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i3B Newsletter December 20141

Welcome to the latest i3B newsletter, before you leave for a well-

deserved Christmas holiday. We would like to update you on

new participants, product releases, R&D projects, subsidy calls,

student/researcher exchanges, business development, events

and last but not least our new item: in the spotlight with Leon

Kenemans. Happy reading!

headlines

i3B Café Looking forward to see you at the next i3B Café on the 12th of December at the University of

Twente, Drienerlolaan 5, Gebouw de Horst, kamer Z203. Breed4Food (www.breed4food.com)

managing director Bernard de Geus will present his view on farm animal breeding, behavior,

physiology and the relation with i3B. You might also join the Clinical Applications of Smart

Glasses event http://www.utwente.nl/tnw/mcbp/news/symposium/ at the same location,

starting at 9.30 hours with several speakers from the i3B network. A full day of ICT for brain,

body and behavior.

18 December - Annual i3B symposium The annual i3B Symposium on the 18th of December at the HAN University of Applied Sciences

starting at 13.45 in Arnhem promises to be a knock out. With great speakers on security &

mobility, a surprise act and a guided tour through the HAN Mobility laboratories. Companies

can rent a booth at the symposium, for i3B companies the booth is free of charge. Reserve a

booth by sending an email to [email protected]. Register for the symposium with this link:

http://www.i3b.org/content/register-i3b-annual-symposium.

Annual workplan 2015 The i3B annual work plan 2015 will be presented at the participants meeting on the 12th of

December at the University of Twente. In 2015, i3B will focus on establishing R&D projects,

business development and expanding the network. i3B’s application domains cover ICT in

Health, Food, Mobility and Security, as shown in the images below.

i3B newsletterDecember 2014

The i3B focus domains: Security, Mobility, Health and Food

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new participants

i3B is pleased to announce that six new participants joined our network in the last three

months. The new participants are listed:

Evalan www.evalan.com

Evalan is a company based in Amsterdam. Evalan deve-

lops, markets and sells services that use state-of-the-art

communications technology, with focus on remote moni-

toring, telemetry and Internet of Things solutions. To sup-

port the delivery of these services, Evalan develops mobile

devices and sensor units, data management systems, data processing algorithms and user

interfaces on various platforms. Evalan works in cooperation with international technology

partners and universities, and executes projects for industrial companies, hospitals and re-

search organizations. Trade names of Evalan’s products are Sensemedic, Evalandata, Metiar,

adHaler and SensiStep. Evalan has been recognized as one of the 100 most innovative SME’s

in The Netherlands, by the Dutch Chamber of Commerce.

ANT Neuro www.ant-neuro.com

ANT Neuro is a Dutch corporation specialized

in the development, marketing and sales of

complete solutions for recording and analysis

of neurophysiological signals in neurological,

psychological, physiological research and related clinical applications, using EEG, MRI, TMS

and MEG technology. The company was established in 1996 as a company of the University

of Twente, Enschede. It now has offices located in Enschede (Netherlands), Berlin (Germany)

and Madison (Wisconsin, USA). ANT Neuro offers solutions and high quality, state-of-the-art

products and reliable services for expert customers worldwide. The company actively supports

and contributes to both clinical and research projects. Our endless drive to tackle challenges

in brain research is continuously bringing us on the forefront with applications that are foster-

ing new findings in the fields of neuroscience and neurodiagnostics.

Dorset Identification www.dorset.nu

Dorset Identification develops and produces RFID identi-

fication equipment and software for different RFID tech-

nologies (LF, HF and UHF). Since 1989 we are involved in

developing reading equipment for the Trovan® RFID system and other RFID standards. We offer

a wide range of quality transponders and reading equipment. Our transponders are used for

animal identification, in industrial applications and in security products. Our DiWi (Dorset

ID Wireless) system is a UHF tag, sensor and data logger with low energy consumption and a

long communication range. Different sensors can be connected to the DiWi tag to collect data.

