Bac-To-Fuel

Project TitleBac-to-fuel
Websitehttp://bactofuel.eu/
Year Start2018
Year End2021
Consortium membersUSC
NANOGAP
Lancaster U.
VITO
Wageningen U.
TU Berlin
DescriptionBAC-TO-FUEL will respond to the global challenge of finding new sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels by developing, integrating and validating a disruptive prototype system at TRL5 which is able to transform CO2/H2 into added-value products in a sustainable and cost-effective way which:
1- Mimics the photosynthetic process of plants using novel inorganic photocatalysts which are capable of producing hydrogen in a renewable way from photocatalytic splitting of water in the presence of sunlight
2- Uses enhanced bacterial media to convert CO2 and the renewable hydrogen into biofuels (i.e. ethanol and butanol both important fuels for transport) using a novel electro-biocatalytic cell which can handle fluctuations in hydrogen and power
supply lending itself to coupling to renewable energy technologies
 BAC-TO-FUEL is a multidisciplinary project which brings together leaders in the fields of materials chemistry, computational chemistry, chemical engineering, microbiology and bacterial engineering. BAC-TO-FUEL will validate a prototype system at TRL5 which is able to transform CO2/H2 into added-value products in a sustainable and cost-effective way specifically for the European transport sector.
Core TechnologyNano Catalysts
Industry of applicationCatalysis
CallH2020
Funding infoThis project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme, under Grant Agreement No. 825999

INSPIRED

Project TitleINSPIRED
Year Start2014
Year End2018
Consortium membersJOANNEUM RESEARCH FORSCHUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH
NANOTECCENTER WEIZ FORSCHUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH
NANOGAP SUB-NM-POWDER SA
INTRINSIQ MATERIALS LIMITED
M-SOLV LTD
THOMAS SWAN & CO LIMITED
BIONANONET FORSCHUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH
TOUCHNETIX LIMITED
NEXCIS
EUROLCDS SIA
NANOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
ALMA MATER STUDIORUM – UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA
FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION
UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
MIDSUMMER AB
DescriptionPrinted electronics (PE) is set to revolutionise the electronics industry over the next decade and can offer Europe the opportunity to regain lost market share. Printed electronics allows for the direct printing of a range of functional (conductive, resistive, capacitive and semi-conducting) nanomaterials formulations to enable a simpler, more cost-effective, high performance and high volume processing in comparison to traditional printed circuit board and semiconductor manufacturing techniques. It has been reported by Frost and Sullivan  that the market for printed electronics will increase in revenues from $0.53Bn in 2010 to $5.04 Bn in 2016 at a compound annual growth rate of 32.5%.
However, the migration towards low-cost, liquid-based, high resolution deposition and patterning using high throughput techniques, such as inkjet printing, requires that suitable functional nanomaterials formulations (e.g. inks) are available for end users in industrially relevant quantities. Presently, there are issues with industrial supply of nanomaterials which are low cost, high performance, environmentally friendly and tailored for high throughput systems. Therefore better collaboration is warranted between supply chain partners to ensure nanomaterial production and nanomaterial formulations are tailored for end use applications to meet this need.
The INSPIRED project will address these fundamental issues within the printed electronics industry: Ensuring that suitable functional nanomaterials formulations (inks) are available for end users in industrial scale quantities. Production of these nanomaterial formulations on an industrial scale and then depositing them using cost-effective, high throughput printing technologies enables rapid production of printed electronic components, on a wide variety of substrates. Therefore, enabling new electronics applications, whilst overcoming the problems associated with traditional manufacturing.
Core TechnologyConductive Nanomaterials
Industry of applicationConductive materials
CallH2020
Funding infoThis project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 646155

