Photographic Atlas II edition. Projects implemented within the Operational Programme Innovative Economy INNOVATIVE POLAND

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1 Photographic Atlas II edition Projects implemented within the Operational Programme Innovative Economy INNOVATIVE POLAND

2 INNOVATIVE POLAND Projects implemented within the Operational Programme Innovative Economy Photographic Atlas, II edition Warsaw, October 0 MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

3 Contents

4 Introduction 0- Priorities of the Operational Programme Innovative Economy -5 Innovative Poland in numbers 6-7 ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE VOIVODESHIP e-laboratory 8-9 Laboratory of Teleinformatic Technologies and Photonics West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin Złocieniec closer to the world 0- Counteracting digital exclusion provision of Internet access to the residents of Gmina Złocieniec Gmina Złocieniec POMORSKIE VOIVODESHIP Baltic from space -3 Satellite Monitoring of the Baltic Sea Environment (SatBaltyk) The Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences Surgeon s helper 4-5 Optimization of abdominal hernia treatment with synthetic implants (HAL 00) Medical University of Gdańsk The dusk of white spots 6-7 The last mile in Community Słupsk and Kobylnica Systemy Dawid Krętkowski WARMIŃSKO-MAZURSKIE VOIVODESHIP Technology at full speed 8-9 Use of smart materials and constructions for the development of concept and creation of an innovative rotor-bearing system for energetic microturbines University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn A different point of view 30-3 Development and implementation of digital map production based on the fusion of photogrammetric and remote sensing aerial images Okręgowe Przedsiębiorstwo Geodezyjno-Kartograficzne OPEGIEKA Sp. z o.o. District Survey Company PODLASKIE VOIVODESHIP Faster than diabetes 3-33 Development of a method for detecting the markers indicating predisposition to insulin resistance Medical University of Białystok Window on the world Development of broadband Internet access infrastructure by the Gig@net company Gig@net Internet w Twoim Domu P. Jastrzębski LUBUSKIE VOIVODESHIP Cosmic implants from Poland Innovative, less-invasive non-fusion and fusion methods for the surgical treatment of dysfunctions of human skeleto-neuro-muscular system LfC Sp. z o.o. INNOVATIVE POLAND 5

5 Międzyrzecze washes it clean CWS-boco Efficient Line introduction of an innovative technology for the laundry industry CWS-boco Polska Sp. z o.o. WIELKOPOLSKIE VOIVODESHIP Protected method 40-4 Protection of industrial property for the manufacturing of products composed of difficult-to-form materials Metal Forming Institute in Poznań Gas under glass 4-43 Development and production of a gas heater ceramic plate using the gas under glass technology (PKWiU number ) Dynaxo Sp. z o.o. Environmentally friendly design Development of the utility model for and production of a design line by the Calitan company Calitan Furniture Factory Sp. z o.o. KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE VOIVODESHIP Unpolished yet shiny Introduction of the innovative RTC technology for the production of eco-effective plastic products Form-Plast SA The road to change e-świecie for persons exposed to the threat of digital exclusion Gmina Świecie ŁÓDZKIE VOIVODESHIP Focus on construction 50-5 Innovative measures and effective methods for improved safety and durability of civil structures and transport infrastructure as part of the sustainable development strategy Łódź University of Technology Virtual simulator 5-53 Integrated system for monitoring of psycho-physical condition of vehicle drivers with a view to minimizing traffic risks Jerzy Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine MAZOWIECKIE VOIVODESHIP Polish graphene to the world Support for the protection of industrial property rights for the invention regarding graphene production Institute of Electronic Materials Technology See it before you feel it BreastLife innovative liquid-crystal thermography breast cancer tester (PKWiU number , liquid-crystal devices) Braster SA Supercomputer for science POWIEW Programme for Computing Grand Challenges of Science and Technology Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and Computational Modeling at the University of Warsaw (ICM UW) 6 INNOVATIVE POLAND

6 From ideas to business 60-6 The Innovation Factory The Socio-Economic Society Foundation LUBELSKIE VOIVODESHIP Green engines 6-63 Hydrogen powering of the Wankel engine Technical University of Lublin Environmentally friendly refinery Innovative production of bio-ethanol based synthetic fuels 4.4. Hydrocarbons and their derivatives Ekobenz Sp. z o.o. DOLNOŚLĄSKIE VOIVODESHIP Top quality research Development of the NeoLek Integrated Laboratory of Experimental Oncology and Innovative Technologies Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy of the Polish Academy of Sciences Earth-colored heat and energy The Centre for Energy Technologies in cooperation with the Lower Silesian Cluster of Renewable Energy Regional Branch of the Free Entrepreneurship Association OPOLSKIE VOIVODESHIP Clean data transfer 70-7 Support for the protection of industrial property for ICSO Blachownia with respect to Bisphenol A production technology The Institute of Heavy Organic Synthesis Blachownia" Modern and energy-saving 7-73 Innovative elements of the modern energy-saving civil structures construction and casing system Adamietz Sp. z o.o. ŚLĄSKIE VOIVODESHIP Healthy heart clinic Development of the Research and Development Center at American Heart of Poland SA American Heart of Poland SA New image of Zabrze Zabrze a mine of possibilities. Preparation of investment terrains through studio and conception works Town of Zabrze ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKIE VOIVODESHIP 3 ways to grow Development of a research base for specialized laboratories of state institutions of higher education in the Świętokrzyski region Kielce University of Technology Feel-touch-understand 80-8 The Świętokrzyski Archeo-Geology Trail Gmina Kielce INNOVATIVE POLAND 7

