Giotto Project

Osteoporosis (“porous bone”) is a very common bone disease, it is more frequent after menopause and with aging but it can occur also at younger age. It occurs when the body loses too much bone, as a result bones become weak and brittle - so brittle that a fall or even mild stresses such as bending over or coughing can cause a fracture. Osteoporotic bone breaks are most likely to occur in the hip, spine or wrist, but other bones can break. Breaking a bone is a serious complication especially with ageing, causing permanent pain and, when osteoporosis affects vertebrae, leading to a stooped or hunched posture. GIOTTO faces this bone disease through a dedicated, precise and personalised approach based on the most recent technological developments. Scientist, medical doctors and medical device producers work together to realize new solutions based on cutting edge technologies to develop multiple devices for the different types of osteoporotic fractures which will stimulate bone regeneration while reducing bone loss. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 814410