OPTIPATH
This project is aiming at improvements in adaptive optics for miniature cameras, optical communications, absorption spectroscopy, AR glasses, and 3D imaging. EIC funding. Grant agreement ID: 101185769, 02-2025 to 01-2028, project website
VIVA
The Vision optics with Integrated VCSELs and Artificial Intelligence (VIVA) project is reviewing the integration of vision optics with Integrated VCSELs and Artificial Intelligence. Includes development of technology layers that consist of components, modules, and system integration. Grant agreement ID: 101139942, 06-2024 to 05-2027, project website
MODII
This project unites Valley Optics, NIL Technology (NILT), and PlanOpSim to develop revolutionary MOE design tools, necessary for meta-optical elements to become widespread. A compact 3D sensor (combining MOEs and standard lenses) will be designed, manufactured, and validated to demonstrate the software's capabilities. Eurostars 3, Call 4, Application ID:4012, 09-2023 to 08-2026, Eurostars 3 PDF
SUPERvisionary
NILT was part of the SUPERvisionary project with 2.3m€ funding from the EIC Accelerator, part of The European Innovation Council (EIC). The SUPERvisionary project focused on development of advanced diffractive lenses for the real time 3D sensing market, targeting mobile phone (face recognition) and automotive (LiDAR systems for autonomous vehicles) markets. EIC funding. Grant agreement ID: 946897, 03-2020 to 02-2022, project website
R2RMon
Eurostars (part of the European Partnership on Innovative SMEs and co-funded by the European Union through Horizon Europe) is a funding instrument that supports innovative SMEs and project partners (large companies, universities, research organizations) by funding international collaborative R&D and innovation projects. Reference Number: 113231, 10-2019 to 10-2021, project website
SMART_FLEX
The aim of the project is to develop a radically new type of Optical Solar Reflector (OSR) suitable for the space environment. To achieve a temperature variable emissivity, the OSR has nano-antennas in thermochromatic material, which are made by nanoimprinting. Grant agreement ID: 821932, 01-2019 to 01-2022, project website
MARS (Manufacturing Architecture for Resilience and Sustainability)
The MARS project is a Joint-Danish-German Cooperation on SME innovation with Fraunhofer IPT and Nanoplus (DE). The objective of the project is to integrate anti-reflective nanostructures in infrared optics manufactured by precision glass moulding. Project funding: Innobooster (Innovationsfonden) Grant agreement ID: 101091783, 01-2023 to 12-2026, project website
FAST track 2 FACE Recognition Camera Dominance
This project aims to develop the most competitive cameras for face recognition, mixed reality and augmented reality for mobile phones, tablets and computers. NILT develops wafer-level optical prototypes for cameras. EIC funding. Project funding: H2020. Grant agreement ID: 820615, 09-2018 to 03-2021, project website
ADIMA
In the ADIMA project, NILT develops masters and replication methods for advanced diffractive optical elements (DOE). The project is funded by the Sweden’s Innovation Agency Vinnova ID: SEK 1 791 000, 2019 to 2021, website
ProSurf (High Precision Process Chains for the Mass Production of Functional Structured Surfaces)
The aim of this H2020 project is to develop high precision process chains for the mass production of functional structured surfaces. ProSurf aims to transfer a selection of advanced methods for surface modification into industrial mass production lines that use replicative processes such as injection moulding. ProSurf covers a broad scope of applications. Demonstrators will be developed to improve actual products of the industrial consortium members. NIL Technology´s role in the project is to develop nanostructured moulds for anti-reflective and decorative surface functionalities. Project funding H2020. Grant agreement ID: 767589, 01-2018 to 06-2021, project website
META-REFLECTOR (Next generation meta-material based Optical Solar Reflectors)
This project focuses on developing the next generation of meta-materials to produce optical solar reflectors to govern the thermos-optical properties of the interface between the spacecraft and the space environment. This will be achieved by large area patterning of photonic nanopatterns. Project funding: H2020. Grant agreement ID: 687303, 01-2016 to 12-2018, project website
Izadi-Nano2Industry Project
NILTs role in the IZADI project is the development of nanoimprinted injection moulding tool inserts for the MAIER B-pillar. Project funding: H2020. Grant agreement ID: 686165, 10-2015 to 10-2018, project website
