We are excited to announce that CEITEC BUT, under the leadership of Dr. Edgar Montufar, will coordinate the groundbreaking EIC Pathfinder project, BiCeps. This initiative brings together a team of distinguished scientists from leading academic institutions and industrial companies, united by a shared vision of innovation.
Research Group of High Performance Materials and Coatings for Industry of CEITEC BUT, Dr. Edgar Montufar, is embarking on an ambitious journey to revolutionize mechanical motion generation. This cutting-edge project will focus on designing, developing, and fabricating muscle-inspired actuators using advanced materials and state-of-the-art 3D printing technologies.
This project brings together an efficiently composed consortium of leading academic institutions and industrial partners, each with an excellent track record in their respective fields. The collaboration will span:
During four years of this EIC project duration, we will produce working samples in various dimensions to show the range of possible applications.
The BiCeps project stood out among more than 1,000 proposals submitted to the highly competitive HORIZON-EIC-2024-PATHFINDEROPEN-01 call.
With an acceptance rate of just 4%, being selected as one of the 45 funded projects is a tremendous achievement for our team. We are eager to share the progress and outcomes of this cutting-edge research with you as it unfolds.
The success of BiCeps is rooted in a long-standing partnership among prominent institutions, including:
This consortium builds on the solid foundation established through past collaborative projects like CLiCAM and GlaCerHub, ensuring a synergy of expertise and innovation.
BiCeps represents a significant leap forward in engineering, focusing on revolutionizing the design of actuators—key components in technologies requiring movement. With support from the European Union, this project aims to drive transformative advancements across industries reliant on these technologies.
The BiCeps project officially kicks off on March 1, 2025. Stay tuned as we embark on this exciting journey to push the boundaries of scientific discovery and technological innovation.
