iMEDCAP innovative project, led by Technische Universität München as the Coordinator, brings together a diverse array of 24 organizations from 9 countries, uniting European expertise and resources to pioneer ground-breaking advancements in military healthcare and emergency response capabilities.

Over the last decade, significant progress has been made in the development of autonomous air and ground transport, detection technologies as well as (remote) medical interventions. These developments reveal both the potential and the necessity to modernize and adapt rescue systems to facilitate evacuations from complex and/or dangerous situations. Novel weapon technologies have led to several paradigm changes in the situation of ground forces, influencing the requirements for ad hoc medical support and transport logistics.

Thus, in order to address potentially hostile environments, including CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear) threats, decentral medical support will be needed. However, Current medical evacuation solutions are limited both in their availability and their usability in CBRN situations. This contradicts the medical paradigm of the “golden hour” postulating immediate response to traumatic injury to guarantee the highest possible survival rates. Therefore, a holistic and innovative approach to perform medical evacuations is needed to enhance Europe’s preparedness.

The iMEDCAP project unites partners from the armed forces, universities, small and medium sized entities and industrial partners.