121 projects

FORSKNINGSINFRA-FORSKNINGSINFRA

Norwegian Open Laboratory for High-Throughput Experimentation and Scale-up

The University of Bergen (UiB) and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) are launching NorHTE, a new national platform for high-throughput experimentation (HTE) in Norway. HTE uses advanced robotics to automate and control chemical processes, enabling faster and more reliable ...

Awarded: NOK 75.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2032

Location: Vestland

ENERGIFORSKNING-ENERGIFORSKNING

DREAMS: Diagnostic Requirements for Evaluating and Advancing Module Safety

Lithium-ion batteries are more prone to fires than other battery technologies due to their inherent higher energy density as well as the flammability of especially electrode materials, separator, and electrolyte solvents. When lithium-ion batteries age, their safety can decrease considerably. How...

Awarded: NOK 11.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Akershus

NANOTEKNOLOGI-NANOTEKNOLOGI

Neutron Scattering and Atomistic Simulations for a SUPERior Understanding of SUPERionic Conduction

Over the last decade battery technology has become an integral part of our lives, powering devices from mobile phones to electric cars, and helping to drive the shift to a greener society. But how do batteries work, and how can they be made cheaper, safer, and more efficient? Many of you probably...

Awarded: NOK 8.5 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2028

Location: Rogaland

NYSKAPNING-NYSKAPNING

sCENTsor - Ultra-sensitive and compact gas sensor

Sensitive trace gas detection at the parts-per-billion (ppb) level with high selectivity is critical in fields such as environmental monitoring, oil and gas, research, and aerospace. Today, this performance is achievable only with bulky and costly high-end sensors, restricting their use largely t...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

NANOTEKNOLOGI-NANOTEKNOLOGI

Dynamic high electrical energy density storage capacitors

Electricity is increasingly becoming the backbone of modern society. It is clean at the point of use and makes it possible to integrate renewable sources like wind and solar power. But as we depend on electricity more and more, demand for the electronic components that make enable its use is grow...

Awarded: NOK 10.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2028

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NANOTEKNOLOGI-NANOTEKNOLOGI

Cuprous Single Sites in Metal-Organic Frameworks for Fuel Synthesis by Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction

Climate change is a tangible reality, while there are increasing evidence and scientific consensus supporting its man-made origin. It is linked to the increasing greenhouse gas CO2 levels in the atmosphere, a direct consequence of our industrial and personal activities. While a lot of progress ha...

Awarded: NOK 9.8 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Oslo

TEKNOLOGIKONVER-TEKNOLOGIKONVER

Ansvarlig Radikal Innovasjon: Nettverk og læringsArena

ARINA is a competence and learning arena for the Research Council of Norway's technology convergence portfolio. The network continues and deepens the portfolio projects' own work on responsible radical innovation. In this way, the work for transformative processes in Norwegian R&D is coordinated ...

Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2028

Location: Vestland

TEKNOLOGIKONVER-TEKNOLOGIKONVER

Self-healing lithium-ion batteries enabled by fiber/nano optic sensing and convergent data-driven analytics

The importance and impact of lithium-ion batteries in the early 21st century has been profound. However, despite the concurrent interest in sustainable living, the fact that lithium-ion batteries cannot be repaired or serviced during their lifetime results in a growing dilemma: should we, as a so...

Awarded: NOK 15.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

TEKNOLOGIKONVER-TEKNOLOGIKONVER

XENOSENSE – developing a cell-free biosensor for toxicity testing, environmental monitoring, and risk assessment

Animal testing has traditionally been used in chemical toxicity assessment, involving species such as fish, mice, and crustaceans. These tests provide valuable information about the toxic properties of chemicals, but they also raise ethical concerns regarding the use of animals and animal welfare...

