The FNR is pleased to communicate that 12 of 23 eligible projects have been retained for funding in the 2020-2 BRIDGES Call, representing an FNR commitment of 4.1 MEUR.
The BRIDGES programme (formerly CORE-PPP) provides financial support for industry partnerships between public research institutions in Luxembourg and national or international companies. The next Call deadline is foreseen in April 2021.
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Funded projects
Domain Materials, Physics & Engineering: 6 projects
Principal investigator
Patrick Choquet
Project title
High power Impulse Magnetron sputtering Multilayer hard nitrides coatings for “difficult-to-cut” Materials (HI3M)
Host institution
Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST)
Industry partner
Ceratizit
FNR committed
€400,000
Principal investigator
Daniele Waldmann
Project title
Integrated structural health monitoring model for demountable and reusable elements in a design for deconstruction approach using BIM (SHM4REUSE)
Host institution
University of Luxembourg
Industry partner
Compagnie De Construction Luxembourgeoise S.A. (Luxembourg)
FNR committed
€353,507
Principal investigator
Bernhard Peters
Project title
High Fidelity process Simulation HiFiProSi
Host institution
University of Luxembourg
Industry partner
ASETS-LUX (Luxembourg)
FNR committed
€190,800
Principal investigator
Jean-Sébastien Thomann
Project title
Biobased microsphere for cosmetic products (BIOMICO)
Host institution
Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology (LIST)
Partners
Société de Recherche Cosmétique (SRC) / NUXE Groupe (Luxembourg)
FNR committed
€400,000
Principal investigators
Emmanuel Defay
Project title
Electrocaloric polymers for solid-state cooling (CALPOL)
Host institution
Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology (LIST)
Industry partner
Arkema (France)
FNR committed
€392,055
Principal investigator
Gilles Frache
Project title
Improving Sensitivity in MALDI molecular imaging Mass Spectrometry (SENSIMASS)
Host institution
Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology (LIST)
Partner
Masstech (United States)
FNR committed
€388,989
Innovation in Services / ICT: 5 projects
Principal investigator
Raphael Frank
Project title
Always Up-To-Date High Definition Map (AUTOMAP)
Host institution
University of Luxembourg (SnT)
Industry partner
Solfice Research Sàrl (Luxembourg)
FNR committed
€367,633
Principal investigator
Thomas Engel
Project title
SEcuring TIme Critical traffic in (next gen) Automotive networks (SETICA)
Host institution
University of Luxembourg
Industry partner
HONDA R&D Europe GmbH (Germany)
FNR committed
€281,247
Principal investigator
Radu State
Project title
SME Credit Risk Platform (SCRiPT)
Host institution
University of Luxembourg (SnT)
Industry partner
Yoba S.A. (Luxembourg)
FNR committed
€395,611
Principal investigator
Bhavani Shankar Mysore Rama Rao
Project title
Modelling and Simulation of Complex Radar Scennes (MASTERS)
Host institution
University of Luxembourg (SnT)
Industry partner
IEE Luxembourg
FNR committed
€399,450
Principal investigator
Alexandru-Adrian Tantar
Project title
Adaptive AI for Rehabilitation Exoskeleton (A-AIRE)
Host institution
Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology (LIST)
Industry partner
ExoAtlet Global S.A. (Luxembourg)
FNR committed
€399,685
Domain Life Sciences, Biology & Medicine: 1 project
Principal investigator
Bassam Janji
Project title
Improving cancer immunotherapy based on anti-PD-1 and STING agonists by combining small innovative molecules (SMART COMBO)
Host institution
Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH)
Industry partner
Sprint Bioscience (Sweden)
FNR committed
€150,673
