OHAMR Call for proposals 2026

General Information

• Type: Partner looking for project
• Organisation: University of Applied Sciences and Arts
• Country: Belgium (BE)
• Career stage: Other.

Research area

• Scientific area(s) of the call:
  1. Topic 1: Identify and develop new combination treatments using existing or innovative antimicrobials or antimicrobial with adjunctive treatments to extend drug efficacy and combat resistance.
• One Health Setting:

  H - Human Health

  A - Animal Health
  E - Environment
  P - Plants (Plant Health)

• Keywords:

  phage therapy; rapid quantification; standardisation; automation

• Brief description of your expertise / expertise you are looking for:

  HOGENT has developed strong expertise in droplet-based microfluidic technology for rapid and automated phage quantification. This includes time-lapse imaging, automated image analysis, and the use of computational modelling and artificial intelligence to accurately measure phage concentrations. The technology is designed to generate reliable, quantifiable and reproducible data that supports clinical and regulatory processes. We can advance: ° Clinical application of phage therapy or combination therapies where bacteriophages are involved ° Regulatory pathways for advanced therapeutics ° Biotech commercialisation and startup development ° Industrial scale-up of phage batches ° any application which is bacteriophage related and animal, veterinary, plant or envrionmentally based

• Brief description of your project / the project you would like to join:

  A project focusing on developing and validating innovative automated systems for phage quantification to support clinical mainstreaming of phage therapy. A project in need of providing fast, accurate and standardized measurement of phage concentration and efficacy to support better design of clinical trials accelerating approval of phage-based therapeutic products. or combination therapies.

Stefan Vermeulen

• Organisation: University of Applied Sciences and Arts
• Position: PI
• E-mail: stefan.vermeulen@hogent.be
• Phone: +32498496997
• Web: www.pmd4U.info