Project description DEENESFRITPL New biothreat detection technology Terrorism can take many forms including biological ones. Bioweapons pose a big threat mainly due to detection difficulty. To address this issue, nine organisations from five EU Member States have joined forces to design a new tool to detect biothreats in the form of pathogens and bacteria. Focused on police and other emergency service providers, the EU-funded HoloZcan project is working on a high resolution, large throughput, automatic and highly portable detection system to automatically classify pathogens and particles. Combining methods of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), it will develop novel holographic microscopy and imaging technology for screening potential biological threats and unknown, potentially dangerous substances. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective HoloZcan brings a new tool for security actors (police, relief workers, disaster managers, crisis managers, stakeholders responsible for public safety, critical infrastructure, and service providers) notably in the fields of autonomous detection and response capabilities.The project will increase (environmental and exhaled) bio-aerosol sensing/measurement capability of CBRN practitioners by developing a high resolution, large throughput, automatic and highly portable detection system for making automatic classification of pathogens and particles. HoloZcan develops of a novel holographic microscopy and imaging technology for rapid and cost-efficient screening of potential biological threats and unknown, potentially dangerous substances, combined with methods of artificial intelligence and machine learning. It establishes a framework of a dynamic feature selection and validation algorithm to support the continuous innovation capability of the system in the field of adaptive learning and database optimization for specific bioinformatic applications. The project also develops comprehensive and innovative means of respiratory, ventilation and environmental biological data sampling that can be used in real-time, standoff or in mobile bio-detection context. The project indicates the HoloZcan technique versatility for a wide range of applications and demonstrates its technical feasibility. The project responses to the actual needs of European practitioners and technological gaps identified by the ENCIRCLE project as indicated in the ENCIRCLE Catalogue of Technologies and addresses several shortcomings of the current approaches to bio-threat agent detection. The HoloZcan project applies a flexible adaptive approach to design and CBRN practitioners are engaged as project partners or as external stakeholders in the process. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencesocial scienceslawlaw enforcementnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsmicroscopysocial sciencessociologygovernancecrisis management Keywords CBRN Biothreat detection Digital Holographic Microscopy aerosol pathogens field microscopy Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.7. - Secure societies - Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens Main Programme H2020-EU.3.7.5. - Increase Europe's resilience to crises and disasters Topic(s) SU-DRS04-2019-2020 - Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) cluster Call for proposal H2020-SU-SEC-2018-2019-2020 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SU-SEC-2020 Funding Scheme RIA - Research and Innovation action Coordinator IDEAS SCIENCE KFT Net EU contribution € 742 037,50 Address Oroszvar utca 5. 1. em 1173 Budapest Hungary See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Közép-Magyarország Budapest Budapest Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all DATASENSELABS KFT Hungary Net EU contribution € 384 562,50 Address Kiraly utca 80 fsz 11 1068 Budapest See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Közép-Magyarország Budapest Budapest Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Zug Medical Systems SAS France Net EU contribution € 401 500,00 Address 291 rue albert caquot, cs40095 06560 Valbonne See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Alpes-Maritimes Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 POLITECNICO DI MILANO Italy Net EU contribution € 270 000,00 Address Piazza leonardo da vinci 32 20133 Milano See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 UNIWERSYTET LODZKI Poland Net EU contribution € 611 500,00 Address Ul prezydenta gabriela narutowicza 68 90-136 Lodz See on map Region Makroregion centralny Łódzkie Miasto Łódź Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 SIOUX TECHNOLOGIES BV Netherlands Net EU contribution € 662 812,50 Address Esp 405 5633 AJ Eindhoven See on map Region Zuid-Nederland Noord-Brabant Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 KOMENDA STOLECZNA POLICJI Poland Net EU contribution € 361 987,50 Address Nowolipie 2 00-150 Warszawa See on map Region Makroregion województwo mazowieckie Warszawski stołeczny Miasto Warszawa Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 D.M.I France Net EU contribution € 446 812,50 Address Rue longue 21 69001 Lyon See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes Rhône Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 INSTITUT PASTEUR France Net EU contribution € 499 187,50 Address Rue du docteur roux 25-28 75724 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00
