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Cavity Enhanced Microarray as an Ultra-sensitive Tool to aid Sepsis Diagnosis (CE-MICROARRAY)

Start date: Feb 1, 2014, End date: Apr 30, 2016,

Sepsis is a life-threatening illness caused by the body’s overreaction to an infection and can be triggered either directly by infection or may occur after medical treatment or surgery.The mortality rate in patients admitted to hospital with severe sepsis is 28-50% and it remains the most prevalent cause of death in non-coronary Intensive Care Units (ICUs ). It is estimated that in the US ~$17 bil ...
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Development of an Automated System for Safely Securing Cargo on Haulage Trucks Using High Tensile Multi-layer Fabric (TRUCK-SAFE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

The Truck-Safe project focuses on improving cargo securing on HGVs as there are potentially 147 deaths and economic loss of €6.8 billion occurred as a result of avoidable insecure cargo securing in EU alone. The European market will have a production demand of 330,000 trailer units, Truck-Safe consortium is looking to achieve a minimum 3% market penetration which gives total predicted sales of abo ...
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Autonomous wireless sensors driven by harvested vibration energy for leak detection in water mains (ADVOCATE)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

The Advocate project consortium, led by ULEFOS ESCO AS from Norway, aims to develop smart gate valves which will be used in the detection and management of water leaks through employing autonomous wireless sensor nodes in an underground MESH network powered by a unique, vibration energy harvesting system.The amount of leaked water in Europe, per year, is estimated to cost society approximately €8 ...
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An innovative, fully automated, intelligent vehicle fire and smoke detection and extinguishing system for buses/coaches (VULCAN)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2015,

Between 1999 and 2004, there was an average of 122 bus fires reported in Sweden alone, and that this equated to buses being 5 to 10 times more likely to catch fire than trucks. In addition, estimated unreported bus fires are 2/3 of reported incidents (~ 81 incidents). In the EU27 alone, there are an estimated 700,000 buses and coaches in use and about 35,000 buses sold annually – of these only 25% ...
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Development of a novel Industrial Fish Drying and Maturing Process to secure Seafood Safety, Traceability, and Quality (SAFETRACKFOOD)

Start date: Dec 1, 2012, End date: Apr 30, 2015,

The European Union (EU-27) is a net importer of seafood with an overall negative trading balance of 3.9 million tonnes worth €13.7 billion, while importing 6.2 million tonnes worth €17.3 billion and exporting 2.3 million tonnes worth €3.5 billion. The total world trade of seafood has reached in 2004 a record export value of almost €54 billion, representing a 23% growth relative to 2000. Analysis o ...
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Development of a non-invasive and portable tissue viability measurement and intelligent actuation system for the prevention and early detection of Pressure Ulcer risk at Tetraplegic SCI users (PUMA)

Start date: Nov 1, 2012, End date: Jan 31, 2015,

Wheelchair users (over 5 Million) are prone to develop Pressure Ulcers (PU), especially Tetraplegic Spinal Cord Injury (T-SCI, 114.000) as they do not dispose of the natural mechanisms for prevention. T-SCI lack of pain perception, motor control, reduced tissue viability and alterations on the ANS affecting basal tissue status and response (hyperemia).Suffering a PU affects negatively health, need ...
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Wearable Wireless Kit for Detection and Monitoring of Ischemic Conditions (HEARTWEAR)

Start date: Jan 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) and its direct consequences is the number one cause of death in high income and middle income countries such as EU countries and the number four cause of death in low income countries; in 2008, IHD caused 7.25Mn deaths globally and a little over 1Mn in the European Region. In addition, IHD is the second leading cause of burden of disease (as measured in Disability-Adju ...
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Replacing the Animal Source of Viscous Fluids Used in Cataract Surgery with the Okra Plant Source (OkraVision)