Awarded: NOK 15.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2026

Location: Vestland

INNO-NAERING-INNO-NAERING

PleatEvapRoKS 23-25. Robuste, kompakte og smarte evaporatorer; norsk bretteteknologi for avsalting og rensing av industrielt avfallsvann

In Norway we can safely drink the water straight from the tap, but billions of people around the world don't have that option. According to UN, 1 in 4 people lack access to safe and clean drinking water, and the growth in the worlds water production must quadruple to reach the goal of safe drinki...

Awarded: NOK 3.3 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2025

Location: Rogaland

RETUREU-RETUREU

RETUR-EU NIVA

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Awarded: NOK 75.1 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2030

Location: Oslo

RETUREU-RETUREU

RETUR-EU NILU

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Awarded: NOK 53.3 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2030

Location: Akershus

GRUNNBEVILGNING-GRUNNBEVILGNING

Grunnbevilgning - NIVA

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Awarded: NOK 171.7 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2026

Location: Oslo

TEKNOLOGIKONVER-TEKNOLOGIKONVER

Product maturation of the Node Nanoparticle (NNP) technology for treatment of metastatic cancer

Node Pharma develops therapy for cancer patients that lack effective treatment options. In this project, we aim to finalize the nonclinical development of our lead candidate to prepare for human safety studies. The drug compound is based on our Node nanoparticles (NNP) platform for targeted alpha...

Awarded: NOK 16.0 mill.

Project Period: 2022-2025

Location: Oslo

FORSKNINGSINFRA-FORSKNINGSINFRA

Biobank Norway 4 - a national biobank research infrastructure

As a national research infrastructure, Biobank Norway (BN1 2011-15, BN2 2016-20, BN3 2020-24) has been instrumental in the establishment of a modern, advanced and comprehensive nationwide biobank network at all partner institutions and has fulfilled a primary objective of promoting outstanding re...

Awarded: NOK 100.0 mill.

Project Period: 2022-2031

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NANOTEKNOLOGI-NANOTEKNOLOGI

Neoteric Biomaterials for hiPSCs Monitorized Differentiation to RGCs: Creation, Microfabrication & Microfluidics (bioMAT4EYE)

The bioMAT4EYE project will develop new advanced supporting materials for iPSC (Induced Pluripotent StemCells) cell culture to grow in and wherein iPSC cells can be differentiated into new cell types such as RGC cells (retinal ganglion cells). During the first period of the project various biopol...

Awarded: NOK 3.7 mill.

Project Period: 2022-2025

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NANOTEKNOLOGI-NANOTEKNOLOGI

Nano-enabled stimuli-responsive scaffolds for targeted antimicrobials delivery to treat Staphylococcus aureus infections (TARDIS)

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a major causative agent of superficial and invasive skin and soft tissue infections. The occurrence of resistant S. aureus infections is a global healthcare concern reflected in poor treatment outcomes, long hospital stays and huge financial burden. TARDIS wil...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2022-2025

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NANO2021-Nanoteknologi, nanovitenskap, mikroteknologi og avanserte materialer

7th Annual International workshop on Soft and Complex Matter at Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters (DNVA), November 11-13, 2021

Soft and Complex Matter represents a very active field of research with several large international conferences or symposia as part of large general international conferences each year. The applicant research group is a leading group in Norway in this area. The 7th Annual International workshop ...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2021-2022

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NANOTEKNOLOGI-NANOTEKNOLOGI

Synchrotron-Assisted Design of Cancer Phototherapeutics

Synchrotrons are large circular machines that accelerate charged particles around a closed-loop path. The charged particles emit electromagnetic radiation, including X-rays, which can be used for a variety of scientific studies. Among other things, synchrotron radiation may be used to determine a...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2028

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

GRØNNFORM-GRØNNFORM

Ammonia fuel bunkering network

The maritime transportation sector currently accounts for about 3% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions and the industry must be decarbonised if the climate goals are to be achieved. Ammonia is currently regarded by leading players in the industry as the future zero-emission fuel for ships, an...

