390 projects

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Next-Generation of Smart Battery Software for Flexible Battery Systems

This project develops software for smarter use of battery systems to reduce electricity costs and improve the efficiency of the power system. Today, many battery systems are used mainly for simple cost savings, but they do not fully utilize the potential of combining electricity prices, energy ...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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ICoN: Innovation Center for Neuroresilience

Neurodegenerative diseases are among the most serious health challenges of our time. More than 70 million people worldwide are currently affected, and for most of these conditions there are still no treatments that can halt or slow disease progression. Particularly severe are the a-synucleinopath...

Awarded: NOK 96.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2034

Location: Vestland

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Norwegian Center for Intelligent Computers and Electronics

Artificial Intelligence (AI) may be an abstract concept, but, in reality, AI is specific applications that are executed on physical computers and consume physical resources. AI applications are compute-intensive, and for this reason, they are commonly executed in datacenters. This approach is cal...

Awarded: NOK 96.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2034

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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A new and modular tool for meiofauna research

Beneath the seafloor lives a largely hidden world of microscopic animals known as meiofauna. Although tiny, these organisms play an essential role in marine ecosystems and are increasingly used as indicator organisms in environmental monitoring because they respond rapidly to pollution, habitat d...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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Research Center for Innovative and Sustainable Underground Use

The underground (UG) is an important dimension in urban planning. It represents a large and untapped potential in urban development, especially considering major ongoing and future societal changes globally, nationally and locally. Urbanization and climate crisis are putting pressure on surface a...

Awarded: NOK 96.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2034

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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Centre for Personalized Digital Health Promotion

Lifestyle-related diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, overweight, and mental health problems are among the main public health challenges in Norway. They reduce the quality of life and place significant pressure on the healthcare system. Research shows that many of these conditions ...

Awarded: NOK 96.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2034

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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BIOMANTLE - Sustainable plastic-free hydroponic growth blocks

An increasing share of food production takes place in greenhouses, where plants are grown without soil in growth substrates -- blocks of various materials providing root support, water, and nutrients. Today, these blocks are wrapped in single-use plastic for stability, handling, and light shieldi...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Akershus

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AquaWatch - Soft Sensors and Data Fusion for Precision Fish Farming

Aquaculture is Norway’s second largest export industry and make sustainable protein for the world. The sector is moving toward more data driven operations, yet fish farmers continue to face challenges related to feeding efficiency and sea lice management. Although monitoring technologies exist, m...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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AI-Driven Avatar System for Training Professionals in Interviewing Vulnerable Children

When professionals in law enforcement, child protective services, healthcare, and education interview children in cases involving violence, abuse, or neglect, the quality of the interview can have decisive consequences for children’s legal protection and subsequent follow-up. Research shows that ...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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A Multimodal Agent Framework for Industrial Manufacturing

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Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Vestland

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Future Aluminium Structures

SFI FAST – Future Aluminium Structures is a new Centre for Research-based Innovation dedicated to unlocking the full potential of recycled aluminium. Aluminium can be recycled endlessly using only a fraction of the energy needed for primary production, yet post-consumer scrap is still often downg...

Awarded: NOK 96.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2034

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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Syngens-Mammalian: A Context-Aware AI Platform for the End-to-End Design of High-Performance Gene Expression Systems

The primary goal of the project is to adapt Syngens’ successful DNA Design Platform from bacterial systems to complex mammalian cells, specifically Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells. CHO cells are the industry standard for producing modern medicines, including cancer therapies. By predicting how ...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2028

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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MoDAl - An early and fast molecular diagnosis of Parkinson´s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies

Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies are among the most common brain disorders, yet many patients still receive the wrong diagnosis in the early stages. Today’s diagnostic tools can be expensive, invasive, and difficult to access, which delays treatment and creates uncertainty for pa...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2028

Location: Rogaland

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DDS – Distributed Damping Subs against Stick-Slip Vibrations

Drilling deep into the Earth to access underground resources is a huge task that often runs into a major obstacle: how to efficiently transfer drilling energy and torque from surface to bottom? A persistent cause of inefficiency is stick-slip, a widespread phenomenon that manifests in everyday li...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2028

Location: Vestland

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Autonomous geophysical acquisition Rovers

Imagine being able to see what lies beneath the ground without digging a single hole. From uncovering hidden archaeological treasures to ensuring the safety of new infrastructure projects, understanding the subsurface is crucial. Yet, traditional methods for mapping underground structures are slo...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Rogaland

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BattPass: Digital Twin as a Service Complimenting the Battery Passport

