The Spin@ CRMR has set up collaborative clinical programmes to support exploratory scientific projects of common interest, with the aim of improving the quality of care and providing innovative therapeutic solutions for patients.
The CRMR teams are engaged in clinical, fundamental and translational research:
At national level
Cell Therapy Functional Unit at Saint Louis Hospital
Head: Pr Jérôme Larghero
The Cell Therapy Functional Unit at Saint Louis Hospital is responsible for preparing, packaging, controlling, conserving and distributing cell therapy products for transplantation. It is part of the Cellular and Tissue Biotherapies Department, which also includes the Human Tissue Bank and the Clinical Investigation Centre for Biotherapies (CIC-BT). Its areas of activity are: haematopoietic reconstitution, tissue repair and immunotherapy. https://hopital-saintlouis.aphp.fr/biologie-imagerie/therapie-cellulaire/
LIMICS – Medical Informatics and e-Health Knowledge Engineering Lab (INSERM)
Heads: Pr Xavier Tannier, Dr Ferdinand Dhombres (en co-direction)
LIMICS is an interdisciplinary laboratory in informatics and medical informatics. LIMICS develops innovative approaches to health information processing in both methodological and application aspects. The research carried out is interdisciplinary and focuses on Artificial Intelligence (Knowledge Representation and Engineering, Decision Support Systems, Machine Learning), the computerisation of the Health System and the evaluation of its impact in practice, e-health applications, health data warehouses and clinical research informatics.
Perinatal Imaging (GRC Images, Sorbonne University, Faculty of Health)
Head: Dr Ferdinand Dhombres
The IMAGES clinical research group is image assisted medicine. The term “image” is used in a broad sense, covering ultrasound imaging, radiographic imaging based on ionising radiation, magnetic resonance imaging and other imaging modalities. The GRC regroups a number of highly synergistic specialities that use images for routine and research purposes, and are involved in the care of women, foetuses and children.
Foetal surgery
The Trousseau coordinating centre team was a pioneer in setting up the foetal surgery programme for myelomeningocele and myeloschisis in 2013. The Trousseau team offers two repair techniques : open surgery and fetoscopic surgery.
At European level
The Spin@ teams are active members of the ITHACA European Reference Network dedicated to rare congenital malformations and neurodevelopmental disabilities. Pr Jouannic co-coordinates the European SBoD group [SPINA BIFIDA and other Dysraphisms].