Projects - Research Centres IMT Nord Europe

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ALCOVE

ALCOVE project : Redefining Lung Cancer Screening Through Breath Analysis. INTERREG France – Wallonia – Flanders The INTERREG ALCOVE project, coordinated by Lille University Hospital (CHU de Lille), aims to improve lung cancer screening in the cross-border area of France…

WASABIO

WASABIO project: WASte mAnagement of fireproofed BIOcomposites The objectives of WASABIO is to study and define how to manage the end of life of flame retardant biocomposites in order to ensure their sustainability. Flax/PLA composites obtained from commingled non-woven are…

THERMOHARV

Projet THERMOHARV : Thermal Energy Havesting Thermoharv aims to develop innovative devices based on flexible polymers capable of recovering waste heat in buildings (i.e., lost heat such as the heating of pipes by the passage of hot water or…

SHORYUKEN

SHORYUKEN project, Thermoplastic-thermoset hybrid carbon composite assembly: customising complex structures Additive manufacturing (or 3D printing) processes has achieved a certain level of industrial maturity. It makes it possible to manufacture parts with complex geometry, personalized in small series, within a…

ECOHYDRO

ECOHYDRO project, Economic Manufacturing Process of Recyclable Composite Materials for Durable Hydrogen Storage Coordinated by IMT Nord Europe, the ECOHYDRO project aims to develop a new recyclable thermoplastic resin with specific functionalities (self-repairability, fire resistance), a new, more cost-effective filament…

DYMITRIA

DYMITRIA project, Deposition and transfer of MIcroplasTics in RIvers in a region subject to heavy urban and agricultural Anthropization. Microplastics (MP) are emerging, ubiquitous and persistent pollutants whose sources, transfer, stocks and fate are still difficult to estimate in continental…

DEVULCAIN

DEVULCAIN project, thermo-mechanical-chemical devulcanisation of rubber by extrusion: analysis of the mechanisms involved and process optimisation The aim of the DEVULCAIN research project is to study and improve understanding of devulcanization with a view to providing solutions for recycling the…

RE-ASSIGN

RE-ASSIGN – REcycling plAStics deSIGN, a cross-border approach to the Circular Economy of plastics. In line with the European Green Pact, the RE-ASSIGN (REcycling plAStics deSIGN) cross-border project aims to support companies in the France-Wallonia-Vlaanderen Interreg zone in their transition…

COMPOVERT

COMPOVERT project, cross-border development of functional composites with plant reinforcements/ Valorization of local by-products. The aim of the INTERREG VI FWVL COMPOVERT project is the cross-border development of functional composite materials with plant reinforcements, in particular through the valorization of…

AGILITY

AGILITY project, Development of tools and methodologies for rapid tool manufacturing. The aim of AGILITY is to develop technologies for the rapid manufacture of 3D-printed tooling to meet industrial needs, mainly for maintenance, the manufacture of molds for the plastics…

MISSA

MISSA project, Modelling and learning about interfaces in two-phase flows The MISSA project focuses on numerical modelling of two-phase flows in heterogeneous domains. The key challenging aspect is that the heterogeneity will be assumed to have features of a size…

AMUSENS

AMUSENS – Transforming the invisible! The idea: developing a multi-pixel gas sensor platform adjustable to a range of gas environments for a wide range of devices and consumer markets Reference Number: 101130159Program type: Horizon EuropeProgram acronym: HORIZON-CL4-2023-RESILIENCE-01-TWO-STAGE The project Gas…

SUINK

SUINK project: Sustainable self-charging power systems developed by inkjet printing The SUINK project, coordinated by Tekniker and featuring 13 European partners, focuses on the development of stand-alone electrical power systems for a wide range of sensors, particularly in the automotive…

SEABIOMAT

SeaBioMat project: Bio-based sustainable materials for the marine environment The purpose of the SeaBioMat project is to assist businesses in the maritime sector with their transition from oil to bio-based and/or biodegradable products, in order to reduce their environmental impact.…

NASTOR

NASTOR project, Mediator-based sodium flow batteries for large-scale storage The NASTOR project is focused on the development of new flow batteries (Redox-Flow) for stationary energy storage. These batteries aim to respond to the challenges of renewable energy storage, particularly the…

ESARIS partnership

ESARIS partnership: advanced materials, design, electromechanical and thermal engineering, industrial processes. In 2022 Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT) and Esaris Industries signed a strategic partnership for R&D and training to assist this industrial midcap with its development and strategic diversification of its…

