The SAINBIOSE laboratory is one of the six partners selected for this project, which aims to find innovative solutions for the management of lymphedema.
Biomechanical modeling researchers at the Centre for Biomedical and Healthcare Engineering (CIS) at Mines Saint-Étienne are working on developing a digital twin of the leg of a person suffering from circulation problems to provide them with medical compression textiles adapted to their pathology.
This collaborative work uses innovative design processes based on numerical simulation as well as new environmentally friendly manufacturing processes.
Ultimately, it is intended to foster the emergence of a genuine French industry dedicated to digital solutions in this niche medical field.
In addition to the École des Mines, this ambitious R&D project brings together five other partners:
- Sigvaris group: lead partner, market leader in medical textile compression.
- Healabs: software publisher in the e-health sector.
- ENSAIT: GEMTEX Laboratory, the leading French textile research laboratory, expert in simulation.
- INSA Lyon: INL (Lyon Institute of Nanotechnology), Biomedical Sensors group.
- IFTH: French Institute of Textiles and Clothing, Industrial Technical Centre, is the expertise and innovation center for companies in the Fashion, Textile, and Clothing sectors.
The Symphonies project has an overall budget of 9.8 million euros allocated by Bpifrance.
Spread over 48 months, it is expected to create more than 70 direct and indirect jobs.
