HITRIplus

Heavy Ion Therapy Research Integration plus.

HITRIplus

HITRIplus is a European initiative that brings together research, industry, and clinics to advance heavy-ion therapy—a radiation therapy for cancer. The project combines biophysical and medical research and collaboratively develops sophisticated instruments.

Heavy ion therapy offers advantages over conventional radiation therapy, including more precise dose deposition and greater effectiveness against radiation-resistant tumors. However, high costs and limited evidence have hindered its widespread use.

HITRIplus overcomes these hurdles by strengthening collaboration among European institutions, industry, and research laboratories, accelerating research on heavy-ion therapy, improving accessibility, and thereby improving long-term treatment outcomes for patients.

For more information about the consortium and its members, please visit here.

Motivation

The fight against cancer remains a top priority, and HITRIplus addresses the need for innovative treatment options. Heavy ion therapy offers advantages over traditional radiation therapy, including improved dose accuracy and effectiveness against radiation-resistant tumors. Despite these advantages, limited data and high treatment costs have hindered its widespread use. HITRIplus aims to overcome these barriers by promoting collaboration between European institutions, industries, and research laboratories to advance heavy ion therapy research, improve accessibility, and ultimately improve treatment outcomes for patients.

Our Role in the HITRIplus Project

Technology Overview/Evaluation

Objective: To evaluate project technologies for industrial suitability, provide IP advice, and engage potential industrial partners.
Activities: Regular participation in technical meetings, discussions with technical work packages, establishment of IP protection measures, and collaboration with industrial partners.

Technology Promotion

Objective: To develop value propositions to promote project technologies among European companies, emphasizing their competitiveness.
Activities: Identification of promising technologies, development of value propositions, and collaboration with technical work packages to coordinate promotional measures.

Technology Comparison

Objective: To facilitate the matching of project technologies with interested industrial partners.
Activities: Preparation of technology matching events, exchange of industry contacts, development of industry databases, targeted approach to companies and exploration of alternative engagement opportunities.

Further information can be found on the project's website.