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Improved detection of concealed objects on, and within the body of, persons

Summary

This cluster responds to the challenges arising from persistent security threats, including cybercrime and cybersecurity as well as natural and man-made disasters.

Programme Name

Horizon Europe (2021-2027)

Programme Description

Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.

Programme Details

Call

Improved detection of concealed objects on, and within the body of, persons

Detailed Call Description

Proposed solutions should be harmless for users and operators, provide fast detection and include easily deployable devices. These solutions should be able to detect weapons (including non-metallic weapons); explosives (combined or not with electronics), including homemade explosives (HMEs) and improvised explosive devices (IEDs); other threats and illicit goods such as drugs, tobacco or currency, concealed under or in the clothes or bags of individuals as well as within the individuals’ bodies.

These, could be increasingly useful especially in contexts such as airports or ferry terminals where people board on foot or in vehicles, where a sufficient and efficient detection capacity will have to cope with substantial growth of passenger volume.

Proposed solutions must maximise respect of fundamental rights, including for dignity and privacy. Solutions should also prove their potential to enable the quick scan of large flows of people, employing a minimum number of operators.

Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan

70%

Contribution per project: €5 million

Programme Category
EU Competitive Programmes
Total Budget
€20,00 million
Thematic Categories
  • Justice - Security
  • Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
  • Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
Call Opening Date
30/06/2021
Call Closing Date
23/11/2021
National Contact Point(s)

Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia
P.O.Box 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Phone Number: +357 22205000
Email Address: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/

Contact Persons:
Dr. Ioannis Theodorou
Scientific Officer
Contact Phone: +357 22 20 50 38
Contact Email: itheodorou@research.org.cy 

Christakis Theocharous
Scientific Officer A’
Contact Phone: +357 22 20 50 29
Contact Email: ctheocharous@research.org.cy

Website
Funding&Tenders portal HE Main Work Programme 2021–2022 –Civil Security for Society p.84
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