06.10.2025
New Success Story: MBrace
Every year, 22 million Europeans are treated for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, a spinal deformation developing during the ages ten to eighteen. The M-ERA.NET MBrace project aimed to significantly improve the well-being of these young patients.
It combined innovative developments of functional multi-matrix composites, high-strength mineral fibers, cost-efficient manufacturing and non-invasive AI-based monitoring with fashionable design to develop the lightest possible brace. The development and research of new materials and design concepts for flexible elements intended to give the body more range of motion and significantly increase patient compliance by reducing the limitations of conventional braces. The project transformed scoliosis braces from an uncomfortable fixation device into a supportive aid with high wearing comfort.
Read more about the success stories of projects funded within the M-ERA.NET Calls: here