Custom made electronic design! Dorset Identification b.v. has made several custom PCB’s.

http://www.evalan.comhttp://www.ant-neuro.comhttp://www.dorset.nu/nl/pagina/home-id.html


The Behavioral Science Institute www.ru.nl/bsi/

The Behavioral Science Institute (BSI) of the Radboud University Nij-

megen conducts research on human behavior. The aim of the institute

is both fundamental (‘to understand behavior’) and applied to soci-

etal challenges (‘to influence behavior’). A distinctive feature of the

BSI is an integrative approach to human behavior that transcends the

traditional disciplinary boundaries of psychology, education and communication science.

Researchers within BSI work on the themes: 1. Development & Learning, 2. Psychopathology,

Health and Well-Being, 3. Social Processes and Communication. BSI has over 200 employees,

of which 100 are PhD students.

Smart Eye AB www.smarteye.se

Founded in 1999 and with its roots in the automotive indus-

try, Smart Eye AB, based in Gothenburg, Sweden, the first

foreign company in the i3B network, is now regarded as a

global leader in the development and delivery of remote,

multi-camera head and eye tracking solutions for the Automotive, Aviation and Aerospace

research and manufacturing industries. Our philosophy and focus is innovation in non-obtru-

sive, combined head and eye tracking solutions. We are proud of our position in the market as

the golden standard for remote eye tracking, enabling complete freedom of movement within

any given application environment while retaining impressive levels of gaze accuracy, field

of view and robustness (0.5 degrees standard). Today we have over 200 clients and over 350

systems deployed across USA, Canada, Europe and the Asia Pacific Region. Our systems are

being used to support research projects and studies in areas including (but not limited to)

HCI, Human Factors, Neuroscience, Psychology, clinical and more.

As a testament to our pedigree, we work with some of the most prestigious organizations,

universities and institutes in the world on some of the most high profile projects in their

respective industries.

HAN University of Applied Sciences www.han.nl

HAN University of Applied Sciences

strives to be one of the top universities

of applied sciences in the Netherlands

with campuses in both Arnhem and Nijmegen and over 30,000 students. HAN offers almost

every type of professional course related to the following domains: education, social studies,

commerce, communication, business administration, law, economics, engineering, built envi-

ronment, applied sciences, IT and communication, health, nursing, and sports and exercise.

HAN’s participation in i3B concerns two faculties: the Faculty of GGM (Behavior, Health and

Society) and the Faculty of Technology (human-computer interaction, driver behavior and the

role of man in mobility).

For additional information: www.hanautomotive.nl and http://specials.han.nl/themasites/

ips-studiewijzer.

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product news from i3b participants

This section highlights product news from i3B companies relevant for other our network.

Product news for the next newsletter is welcome in the mailbox of [email protected].

Virtual Shop FOCOM consortium

The Virtual Shop is the proud result of an i3B R&D project with involvement of several i3B part-

ners: Noldus Information Technology, TMS International, Green Dino, Artinis, and Wageningen

University.

One of the great advantages of the virtual world is that you can quickly change things like the

layout of a shop or the design of packaging, without the time and expenses of altering things

in the real world. Virtual Shop is a setup that you can use to test the effects of, among others:

Packaging design and elements

Position on a shelf

Placement in a store

Labelling about the product on the shelf

Advertising (posters, etc.) about the

product in the store

With Virtual Shop you can easily and accu-

rately measure the response of test subjects

while they move around the shop and select

products with different packaging, in dif-

ferent positions, and so on. For additional

information: [email protected]

ProMove-mini Inertia Technology

Inertia announces the availability of the ProMove-mini in January 2015, harnessing more

sensing power in a much smaller housing. This wireless inertial motion sensor node is speci-

fically designed for multi-person, multi-object motion tracking. The ProMove-mini is carefully

designed for good ergonomics. The curved design makes mounting and wearing on body parts

comfortable, without affecting stability in case of surface mounting.

