Case Studies

MIDAS Project

InterTradeIreland develops North South case studies from FP7 and the Horizon 2020 programme to highlight the benefits of this type of partnership and to showcase the research and innovation talent that exists across the island. Please find some case studies below.

WASTCArD (Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions)

Ulster University (coordinator), Waterford Institute of Technology, Southern Health and Social Care Trust and Intelesens Ltd

WASTCArD’s ultimate goal is to develop wrist sensor technologies for the detection of cardiac arrhythmias.

ENACT (Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions)

Queen’s University Belfast (coordinator) and University College Dublin

The ENACT project focuses on enhancing sustainable chemical technologies through the synergy of computer simulation and experiment.

ECO-FCE (FP7 KBBE)

Queen’s University Belfast(coordinator), Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), Devenish Nutrition Ltd, Teagasc and Hermitage Genetics Ltd

ECO-FCE is aimed at providing the pig and poultry industries across the EU with strategies and tools to accomplish the task of feeding a growing world population in an efficient and ecologically-friendly manner.

RUBICON (FP7 ICT)

University College Dublin (coordinator), University of Ulster and Pintail Ltd

RUBICON’s goal is to create a self organising, learning and goal orientated robotic ecology.

EiroCrete

Queen’s University Belfast (coordinator) and Banagher Precast Concrete

EiroCrete is aimed at the development of a sustainable, low carbon, pre-cast concrete infrastructure and at the same time reducing carbon footprint, increasing durability and reducing energy.

FAST-PATH

University College Dublin (coordinator), OncoMark, Queen’s University Belfast and PathXL

The FAST-PATH project was funded with the aim to find more accurate tools and biomarkers for prostate cancer.

EINSTEIN (FP7 Energy, Efficient Buildings)

University of Ulster and Scandinavian Homes Ltd

EINSTEIN aims to develop the ultimate low energy system for dwellings.