Successful R&I in Europe 2025 – Agenda

Thursday, 6 March 2025 (Day 1)

Including exhibition: Innovations for Europe based in NRW

Conference Moderator: Dr. Bernd Janson

13.00Welcome
13.05Opening session
Thorsten Menne, Director Research Funding, Research Policy, Ministry of Culture and Science of North-Rhine Westphalia
13.15Keynote speech
Birgit Weidel, Head of Department, Innovation Ecosystems, SMP/Entrepreneurship & Consumers, EISMEA, European Commission
13.35Success stories in Europe based in NRW
ENEXA, Professor Axel-Cyrille Ngonga Ngomo, Paderborn University
Flex2Energy, Thomas Kolbusch, Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH, Dormagen
13.55Services for Proposals and Projects
Hans H. Stein, Managing Director, ZENIT GmbH
14.00Coffee/Start of parallel sessions
14.15
Session 1: Parallel workshops
“European projects seeking partners”
Digital Technologies
A New European University Alliance – UNIVERSEH
Sonja Bretschneider, Heinrich Heine Universität, Germany

Multi-modal data integration
Dr Andrew Spink, Noldus Information Technology, Netherlands

Security and Privacy of Large Language Model (LLM) Integrations
Dr Koen Gilissen, PXL University of Applied Sciences & Arts, Belgium

Architectures and Design Methodologies to Accelerate AI Workloads
Professor Stefania Perri, University of Calabria, Italy

Decoding Human Brain Architecture with Artificial Intelligence
Dr Christian Schiffer, Forschungszentraum Jülich GmbH/Projektträger Jülich, Germany

Artificial Intelligence for Advancing Particle Accelerators
Professor Carsten Welsch, University of Liverpool , Great Britain

Transforming Astronomical Heritage through AI-Driven Digitization and Accessibility
Dr Simon Anghel, Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy, Romania

Cognitive Digital Twins with General Purpose AI for Dynamic Intelligent Systems
Mahdi Bohlouli, Petanux GmbH, Germany

Generative Concept-based Perception, Control and Manipulation (G-COPCOM)
Peteris Racinskis, Institute of Electronics and Computer Science (EDI), Latvia
Industrial Technologies

Pilot-Plant Plasma Processes: From Alcohol to Graphene
Tim Hülser, Institut für Umwelt & Energie, Technik & Analytik e. V. (IUTA), Germany

Mechatronic Principles from Semiconductor Manufacturing to Next-Generation Beamline Equipment
Ronald Timmermans, MI-Partners, Netherlands

Compact automation systems for chemical handling
Dr Kishan Thodkar, 2HS AG, Switzerland

From FAIR Data to Trusted AI: Recent Advances and Applications of Generative AI
Dr Anas Abdelrazeq, RWTH Aachen University – Chair of Intelligence in Quality Sensing (WZL-IQS), Germany

The coal fly ash  of Ukrainian thermal power stations as secondary source to recover the REEs 
Professor Mykola Kharytonov, Dnipro State Agrarian and Economic University, Ukraine

Hybrid kiln for brick and roof tile production
Dr Denny Mathew Alex, Institut für Ziegelforschung Essen e.V., Germany

Innovative plasma spray based fabrication Technology of Metallic Coatings for welded joints used in marine applications
Dr Alaa Abou Harb, MGM STAR CONSTRUCT SRL, Romania

The Decarbonisation Factory project, recognized as a flagship initiative by the state government of NRW and the United Arab Emirates, is aimed at revolutionizing sustainable manufacturing in various industries, with a focus on mobile interior applications
Bernhard Randerath, German Emirati Institute GmbH , Germany

Digital Twin Technologies for Industrial Applications
Rahul Tomar, DigitalTwin Technology GmbH / Nurogames GmbH, Germany

How to measure sustainability impact of technology innovation for Horizon Europe
Christopher Zimdars, Umtec Technologie AG, Switzerland
Mobility

Rail-Based Mobility Concepts: Exploring Small Autonomous Vehicles like MONOCAB for Passenger and Cargo Use Cases
Martin Griese, Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Germany

An auction-based cooperative delivery coordination platform
Dávid Csercsik, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Hungary

Innovative Digital Solutions for Enhanced Transport Infrastructure Performance
Selay Yüksel, MIA Teknoloji, Türkiye

Municipal owned EV charging stations for greener mobility
Salome Zajbert, Municipality of Eilat, Israel

Increasing the production efficiency of metallic bipolar plates by pre-coating in a roll-to-roll PVD arc process
Maurizio Giorgio, Fraunhofer IWS, Germany

Motorcycle safety initiative
Jiří Babický, Motorcycle safety Initiative, Czech Republic

Simple, robust and cost-effective lasers for LiDAR applications in aviation and space
Bastian Gronloh, RUPHOS – Rugged Photonics Systems GmbH, Germany
Health