Additional to high quality 3-D digital sensors for acceleration, turn rate, compass and derived

orientation, the ProMove-mini features sensors for high-g and barometric pressure. Further-

more, the 2.4 GHz radio provides full synchronization across tens of nodes and their sensors

at higher sampling rates than its predecessors. The Bluetooth version of ProMove-mini can

directly communicate to PCs, smartphones and

tablets, in both low-energy and legacy mode.

More information will become available shortly

on http://inertia-technology.com. The datasheet

and further information can already be obtained

via [email protected].

Test subjects move around in the virtual shop while you measure the responses to positions and packaging of products.

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Viso – Multi-video, multi-room recording suite Noldus Information Technology

With the Viso suite of software tools, you can create and synchronize high-definition audio

and video recordings from multiple rooms at once. Viso brings you video recording, manage-

ment, and control technology like nothing else in the market. This user-friendly software tool

is the perfect recording solution for any lab, including training, simulation, and/or therapy

rooms.

With Viso, you can monitor and control recordings taken throughout the lab (single room or a

suite) from one centralized location. Some features of Viso include:

Highly scalable system supporting one to four

simultaneous HD video recordings per room, for up

to the number of rooms you need to equip.

View the videos live or play all four videos

in sync afterwards.

Centralized access, control, and manage-

ment.

View recordings from any location and set up

debriefing sessions and additional viewing stations

wherever you wish.

Please visit www.noldus.com/viso for more information.

i3b research & development projects

The i3B network develops new Research & Development projects in the application domains

health, food, security and mobility. The added value for knowledge institutes is new network,

PhD students and equipment, resulting in scientific knowledge. Companies benefit by new

network and developing innovative ICT based products that ultimately tackle societal chal-

lenges.

The role of i3B business partners: develop sensors, actuators, data acquisition systems, data

analysis software, feedback systems and test apparatus. The knowledge institutes provide

insight in what to measure and how to interpret brain and behavior data. In addition, i3B has

sophisticated laboratories and facilities for concept development, experimentation and field

testing with end users.

In the 4th quarter of 2014 i3B submitted in total six subsidy applications in the programs NWO,

ITEA3 (2x), The Hague Security Delta and STW with a total budget of € 18 million for the in-

volved (international) consortia. In these projects i3B Foundation is a partner, or at least three

i3B members are part of the consortium. i3B expects the first results by the end of 2014.

http://www.noldus.com/viso


r&d projects by partners

The partners in the i3B network participate in highly diverse R&D projects. The projects listed

below show the state of the art and the capabilities of an i3B partner, relevant for setting up

new collaborations in the network and for business opportunities once the R&D projects are

finalized.

daphne www.daphne-fp7.eu

Evalan is partner in DAPHNE, a three-year EU-funded project

that will use a new generation of sensors to detect personal

energy expenditure and to monitor overall fitness. The pro-

ject focuses on reducing sedentary behavior. The data col-

lected with these sensors will be analyzed using informa-

tion mining and intelligent heuristics to recognize behavior patterns and determine lifestyle

changes. With mobile phone apps and other devices, individuals can be given guidance on

making further changes, improving their levels of physical fitness and preventing weight-re-

lated diseases. Within this project, Evalan is creating a wearable sensor that collects real-time

measurement information about heart rate, galvanic skin response, temperature and activity.

This device, which is specifically intended for users that are interested to obtain raw measure-

ment data for their own analysis, will be released for use in research projects in April 2015.

More information is available at www.daphne-fp7.eu or via [email protected].

business development and events

i3B acts as a matchmaker between its participants and large companies in relevant domains

and industry sectors, in order to bring supply and demand in our field together. For organi-

zations who have signed a participation agreement, i3B is exploring different formats: work-

shops, seminars, publications, exhibits, etc. Here is an update on recent initiatives:

Matchmaking events Thales meets i3B

i3B companies TMSi, Inertia Technology, Green Dino, Eagle Vision and Noldus IT prepared

a joint proposition for Thales in the domain of human factors in defense and security. On

the 20th of November Thales representatives and the i3B companies presented their solu-

tions and investigated (business) collaboration. Divers sales/collaboration opportunities

were spotted and will be developed.

