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Project “SMEs go LifeSciences”
- support initiative for successful
SMEs and RTDs participation in Life Sciences
related areas of FP6 and FP7 projects
NBC third Partnering meeting:
“Biotechnologies for Knowledge Based Bioeconomy”
Birinu Castle, April 7-9, 2006
Diāna Krieviņa
Latvian Technological Center
Aizkraukles Str. 21, Riga, LV - 1006
tel: + 371 7558754/ fax: + 371 7541218
e-mail: [email protected]
Collaborating with major players...
www.smesgolifesciences.org
We are a network of 28 partners from 26 countries,
highly motivated & experienced in working with SMEs
and research organisations - most of them act as
National Contact Points (NCPs) working together with
 national/regional multipliers
 Bioincubators and Biovalleys
 important Entrepreneurial networks like
EUROPABIO (platform for the National Biotech Associations),
EBN (European Business and Innovation Centres Network),
IRC (Innovation Relay Centres)
Key Figures
Submission:
April 2003 as ETI - Specific
Support Action
Project start:
1st March, 2004
Duration:
3 years
Project partner:
28 partners out of 26 countries
(3 CC, 3 AC, 20 MS)
Coordination:
FFG- Austrian Research
Promotion Agency
Division for International Research and
Technology Cooperation
Budget:
EC contribution:
2.557 855 Euro
1.734 025 Euro
Main objectives:
This initiative provides SMEs and researchers with various
services supporting the successful participation in FP6
and FP7 research projects in the areas of Life Sciences.
They get information and consulting, starting with the
project idea, over activities for consortium building and
matchmaking, to support during the submission and
negotiation phase.
Support and foster the participation of SMEs and SME
groupings in Life Sciences projects of FP6
Focus on the “new” instruments: Integrated Projects
and Networks of Excellence
Focus on increase of the SME participation in “New”
Member States and Candidate Countries
Main Activities
INFORM - TRAIN - ASSIST!
 Informing/Profiling of SMEs/SME groupings and RTDs
interested in European research cooperation and ready to
participate in the Framework Programme
Addressing of 2500 different SMEs
Collecting of >250 profiles of SMEs interested in
European RTD cooperation
Informing/Identifying of researchers/research consortia
preparing Life Sciences proposals as coordinators or active
participants
Identifying 400 researchers/coordinators of Life
Sciences related proposals
Main Activities
INFORM - TRAIN - ASSIST!
Training/Assisting of SMEs and SME groupings on FP6
issues following their needs
Intellectual property rights
Financial framework of FP6
Project management., etc.
Training/Assistance of researchers/research consortia
creation of awareness on the importance of involving SMEs
assistance on consortium building and finding partners
training and assistance on proposal preparation and involvement
of SMEs
160 national training sessions
6 major transnational training sessions
individual training and assistance
Main Activities
INCREASING VISIBILITY - BRING TOGETHER!
SMEs with specific
research know-how
interested in European
RTD cooperation
Research consortia
preparing a FP6 RTD
project and look
for SME partners
High quality matchmaking - database available where
SMEs can present their expertise and researchers their
project ideas (www.smesgolifesciences.org)
Organisation of 3 major brokerage events
Presentation of SME and RTD profiles and researchers
project ideas on major conferences and events
Matchmaking by individual support/advise of SMEs/SME
groupings and researchers
Take advantage of our service!
Find your competent research partner through
Increase the “European visibility” of your research
expertise
ensure that you can be contacted by registering in
the
database
Get prepared for involvement/submission in/of an EU RTD
project
Attend our information and training sessions
Take advantage of the tailor-made, individual
assistance of your national expert
Contact your national
expert!
www.smesgolifesciences.org
www.smesgolifesciences.org
Partner seraches for the projects (1)
1.
“Daddy Sitter” – Elderly people surveillance (STREP – Israel).
Deadline of expression of the interest – 25.04.2006 !
The aim of the project is to develop a knowledge based image processing
system that studies elderly people in a house daily routine and alert when
unusual event happens. The proposal intends to deliver the innovative
technologies of knowledge based image processing for the surveillance of
elderly people.
Required partners:
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Nursing homes and hospitals that wish to implement automatic surveillance
systems
Medical communication companies.
System integrator for medical and healthcare applications.
Work to be carried out:
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A nursing home or a hospital will support the system definition and requirements.
A medical communication company will develop and integrate the alert capabilities
with the system.
An integrator will integrate the technology with other devices and communications
capabilities.
Partner seraches for the projects (2)
2.
“Aging Guard” – Development of a system that will monitor vital
parameters in order to detect the physiological status of elderly
people performing a physical effort (STREP – Israel).
Deadline of expression of the interest – 25.04.2006 !
The subject is the development of a system that will monitor vital parameters in order
to detect the physiological status of elderly people performing a physical effort. The
information will be transmitted to a distant medical center, which will continuously
asses the health status of the user and to alert if an impending problem might occur.
The sensing unit will be in the mouth. We have developed an intra-oral electrostimulating system to treat dry mouth (Saliwell Project, under FP5) and a drug delivery
system (IntelliDrug Project, under FP6). The company Telefónica, which is part of the
consortium, is responsible for developing the telemedicine system. The work will
address key user needs for independent living and provide an innovative solution that
can significantly increase autonomy of elderly people.
