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IDREEM

A Fresh Splash for Aquaculture Background Project: IDREEM In a fish farm in the west of Scotland around 1,000 tons of...

OPERANDO

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Allium Medical

Innovation in Minimally-invasive Gastroenterology Treatment for Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Background Collaborating...

SeeBetter

Artificial retinas help bring life back into focus Background Project: SeeBetter You might think that part-human, part-machine...

FIGARO

Helping farms produce more crops with less water Background Project acronym: FIGARO Sustainable water management on farms is...

TASCMAR

Skincare science under the sea Background Project: TASCMAR What if the secret of youth lies under the sea? Marine...

BRAAVOO

Monitoring sea pollution Background Project: BRAAVOO Marine pollution is one of the key issues affecting our future. Futuris...

SAVEME

Nanoparticles that detect early-stage pancreatic cancer Background Project: SAVEME Pancreatic cancer is one of the hardest...

EU-PLF

Surveillance technology monitors animal wellbeing Background Humans have long been under CCTV surveillance, but now chickens and...

VR STROKE REHAB

Video games or exercise for stroke rehab? Background Project: VR STROKE REHAB Would you rather squeeze a ball to...

ASI

Retraining the immune system may hold key to diabetes prevention Background Project: ASI People with Type 1 diabetes could...

NeuroCare

Nanodiamonds sparkle as science delves into the human body Background Project: NeuroCare The world's hardest natural...

IQ-FRESHLABEL

Smart labels make food safety stick Background Project: IQ-FRESHLABEL Have you ever stared at packaged meat from your fridge or...

SPREE

Why buy when you can 'servicize'? Background Project: SPREE In industrial societies, consumption has traditionally been an end...

NANOCARD

Exploring nano-scale scaffolds for mending damaged hearts Background Project: NANOCARD EU-funded researchers have used advanced...

MEDSEA

Researchers sound alarm on acidification of seas Background Project: MEDSEA Scientists have long suspected that...

REMPARK

Movement sensor device improves life quality for Parkinson's patients Background Project: REMPARK A small sensor, headphones...

NanoSmell

Nanotechnology for the nose: scented video games Background Project: NanoSmellControlled odour emission could transform video...

UDRIVE

All natural driving study hits the road Background Project: UDRIVETexting while you drive? Don’t. Really. Distraction is a...

RESFOOD

A boost for efficient safe food production Background Project: RESFOOD An EU-funded project has developed innovative technologies...

NANOPINION

Capturing the public's view of nanotechnology Background Project: NANOPINION Nanotechnology has become part of daily life - be it...

NANOGLOWA

European research project helps cut CO2 emissions Background Project: NANOGLOWAGlobal warming is the biggest threat to mankind in...

From a National Drones Network to Urban Air Mobility

How a bottom up and multi-stakeholder approach can assist countries in scaling up drone operations to a national level network and future air...

Creating a single European area for clinical research

Background Project: ECRIN-IAClinical trials - the tests of medicines, medical devices and treatments - are costly and complicated to carry...

Enhancing HIV treatment with more precise patient modelling

Background Project acronym: EURESIST HIV is not curable but it is treatable, states Dr Francesca Incardona, CEO of EuResist Network GEIE...

Revolutionary 'seismic wallpaper' can help brittle buildings withstand earthquakes

Background Project acronym: POLYTECTHistorically a target for earthquakes, Italy has also become an epicentre in the search for ways to...

The artificial hand that 'feels' like a real one

Background Project: SMARTHANDAs far as medical research has come towards treating illness and injury, doctors and technicians have yet to...

Reducing the risk of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia - World Alzheimer Day 21-09-2014

Background Project: LIPIDIDIETDementia is a group of degenerative diseases typically affecting the cognitive abilities of the elderly...

Encouraging small business innovation in aeronautics

Background Project: SME-AERO-POWERWhile the aeronautics industry tends to be dominated by major corporations, hundreds of specialised small...

A world without limits

Background Project: VERE New technologies are blurring the boundaries between the real and the virtual world. The brain can control a...

Establishing a systems medicine approach

Background Project: CASYMImagine you are ill and see the doctor. After a brief examination and blood analysis, you receive an efficient,...

Viral attack: defenceless oysters

Background Project: BIVALIFE Oysters are being wiped out in Europe. But can science save them? In southwest France, oyster farmers say...

Bringing inquiry-based science teaching to the classroom

Background Project: S-TEAMImproving science teaching and encouraging more young people into the sciences have been key government objectives...

Tapping into a new source of water-flue gas

Background Project: CAPWA An earthquake, a terrorist attack, a fire in a tunnel – it takes a special kind of person to rescue survivors...

Safe to fly

Background Project acronym: TASS A fresh way of analysing security information is being developed with the help of Heathrow Airport....

Using nanotechnology to prevent heart attacks and strokes

Background Project acronym: NANOATHERO By using nanotechnology to diagnose and deliver drugs early and effectively to patients at risk of...

Helping premature babies breathe normally

Background Project: NEUROSISPremature newborn babies frequently suffer from difficulties in breathing during their first weeks of life, a...

Cooking up natural plastics

Background Project acronym: WOODY It’s time for a bit of cooking at a research Institute in Brindisi, Southern Italy. The recipe is...