Investigation of the possibility of increasing the degree of binding of an antitumor drug to tumor  DNA using innovative technology of non-ionizing and non-thermal millimeter electromagnetic radiation
Dr Vitali Kalantaryan, Yerevan State University, Armenia

Transforming European Health Systems through Digital Innovation
Ilka Gomez, SpinLab Accelerator GmbH, Germany

Production of human-derived collagen and hyaluronic acid
Atakan Özer, Genkord Health and Biotechnology Services INC., Turkiye

New building blocks for medical chemistry
Professor Vitalii Palchykov, Oles Honchar Dnipro National University, Ukraine

PHOENIX SEP – Single Entry Point for Nanopharmaceuticals
Dr Eleonora Rizzi, PHOENIX OITB gGmbH, Germany

The Impact of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease on Sepsis Immune Responses (SepsisFAT)
Dr Neven Papić, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases Dr. Fran Mihaljevic,
Croatia

Innovative Health Research and International Collaboration: Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine
Dr Dominyka Dapkute-Sadauskiene, Vilnius University, Lithuania

Microfluidic instruments and flow control for biology applications
Dr Lisa Muiznieks, Microfluidics Innovation Center, France

Development of an intelligent Controller for Pediatric Insulin Pumps Powered by a renewable energy
Professor Dorsaf Elleuch, mes, Tunisia
16.15Session 2: Parallel workshops
“European projects seeking partners”
Digital Technologies
Advanced Virtual Prototyping and AI Compiler technologies
Professor Rainer Leupers, RWTH Aachen, Germany

On EU Education, Research & Innovation (ERI) – Towards An Enhanced Strategic Framework, Humane Technology and Social-Cultural Resilience.
Dr Robert E. Wendrich, Rawshaping Technology Research & Innovation (RST), Niederlande

New encryption-decryption technology for high security cloud content using Digital Twin 
Dr Rajarshi Sanyal, Proximus, Belgium

Digitalization of Landscapes and Determination of Primary Soil Parameters to Optimize Energy Inputs
Dr Egidijus Katinas, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU), Czech Republic

On Device AI Agents: Revolutionizing Real-time API Interactions with Privacy Preserving Intelligence
Dr Mustafa Taha Kocyigit, Bogazici University, Turkiye

AI in human-robot collaboration
Kristina Bardos, Scientific Association for Mechanical Engineering, Hungary

EduDefend – AI-Powered Cybersecurity for Digital Learning
Professor Thorsten Kliewe, European Alliance for Digital and Green Education (EDGE), Spain

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Dr Tariqul Islam, DigitalTwin Technology, Germany
Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
Energy
Health

STOP-MASH, a first-in-class approach to combat fatty liver disease
Professor Juegen Eckel, CureDiab Metabolic Research GmbH, Germany

Next-Generation Combination Approach for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Treatment
Dr Nina Bondarenko, DNIPRO STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, Ukraine

AI-Based Microbiome Engineering for Next-Generation Phage Therapy
Dr Balázs Ligeti, PPCU-FITB, Hungary

Epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance; Human microbiota in health and disease
Professor Arjana Tambić Andrašević, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases Dr. Fran Mihaljevic, Croatia

Photoactive polymer composites for the production of biocompatible and immunospecific prosthetic materials
Dr Olena Fesenko, Institute of Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine

Artificial Intelligence in Drug Design: A Faster Path to Therapeutics
Professor Şener Özönder, ArtificaX Technologies, Turkiye

Clinical Interactive Exposure Therapy
Miriam Draeger, Spoondrift Games, Germany

Beebird Technology – User-Friendly and Accessible Solutions in Digital Health
Serap Duman, Beebird Technology, Turkiye
18.15Reception and Exhibition
18.45Dinner
20.30“Düsseldorf by night” bus tour/city sightseeing

Friday, 7 March 2025 (Day 2)

Including exhibition: Innovations for Europe based in NRW

Conference Moderator: Dr Bernd Janson

9.30Welcome
9.35Services for Proposals and Projects
Jan Skriwanek, National Contact Point
Life Sciences, DLR-PT                                                                  
9.45Success stories in Europe based in NRW
Psych-STRATA, Professor Bernhard Baune, University of Münster
CERTAINTY, Dr. Andreas Schmidt, SINGLERON BIOTECHNOLOGIES GmbH, Cologne
10.05Coffee/Start of parallel sessions
10.15Session 3: Parallel workshops
“European projects seeking partners”
Health

Triboelectric Bioactive 3D-Nanofibrous Bandage for healing deep Wounds
Professor Amir Fahmi, Hochschule Rhein-Waal, Germany

Investigation, development and optimization of new innovative drug formulations for various therapeutic indications
Professor Franciska Erdő, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Hungary

