2020 Technological Challenges

Check all the details of the challenges of Merck, Endesa, Aertec, Red Eléctrica, Alastria – TDD, Emasa, Segittur and Airbus that were presented in 2020.

HEALTH SECTOR: MERCK

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The leading company in science and technology specialized in Healthcare, Life Sciences y Performance Materials, MERCK, seeks solutions in Transfiere to its new technological challenge “Technological solutions for the improvement of patient´s experience with Multiple Sclerosis

GOAL: In order to shape the future of healthcare, Merck seeks innovative technology-based solutions that help improve the patient experience with Multiple Sclerosis.

The proposals must provide digital solutions that help to normalise life with the disease and manage the different dimensions involved in a holistic approach to it (psychological, cognitive and emotional support). Innovative solutions will be valued, mainly with existing technology, that would help the whole patient group in the different phases of the disease.

Those research groups, technology centres, start-ups or spin-offs interested in presenting their technological capabilities to this challenge should contact the organisation before 7 February 2020.

The pooling of this challenge along with its research work will take place within the framework of Transfiere, in a private meeting (previous signatura of confidentiality agreement by both parties) held in the Open Innovation Area.

Don´t miss the chance to present your innovative project to this leading corporation.

ENERGY SECTOR: ENDESA

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Endesa, in its commitment to supporting talent in innovation and research, is seeking solutions to its new technological challenge in Transfiere, “Alternative solution to the use of Generators in the MV/LV Network”.

When an incident occurs in the MV/LV network, whether programmed or unforeseen, there is a possibility of feeding all or part of the affected network with Generators in order to reduce the real affectation, decreasing the TIEPI of the incident. There are situations in which the Generating Sets currently used by Endesa may not be valid for several reasons: size, noise, environmental conditions, availability of the resource (Installation time or transfer to the incident site) or cost. In addition, it would be interesting to be able to geolocate these assets and see their actual state for more efficient use.

GOAL: for the third consecutive edition, Endesa is looking for innovative proposals in Transfiere, especially for the implementation of a smaller-sized, much more quietly, more flexible and/or a substancially more economic MV/LV network supply system than the current ones. On the other hand, as an alternative, it is proposed to be able to have a system that allows to locate the current devices and to see their state in real time to improve the efficiency of the operation. Know the details here.

Those research groups, technology centres, start-ups or spin-offs interested in presenting their technological capabilities to this challenge should contact the organisation before 7 February 2020.

The pooling of this challenge along with its research work will take place within the framework of Transfiere, in a private meeting (previous signatura of confidentiality agreement by both parties) held in the Open Innovation Area.

Don´t miss the chance to present your innovative project to this leading corporation.

AEROSPACE SECTOR: AERTEC

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For the third consecutive year, the multinational engineering and consultancy firm specialised in aeronautics, AERTEC SOLUTIONS, is seeking solutions in Transfiere to its new technological challenge “Digital data transformation for new business models in airports”

AERTEC SOLUTIONS seeks innovative solutions to create new business models based on the Digital Transformation in the exploitation of data generated at an airport. Find out all the detailed information here.

GOAL: to analyze business models based on the Digital Transformation applied in the exploitation of data from an airport, which allows to make profitable the potential investments in new systems or the already existing ones, through their capture, analysis and exploitation. Airports are immersed in a process of continuous modernization. However, it is not enough to deploy technology, however innovative it may be, but this technology has to demonstrate a tangible value contribution to the business. We understand that many of the existing technologies, despite providing real value to stakeholders, have not been deployed at an airport due to the lack of an economic model that makes them viable.

Those research groups, technology centres, start-ups or spin-offs interested in presenting their technological capabilities to this challenge should contact the organisation before 7 February 2020.

The sharing of the challenge with the research will take place in the framework of Transfer, in a private meeting within the Open Innovation Area, with previous signature of a confidentiality agreement by both parties.

Don´t miss the chance to present your innovative project to this leading corporation.

TIC’S – ENERGY SECTOR: RED ELÉCTRICA

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Red Eléctrica y de Telecomunicaciones, Innovación y Tecnología, seeks solutions in Transfiere to its new technological challenge “Uninterruptible Power Supply System in Transmission Grid Supports”

GOAL: feeding mobile operator equipment placed in a support of the Transport Network. In order to guarantee the connectivity of IoT devices and to bring different telecommunications services to rural areas far from auxiliary supply systems, taking advantage of the existing infrastructure, Red Eléctrica is looking for innovative solutions capable of supplying uninterrupted power to electronic equipment with a power of between 5 and 6 kW on supports of the electrical energy transmission grid near these areas.

The proposed solutions must be: sustainable, so they cannot be based on generators that use fossil fuels; efficient, trying to minimize the necessary maintenance; safe, so that the energy transported by the lines can be used, but there cannot be direct electrical contact with them to avoid any interaction with the operation of the electrical system during its installation, operation and maintenance; and reliable, so that the continuity of the service is ensured.

Those research groups, technology centres, start-ups or spin-offs interested in presenting their solutions to this challenge should contact the organisation before 7 February 2020.

The sharing of the challenge with the research will take place in the framework of Transfer, in a private meeting within the Open Innovation Area, with previous signature of a confidentiality agreement by both parties.

Don´t miss the chance to present your innovative project to this leading corporation.

TOURISM SECTOR: ALASTRIA – TDDS

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Alastria along with its partner Tourism Data Driven Solutions (TDDS), in collaboration with the Island Council of Formentera, launch an Open Call for blockchain-based projects aimed at sustainable development and impact for the tourism territories.

GOAL: Sustainable Tourism should support the blockchain entrepreneurship through the implementation of pilot projects that would allow to have concrete experiences of use with this technology in one of the key sectors in Spanish economy.

The projects must present a solution for reporting on load capacity, alerts and sustainable indicators (economic, social, cultural and environmental) that can provide information in real time, useful for decision making in tourist destinations. This system will pay special attention to indicators that could serve to calculate the load capacity of the destinations and their main tourism resources, allowing for more effective promotion and management that will guarantee the experience of the user who consumes the product or service. The pilot project should be developed for the territory of Formentera but replicable to other destinations.

The call is aimed to start ups and small businesses and will be open from January 14 to February 7, 2020. However, the organizers of this Open Call reserve the right to suspend, extend and / or modify the duration of the deadline for submission of applications, at any time and at its own criteria. Find out all details here.

The sharing of this challenge with research groups will take place within the framework of Transfiere, in line with the main contents of the Open Innovation Area. Don’t miss the opportunity to present your innovative project to this innovative Open Call.

ENVIRONMENT SECTOR: EMASA

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Empresa Municipal de Aguas de Málaga (EMASA) is looking for solutions to its technological challenge “Use of drones in closed spaces to carry out inspections”

CHALLENGE 1: Use of drones in closed spaces to carry out inspections

GOAL: the conditions of danger, closed environments, and physical difficulty due to very small spaces, make it very difficult and complex to carry out detailed inspections in the sewage networks. The aim is to apply drone technology in these environments, improving both the depth of inspection and the working conditions of the operators.

EMASA is looking for an innovative solution for the use of drones so that they can navigate through different closed spaces (ducts, tanks, etc.) along with a software development that allows the mapping of the drone’s route and the detection of possible points of interest. As a starting point they propose:

  • Video recording of the inspected areas
  • Topographic model generation of the inspected element (LIDAR camera or similar)
  • Geopositioning of the drone’s path. We are interested in knowing not only where it starts from and where it arrives, but also the complete route to be able to mark with accuracy the route of the drone and each of the incidents that are detected, to link it to the corporate GIS.
  • Machine learning processes to detect and mark the possible conditions of the inspected area.

Those research groups, technology centres, start-ups or spin-offs interested in presenting their technological capabilities to this challenge should contact the organisation before 7 February 2020.

The sharing of the challenge with the research will take place in the framework of Transfiere, in a private meeting within the Open Innovation Area, with previous signature of a confidentiality agreement by both parties.

Do not miss the opportunity to present your innovative project to this reference corporation.

ENVIRONMENT SECTOR: EMASA

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Empresa Municipal de Aguas de Málaga (EMASA) is looking for solutions to its technological challenge in “App: Málaga fountains”

CHALLENGE 2:  “App: Málaga fountains”

GOAL: to develop a mobile app that allows citizens and tourists to get information about the existing fountains in Malaga, both ornamental and drinking.

The proposals should provide innovative solutions that, through geolocation, Machine Learning and Augmented Reality, allow the design of tourist routes through the ornamental fountains, choose efficient routes to reach drinking fountains and display relevant information from the ornamental fountains when the visitor looks at the source in question through the app on your smartphone.

Friendliness, design and proposals that present functionalities based on innovative ideas incorporated in the app will be valued.

Those research groups, technology centres, start-ups or spin-offs interested in presenting their technological capabilities to this challenge should contact the organisation before 7 February 2020.

The sharing of the challenge with the research will take place in the framework of Transfiere, in a private meeting within the Open Innovation Area, with previous signature of a confidentiality agreement by both parties.

Do not miss the opportunity to present your innovative project to this reference corporation.

TOURISM SECTOR – SMART RURAL: SEGITTUR

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SEGITTUR is looking for solutions to its technological challenge “Rural tourism, depopulation and sharing economy”

GOAL: to design a platform that allows to discover rural depopulated areas with tourism potential as well as building a technological infrastructure to enhance collaboration between the different actors linked to tourism, mobility and the economic structure of the area.

SEGITTUR, in its commitment to boost innovation within the Spanish tourism sector, looks for a multichannel platform to access multimedia content regarding areas with tourism possibilities aligned with demand estimations from previous research studies. It should be complemented with a sharing economy platform to determine tourist resources available and productive means to satisfy tourist needs, as well allowing access to mobility resources within the area.

Those research groups, technology centres, start-ups or spin-offs interested in presenting their technological capabilities to this challenge should contact the organisation before 7 February 2020.

The challenge will be shared with research groups within the main programme of the Open Innovation Area.

Do not miss the opportunity to present your innovative project to this reference corporation.

AEROSPACE SECTOR: AIRBUS

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AIRBUS looks for solutions to its technological challenge “Development of reinforced injection materials for its application in the aeronautical industry”

GOAL: the worldwide leading aircraft manufacturer presents a new challenge for the aeronautical industry.

The potential implementation in the aeronautical industry of the manufacturing process through plastic injection reinforced with short fiber is being studied in pieces of low structural responsibility such as hull underbodies from horizontal and vertical stabilizers. The reason is its attractiveness regarding recurring costs and production rate proved in the automotive industry.

The main challenge that arises during the activity is the development of a material, suitable for the production process, that presents the ideal balance between its stiffness properties and the resistance to impacts that this type of pieces can suffer during the operating lifetime of the plane.

Those research groups, technology centres, start-ups or spin-offs interested in presenting their technological capabilities to this challenge should contact the organisation before 7 February 2020.

The challenge will be shared with research groups within the main programme of the Open Innovation Area.

Do not miss the opportunity to present your innovative project to this reference corporation.