April 25, 2024

General Objective: Investigate and implement an early warning system for lahars in the Cotopaxi Volcano, based on disruptive technologies for the detection, monitoring and communication of lahars whose main purpose is to protect lives, livelihoods, mitigate economic damages and strengthen resilience before these events. Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions: EPN, ESPOCH, USFQ. Participants: […]

General Objective: Develop power control and optimization algorithms in terms of efficiency in multiport DC-DC converters of up to 3kW applied in the integration of small-scale distributed generation and electric vehicles in the residential electrical sector. Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions: ESPOCH, USFQ, ESPE. Participants: Project Director Jorge Luis Hernández Ambato Awarded budget: $42,700.00

General Objective: Implement transcriptomic analysis as a tool to accelerate the discovery of anticancer and anti-T peptides. cruzi. Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions: IKIAM, PUCE, UPS. Participants: Project director Carolina Del Carmen Proaño Bolaños Awarded budget: $50,000.00 Project status: In process

General Objective: Implement a technical study of wave energy under the modality of an oscillating water column plant using sustainable materials that best adapts the design to the dynamic wave conditions of the coastal sector in order to supply the energy demand of a part of the population. of Saint Helena. Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions:

General Objective: Develop a toxicological testing platform in zebrafish (Danio rerio) for the discovery of new environmental contaminants, the evaluation of water quality and the measurement of the effectiveness of decontamination treatments. Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions: PUCE, EPN, UTA, UTM. Participants: Project Director MARCO ANDRÉS ROMERO CARVAJAL Awarded budget: $50,000.00

General Objective: The general objective (OG) of the proposal is to analyze the evolution of some of the main territorial problems in Ecuador (informal settlements, uncontrolled urban development, advance of the agrarian frontier and evolution of natural spaces) from a perspective of Climate Change to facilitate the design of territorial planning strategies

General Objective: Use the advanced processing capacity of quantum computers to analyze and correlate large volumes of climate and water quality data, in order to develop accurate predictive models that allow for more effective planning and a faster response to risks. climate and public health. Specific Objectives: Institutions

General Objective: Determine the seroprevalence and analysis of risk factors associated with three respiratory diseases (Newcastle, Avian Infectious Bronchitis and Avian Influenza type A) in wild aquatic birds and domestic birds in two Andean areas of Ecuador through immunoenzymatic tests. (ELISA) and agglutination. Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions: UCE, ESPE, UTC.

General Objective: Develop an eco-friendly food packaging material with antioxidant capacity from capouli extract (Prunus serotina). Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions: UNACH, ESPOCH, ESPE. Participants: Project director Cristian Javier Patiño Vidal Awarded budget: $27,613.00 Project status: In process