• The present document provides a brief description of the project ideas presented during the various webinars or listed on Gateway.
• The aim of the present document is to maximise outreach and matchmaking opportunities, offering interested organisations a single document where project ideas are described.
• If you have an interest in teaming up with one of the organisations listed below, please contact them directly (send an email to vinnovate@s3vanguardinitiative.eushould you face issues getting in contact with the organisations).  

DTx CoLAB

Advanced Computing and Intelligent Systems

Industrial partners with real-world operational environments, complex optimisation and scheduling challenges, industrial automation and robotics providers, industrial data partners, and organisations with expertise in energy flexibility, renewable generation and storage. We are particularly interested in partners able to provide real-world use cases, industrial data and pilot environments for the development, validation and demonstration of AI and quantum-enabled optimisation solutions.

TNO (CRO)

SBMC (SME)

This project aims to identify key technology gaps limiting the adoption of 3D bioprinting and assess how existing TNO technologies and knowhow can help overcome these challenges. The consortium will consider advanced equipment, software and process technologies to evaluate promising solution routes. Selected technologies will first be tested at TNO and subsequently validated with relevant materials and cells at SBMC. The outcome will be a roadmap and validated concepts for next-generation European bioprinting applications.

We are looking for a partner with extensive expertise in biomaterials, bioinks, hydrogel formulations and cell-based bioprinting applications. The partner should contribute knowledge on material selection, formulation development, printability, and application requirements. Experience with regenerative medicine, tissue engineering or advanced bioprinting validation is highly desirable.

Project idea description:

AgriBIZ Fresh Network is a TRL 6 digital platform designed to improve the coordination of regional fruit and vegetable value chains. The solution integrates AI-supported supply–demand matching, digital traceability and product passports, surplus redistribution, short supply-chain coordination, and decision-support tools for farmers, cooperatives, processors and buyers. The proposed VInnovate project aims to validate and demonstrate the solution in multiple European regions and prepare it for market deployment.

Complementary expertise – partnering requests:

We are looking for research and technology organisations, agri-food innovation partners and regional pilot partners with expertise in food processing, traceability, data interoperability, circular food systems and real-world validation. We are also interested in partners able to involve farmers, cooperatives, processors, retailers or institutional buyers in cross-regional pilot activities.

The project proposes maturing and validating AI-Readiness.design, an AI-based digital platform for identifying, assessing, and prioritizing opportunities to use AI in organizational processes, through a structured, facilitated discovery methodology for AI opportunities.

AI-Readiness.design already exists as a functional MVP, tested with real users and currently at TRL 5. The solution assesses an organization’s readiness for AI adoption, maps and analyzes processes, and identifies AI opportunities in terms of impact, feasibility, and risk.

Univesities - Can provide diverse organizational processes for piloting and expertise for validating the methodology, evaluating results, and developing the facilitator training program.

Production company - Can enable testing the solution on industrial processes and assessing AI opportunities in terms of productivity, efficiency, and resource use.

IT/AI company - Can contribute to assessing the technical feasibility of prioritized opportunities and, where relevant to the project, to developing proof-of-concepts.

EVERYWARE COMPUTING SRL - SME

A deep-tech smart spaces platform transforming digital displays into open, intelligent communication and interaction points.

Displify builds on doctoral research in Open Display Networks, extending digital displays beyond traditional signage to support multiple applications, contextual information, real-time data and AI-enabled services.

TRL 5 · EU-funded Proof of Concept
Technology maturation & real-world validation

TARGET PARTNERS: European SMEs operating real environments

Private clinics, hospitals and healthcare service providers interested in piloting smart-space and digital patient communication scenarios.

JOINT VALIDATION: Pilot DISPLIFY in a real operational environment

Validate user needs · Operational fit · Adoption
Cross-border requirements · Integration constraints · Business value

EXPECTED OUTCOME: TRL 5 → TRL 6/7 through real-world validation

Validated use cases · Partner feedback · Replicable deployment model
Foundation for future commercial collaboration

Romanian software R&D company, with engineering offices in Romania and Germany. Expertise with automotive corporate customers. Bosch (Germany, China) supplier since 2014.

