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fetaLife Technologies S.L. has been founded in 2025 and is backed by years of research.
We are a spin-off of Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, and Universitat de Barcelona.
Our purpose is the research, development, manufacturing, innovation and commercialisation of medical devices and medical technology to improve the current treatment for extreme premature babies.
The research project is under development and is being promoted by Hospitals Sant Joan de Déu and Clínic in Barcelona, and boosted thanks to the support of the “la Caixa” Foundation.
Our Team
Our Team
Dr. Eduard Gratacós
Dr. Eduard Gratacós
Director of the Artificial Placenta Project and BCNatal, Professor at the University of Barcelona, IP of Research Group in IDIBAPS, IRSJD and CIBERER. More than 640 scientific articles (H-factor 83 WOK, >22,000 citations, Top-1% World Scientist in his specialty according to WOK). PI in >60 projects with 35M€ (6 European), director of 44 PhD theses. Expert (>1,800 cases) and international pioneer in fetal surgery.
Dr. Elisenda Eixarch
Dr. Elisenda Eixarch
Medical and Scientific Coordinator of the Artificial Placenta Project. Associate Professor at the University of Barcelona and postdoctoral researcher. She has published 147 articles in international journals and has supervised 8 doctoral theses. She coordinates the European MULTI-FACT project. Expert in Fetal Medicine and Surgery with more than 100 surgeries.
Dr. Elisenda Bonet-Carne
Dr. Elisenda Bonet-Carne
Executive and Technology Coordinator of Artificial Placenta Project. Associate Professor at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Telecommunications engineer and postdoctoral researcher, expert in medical image analysis and processing. She has worked in scientific and business environment, transferring innovation into clinical practice.
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