Development of Polish complementary system of molecular surgical navigation for the treatment of cancer - MentorEye.

The increasing importance of human health protection, the aging of the society, the drive to improve the quality of life and the increasing number of cases of civilizational diseases stimulate the growing demand for new and better medical products and treatment methods. The main goal of the project is to develop a Polish complementary computer-molecular surgical navigation system for the treatment of neoplastic diseases, which is the second most common cause of death in Poland and 17% of health loss. The development of the proposed technologies is part of the area of ​​achieving fundamental progress in the field of combating (prevention and treatment) of civilization diseases such as cancer, based on the results of scientific research and development work on personalization and the development of automation in the surgical treatment of neoplastic diseases. The project is particularly focused on the development of a novel medical surgical navigation system (MentorEye) assisted by the molecular mechanism of action of tumor-specific rAAV vectors for the intra-operative detection of neoplastic tissue for its complete removal. The achievement of the project's goal is associated with:  development of innovative computer and molecular technology;  conducting its preclinical evaluation (in vitro and in vivo in animals) in order to prepare it for further clinical trials;  developing an innovative method of surgical treatment of neoplasms. Achieving the ambitious goal set out in the project requires the involvement of the best universities and entrepreneurs conducting research in the area of ​​the project and having extensive experience as well as appropriate equipment and technical facilities.