AI agents for engineering: Test generation, technical knowledge retrieval and ECU configuration

Automotive embedded software: ECU development, AUTOSAR integration, Bootloaders, and Ethernet Time sensitive networking

Automotive cybersecurity: Secure boot and communication, software for hardware security module

IoT & cloud applications: Connected platforms, sensor data and scalable backends

We seek a commercialisation partner

• Automotive market access and customer discovery

• Inhouse use in its own projects

Product positioning, marketing and communication

• Sales channels, pilots and early-customer engagement

• Commercial model and go-to-market execution

OMNICLEAN is an eco-friendly dry-cleaning and laundry business in Iași, serving both individual customers and clients who need professional textile care. The company operates in textile cleaning and offers integrated cleaning and ironing services, and has been on the market for 14 years. A smart management application for a textile laundry is a digital solution that centralizes and automates all daily activities, from receiving items to handing them back to the customer. Its purpose is to reduce working time, avoid errors, and provide a fast, transparent experience for customers.

We are looking for a partner experienced in developing management applications for textile laundries and in automating operational workflows. We want a long-term collaboration with a team able to analyze existing processes, design a customized solution, and ensure the implementation, maintenance, and further development of the application.

ZEEN is an AI companion for emotional support - Built for Gen Z: private, safe, with short interventions and a human safety net.

Zeen's thesis: We’re not building "AI therapy." We’re building a safe, teen-native emotional companion, with escalation to humans when the AI needs to stop.

Now: Zeen for Child: Free, low-friction at launch. Private space, conversation, role-play, exercises, and milestones adapted to the emotional state.

Next Step: Zeen for the parent:  Separate app, with a B2C subscription: role-play, conversation scenarios, emotional validation techniques, and guides for sensitive topics.

Partners together with whom:

• We expand testing in real environments and validate the product with users.
• We scale the product, optimize the AI, and fully integrate Zeen’s components
• We validate safety, security, GDPR compliance, and performance in real-world use.

Final beta test, system qualification, and preparation for launch at scale.

Mobile dual-use photovoltaic power plant

Container up to 160 kWp & 620 kWh LFP storage

Plug-and-play, deployed anywhere in less than 30 minutes:

• Container 8 - 40 ft ISO

Transportable by truck / ship / air cargo. Global logistics standard.

• Up to 160 kWp photovoltaic panels

Foldable or deployable. Annual output 208,000 kWh at average RO irradiance.

• Up to 620 kWh LFP storage

Lithium Iron Phosphate, >6,000 cycles, stable thermal profile.

• Hybrid inverter up to 120 kVA

EM S with automatic prioritisation: solar · storage · backup.

• Diesel backup 30 - 100 kW

Reserve for full assurance. Used <5% of hours in a typical profile.

Active Hypothermic Lung preservation - Extending the donor lung preservation window beyond 6 hours. 

The technology: A device for active, controlled lung preservation at 10°C using continuous perfusion and airway support — replacing passive cold storage with a stable, monitored physiological state.

Galicia consortium in place: AWEN Technologies + CHUAC). VInnovate requires an international partner — from a different member region, in a different country. Partnership requests:

• Manufacturing and Scale-up. Industrial scale-up of the device — from validation prototype to production-ready system.
• Regulatory expertise - Experience with Class II / IIb medical devices — CE marking and/or FDA pathways.
• Engineering capacity - Thermal control, perfusion systems, or medical-grade fluidics engineering.

Tasks for this partner: 

• Co-develop next-generation prototype
• Support regulatory strategy (CE / FDA)
• Contribute to manufacturing scale-up toward clinical studies

1. University or Research Centre 

Research and optimisation of hyperspectral sensing for façade-based asbestos detection.  Spectral research: adaptation and validation of existing asbestos spectral libraries for oblique façade acquisition, sensor calibration, radiometric correction, and analysis of acquisition geometry effects. 

2. SME – Mechanical & Electronic Engineering 

Design and integration of hyperspectral sensor into portable terrestrial inspection system.    Hardware integration: Mechanical design, electronic architecture, power systems, GNSS/IMU integration, stabilisation, embedded communications and field-ready device development. 

3. SME – GIS / Smart City / Digital Twin Provider 

Development of geospatial decision-support platform for asbestos management.   

Decision Support System: GIS platform, urban mapping, Digital Twin integration, risk visualisation,   inspection planning tools, municipal dashboards and reporting systems. 

4. SME – Asbestos Removal / Remediation Company 

Field validation and operational testing of asbestos detection system.   

Real-world validation of AI predictions, comparison with physical inspections, support for labelled datasets, prioritisation of removal activities and exploitation feedback. 

5. SME – Building Inspection / NDT Company 

Technical validation of façade materials and inspection methodologies.  

Non-destructive testing, building diagnostics, ground-truth validation of detection results, and benchmarking against current inspection practices. 

