Project description DEENESFRITPL Improving impaired speech for a more inclusive society Speech impairments may range from mild to severe and refer to an impaired ability to produce speech sounds. People with speech and motor disabilities, as well as elderly with non-standard speech patterns, struggle daily to communicate with people around them. Advances in assistive technologies can help them and pave the way for a more inclusive society. The EU-funded NUVOIC project will deliver to the market a novel core speech recognition technology designed to improve impaired speech. With product launches slated for 2022 and 2023, the project will provide affected individuals an effective means to communicate with the people around them, as well as access to the benefits of mainstream voice-driven devices and technologies. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective The objective of this FTI project is to bring two unique and complementary commercial products to the market: “Nuvoic Home” and “Nuvoic Shop”. At the same time, the project will create commercial added value by inherently advancing Voiceitt’s novel core speech recognition technology for impaired speech. The strengthened speech technology in the new products will enable people with motor, cognitive and speech-related challengeThe objective of this FTI project is to bring two unique and complementary commercial products to the market: “Nuvoic Home” and “Nuvoic Shop”. At the same time, the project will create commercial added value by inherently advancing Voiceitt’s novel core speech recognition technology for impaired speech. The strengthened speech technology in the new products will enable people with motor, cognitive and speech-related challenges to access the benefits of mainstream voice-driven technologies, thus (we intend to demonstrate) improving independence and quality of life for these individuals. The consortium includes e-commerce giant, Procter & Gamble, that will leverage branding power, customer research and marketing methods to propel market uptake; the UK-based Karten Network and Belgium-based IMEC are highly recognised institutions that bring deep customer understanding and technical knowledge. The Nuvoic project will benefit people with speech and motor disabilities, and elderly with non-standard speech patterns, by providing the affected individuals an effective means to communicate with the people around them, as well as access to the benefits of mainstream voice-driven devices and technologies. It foresees product launches in 2022 and 2023 and presents a solid business opportunity on a product and sales level that will generate a turnover of €107Million in three years (2026), along with the potential to create real impact on the lives of disabled and elderly citizens of Europe and the world. Thus, paving the way towards a more inclusive society. Fields of science social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementcommercee-commerce Keywords NUVOIC Programme(s) H2020-EC - Horizon 2020 Framework Programme Main Programme H2020-EU.3. - PRIORITY 'Societal challenges H2020-EU.2.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies Topic(s) EIC-FTI-2018-2020 - Fast Track to Innovation (FTI) Call for proposal H2020-EIC-FTI-2018-2020 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme IA - Innovation action Coordinator TECHNOLOGIES OF VOICE INTERFACE LTD Net EU contribution € 1 515 856,00 Address DOV FRIDMAN 2 5250301 Ramat Gan Israel See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes 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 Total cost € 2 389 346,00 Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all PROCTER & GAMBLE SERVICES COMPANY NV Belgium Net EU contribution € 294 560,00 Address TEMSELAAN 100 1853 Strombeek Bever See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding 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 Total cost € 420 800,00 KARTEN NETWORK LTD United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 454 375,00 Address INTERNATIONAL HOUSE 64 NILE STREET N1 7SR London See on map Region London Inner London — East Hackney and Newham Activity type Other 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 Total cost € 454 375,00 INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM Belgium Net EU contribution € 355 900,00 Address KAPELDREEF 75 3001 Leuven See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Arr. Leuven 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 Total cost € 355 900,00