7 A platform for information 8-83 Introduction of the BB Central Analytical System at the Kolporter Holding Sp. z o.o. company BC&O Polska Spółka z o.o. S.K.A. (previously registered as Kolporter Holding Sp. z o.o.) MAŁOPOLSKIE VOIVODESHIP Camera in motion Automatic vehicle identification based on the recognition of license plate numbers/video stream text AutoID Polska SA Bird s eye view maps Laser scanning system including a photogrammetric camera as an Aerial Remote Sensing Platform MGGP Aero Sp. z o.o. Risk-free evacuation Obtaining protection of industrial property for the invention titled Overpressure-based system to protect vertical evacuation routes against smoke infiltration Smay Sp. z o.o. PODKARPACKIE VOIVODESHIP Greenhouse lighting 90-9 Development and productive implementation of specialized glass for greenhouse crops D.A. Glass Doros Teodora Sp. z o.o. Global leaders 9-93 Development of the modern Research and Development Laboratory for Aerospace Materials Rzeszów University of Technology In the land of glass Glass Heritage Centre in Krosno Gmina Krosno ALL POLAND Immunotherapy a chance for the patients Cancer stem cells as a biomarker and target for immunotherapy of human head and neck carcinoma (the Homing Plus Program) Dr Mirosław J. Szczepański/Foundation for Polish Science A new point of view Analysis of phase dependencies between ocular pulse and the activity of the cardiovascular system as a diagnostic tool for glaucoma and eye blood level (the Ventures Program) Mgr inż. Monika Danielewska/ Foundation for Polish Science Fighting stress 00-0 Environmental stress, population viability and adaptations (the International Doctoral Studies Program) Prof. dr hab. Jacek Radwan/ Foundation for Polish Science RNA decoding 0-03 Modeling of RNA and RNA-protein complexes: from sequence through structure to function (the Team Program) Prof. dr hab. Janusz Bujnicki/ Foundation for Polish Science New generation battery Hybrid nanostructures as a stepping-stone towards efficient artificial photosynthesis (the Welcome Program) Dr hab. Sebastian Maćkowski, professor at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń/ Foundation for Polish Science 8 INNOVATIVE POLAND

8 Poland for entrepreneurs Toward Entrepreneurial Poland The Academic Enterprise Incubators Foundation Protected innovation Patent ownership how to efficiently protect the intellectual property of your enterprise Pomerania Development Agency Maps within your reach 0- Geoportal Surveyor General of Poland Administration of the future -3 Consolidation and centralization of customs and tax systems The Ministry of Finance The life-saving website 4-5 Development of a website to support the search of missing and ill persons GPS Control Sp. z o.o. Online security 6-7 Development of the GMIT.PL company through the creation of an online platform featuring a remote analysis of teleinformatic security GMIT.PL Agnieszka Hajduk 9

9 Introduction

10 Innovative Poland Are we an innovative country? Poland ranks in the second ten of the European Union s most innovative Member States. Therefore, it is important that we ask ourselves a much more important question: What do we do in order to increase the levels of innovation in Poland? What is it that we do to increase the competitiveness of Polish economy? A couple of years ago, as the Managing Authority, we have launched the Operational Programme Innovative Economy (OP IE) with a budget exceeding PLN 40 billion. These funds have been employed to finance approx. 0 thousand projects so far. Most of these projects result from the proactive attitudes of Polish entrepreneurs, who use these resources to introduce new solutions to their businesses, develop new products and services. The Programme is also addressed to public administration entities, higher education and research and development institutions. As a result, access to e-services in Poland has increased significantly, our scientific background is constantly being upgraded, and new technologies are created almost on a daily basis. Owing to this innovation-supporting programme, entrepreneurs and scientists have submitted a steadily increasing number of inventions for international and regional protection procedures. Many of these inventions have great commercial potential. Moreover, the OP IE is the chance for imaginative and creative people to make their dreams come true. Innovative young companies are co-financed and supported with professional business consulting services. For many of them, the gate to international career is thus opened. Local governments have launched investments which support the development of information society. The Internet is now available in many places where service providers had previously found it unprofitable to deliver the signal to. As a result, the number of digitally excluded Polish citizens is rapidly decreasing. Central offices are launching e-services with a view to making it easier for entrepreneurs and citizens to meet their administrative obligations. We can already use the Internet to obtain excerpts from the National Court Register (within only first three months of its availability, entrepreneurs downloaded. million of excerpts from the system!). These are real-life benefits. Business environment institutions, owing to the support obtained from the OP IE, deliver top quality pro-innovative services to their corporate customers. They help both beginner entrepreneurs and mature companies find their own path of development and obtain funds. Their offer also includes very advanced services such as transfer and commercialization of technologies. The results of the Operational Programme Innovative Economy will become clear to us after all of the financed projects are implemented and completed. The scale of their impact varies greatly some of the projects comprise single enterprises, while other contribute to the creation of brand new standards and system solutions. This publication presents a vast range of projects and illustrates the great amount of work carried out by our beneficiaries. It will show you how the funds from the Operational Programme Innovative Economy are employed. I greatly recommend the reading of this collection of inspiring examples. Iwona Wendel Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Regional Development

