Award-winning Maltese neuroscience and medical technologies company AAT Research today signed a collaborative agreement with the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology to develop a joint inter-disciplinary research centre. The agreement creates an Institute of Human Physiology and Cognition at MCAST

The conception of this new Institute will initiate a new venture, whereas aspiring students will have the opportunity to enroll into new courses targeted at training the attendees in the niche industries which are going through exponential growth throughout the global scene. This will enrich the Maltese Educational Sector and open new academic and occupational opportunities, which to this day were virtually inexistent in Malta.

The collaboration will provide students at MCAST with access to AAT Research’s labs and hands-on experience of applied technologies in the commercial sector. Under the agreement, AAT Research will also be offering internships to students following engineering, software-related, business and administration courses.

AAT Research develops affordable technologies to improve people's quality of life. Its first product, the award-winning, patented Mente™, is a neurofeedback device for home use in the management of autism in children. Since early 2014, Mente™ is being marketed internationally. AAT Research also conducts neuroscience research projects for international clients.

MCAST Chairman Dr Silvio De Bono welcomed the signing of the agreement as an example of MCAST making research and education relevant to industries such as the emerging medical and bio-sciences sector. Dr Adrian Attard Trevisan, founder and Managing Director of AAT Research said that the agreement crystallised an existing relationship MCAST: “Some of our top people are MCAST graduates and we are keen to encourage young people to enter the exciting neurosciences sector, which has applications in fields as diverse as medicine and marketing.”

The signing of the agreement at the MCAST campus in Paola was attended by  Evarist Bartolo, Minister for Education and Employment.