Autonomous Reanimation and Evacuation (AREVA) Research Program
AREVA prioritizes translational research focusing on combat-relevant trauma and novel critical care interventions during care at ground level and high altitude, using a multi-disciplinary physician-led research team.
Mission: To enable research-to-practice translation of novel life-saving interventions in critical care via performance of clinically relevant translational trauma models followed by clinical trials.
Current Focus Area: Wearable medical solutions, polytrauma, critical care, extracorporeal life support (ECLS), autonomous integrated critical care systems for sustainment of life during ground and aeromedical manned and unmanned evacuation of critically ill.
Performance Capabilities
AREVA is an extramural research program and laboratory servicing nine combat casualty care-relevant research grants carried out at prolonged field-care intensive care unit studies for 72 hours. AREVA executes benchtop science and ex vivo experiments up to 6 hours duration in a dedicated plug-and-play circulation laboratory. AREVA performs large animal trauma studies with up to 72 hours of round-the-clock intensive care, conducted to human ICU standards of care. With a state-of-the-art coagulation laboratory and dedicated clinical diagnostic laboratory tools and point-of-care devices, AREVA can perform all phases of study from concept design through large animal experiments.
Current Projects
Animal Intensive Care Unit
The animal intensive care unit is made of a fully self-enclosed space with dedicated HEPA filtration. It is equipped with state-of-the-art ICU patient care equipment to provide round-the-clock care to human standards of care. The Animal ICU is currently built to conduct two large animal experiments simultaneously, with plans for future expansion to 4 beds, including BSL 2 capability.
Unique Research Areas
Early Post-Injury Point-of-Care ECLS
AREVA is investigating earlier and wider applications of ECLS technologies in various configurations to improve patient outcomes.
Anticoagulation Research
AREVA tests ground-breaking ideas and approaches to limit or remove the anticoagulation and make biologically friendly interfaces suitable without the need to administer any anticlotting agents.
Combat Casualty Care
AREVA is committed to reducing mortality in combat casualties by examining the most severe non-survivable injuries.
Selective Organ Perfusion
AREVA applies ECLS therapy to organs and traumatically amputated limbs to enable a longer time before re-attachment. This novel work is conducted in a plug-and-play ex vivo circulation laboratory using donor blood.
AREVA Collaborations
AREVA has a strong record of successful collaborations with universities, companies, government agencies, clinical care teams, and industry leaders at all phases of research.
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The AREVA Team
Andriy Batchinsky, MD, Founder and Director, AREVA
Teryn Roberts, PhD, Principal Investigator
Yanyi Zang, PhD, Co-Investigator
Daniel Wendorf, Laboratory Manager
Brendan Beely, RRT, Research Coordinator
George Harea, Research Associate
Scientific Publications
Geneva researchers at AREVA have published scientific publications in areas including Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Extracorporeal Life Support, Combat Care, Regenerative Medicine, Trauma Care, Wound Healing and more.
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