CLIP

Project TitleCLIP
Year Start2010
Year End2013
Consortium membersEUROPEAN SPECIALIST PRINTING MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
STICHTING PLASTIC ELECTRONICS FOUNDATION
Institute of Nanotechnology
PIRA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
THE PAINT RESEARCH ASSOCIATION LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
SIRRIS HET COLLECTIEF CENTRUM VAN DE TECHNOLOGISCHE INDUSTRIE
KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN
UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
RISE ACREO AB
NANOGAP SUB-NM-POWDER SA
IMPIKA SAS
AVL METAL POWDERS
Printed Electronics Ltd
INTRINSIQ MATERIALS LIMITED
Cypak AB
AGFA GEVAERT NV
PRA TRADING LTD
DescriptionThe project will focus on three development aims: 1) development, formulation and feasibility assessment of several lower-cost alternatives for Silver nanoparticle based conductive inks 2) for these lower-cost inks finding alternatives for conventional screen printing, which allow digital printing combined with high resolution printing and enable contactless printing, which improves quality and reliability of circuits 3) demonstration of system concepts for Printed Electronics in two different application domains: a. Printing of smart packaging tags and labels, specifically for pharmaceutical applications b. High speed low cost antennas for contactless cards and RFID tags Main impact on SMEs will be: • Allow SMEs to access extensive new markets and customers with large potential for revenue generation • Allow SMEs to surplus their current products or product offering with remarkable, new, high-valued features that will increase (perceived) product value • Provide SMEs with the information, (partnering) contacts and tools to make the transition • Identify the costs/impacts involved to allow SMEs to make an informed decision.
Core TechnologyConductive Nanomaterials
Industry of applicationConductive materials
CallH2020
Funding infoThis project has received European funding under the Seventh Framework Programme, under grant agreement 243557

Nanoreg II

Project TitleNanoreg II
Year Start2015
Year End2019
Consortium membersEUROPEAN VIRTUAL INSTITUTE FOR INTEGRATED RISK MANAGEMENT EU VRI EWIV
NANOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
TEMAS AG TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES
BUNDESINSTITUT FUER RISIKOBEWERTUNG
RIJKSINSTITUUT VOOR VOLKSGEZONDHEID EN MILIEU
DET NATIONALE FORSKNINGSCENTER FORARBEJDSMILJO
FUNDACION GAIKER
ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA
UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT
UNIWERSYTET GDANSKI
INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE
LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUER NEUE MATERIALIEN GEMEINNUETZIGE GMBH
JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION
NORDIC QUANTUM COMPUTING GROUP AS
NORSK INSTITUTT FOR LUFTFORSKNING STIFTELSE
VENETO NANOTECH SOCIETA CONSORTILEPER AZIONI
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS
INSTITUTUL DE CHIMIE FIZICA ILIE MURGULESCU
ROUMEN TSANEV INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO THESSALONIKIS
AVANZARE INNOVACION TECNOLOGICA SL
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACION Y TECNOLOGIA AGRARIA Y ALIMENTARIA OA MP
KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET
FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA
NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO
COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
ASSOCIATION FRANCAISE DE NORMALISATION
HIQ-NANO SRL
GRUPO ANTOLIN-INGENIERIA SA
ASSOCIATION SAINT YVES
NANOGAP SUB-NM-POWDER SA
IDEACONSULT LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
PINEXT BV
DSM CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY R & D BV
DSM MATERIALS SCIENCE CENTER BV
NANOTECH PARTNER SRO
NANOMAKERS
FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY HELLAS
ECAMRICERT SRL
EIDGENOSSISCHE MATERIALPRUFUNGS- UND FORSCHUNGSANSTALT
UNIVERSITAT BASEL
HAUTE ECOLE SPECIALISEE DE SUISSE OCCIDENTALE
DescriptionOne 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 well-known principle of the half-life of facts (Samuel Arbesman, 2012) means that what is an accepted truth now is no longer valid in 20 or 30 years time. The challenge is to build a regulatory system which is flexible enough to be able to deal with new targets and requirements in the future, and this can be helped by the development and introduction of Safe by Design (SbD) principles. The credibility of such a regulatory system, underpinned by the implementation of SbD, is essential for industry, who while accepting the need for regulation demand it is done in a cost effective and rapid manner.
The NanoReg2 project, built around the challenge of coupling SbD to the regulatory process, will demonstrate and establish new principles and ideas based on data from value chain implementation studies to establish SbD as a fundamental pillar in the validation of a novel MNM. It is widely recognized by industries as well as by regulatory agencies that grouping strategies for NM are urgently needed. ECETOC has formed a task force on NM grouping and also within the OECD WPMN a group works on NM categorisation. However, so far no reliable and regulatory accepted grouping concepts could be established. Grouping concepts developed by NanoReg2 can be regarded as a major innovation therefore as guidance documents on NM grouping will not only support industries or regulatory agencies but would also strongly support commercial launch of a new NM.
Core TechnologyAtomic Quantum Clusters
Industry of applicationNanosafe
CallH2020
Funding infoThis project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement 646221

FutureNanoNeeds (FNN)

