EIT KICs
Knowledge and Innovation Communities – KICs
Their task is to operate top innovation-oriented research in the areas of central economic and social interest and spread model processes in the innovation sector, which have the potential to improve Europe's international competitive ability. The KICs indepedently determine their internal organization and makeup as well as the schedule and work methods. Participants in a KIC can be organizations, which are active in the knowledge triad of university education, research, and innovation. However, at least three partner organizations, located in at least two different EU member states, must be involved.
Projects that are strongly application oriented are generally at the basis of KIC projects, since they can already act a high technology readiness level or TRL. However, it is also possible to have projects funded in the field of teaching – for example massive open online courses or MOOCs – or in entrepreneurship – for example when founding a start up. The types of funding and conditions are different for every KIC.
We currently have a total of eight KICs in the following fields:
- Climate change, EIT-Climate KIC
- Digital technology, EIT Digital
- Sustainable energies, EIT InnoEnergy
- Food for the future, EIT Food
- Healthy living and active aging, EIT Health
- Raw materials, KIC EIT Raw Materials
- Added-value manufacturing, EIT Manufacturing
- Urban mobility, EIT Urban Mobility
Further KICs are being planned.
RWTH is involved in the following KICs:
| KIC | Project Acronym | Project Title | Project Leader |
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| Climate KICs | Dream Products | CO2 Based Products – From Dream to Reality | Univ.-Prof. Dr. André Bardow Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian Hopmann Univ.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Gries Univ.-Prof. Dr. Walter Leitner |
| URBMOBI | Urban Mobile Instruments for Environmental Monitoring | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christoph Schneider | |
| MUNEP 1 | Planning Tool and Engineering Services for the Electrification of Public Bus Fleets | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dirk Uwe Sauer | |
| MUNEP 2 | Planning Tool and Engineering Services for the Electrification of Public Bus Fleets | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dirk Uwe Sauer | |
| enCO2re | Teilprojekt Ecology – Subproject Ecology | Univ.-Prof. Dr. André Bardow | |
| enCO2re | Teilprojekt Public Acceptance – Subproject Public Acceptance | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Martina Ziefle Univ.-Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Jakobs |
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| enCO2re | Teilprojekt CroCO2PETs (Cross-linkable CO2-Polyether Polyols) | Univ.-Prof. Dr. André Bardow Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian Hopmann Univ.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Gries Univ.-Prof. Dr. Walter Leitner |
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| CO24G | Reuse of flue gas CO2 in Greenhouse Horticulture | Univ.-Prof. Dr. André Bardow | |
| SSD Moabit | Smart Sustainable Districts Moabit | Jun.-Prof. Dr. Aaron Praktiknjo | |
| SSD Malmö | Smart Sustainable Districts Malmö | Univ.-Prof. Dr. André Bardow | |
| SSD POD | Smart Sustainable Districts -Programme Outreach & Dissemination | Univ.-Prof. Dr. André Bardow | |
| SSD PSD | Smart Sustainable Districts - Programme Service Delivery | Univ.-Prof. Dr. André Bardow | |
| CarbonMinds | CarbonMinds | Univ.-Prof. Dr. André Bardow | |
| CO2NSISTENT | Techno-Economic and Life Cycle Assessment Guidelines for CO2 Utilisation | Univ.-Prof. Dr. André Bardow | |
| SSD Deep Dive London | Smart Sustainable Districts Deep Dive London | Univ.-Prof. Dr. André Bardow | |
| LoCarUT | Low Carbon Urban Transport | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dirk Uwe Sauer | |
| CityOASIS | Optimally Adapted Solutions for Integrated urban energy Systems | Univ.-Prof. Dr. André Bardow | |
| Biogas2Market | Sustainable Biogas Process Optimisation & Implementation Strategies | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Matthias Wessling |
| KIC | Project Acronym | Project Title | Project Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| EIT Health | MACH | Mobile Autonomy for Children in End-stage Heart failure Therapy | Priv.-Doz. Dr. Andreas Goetzenich |
| Data Analytics in Health | Data Analytics in Health - From Basics to Business Models | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Sabine Jeschke | |
| Launchlab | Launchlab | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Malte Brettel | |
| HealthGoGlobal | EIT Health Go Global 2016 | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Malte Brettel | |
| Local Training Programme | EIT Health Accelerator Local Training Programme | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Malte Brettel | |
| Market Coach Network | market Coach Network | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Malte Brettel | |
| HealthBed | Unobtrusive monitoring of health-related parameters in the bed environment | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Steffen Leonhardt | |
| RAMSES | Remote Access to Medical Information on Smartphones during Emergencies and Health CriseS | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian Hopmann | |
| i-days | Innovation Days | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian Hopmann | |
| ADAPT | Airway Disease Analysis and Prevention | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Kraus | |
| ComRAD | World’s first respiratory assist device | Priv.-Doz. Dr. Andreas Goetzenich | |
| Digital Health Entrepreneurs | DigitalHealth Entrepreneurs | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Verena Nitsch Univ.-Prof. Dr. Malte Brettel |
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| COSMO@HOME | Preparing Children at Home for MR Scanning; a COSMOnautic Virtual Reality Fairy Tale | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian Hopmann | |
| SeizeIT2 | Discrete personalized epileptic seizure detection device | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jörg B. Schulz | |
| HOMECARE@COPD | RAS-Q Bringing care home for COPD patients | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gernot Marx | |