Work with half of Europe with partners from the Innovative Public Procurement Project: Procure4Health
Dr Marcin Kautsch, Sucha Beskidzka Hospital, Poland

Possible determining role of disturbance of molecular structure of intracellular water in formation of malignant neoplasms and its restoration by non-ionizing microwave radiation
Dr Vitali Kalantaryan, Yerevan State University, Armenia

Hyperspectral Imaging-Based Personalized Health Monitoring
Şahin Mete, Bewell Technology, Turkiye

Looking for project team to jointly apply for a Horizon Europe call in the field of molecular biological diagnostics
Dr Birgit Omengo, Inno-train Diagnostik GmbH, Germany

AI-Driven Transitions to Active Retirement among Adult Workers with Mental Health Problems
Ozlem Koseoglu Ornek, Witten/Herdecke University, Germany

Enhancing Research Through Statistical Consulting
Dr Kainat Khowaja, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany
Creative Industries
Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
Energy
12.00Session 4: Parallel workshops
“European projects seeking partners”
Health

Fimo Health – A flexible platform for CE-marked therapy companions in chronic diseases
Tim Fellerhoff, Fimo Health, Germany

The role of population biobanks in the development of medical intelligence platforms for translational research and precision medicine
Dr Gidre Kvedaraviciene, Vilnius University, Faculty of Medicine, Lithuania

PAThWAI-2-ATMPs: Process Analytical Technology & AI for Scalable ATMP Manufacturing
Dr Riccardo Marega, CER Groupe, Belgium

Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases – immunopathogenesis and molecular epidemiology research
Professor Alemka Markotić, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases Dr. Fran Mihaljevic, Croatia

Centrifugal microfluidics for personalized health and diagnostics
Dr András Laki, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Hungary

Antigen-specific TIL production in cellular adoptive immunotherapy for cancer treatment
Professor Gürsel Turgut, Genkord Health and Biotechnology Services INC., Türkiye

Collaboration opportunities with EATRIS, the European Infrastructure for Translational Medicine 
Martin De Kort, EATRIS ERIC, Netherlands
Digital Technologies

SIGNAL IDUNA Group – a project partner for Data & AI innovation
Anastasia Walter, SIGNAL IDUNA Gruppe, Germany

AI Regional Innovation Valley collaboration
Ingrid Meijer, Oost NL, Netherlands

AIDAS – The European Joint Virtual Lab on AI, Data Analytics and Scalable Simulation 
Andrea Grego, Forschungszentraum Jülich GmbH/Projektträger Jülich, Germany

DigitalTwinSphere: Advancing AI-Driven Digital Twins for Resilience Across Sectors
Professor Amila Akagic, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

An explainable machine learning method for predicting and understanding protein interactions
Professor Gergely Katona, University of Gothenborg, Sweden

Innovative Collaboration Across Disciplines: Advancing Research, Education, and Impact
Dr Jovan Shopovski, European scientific institute, Macedonia

IT service provider for Reserach and Innovation EU projects 
Dr Gianluca Rossi, Ro Technology srl, Italy
Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
Industrial Technologies

6G Ambient IoT Networks – From Vision to Deployment
Dr David Starke, Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems (IMS), Germany

Technology Centre Prague offer for Horizon Europe projects
Jiri Janosec, Technology Centre Prague, Czech Republic

Expertise and R&I facilities of the Technical Faculty of Southern Denmark University – Robotics, Automation, Software engineering, Electronics
Professor Kaspar Hallenborg, SDU Faculty of Engineering, Denmark

Industrial Additive Manufacturing of Elastomers
Dr Barthel Engendahl, Chromatic 3D Materials GmbH, Germany

Enabling Europe’s industrial and climate goals by improving materials durability and friction reduction in components.  How do you start?
Dr Dirk Drees, NV FALEX TRIBOLOGY, Belgium

The „Sustainable Stone by Portugal“ project
Dr Marta Peres, Association Cluster Portugal Mineral Resources, Portugal

Trustworthy AI through user-centered transparency
Johanna Werz, RWTH Aachen University – Chair of Intelligence in Quality Sensing (WZL-IQS), Germany

Employing Plasma Technology for Medical Implant Production through the Synthesis of Fiberglass-Reinforced Hydroxyapatite Layers on the Surface of Titanium Alloy or the Synthesis of Hydroxyapatite Layers on the Surface of Fiberglass-Reinforced Titanium All
Dr MOHAMMEDALQASIM ALSABTI, MGM STAR CONSTRUCT SRL, Romania

INFRACHIP: AN EU HE Project Enabling Free Access to state-of-the-art technologies accross Europe for future of the industry
Eda Cig Turktas, Silicon Saxony, Germany
13.00Interactive lunch/Find a partner/Exhibition