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H2020 project with TU Wien participation

The CO-VERSATILE project is launched by 21 partners from across Europe to boost manufacturing responsiveness to counteract the shortage of vital medical equipment and protect caregivers and citizens. The project is an answer to a Covid urgent action initiated by the EC.

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Project website http://co-versatile.eu

Europe’s manufacturing sector is to play a pivotal role in adequate and rapid response to health crisis and deliver quick results for society.

During a 24-month period, the CO-VERSATILE project members will leverage their expertise and network to repurpose existing technologies and services for elevating the adaptability and resilience of the manufacturing sector. These services and technologies will be demonstrated within seven Manufacturing Settings, including industrial production plants and an automated manufacturing system to be then generalised for replication.

CO-VERSATILE will explore synergies with other EU-funded projects under the EU’s ‘Advanced knowledge for the clinical and public health response to 2019-nCoV epidemic’ programme. The project will also cooperate with I4MS, opens an external URL in a new window, the EU initiative to digitalise the manufacturing industry, and with the Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs) in Europe.

The CO-VERSATILE project receives over five million euros funding from Horizon2020, the EU’s research and innovation programme, as part of the Commission’s 1.4 billion pledge to the Coronavirus Global Response. The project focuses on rapid response of manufacturing for vital medical supplies and equipment. It is led by Budapest-based research institute SZTAKI.

Project partners

The 21-member consortium includes Institute for Computer Science and Control (SZTAKI), opens an external URL in a new window as the main coordinator, clesgo GmbH, opens an external URL in a new window, Deep Blue, opens an external URL in a new window, DEMCON, opens an external URL in a new window, EIT Manufacturing Central, opens an external URL in a new window, Engineering, opens an external URL in a new window, Fraunhofer institutes (Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research, opens an external URL in a new window and Fraunhofer-Institut für Materialfluss und Logistik, opens an external URL in a new window), HSSMI, opens an external URL in a new window, IE University, opens an external URL in a new window, innomine Digital Innovation Hub Nonprofit Ltd., opens an external URL in a new window, Instituto Tecnológico de Aragón, opens an external URL in a new window, Leibniz Universität Hannover, opens an external URL in a new window, Manufacturing Technology Centre, opens an external URL in a new window, ML ENGRAVING SRL, opens an external URL in a new window, OR.P.STAMPI SRL, opens an external URL in a new window, SKM Aeronautics Ltd., opens an external URL in a new window, STAM S.r.l., opens an external URL in a new window, TU Wien, opens an external URL in a new window, TecnoStatic, opens an external URL in a new window, University of Applied Science of Southern Switzerland, opens an external URL in a new window and University of Westminster LBG, opens an external URL in a new window.

CO-VERSATILE in a nutshell

  • Funded within the EU’s ‘Advanced knowledge for the clinical and public health response to 2019-nCoV epidemic’ programme
  • Project start: November 2020
  • Project Duration: 24 months
  • Consortium: 21 partners from across Europe and Israel
  • Coordination: SZTAKI, Budapest
  • Project website http://co-versatile.eu

The role of TU Wien

As partner in the project, TU Wien leads WP6 - Data Management, GDPR, IPR and Ethics. The project team at TU Wien team will make sure that a state-of-the-art handling and management of research data will be implemented. This activity is also in accordance with the TU Wien Policy for Research Data Management, opens an external URL in a new window, which recognizes the long-term value of research data for research, academia and industry as well as the potential for broad public re-use. The proper handling of legal and ethical aspects will be a main contribution to the CO-VERSATILE project. For example, a definition will be created of how project results can be replicated and exploited through commercial or industrial exploitation, how they will be protected and how shared property will be managed.

CO-VERSATILE project team at TU Wien

 

Contact: juliana.giroletti@tuwien.ac.at

 

CO-VERSATILE has received funding from European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101016070.