About
Innovative solutions for Mediterranean Ecosystem Remediation via Monitoring and decontamination from Chemical Pollution.
Project Summary
iMERMAID is an EU-funded project that will develop, deploy and demonstrate advanced, innovative and reproducible solutions to prevent, monitor, and remedy toxic and persistent chemical pollution in the Mediterranean Sea basin.
iMERMAID seeks to create an evidence-based multidimensional framework that will guide policymaking and transform societal perceptions regarding CoEC usage, emissions, and pollution. It aims to develop next-generation sensor and remediation technologies to effectively monitor and remove prioritized chemicals at their source, thus minimizing upstream pollution.
The project brings together a diverse interdisciplinary team comprising SMEs, researchers, regulators, and innovation professionals. This collaborative effort aims to enhance knowledge and awareness of CoEC while also strengthening regulations, expanding economic possibilities, and improving the standard of living for EU residents. The project contributes to the goal to create a zero-pollution environment and contaminant-free waters in the Mediterranean Sea basin, aligning with the goals of the Chemical Strategy. By integrating innovative solutions and fostering collaboration, iMERMAID aims to mitigate the impact of human activities on the Mediterranean Sea and promote sustainable practices for the future.
The project consortium is coordinated by ITCL, FUNDACION INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE CASTILLA Y LEON, Spain.
Funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe Program, Grant No: 101112824.
Our Role and Achievements
We support the project with our expertise in innovation management, and as leader of task 6.3 „Innovation Management, Exploitation and Sustainability“.
EXAMPLES OF OUR WORK
ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
- European Researchers Night 2025 – and we were there with iMERMAID! Organized by “Life is Science”, the European Researchers Night 2025 took place in Graz and our team member Marcela was working through experiments with the future scientists visiting our stand. Head over to the iMERMAID website to read about: LINK.
- In 2024 and 2025, we supported a creativity contest around the topic of water, organized together with Aquavital and tablegrey. In different categories, children had the possibility to express their vision on water and its preservation in either drawn, written or video format.
KEY EXPLOITABLE RESULTS – 1 PAGER
The project has created a significant number of key exploitable results and focusing on exploitation in this project, it is our aim to support their visibility. Thus, together with the partners, we have created “One-Pager” to highlight the methodologies and technologies developed. You can find all “One-Pagers” on the iMERMAID website – and there are still more to come:
- Oil sensor box BIOSENSE
- Microfluidic remediation system for wastewater treatment EDEN
- Immersive digital twin of San Esteben De Litera ITCL
- Water information and remediation platform (iWIRE) SOFTWATER
- Low-cost electrochemical sensor box to detect organic micropollutants UNIVERSITÉ D’ANGERS
- Heavy metals sensor box (HM Box) UNIFI
- Weeefiner 4D Scavenger WEEEFINER
- PFAS sensing EC box device ZENTRIXLAB
