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Ultra-fast eLectronics for Terahertz Rapid Analysis in compact lab-on-chip applications (ULTRA)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: Components, systems, engineering
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Netherlands,Netherlands,Germany,Sweden,Germany,France
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2007-2, 2007)
Start date: 2008-06-01
End date: 2011-11-30
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4410605.0
EU funding (EUR): 2900000.0
Participants: 6
Project status: CLOSED

In Medicine and Biology a fast, low cost and accurate analysis of samples, such as cancerous tissues or bio-molecules is of crucial importance. Nowadays, several medical instruments making use of different regions of the electromagnetic spectrum are available to carry out analysis of samples, but their size, complexity and cost remain very high. Moreover, not all the regions of the electromagnetic spectrum are currently used and new, unexplored regions show exciting potential to greatly enhance analytic capabilities beyond what is possible today. The aim of the ULTRA project is to devise two new instruments with application in medical, biological and chemical analysis and detection. Both new instruments will be low cost, reliable, with low power consumption and with an extremely compact form factor by virtue of their lab-on-chip nature. They will be suitable for applications not currently covered by other instruments. They will be based on the use of terahertz radiation which is the last untapped region of the electromagnetic spectrum and which has demonstrated a high potential for cancerous tissue detection and for label-free biomolecular sensing. One of the two instruments will, in addition, exploit plasmonics to achieve unprecedented sensitivity for biochemical detection in the THz frequency range. The development of such completely new instruments requires competences in several areas and the combined efforts of different groups, all leaders in their fields, is necessary to successfully tackle the problem. The innovative content of the proposal resides in the combination of the three emerging fields of “plasmonics”, “THz technology” and “microsystem integration” and in the creation of completely new, integrated THz and plasmonics components. This consortium, due to its leading position in the field of THz, integration technology and THz plasmonics is the ideal working group to successfully face this challenge.

Keywords: lab-on-chip,biosensors,medical,biological and chemical analysis and detection,low power consumption,very compact form factor
micro-Fabrication of polymeric Lab-on-a-chip by Ultrafast lasers with Integrated optical Detection (MICROFLUID)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: Components, systems, engineering
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Italy,Germany,France,United Kingdom,Switzerland,Germany,Germany,Italy
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2007-2, 2007)
Start date: 2008-06-01
End date: 2011-10-31
Duration (months): 41.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4490538.0
EU funding (EUR): 3200000.0
Participants: 9
Project status: CLOSED

Lab-on-chips (LOCs) are microsystems capable of manipulating small (micro to nanoliters) amounts of fluids in microfluidic channels with dimensions of tens to hundreds of micrometers: they have a huge application potential in many diverse fields, ranging from basic science (genomics and proteomics), to chemical synthesis and drug development, point-of-care medical analysis and environmental monitoring. Polymers are rapidly emerging as the material of choice for LOC production, due to the low substrate cost and ease of processing. Notwithstanding their potential, LOC commercial exploitation has been slow so far. Two breakthroughs that could promote LOC diffusion are: (i) a microfabrication technology with low-cost rapid prototyping capabilities; (ii) an integrated on-chip optical detection system. In this project we propose the use of femtosecond lasers as a novel highly flexible microfabrication platform for polymeric LOCs with integrated optical detection, for the realization of low-cost and truly portable biophotonic microsystems. Femtosecond laser processing is a direct, maskless fabrication technique enabling spatially selective three-dimensional material modification. It will be employed in different steps of the LOC production cycle: (i) rapid prototyping of the microfluidic chip using laser ablation or two-photon polymerization; (ii) direct fabrication of optical waveguides and integrated photonic components on the LOC for in situ optical sensing; (iii) master tool fabrication for mass production by replication techniques. The laser fabrication technology will enable to implement a variety of microfluidic LOCs with integrated photonic functionalities. In this project we concentrate on two prototypical applications in the fields of food quality and environmental sensing: LOCs for detection of mycotoxins in animal feeds and LOCs for water screening to detect bacteria and heavy ions contamination.