11 Priorities of the Operational Programme Innovative Economy The Operational Programme Innovative Economy (OP IE) is one of four national operational programmes financed from the structural funds of the European Union. OP IE supports innovative undertakings at various stages of their implementation from the birth of the very project idea, through the research and implementation stage to the management of intellectual property and promotion of project results. The Programme is addressed to entrepreneurs, scientific and research entities, business environment institutions and public administration whenever the provision of electronic services is at stake. OP IE, whose budget amounts to EUR 0.8 billion, is structured around priorities (co-called priority axes) which define particular support areas and the distribution of financial means to particular objectives.

12 Priority I: Research and development of modern technologies Objective: to increase the role of the science sector in Within this priority axis, financial support is provided, the economy through R&D activity in the directions among others, for the following activities: forecasting recognized as priorities for the social and economic of directions of scientific research using the foresight development of the country. method, injection of new blood into human resources of the scientific sector and protection of industrial property produced in and by scientific entities. Support is also provided for the implementation of strategic programs for scientific research and development works. Priority II: R&D infrastructure Objective: to increase the competitiveness of Polish processes that consolidate scientific entities through science due to consolidation and modernization of transfer or construction of common modern research scientific research and IT infrastructure of the best infrastructure. scientific entities operating in Poland. Within this priority axis, financial support is provided for expenditures related to the purchase of research and development equipment and devices, infrastructural investments in large scientific centers and investments related to maintenance and development of IT infrastructure for science. Support is also provided for restructuring Priority III: Capital for innovation Objective: to increase the number of enterprises Within this priority axis, support instruments have been operating on the basis of innovative solutions and to created for the SME sector with respect to initiating in- improve access to external sources of financing for novative businesses and measures have been designed innovative undertakings. to support those equity funds which facilitate the investment of high-risk capital in SMEs. Support is also provided for the development of a system which facilitates investments in SMEs e.g. by employing a network of private investors, the so-called business angels. INNOVATIVE POLAND 3

13 Priority IV: Investments in innovative undertaking Objective: to increase the level of competitiveness This priority axis is addresses to entrepreneurs who im- of enterprises by stimulating the application of new plement and introduce modern technologies which they and modern solutions. have either developed or purchased. Financial support is also provided for consulting services and investments related to R&D activities and costs of obtaining the status of a research and development center. The funds under the 4th priority axis may also cover the first implementation of an invention and projects related to the development of industrial and utility models. Priority V: Diffusion of innovation Objective: to strengthen the competitive position of also provided for projects related to the management of enterprises through development of cooperative rela- intellectual property. tions and to provide entrepreneurs with high quality services and infrastructure aimed at strengthening and use of their innovative potential. Within this priority axis, support is provided for the development of supraregional cooperative relations and operation of business environment institutions delivering pro-innovative services. Financial support is Priority VI: Polish economy on the international market Objective: to increase the connections between Pol- as a place good for investments, economic activity ish and international economies and to improve the and development of tourist services. image of Poland as an attractive economic partner, as a place where good trade contacts may be made, and Measures implemented within this priority axis comprise, among others, support for export activities of Polish businesses and operation of the network of investor support centers and foreign trade. Financial support is also provided for supraregional investments in tourist products and promoting tourist assets of Poland and Polish economy on international markets. 4 INNOVATIVE POLAND

14 Priority VII: Information Society establishment of electronic administration Objective: to improve the conditions of undertaking Measures implemented within this priority axis comprise economic activity and introduce easier access to ser- the development of electronic public administration vices for citizens through the increase in accessibility services for citizens and entrepreneurs through the de- of public administration information resources and velopment and integration of the national teleinformatic public services in the digital form. infrastructure of public administration. Financial support is provided, among others, for the development of Polish digital resources in the Internet. Priority VIII: Information Society increasing innovation of the economy Objective: to stimulate the development of digital provided for the activity of SMEs aiming at providing economy through supporting the creation of new, broadband Internet access to the so-called last mile innovative e-services, innovative electronic solu- areas (those areas where provision of Internet access is tions for business and the reduction of technological, not economically profitable). economic and mental barriers for using e-services in the society. Measures financed within this priority axis comprise the development of electronic services and electronic communication systems for businesses (BB) as well as counteracting digital exclusion. Moreover, support is INNOVATIVE POLAND 5

