Magnetic Particle Imaging Project 2+2 Turkish-German Cooperative Program

Aselsan Research Center with its academic partner Bilkent University applied for the call of 2+2 Turkish-German Cooperative Program organized by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in 2015 with the project “Real-time Imaging Methods for Interventional Magnetic Particle Imaging”.

Total of 130 R&D project applications were made to 2+2 Turkish-German Cooperative Program. 9 of the projects out of 130 were announced to be eligible for providing support after evaluated by TÜBİTAK and BMBF, and the related support was provided accordingly.

Aselsan was ranked number three and entitled for funding the “Real-time Imaging Methods for Interventional Magnetic Particle Imaging” project. Besides, within the scope of the program, nearly 1 million TL worth fund will be transferred to the Aselsan Research Center in order to be used for R&D activities at this field which involves advanced technology. Aselsan Research Center will initiate the related activities within the scope of the project in May 2016 and the related studies are expected to be finalized within three years. 

For the German side, University of Luebeck and Nano4Imaging GmbH will participate as partners of the program. ASELSAN aims to reduce the calibration and data acquisition time by using compressive sensing techniques, enable the design of hardware and software meeting clinical requirements, and develop an image formation unit. 

The market size for Magnetic Particle Imaging devices is expected to grow significantly in the following years, up to 50 Million Euros yearly by 2020 and 700 Million Euros yearly by 2025.