DCS Corp meets i3B

DCS Corp provides advanced technology solutions to the U.S. government in support

of national security and Department of Defense initiatives. i3B companies TMSi, Elitac,

Green Dino, Noldus IT, Thales and Artinis presented their solutions.

http://www.daphne-fp7.euhttp://www.daphne-fp7.eumailto:henk.schwietert%40evalan.com?subject=


Shared exhibition boothMore and more i3B companies discover the benefits of booth sharing. Joint product displays

at conferences or tradeshows are a simple way to increase exposure without increasing cost.

i3B was present with a shared booth or an i3B booth at conferences Measuring Behavior,

Neurovation and the Food Valley Expo. Please inform us on the conferences you would like to

attend, where we can set up a joint i3B proposition.

Sharing a booth a Neurovation

i3B partners Noldus, VicarVision and TMSi shared a large booth at the Neurovation

symposium in the historic Muntgebouw in Utrecht (the ‘Royal Mint’). Most of the approx.

100 participants were people active in the field of Brain and Cognition Science. Topics

included brain stimulation (for example for patients with Parkinson’s disease), healthy

ageing, technology for measuring brain signals (e.g. communication with severely para-

lyzed patients). Noldus demonstrated FaceReader, while VicarVision showed a new demo

of the remote PPG technology (photo-plethysmography, an optical technique for remote

measurement of heart rate, which is still a prototype). Noldus also gave a presentation

about FaceReader and future developments in expression analysis. Though it was a small

event, Noldus and TMSi gathered several leads, and Noldus received several requests for

use of FaceReader for pain analysis and for training of autistic children.

Sharing a booth at the Food Valley Expo

i3B/FOCOM visited Food Valley Expo, where we demonstrated the Virtual Shop. We talked

with a lot of potential customers about the Virtual Shop. Responses to the setup were

positive, people saw the advantages of testing new products in a virtual environment. We

gathered 15 leads during this one-day conference. i3B presented also at the side event

‘Silicon Valley meets Food’.

Other conferences Transatlantic Neuroscience

On 18 November, during the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in Washing-

ton, DC, Dutch and American neuroscientists, neurotech entrepreneurs and policy makers

gathered at the partnering event ‘Transatlantic Neuroscience: opportunities for scientists

and entrepreneurs’. This event, jointly organized by i3B Foundation, the Dutch Neuro-

federation and the Netherlands Office of Science and Technology, aimed at matchmaking

and partnering between promising young neuroscientists and ambitious entrepreneurs

on both sides of the Atlantic.

Subsidy programs

i3B was present and presented the network at several subsidy programs related confe-

rences, for example ITEA3, ICT Proposers Day, INTERREG Germany-Netherlands, Innova-

tive Medicines Initiative etc.

i3B CaféOn 19 September we organised an i3B Café with the theme ‘Hack the brain!’. The increasingly

intimate relationship between humans and computers is a fact! Thus, we can influence the

music on festivals in a few years with our emotional state, or our brainwaves while reading a

book compared with those of the author and other readers. Jan van Erp, TNO researcher and


scientific director of the largest research program in the field of Brain-Computer Interfaces in

Europe and i3B board member took us into the brains for a look at the evolution of man and

machine.