15 Innovative Poland in numbers pomorskie pomorskie PLN 85. million; 68 projects PLN 98. million; 4 projects PLN 5. million; 6 projects PLN million; 90 projects PLN 67.8 million; 4 projects PLN 8.3 million; 43 projects PLN 4.4 million; 9 projects 3 completed projects; total value of PLN 75.6 million zachodniopomorskie PLN 30.8 million; 5 projects PLN 4.4 million; 5 projects PLN 4.5 million; 6 projects PLN 67 million; 8 projects PLN 4.3 million; 95 projects PLN 53.5 million; 83 projects zachodniopomorskie kujawsko-pomorskie 5 completed projects; total value of PLN 37.9 million kujawsko-pomorskie PLN 4.8 million; 4 projects PLN 9.5 million; project PLN 4.7 million; 6 projects PLN 59. million; 57 projects PLN 35 million; 5 projects PLN 6. million; 34 projects PLN 58 million; 5 projects lubuskie wielkopolskie lubuskie 8 completed projects; total value of PLN 356. million PLN 37.4 million; 5 projects PLN 4 million; 5 projects PLN million; 30 projects PLN 0.9 million; project PLN 3.5 million; 54 projects PLN 58.9 million; 87 projects Captions: Priority axis I Priority axis II Priority axis III Priority axis IV Priority axis V Priority axis VI Priority axis VII Priority axis VIII dolnośląskie opolskie 75 completed projects; total value of PLN 40.5 million dolnośląskie PLN million; 7 projects PLN million; 7 projects PLN million; 43 projects PLN 84.5 million; 73 projects PLN 58.4 million; 7 projects PLN 67.6 million; 33 projects PLN 3. million; 9 projects opolskie PLN 54 million; 3 projects PLN 0.7 million; 4 projects PLN million; 36 projects PLN.5 million; 6 projects PLN 3.8 million; 6 projects PLN 6.7 million; 75 projects śląskie 305 completed projects; total value of PLN 96.4 million 94 completed projects; total value of PLN 0. million wielkopolskie PLN 47.6 million; 00 projects PLN 38.8 million; 8 projects PLN 5.8 million; 7 projects PLN 893 million; 9 projects PLN 40. million; 8 projects PLN 79.5 million; 433 projects PLN million; 53 projects śląskie PLN 39. million; 9 projects PLN 33.3 million; 5 projects PLN 7 million; 35 projects PLN.3 billion; 36 projects PLN 48.7 million; 4 projects PLN 56. million; 79 projects PLN 85.7 million; 88 projects All data presented in the charts is correct as of 30 June 0. The criterion applied to determine the share and size of individual pie chart fragments is the total value of financing allocated to projects implemented as part of each OP IE priority axis as of 30 June 0. 5 completed projects; total value of PLN 65. million 445 completed projects; total value of PLN. billion 6 INNOVATIVE POLAND

16 Poland (national projects) warmińsko-mazurskie PLN.7 billion; 5 projects PLN. billion; 9 projects PLN. billion; 67 projects PLN 66.7 million; 4 projects PLN 55.8 million; 48 projects PLN million; 96 projects PLN 3.6 billion; 8 projects PLN 47. million; projects 66 completed projects; total value of PLN billion podlaskie warmińsko-mazurskie PLN.9 million; projects PLN. million; projects PLN 0. million; project PLN 34. million; 9 projects PLN 0.9 million; 6 projects PLN 69 million; 53 projects PLN 80. million; 56 projects 8 completed projects; total value of PLN 94.7 million PLN. million; 6 projects PLN million; 8 projects PLN million; 7 projects PLN. million; 4 projects PLN 68.5 million; 84 projects 67 completed projects; total value of PLN 76.3 million mazowieckie podlaskie łódzkie mazowieckie PLN 45.7 million; 64 projects PLN 5.8 million; projects PLN 0.9 million; 7 projects PLN million; 07 projects PLN 55.5 million; 8 projects PLN 5.4 million; 9 projects PLN 7.9 million; 48 projects 9 completed projects; total value of PLN 496 million PLN.3 billion; 8 projects PLN billion; 4 projects PLN 3.8 million; 54 projects PLN. billion; 99 projects PLN 33.5 million; 8 projects PLN 50.5 million; 648 projects PLN 555. million; 79 projects łódzkie świętokrzyskie lubelskie lubelskie 93 completed projects; total value of PLN. billion PLN 60.7 million; 4 projects PLN 79. million; projects PLN.9 million; 3 projects PLN million; 36 projects PLN.4 million; 7 projects PLN 86. million; 63 projects PLN 94.8 million; 7 projects 98 completed projects; total value of PLN 53. million małopolskie podkarpackie świętokrzyskie PLN 7. million; 6 projects PLN 89.8 million; project PLN.3 million; 5 projects PLN 9. million; 4 projects PLN 0.8 million; 6 projects PLN 3.7 million; 55 projects PLN 7.4 million; 94 projects 75 completed projects; total value of PLN 6.7 million małopolskie PLN 5.6 million; projects PLN 74.9 million; 7 projects PLN 4.9 million; 3 projects PLN 89.6 million; 70 projects PLN 57.3 million; 0 projects PLN 5.6 million; 39 projects PLN.5 million; 39 projects 573 completed projects; total value of PLN million podkarpackie PLN 6.7 million; 3 projects PLN 36.4 million; project PLN 4.9 million; 9 projects PLN 94.3 million; 90 projects PLN 30.9 million; 5 projects PLN 35.8 million; 74 projects PLN 34.6 million; 59 projects 334 completed projects; total value of PLN million INNOVATIVE POLAND 7