Batteries power the modern world. From electric vehicles and energy storage in the power grid to maritime applications, Norwegian society is increasingly battery powered. But if battery systems are operated in the wrong way, they can quickly lose capacity or even become unsafe. Computer-based mon...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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From Waste to Value: Industrial Qualification of NTNU’s Hydrogen-Based Copper Slag Valorization Technology

The primary objective of the project is to demonstrate that the technology can achieve high metal recovery and good selectivity, particularly that copper can be extracted effectively without excessive iron contamination. Once this goal is achieved, industry partners plan to test the process furth...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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SFI Sustainable Applied and Industrialized Nuclear Technology

If shipping was a country, its combined emissions would surpass Germany. With almost no improvements over the last few years and an energy requirement that prohibits green alternative fuels at global scale, the first project on nuclear shipping at NTNU started in 2021 to identify nuclear reactors...

Awarded: NOK 96.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2033

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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Novel drug for photomedical treatment of pigmented and other difficult-to-treat cancers

This project aims to develop a new, light-based treatment for challenging cancers, such as those involving pigmented tumors, offering better effectiveness and fewer side effects for patients. Early research has proven the concept is promising, and the project will now focus on gathering the neces...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2028

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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An End-to-End Maritime Threat Detection System for Real-Time Object Recognition, Reasoning, and Response

Coastal surveillance is becoming more difficult as threats at sea grow more complex. Traditional systems often fail to detect when small vessels act together in deceptive or suspicious ways. This is especially true when sensor data is unclear or incomplete. Based on our research from previous Eur...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Vestfold

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Quantitative Differential Interference Microscopy for organoids

A completely new way to look inside living mini-organs Small, living “mini-organs,” often called organoids, are grown from stem cells and are becoming an important tool for understanding diseases and developing new medicines. However, studying these complex structures is challenging, as they ar...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2028

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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In situ instantaneous integrity assessment of corroded mooring chains using contactless eddy current technology

Offshore installations such as oil platforms and floating wind turbines are secured by massive chains that are exposed to corrosion and wear. Damage can lead to failure with severe environmental and economic consequences. Current inspections are time-consuming and often require chains to be lifte...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2028

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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OptiRegi: Optimised dynamic dosage Regimen for antibiotics based on reinforcement learning

Antibiotics are a cornerstone of modern medicine, but designing effective dosage regimens remains challenging. While existing dosing guidelines and calculators take factors such as body weight, age, and kidney function into account, they typically rely on fixed treatment schedules and do not adap...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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Early prediction software for winter survival and yield in forage and cereal crops

Early prediction software for winter survival and yield in forage and cereal crops Farmers across the Nordics face one recurring challenge: harsh and unpredictable winters. Ice, snow, and sudden thaws can severely damage crops, but the real impact often becomes visible too late for effective act...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Rogaland

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The NORtritious web calculator for development of new and more healthy food products

The food industry has a significant impact on public health, and both authorities and consumers want more healthy foods. To use health and nutrition claims on products, the foods must meet specific criteria. Currently, there is no digital solution that simplifies the work of developing products i...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

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SFI Seaweed - Centre of gravity for industrial seaweed research and innovation

Norway and Europe depend on imported raw materials such as vegetable oils, soy protein and textile fibres. At the same time, the need for new, sustainable resources that do not strain land, freshwater or biodiversity is increasing. Kelp and other macroalgae grow quickly, store CO2 and can supply ...

Awarded: NOK 96.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2033

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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Centre for Effective Engineering and Learning in Complex Systems

CELECT is Norway’s centre that pioneers system innovation, enabling new ways of using AI and helps industry and public-sector organizations tackle complex, open-ended challenges without a single “correct” answer. CELECT’s work happens through direct co-creation with companies and public agencies,...

Awarded: NOK 96.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2033

Location: Vestfold

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Computational Adaptive Optics

High-quality imaging from spectroscopes, microscopes, or telescopes determines how we understand the world around us and is fundamental to scientific discovery and medical diagnosis. Yet, optical imaging systems are inherently limited by physical phenomena such as optical scattering, which become...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2028

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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PowerMax - Innovative wireless charging technology

Electrification of boats presents a major opportunity for climate-friendly and future-oriented maritime transport, but progress is hampered by major infrastructure shortcomings and technical limitations. Currently, charging electric vessels at marinas is challenging. The existing facilities are f...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2028

Location: Vestfold

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Lumiblast™ – Cancer-specific photodynamic therapy with intracellular light

Lumiblast™ aims to revolutionize cancer treatment through a novel cancer-specific photodynamic therapy (PDT) that eliminates the need for external light. Traditional PDT uses light-activated compounds to destroy cancer cells but is limited to tumors accessible to external light. Lumiblast™ overco...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2028

Location: Oslo - Oslove