Objective Ageing of society is an issue of increasing importance for Europe. According to Eurostat, 36,5% of the European population is more than 50 years old and this percentage is constantly growing. In the next decades, Europe’s growth will increasingly depend on the ability to capitalise on the skills of ageing people: the goal set by EU for 2020 is to achieve an employment rate of 50% for older workers (55 to 64). One of the most common diseases associated with ageing is the decline in the quality of vision. In the framework of an ageing society and higher retirement age more and more workers will require these problems to be addressed, especially when wearing protective glasses. Protective glasses with prescription lenses exist, but they suffer several major drawbacks related to cost and usage, in particular related to the difficulty of focalising on different distances, exposing workers to potential risks. LightSWORDS aims at developing an innovative non-symmetrical plastic lens allowing for continuous focal adjustment between near field and infinity, thus able to compensate different presbyopia and myopia disorders with a one-solution-fits-all approach. The lens is static and does not require any movement and/or stressing while using, moreover it is projected to be considerable less expensive than currently available ones. Other applications are found in security cameras and prescription glasses. LightSWORDS is based on the positive testing of a first initial prototype developed by the SME proposers in the past two years; according to the literature and market research performed by project proposers, this is the only element known up to date that can form recognizable images of objects situated at any distances between 25 cm and infinity in real operative conditions. The objective is now to establish a proper manufacturing technique allowing scaling from small to industrial production, and to demonstrate the soundness of the concept by experimental characterisation. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsoptical sensorsengineering and technologymaterials engineeringsocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementemployment Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-2012-1 - Research for SMEs Call for proposal FP7-SME-2012 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinator CIM-MES PROJEKT SP ZOO Address Ul. al. jerozolimskie 125/127 lok 503 02017 Warszawa Poland See on map Region Makroregion województwo mazowieckie Warszawski stołeczny Miasto Warszawa Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Krzysztof Grabowiecki (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 330 334,88 Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all GAINIKA SRL Romania EU contribution € 213 527,30 Address Strada moliere 42 biroul 1 410076 Oradea See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Klara-Lili Dzitac (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window AD VENTA SAS France EU contribution € 236 919,09 Address Chemin des roches 26270 Loriol sur drome See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Murielle Keip (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window SCAME SISTEMI S.R.L. Italy EU contribution € 245 283,73 Address Via lombardia 5 20010 Arluno See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Giovanni Piacentino (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window POLITECHNIKA WARSZAWSKA Poland EU contribution € 7 200,00 Address Plac politechniki 1 00-661 Warszawa See on map Region Makroregion województwo mazowieckie Warszawski stołeczny Miasto Warszawa Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Andrzej Kołodziejczyk (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window RINA CONSULTING SPA Italy EU contribution € 6 975,00 Address Via cecchi 6 16129 Genova See on map Region Nord-Ovest Liguria Genova Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Laura Giovanelli (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window SKA POLSKA SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNO Poland EU contribution € 5 760,00 Address Ul. aleje jerozolimskie 125/127 lok 508 02 017 Warszawa See on map Region Makroregion województwo mazowieckie Warszawski stołeczny Miasto Warszawa Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Marcin Wojciech Bukat (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