Project TitleFutureNanoNeeds (FNN)
Year Start2014
Year End2017
Consortium membersUNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN
FUNDACIO PRIVADA INSTITUT CATALA DE NANOTECNOLOGIA
PHILIPPS UNIVERSITAET MARBURG
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE
INSTITUT FUR ENERGIE UND UMWELTTECHNIK EV – IUTA
HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY
Centre de Recherche Public – Gabriel Lippmann
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS & THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY & UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN
NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK – TNO
ISTITUTO DI RICERCHE FARMACOLOGICHE MARIO NEGRI
RIJKSINSTITUUT VOOR VOLKSGEZONDHEIDEN MILIEU*NATIONAL INSTITUTEFOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENTEN
VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V.
COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
TECHNICKA UNIVERZITA V LIBERCI
COMITEE DES DONNEES SCIENTIFIQUES ET TECHNOLOGIQUES
NANOFUTURES ASBL
FILARETE SERVIZI SRL
NANOGAP SUB-NM-POWDER SA
Solarprint Limited
NANONICA EUROPE SL
CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT SCPA
UNIVERSIDADE DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
DescriptionFramework to respond to regulatory needs of future nanomaterials and markets.
FutureNanoNeeds will develop a novel framework to enable naming, classification, hazard and environmental impact assessment of the next generation nanomaterials prior to their widespread industrial use. It will uniquely achieve this by integrating concepts and approaches from several well established contiguous domains, such as phylontology and crystallography to develop a robust, versatile and adaptable naming approach, coupled with a full assessment of all known biological protective responses as the basis for a decision tree for screening potential impacts of nanomaterials at all stages of their lifecycle. Together, these tools will form the basis of a “value chain” regulatory process which allows a each nanomaterial to be assessed for different applications on the basis of available data and the specific exposure and life cycle concerns for that application. Exemplar materials from emerging nano-industry sectors, such as energy, construction and agriculture will be evaluated via this process as demonstrators. The FutureNanoNeeds consortium is uniquely placed to achieve this, on the basis of expertise, positioning, open mindedness and a belief that new approaches are required. 
Core TechnologyAtomic Quantum Clusters
Industry of applicationHealthcare & Therapeutics
CallFP7
Funding infoThis project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research,  technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 604602

Flexad

Project TitleFlexad
Year Start2009
Year End2012
Consortium membersINASMET-TECNALIA
GAIRESA
NANOGAP
THALES EPM
THALES ALENIA SPACE
IKOR
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE
DescriptionFlexible conductive adhesive for substitution of lead-free solders on PCBs
FlexAd project aims to develop new flexible electrically conductive adhesive (ECA) intended to be a substitute for lead-free solder. This new adhesive will be based on an epoxy-compound containing different nano-materials (carbon nano-fibers and other nano-particles). The challenge is to obtain high electrical conductive adhesive while maintaining high-elongation before rupture and flexibility to have good mechanical behaviour in thermo-mechanical fatigue.
Core TechnologyConductive Nanomaterials
Industry of applicationConductive materials
CallEuripides
Funding infoFLEXAD is an EURIPIDES R&D PROJECT (nº07-303)

Fluoromag

Project TitleFluoromag
Year Start2006
Year End2009
Consortium membersMAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.
UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE
UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY
CAIRN RESEARCH LTD.
NANOGAP 
DescriptionMultiparameter sensing for high sensitivity diagnostics using fluorescent and magnetic nanoparticles
Precise diagnosis is based on multiple end-points involving several tests with antibodies or DNA probes for particular biomolecules in a tumor or a virus. Antibodies and DNA are usually labeled with different fluorescent dyes, generally requiring multiple modes of excitation and detection that can render the measurement slow and laborious. Advances in nanotechnology have led to the emergence of new fluorescent materials, semiconductor nanoparticles (NPs) called “quantum dots”, which can be excited by a single light source (wavelength) but that according to their size and composition emit in discrete and separated spectral bands. The “multiplexing” of such probes is thereby greatly simplified. Scientists working in the Molecular Biology Dept. have shown that single quantum dots can be detected on and in living cells.
The project of the consortium has two elements. The first is the development of other classes of still smaller NPs, i.e. with sizes below 10 nm (less than a millionth of a cm): fluorescent noble-metal “nanodots” and magnetic NPs. These materials are superior to conventional fluorophores in that they exhibit extreme photo- and chemical stability. The nanodots should have reduced toxicity and greater target accessibility than quantum dots, yet offer a similar detection sensitivity. They will be derivatized and tested for specific recognition of biomolecules such as tumor markers (for breast cancer) and global viral disease (Hepatitis C and Dengue Fever). Other core-shell “onion-like” NPs developed by the partner in Santiago de Compostela have diverse and strong magnetic properties and will be tested for their application in micro-chip and MRI diagnostics.
In a parallel effort, several of the partners will optimize the design and performance of a new type of high-speed, sensitive, optically sectioning microscope known as the Programmable Array Microscope (PAM), for use in both the basic research and medical communities. The PAM is very versatile in that it implements many imaging modalities and has been under development in the Molecular Biology Dept. for the past 10 years. It has single-NP sensitivity, and is ideally suited for measurements of thick samples such as tissue slices and patterned arrays, important objects for diagnostic tests.
Core TechnologyAtomic Quantum Clusters
Industry of applicationHealthcare & Therapeutics
CallFP6
Funding infoThis project has received funding from the European Union FP6 R&D program under contract number 037465