17 e-laboratory Laboratory of Teleinformatic Technologies and Photonics Project initiator: West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin Measure:. Development of high research potential centers Project value: PLN 9.7 million Value of EU co-financing: PLN 8. million Project implementation dates: The aim of this project was to establish the Laboratory of Teleinformatic Technologies and Photonics which, together with other administrative units of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the West Pomeranian University of Technology (WPUT) in Szczecin, should contribute to creating one of the most state-of-the-art centers for comprehensive telecommunication technology research in Poland. This undertaking comprised all aspects of establishing a fully equipped research laboratory, a suitable place for advanced scientific research and implementation works related to teleinformatic and photonic technologies. Value of the equipment purchased as part of the project amounted to nearly PLN 0 million. This new equipment and furbishing of six workshop rooms enables e.g. research and analysis of qualities of optical devices and materials, including elements of teleinformatic networks, as well as design and test activities related to networks. With this equipment in place, the laboratory allows its users to participate in top quality research projects in the fields of photonics and optoelectronics. Currently, the workshop is used to carry out works related to the use of photo-reactive quantum wells in optical fiber systems as well as to the design and tests of new solutions for telecommunications networks. Implementation of this project allowed us to develop and test various photonic elements, devices and systems which can be applied not only in telecommunications. It opens up the possibility for us to establish partnerships with other research centers and enterprises with respect to implementation of innovative photonic and teleinformatic technologies, says professor Ewa Weinert-Rączka, project coordinator. The laboratory works in unpaid partnerships with telecommunication companies. It is also employed as a scientific, research and didactic resource for university students majoring in Electronics and Telecommunications as well as Teleinformatics at the University s Faculty of Electrical Engineering. 8

18 ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE VOIVODESHIP Szczecin The West Pomeranian University of Technology offers well-equipped teleinformatic and photonic laboratories In the laboratories, works are carried out related to e.g. design and testing of new solutions for telecommunications networks 9

19 Złocieniec closer to the world Counteracting digital exclusion provision of Internet access to the residents of Gmina Złocieniec Project initiator: Gmina Złocieniec Measure: 8.3 Counteracting digital exclusion einclusion Project value: PLN 8. thousand Value of EU co-financing: PLN 90 thousand Project implementation dates: If you want to pay your bills without standing in long lines, easily search for important information, contact your friends without having to pay for it or use e-learning services, you need a computer with an Internet access. In Poland, there are still many places where the telecommunication signal is missing or where the residents cannot afford purchasing a computer and paying an Internet service fee. Gmina Złocieniec, in cooperation with the Municipal-Gmina Social Welfare Center, decided to help the most impoverished families in the Gmina area by providing them with computer sets and Internet access for the period of 5 years. The idea was mainly to provide people with equal opportunities. Support has been provided to those households whose material conditions were disadvantageous, who had to use welfare services in the form of allowances and benefits, who could not afford purchasing a computer and access to telecommunication services, says Leszek Modrzakowski, Secretary of the Gmina. Priority has been given to families with many school-aged children. The support scheme has covered 30 households, including 0 households from 0 villages in the Gmina area and 0 households from the town of Złocieniec. The project, however, was not limited to the provision of equipment and Internet access alone. A total of 35 hours of training (9 groups, 5 hours each) was also provided. Training participants have been taught the basics of computer operation, Internet use and Occupational Health and Safety standards applicable for workplaces with computers. Regular maintenance works are performed on the computers. Gmina Office employees, together with social workers, regularly check whether the project participants use the equipment they have been given in compliance with the applicable rules and provisions of agreements they have undersigned. As for the specific benefits, the children have gained the opportunity to better prepare for their classes in school, while the parents have started using e-services. They are gradually gaining more and more ICT skills, which increases their access opportunities to education and job market. There is one example which stands out as a proof of the einclusion program s effectiveness, adds Leszek Modrzakowski. One inhabitant of our Gmina owes the health of her son to Internet access, as she used the Web to arrange for her child a surgery in a clinic in Berlin. 0

20 ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE VOIVODESHIP Złocieniec Project participants have been taught the basics of computer operation, Internet use and OHS standards The children can better prepare for their classes in school, while the parents have started using e-services INNOVATIVE POLAND