Required partners: with the following characteristics (in order of
preference):
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Geriatric organization
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End user representative (clients or care providers)
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SME (not obligatory)
Partner seraches for the projects (3)
“CommSup” – Implementation of Supportive Communities and
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Assisting Information and Communication in the Aging Society
(Israel).
Deadline of expression of the interest – 25.04.2006 !
CommSup objective is to implement the working model of 'supportive community'
within several European nations. Supportive communities will be created in such a way
that while introducing the model, appropriate scientific evaluation will be carried out.
Utilization of newly emerged technologies, ready for 'field testing' will be an integral
part of the program.
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CommSup will introduce, under well controlled approach, 4-5 such 'supportive
communities' within the consortium participating nations.
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These communities will create the cohort in which various sociological and
behavioral parameters will be monitored.
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Analysis of the monitoring will be performed by the fourth members
Evaluation of the economic modus operandum will be tested.
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Implementation of sophisticated enabling technology will part of the program. The
technological solutions will be tested; evaluation of needs, adaptability and social
differences will be performed by the ICT members of the consortium.
Partner seraches for the projects (4)
Required partners: (refers to Call for NGO/NPO & SME):
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SME or a non profit organization managing and providing social and health
services for the elderly in its local community (refers to Call for NGO/NPO &
SME):
Companies inventing/installing state of the art hardware and software aimed for
the elderly at home (refers to Call for technological companies)
Work to be carried out:
NGO/NPO and SME service providers:
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This partner will have the responsibility to establish the supportive community, to
manage and provide the needed support for the conduction of scientific and other
surveys which are part of the program.
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This partner will have to be able to bring along to the consortium the local
authorities and/or the national relevant bodies dealing with the elderly.
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The partner should be able to facilitate the introduction of novel technologies such
as sensing devices and/or software for the benefit of the elderly and the
caregivers. This should be performed in tandem with the technology partner/s of
the consortium.
SME as technological innovator:
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Should have ready to use technology, willing to provide and implement the
solution in the supportive communities and monitor the successful use of the
technology.
Partner seraches for the projects (5)
4.
“H2RAT” –A Haptic Handling Robot for Assistance Tasks
(STREP – Austria).
Deadline of expression of the interest – 25.04.2006 !
The objective of the proposed project is to develop a haptic handling robot for the
assistance of human experts in critical tasks that have to be realized with high
accuracy in accordance to a predefined procedure, under obstacles such as high
inaccessibility for applying a tool, and with perhaps scanty visibility in the working area.
The H2RAT aims on utilizing robots as assistants for work performing tasks that would
be impossible or at least hard to be accomplished with accuracy.
Required partners:
A partner, who is capable to deliver or manufacture the mechatronics construction and
the prototype of a haptic hinge. Therefore, a company (SME) with experience in
planning and manufacturing of micro/miniature mechanics.
Partner seraches for the projects (6)
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DEVELOPMENT OF SUBUNIT VACCINE FOR AVIAN
INFLUENZA (STREP – Israel).
Deadline of expression of the interest – 25.04.2006 !
The objective of the project is developing effective vaccines to treat human, farm
animals and birds. This project proposes to develop a subunit vaccine based on
immunogenic MHC peptide antigens (T cell epitopes) and on viral proteins which are
the targets of antibodies in people or animals.
The project's main objectives are:
1. Identification of the MHC peptide repertoires of the birds and establish their
consensus binding motifs
2. Identification of MHC peptides derived from the virus proteins and presented by bird
MHC molecules that elicit T cell responses
3. Identification of the viral proteins that are the targets of serum antibodies of people
or animal that survive the disease
4. Based on the identification of these MHC peptides and proteins, to develop subunit
vaccines that can be administered to humans, farm animals or birds.
A potential benefit of this project is the development of vaccines that can be massproduced and administered even to wild animals. Improved understanding of the
immunology of the avian influenza may help future design of molecules that could be
used as components of vaccines for other strains of influenza and other viruses
transmitted from birds to humans.
Partner seraches for the projects (7)
Required partners:
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Role: technology development, research, training, dissemination, demonstration
activities
Partner wit expertise: Immunologist and virologist, especially specialist in avian
immunology and virology.
“EUMITOCOMBAT” - Rational treatment strategies combating
mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation disorders ( Integrated
project – Netherlands)
Call for additional 1-2 partners (max budget – 96.000,00 Eur) – planning for
launching – June 2006
The EUMITOCOMBAT consortium already consists of 12 partners (21 scientific
groups from 9 different countries) aims to integrate and extend knowledge on
basic aspects of OXPHOS biology and the pathobiological cascades underlying
OXPHOS disease manifestation in humans. The EUMITOCOMBAT project will reinforce Europe as the international leader in the development of treatments
capable of combating these disorders.
Partner seraches for the projects (8)
They will:
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Integrate clinical and model-system expertise;
Characterize important genes and proteins involved in the formation and
regulation of the OXPHOS-system.
Study the network of components involved in cellular energy metabolism by
functional genomics.
Develop more efficient genetic and protein (mutation) screening methods.
Evaluate the cellular alterations/adaptations of these defects in specified cells,
tissues, models and humans.
Develop methods to target and test therapeutic agents to specific (sub)cellular
locations.
Required partners:
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Role: technology development, dissemination;
Scientific development;
Organisation of Public Relations and communications
Contact your national expert and get support from
SMEsgoLifeSciences partner in Latvia:
Latvian Technological Center – Diana Krievina!
Tel: + 371 7558754, e-mail: [email protected]
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