On June 28, 2024, the GLUMON partners met once again as a consortium for their Second Progress Meeting. This meeting was the first oportunity to meet the new EU Project Officer, Gonçalo Neto, who is now supporting GLUMON consortium after the handover from Linda Curzola. During the video conference, they …Read More »

On May 15, 2024, GLUMON Coordinator – Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging from Helmholtz Munich (@MunichImaging) – took part on the TUM Campuslauf, a running event organized at the Technical University of Munich Campus in Garching. A few members of the GLUMON consortium were among the participants. All runners …Read More »

BioEng24 – Engineering the Future of Health – took place on May 6-7, 2024. The Conference on Bioengineering, Biomedicine and Biomedical AI was co-organized by GLUMON coordinator, Prof. Vasilis Ntziachristos.  Read More »

The first peer-reviewed publication from GLUMON is now available and you can also download the pdf directly on our website. Uluc et al (2024) just came out on Nature Metabolism edition from March 27. If you want to know more about the work done in GLUMON and access recently published …Read More »

Scientists have created a non-invasive technology for measuring glucose levels in blood. Scientists at Helmholtz Munich and the Technical University of Munich have successfully created a non-invasive technology for measuring glucose levels in blood. Their method utilizes optoacoustics to capture ultrasound signals generated within the skin by a specific type …Read More »

The first Review Meeting of GLUMON took place on June 14, 2023. The meeting was held via video conference and was attended by most consortium members, the Project Officer (Linda Curzola), and three external reviewers. The meeting marked the official transition between the first and the second reporting periods. During …Read More »

The Helmholtz Munich communications department together with the Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging (IBMI; GLUMON coordinator) organized a joint participation and booth at the FORSCHA – Münchner Wissenschaftstage. This fair lasted three days (May 5-7, 2023) in the city center of Munich, hosted at the Deutsches Museum Verkehrzentrum – …Read More »

On April 21, 2023, the GLUMON partners had their First Consortium Meeting. The meeting was held via video conference once again. The meeting marked 1 year of GLUMON project and, as a consequence, the end of the first reporting period. The consortium partners discussed the achievements and challenges encountered so …Read More »

From project management, to clinical studies and business development: GLUMON is supported by great female scientists! Although women are still a minority in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), we value diversity at our consortium and are glad to have them on board. Happy International Women’s Day 2023!Read More »

GLUMON researchers (HMGU) have made available the first pre-print on non-invasive glucose measurement using optoacoustic sensing! Check the abstract below: “Non-invasive glucose monitoring (NIGM) is increasingly considered as an alternative to finger pricking for blood glucose assessment and management of diabetes in insulin-dependent patients, due to the pain, risk of …Read More »

On November 24, 2022, the GLUMON partners met once again as a consortium for their First Progress Meeting. The meeting counted with the presence of our Project Office from the EU Commission, Linda Curzola. During the video conference, they discussed the main achievements so far, the challenges encountered, and also …Read More »

November 14 is the yearly date of diabetes awareness. World Diabetes Day was launched for the first time in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization (WHO) in response to the rapid rise of diabetes around the world. Currently it is estimated that 537 million adults …Read More »

On June 10, 2022, the GLUMON partners met for the first time as a consortium. The principal investigators and relevant team members of each organization introduced themselves, their institute or enterprise, and explained their involvement in the project. Furthemore, important deadlines and goals were decided. The meeting also counted with …Read More »