21 Baltic from space Satellite Monitoring of the Baltic Sea Environment (SatBaltyk) Project initiator: The Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences Sub-measure:.. Strategic programmes of scientific research and development works Project value: PLN 40. million Value of EU co-financing: PLN 34. million Project implementation dates: First laboratories for the research of Baltic Sea waters were established in Poland as early as in the 90s. Their works comprised mainly probing and sampling materials for analysis from ships. Such research methods, however, are timeconsuming, expensive and unable to provide the possibility of ongoing monitoring of the entire sea area. The ideal method for researching the environment of the Baltic Sea is remote sensing via satellite. The use of a satellite shortens down the time necessary to scan a selected area from several days to several minutes. The use of this technology, combined with mathematical models some of which have already been designed by project contractors will allow for the detection of various characteristics of the sea, including its temperature, sea currents, water pollution or the speed and quantity of the primordial organic matter produced. These characteristics will be available online as maps and digital data. Such information can be used for fishery and tourist purposes, as well as in conflict situations between Baltic Sea countries related e.g. to the issue of environmental degradation. The SatBaltyk operational system can already be used in practice. The following stages of project implementation, including the launch of the autonomous offshore measurement platform which will allow for continuous calibration and test measurements, will increase the operability of the entire system, the quality of collected information and the number of qualities of Baltic ecosystem which can be measured and defined, explains professor Bogdan Woźniak, project manager. The project is implemented by a consortium composed of the Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (the leader and beneficiary) and institutes from three universities of the Pomeranian region: the University of Szczecin, University of Gdansk and the Pomeranian University in Słupsk.

22 Sopot POMORSKIE VOIVODESHIP Specialized equipment allows for the research regarding various aspects of the sea, including its temperature, sea currents or water pollution The use of a satellite shortens down the time necessary to scan a selected area with traditional methods from several days to several minutes 3

23 Surgeon s helper Optimization of abdominal hernia treatment with synthetic implants (HAL 00) Project initiator: Medical University of Gdańsk Sub-measure:.3. Development projects Project value: PLN 3 million Value of EU co-financing: PLN.4 million Project implementation dates: Nearly 0 thousand new patients suffering from abdominal hernia are registered in Poland each year. Even though laparoscopic treatment brings better results than traditional procedures, some patients still suffer from relapses. This results e.g. from the fact that the intra-abdominal implants used during the procedure and the plugs used to attach them are fitted intuitively. Research works carried out as part of the project focused, among others, on the biomechanics of the abdominal cavity and aimed at increasing our knowledge of the environment in which the implant is designed to work. Moreover, mechanical qualities of synthetic materials intra-abdominal implants as well as qualities of various types of plugs have been examined. Our research is very innovative. We are the first in the world to carry out simulations of implant-tissue system interac- tions in the event of post-surgery cough, which is often the reason why these two elements become detached and the illness returns. We constructed a specialized pressure chamber to which we would insert the systems we were analyzing. The tests were conducted on various materials used by surgeons. Following these tests, we have created a data base including information about more and less effective methods of surgical hernia treatment, says Agnieszka Tomaszewska, deputy project coordinator. The knowledge thus obtained has been employed to construct the computer program named HAL 00, coupled with laparoscopic cameras. The program provides the surgeon with active support during the surgery. Dissemination of this video-surgery technology will not only contribute to the simplification of the surgical procedure and increase in the competitiveness of Polish hospitals HAL 00 can also be used for running virtual tests of new types of implants. 4

24 Gdańsk POMORSKIE VOIVODESHIP The scientists from Gdansk were the first in the world to carry out simulations of implant-tissue system interactions in the event of post-surgery cough The research aimed at gaining increased knowledge of the environment in which the mesh implant is designed to work 5

25 The dusk of white spots The last mile in Community Słupsk and Kobylnica Project initiator: Systemy Dawid Krętkowski Measure: 8.4 Ensuring Internet access at the last mile level Project value: PLN 65.4 thousand Value of EU co-financing: PLN 69. thousand Project implementation dates: In 008-0, the percentage of households with Internet access increased by 40% in Poland. This upward tendency is also visible in the sector of broadband Internet access. Projects financed under the Operational Programme Innovative Economy have contributed to this achievement. One of such projects is The last mile in Community Słupsk and Kobylnica. This undertaking, implemented by the Systemy company, has provided residents of 50 households in six towns and villages near Słupsk Gać, Redęcin, Zębowo, Sycewice, Łosino and Rogawica with comfortable broadband Internet access. Each project participant has been given a socalled Client set, which delivers the signal to their computer. The radio line guarantees the transfer speed of no less than MB/s. The project comprised the establishment of project headquarters in Słupsk and 3 intermediary base stations in other parts of the region, from where the signal is distrib- uted. Furthermore, two servers necessary for service provision have been purchased and launched. We have delivered the Internet to places where service providers had previously found it unprofitable provide their services. At the same time, the project allowed for the development of our company by broadening our area of business and increasing the number of service customers. It is possible that we will implement another similar project in the future. Our goal is to provide top quality services, and so we not only deliver the broadband network, but also provide information for our customers and maintenance services for the devices installed as part of the project, says Dawid Krętowski, owner of the Systemy company. Therefore, more and more white spots areas on the map which have previously been devoid of Internet access keep disappearing in the Słupsk area. According to the project assumptions, its completion will increase the percentage of Internet users in the area by as much as 30%. 6

26 Słupsk POMORSKIE VOIVODESHIP Residents of 50 households in six towns and villages near Słupsk have been provided with broadband Internet access The project headquarters has been established in Słupsk and two servers necessary for service provision have been purchased 7

