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Performance testing, calibration and implementation of a next generation system-of-systems Risk Governance Framework for nanomaterials (caLIBRAte)

Start date: May 1, 2016, End date: Oct 31, 2019,

The objective of the caLIBRAte project is to establish a state-of-the-art versatile Risk Governance framework for assessment and management of human and environmental risks of MN and MN-enabled products. The framework will be a web-based “system-of-systems” linking different models and methods for: 1) screening of apparent and perceived risks and trends in nanotechnology, 2) control banding, quali ...
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ECOTEX - Demonstration of polyester of footwear waste recycling into new textile products using glycolysis technology (LIFE)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

Background Polyester is the second largest family of plastics in terms of quantity used. In the EU in 2009, half of the 1.75 Mt of polyester textiles produced were used in clothing. Due to their properties, polyester-based textiles predominate in the footwear sector, where they have been introduced in many parts of the shoe (collar, tongue, insole, lining ...
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Spend foundry sand valorisation in construction sector through the validation of high-performance applications (LIFE ECO-SANDFILL)

Start date: Jul 1, 2016, End date: Jun 30, 2019,

Background There are around 3 000 active foundry operations in Europe that annually generate over 9 million tonnes of waste sand, with ferrous industries the major generators. Only 25% of this Spent Foundry Sand (SFS) is recycled for a few applications, mainly by the cement industry, but these sectors are unable to absorb the total amount of sand generate ...
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Holistic Innovative Solutions for an Efficient Recycling and Recovery of Valuable Raw Materials from Complex Construction and Demolition Waste (HISER)

Start date: Feb 1, 2015, End date: Jan 31, 2019,

EU28 currently generates 461 million tons per year of ever more complex construction and demolition waste (C&DW) with average recycling rates of around 46%. There is still a significant loss of potential valuable minerals, metals and organic materials all over Europe.The main goal of HISER project is to develop and demonstrate novel cost-effective technological and non-technological holistic solut ...
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Integrated solutions for pre-processing electronic equipment, closing the loop of post-consumer high-grade plastics, and advanced recovery of critical raw materials antimony and graphite (CloseWEEE)

Start date: Dec 1, 2014, End date: Nov 30, 2018,

The CloseWEEE project integrates three interlinked research and innovation areas for an improved, resource-efficient recycling of polymer materials and critical raw materials from electrical and electronics equipment (EEE):(1) Efficient and effective disassembly of EEE is key for high quality material fractions, separation of materials but also for reuse of components and parts. An information sy ...
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Development and implementation of Grouping and Safe-by-Design approaches within regulatory frameworks (NanoREG II)

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

One of the greatest challenges facing regulators in the ever changing landscape of novel nano-materials is how to design and implement a regulatory process which is robust enough to deal with a rapidly diversifying system of manufactured nanomaterials (MNM) over time. Not only does the complexity of the MNM present a problem for regulators, the validity of data decreases with time, so that the wel ...
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Haptic Printed and Patterned Interfaces for Sensitive Surface (HAPPINESS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

The Automotive HMI (Human Machine Interface) will soon undergo dramatic changes, with large plastic dashboards moving from the ‘push-buttons’ era to the ‘tactile’ era. User demand for aesthetically pleasing and seamless interfaces is ever increasing, with touch sensitive interfaces now commonplace. However, these touch interfaces come at the cost of haptic feedback, which raises concerns regarding ...
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Low-cost / energy Efficient Oleds for lighting (LEO)

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

LEO ambitions innovative manufacturing concept & routes towards high performance bendable and low cost OLEDs for general and mood lighting, merging conventional and proven technologies with disruptive approaches (e.g. substrate, architecture, hybrid processing, layouts). R&D activities will be ramped-up from lab scale feasibility to pilot line scale demonstration, delivering show off lighting syst ...
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Develop and demonstrate a ‘Mini-factory’ concept for production of personalized skin care products for elderly population (SuperFlex)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2017,

