As part of the Win2Wal 2025 call for projects, eight research projects have been selected with the participation of ULiège, including seven as promoter. These projects will receive financial support to develop innovative solutions that meet the needs of industry and regional and European priorities in terms of ecological, energy and digital transition.
As part of Wallonia's policy to support Research & Development and Innovation, the Win2Wal program supports industrial research projects with high added value potential, linked to strategic needs for the Walloon economy. The 2025 call, with a budget of €12 million including €10 million for universities, targeted three themes: circular materials (DIS1), innovations for agile and safe design and production (DIS3), and sustainable energy systems and housing (DIS4). An additional budget of €2 million also supports the participation of approved research centers.
Launched on June 3, 2024, call 2025 closed on February 4. Eight of the selected projects involve ULiège, seven of which are coordinated by our researchers. These projects testify to the richness and diversity of ULiège's research skills, mobilized to serve the industrial, energy and environmental transition. By joining forces with leading academic and industrial partners, the University is actively contributing to the development of concrete, sustainable solutions in line with regional and European strategic priorities.
BioGREEnPowder aims to develop a safer and more environmentally-friendly production process for the synthesis of phosphate-based bioverre powders by atomization, intended for the manufacture of bioresorbable bone implants customized by 3D printing.
The CARMEN project will develop a digital platform for evaluating energy renovation scenarios for buildings, integrating the carbon, energy and financial dimensions. It will enable companies in the sector to identify and advise on the best renovation options.
CREEPCRACK will develop a numerical model to predict the behavior and durability of metal alloys subjected to extreme conditions in new-generation nuclear reactors, thus contributing to Europe's energy transition.
Flow4Pharma is developing an intensified mesofluidic platform to transform low-cost alcohols into key halogenated pharmaceutical intermediates, notably for fulvestrant and buprenorphine. This intensified approach, which can be generalized to other high-added-value molecules, will help enhance the safety, efficiency and versatility of industrial processes with a low environmental footprint.
LIMPID will develop machine learning methods for the prediction and optimization of complex dynamic systems representative of industrial processes. These methods will be validated using data from Carmeuse's lime kiln.
MACH will develop an ultra-low power precision flowmeter, self-powered by hydro-elastic vibrations and connected. Its measurement cell will be able to detect leaks in drinking water networks, contributing to more sustainable management of this essential resource. This innovative IoT device could also be used in other industrial fluids.
StochAI will develop a multi-scale approach based on artificial intelligence to predict the behavior of recycled thermoplastic materials and make their use in high value-added structural components more reliable, in support of European regulations targeting 40% recycled materials.
MIC2MAC aims to develop optimized concrete formulations incorporating fines from earth waste, as well as a technical guide for their implementation, contributing to more sustainable and competitive infrastructures.
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