European Projects

Initiative promoted by the European Commission to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and, therefore, to the economic recession. The ReStartSMEs project aims to build the resilience of manufacturing SMEs in automotive, machinery and equipment, food and textiles by analysing their digitalisation needs and offering concrete tools to adopt modern technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, cybersecurity and the Internet of Things (IoT). The goal of the project is to match technology providers, traditional manufacturers and supporting organizations to build meaningful connections and a joint transition to Industry 5.0. Within the framework of the project, which [...]

Self-assessment, protection and healing tools to improve the resilience of Cooperative Automated Mobility (CCAM) systems against potential cyber threats. The SELFY project, coordinated by Eurecat, is developing a toolbox made of collaborative tools with the aim of increasing the security, protection and resilience of the CCAM ecosystem against cyber-attacks or malicious actions. The main pillars and objectives of the project are: Situational awareness: addressing which type of data must be generated and collected, and how it is used for monitoring any given CCAM ecosystem. Data sharing: addressing advanced processing for detection of malicious events and decision-making. Resilience: [...]

Development of technologies to achieve sustainable and efficient processes for the recycling of lithium-ion batteries. The FREE4LIB project aims to develop 6 sustainable and efficient processes for the recycling of lithium-ion batteries at the end of their useful life, thanks to the creation of technologies with a technology readiness level (TRL) between 5 and 6. These 6 processes are dismantling, pre-treatment and 4 other material recovery processes. All of them deliver highly innovative recycling solutions, reaching high efficiency in the recovery of materials and improving the supply of secondary resources at European Union level. FREE4LIB will [...]

Artificial intelligence-driven robotic object handling system with persistent learning capabilities. The aim of the IntelliMan project is to develop a robotic system for manipulating different elements with high performance and constant learning capabilities through a heterogeneous set of sensors, for advanced robotics, manufacturing and prosthetic services. This system will be able to adapt to the characteristics of its environment and to decide how to execute a task autonomously, detecting flaws in its execution and requesting new knowledge through interaction. Ensuring security and performance, IntelliMan's advances range from learning manipulation skills to abstract descriptions of a handling [...]

Paradigm shift for a healthy and sustainable diet in schools through the empowerment of children and adolescents. The main goal of the SchoolFood4Change project is to provide systemic solutions for a healthy and sustainable diet by empowering children and adolescents in and around schools to fight against the increase of poverty and obesity. The implementation of different innovation teaching strategies are part of the concept specifically designed for the project: "Whole School Food Approach". Some examples of these strategies are involving farmers when providing food for school menus, establishing collaborations with all the stakeholders of the [...]

Design of stabilisation and recovery technologies for metallic soil pollutants by means of native microorganisms. The BiMeSOIL project has the objective to revalue contaminated soils through a tailor-made in situ treatment design by using specialized native microorganisms in order to improve the leaching or stabilisation processes of problematic metals, such as lead, arsenic, chromium, cadmium or mercury. Soil characterization and directed biological research will lead to tailored in situ treatment processes through bioremediation (biomagnification and bioaugmentation) or mixed techniques (combined biological and physicochemical). These are some objectives of the project: Soil physical characterization. Contaminant identification. Biological [...]

Boosting European touristic SMEs’ transition towards more intelligent, sustainable, resilient and circular models. The RESETTING project serves as a tool for relaunching European smart and sustainable tourism models through digitalization and innnovative technologies'. The integration of innovative digitally-driven solutions reduces unnecessary burdens, improves the quality of the tourism experience and contributes to the decarbonization of the tourism sector, as well asto a more inclusive economic growth - not only for small and medium-sized companies but also for the residents of the destinations. This project helps to improve competitiveness of 60 SMEs located in 5 European countries [...]

Development of an immersive online social space based on extended reality through a machine learning agent. The GuestXR project aims to create an immersive online social space through extended reality, where the focus is on the existence of a machine learning agent called "The Guest", which can facilitate interaction between participants to help them achieve their intended goals. "The Guest" is able to analyse the individual and social behavior of the participants based on existing theoretical models from the point of view of neuroscience and social psychology. Additionally, thanks to machine learning, "The Guest" learns over time [...]