Calendar of events We listed i3B events, and other events relevant for the ICT for Brain, Body and Behavior net-

work. Please mark the following conferences, and i3B events in your agenda:

12 December 2014 Smart Glasses event + i3B Participants Meeting + i3B Café with Bernard de Geus (Managing Director Breed4Food)

Utrecht

18 December 2014 i3B Annual Symposium 2014 Enschede

10 January 2015 15th Annual International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH)

USA

13 February 2015 Scientific Advisory Board with round table/brainstorm R&D project ideas (to be confirmed)

Wageningen

26 February 2015 16th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality & Social Psychology (SPSP)

USA

6 March 2015 i3B Café - Richard van Wezel (Donders Institute and founding father of vergelijk.nl) (to be confirmed)

Wageningen

12 March 2015 ICPS 2015 - International Convention of Psychological Science Netherlands

18 March 2015 AD/PD 2015 - 12th International Conference on Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s Diseases

France

19 March 2015 SRCD 2015 Biennial Meeting USA

5 June 2015 i3B Café Netherlands

11 June 2015 ENP 2015 - Dutch Neuroscience Meeting (former ENP) Netherlands

28 June 2015 EZDG 2015 - 9th European Zebrafish Meeting Norway

7 July 2015 ECP 2015 - 14th European Congress of Psychology Italy

18 September 2015 i3B Café Netherlands

23 September 2015 PANGBORN 2015 - 11th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium Sweden

17 October 2015 Neuroscience 2015 (SfN) USA

11 December 2015 i3B Café Netherlands

Please mail the conferences your company plans to attend with a booth in 2015 to Yvonne.

[email protected]. The events that are relevant for other i3B network companies to visit. We

will add these events/conferences to the calendar. I3B will give an overview of relevant con-

ferences for the complete ICT for brain, body and behavior network.

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exchange students/researchers in the network

The exchange of students/researchers in the i3B cluster contributes to knowledge transfer

and the development of innovative ICT products. If an i3B participant looks for an exchange

student/researcher, please contact us. We will refer you to the right address.

The first student in the i3B newsletter

“Hello!, my name is Ramon Bollen. I’m 27 years old and I currently live in Veenendaal. I’m an

information technology student at HAN University of Applied Sciences. Essentially this is an

education to become a software developer. For my graduation project I’m making a live data

viewer for the i3B ADVICE (driving simulator) and FOCOM (digital store) projects under the

supervision of Tobias Heffelaar of Noldus IT.”

subsidy calls

Horizon 2020Please review the table below for relevant open and upcoming calls in Horizon 2020. We listed

the most relevant calls for i3B participants until 31-12-2015.

i3B focusses on two main opportunities in Horizon 2020 and the Innovative Medicines Initia-

tive in the upcoming period. If you are initiating a consortium and are looking for partners,

please feel free to contact us:

1. Innovative Medicines Initiative: Remote Assessment of Disease and Relapse (RADAR)

Topic 1: central nervous system (CNS). We expect this call will open in December 2014.

http://www.imi.europa.eu/content/future-topics

The aim of RADAR-CNS is the characterization and prediction of changes in disease state

in central nervous system (CNS) disorders via non-invasive remote sensing. This topic is

planned to be focused on the three diseases of unipolar depression, multiple sclerosis

and epilepsy. For each disease it is proposed that a non-interventional/observational

study of subjects is undertaken with three objectives:

Characterization of changes in disease state.

Characterization of changes in disease state due to drug effects.

Prediction of change in disease state from remote sensing data.

Candidate bio-signatures that predict relapse and track disease state changes in MS, de-

pression and epilepsy using at least a common minimal set of metrics: sleep architecture,

physical activity, speech, cognition, social connectivity, and memory.

2. Horizon 2020, Personalizing Health and Care (PHC 21)

Proposals should focus on early risk detection and intervention: specifically ICT based

solutions which support active and healthy ageing by enabling early detection and

minimization of risks associated with ageing, including (but not limited to) cognitive

http://www.imi.europa.eu/content/future-topics


impairment, frailty, depression and falls. Proposals should demonstrate the link between

changes in behavior and subsequent negative consequences of ageing by unobtrusive

behavioral sensing, and large scale collection of data readily available in the daily living

environment of older individuals.

