We are writing to you as you are an official contact person for your organisation’s participation in the PERSIST project funded by the European Commission under Horizon 2020.

We are delighted to inform you that one of the innovations developed in the project has been analysed by the European Commission’s Innovation Radar. Details of this innovation, and how it was categorised by the analysis, are as follows:

• Innovation Title: Innovation of implementation by using the high-risk platform and clinical testing and validation;
• Market Maturity of the Innovation: Tech Ready (based on a method described in this paper);
• Market Creation Potential of the innovation: Noteworthy (based on a method described in this paper);

In this analysis Innovation Radar also identified the following project partner(s) – including your organisation – in the project as a ‘Key Innovator’ in the development of this innovation:

• SYMPTOMA GMBH
• Univerzitetni klinicni center Maribor
• UNIVERZA V MARIBORU

In the near future we will publish the above information about this innovation on the European Commission’s Innovation Radar platform (accessed via a website or a smartphone app – iOS or Android). The name(s) of the beneficiary organisation(s) in the project identified by Innovation Radar as a ‘key innovator’ for this innovation will also be published. Details of the EU-funded project the innovation was developed within will also appear on the platform (project acronym, project title, project description and project end-date). However, please note that no detailed description of the innovation or project deliverables will be published on the Innovation Radar platform.

The information will be accessible to the public via this platform between 30 and 45 days from the date that this email was sent, joining the 6300+ EU-funded innovations already showcased on the platform. If your organisation is already featured in the Innovation Radar, the innovation listed above will be added to the EU-funded innovations of your organisation that are already accessible on the platform.

If, as a key innovator, you consider the above information about this innovation to be confidential – or its publication risks compromising certain legitimate interests – you can, within 30 days of receiving this email, request that the information is not made public. Such requests, with explanations, should be submitted to the Commission by FUNDACION CENTRO TECNOLOXICO DE TELECOMUNICACIONS DE GALICIA, who is the Coordinator of Project PERSIST. This should be done by the Coordinator via the ‘Grant management Services’ part of the ‘Funding and Tender Opportunities’ portal (the request should be sent as a ‘new message’ under the ‘Communication Centre’).

We take this opportunity to highlight that innovator organisations featured on the Innovation Radar platform can now ‘claim their page’ and upload additional information about their organisation and innovations. We encourage all innovators to take advantage of this feature of the platform. Further information on the steps to ‘claim a page’ are provided here: https://www.innoradar.eu/innovatorslogin

The Innovation Radar platform builds on the information and data gathered by independent experts involved in reviewing ongoing research and innovation projects funded by the European Commission. These experts also provided an independent view regarding the innovations in the projects and their market potential (more information about the Innovation Radar methodology is available here).

The aim is to make information about EU-funded innovations from high-quality projects visible and accessible to the public via the EU’s Innovation Radar platform. This will show citizens the many excellent technological and scientific advances being delivered by researchers and innovators around Europe, funded on their behalf by the European Commission. This initiative has the support of EU Members States and, to date, Ministers from 23 countries have signed the Innovation Radar declaration confirming their support for this initiative.

We believe that your organisation’s inclusion in this initiative could open up new opportunities for you to partner with business or academic organisations and trigger interest from potential customers or investors in your innovations. Above all it will demonstrate to a global audience the innovative work your organisation is active in delivering.

From the perspective of the protection of personal data, please note that your personal data is processed by the Commission in compliance with Regulation 2018/1725. According to the Regulation, you are entitled to access your personal data, to rectify and/or block it in case the data is inaccurate, to erase data concerning you (the ‘right to be forgotten’), or to restrict processing of your data. You can exercise your rights by contacting the data Controller, or in case of conflict the European Commission Data Protection Officer, and if necessary the European Data Protection Supervisor by using the contact information: edps@edps.europa.eu.

Please share this information with other relevant people in your organisation.

Wishing you continued success for your research and innovation activities.

The European Commission’s Innovation Radar team