Keywords: polymeric materials femtosecond lasers microfabrication techniques integrated optical detection lab-on-a-chip flow cytometry fluorescent detection of mycotoxins
SUper-Resolution Photonics for Advanced Storage Systems (SURPASS)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: Components, systems, engineering
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: France,Netherlands,United Kingdom,Switzerland,Sweden,Germany,France
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2007-2, 2007)
Start date: 2008-06-01
End date: 2011-11-30
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4793247.0
EU funding (EUR): 3448917.0
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

The purpose of the restructured SURPASS project is to develop key technologies to achieve super-resolution beyond the diffraction limit in air at visible wavelength. The application fields covered by the project are optical data storage, wafer inspection, maskless optical lithography and confocal microscopy. The first super-resolution technology is based on so-called super-RENS materials (Super-Resolution Enhanced Near-Field Systems). These materials, such as the semiconductor InSb, undergo a local modification of their refractive index properties above a certain power threshold of a focused laser spot. As a consequence they produce a reduction of the effective size of the laser spot. Super-RENS materials are developed mainly for optical ROM discs to allow the readout of recorded marks smaller than the resolution limit of the optical readout system. The maximum capacity of single-level Super-RENS discs will be studied theoretically and experimentally. In parallel, semi-transparent Super-RENS levels will be developed and the industrial potential of this technology for multi-level discs will be evaluated. The purpose is to propose a technological solution for the extension of the Blu-Ray format from 25 GB to 75-100 GB for high-definition video content distribution. The second super-resolution technology is based on micro-solid immersion lenses (µ-SILs) which enable to reduce a focused laser spot by a factor equal to the refractive index of the µ-SIL. A low-cost manufacturing process will be developed on 200 mm silicon wafers. The resolution of µ-SIL should be further enhanced by using engineered polarization, high index material, plasmonic nanostructures at focus or functionalization with a Super-RENS layer. The performances of high-resolution optical heads including a µ-SIL will be studied in various application fields such as wafer inspection, optical lithography and confocal microscopy.

Keywords: optical data storage,optical disc,near-field,super-resolution,solid-immersion-lens,multi-layer
Integrated Multi-formalism Tool Support for the Design of Networked Embedded Control Systems (MULTIFORM)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: Components, systems, engineering
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Germany,Netherlands,France,Germany,Denmark,Netherlands,Denmark
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2007-2, 2007)
Start date: 2008-09-01
End date: 2012-05-31
Duration (months): 45.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3696073.0
EU funding (EUR): 2799302.0
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

The focus of the project MULTIFORM is on the integration and the interoperation of tools and methods based on different modelling formalisms in order to make a significant step towards integrated coherent tool support for the design of large complex controlled systems from the first concept to the implementation and further on over their entire life cycle. By addressing the issue of multi-level multi-formalism control systems modelling and design, this project represents a definite advance over the traditional approach pursued by the control community that focuses solely on the design of control algorithms and, to some extent, their interaction with communication protocols. The multi-formalism approach pursued here reflects the heterogeneous nature of the functionality and of the implementation of controlled systems. The key contribution of the project towards the goal of integrated model-based control systems design is the connection of tools that support the design of different layers of the control hierarchy and on different levels of abstraction. Integration of tools is pursued both along the axes of re-use and consistency of models and data generated in the design process and of feedback and feedforward of results between different levels of abstraction addressed by tools that are based on different formalisms. The project MULTIFORM will address the following issues: • Interchange formats between different tools • Integrated specification and synthesis of logic controllers • New ways of connecting techniques for analysis and design that are based on different levels of abstraction • Integration of the tools into a common framework • Application of multi-formalism analysis and design to challenging real-world case studies.

Keywords: embedded control systems design,multiformalism modelling,tool integration
Widely Tunable VCSEL using Sub Wavelength Gratings (SUBTUNE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: Components, systems, engineering
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Germany,Sweden,Ireland,Germany,Germany,France,Italy,Switzerland
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2007-2, 2007)
Start date: 2008-04-01
End date: 2011-12-31
Duration (months): 45.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3731595.0
EU funding (EUR): 2787695.0
Participants: 9
Project status: CLOSED