Development of a European Platform for Regions to advance the digital transformation of public services, which allow collective Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data solutions. The DT4REGIONS project aims to create a unique challenge-based innovation platform for the development of tools and services of public interest, putting the real needs of a network of regions at its heart. At the same time, it aims to enhance public administration efficienty and effectiveness in user-centered services. The specific objectives of the project are: Raising awareness and knowledge about AI and Big Data applications for public services within public [...]

Development of tools, methodologies and educational strategies to encourage the consumption of a mediterranian diet in families with school-age children. The SWITCHtoHEALTHY project aims to increase the adherence to the Mediterranean diet of families with school-age children through tools and methodologies such as mobile applications, innovative educational strategies by participating schools and healthy snacks based on plant foods. SWITCHtoHEALTHY aims, in this way, to empower the citizens of the Mediterranean to make more informed decisions about the healthiest and most sustainable foods for their health and planet’s. Eurecat participates in the project through its Nutrition and [...]

Development of signal processing modules bounded with data-driven Virtual Sensors and novelty/anomaly detection Machine Learning solutions, specifically addressed for the manufacturing industry. BBI4.0 is a sub-project of the European Factory Platform (EFPF) which proposes to implement novel data-driven Predictive Maintenance (PM) solutions tailored to industrial applications. The proposed objectives and modules extend the EFPF platform functionalities and demonstrate their main capabilities by developing bespoke solutions for pilot use cases. The specific objectives of the project are: Design and develop signal processing and pattern recognition modules and solutions customized to manufacturing sensor data. Design, develop and extend [...]

Development of technologies to remove pollutants from soils, sediments, surface- and groundwater, that can be harmful to human health. The PROMISCES project develops, tests and demonstrates in the field, under real-life conditions, key technologies and innovations to monitor, prevent and remediate industrial persistent and mobile and potentially toxic pollutants in the soil-sediment-water system. At this sense, PROMISCES project identifies how industrial pollution prevents the deployment of the circular economy (CE) in the EU and which strategies help overcome key bottlenecks to deliver the ambitions of the European Green Deal and Circular Economy Action Plan. PROMISCES considers [...]

Improvements in mycoremediation technology for the recovery of contaminated soils. The LIFE MySOIL project develops a competitive and innovative technology to demonstrate the feasibility of mycoremediation to full-scale configuration. Mycoremediation is a type of bioremediation that uses fungal inocula to degrade (or accumulate) pollutants. The advantage of mycoremediation is that it retains the benefits of bioremediation treatments, including low economic, social and environmental costs, while increasing the removal efficiencies up to similar figures of thermal desorption. Mycoremediation is a very widely studied technology at lab-scale and there exists a few experiences at bench-scale, a paucity of information [...]

Development of a new platform for growth and maturation of cardiac microtissues for adult-like organotypic models. The EMAPS-Cardio project proposes realistic heart models that can help to advance the understanding of several prevalent heart diseases, such as heart attacks and strokes, while striving to be sufficiently accurate to detect drug potency in both healthy and diseases tissues. To achieve this, biomimetic microenvironment, that provides all the needed stimuli, and biomechanical have been developed by combining electro-mechanoactive polymer-based scaffolds (EMAPS) with bioactive membranes. Currently, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) account for 45% of deaths in Europe and are estimated [...]

Development of an innovative platform based on aged cardiac tissue model in order to evaluate the environmental toxicology of chemical mixtures. The ALTERNATIVE project is developing an in vitro platform with the objective to culture a 3D functional human cardiac tissue to evaluate the cardiotoxicity of chemical compounds and the impact of toxic substances on the population, especially in elderly and people with chronic diseases. The novel developed platform will enable regulators and industry to identify, quantify and prevent cardiotoxic co-exposures to industrial chemicals and pharmaceuticals in a cost-effective way. Additionally, the implementation of computational models [...]