6. LC – Construction / Building Rehabilitation Company 

Access to real building environments for testing and demonstration.     

Provision of pilot sites, façade expertise, construction material knowledge, and support for demonstration and scalability assessment. 

7. Facility Management / Asset Management Company 

End-user validation and exploitation of decision-support platform. Definition of user requirements, validation in operational building portfolios, market uptake strategy,   and commercial exploitation pathways.

8. SME – Environmental / Circular Economy Software Provider 

Integration of asbestos management system into environmental and waste management platforms. Integration with environmental monitoring systems, circular economy workflows, regulatory reporting tools and sustainability platforms.   

We are looking for two types of partners. 

(1) End-user / industry pilots — manufacturers of magnets, precision metals, 3D printed (additively manufactured) parts and energy-critical components, who can provide real samples, factory context and validation data, and a deployment pathway. (2) University / RTO partners — for digital-twin modelling, materials validation and carbon/resource-impact assessment. We are also keen to connect with partners experienced in EU innovation grants (ESM, with 3DP and ADMA links).

This project aims to test and validate an innovative Verification, Validation and Testing (VVT) prioritisation tool for advanced manufacturing and product development, particularly for SMEs. This project will deploy a VVT prioritisation tool (TRL 7/8) and its scientific method in real SME environments to: 

•Validate performance and advance the tool to TRL 8–9, 

•Generate before-and-after evidence of impact,

•Refine usability and scalability based on industry feedback.

The project aims to demonstrate:

•Improved efficiency in VVT resource allocation by identifying critical tests

•Reduced cost, time, and waste, including lower use of facilities, materials, energy, and staff time, therefore, more sustainable product development

•Stronger collaboration across SMEs, larger companies, and supply chains

Testing and Validation of an industrial AI Co-pilot for industrial Thermal processes. 

Our solution connects to the monitoring system of a processing line (SCADA) and map energy flows. 

Then, it quantifies optimisation potential, diagnoses root causes of waste heat and energy losses, and provides a prioritised list of actions to reduce losses. 

When there are production variations (e.g. feedstock humidity, increase of throughput) or changes in external factors affecting the process (e.g. outdoor temperature), it recalculates optimal set-points.

Benefits: up to 18% energy cost reduction; up to 12% throughput increase.

Industrial end users (or consortium including industrial partners) with thermal processes such as:

•Drying of agricultural produce

•Food & Drink Manufacturing

•Bio-materials

•Polymers manufacturing

•Chemical Processing

•Injection Moulding

Universities with industrial testing facilities might also be considered depending on the size their testing equipment.

Synaptica Ltd. (SME)

www.synaptica.nl

FIONA - Fused Imaging Of Neutron and X‑ray for Analysis

• Systems Integrators: integrating the system in a field deployable sea-container:
  • Wiring&cabling
  • Electromagnetic Safety and Compatibility
  • Mechanic Safety (Shake and Tremour free operation)
• Industrial manufacturing expertise (depending use case):
  • Transporter system, conveyor belts
  • Production line expertise

Industrial partner for first use case

What we are looking for:

An academic research partner

• Based in a non-English-speaking VInnovate region
• Mixed-methods researchers for interviews, pilot validation and peer-reviewed output
• Cultural and linguistic adaptation expertise for VAWG disclosure in your context
• An appropriate setting for validation, e.g. healthcare institution, university or third sector organisation.

1. Circular Hybrid Manufacturing (CHM) - The research focuses on the development of novel circular manufacturing routes for the production of sustainable powders for metal additive manufacturing. 

2. AI and Machine Learning for Advanced Manufacturing  – This research area focuses on developing new AI 

and Machine Learning based techniques.

3. Development of Hybrid Manufacturing Process Chains for Mass Production of AM Parts - The research involves AM process optimisation for new metallic materials, followed by post-processing of the AM parts via laser-based surface engineering techniques.

4. Advanced Machining of Composites for Aerospace/Automobile Applications

SBMC is seeking collaboration with a partner(s) interested in, for example:

electrospinning, 3D bioprinting,

nerve cell regeneration, wound healing,

another biomaterial-based clinical therapy

histology, or cytotoxicity testing.

Chemical and material analysis of compounds and materials Expertise from CMU: Biomass waste valorisation platform – extraction, separation, isolation and analysis.

Materials characterization – gels, polymers, surface functionality, e.g. antibacterial

Business / ROs / Universities with technologies for wastewater recovery, purification, separation.

Filtration, (Reverse) Osmosis, etc.