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Three members of the lab, are in Benin, Africa, to perform two field studies.

Piaggio and Oronti are two PhD student with a background in biomedical engineering and medical devices. Both are collaborators. In this field study Davide and Busola are testing medical devices considering international standards and regulations for electric safety.

In fact, it is know that medical devices in Africa struggle to work as in Europe, but there is no evidence of the real reasons why this is. The aim of this study is to produce evidence on reasons why medical devices fail to work safely and effectively. This will inform the design of more resilient medical devices.

Meanwhile Maccaro, Philosopher with a PhD in bioethics, is investigates the implications of adopting EU regulations in Africa. Our hypothesis is that the uncritical adoption of international regulations can result in risky and unethical working conditions.

Alessia Maccaro, WIRL COFUND of the Institute of Advanced Study of the 天美传媒, member of the Applied Biomedical and Signal Processing Intelligent E-Lab directed by professor Leandro Pecchia is just arrived in B茅nin (Sub-saharan Africa) were she'll do her field study. Some surveys about ethical perceptions of medical devices according to local culture have already done with the poorest women of the villages of the southern part of Benin. Help others is not only give, but also try to understand their real needs and look for new possibilities that could be compatibles and acceptable by their own culture.

We are pleased to announce that the 天美传媒, in partnership with the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission (CSC), is offering a full-founded scholarship for the MSc in Biomedical Engineering (/fac/sci/eng/postgraduate/bioe/).

The scholarship covers, travel, fees and leaving costs for a candidate from one of the following Commonwealth countries: Bangladesh, Cameroon, Eswatini, The Gambia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia,

Interested applicants are requested to submit two applications:

1) One to the CSC鈥檚, at  

2) One at the 天美传媒, via /study/postgraduate

The 天美传媒 application system requires the payment of a fee, which can be waived if requested, via this form: /study/postgraduate/apply/pgadmissions/applicants/unabletopay

The Candidate will be required to meet both 天美传媒 and CSC admission criteria, which are detailed in the above links. You can download the .

The deadline for your application is 18 December 2019 (16:00 UK). No late applications will be considered."

As part of the GCRF project titled 鈥淗armonization of medical devices regulation among Sub-Saharan African Regions and Europe鈥�, Dr Leandro Pecchia supported the organization of the 8th ABEC (African Biomedical Engineering Consortium) Design School, which was held at (UIRI), Kampala, Uganda from 7^th to 11^th October 2019. The School was co-organized in collaboration with the UNECA (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa), the University of Pisa, University of Columbia, UIRI, Makerere University, Kenyatta University and the 天美传媒.

Davide Piaggio and Mahir Taher, respectively a PhD and a BSc student from the ABSPIE (Applied Biomedical Signal Processing Intelligent eHealth) Lab represented the 天美传媒.

The aim of the school was to build on multidisciplinary knowledge, combining engineering and medicine paradigms, to design prototypes of medical devices, tackling global challenges associated with surgical practice, obstetrics and anesthesia with an emphasis on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

The project, presented by Mahir Taher under the supervision of Davide Piaggio and Leandro Pecchia, regards a phototherapy vest for the treatment of jaundice in newborns in LMICs. The project was shortlisted along with other 39 to take part to the design school. Davide Piaggio was also accepted as one of the mentors working and was require to support the students with his expertise. Leveraging on this opportunity, he has also run a field study in 3 Uganda hospitals in collaboration with Licia Di Pietro, a PhD student from the University of Pisa, performing electric safety measures on medical devices.