About
Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo (ESPOCH) is a public higher education institution located in Riobamba, Ecuador, committed to education, scientific research, technological innovation and community engagement.
ESPOCH promotes multidisciplinary research and international collaboration across health sciences, engineering, technology and other academic fields, with a particular interest in addressing regional and global challenges through applied research and knowledge transfer.
Within its Medicine Degree Programme, research and community engagement activities include rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, chronic disease management, clinical epidemiology, child and adolescent health, nutrition and healthcare access in underserved populations.
Current areas of interest for international cooperation include:
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Artificial intelligence for clinical decision support, early disease detection and prediction of treatment response.
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Precision medicine and multimodal approaches to chronic inflammatory diseases.
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Healthy ageing, personalised rehabilitation and assistive technologies.
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Digital health, virtual human twins and biomedical innovation.
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Implementation research, community-based healthcare and rural health equity.
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International clinical research, technology transfer and capacity building.
ESPOCH is interested in joining Horizon Europe consortia as an academic and research partner, contributing clinical and scientific expertise, interdisciplinary collaboration, community engagement experience and potential opportunities for research implementation and validation in Latin American populations, subject to institutional agreements and applicable ethical and regulatory requirements.
We welcome collaboration with European universities, research institutes, hospitals, technology companies and established international research consortia.