A collection of case histories of successful collaborations between High Technology Network Laboratories and businesses. These are tangible and customisable examples of the application of new technologies, products, or services that show how industrial research can meet the needs of innovation.

Results: 10

Nanobiosensors for the in-line and real-time monitoring in biological fluids

In-line measurement of analytes in biological fluids

In the field of extracorporeal circulation and assisted respiration, the possibility of adding sensors to the polymeric disposables currently on the market would allow to monitor constantly the patient's condition and, therefore, to personalize their...

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Respirable microparticles for lung administration of protein drug and vaccines

User-friendly protein or vaccine administration

Pulmonary administration of protein drugs or vaccines in the inhaled powder form is an alternative to administration by injection. The technology stems form the project Pulmomed (www.pulmomed.eu). Proteins at high purity level were expressed with a...

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MATER_SOS: sustainable materials for the restoration and construction of new buildings

Sustainable and high performance building materials

MATER_SOS are sustainable building materials with low environmental impact to be used throughout the entire supply chain. They have been obtained by innovating formulations of traditional building materials, achieving important results with regard to...

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IPERCER: Process Innovation for the Value Chain of the Sustainable Ceramic Tile

Innovation in the production of large ceramic slabs

IPERCER has made it possible to develop a series of innovative tools for the ceramic tile industry, especially for the production of large porcelain stoneware slabs. The main phases of the production process have been analyzed to fully understand the...

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HEGOS: nuove pompe di calore per l'Harvesting EnerGeticO in Smart buildings

Heat pump: the future of space heating

HEGOS allowed to test invertible heat pumps able to operate according to an integrated multi-source energy harvesting approach. A prototype was developed aimed at commuting single-source air heat pumps into dual-source pumps and a pilot plant to test...

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Fiber-reinforced composites for high temperature, based on new semi-finished products (preceramic prepregs) and high sustainable mineral fibers

New fire-resistant and lightweight composite materials

The development of new categories of fiber-reinforced composites aim to satisfy the necessities of transport and construction sectors, to increase both material performance and process sustainability. Since 2010, the laboratory has been developing...

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PYROMAT: Prototype for the pyrolysis of herbaceous waste from the maintenance of riverbeds, drainage and irrigation channels

From waste to resource for the building material market

Rivers, drainage and irrigation channels maintenance produces high amounts of waste biomass that can be divided into two macro-types: wood residues that are normally recovered and supplied as fuel to biomass plants and herbaceous residues that are...

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JUMP an advanced sensor platform to renew practices and enjoyment of sports, wellness, rehabilitation and educational play.

Advanced platform for sports, rehabilitation and play.

The JUMP project has developed and tested a sensorized platform based on an intelligent platform of force that, through the support of cameras for tracking, is able to provide information on sports performance through effective, ergonomic and usable...

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GST4Water - Green Smart Technology for Water

Sustainable use of water resources in urban areas

Availing of new Open Source technologies in the ICT field, the project has experimented innovative hardware and software solutions, that allow an aware use of the water resource at the individual user level and the grey and meteoric water reuse...

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BLOOD DRAW DEVICE FOR SMALL ANIMALS

From an idea to the prototype by 3D printing

The design was made in the Solidworks environment, based on the disclaimers provided by the customer. The overall layout has been designed to ensure the dependent movement of the two syringes, the one that withdraw blood and the one that mix blood...

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