On 26 March, the administrative kick-off event for the Science Initiative projects took place at the administrative headquarters of the French Grand Est region in Strasbourg. The seven selected winning projects are:
- Empower#IoT: Solar-powered sensors for smart cities
- FLEX-E: Tools for collaborative energy management in industrial estates
- VitiSense: New instruments for the early detection of vine diseases
- QUANTUM-PRECISION: Latest-generation MRI for personalised diagnosis and treatment
- HEDRAF: A clean, long-range drone for analysing smoke plumes during fires
- IMARA: A robotic platform for the operating theatre to assist nursing staff
- Zunami: Rapid and reliable local monitoring of microplastics in the Rhine
During the workshop, project participants received the necessary information for the administration, coordination and implementation of the projects in the areas of funding, communication, dissemination and intellectual property management, etc.
The projects mentioned are being implemented as part of the science initiative of the trinational Upper Rhine Metropolitan Region. They are co-funded by the European Union through the Interreg Upper Rhine programme, the Grand Est region, the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts of the State of Baden-Württemberg, and the Ministry of Science and Health of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate.