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Accepted Projects

Within its Open Call managed by MIH, NextGenMicrofluidics offers funded services to SMEs and LEs who are looking for support to accelerate their innovation and production cycles enabled through foil based microfluidic chips (lab-on-a-foil systems) or microfluidic composite devices with foil based components. For more information on the Open Call, visit our page here.

The following projects have received funding through the Open Call:
Sperm selection chip to increase chances of in-vitro fertilization

Applicant: Dr. Nerea Subiran, MEPROlife s.l.
Total Budget: 133,324€
Funding Rate: 85% (113,521€)
Duration: 10 months
NGM Partners Involved: Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation, Micronit b.v., Inmold A/S
Application: IVF for infertility treatment

On-site Mycotoxin Detection (Aflatoxin M1, B1) in Food/ Feed

Applicant: Dr. Patrizia Melpignano, Or-El d.o.o.
Total Budget: 64,100€
Funding Rate: 92% (59,000€)
Duration: 8 months
NGM Partners Involved: BiFlow Systems GmbH, Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Ibidi GmbH
Application: Food safety

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Point-of-care whole blood analyzer

Applicant: EXIAS Medical GmbH
Total Budget: 126,294 €
Funding Rate: 83% (104,720 €)
Duration: 6 months
NGM Partners Involved: Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, bionic surface technologies GmbH, Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation
Application: Blood analysis

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Point-of-care test to improve diagnosis and disease monitoring of Chronic Kidney Diseases

Applicant: Hycult Biotech
Total Budget: 127,307 €
Funding Rate: 82.8% (105,480 €)
Duration: 12 months
NGM Partners Involved: GENSPEED Biotech GmbH, JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Inmold A/S, Micronit b.v., micro resist technology GmbH
Application: Rapid diagnosis, disease monitoring and evaluating treatment efficacy in patients suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease

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Point-of-Care test towards multiplex detection of inflammatory biomarkers for critical care patient triaging

Applicant: ViroGates A/S
Total Budget: 199,888 €
Funding Rate: 63.05% (126,036€)
Duration: 12 months
NGM Partners Involved: GENSPEED Biotech GmbH, JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Inmold A/S, Micronit b.v., micro resist technology GmbH, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens
Application: Rapidly quantifying inflammation and immune activation levels of hospital patients

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Point-of-care diagnostic device for Iron Deficiency and Anaemia employing a disposable microfluidic device

Applicant: Dr. Anna Zhenchuk / Dr. Christoph Kratz, BioAnalyt GmbH
Total Budget: 119,875 €
Funding Rate: 83% (99,496 €)
Duration: 12 months
NGM Partners Involved: Micronit b.v., Temicon GmbH, bionic surface technologies GmbH
Application: Rapid diagnosis of iron deficiency and anaemia

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Microfluidics-Enhanced CTC Separation Towards Liquid Biopsy Cancer Diagnostics

Applicant: Dr. Ă–zge Zorlu, Cellsway
Total Budget: 99,589€ 
Funding Rate: 85% (84,651€) 
Duration: 12 months 
NGM Partners Involved: Micronit b.v., Temicon GmbH, Ibidi GmbH
Application: Cancer diagnostics 

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Integration of bacterial detection assay onto a disposable microfluidic cartridge

Applicant: SensipDx
Total Budget: 52,798€
Funding Rate: 91% (48,046€)
Duration: 4 months
NGM Partners Involved: Micronit b.v., BiFlow Systems GmbH, bionic surface technologies GmbH
Project Management: MIH
Application: Bacterial detection in food

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Scalable polymer manufacture of microfluidic chip with integrated electrodes for antibody screening

Applicant: VERAXA Biotech GmbH
Total Budget: 199,738€
Funding Rate: 80-81% (159,790€)
Duration: 11 months
NGM Partners Involved: Micronit b.v., Temicon GmbH, Joanneum Research
Project Management: MIH
Application: Antibody Discovery

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Microfluidic chip for automatized inline sensing of microbes

Applicant: FluIDect GmbH
Total Budget: 99,969€ 
Funding Rate: 85% (84,973€)
Duration:
7 months 
NGM Partners Involved: Micronit b.v., bionic surface technologies GmbH
Application:
Bacteria monitoring for food safety

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Scalable manufacture of microfluidic cartridge for monitoring of renal transplantation

Applicant: Accunea Ltd.
Total Budget: 147,578€
Funding Rate: 82% (121,014€)
Duration: 10 months
NGM Partners Involved: BiFlow Systems GmbH, Micronit b.v., Joanneum Research
Project Management: MIH
Application: Biomonitoring of renal diseases

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Incorporation of immunoassay for von Willebrand Disease onto a microfluidic platform

Applicant: Technoclone Herstellung von Diagnostika und Arzneimitteln GmbH
Total Budget: 125,687€
Funding Rate: 83% (104,320€)
Duration: 6 months
NGM Partners Involved: GENSPEED Biotech GmbH, SCIENION GmbH
Project Management: GENSPEED Biotech GmbH
Application: Diagnosis of von Willebrand Disease (VWD)

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Novel assay for diagnosis and monitoring of von Willebrand Disease

Applicant: Enzyre B.V.
Total Budget: 155,000€
Funding Rate: 70%
Duration: 12 months
NGM Partners Involved: Micronit b.v., SCIENION GmbH, bionic surface technologies GmbH
Project Management: Micronit b.v.
Application: Near-patient diagnostics / blood coagulation

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Scalable manufacture of sensor in sepsis diagnostic cartridge

Applicant: NovusDX
Total Budget: 39,828.41€
Funding Rate: 80-81% (31,862€)
Duration: 12 months
NGM Partners Involved: Joanneum Research, Inmold A/S, SCIENION GmbH, bionic surface technologies GmbH
Project Management: MIH
Application: Rapid diagnosis of sepsis

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Integrated polymer chip for acoustic separation of Extracellular Vesicles

Applicant: AcouSort
Total Budget: 134,178€
Funding Rate: 82% (110,026€)
Duration: 9 months
NGM Partners Involved: Micronit b.v., Joanneum Research
Project Management: MIH
Application: Extracellular vesicles

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Mechanobiology microfluidic chip for single-cell biophysics research

Applicant: Lumicks
Total Budget: 120,532€
Funding Rate: 83% (100,041€)
Duration: 12 months
NGM Partners Involved: ibidi GmbH, bionic surface technologies GmbH
Project Management: ibidi GmbH
Application: Single-cell biophysics research