The NEUROPA initiative targets a transformative progress in photonics, neuroscience and medicine by developing a non-invasive means of modulating specific neural pathways in the brain. This research, led by Aston University, is a collaboration between University of Bayreuth. (DE), University of Oulu (Finland), University of Barcelona (Spain), Pharmacoidea (Hungary), Sorbonne University (France) and DLM Consultancy Services Ltd (UK). The project is funded by the Europe

A project has launched with a €3.6M grant to treat neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s disease by making brain cells controllable with red light. There are currently no treatments approved that can slow the progression of neurodegenerative conditions, including Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s disease. Treatments approved to alleviate the symptoms only help a small number of early-stage patients. The NEUROPA project — launched last month with a Horiz

Sorbonne University (SU) is one of the 6 partners of this prestigious FET project “NEUROPA”. SU is involved through the Institut de la Vision with Deniz Dalkara as leader of one of the Work Packages, especially dedicated to the development of Adeno-associated viral (AAV) delivery system to get the phytochromes across the Brain-blood barrier. SU as well as the Institut de la Vision are involved in numerous European and International partnership agreements and scientific