NIL-2-GO
The NIL-2-GO project focused on the development of a simple nanotechnological production technology for nanostructuring of fragile and rough surfaces. NIL-2-GO is based on a close collaboration between DTU Nanotech and NIL Technology ApS, the result of 20+ years of research and development. In the project a simple method for nanostructuring of fragile and rough surfaces is made ready for production. Project funding: Innovationsfonden (DK). Reference Number: 9745, project website
Superlens (Optical plastic lenses with super-hydrophobic surface properties)
The aim of the Superlens project is to develop a fabrication method for optical plastic lenses with self-cleaning properties. Plastic lenses are found in products ranging from medical devices to sensor and illumination systems. A great challenge of the existing lenses is the limited lifetime and need for cleaning. The project addresses this problem by creating super-hydrophobic and self-cleaning plastic lenses produced by injection molding. The solution is to use nanostructured steel tools which will replicate the desired properties into the lens directly. Project funding: Eurostars-Eureka. Reference Number: 9745, 01-2015 to 01-2017, project website
NEMI project (Neutral Microscopy)
Most failures in pattern replication processes are caused by wear of forming and forging master tools. Tribology is the science applied for lowering the wear by developing advanced (nanostructured) coatings. However, even these coatings are subject to wear that manifest itself as changes in the mechanical properties of the master tool in the form of fractures, roughness changes (adhesion) or deformation of the 3D shape. Hence a careful examination of the surface structure is essential for validating the functionality of a master tool. A new instrument based on NEUTRAL helium atoms is strictly surface sensitive with no penetration into the bulk (the atoms interact with the outermost electronic layer on the surface). The energy of the atoms is less than 0.1 eV, 4-6 order of magnitudes less than typical electron and helium ion energies. The new technique can image down to 10 nm and has the potential of being fast and applicable over large areas. Project funding: EU-FP7. Official Journal reference: L 412 - 2006-12-30. Grant agreement ID:309672, 03-2013 to 08-2016, project website
Plast4Future
The objective of the project is to upgrade existing injection molding production technology for manufacture of plastic components by enhancing the lateral resolution on free-form surfaces down to micro- and nanometer length scales. This will be achieved through the development of a complete nanoimprint lithography solution for structuring the free-form surface of injection molding tools and tool inserts. This will enable a cost effective and flexible nanoscale manufacturing process that can easily be integrated with conventional mass production lines. Project funding: EU-FP. Official Journal reference: L 412 - 2006-12-30. Grant agreement ID: 314345, 01-2013 to 12-2015, project website
NILSAW
NILSAW is a Eurostar funding European project, which is focusing on developing novel surface acoustic wave components through implementation of nanoimprint lithography techniques. The NILSAW target applications are calibration free SAW temperature sensors and SAW based oscillators for the tele/space/communication areas. Nanoimprint lithography will allow the production of highly uniform SAW components, with a target of reducing the fabrication tolerances below 10 ppm. Furthermore, Nanoimprint lithography allows for reduction of IDT features in order to push the production of high frequency SAW components beyond the 2.5 GHz range, which is the upper limit in commercially available SAW components today. Project funding: EuroStars (EU). Reference Number: 10640, 09-2016 to 09-2018, project website
CELL-O-MATIC
The CELL-O-MATIC project will synergize efforts from SMEs, academics and large companies to develop a new chip-based technology for processing DNA from individual cells that will enhance the quality and throughput of present and future DNA sequencing significantly. This will open up for the next generation high-throughput sequencing. Especially in cancer management will single-cell analysis have many applications as DNA isolation and sequencing from tumor tissue and circulating tumor cells (CTC) has an important prognostic value. Project funding: EU-FP7. Official Journal reference: L 412 - 2006-12-30. Grant agreement ID: 278204, 01-2012 to 12-2015, project website
PolyNano