Start date: Nov 1, 2012, End date: Oct 31, 2014,

Eye cataracts, leading to the loss of vision present a major problem for the aging population. This is currently cured by surgical procedure which requires a viscoelastic High Molecular Weight (HMW) product of Ophthalmic Viscosurgical Device to fill the space in the eye created during the surgery and to protect the healthy endothelial cells. Due to the growing elderly population, this market segme ...
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"Development of a running shoe with embedded electronics providing real time biomechanical feedback to reduce injury risk and enhance motivation, and a web portal allowing real training management." (RUNSAFER)

Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Oct 31, 2014,

"The aim of the project is to to develop a new system consisting on a new running shoe, a mobile phone application and a web portal, in order to prevent injuries, providing control training to runners.The running system will consist in a microelectronic measurement system embedded on both shoes, able to gather and transmit the main biomechanical parameters during running. The information will be w ...
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Development of a Novel Autonomous Non-Invasive Absolute Intracranial Pressure Measurement Device Based on Ultrasound Doppler Technology (BRAINSAFE II)

Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Aug 31, 2014,

The BrainSafe II project builds upon a successful Research for the Benefit of SMEs project and will deliver an innovative technology for the autonomous, calibration free, non-invasive, rapid, accurate and precise absolute intracranial pressure (aICP) determination. The resultant device will exhibit absolute intracranial pressure measurement to within SD = ± 2,5 mmHg. The target time for the whole ...
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An innovative very low-cost thermo-electric technology for large-scale renewable solar energy applications (InnovTEG)

Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Aug 31, 2014,

The aim of the INNOVTEG project is to create nano-structured thermo-electric materials based on (low cost and abundant) sulphur with carefully controlled structure and properties.By doing this our consortium will create a step-change in the application of thermo-electric technologies for large-scale solar renewable applications in the EU by developing thermo-electric at massively reduced cost (€5. ...
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An Innovative, environmentally friendly CO2/Lubricant Absorption Power System for Highly efficient Power Generation from Low Temperature industrial waste heat to reduce emissions and costs (ICARUS)

Start date: Aug 1, 2012, End date: Jul 31, 2014,

The EU manufacturing sector is vitally important to the EU economy, contributing ~17.1% of GDP and accounted for some 22 million jobs (2007) . EU exports have expanded by 4.7% p.a. over 2000-2008 and in some sectors the EU has increased its share of world exports between 1996 and 2006, notably in chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and motor vehicles. SMEs represent 99% of the EU manufacturing sector equa ...
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Heart and respiration in-car embedded nonintrusive sensors (HARKEN)

Start date: Jun 1, 2012, End date: May 31, 2014,

"Road accidents are a major safety problem in developed countries, and fatigue is one of the critical factors. In-vehicle fatigue detectors can reduce this problem, saving 4,000 lives and preventing tens of thousand injuries every year in the EU, which in economical terms would imply annual savings of €7 Billion. For this reason, automotive OEM and TIER 1 are striving to achieve good solutions for ...
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Development of new technology for aluminium dross complete recovery (Alucyc)

Start date: Dec 1, 2011, End date: Mar 31, 2014,

The aim of the Alucyc project is to develop a new process to recover metallic aluminium from aluminium dross. Comparing with available state-of-the art technologies, the yield of metallic aluminium will be increased from 95% to 99% using the new technology developed in Alucuc. Alucyc technology is waste-free, cryolite and the remaining aluminium oxcide could be used in melting of primary aluminium ...
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Innovative Intracranial Pressure and Volume Wave Monitoring System (DynICP)

Start date: Dec 1, 2011, End date: Nov 30, 2013,

In DynICP, we propose to develop an advanced, portable prototype of a non-invasive intracranial dynamic pressure (dynamic ICP) diagnosing and monitoring device which can be used at hospitals, point of care as well as at home. This device will consist of a wearable head gear capable of precise positioning of two ultrasonic transducers, software and hardware for dynamic ICP analysis and data communi ...
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"Development of a Secure, Modular, Cash Checking Machine" (EUROTHENTIC)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Nov 30, 2013,