Awarded: NOK 22.6 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2025

Location: Vestfold

NANOTEKNOLOGI-NANOTEKNOLOGI

Nanoparticle-based diagnostic solutions

Lybe Scientific is a newly established biotechnology company in the molecular diagnostics field and is based on IP licensed from NTNU. Lybe Scientific's first product is a sample preparation solution that was used for COVID-19 diagnostics with approximately 6.2 million units sold nationally and i...

Awarded: NOK 14.6 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2025

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NANOTEKNOLOGI-NANOTEKNOLOGI

Metal-organic frameworks for recovery and separation of critical metals.

Towards a Sustainable Energy Future: The Role of Critical Metals and MOFSORBMET The global transition to clean, resource-efficient, and sustainable energy systems is accelerating. However, this shift is not feasible without reliable access to critical metals. Elements such as lithium, cobalt, nic...

Awarded: NOK 11.7 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2025

Location: Rogaland

FORNY20-FORNY2020

KVAL: Pack a pill in a PACA

When we age, we have numerous reduced, or even loss of, bodily functions. The liver is no exception - despite being one of the most robust organs in the body, the liver also ages. One such age-affected function is the communication between the blood and the liver's major cells, the hepatocytes. I...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2022

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

NANOTEKNOLOGI-NANOTEKNOLOGI

Solid state cooling with elastocaloric materials (Coolem)

Around 20% of the world's electricity is used for cooling and consumption is rapidly increasing. Current cooling devices are based on old technology with low coefficient of performance (COP), using working fluids that may be harmful and leak to the environment. This is about to change, as part of...

Awarded: NOK 12.2 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FORNY20-FORNY2020

KVAL: One-dimensional ultrasound monitoring of physiological status

Can I put even more effort into this workout session? Are the soldiers completely exhausted, or can they manage for another hour before they have to eat? How is the muscle mass developing in the patient in the intensive care unit? To answer these questions, information on several physiological...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2021

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NANOTEKNOLOGI-NANOTEKNOLOGI

Clay nanolayers for encapsulation of drops or nanoparticles

The project explores the extraordinary potential of natural clay minerals as sustainable building blocks for advanced materials. Our central idea is to use clay micro- and nanolayers to create safe and environmentally friendly capsules that can wrap, intercalate, and transport nanoparticles or mo...

Awarded: NOK 11.6 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FORNY20-FORNY2020

KVAL: dCod Pollution Sensing Kit - qualification project

Pollution is the largest environmental cause of disease and premature death in the world, a situation that also affects terrestrial and marine wildlife. Hence, there is an urgent need for efficient monitoring of marine and coastal waters, rivers, lakes, and land. This will be an important contrib...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2022

Location: Vestland

EUROSTARS-EUROSTARS

E!114858 - Gas analyzer with intelligent interface for high volume applications

We will deliver a miniaturized low-cost inspection instrument for quality control of gases in packages containing food and pharmaceutics to ensure the product shelf life and quality. A compact gas analyzer based on laser spectroscopy, driven by an intelligent TDLAS platform and an innovative digi...

Awarded: NOK 5.1 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2024

Location: Oslo

NANOTEKNOLOGI-NANOTEKNOLOGI

MoleculAr harvesTing with electroporation, microfluidics and nanoparticles for dIagnoSticS and thErapy of heterogeneous solid tumours

A major challenge in cancer treatment is that a cancerous tumour often consists of areas with very different properties. Each responds differently when the same treatment is delivered. The diagnosis and treatment of choice is often based on the biopsy results, usually done by taking small pieces ...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2025

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NANO2021-Nanoteknologi, nanovitenskap, mikroteknologi og avanserte materialer

NANOPARTICLES TO OPTIMIZE THE EFFECTS OF RADIOTHERAPY OF BRAIN TUMORS: MULTI-SCALE MODELING AND EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION (RXnanoBRAIN)

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most difficult type of brain cancer to treat. The challenges are the limitation of irreversible brain damage and the infiltration of cancer cells into the normal tissue, which is the ultimate cause of regrowth. The therapeutic effect can be greatly improved wi...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2024

Location: Oslo