National Projects

Feasibility study for the identification of pre-frailty and frailty conditions in elderly people. The Defrail project will allow designing a preventive intervention to delay or prevent their loss of functionality. The analysis will serve as a basis to develop, in a second phase, a simple and intuitive mobile application for the supervision of the physical activity of the elderly by health, sports and social entities. The tele-monitoring app will allow the realization of an early intervention to prevent, reverse and decrease the progress of frailty in the elderly. The objectives of the project are aligned with [...]

The Certify yourself in CMMI/SPICE 2011 project will implement the most advanced software process improvement models in the world such as the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) and ISO/IEC15504:2004 Information technology—Process assessment (SPICE) among software development companies to improve the effectiveness of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) industry for a major impact on the information society. Objectives: • To promote and facilitate increased competitiveness between SMEs from the ICT industry through the adoption of advanced Software Quality Assurance methodologies and obtaining the process certification. • Regional awareness: To raise SME awareness of the need to use globally recognised models [...]

The main objective of the HYPRINT project is to conduct industrial research on HyLEDs to be able to print by industrial methods. HyLEDs are optoelectronic devices formed by different thin printed layers that are deposited through different printing techniques. In this way, production costs will be reduced, and will be able to apply them to the production of consumer goods and different industrial sectors, such as household appliances, automobiles, pigments and inks, signalling and labelling. HYPRINT is a project started in November 2014 that will end in the first quarter of 2018. The project counts with [...]

The STEA-PoC project has the goal to provide non-invasive and easily applied methods in clinical practice for the diagnosis an ectopic accumulation of fat in the liver, named technically of non-alcoholic hepatic steatosis (NASH). The illness, which affects from 20 to 30% of the population in the West, is asymptomatic and currently requires a hepatic biopsy to be diagnosed, an intensive and costly procedure for the healthcare system. Due to the necessity of investigating in new detection and diagnosis systems for the illness, the project STEA-PoC will develop two new technologies for the detection of the [...]

GO LACTEOS project’s main objective is to design adequate analytical techniques and methodologies to identify and quantify the different types of milk (cow, sheep and goat) used in the manufacture of mixing cheeses. The correct identification and quantification of the milk used in these cheeses guarantees transparency and legal competition among producers, at the same time that increases consumer confidence in the product. During the development of the project, variables will be investigated regarding the composition of the cheeses and the different manufacturing processes that may affect the correct quantification in the mix cheeses existing in [...]

The Multichanel Codec for 3D audio project has the objective of designing a new method for efficiently encoding/decoding (codec) and encapsulating 3D audio information stored into a proprietary file format. The new system will be built extending existing stereo free compression algorithms to multichannel in order to support 3D audio signals in ambisonics format. The project’s solution responds to the need of a convenient and well-designed format to conveniently store, distribute, and reproduce a 3D audio signal. The system will permit the compression of a 3D audio piece in a small-size files, allowing an easier broadcast [...]

The main objective of the PAFORT project is to reduce nutritional deficiencies found in certain groups of the population and encourage the consumption of fermented products of a healthy nutritional profile, that are organoleptically attractive and do not imply a price increase in the final product. To achieve this, PAFORT will use bacterial strains in a different biotechnological way to produce enriched and fortified breads. General details Project PAFORT - New biotechnological use of bacterial strains for the development of enriched and fortified breads Project reference RTC-2016-5131-2 Tender and programme [...]

In 2010, the project “Creation of a European Project Management Office at BIGITAL” was successfully launched under the INNO EUROPE programme in response to the need to create a solid structure in order to increase the quantity and quality of proposals, encourage participation, and increase the return on public funds obtained for research activities financed by the European Union (EU). Now, a Seventh EU Framework Programme (7FP) is under way for the activity and progression of ongoing projects, while the requirements of the European Project Management Office (EPMO) in terms of resources and knowledge is also [...]

The PAE PYMEdia project conceded to the Barcelona Media Foundation (taken over on 1 May 2015 by the Eurecat Foundation), capitalized on the centre’s experience in the presentation and execution of projects financed by the European Commission, with the aim of supporting audiovisual SMEs in the area to increase their competitiveness and innovation capacity through their participation in R&D+i financing tenders offered by the European Framework Programme. In line with the objectives of the INNO EUROPE programme, PAE PYMEdia fostered the competitiveness of small and medium sized companies in the audiovisual sector through a personalized service [...]

The CIMEC project has been developed to generate new cyber-physical systems to improve the productivity of the energy sector during the manufacture of high added value parts. CIMEC will incorporate monitoring and quality guarantee systems to help obtain dynamic features required for the mechanization of parts. The CIMEC solution eliminates certain problems that can arise during the production process, such as chatter - automatically inflicted vibrations that cause errors in the process of the mechanization of parts and accelerate the deterioration of mechanical elements. General details Project CIMEC Project reference RTC-2016-5097-3 [...]

The BIM4 has been designed to use BIM methodology to include a new safety improvement system during the construction of buildings and infrastructures. This project will develop a technology to enable the continuous monitoring of workers, collective protection teams, and machinery used in construction work, and connect them to an Occupational Risk Prevention Management system with indicators displaying the risks derived from their different working environments. BIM4 is financed by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness under the Challenges-Collaboration tender. General details Project BIM4 Project reference RTC-2016-5430-7 Programme and call for [...]

The ADVANCEDFORMING project has been designed to introduce shearforming technology into the manufacturing process of critical parts for aeronautical engines. In order to design and manufacture a machine capable of processing complex axisymmetric geometry, similar to that used for the development of critical parts for aeronautical engines,  ADVANCEDFORMING  will investigate the mechanical and microstructural properties of the materials processed during the shearforming process as well as its degree of repetitiveness during manufacture. General details Project ADVANCEDFORMING Project reference RTC-2016-5213-5 Programme and call for tender A project financed by the MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, INDUSTRY [...]

The objective of 3DELECPRINT is to develop an integrated flexible robotic platform to print electronic sensors and/or cables on geometric complex rigid parts in 3D. The resulting parts are made of different materials, including metal, composites, and ceramic. The printing system to be used for the project is based on a spray head for ultrasound. This is a versatile technique enabling the use of a wide variety of dyes, with perfect adaptation to the shape of the substrate and a more efficient use of resources given that is works with very low movements. General details [...]

The aim of the BELIEVE project is to develop and apply the blockchain features as a mechanism to improve the verification of current electronic voting systems. It is hoped to achieve this through the online publication of electoral audit tests in a distributed, open, and safe way. Blockchain is a database designed to prevent any changes in data once it has been published. General details Project BELIEVE - Blockchain applied to ELectronIc voting for Electoral VErifiability Project reference RTC-2016-4929-7 Programme and call for tender A project financed by the MINISTRY OF [...]

The EXORAPI projects aims to develop, implement, and validate a walking EXOskeleton for use in children affected by Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The objective is to improve their quality of life and delay the decline of their physical condition. The team in charge of developing the project is made up of a multi-disciplinary consortium which together gathers all the scientific knowledge necessary in the field of engineering and medicine to design a paediatric exoskeleton that may be used as an alternative to physiotherapy in children with serious neuromuscular diseases. General details Project EXORAPI [...]