"The euro represents the largest currency in circulation in the world and therefore an attractive target for counterfeiters with both the number and sophistication of counterfeits increasing since the euro’s introduction in 2002. To fight counterfeiting, the European Central Bank has implemented strict requirements under the Banknote Recycling Framework which require that no counterfeit notes are ...
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Development of a raising, walking and exercise device with upper body support for rehabilitation of stroke victims (WalkX)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Mar 31, 2013,

Stroke is the most common cause of adult disability in Europe. Roughly 75 % of the victims survive, but about half of these lose the ability to live independently in their own home. Rehabilitation and hospitalization represent a major economic burden for the EU of about €34Bn annually. Currently the annual incidence is approximately 2 per 1000 inhabitants in the EU, and the number is predicted to ...
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Development of Thermal Storage Application for HVAC solutions based on Phase Change Materials (HESTOR)

Start date: Nov 1, 2010, End date: Oct 31, 2012,

"The Hestor project aims to develop novel process and equipment for storing and using natural thermal energy for improving the performance of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems. The integration of existing Thermal Energy Storage (TES) solutions with HVAC systems is not a cost-effective solution compared to HVAC systems using primary energy due to large investments in initial ...
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"Development of Novel Exhaust Air Decontamination Process and Equipment for Food Processing Industry’s Applications, based on Non-Thermal Plasma Discharge" (EXAIRDEC)

Start date: Feb 1, 2010, End date: Oct 31, 2012,

"Exairdec project will develop an innovative contaminated air purification solution for food preparing industry´s applicatios. It will effectively deconatminate the waste air emitted during the different food preparing processes that contains a variety of organic gaseous and aerosol contaminants, volatile organic compounds and particulate matter among others. This will result in the elimination of ...
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Frequency Agile Microwave Bonding System (FAMOBS)

Start date: Nov 1, 2008, End date: Oct 31, 2012,

The cost of packaging in microelectronics is around 30% of total production costs, but this is rising at an alarming rate due to the increasing consumer demand for smaller and smarter portable electronic devices. In micro-systems, the costs of packaging can be up to 80% of total production costs. Technological advances to reduce packaging costs are therefore of pivotal importance to maintain the c ...
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Development of a mobile Pico-projector based data Displaying solution for Construction SMEs enabling the “paperless construction site” (PicoDiCon)

Start date: Aug 1, 2009, End date: Jan 31, 2012,

This project will:• Provide a rugged and robust pico-projector based solution for the construction industry to enable a “paperless construction site”.• Allow easy drawing and other construction related documents to be displayed at construction site.• Support the growth of European ICT and construction industry SMEs.The need:• The “paperless construction site” is currently very far from reality and ...
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Soil remediation technique for in situ cleaning of soils contaminated with heavy hydrocarbons mixtures (SORBENT)

Start date: Sep 1, 2009, End date: Aug 31, 2011,

"The proposed project focuses on heavy and heterogeneous soil formations contaminated with heavy hydrocarbons mixtures and intends to develop and provide to the soil remediation market the cost-effective and highly efficient soil remediation technique applied in-situ to remove historical oil contamination and accidentally or intentionally deposited oil. The proposed technique will be applicable to ...
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"Development of an automatic process of in-house collection, storage and application of adaptive bacteria culture for fish farms." (ADAPOND)

Start date: Sep 1, 2008, End date: Feb 28, 2011,

"Evidence from recirculation systems shows that new starters experience 30-80% loss in sales almost unavoidably in the first year during the adaption period of a biofilter, accompanied by the failure losses from fish medication and seasonal depressions counting summingly for more than €70-90M annually in Europe. Low reliability of biofilter systems are considered the main reason why people avoid e ...
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"Development of novel composite material for safety helmets, boat hulls and lifeboat containers that has self-repairing and visual inspection features" (LAPI)

Start date: Jul 1, 2008, End date: Dec 31, 2010,

Our idea is to develop the novel composite material that contains microencapsulated polymer spheres containing coloured resins. These spheres will provide direct visual inspection possibilities as after impact the surface of the composite will change the colour depending on the severity of the impact. This composite material possesses also self-repairing feature for due to impact these shells cont ...
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