Skin alterations within ageing are significant and visible, and therefore disturbing feature in the quality of life of aged people. Economic importance of this population is dramatically growing in Europe in the last decade. Regular skin care preparations are capable to cope with ageing symptoms to some extends, i.e. wrinkles, age spots and skin dryness, but limited in protecting skin from microbi ...
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Demonstration of wind turbine rotor Blade Recycling into the Coal Clough Wind Farm decommIssioning Opportunity (LIFE-BRIO)

Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Jun 30, 2017,

Background Wind energy is a clean and environmentally friendly source of electricity. Its expansion, however, is creating a growing waste disposal challenge: the decommissioning of wind turbine (WT) rotor blades. In the very near future when the first wind farms start to be dismantled or repowered, the question will be what to do with such complex waste s ...
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A New GEnetic LABoratory for non-invasive prenatal diagnosis (ANGELab)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Mar 31, 2017,

This project will develop a family of In-Vitro Diagnostic Systems that will transfer for the first time novel Non Invasive Prenatal Diagnostic (NIPD) methods in tube to a LabonaChip format. This family will consist of three research systems chosen to cover all prenatal diagnosis models:- ANGELAB1. This system will use a LabonaChip to extract fetal DNA from the mother´s plasma based on differences ...
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A common European approach to the regulatory testing of nanomaterials (NANOREG)

Start date: Mar 1, 2013, End date: Feb 28, 2017,

The innovative and economic potential of Manufactured Nano Materials (MNMs) is threatened by a limited understanding of the related EHS issues. While toxicity data is continuously becoming available, the relevance to regulators is often unclear or unproven. The shrinking time to market of new MNM drives the need for urgent action by regulators. NANoREG is the first FP7 project to deliver the answe ...
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Large Area Solid State Intelligent Efficient luminaires (LASSIE-FP7)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

According to a recent study, many solid-state lighting (SSL) products do not fulfill the claimed specifications and a deep market penetration of LED modules is at risk. The main problems are decreasing light intensity and varying light chromaticity due to aging and temperature, as well as poor uniformity of large-area luminaires and poor lighting quality. The main objective of the LASSIE-FP7 conso ...
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Sustainable Dismantling and Recycling of Metallic Aerostructures (SENTRY)

Start date: Apr 1, 2014, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

"The SENTRY Project deals with the dismantling, recycling and environmental assessment of the End of Life (EoL) phase of “Demonstrator” panels, a subcomponent of “low weight metallic fuselage section” named B2, which has been manufactured within the Eco-Design for Airframe (EDA) activity in the Clean Sky programme. The SENTRY Project will assess the current end of life management practices, namely ...
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Enhanced recycling of post-consumer film waste from light packaging by automatic sorting of trapped improper and degradable polymers (FILMSORT)

Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Aug 31, 2015,

Post-consumer waste film recyclers that produce pellets are facing a situation in which entering material quality is penalised due to the fact that selection plants are receiving polymers different to LDPE that are unable to classify out of the film fraction. Traditionally the existence of improper polymers has been a problem and nowadays the increasing presence of biodegradable polymers is a crit ...
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Developing Novel Fire-Resistant High Performance Composites (FIRE-RESIST)

Start date: Feb 1, 2011, End date: Jan 31, 2015,

The greater use of polymer matrix composite materials would be highly desirable. Their low weight, along with their inherent resistance to corrosion and fatigue, enables more fuel efficient and sustainable transport structures. However, for many applications, the biggest factor currently preventing the more widespread use of light high-performance polymer matrix composites is their poor fire perfo ...
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Development of Nanotechnology-based High-performance Opaque & Transparent Insulation Systems for Energy-efficient Buildings (NANOINSULATE)

Start date: Jul 1, 2010, End date: Jun 30, 2014,

NANOINSULATE will develop durable, robust, cost-effective opaque and transparent vacuum insulation panels (VIPs) incorporating new nanotechnology-based core materials (nanofoams, aerogels, aerogel composites) and high-barrier films that are up to four times more energy efficient than current solutions. These new systems will provide product lifetimes in excess of 50 years suitable for a variety o ...
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Towards Zero Waste in Industrial Networks (ZeroWIN)

