MOSAICS comes to a close paving the way for continued quality of life improvements for cochlear implant recipients

The end of September 2023 also marked the official end of the MOSAICS project, funded by the European Commission as the Marie Skłodowska-Curie European Industrial Doctorate (EID). With the key aim of improving the quality of life of cochlear implant (CI) recipients, the results of the MOSAICS project are set to pave the way for their uptake into further research and development of product, diagnostic and care improvements for cochlear implant users.

MOSAICS holds its final event at OMAI 2023

The 11th International Symposium on Objective measures in auditory implants (OMAI 2023) held in Antwerp, Belgium between the 25th and 28th September, marked an important occasion for the MOSAICS project. On the 27th September, a dedicated MOSAICS session was held during the conference, as the project’s final event. It was the first time junior researchers, … Read more

Meet the PIs: John van Opstal

We’re bringing our news post series Meet the PIs to a close today with this interview with Dr. John van Opstal. Based att he Donders Centre for Neuroscience at the Science Faculty of Radboud University, John is one of the co-supervisors of ESR1 – Ignacio Calderon de Palma, ESR2 – Loes Beckers, and ESR3 – … Read more

MOSAICS attending the Conference on Implantable Auditory Prostheses 2023 – Lake Tahoe

This month the MOSAICS team visited the Conference on Implantable Auditory Prostheses (CIAP) at Lake Tahoe, California. Like in the MOSAICS project, this conference brings together researchers with many different backgrounds: engineers, audiologists, neuroscientists, and clinicians. Not only different backgrounds, but also researchers at different stages in their careers are actively involved in this conference. … Read more

5th MOSAICS Research Days – progress, training and next steps

Just a few days after starting their 2023 conference participation season at ESPCI in Rotterdam, on the 8th and 9th June the MOSAICS ESRs and part of their supervisory team and project partners continued the exchange in Mechelen with the MOSAICS Research Days. The two days provided an opportunity for core MOSAICS members to get … Read more

MOSAICS ESRs open their 2023 conference season at ESPCI

All four of the MOSAICS ESRs recently attended the 16th European Symposium on Pediatric Cochlear Implantation (ESPCI) hosted in Rotterdam from May 30th – June 3rd. Loes Beckers (ESR 2), Nikki Philpott (ESR 3) and Enrico Migliorini (ESR 4) had the opportunity to showcase their work in an e-poster format, while Ignacio Calderón (ESR 1) … Read more

Meet the PIs: Bas van Dijk

Continuing our latest news post series Meet the PIs, today we are delighted to share an interview with Dr. Bas van Dijk. Based at Cochlear Ltd., one of the two beneficiaries in the MOSAICS project, Bas is one of the co-supervisors of ESR4 – Enrico Migliorini. Below he shares his thoughts on what this role … Read more

Meet the PIs: Emmanuel Mylanus

We’re delighted to continue our latest news post series Meet the PIs by sharing an interview with one of the key supervisors  in the MOSAICS network: Dr. Emmanuel Mylanus. Based at Radboud University Medical Centre (Radboudumc), one of the two beneficiaries in the MOSAICS project, Emmanuel is one of the MOSAICS ESRs‘ main supervisors. Below … Read more

Meet the PIs: Wendy Huinck

Today, on International Women’s Day, we’re delighted to continue our latest news post series Meet the PIs by sharing an interview with one of the leading women in the MOSAICS network: Dr. Wendy Huinck. Based at Radboud University Medical Centre (Radboudumc), one of the two beneficiaries in the MOSAICS project, Wendy is one of the … Read more