Jump (Joint Universities prograM for Poc) is a program for patents enhancement through financing Proof of Concept projects, proposed by Sant'Anna School, Scuola Normale and the University of Palermo. Jump resulted eligible for a contribution of € 325,000
Jump (Joint Universities prograM for Poc) is a program for patents enhancement through financing Proof of Concept projects, proposed by Sant'Anna School of Pisa, Scuola Normale Superiore and the University of Palermo. Jump resulted eligible for a contribution of € 325,000 allocated by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development.
Jump program, presented by the aforementioned three partners, focuses on some of their most innovative and promising patented technologies, and has obtained a total contribution of € 325,000 from the Ministry. The main objectives is to promote technological development, both stimulating the research group to use their skills to support technological improvement, and external parties to invest in their industrial development. Thanks to the participation in the Jump program, the research bodies involved will acquire an important experience in Proof of Concept (Pof) calls, very common in Anglo-Saxon Countries, but still a novelty in the Italian context.
The 10 (Pof) -winning Jump projects can be carried out within 18 months, with the aim to achieve an increase of the technological maturity level (TRL - Technology Readiness Level) covered by the patent up to a value to become attractive for the market, opening the opportunity for more specific experiments within industrial or other application fields.
Five projects will start at the Sant’Anna School.
IMEROS ++ project, coordinated by Calogero Oddo, proposes the patent enhancement of the "Apparatus for the intraoperative analysis of biological tissues samples", jointly owned by the Sant'Anna School (50%) and the University of Florence (50%), in combination with the patent “Encapsulated transducer for haptic intarfaces”, jointly owned by the Sant'Anna School (85%) and the Cnr (15%). The patent invention consists of a robotic platform for intraoperative analysis, which measures and exploits the acoustic and mechanical properties of histological samples to provide a precise and reliable analysis on the scanned biological material. The project will take place in collaboration with Artes 4.0 Competence Centre, which has the function of accelerating the development path of the technology.
The FORCE project, coordinated by Claudio Jose Oton Nieto aims, at the improvement of the patent "Fiber-optic sensor with ultra-high acquisition rate” owned by the Sant'Anna School. The patent represents a new optical architecture based on optical fibre that allows monitoring the signal through optical fibre sensing elements, called Fibre Bragg Gratings (FBGs), at a much higher speed than current commercial solutions. The prototype validation will be carried out with the collaboration of the company Baker Hughes - Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie Srl.
The MINDS project, coordinated by Antonio Frisoli, will develop the patent "Exoskeleton device for the hand " in combination with another patent, "Wearable device for thermo-tactile perceptions", both owned by the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna. The patent technology is a hand exoskeleton represented by the innovative solution of an under-implemented kinematics for the construction of a robotic exoskeleton for hand rehabilitation. The integration with a thermal haptic interface, wearable by the user on the tip of the finger, will complete the device realising a tactile thermal stimulation, similar to that experienced by the user when in contact with the surrounding environment. The project will benefit from the contribution of the company New Generation Robotics Srl.
The Mini-lysis project, coordinated by Giuseppe Tortora, aims at the development of the patent " Implantable minimally invasive device for optical detection of haemolysis", 80% owned by the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna and 20% by the CNR. The patent is a device for the optical detection of haemolysis. The innovation of this invention is represented by its simplicity: haemolysis is identified in the initial stage using a photoemitter (LED), a photodetector, and an electronic control circuit. In addition to its application on patients with heart pumps implanted, the application of this technology also lies in the possibility of creating miniaturized devices with the purpose of monitoring the blood quality during blood transport, and detect any haemolysis during blood transportation. The project will be developed in collaboration with the company ABzero Srl and with the Smart Medical Theatre Lab of the Institute of BioRobotics of the Sant’Anna School.
The Zerotouch project, coordinated by Nicola Sambo, aims at the enhancement of the patent "Method for managing a telecommunication network" owned by the Sant'Anna School. The patent relates to a system that allows optical network devices to be instructed on the actions to take (for example, adaptation of transmission parameters) following errors or degradation of the signal quality, without interrogating a centralized controller. In this way, the connections recovery is guaranteed much faster than in current systems in use.