Digitising the past

Background Project acronym: IMPACT Although millions of books are scanned and put online every year, making old documents and texts...

Designed-in accessibility to boost Europe's future tourism sector

Background Project acronym: POLISThe project team developed the first software-based decision-support tool for the building design and...

New breakthroughs in the treatment of cancer and AIDS

Background Project: APO-SYS Cancer and AIDS have compromised the quality of life for millions of people around the globe, and, despite...

Zero tolerance for manufacturing faults

Background Project acronym: MUPROD EU-funded researchers and industrialists are developing monitoring tools for the production line that...

Helping students understand the importance of science and technology

Background Project acronym: ECB From biotechnology to digital media, from energy to cloud computing, almost every job area today is...

HARCO

How 'plug-and-produce' concepts can revolutionise the factory floor ... Background Project acronym: HARCOA major challenge facing the...

Promoting the development and implementation of eco-innovation in Europe

Background Project: ECO-INNOVERA One of the fundamental challenges in modern society is the need to decouple environmental impact from...

SESAME

New research facility for the Middle East Background Project acronym: SESAME Well-known accelerators, like the Large Hadron Collider...

CLICO

Establishing the link between climate change and human security Background Project: CLICO The UN Security Council has expressed...

Innoshade

Thin-film "smart glass" puts rivals in the shade Background Project: Innoshade Electrochromic glass – which instantly glazes or...

SELFDOTT

True bluefin: The breeding scheme promising a future for tuna Background Project: SELFDOTT Known as the tiger of the sea, the...

MIRA

Real Partnerships. Real Results Background Project: MIRA The Mediterranean sea is a huge marine ecosystem with an area of 2.5 million...

BLUEPRINT

The big impact of smaller companies on treating blood-based diseases Background Project acronym: BLUEPRINT Thanks to the human genome...

EdRox Summer School

An international research network with a focus on bio-nanotechnology Background Project: EdRox Summer School Redox reactions...

CITYMOBIL

Future road travel: no petrol, no drivers, less polution Background Project: CityMobil Every day, Europe's urban streets are...

Innovative and sustainable water treatment systems for India

Background Project: ECO-IndiaIn India, 30% of urban and 90% of rural households are entirely dependent on untreated surface or groundwater....

NANOPORATION

Targeted cancer treatment shows real promise Background Project acronym: NANOPORATION An EU-funded research project is working to...

PEN

PEN – Uniting the world to tackle the scourge of E.coli Background Project: PEN E.coli is a term unpleasantly familiar to people...

SeaDataNet

Making waves with European sea data Background Project: SeaDataNet Europe's marine research is largely fragmented along national...

SONO

Innovative medical textiles eliminates bacteria Background Project: SONO Scientists at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya •...

JOIN-MED

JOIN-MED – Bringing Mediterranean minds together Background Project: JOIN-MED It may have been missed by the rest of the world but...

VECTORS

Understanding marine ecosystems for the benefit of society Background Project: VECTORS Modern society is significantly dependent...

PLASTICISE

New treatments for stroke, Alzheimer's disease and brain injury Background Project: PLASTICISE Have you ever noticed (and felt a...

MyOcean

State-of-the-art oceanography at the service of society Background Project : MyOcean Having access to real-time data about the...

SWITCH

Switching to sustainable urban water management Background Project: SWITCH Cities around the world are facing a myriad of pressures,...

GlycoHIT

A hard-hitting group tackles cancer markers Background Project: GlycoHIT One of the aims of EU research funding is to act as a...

NA-NOSE

The simple breath test that can detect cancer Background Project: NA-NOSE No-one wants to be told that they have cancer. But the...

CHILL-ON

Enhancing safety at every step on the food supply chain Background Project: CHILL-ON Few would dispute that the emergence of...

CDI Systems Ltd: Innovation in Secure E-Publishing

Background Company: CDI Systems Ltd. Who is CDI Systems?CDI Systems provides high-tech solutions for online and mobile publishing....

Afimilk

Want Milk? Global Dairy Industry Revolutionized with an Israeli Innovation Background Collaborating Entities: Afimilk and the...

A robot in mind

It’s a new kind of robot, designed for some of the most delicate operations a surgeon can perform. Background Project: A robot in...

Robots on the borderline

Background Project: Robots on the borderline Protecting maritime and land borders is a daily challenge for Europe. Researchers have been...

BiomX

BiomX: Innovation in Microbiome Therapeutics Background Company: BiomXCollaboration with the Israel Innovation AuthorityWith financing and...

NICE Actimize

Financial Crime Through Advanced Technologies Integration Background Collaborating Entities:The Israel Innovation Authority has supported NICE...

New train connectivity solution for high-throughput applications

How a bottom up and multi-stakeholder approach can assist countries in scaling up drone operations to a national level network and future air...

Mobile ubiquitous small cells for low cost energy wireless networks

How a bottom up and multi-stakeholder approach can assist countries in scaling up drone operations to a national level network and future air...

Automated fiber monitoring system

How a bottom up and multi-stakeholder approach can assist countries in scaling up drone operations to a national level network and future air...

Membrane Coating

How a bottom up and multi-stakeholder approach can assist countries in scaling up drone operations to a national level network and future air...

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