Our co-creation journey comes to an end
In our final workshop, we co-designed solutions to two more issues which came up in interviews with parents
PREMSTEM meeting February 2024
In our first consortium online meeting of 2024 we discussed scientific progress and future planning
Co-creating the final steps of the roadmap
The roadmap prototype aims to improve the clinical trials experience for families
End of year message
It’s been another busy year for the PREMSTEM team in which we also had our first project review meeting with European Commission representatives and external reviewers. We received positive feedback and comments related to how the project is progressing. To wrap things up for 2023, I’m happy to provide a short summary of some of our key activities. Scientific progress In the fourth year of the project we’ve made great strides in our scientific work and continue to see interesting results as we continue to investigate the potential of using stem cells from umbilical cord tissue to treat brain injury related to preterm birth. The Maastricht University team is tracking where stem cells end up in the small animal model by labelling them with gold nanoparticles. They are also tracking mitochondria to see how long stem cells survive. Analysis of the effectiveness of the stem cell treatment will be…
Final co-creation workshop of 2023
In this workshop we popped on our magical hats and continued to co-design a parent journey roadmap to aid communications and improve the experience of a clinical trial.
Co-creating the parent journey
In this session we began building a parent journey roadmap, taking into account interview insights.
Insights from co-creation interviews
In 2023 we have been learning more about clinical trial experiences through interviews with key stakeholders.
2023 Annual meeting
PREMSTEM consortium members came together for the project’s annual meeting on 6 and 7 September 2023 at the Maastricht Exhibition and Conference Centre. We were also joined virtually by members of our advisory board. Maastricht University researchers organised the two-day programme which included a session for PhD and postdoctoral researchers to present their research, the formal meeting where each work package leader presented updates and progress in their tasks, and networking within the team. Project coordinator Professor Pierre Gressens welcomed partners to the formal meeting before work package leaders took to the floor to present project updates from the different work packages. Some of the highlights are outlined below: We look forward to coming together again for the 2024 annual meeting which will be hosted by our consortium members at the University of Gothenburg next June.
Young investigators present their research at the 2023 PREMSTEM annual meeting
PhD and postdoctoral researchers presented their latest research to the PREMSTEM consortium
Why should women get into science?
To celebrate the 2023 International Day of Women and Girls in Science we asked some of our researchers about their science journey