335981 20230223173932.0 G:(EU-Grant)101071560 101071560 CORDIS G:(EU-Call)HORIZON-EIE-2021-SCALEUP-01 HORIZON-EIE-2021-SCALEUP-01 CORDIS corda_____he::101071560 originalID G:(EU-Grant)101071560 Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for the reliable analysis of solid-state surfaces 2022-07-01 - 2022-12-31 HORIZON-EIE-2021-SCALEUP-01 2022-07-01 2022-12-31 NanoStruct d 2022-07-01 - 2022-12-31 In many industrial fields, the purity of materials is a key feature and the identification of impurities is crucial. For instance, a quicker detection and allocation of dangerous germs and a closer monitoring of smallest traces of environmental pollutants like nano-plastics lead to a higher safety. Likewise, in the production process of high purity devices like ultraprecise lenses or semiconducting devices contaminations can lead to a change in functionality and understanding its origin is decisive. Our technology offers a new reliability to a powerful method – so-called surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy or “SERS”. Moreover, with our so-called “SERS-plasters” we enable the application of SERS on solid state surfaces which was up to now not possible, thus opening completely new industrial markets. Our technology is based on ultra-precise nanostructures that enhance the signals of the substances in question up to a billionfold. Our nanostructures consist of a novel material, and are fabricated by a scalable nanostructuring method, that was invented by us and tailored specifically to the material. The combination allows reproducible nanostructures and enables a new reliability in ultrasensitive detection. In the proposed project we will develop an extensive marketing strategy for our SERS-plasters and successfully bring our product to market. In addition, the coaching and mentoring program will sharpen the leadership skills of our CEO and female-founder, Dr. Henriette Maaß, and raise our awareness for gender inequalities in a deep-tech surrounding. oai:juser.fz-juelich.de:1003006 authority:GRANT authority I:(DE-588b)5098525-5 European Union CORDIS G CORDIS AUTHORITY oai:juser.fz-juelich.de:1003006