1.   General aim:   Establishing the group as a reference group in the field of  research  into  modelization,  simulation  and  control  of physiological processes with special emphasis on applying these techniques to patients with DM 1.
     2.   Scientific-technical
       •    Publications:   approximately 20 publications in ISI journals in the fields of bioenginering, diabetes and engineering.
       •    Doctoral theses:  4-5 doctoral theses read, which will include theoretical developments and engineering in complex systems with uncertainty and  simulation of metabolism as well as applications in DM1.
       •    Transference
                   -   Secure spin-offs in order to exploit research results.
                              -  Various stable agreements with bioengineering companies
                  •    Staff
                             -  Inclusion of one or two doctors exclusively dedicated to the group
                                researching DM1
                             -  Establishing an incoming/outgoing stream of one or two doctoral
                                scholars a year and one post-doctoral a year.

Other information of interest

  •    MICELab forms part of the Consolidated Research Group of the Generalitat de Catalunya ‘Automation, Engineering and Distributed  Systems’  (2005SGR00296) under the leadership of Dr Josep Vehí
  •    Dr Vehí is a member of the Technical Committee on Modelling and Control of Biomedical Systems of the International Federation of  Automatic Control (FAC)
  •    Dr Vehí directs the ‘Working Group on Interval Methods for Control within the framework of the Technical Committee on Computer Aided Control Systems Design of the IEEE

Plans for the financing and development of the group

1. MEC/FIS projects
  •    Is the basic line of financing of the group.
  •    At present it is engaged in two active projects, which it expects  to renew without difficulty.
  •    Two FIS projects are expected to be sought over the next five years.

2. Arrangements for Spin-offs
  •    Arrangements for spin-offs are expected to be made in 2005, in  which the group will collaborate on various research projects, as a  result of which it will be possible to become part of the MEC PROFIT enterprise.
  •    The spin-off will also provide a way for the doctors in the group to  enter the labour market

3.    PROFIT    

    •    In collaboration with the spin-offs and other enterprises.

4.    European programmes

  •    Participation will be sought in consortiums or efforts will be made to  obtain financing through the Seventh Marco Programme of the  European Union
  •    Participation in two or three proposals a year is planned
  •    The European Science Foundation F:SE will explore the possibilities  of participating in some programme together PESC-EMRC.  

5.   RTN Marie Curie
 •    An RTN Marie Curie or a Marie Curie training site for doctoral   formation and mobility of researchers will be sought.

6. Transference agreements
 •    A turnover of some 100,000 euros is expected in the course of the  next five years through the development of projects and their  commercial application