AffinityAI udvikler og tilbyder en end-to-end protein design platform, der kombinerer generativ kunstig intelligens, automatisering og eksperimentel validering. Udviklingen af nye proteiner er i dag langsom, dyr og præget af trial-and-error, hvilket begrænser mulighederne for at skabe målrettede og effektive biotek løsninger. AI-baseret proteindesign gør ikke alene forskning og udvikling hurtigere og billigere, men øger markant, hvad der overhovedet kan udvikles. Det muliggør udviklingen af helt nye terapeutiske løsninger og diagnostike og molekylære værktøjer, som adresserer behov, hvor der i dag ikke findes nogen løsninger. Generativ AI til proteindesign har dermed potentiale til markant at øge værdien af det globale biotekmarked. AffinityAI tilbyder med deres generative AI platform at designe de novo proteiner målrettet en given applikation og validerer dem hurtigt gennem automatiserede laboratorieprocesser. Generativ AI i proteindesign skaber nye højt specialiserede jobs inden for proteindesign, AI-udvikling og avancerede laboratorieprocesser. Ved at opbygge en europæisk frontløber inden for AI-baseret proteindesign, med en end-to-end platform for skræddersyet protein design og validering, som kan fungere som en designmotor for biotek firmaers protein udvikling, vil AffinityAI etablere Danmark som en førende aktør i krydsfeltet mellem kunstig intelligens og bioteknologi.

Ammonia (NH3) is envisioned as a key future sustainable fuel for the marine sector. NH3 is attractive for obtaining zero carbon emissions, and it can be stored as a liquid with an acceptable energy density. NH3 is also a clean energy carrier, which can be produced with renewable power in PtX processes. In this project the consortium will develop and demonstrate a solution that improves combustion properties of NH3 by hydrogen (H2) enrichment. This mixture can then be used as fuel for 4-stroke engines and marine boilers, which are not currently able to operate on pure NH3. The project will develop an NH3 cracking unit, which converts NH3 to H2. Onboard storage of H2 can then be avoided, which makes fuel handling and storage safer, cheaper and more efficient. The chemical cracking can utilize waste heat to increases the heating value of the fuel mix significantly. By improving the ignition and combustion properties and utilizing exhaust waste heat, the thermal efficiency in engine combustion is expected to improve as well. The concept will be demonstrated for application in existing dual fuel engine designs. New burner technology will also be developed for boilers. The solutions that the project offers are vital elements within the entire NH3 value chain, as stated in the Innomission 2 Roadmap and the vision is to: 1) couple producers and end users of NH3, 2) support the development of commercially available NH3 ships, and 3) increase the demand for NH3 from bunkering hubs.