PARTNERS

UPPSALA UNIVERSITY

Uppsala University, B-CRATOS coordinator, is a research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded in 1477, it is the oldest university in Scandinavia, and ranks among the world’s 100 best universities in several high-profile international rankings.

The Division of Solid-State Electronics, Department of Electrical Engineering, Uppsala University (UU), has three major focus areas: Electronics for Life Sciences and Medical Technologies, Electronics for Brian Inspired Computing and Energy-Efficient Electronics. It strives for innovations related to electronic sensors, biomechatronics, neuroprosthetics and medical systems for continuous and real-time health monitoring. It also invests in energy conversion and electricity generation to operate small self-supporting sensor systems. The technological base for the research is thin-film technology, semiconductor processing and semiconductor device technology using the in-house state-of-art cleanroom facilities, supported by device and process simulation as well as electrical and optical characterisation. For the Medical Technologies aspect, the focus is on innovations such as near-body-network systems, point-of-care electronic sensors, and battery-free wearable and medical systems for continuous and real-time health monitoring

Further information on Uppsala University can be found at www.uu.se

SINANO Institute

The SINANO Institute is the European Academic and Scientific Association for Nanoelectronics, gathering 24 renown Universities and Research Centers from 15 European countries. Sinano carries out a role of representation and coordination of the associated organizations in order to strengthen the impact of the research activities at EU level in this very important field for many future applications and markets. Members of the Institute are particularly exploring disruptive science and technology aspects for the long-term, to identify the most promising topics for future ICT and speed up technological innovation. Activities from More Moore, More than Moore, Beyond CMOS to Smart Systems and System Design are sound competences of Sinano. The Sinano Institute is the European representative of the “International Roadmap for Devices and Systems” (IRDS).

More information on: www.sinano.eu

Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna

The BioRobotics Institute of Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies is an integrated system pursuing frontier research, advanced education and innovation in the fields of bio robotics and bionics. The Institute explores the possibility to reach an inexhaustible springboard for the creation of applications that are useful for man. This is achieved through bioengineering, mechatronics and robotics as well as smart systems inspired by the living world. The BioRobotics Institute has built a vast wealth of knowledge and expertise in several fields such as: social robotics, industrial robotics, assistive/rehabilitation/surgical robotics, neural engineering, cognitive systems, bio-inspired robots and their ethical, legal, social and economic implications. The Institute aims to act as a linking bridge among international centres of knowledge and to create a new concept of engineers that are scientists, inventors, entrepreneurs and problem solvers.

Further information on Sant’ Anna Pisa can be found at: www.biorobotics.santannapisa.it

Blackrock Microsystems Europe GmbH

The mission of Blackrock Microsystems Europe GmbH (and its parent company Blackrock Microsystems LLC) is to provide innovative tools and neurotech expertise to translate technology into novel, implantable clinical solutions that improve human lives. A leading provider of technology in the neuroscience, neural engineering, and neural prosthetics space, Blackrock’s technology is at the core of worldwide innovations in Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI). Enabled by expertise in precision electrode technology, signal processing and stimulation, BCIPioneers have been able to MoveAgain, WalkAgain and TalkAgain.

For more information, please visit www.blackrockmicro.com

LINKS FOUNDATION

LINKS is a Foundation born from an agreement between Compagniadi San Paolo and Politecnicodi Torino counting more than 160 researchers that has been active in the fields of applied research, innovation and technology transfer at national and international level for about 20 years. Researchers at the Foundation master technical-scientific disciplines in several areas of engineering and architecture such as, for example, Artificial Intelligence, Smart Data, IoT, Photonics and Satellite Localization to carry out innovative projects in application sectors ranging from Industry 4.0 to Cybersecurity, from Intelligent Mobility to Agritech, from Space Applications to Medicine and Well Being, from Smart Cities to Cultural Heritage.

Further information on LINKS Foundation can be found at https://linksfoundation.com/

Deutsches Primatenzentrum GmbH

The Deutsches Primatenzentrum (DPZ; German Primate Center) is a nonprofit institute funded by the Federal Republic of Germany and its federal states. The DPZ’s mission is to serve as a center of excellence for research with primates and as a service and competence center for those institutions in Germany and abroad that house primates and/or do primate-related research. The DPZ is a core member of the Gottingen Campus, a network of institutions in Gottingen that includes the University of Gottingen, University Medical Center, several Max-Planck Institutes, and the European Neuroscience Institute. The functions and services of the DPZ focus on biological research with primates comprising topics that may result in conclusions concerning human physiology, pathobiology and behaviour.

For further information see here: www.dpz.eu/en