IMT NE – Arc R&D

IMT Nord Europe – Arc R&D Research Partnership: Development of innovative systems for the production of glass items dedicated to tableware The overall objective of the ARC France – IMT Nord Europe partnership is to develop innovative systems for the…

GENEPI

GENEPI project, Energy micro-generators based on bio-based and piezoelectric materials. The objective of the GENEPI project is to convert poly(L-Lactide) (PLA), a bio-based thermoplastic material, into a high-performance piezoelectric and ferroelectric material to compete with traditional piezoelectric ceramics and fluorinated…

AGROMUR

AGROMUR project, creation of prefabricated frontage panels made from agri-resources The AGROMUR project consists of the creation of prefabricated frontage panels made from agri-resources. The material developed is mainly comprised of flax shives and a low carbon-emission mineral binder. For…

FIBIAS++

FIBIAS++ project: more sustainable, more optimized structural impregnated fiber The FIBIAS++ project aims to develop thermoplastic composites made from recycled materials for integration in the automotive industry, a sector where reduction of vehicle emissions and mass has become crucial. The…

SARGEX

SARGEX project – Recommendation of good practices to limit exposure to Sargassum algae emissions in naturally ventilated buildings. For more than 10 years, countries in the Caribbean have been affected by mass stranding of Sargassum algae on their coasts. These…

RI-URBANS

Research Infrastructures Services Reinforcing Air Quality Monitoring Capacities in European Urban & Industrial AreaS (RI-URBANS) Cities and industrial areas are air pollution hotspots. Assessing the sources and health effects of air pollution is a first step towards reducing it. The…

BBOBB

The BBOBB project – Building Based on Biobased This project aims to develop a new business model by enabling a change of scale by using of bio-based materials in construction and roads.A number of pioneers in the field of construction…

Beyond 5G

The Beyond 5G project primarily aims to provide technical solutions for developing sovereign and secure 5G/post-5G networks. It customises these solutions to the needs of end-user sectors through extensive R&D via an interface between R&D and user needs (experimentation platforms).…

Hippy project

The Hippy project is a collaborative project which is part of a CIFRE thesis aimed at adding more advanced methods of data analysis and artificial intelligence to improve the performance of a belt designed to detect falls in advance and…

AIRCLEAN

AIRCLEAN project (development of cabin air quality equipment for all aircraft segments) The French AIRCLEAN project was selected as part of the Single Inter-Ministerial Fund’s 22nd call for projects (FUI-22) with the goal of treating aircraft cabin air to ensure…

FLUIDINE

The FLUIDINE project (FLUIDs with INnovative formulation and high Energy efficiency performance for thermo-fluidic components) studies new non-colloidal suspensions with the aim of enhancing the performance of heat exchangers. This project is unique in its use of non-colloidal suspensions in…

SEABIOCOMP project

The SEABIOCOMP project aims to develop new 100% bio-based composite materials in order to reduce carbon footprints, particularly for industrial applications in marine environments. For this project we have developed bio-based polymer non-woven preforms (e.g., PLA) and flax fibres, ready…

CIRMAP project

The CIRMAP project (CIrcular economy via customisable furniture with Recycled MAterials for public Places) is an Interreg North West Europe project with a budget of €7 million running from 2020 to 2023. The objective of this project is to print…

UNREAL

The UNREAL Project: Unveiling Nucleation mechanism in aiRcraft Engine exhAust and its Link with fuel composition (UNREAL) The UNREAL project aims to conduct molecular level studies on the various new particle formation mechanisms in engine exhaust from aircraft using different…

Labex CaPPA

Laboratory of Excellence on “Chemical and Physical Properties of Aerosols” (Labex CaPPA) The CaPPA laboratory of excellence won the second wave of the “Laboratories of Excellence” call for projects (2012) of the French Investments for the Future Program (PIA). It…

IFrOG

The IFrOG project Intensification of mixing in complex fluids using Fractal Oscillating Grid turbulence (IFrOG) Objectives The objective of I-FrOG(2023-2027) is to propose an innovative concept of oscillating fractal grid turbulence capable of intensifying mixing and transfers in biological fluids…

BREAQ

The BREAQ project Characterisation and mitigation of particle emissions from rail traffic braking systems (BREAQ) Rail transport is considered to be a sustainable mobility solution. Yet several studies show that pollutant concentrations in underground rail enclosures should be a cause…