The PolyNano project is organized in a technology developing kernel with direct link to 6 biotechnology tasks, to develop and explore the potential of LoC technology in a push-pull mode between development of precision polymer mass fabrication and user/market need defined by cutting edge biotech research. The project is open to approach new opportunities being “new innovation” initiatives, stakeholders (public, private, academic and commercial), and forms a strong basis for the partners to enter future R&D consortia and networks, national as well as international. Project funding: Innovationsfonden (DK), 2013 to 2017, website
NanoPlast
NanoPlast is an elaborate advanced technology platform for creation of novel surface functionalities in plastic products. Self-cleaning plastic surfaces, plastic surfaces with special optical properties and colorful plastic surfaces created without the use of dyes. The idea is that the parts are injection moulded in moulds with nanostructured surfaces, so that the nanostructures are transferred (or cast) to the surfaces of the replicated plastic parts. The project is organized under The Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation. Project funding: Innovationsfonden (DK), 10-2010 to 10-2014, project website
ICON (Industrial Consortium On Nanoimprint), Antimicrobial Surface
The ICON consortium (Industrial Consortium On Nanoimprint) led by A*STAR’s Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) developed a groundbreaking initiative to create chemical-free, bio-inspired antimicrobial surfaces using nanoimprint lithography (NIL). The surfaces can reduce infections caused by pathogens such as S. aureus and E. coli and can be used on common plastics, medical devices, lenses and even ship hulls. Conventional methods for preventing bacterial surface attachment may use potentially harmful metal ions, nanoparticles, chemicals or UV-radiation. Project funding: ICON–A*STAR’s Industrial Consortium On Nanoimprint (SG), 2010, website
BISNES– Bio-Inspired Self-assembled Nano-Enabled Surfaces
Advanced nanofabrication can now produce nano-structures similar in size with single biomolecules or their self-assembled architectures. Capitalising on this strategic opportunity, BISNES focuses on the design, fabrication and implementation of biomimetic nanostructures which complement biomolecular surfaces and modulate the biomolecular activity. The BISNES project will (i) develop software products for the representation and quantification of bimolecular surfaces, especially those that self-assemble in long-range nano-aggregates, interacting with artificial nanostructures; (ii) design and fabricate nanostructured surfaces and objects that complementary replicate biomolecular surfaces; and (iii) design, fabricate and implement novel hybrid bio-devices which exhibit quantum-leap increase in capabilities (e.g., sensitivity, response time, cost) or entirely new ones. Project funding: EU FP7. Official Journal reference: L 412 - 2006-12-30. Grant agreement ID: 214538, 09-2008 to 08-2011, project website
NaPANIL
The NaPANIL project aims to develop processes, materials and tools, both for manufacturing and for control, for truly 3-dimensional nanosurfaces with feature dimensions ranging from 50 nm to several m. The nanosurfaces will be realized using various variants of nanoimprinting lithography. The dedicated application is to control light at nanostructured surfaces and a few potential high impact products have been identified by the end-user partners in the consortium. Design, demonstration and prototyping these applications will act as test-bench for the new manufacturing paradigm. The manufacturing processes possess generic aspects for production of any kind of topographically 3-dimensional nanostructured surfaces. In the R&D of nanoimprinting Europe has a leading position. The NaPANIL consortium combines the best expertise and experience in the field to reach the goals in the project. Project funding: EU-FP7. Official Journal reference: L 412 - 2006-12-30. Grant agreement ID: 214249, 05-2008 to 04-2012, project website
Compact Polymer Bonder
Inspired from NIL Technology´s successful desktop Compact Nanoimprint (CNI) tool, we have developed a desktop Compact Polymer Bonder (CPB) tool to allow for easy work with polymer bonding, especially relevant for (LOC), microfluidics and micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS). The new CPB tool has full external monitoring, data collection and control. Test partners in the project are DTU Danchip (DK) and microresist technology (DE). Project funding: Markedsmodningsfonden, project funding PDF