy


04.2008
VECTOR project presented at scientific conferences on oncological and bariatric surgery