Recommendations for the Trustworthy Implementation of AI-Driven Diabetes Management Apps

As MELISSA strives to build the first automated AI-driven treatment personalisation and optimisation platform, serious ethical issues arise. Therefore, MELISSA has a strict ethical approach set in pl...

MELISSA Annual Meeting Highlights – Awaiting the MELISSA clinical trial

Maastricht, May 26–27, 2025 – The third MELISSA Annual Meeting took place in Maastricht, bringing together clinical researchers, technology providers, and the MELISSA Patient Advisory Committee (PAC)...

SHAPING THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL DIABETES CARE: MELISSA AT ATTD 2025

A few weeks ago, experts from academia, clinicians, and industry professionals came together in Amsterdam and Online for the 18th International Conference on Advanced Technologies and Treatments for D...

EDUCATE Study – Research on Diabetes Self-Management Skills

Our partner Maastricht University is conducting a study on diabetes self-management skills – the EDUCATE study. The EDUCATE study is currently only recruiting participants in the Netherlands. Keep...

We Continue Celebrating the Women of MELISSA on International Women’s Day

March 8 – On International Women’s Day we continue to celebrate the amazing women in our project and women all around the world. We asked our female scientists about their journey in science and advic...

Women in Science: Inspiring Future Generations

February 11 – International Day of Women and Girls in Science celebrates female researchers and aims to inspire future generations. Today we want to spotlight the incredible female researchers in MELI...

Together for More Well-being: World Diabetes Day 2024

Every 14 November, World Diabetes Day shines a spotlight on diabetes mellitus through a global campaign led by the International Diabetes Federation. With each year’s campaign focusing on a specific t...

MELISSA coordinator at Synergies for Integrated Care Showcase Event: Towards an integrated healthcare system to prevent and address NCDs in Europe

As part of Horizon Europe’s push for an integrated healthcare system, MELISSA’s coordinator, Bastiaan de Galan from Maastricht University, joined representatives from other EU health projects at the S...

The world’s first fully automated holistic AI-driven diabetes treatment personalisation and optimisation platform: MELISSA Project Launches Animated Video

How to bridge the gap between artificial intelligence and its validated application in everyday diabetes management routine for the benefit of people living with diabetes and healthcare professionals?...

Highlights from the 2nd MELISSA Annual Meeting: Advancing Towards the Clinical Trial and The Relevance of Patient-Centric Engagement

Some weeks after our successful 2nd Annual MELISSA Meeting in Athens (3rd-4th of June, 2024), it is time to reflect on the key takeaways. The unique opportunity of having MELISSA scientists, developer...

EU Lawmakers Reach Agreement on AI Act

After months of intensive negotiations, European Union legislators have reached a political agreement on the artificial intelligence (AI) act.

The draft AI act, which is being hailed as the world's...

Milestone Achieved! Our First Major Joint Publication is Out!

Thrilled to announce the first major publication from our MELISSA project, titled "The effect of bolus advisors on glycaemic parameters in adults with diabetes on intensive insulin therapy: a systema...

MADiMa2023 Best Paper Award Winners Announced!

We are delighted to announce that two members of the University of Bern (UBERN) achieved a remarkable feat at the 8th International Workshop on Multimedia Assisted Dietary Management: MADiMa2023! Mr H...

First Annual Meeting in Barcelona and a successful patient journey workshop hosted by IESE and EURICE

After the first year of the project, the MELISSA consortium came together for their first Annual Meeting from the 29th-30th May 2023. The IESE Business school kindly hosted the meeting at their beauti...

Webinar on Patent Protection

MELISSA invites anyone involved in the field of Artificial Intelligence in medical technology to join the webinar on patent protection on the 16th of March 2023.

The webinar is organised by the Euro...

MELISSA just launched

Launch of EU Research Project MELISSA: Better Quality of Life for People Living with Diabetes Through Innovative Artificial Intelligence Applications

Through its ambitious research, the interdiscip...