VUB was selected because the Innovation Radar (the European Commission’s initiative to identify high potential innovations in EU-funded research projects) has assessed 17 of VUB EU-funded innovations as having high potential. These EU-funded innovations are as follows:
- SHERO PROJECT: Self-Healing Soft Robotics: robotic systems capable of sensing microscopic/macroscopic damage, and react intelligently (evaluate performance-prevent catastrophic failure).
- ODYCCEUS PROJECT: The PENELOPE platform for data-driven analysis of opinions in online textual media.
- DB4OPEM PROJECT: Topology, observability and maintenance of distribution grids.
- PLATOON PROJECT: New tools to improve the performance, operation, and maintenance of the Wind Turbines.
- TeNDER PROJECT: Digital platform for assisting patients with neurological and cardiovascular diseases through the use of affective-based microtools.
- SensApp PROJECT: Improved setup to characterize functionality of optical detection layer in ultra-sensitive immunoassays.
- SensApp PROJECT: Super sensor for rapid and non invasive evaluation of Alzheimer's disease bio-markers.
- SensApp PROJECT: Predictive software platform allowing rapid optimisation of optical paths and components.
- PANACHE PROJECT: Next generation inhibitors of pannexins and connexins hemichannels which play a key role in in cellular communication and inflammation.
- SMARCOS PROJECT: Integrated compliant actuator with superior power to weight ratio enabling safe human robot interaction.
- PANACHE PROJECT: Non-clinical testing of the new generation of hemichannel inhibitors.
- puerCTC PROJECT: Microfluidic device for detection of cancer cells.
- GRAPHENICS PROJECT: Near-infrared OCT imaging for in-depth inspection of bio-tissue.
- GRAPHENICS PROJECT: Graphene-based photonic device and its manufacturing process.
- GRAPHENICS PROJECT: A novel method for frequency conversion in planar photonic cricuits.
- BioMot PROJECT: new generation exoscheleton more adaptable to users and environment.
- GRAPHENICS PROJECT: Surface doping of graphene for maximum optical linearity and minimal absortion.
Since 2015 the European Commission has been awarding the annual Innovation Radar Prize to great EU-funded innovators, putting a spotlight on the high potential innovations they are trying to get ‘out of the lab and into the market’. Check out winners of previous years here. IR Prize winners have also been featured each year in a special broadcast on Euronews (see last year’s winner here on euronews).
To take advantage of this unique opportunity ERIS team is happy to support you to register your EU-funded innovation for the 2022 Innovation Radar Prize scheme via this form before 13 September 2022 17:00 CET. Applications submitted will be carefully assessed by the prize committee (overseen by the EU support action Dealflow.eu). The 36 most promising applications will pass to the public voting step of the competition (that takes place in October 2022).
The official event with the 12 finalists will take place online on 15 November 2022.