Start date: May 1, 2009, End date: Apr 30, 2014,

The first work package will define a common vision on zero-waste entrepreneurship within the first 6 months. The mythos Individual Producer Responsibility will be investigated if it can become the all-healing-solution in electronics industry as well as how this concept can be applied to other industrial sectors. WP2 concentrates on new technological developments, WP3 on waste prevention methodolog ...
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Safe Food for Europe – Coordination of research activities and Dissemination of research results of EC funded research on food safety (FOODSEG)

Start date: May 1, 2011, End date: Apr 30, 2014,

"The proposed Coordination and support actions (Coordinating, CSA) has the overall objective to disseminate state-of-the-art research results in food safety and quality topics through a series of symposia, expert working group meetings, an online platform with best practise examples and coordination of cooperation and a plan for the preparation of future activities. In addition to the aim of disse ...
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High-protective clothing for complex emergency operations (SAFEPROTEX)

Start date: Apr 1, 2010, End date: Sep 30, 2013,

The idea that constitutes the basis of the proposed project is to address the main issues that currently limit the wide acceptance of protective garments, i.e. protection against multiple hazards, extension of the life-cycle of protective garments, physiological comfort and mechanical parameters. Overall, the proposed research activities aim at addressing the complex risky conditions met in variou ...
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Laboratory Skin Patches and SmartCards based on foils and compatible with a smartphone (LabOnFoil)

Start date: May 1, 2008, End date: Feb 28, 2013,

Conventional analytical methods often require a large sample volume and complicated time-consuming protocols. The objective of this project is to develop ultra low cost laboratories on chips (LOC) without penalisation in time response, sensitivity or simplicity of use. The user will obtain the test results using a very popular interface (a smartphone) and a set of Labcards and Skin Patches where t ...
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Portable microfluidic-based device for in situ detection of viable legionella (PINVIALEG)

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

"Legionella outbreaks have great sanitary, economic and social implications. Diagnostic method use to prevent and control Legionella is bacteria culture. Available detection kits are based on DNA technology, unable to discriminate between viable and non-viable bacteria. On the contrary, RNA is widely used as a viable bacteria indicator. Although molecular based techniques, as PCR and qPCR, have be ...
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Optimisation and upscaling of self-cleaning surfaces for automotive sector by combining tailored nanostructured machined injection tools and functional thermoplastic nanocompounds (NANOCLEAN)

Start date: Oct 1, 2009, End date: Sep 30, 2012,

Progress in nanotechnology benefits achieving new functions and features for numerous new products and applications through the knowledge-based tailored properties. However, despite these special features, there are many challenges to transfer real applications into our daily life. NANOCLEAN project seeks to demonstrate the up-scaling of tailor-made nanostructured based self-cleaning feature on p ...
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Integration of Novel Nanoparticle based Technology for Therapeutics and Diagnosis of different types of Cancer (NANOTHER)

Start date: Sep 1, 2008, End date: Aug 31, 2012,

The breakthrough objective of NANOTHER is to develop & characterise a novel nanoparticle system that will be used as a therapeutic agent or diagnosis tool for breast cancer, colorectal cancer & bone metastasis. Theranostics, the development of nanoparticles with both functionalities, will also be carried out using the hyperthermic effect to kill tumour cells or to release the selected drug . The n ...
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Processing and Upscaling of Fire-Resistant Nano-Filled Thermosetting Polyester Resin (POLYFIRE)

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

Polyfire will develop and upscale techniques for processing halogen-free, fire-retardant nanocomposites and coatings based on unsaturated polyester resins and nanoclays. These materials will improve public safety and environmental impact by eliminating halogenated fire-retardants, which produce toxic combustion products. The ability of well-dispersed nanoparticles to enhance the fire-retardancy of ...
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Novel approaches for the development of customized skin treatments and services (Test case: Dead Sea Minerals and Conventional drugs) (Skin Treat)