COLIVAC

Project TitleColivac
Year Start2012
Year End2014
Consortium membersBIOFABRI
CZ VETERINARIA
NANOIMMUNOTECH
NANOGAP
USC
Uvigo
DescriptionThe general objective of the project is the development of an effective vaccine that slows down the expansion of emerging multiresistant antibiotic clones, which occur among extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli strains (ExPEC strains) that cause recurrent cystitis. This vaccine should protect not only systemically (against severe sepsis), but also at the level of the urinary mucosa, preventing adhesion and bacterial colonization (first step of the infective process of ExPEC). 
Core Technology2300-AQCs
Industry of applicationHealthcare & Therapeutics
CallInterconnecta
Funding infoThis project has received funding from the FEDER INNTERCONECTA 2016 call, co-financed by the European Union through FEDER funds, under grant agreement ITC20113038

Necomada

Project TitleNecomada
Website http://necomada.eu/
Year Start2017
Year End2019
Consortium membersCentre for Process Innovation Limited, United Kingdom
Henkel Electronic Materials (Belgium) NV, Belgium
PRAGMATIC PRINTING LIMITED, United Kingdom
TEKNOLOGISK INSTITUT, Denmark
ContiTech Elastomer-Beschichtungen GmbH, Germany
NANOGAP SUB-NM-POWDER SA, Spain
THOMAS SWAN & CO LIMITED, United Kingdom
BSH ELECTRODOMESTICOS ESPANA SA, Spain
HENKEL KGaA, Germany
Crown Packagin UK PLC, United Kingdom
FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V., Germany
TYOETERVEYSLAITOS, Finland
NXP SEMICONDUCTORS BELGIUM NV, Belgium
DescriptionThe project targets the incorporation of advanced functional materials to deliver customised conductive inks and flexible adhesives compatible with high volume manufacturing platforms. Specifically the development of these enabling materials will support high speed roll to roll integration of hybrid and large area electronics to address internet of things opportunities
The consortium will integrate materials development with end application requirements in terms of technical performance (thermal/electrical conductivity, processing conditions, materials integrity and adhesion) and unit cost of production to facilitate market adoption. The project will utilise and build on existing CPI pilot facilities (R2R print line) to demonstrate technology integration, manufacturability and produce components for end user evaluation to enable the direct comparison of production techniques.
The project delivers a supply chain to support future commercialisation: incorporating materials suppliers of inks and adhesives, supporting RTO in Formulation and nano-particle production, established high fidelity print equipment manufacturers, electronic device manufacturers, established pilot line facilities and potential end users from the apparel, packaging and healthcare sector – relating to the Internet of Things.
Core TechnologyConductive Nanomaterials
Industry of applicationConductive materials
CallH2020
Funding infoThis project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 720897

PRISTINE

Project Title PRISTINE
Year Start 2016
Year End 2016
Consortium members NANOGAP
Description The PRISTINE business innovation project (Improved Production of Low Cost Silver Nanowires) focusses on the enhancement of the production process to enable larger scale manufacture of silver nanowires to supply large scale application areas including IoT, smart packaging, printed lighting, touch panels, photovoltaics and heating.
The PRISTINE innovation action project objectives are to:
(i) Prepare robust business case for commercialisation of PRISTINE technology.
(ii) Develop Sales & Marketing strategy in order to reach untapped markets and new customers outside the touch panel markets.
(iii) Obtain further investment (Phase II funding or private investment) to develop product performance to levels required by industry (i.e. lower sheet resistance, higher light transmission, lower haze and lower costs).
(iv) Grow the application areas & customer base increasing revenues.
(v) Investigate options to optimise synthesis reaction and yield using real-time monitoring and post synthesis purification methods.
(vi) Develop future in-line quality control procedures specifically for production of the 20-40nm product.
Core Technology Conductive Nanomaterials
Industry of application Conductive materials
Call H2020
Funding info This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 717590.