The ASTROTECH network combines 11 beneficiaries and 14 partners belonging to 9 European and Non-EU countries Academia, Public Research Centers and industrial labs, gathers all complementary expertise needed to explore the several venues for glial interfacing offered by advanced materials, device architectures and operation as well as for their validation to manipulate glial cells function. The 9 academic and public research Beneficiaries (CNR, IIT, CSIC, UCAM, AMU, UNIBA, INEB, INEM, BCAM) are internationally renowned for their research and training activities in the fields that they represent within ASTROTECH. The consortium combines interdisciplinary, intersectoral and soft skills knowledges where the private sector is highly represented and covers every step “from benchside to bedside” of the value chain. ASTROTECH Glial Engineering will provide a more complete understanding of brain health and disorders.

The contribution of the private sector in the research & training program is pivotal for the training network, as it makes available the know-how for nanomaterial processing and device fabrication, covering advanced materials for electronic (AVANZARE) and light emitting devices for brain stimulation (OPTOCEUTICS) as well as computational tools (CODEMART) and for expertise in translating research knowledge and technology into clinical practice (MEDTRONIC) and finally on professional development, knowledge and leadership in research management and administration (NCURA).

ASTROTECH is offering an unprecedented combination of complementarities of skills, competences and know-hows among disciplines and sectors. The ESRs will be enrolled in PhD programmes from diverse disciplines such as materials science, chemistry, engineering, physics, nanotechnology, neuroscience, computational neuroscience