Following the success of the first edition which mobilised 130 academic and start-up partners, Air Liquide yesterday launched its #2018AirLiquideScientificChallenge, designed to advance research in an open innovation approach.
This year, the three topics selected are aimed at improving air quality and preventing global warming for the planet.
The #2018AirLiquideScientificChallenge is open to academic teams, private Research & Development departments, startups, and private or public Institutes. All are invited to submit, from June 25th to September 20th, innovative scientific research projects using Essential Small Molecules on these topics:
- · Topic #01 on hydrogen production: “Lower-CO2 H2” – How to produce cost competitive hydrogen while reducing greenhouse gas emissions?
- · Topic #02 on the use of H2 in industrial processes: “H2 is coming” – How to use H2 to avoid CO2 emissions in industrial processes traditionally based on fossil fuel?
- · Topic #03 on sustainable food production: “Sustainable Farm to Fork” – How can our Essential Small Molecules help rise to the challenge of meeting the dietary needs of 9 billion people in a healthy, affordable, sustainable and environmentally friendly way?
An Air Liquide scientific prize coupled with a €50,000 ($58,000) grant will be awarded to each of the laureates at the end of 2018. Moreover, the Tier One corporation will fund collaboration projects to up to €1.5m ($1.7m), in order to develop the selected scientific proposals and transform them into market-tailored technologies.
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