Wavelength-tunable lasers are key components for future reconfigurable optical networks and for cost-effective and compact telecommunication infrastructures. Moreover, a broadband and continuously tunable laser with high purity emission spectrum is a versatile tool for many sensing applications, e.g. for greenhouse gases (laser absorption spectroscopy) or deformations of buildings (fiber Bragg grating sensors). A novel concept for widely and continuously wavelength-tunable single-mode laser diodes in the 750-2100 nm wavelength range will be developed. The underlying VCSEL structure is completed by a micro-machined moveable Bragg-mirror with a sub-wavelength grating (SWG). The single-mode property of the VCSEL structure is thus ideally combined with the polarization stability of the SWG and the wide and continuous tunability of the electro-thermally or electro-statically actuated mirror. For the fabrication of the nano-scale SWGs an electron-beam writing process will be developed. The curvature of the micro-mirror will be matched to the phase front of the fundamental mode to achieve its maximum support while suppressing undesired polarization modes by means of a SWG. This technology can select the single fundamental mode from relatively large apertures. The optical output power will be high and a very good sidemode suppression will be achieved during tuning. The project will develop both long wavelength InP-based VCSELs (1.3μm to 2.1μm) and short wavelength GaAs VCSELs (down to 800nm), and thus introduces widely tunable VCSELs in a broad range of the optical spectrum. Additionally, a technology for integrated tunable VCSELs with dielectric Bragg mirrors will be developed for efficient manufacturing of the laser modules. The devices will be optimized in close cooperation between the university and industrial partners. Devices for gas detection, fiber Bragg grating sensing and optical communications will be investigated.

Keywords: tunable vcsel,subwavelength grating,gas sensing,micromachining,fiber bragg grating sensors
A Network of Excellence for Advanced Road cooperative traffic management in the Information Society (NEARCTIS)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: ICT for mobility, environmental sustainability and energy efficiency
Action type: Network of Excellence
Countries involved: France,Germany,Switzerland,United Kingdom,Greece,Netherlands,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2007-2, 2007)
Start date: 2008-07-01
End date: 2013-06-30
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3134212.0
EU funding (EUR): 2500000.0
Participants: 10
Project status: CLOSED

NEARCTIS (Network of Excellence: Advanced Road Cooperative Traffic management in the Information Society) is an academic network involving several of the main teams working on the field of traffic management and optimisation, with a particular focus on cooperative systems. Within the field of ICT for mobility, the project deals more specifically with the question of cooperative systems for road traffic optimisation., but it covers a wider scope as it appears that cooperative systems have to be integrated into the whole traffic management system. This aims to develop systems able to cope with what are the main problems at stake : safety, energy consumption, environmental impacts and congestion as an obstacle to mobility. The main objective of the project is to constitute what could be considered as a virtual research institute. This means elaborating the main elements of this reach institute :building a consistent research program, defining a set of shared resources (data, experimental means, bibliographical databases), organising the spreading of knowledge and research results. To reach these objectives, the project will include an harmonisation of the research program of all the partners on the various topics addressed, specification of case studies to be made in common, and the elaboration of a dissemination and training program for researchers and professionals. A focus is made on spreading excellence towards the scientific community of the field, particularly for the European Union newcomers. The project is designed as a first step towards constituting a permanent virtual institute ensuring consistency between research programs and good mutualisation of resources. Tight relationships with the international scientific community, but also with the main stakeholders of the field (traffic operators, local authorities, consultants or manufacturers) are ensured through a network of associated partners who are involved into all the main activities of the project.

Keywords: traffic management,co-operative systems,road network,freeways,urban,safety,control,positionning,tracking,multimodal,training
Intelligent Use of Buildings’ Energy Information (INTUBE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: ICT for mobility, environmental sustainability and energy efficiency
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Finland,France,Spain,Norway,Netherlands,Ireland,Italy,United Kingdom,Germany
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2007-2, 2007)
Start date: 2008-05-01
End date: 2011-04-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3792416.0
EU funding (EUR): 2700000.0
Participants: 14
Project status: CLOSED

The energy consumption in the operational phase of buildings is one of the major contributions to energy use in Europe. The improvement of energy efficiency only in the renewed stock (new and renovated buildings) is too slow considering the ambitious goal to improve the energy efficiency by 20 % before 2020. IntUBE will lead to increased life-cycle energy efficiency of the buildings without compromising the comfort or performance of the buildings by integrating the latest developments in ICT-field into Intelligent Building and Neighbourhood Management Systems (IBMS and NMS) and by presenting new ICT-enabled business models for energy-information related service provision. By using the existing building stock more efficiently with the help of the new tools and business models developed in IntUBE, the potential to reach the goal is considerably increased. The solutions will also be applicable to new buildings. The results of IntUBE will benefit many actors in the building sector like the owners, the users, the energy service providers, maintenance service providers, etc in form of well-performing buildings that use the natural resources (especially energy) optimally, resulting in less environmental effects and reduced life-cycle costs of energy. The IntUBE consortium consists of universities, research centres and companies from Southern to Northern Europe. They all have established dissemination channels, and the SMEs of the consortium will be able to extensively exploit the results in their business.