27 Technology at full speed Use of smart materials and constructions for the development of concept and creation of an innovative rotor-bearing system for energetic microturbines Project initiator: University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn Sub-measure:.3. Development projects Project value: PLN 7.4 million Value of EU co-financing: PLN 6.3 million Project implementation dates: An intelligent bearing which smartly adjusts itself automatically to varied work conditions, may revolutionize the way in which high-speed rotating machinery is constructed this is the idea behind the project implemented by the University of Warmia and Mazury (UWM) in Olsztyn. The university offered to introduce changes to the construction of bearings as it is performed today. Traditional rigid bearing (the part of the bearing on which the shaft extension is based) has been replaced with a construction comprising several layers of foil, adjusting its shape to any current position of the shaft. Limited friction translates into decreased quantity of construction materials used, which means that the element is not only more durable but also cheaper to maintain. These characteristics should guarantee marketing success for the project. The whole idea was to find a comprehensive solution for the problem of bearing power machinery with bearings which are oiled with fluids characterized by very low boiling temperatures, explains Wojciech Miąskowski, project manager. This approach requires combined effort of sev- eral scientific teams from all over Poland. The results of this project will include the creation of numerous innovative solutions, starting with the very construction of bearings and bearing systems for high-speed rotating machinery power machinery in particular through new materials, technologies for material production, testing and shaping, ending with numerical models and research tools (e.g. computer software). The project is implemented in partnership with the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow, the Institute of Turbomachinery at the Polish Academy of Sciences in Gdańsk, the Institute for Sustainable Technologies National Research Institute in Radom and the Institute of Electronic Materials Technology in Warsaw. The interdisciplinary composition of the consortium is a guarantee of the precision of research and test works performed on the newly created construction. The project will be completed with the construction of a bearing prototype, and the industrial property thus created will be submitted for protection. 8

28 WARMIŃSKO-MAZURSKIE VOIVODESHIP Olsztyn An intelligent bearing may revolutionize the way in which high-speed rotating machinery is constructed Traditional rigid bearing has been replaced with a construction comprising several layers of foil, adjusting its shape to any current position of the shaft 9

29 A different point of view Development and implementation of digital map production based on the fusion of photogrammetric and remote sensing aerial images Project initiator: Okręgowe Przedsiębiorstwo Geodezyjno-Kartograficzne OPEGIEKA Sp. z o.o. District Survey Company Measure:.4 4. Support for goal-oriented projects and Support for implementation of results of R&D works Project value: PLN. million (Measure.4); PLN 4.4 million (Measure 4.) Value of EU co-financing: PLN thousand (Measure.4); PLN 6.5 million (Measure 4.) Project implementation dates: (Measure.4); (Measure 4.) Three-dimensional city models, localization of engineering structures, flood risk maps and analysis of thermal losses in buildings these are several examples of activities made possible owing to the implementation of the project designed by the OPEGIEKA company in Elbląg. Owing to the use of a new technology, digital maps are created with the use of thermovision cameras, laser scanner and aerial cameras during photogrammetric flights (flights during which photographs of the surface of Earth are taken). The aims of the undertaking included not only the launch of the production of particular sensors but also an analysis of potential possibilities of connecting thus collected data in order to create high quality products which facilitate the management of spatial information. The photo maps (orthophotographic maps) which are commonly used in the Internet (e.g. Google Maps) are products of the photographic method combined with measurements done with a laser scanner. The latter allows for a precise specification of coordinates of particular points located on the surface of the Earth. In this way, it becomes possible to recreate the shape of the land. This type of model allows for the photographs to be processed into maps. Our system makes it possible to create maps of flood risks. Such maps illustrate the possible effects of a flood for various water levels assumed. They also allow for the optimum planning of urban development. Moreover, they can be used by insurance companies for risk assessment purposes, says Jakub Krawczyk, manager of the Aerial Unit at OPEGIEKA. This new equipment allows us to perform photogrammetric flights ordered by investors who plan to set up construction works of structures or buildings. During a single day, we are able to image several hundreds of square kilometers. This technology also works better than any other on forest areas, where land surveyors find it difficult to carry out traditional measurement works. Apart from specialist cameras and the laser scanner, the company also purchased a Vulcanair P68 TC model airplane as part of the project. The plane is employed as a mobile platform for the sensors. Its nose is made of acrylic glass, which provides excellent visibility for the pilot. 30

30 WARMIŃSKO-MAZURSKIE VOIVODESHIP Elbląg OPEGIEKA purchased a Vulcanair P68 TC model airplane for photogrammetric flights Digital maps are made with thermovision cameras, laser scanner and aerial camera 3

