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Prime award EARTO innovation lies with TNO and its partners for the development of 'the Legionella chip'
22/12/2009
December 22, 2009
The first prize EARTO innovation was awarded to the Organization for the research scientific applied of the Netherlands (TNO) and its partners - Regional laboratory of public health of Kennemerland and Vitens - for the development of an innovative 'chip for Legionella'. This new chip will allow companies and public authorities to determine within four hours if a sample of water contains the strain of Legionella, compared the two weeks it takes for the systems that have been used so far.
Jury also wanted to point out two other candidates projects: Motionpod and a solar module assembly line. Motionpod, developed by the French Commission of Atomic Energy (CEA), is a tool capable of measuring human movements and which can be very useful in fields such as physical therapy, rehabilitation or medical robots. On the other hand, the jury has also highlighted assembly line of solar modules from the Centre of research of the energy of the Netherlands for their ability to support all possible variations that can occur in cells.
The presentation of this award, to which they chose several Fedit technology centers, took place on Dec. 9 at the Museum of musical instruments in Brussels. He aims at rewarding innovative projects, developed entirely by technology and equipped with important economic or social centres and who have demonstrated their implementation and viability.
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