| MARNIE | Merging Augmented Reality and Neurostimulation to Improve Enacting | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian Hopmann | |
| CEMACUBE | CEMACUBE EIT Entrepreneur Track | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Stefan Gründer | |
| SensUs | SensUs Innovators | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Sven Ingebrandt | |
| SET | Seated Exercise Technology to walk in balance | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Steffen Leonhardt | |
| CLAIRE | Clinical Artificial Intelligence Improving Healthcare - Claire, the virtual healthcare assistant | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gernot Marx |
| KIC | Project Acronym | Project Title | Project Leader |
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| EIT Raw Materials | aRAWness | Enhancing European Society Awareness or Raw Materials | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Sabine Jeschke |
| BlueHarvesting | Hydraulic Collector for Polymetallic Nodules from the Deepsea | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Clausen Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hermann Wotruba |
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| PreFlex | Pre-treatment and physical separation of complex low grade ores and residues | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Pretz | |
| DOCSUMSCO | EIT Raw Materials PhD Summer School | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Malte Brettel | |
| PyroFlex | Network on pyrometallurgical expertise and infrastructure for residue treatment | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Karl Bernhard Friedrich | |
| WEE Idea Camp | Next steps in WEEE closing the loop | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Karl Bernhard Friedrich | |
| SlagVal | Slag valorisation for multi metal recovery and mineral resource production | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Karl Bernhard Friedrich | |
| VR-Mine | Integrating Virtual Reality into European Mining Education | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian Hopmann Univ.-Prof. Dr. Bernd Lottermoser |
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| VR-Lab | Teaching Laboratory-Scale, Pilot Plant & Full-Scale Melting Test Evaluations | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian Hopmann | |
| WhISPER | Waterless Iron Silicate Production with Energy Recovery | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Peter Letmathe | |
| MiReBooks | Mixed Reality Handbooks for Mining EducationMixed Reality Handbooks for Mining Education 18060 | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian Hopmann Univ.-Prof. Dr. Bernd Lottermoser |
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| MiReBooksPreProject | Mixed Reality Handbooks for Mining Education | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian Hopmann Univ.-Prof. Dr. Bernd Lottermoser |
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| EMC-GCP | European Mining Course Game Changer Program | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Bernd Lottermoser | |
| DOCSUMSquare | EIT Raw Materials PhD Summer School – train the trainer version | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Malte Brettel | |
| DOCSUMCube | EIT Raw Materials PhD Summer School - Entrepreneurship in the Circular Economy | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian Hopmann | |
| eMentor | Entreprenurship Mentor Network in Raw Materials | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Malte Brettel | |
| UNDROMEDA | Underground Robotic System for Monitoring, Evaluation and Detection Applications | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Clausen | |
| AutoBoldReload | Automated Bolt Reload - For underground Rock bolting rigs | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Clausen | |
| MaMMa | Maintained Mine & Machine | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Clausen | |
| CDIO2 | Implementing CDIO in Raw Materials Sector | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Clausen | |
| RM@Schools 3.0 | Raw Matters Ambassadors at Schools 3.0 | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian Hopmann | |
| CircularSerbia | Benefits from cooperations between EU recycling sector and Serbian industry (EIT RIS activity related to action line I) | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian Hopmann | |
| TNTM | TalkNerdyToMe | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian Hopmann | |
| SOLVOFLEX | Solvometallurgy Infrastructure and Expertise Network | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Karl Bernhard Friedrich | |
| OpTaRec | Optimising the Tantalum Recycling Process through Conditioning of Raw Materials, Process Automation and Material Logistics | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Karl Bernhard Friedrich | |
| ElectroFlex | (Bio)Electrochemical extraction and recovery of metals from low grade ores and residues | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Karl Bernhard Friedrich | |
| PCRec NoI | Network of Infrastructure on Product Centric Recycling | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Karl Bernhard Friedrich | |
| 4L-Alloys | Life Long Learning on Light Alloys: from Raw Materials to Sustainable Products | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Andreas Bührig-Polaczek | |
| Visual3D | Visualisation of 3D–4D models in exploration and geosciences | Univ-Prof. Florian Wellmann, PhD | |
| SafeMine | PhD-Programme Health and Safety in Mining | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Bernd Lottermoser | |
| AWARD | RM Documentary: A Series of RM Documentaries followed by Interactive Workshops | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian Hopmann | |
| INTUITION | Information Captureing of industrial needs and solutions in the metallurgical value chain | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Karl Bernhard Friedrich | |
| NetFlot | Modelling the Flotation Process | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hermann Wotruba | |
| WEEE Follow Up | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Karl Bernhard Friedrich | ||
| PMC (Booster Funding) | Purified Metal Company | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dieter Georg Senk | |
| talpasolutions (Booster Funding) | Sensor data based status monitoring and underground orientation of mining machinery | Univ.-Prof. Dr. Malte Brettel |