Project RONNA – an overview

RONNA - Robotic NeuroNAvigation is a project that deals with research into and the design of a new innovative and competitive robotic system for application in neurosurgery. The project was launched 7 years ago by the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, with the Clinical hospital Dubrava and the Croatian Institute for Brain Research as partners in the project. Founders of the project are Professor Bojan Jerbić, PhD (project leader), Assistant Professor Darko Chudy, PhD and Professor Gojko Nikolić, PhD. The project received the first funding through the government program for technological development TEST and the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports. Further funding was received from the Unity Through Knowledge Fund, the Croatian Science Foundation and, recently, from the European Regional Development Fund (Strengthening capacities for research, development, and innovation – RC, 2 February 2008)