31 Faster than diabetes Development of a method for detecting the markers indicating predisposition to insulin resistance Project initiator: Medical University of Białystok Sub-measure:.3. Development projects Project value: PLN 9.6 million Value of EU co-financing: PLN 6.7 million Project implementation dates: Diabetes is considered to be a social disease. As it can do great damage to the human body, its early diagnosis is of crucial importance. Insulin resistance, which means that one s organism does not react to insulin as intensely as it should, is a predisposing factor for type diabetes as well as diseases of the circulatory system, neurodegenerative diseases, polycystic ovary syndrome and many other afflictions. Insulin sensitivity of an organism can be measured through costly and time-consuming tests such as the so-called euglycaemic clamp. However, not everyone can afford this type of examination. Early detection of predisposition to insulin resistance, which can be achieved through simple markers, can have great significance for the process of development of prophylactics programs for lifestyle diseases. The Medical University in Białystok the leader of a research group searching for such markers has obtained the funds for the implementation of a project titled Development of a method for detecting the markers indicating predisposi- tion to insulin resistance from the Operational Programme Innovative Economy. Our project includes examinations of young and healthy volunteers whose insulin sensitivity is measured with the euglycaemic clamp technology. We analyze the process of gene expression in their skeletal muscles and adipose tissue, sampled by way of biopsy. We also analyze the proteins in their blood plasma, explains professor Marek Strączkowski, project manager. A complex statistic analysis will allow for the identification of those factors which are to the greatest extent related to insulin resistance; factors which may be the biomarkers, or main indicators, of insulin resistance, he adds. The project may result in the discovery of those destinations within the organism where the medicine used by patients with type diabetes has its effects. Other parties involved in the project include the Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the Faculty of Biology at the University of Warsaw and the Medical University of Łódź. 3

32 PODLASKIE VOIVODESHIP Białystok The research will allow for the identification of those factors which are to the greatest extent related to insulin resistance The scientists are looking for those destinations within the organism where the medicine used by patients with type diabetes has its effects 33

33 Window on the world Development of broadband Internet access infrastructure by the company Project initiator: Internet w Twoim Domu P. Jastrzębski Measure: 8.4 Ensuring Internet access at the last mile level Project value: PLN thousand Value of EU co-financing: PLN 7.4 thousand Project implementation dates: There are still places in Poland where the word Internet means basically nothing to its residents. Until recently, the Communities Grajewo and Rajgród in Podlaskie Voivodeship belonged to this group of areas. As both these districts are little populated, operators found it unprofitable to construct their telecommunications infrastructure there. Currently, residents of these Communities are no longer members of the digitally excluded community. By applying revolutionary solutions of radio technology, the Gig@net company has constructed a telecommunications infrastructure based on seven radio lines in this area. 50 subscribers from 8 villages located in the area of both Communities have thus gained access to broadband Internet with a guaranteed transfer speed of no less than MB/s. For both individual residents of Grajewo and Rajgród Gminas as well as for the schools located there, a brand new window on the world has been opened. The use of new technologies will contribute to the development of information society, says Paweł Jastrzębski, project coordinator. Access to information will allow school students to broaden their knowledge and decrease the information gap which has previously separated them from their peers attending town and city schools. Households located in the rural areas, on the other hand, have been given a chance of dynamic growth, e.g. by setting up farm tourism enterprises. The Internet will allow owners of such businesses to present their offer online, inform other Internet users about tourist assets of Communities and contact their potential customers directly. Finally, farmers have been given a tool which facilitates their cooperation with seed and fertilizer producers as well as recipients of agricultural products. 34

34 PODLASKIE VOIVODESHIP Grajewo The company has constructed a telecommunications infrastructure which comprises villages previously devoid of this form of contact with the rest of the world Owing to radio transmitters, rural households have been granted access to the Internet 35

35 Cosmic implants from Poland Innovative, less-invasive non-fusion and fusion methods for the surgical treatment of dysfunctions of human skeleto-neuro-muscular system Project initiator: LfC Sp. z o.o. Measure:.4 Support for goal-oriented projects Project value: PLN 37.4 million Value of EU co-financing: PLN 9. million Project implementation dates: Scientists from the LfC company based in Zielona Góra have been using the EU funds granted under the Operational Programme Innovative Economy to develop less invasive treatment methods for spinal pains and ailments as well as prototypes and production of innovative devices, products and surgical instruments to enhance the current methods of therapy. support, pharmacological and biotechnological actions as well. By investing in research and development, we have become a fully European company: we now develop and produce top quality medical products. We want to create products whose functions are as close to the natural human needs as only possible, says Lechosław F. Ciupik, doctor of bioengineering and president of LfC. The research and project group, comprising 0 people, have been giving most of their attention to those conditions which have yet not been sufficiently diagnosed, including spondyloarthritis as well as neurological and oncological spine conditions. The team works in partnership with six other medical and technological centers in Poland and abroad. In total, over 00 researchers and scientists are involved in the project. The scientists want the innovative solutions they are working on to be as comprehensive as possible, taking into account not only the surgical treatment, but psychological Owing to the funds from the European Union, the project team can employ state-of-the-art materials and advanced technologies, as well as use unique research and measurement equipment in their activities. So far, three inventions have been patented owing to the support from the European Regional Development Fund. One of them is the intervertebral space implant named Car- LIF. This three-dimensional implant is made of bio-titanium powder and constructed with a computer-operated stream of electrons, which allows for the detailed and exact rendering of the complicated anatomic shapes. 36