Keywords: ict enabled energy efficiency,buildings,neighbourhoods
Accessibility and Usability Validation Framework for AAL Interaction Design process (VAALID)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: ICT for Independent Living, Inclusion and Governance
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Spain,Germany,Italy,Italy,Germany,Spain,Greece
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2007-2, 2007)
Start date: 2008-05-01
End date: 2010-10-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3631296.0
EU funding (EUR): 2737491.0
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

VAALID project aims at creating new tools and methods that facilitate and streamline the process of creation, design, construction and deployment of technological solutions in the context of AAL assuring that they are accessible and usable for senior citizens. The main objective of the project is to develop a 3D-Immersive Simulation Platform for computer aided design and validation of User-Interaction subsystems that improve and optimise the accessibility features of Ambient Assisted Living services for the social inclusion and independent living. The results of the project will support the design of the Human Interaction aspects of an AAL solution in all the stages of a user centred design methodology, putting in practice the guidelines for the verification and validation of the accessibility and usability facets. The VAALID system will be a productivity tool that will be used across all the stages of the User Centre Design cycle. The simulation environment is composed by software and hardware components that constitute a physical ensemble that in conjunction allow the ICT designer to implement actual Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality scenarios of AAL. It will be used to verify interaction designs and validate the accessibility of the AAL products by means of immersing the users in 3D virtual spaces. The ICT designer will be able to evaluate the suitability of the proposed solutions with a significant reduction of the global design and development cost. The use of the VAALID tools will help the European industrial players, ICT companies specialized in Human Factors and User Interaction design, Research and Academia in streamlining their respective business with regard to products and services for the Independent Living and Inclusion, creating new market opportunities. Project result will be evaluated during 6 months in two pilot sites with up to 100 users.The initial conditions and framework for the effective exploitation of the results will be set up.

Keywords: accessibility,usability,aal service development,human interaction,human factors,user centered design,validation framework,computer engineering tools
pHotonics ELectronics functional Integration on CMOS (HELIOS)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: Components, systems, engineering
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: France,Belgium,France,United Kingdom,Italy,Spain,Spain,Germany,Germany,France,Austria,Austria,Netherlands,France,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2007-2, 2007)
Start date: 2008-05-01
End date: 2012-11-30
Duration (months): 55.0
Total project cost (EUR): 12048041.0
EU funding (EUR): 8500000.0
Participants: 20
Project status: CLOSED

Photonics on CMOS is a candidate technology for applications where functional integration is needed for improving system performance while reducing size and cost. Functional demonstration of basic building blocks such as a µlaser, a detector, coupling, and link has been realized in previous research projects. As a next step the HELIOS project proposes to integrate photonics components with integrated circuits as a joint effort of major players of the European CMOS Photonics community, in order to enable an integrated design and fabrication chain that can be transferred to EU manufacturers. The objective of the project HELIOS is to combine a photonic layer with a CMOS circuit by different innovative means, using microelectronics fabrication processes. Different types of activities are foreseen: • Development of specific, high performance building blocks: WDM sources by III-V/Si heterogeneous integration, fast modulators and detectors, passive circuits and packaging. It also includes the development of dedicated TIA and modulators drivers. • Building and optimization of the whole “food chain” to fabricate complex functional devices. Several components addressing different industrial needs will be built, including a 40Gb/s modulator, a 10x10 Gb/s transceiver, a Photonic QAM-10Gb/s wireless transmission system and a mixed analog and digital transceiver module for multifunction antennas. • Investigation of more promising but challenging alternative approaches. These concepts offer clear advantages in terms of integration on CMOS for the next generation of CMOS Photonics devices • Roadmapping, dissemination and training, to strengthen the European research and industry in this field and to raise awareness of new users about the interest of CMOS Photonics. HELIOS will gather the major European CMOS Photonics and Electronics players and potential users. It will drive the European RTD in CMOS Photonics and pave the way for industrial development

Keywords: cmos photonics,silicon,heterogeneous integration