Relevant national and international calls for i3B participantsAn overview of open and forthcoming subsidy calls related to ICT, brain, body and behavior in

2015:

deadline agency/program topic

6 January 2015 Horizon 2020 Fast Track to Innovation (NEW)

6 January 2015 Horizon 2020 Innovation prizes (NEW)

21 January 2015 Horizon 2020 INNOSUP 7, 8, 9 Open innovation management SME

27 January 2015 FLAGSHIP ERA Human brain project; new researchers, JTC call 2015

24 February 2015 Horizon 2020 SFS 1 Assessing sustainability of terrestrial livestock prod.

24 February 2015 Horizon 2020 SFS 16 Tackling malnutrition in the elderly

31 March 2015 Horizon 2020 MG 3.6 Safe and connected automation in road transport

2 April 2015 Horizon 2020 Galileo2, more accurate GPS signals; precision lifestock

9 April 2015 Horizon 2020 FETFLAG 3 Human Brain Project; model of brain in super computer

21 April 2015 EU Innovative medicines initiative (pharma/neuro)

21 April 2015 Horizon 2020 ICT 20 Smart Learning Environment

21 April 2015 Horizon 2020 ICT 24 Innovative Robotics solutions for healthcare

21 April 2015 Horizon 2020 ICT 30 Internet of things network activities

21 April 2015 Horizon 2020 PHC 21 Healthy aging with ICT

21 April 2015 Horizon 2020 PHC 25 ICT systems for integrated care

21 April 2015 Horizon 2020 PHC 27 Patient self empowerment supported by ICT

21 April 2015 Horizon 2020 PHC 28 Predictive computer modelling used by patient

21 April 2015 Horizon 2020 PHC 30 Digital presentation of health data to improve diagnoses and treatment

21 April 2015 Horizon 2020 REFLECTIVE 6 Innovation ecosystems of digital cultural assets


deadline agency/program topic

27 August 2015 Horizon 2020 FCT 1 Tools for analysing big data on forensic investigation

27 August 2015 Horizon 2020 FCT 2 Advance easy to use forensic tools at the scene of crime

27 August 2015 Horizon 2020 FCT 15 Role of new social media networks and their use for public security purposes

16 December 2015 Horizon 2020 Innovation in ICT

participant in the spotlight

In this newsletter prof. dr. Leon Kenemans is in the spotlight. If you would like to propose a

candidate, please feel free to contact us.

Who is Leon Kenemans?Leon Kenemans is Professor of Human Psychopharmacology and

Biopsychology at Utrecht University. Leon is also Chairman of the

i3B Supervisory Board. Leon’s main research interests include at-

tention, affective processes and impulse control, in particular their

neurobiological and pharmacological aspects. Some of his recent

publications address the role of dopaminergic and noradrenergic

mechanisms in attention and impulse control; the role of cannabi-

noid receptor in human memory and brain oscillations, and the

effects of different doses of alcohol on the human ability to detect

unexpected events.

Favorite Brain and Behavior valorization One favorite is the ‘Neuroracer’ game (Nature, 2013) which helps older individuals to maintain

adequate cognitive and brain function, also outside the training domain. Another one is using

brain scans to predict the efficacy of supplementary math tutoring in children (PNAS, 2013).

Examples from Dutch research include games to implicitly train avoidance of substances with

abuse potential, but also clinical applications of the neurofeedback principle, in which record-

ed brain activity is fed back to the individual so that it can be used to train self-regulation of

brain function. Although the exact mechanisms are still poorly understood, reported applica-

tions in relation to ADHD or depression seem promising.


i3B Added ValueAcademic institutions can team up with i3B to create partnerships. The partnerships may ser-

ve to exchange knowledge and new ideas, to a more smooth translation of scientific insights

and methods into societal or industrial products, and to increase the success rate of grant

applications. The latter may require (financial) investments from both sides, as seeds for a

potentially substantial rate of return.

Golden tip“A useful solution requires a decently defined problem.”

Simon Haafs i3B Foundation | Stichting i3B

Managing Director Nieuwe Kanaal 5 | 6709 PA Wageningen | The Netherlands

+31-317-473300 | [email protected] | www.i3b.org

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