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Inspired by: FP7 » Handheld scanning devices provide non intrusive early diagnosis

version: 2 / updated: 2010-08-02
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Originally submitted by: Anthony Walker
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Source of inspiration

European Commission Framework Programme for RTD (FP7)

Theme/activity of inspiration

Theme 4 - Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials & new production technologies

Sub-theme/area of inspiration

Nanotechnologies and converging technologies

Optional reference/s to FP7 project/s

Use the following format: Project Acronym (Project Reference No.). Use commas if more than one project is associated to this Wild Card, for example: ALFA-BIRD (213266), SAFAR (213374), LAPCAT-II (211485)
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Headline

(max. 9 words)

Handheld scanning devices provide non intrusive early diagnosis

Description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Wild Card (approx. 150 words)
New devices which pinpoint cancerous and healthy tissue revolutionising early diagnosis of disease

Keywords

Non-invasive,non-intrusive, Cancer, diagnostic, diagnosis, early diagnosis

Mini-description

(max. 250 characters)

New devices which pinpoint cancerous and healthy tissue revolutionising early diagnosis of disease

Likelihood

Closest timeframe for at least 50% likelihood
Please use one of the following options:
now-2025

Features of life if the wild card manifests

Feature 1: business models and industrial environment
Would save the NHS/Private Health Insurance companies large amounts of cash as invasive diagnostic procedures would be eliminated. Cancerous tissue could be detected earlier, avoiding long term treatment and reducing the amount of resource needed by Hospitals etc.
Feature 2: education and research environment
Research may focus on improving such devices to become even more efficient in diagnosis of cancerous tissue - or infact to detect other diseases.
Feature 3: consumers, markets and lifestyles
Any company owning the Patent on such a device would immediately become a multi-billion Euro enterprise. Such a device would be sort after by health workers worldwide.
Feature 4: technology and infrastructure
New developments / improvements on such a device would quickly be sort after by large healthcare companies in order to compete with the organisation currently holding the rights to the inital version of the device.
Feature 5: politics and global affairs
With Cancer death toll reduced, world population would continue to grow at a rate not currently manageable in the world that we live. With over-population of many areas already an issue, this would provide further impact on the problem, resulting in increased unemployment, crowded living conditions etc.
Feature 6: health and quality of life
Deaths due to cancer would be greatly reduced and new treatment methods would be developed. Longer life expectancy may result.