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PROMISE Project facts
PROMISE Work packages
Work package 1
Requirements and specifications
Define material, component, and system specifications to ensure comparable measurements and meet use case requirements.
Work package 2
Instrument development
Design a compact optical and mechanical system for sample and diamond integration, and develop tailored SPAD and microwave components to meet performance requirements.
Work package 3
Diamond development
Develop and provide CVD-grown diamond membranes (<100 μm) with activated NV centres, optimizing thickness, nitrogen concentration, and crystal orientation ((100), (111), (110)).
Work package 4
Prototypes assembly and integration
Assemble widefield magnetometers tailored for graphene and corrosion analysis, as well as magnetic material characterization and tumor cell identification.
Work package 5
Use cases
Use cases: Acquire high-resolution images to analyze defects in graphene, corrosion and cracks in metals, magnetic quality control in micromagnets, and intracellular changes to distinguish tumor from non-tumor cells.
Work package 6
Machine learning for quantum image analysis
Development of a data processing suite for widefield imaging magnetometers with tailor-made routines to automate measurement, evaluation, and detection of target variables.
Work package 7
Standardization
Contribution to CEN/CLC JTC-22 WG2 by the consortium representative, focusing on standardizing measurements, components, and the data format for magneto-imaging.
Work package 8
Communication, dissemination and exploitation
Increase public awareness of NV-based quantum sensors, maximize the consortium's impact through IPR monitoring and exploitation plans, and develop industrialization and commercialization roadmaps for PROMISE prototypes to ensure early market adoption.
Work package 9
Project management and coordination
Coordination of participant actions, progress monitoring for project goals, administrative management, and providing a reliable interface to EC services.
PROMISE Timeline
January 1th 2025
M1
Kick-off meeting
March 31st 2025
M3
Use case requirements gathered to delimit the system specifications.
February 28th 2026
M14
Instrument components ready for integration
August 30th 2026
M20
First versions of prototypes ready
February 28th 2027
M26
First imaging reports with procedures for all use cases
February 29th 2028
M38
Final prototypes ready for validation.
August 31st 2028
M44
Final results of the PROMISE project with exploitation and commercialization routes selected
PROMISE Consortium
Tecnalia
(Spain)
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Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation (TEC) is a multifocalised Technology Centre. Brings expertise in diamond and NV characterization, quantum magnetometry and relaxometry measurements., assembly of photonics as well as quantum sensing instruments, development of microwave circuits and on machine learning and artificial intelligence for data analysis. TEC is member of the Basque Research and Technology Alliance – BRTA, QuIC, JTC22 at CEN/CELENEC, AMETIC Quantum Technologies Working Group, the Technical Body CTN 71/SC 14 QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES, UNE – Asociación Española de Normalización AENOR and a member of the Industry Focused Quantum Ecosystem.
Role
• Coordinator of PROMISE consortium.
• Leading the prototypes assembly WP4 and the machine learning image analysis WP6.
• Coordination of materials, components, system, and use case requirements in WP1.
• Development of the microwave controller.
• Measurements of two use cases: magnetic materials and tumoral cells differentiation in WP5.
• Characterization of diamond membranes by X-ray in WP3.
Key staff
TNO
(Netherlands)
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Nederlandse organisatie voor toegepast natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek (TNO) brings expertise in system design, optical design, mechanical design, and quantum magnetometry. TNO brings also experience in testing use cases relevant to industry in its quantum sensing testbed. TNO is chairing the JTC22 at CEN/CELENEC for standardization of quantum technology.
Role
• Leading the instrument design and integration.
• Measurements of two use cases: aluminium samples and graphene devices.
Key staff
INRIM
(Italy)
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Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica (INRIM) brings expertise in various aspects of the metrological characterisation of quantum systems and in implementing them in metrological setups including a thorough measurement uncertainty analysis. INRIM is member of the respective CEN/CENELEC technical committees addressing quantum technologies.
Role
• Subcellular NV based thermometry in biological systems.
• Leading the effort of the consortium in the activity related to the works of CEN/CLC JTC-22 Quantum Technology and in drafting standardization documents.
Key staff
Diatope
(Germany)
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Diatope GmbH (DIA) has extensive experience and know-how in CVD diamond growth as well as functionalization with NV centres by means of doping and ion implantation. DIA combines all neccessary processing steps in house with expertise in quantum characterization of the NV diamonds.
Role
• Supply of tailored NV diamonds to system manufacturers.
• CVD diamond growth of nitrogen doped layers as well as functionalization with NV centres.
• Quality check of the NV diamonds using state-of-the-art (quantum) measurement techniques.
Key staff
FBK
(Italy)
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Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) will develop custom CMOS-SPAD arrays, providing its expertise and infrastructure for designing analog/mixed-signal integrated circuits in CMOS standard technology as well as facilities, laboratories and equipment enabling full electro-optical characterization of the developed sensor.
Role
• Leading the development of custom CMOS SPAD-based image sensor and its compact module targeting NV imaging applications.
Key staff
UPV/EHU
(Spain)
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Universidad Del Pais Vasco/ Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU) brings expertise on tumour and its microenvironment biology from basic to clinical applications and in cell culture, intracellular processes and cell function analysis during tumour progression. Group of nanomagnetism brings expertise in the design, fabrication, and characterization of magnetic nanostructures with dissimilar materials: ferromagnets, ferrimagnets, antiferromagnets.
Role
• Production of nanomagnets for validation of the microscope at the submicrometric scale.
• Leading the development of cell culture conditions in NV centres, identification of intracellular components, magnetic nanodiscs intracellular distribution and analysis of its application as disruptive therapy. Identification of normal, non-metastatic and metastatic cell differential features by quantum imaging.
Key staff
Graphenea
(Spain)
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Graphenea (GSEMI) has an extensive expertise in the synthesis of high-quality monolayer graphene grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD), transfer process, characterization and device fabrication. The company is actively engaged in promoting new graphene-based applications
Role
• High quality CVD graphene growth, characterization and optimization
• Transfer and post-processing of graphene for device fabrication
Key staff
Magnetfab
(France)
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Magnetfab (MF) is a micromagnet foundry with expertise in thin-film micromagnet fabrication for applications in MEMS.
Role
• Providing use case requirements and samples
• Leading the use case studies
Key staff
Airbus CRT
(Germany)
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Airbus CRT is the central R&T unit for the entire Airbus Group. The contributing department has a long history in metal technologies like surface research and analytics. The newest section of CRT is looking into the applicability of Quantum Technologies like sensing based on NV-diamonds.
Role
• Providing of application cases and samples
• Evaluating the capability of the new device
Key staff
AMIRES
(CZ)
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AMIRES, The Business Innovation Management Institute Zu (ABIMI) has a long track record in a number of technology ecosystems (including Qu-Test/Pilot, Digital Innovation Hubs, Open Innovation Testbeds and Pilot Lines) supporting the dissemination efforts and project management.
Role
• Dissemination, communication and exploitation coordination (WP8 leader)
• Project management support
