Collaborations with other Toulouse research laboratories

Prof. A. Laprie (radiotherapy department) is a member of the DEVIN team (headed by Dr. P. Peran) at the Toulouse Neuro Imaging Center – ToNIC, a joint Inserm & Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier research unit dedicated to the study of the brain and its main pathologies. The focus area is: brain tumours, ballistics, and cognition.

Dr. C. Vaysse (surgery department) is a member of the Microenvironment, Cancer and Adipocytes team (headed by Prof. C. Muller) at the Institute of Pharmacology and Structural Biology (UMR5089 CNRS – IPBS), with a particular focus on the links between obesity and breast cancer.

Prof. A. Dupret-Bories (surgery department) is part of CIRIMAT (UMR CNRS INPT UPS 5085 / Director: Prof. C. Laurent). In 2018, a project was launched to develop a biomaterial enabling bone regeneration in cases of osteoradionecrosis. A collaboration was also initiated with the company Rescoll to develop a gel to reduce pharyngeal fistulas following total laryngectomy. Another collaboration with the Toulouse-based company AnatomikModeling led to the development in 2018 of custom cutting guides and mandibular and maxillary phantoms using 3D printing. These tools help reduce surgical intervention times, improve bone graft survival, and enhance functional outcomes in patients with head and neck cancers. Prof. A. Dupret-Bories also coordinates the in vivo axis of the Ti-Polti project (funded by Institut Carnot MICA), which aims to develop new osteosynthesis plates that reduce the risk of rejection.

Dr. P. Grosclaude is seconded to Team 5 – EQUITY (UMR 1027 – headed by Dr. C. Delpierre). Her work focuses on epidemiological studies on cancers.

In 2018, Dr. S. Ken (medical engineering and physics department) was appointed as an associate researcher in the MINDS team (headed by Dr. A. Basarab) at the Toulouse Institute for Research in Computer Science (IRIT), with the aim of developing advanced image analysis and interpretation tools.