Start date: Sep 1, 2008, End date: Aug 31, 2012,

Economical and health interests of skin problems are fast growing issues in Europe, following the remarkable extension in life expectancy in western countries, together with the increased awareness of UV radiation risks. Personalized health care approach has been discussed over the past few years and had been accompanied by developing innovative technologies capable of identifying specific biomark ...
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Recycling Thermoset Composites of the SST (EURECOMP)

Start date: May 1, 2009, End date: Jul 31, 2012,

"The goal of this project is to set up a new route to recycle composites, which will decrease the cost of production waste disposal by 50%. The whole composites sector is now aware of the environmental rules about wastes from composites production (directive on End-of-life Vehicles 2000/53/EC or directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) which apply to their industry. The r ...
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INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT IN WESTERN AFRICA (IWWA)

Start date: Jun 1, 2010, End date: May 31, 2012,

Most of African countries are struggling towards development and improving their living conditions. An appropriate waste management structure at a national and regional level is a milestone that must be achieved in order to improve living standards, health and environment. The situation in many countries is that the obvious lack of a functional waste management system brings perennial garbage prob ...
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Red Energia y Medio Ambiente (REMAR)

Start date: Dec 31, 2008, End date: Oct 29, 2011,

En un mundo en el que las aspiraciones relativas al medio ambiente son cada vez más apremiantes, es necesario acelerar la concienciación a favor de las tecnologías energéticas y medioambientales de los gestores socioeconómicos y alentar el desarrollo de dichas tecnologías para que contribuyan, a la vez, a la protección del entorno y al desarrollo económico regional.
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High-throughput, large area and cost-effective OLED production technologies (Fast2Light)

Start date: Feb 1, 2008, End date: Jul 31, 2011,

Organic electroluminescence (OLED) holds the promise to deliver flexible, thin, lightweight and power-efficient light sources. Research up until now has been mainly motivated by work on glass-based displays, where the aspects of increased contrast, high viewing angle and response speed are critical. However, intelligent lighting applications are becoming increasingly relevant; here, the unique pro ...
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Portable automated test for fast detection and surveillance of influenza (PORTFASTFLU)

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

"The PORTFASTFLU’s objective is to develop and validate a rapid diagnostic test for influenza that will be used as point-of-care systems in developed and developing countries. Experts and international bodies agree that the rapid detection of influenza is vital in combating this major threat to human health. Nucleic acid analysis is the most appropriate assay scheme for both early detection and la ...
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Virtual Centre of Services and Resources for Plastic Industry (INTPLASTIC)

Start date: May 31, 2002, End date: Jun 29, 2005,

The platform will provide the companies of the plastic products value chain with a wide variety of on-line technological services. The supply chain of plastic products in Europe includes around 40000 companies, mainly SMEs, which employ nearly one million people, with a processing capacity of over 30 million tons of plastic material per year and with a combined turnover of over 100 billion Euro. T ...
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Development of an implementation methodology for Environmental Management Systems in Europe's applied Research & Development (R&D) service sector (Green R&D Services)

Start date: Aug 1, 2001, End date: Nov 30, 2003,

Background Since research and development (R&D) is the first step when introducing new processes or products in industry, it is clear that R&D has a great impact on the environmental friendliness of future technologies and processes. Today, more than 25 000 industry-focused private and public R&D organisations exist in Europe, employing about 2.5 million ...
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RETSA

Lobjectif est la création dun réseau de sécurité alimentaire. Ce réseau donnera des réponses aux besoins et questions tant au niveau scientifique et technique quau niveau industriel dans le domaine de la sécurité alimentaire. Ce réseau permettra le développement, lexpérimentation et lévaluation de nouvelles méthodes ainsi que léchange et le transfert dexpériences et de savoir-faire des participant ...
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