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    Towards a more inclusive society to raise awareness of basic skills gaps

    In the Netherlands, 2.5 million people struggle daily with reading, writing, math, and digital skills, also called basic skills. These deficiencies make it difficult for them to fully participate in society, such as reading and understanding a letter or buying a train ticket, leading to various personal and societal problems.

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    Sustainable medical mouth-nose masks

    The focus of this project is to bring a new type of FFP2 mask, the Pro-Mouth-nose mask, to the market. This mask is more sustainable than other masks and offers a higher guarantee of delivery as the entire production chain will take place in Europe.

    Start year 2021
    End year 2022

    About the project

    The project started with a feasibility study on market introduction. The mouth-nose mask is an innovative product that is made almost entirely (95%) from biological renewable raw materials: PLA with bio-PP for a filtering effect and recycled steel for the nose bridge. As the mouth-nose mask is 20-45% lighter, less raw materials are used.

    The development and production of the new ProM mask will be more sustainable by using the knowledge and skills of previous in-house development and production processes combined with the knowledge and expertise of prominent Dutch scientific knowledge and training institutes.

    Together, we aim for a sustainable future by making and keeping innovative, sustainable mouth-nose masks available for healthcare in the Netherlands and, where possible, the rest of Europe.

    We have been able to produce a new affordable and sustainable FFP2 medical mask. These masks are ready to be tested and certified by the proper notified bodies in 2023 and may eventually be brought to the market.

    This research is supported by Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO).

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    Sustainable mouth/nose mask consortium successfully concluded

    2 March 2023
    In January 2021, Eindhoven Engine began a consortium with SionBioText BV, specialist in FFP2 mouth/nose masks, and research institute TNO to develop and test a sustainable FFP2 mouth/nose mask for healthcare: the ProM mouth/nose mask
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    Media: Eindhoven Engine competes with cheap face masks from abroad

    12 January 2022
    If it were up to Folkert Huysinga, the government, healthcare sector and companies should commit to the sustainable production of medical resources.
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    Accelerate by working together

    19 April 2021
    A Triple Helix collaboration of Eindhoven Engine, TNO, TU Eindhoven and HAVEP is taking up the challenge of developing economically and circularly sustainable medical isolation gowns.
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