POCEMON stands for a large-scale integrated R&D project aiming at the development of a mobile monitoring and diagnostic platform for detecting a large number of Autoimmune Diseases. In an Autoimmune Disease, a person's immune system attacks organs in his or her own body. Diagnosing such conditions is highly demanding and so far possible only in specialized central laboratories.

The purpose of this project is to combine new hardware and software in the form of so-called "pocket-sized labs" (i.e. labs that can be fitted onto a microchip) linked remotely to a central computer with appropriate diagnostic software. In the future, this could make it possible for practice-based doctors also to offer their patients top-quality diagnostic services. Simple blood or saliva samples will be analysed by mobile devices (comparable with the well-known handheld-PCs or mobile phones). During the subsequent diagnostic process, the doctor will be assisted by computer-supported linking of the analysis results from the microchip with extensive data from relevant databases.