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The company is a deep-tech startup developing advanced environmental sensing and artificial intelligence solutions for real-time monitoring, predictive analytics and decision support in complex operational environments. The company combines proprietary multi-sensor hardware (AGO micro-stations) with its AI platform AURA to transform heterogeneous environmental data into actionable intelligence, supporting health, safety, efficiency and sustainability objectives. Company’s technologies are currently applied in agro-industrial and livestock contexts, with proven capabilities in monitoring air quality, gas emissions, temperature, humidity and environmental risks under real operational conditions. The basque company is interested in participating in the EU-RAIL Joint Undertaking Call Proposals 2025-02 (HORIZON-JU-ER-2025-02), and is currently seeking partners to join or integrate into a consortium addressing this call. The official deadline for the call is 11th February 2026. The project concept focuses on the “Healthier and safer rail system” destination, in particular on solutions for improving air quality in trains, stations and tunnels. The project would aim to research, develop and demonstrate advanced environmental monitoring and AI-based decision-support systems to enhance indoor air quality, thermal comfort and health conditions in rail environments. Potential developments include the integration of multi-parametric sensoring (e.g. CO₂, VOCs, particulate matter, temperature, humidity and airflow), edge and cloud analytics, and predictive models to anticipate sanitary risks, optimize ventilation strategies and support operational decisions in rolling stock and railway infrastructures. Within the project, the basque company would contribute its expertise in sensor systems, real-time data acquisition, AI-driven predictive modelling, anomaly detection and environmental intelligence. The company aims to support European-deployable solutions for healthier and more resilient rail systems. The company is seeking to collaborate with rail operators, rolling stock manufacturers, infrastructure managers, HVAC system providers, engineering companies, research organisations and universities already active in rail R&D projects. Desired partners should have expertise in rail systems, rolling stock interiors, ventilation and HVAC, health and safety, system integration, large-scale demonstrations and validation in real operational environments. The company is open to joining an existing consortium or co-shaping a proposal with partners based in Europe, contributing as a technology provider focused on environmental monitoring, AI analytics and decision-support components. Advantages and innovations The proposed R&D project has the potential to deliver significant societal, environmental and market impacts by advancing healthier, safer and more energy-efficient rail systems across Europe. By integrating advanced environmental sensing with AI-based predictive analytics, the project will enable continuous, real-time assessment of air quality and indoor comfort conditions in trains, stations and tunnels, directly supporting passenger well-being and public health. From a societal perspective, improved monitoring and management of pollutants such as CO₂, volatile organic compounds and particulate matter will contribute to reduced exposure risks, enhanced passenger confidence and increased attractiveness of rail transport as a sustainable mobility option. Predictive models will allow early detection of abnormal conditions, supporting preventive interventions rather than reactive maintenance. Environmentally, the project can contribute to energy savings and emissions reduction by optimizing ventilation and HVAC operation based on actual environmental needs, reducing unnecessary airflow, peak energy consumption and associated CO₂ emissions. Even modest efficiency gains at system level can translate into substantial reductions when deployed at scale across European rail networks. From a market and innovation standpoint, the project will deliver TRL 7–8 demonstrators of interoperable, modular monitoring and decision-support solutions, strengthening Europe’s leadership in smart, resilient rail technologies. The approach enables scalable deployment, supports standardisation efforts, and opens new commercial opportunities for digital health and environmental intelligence solutions in the rail sector and beyond. Technical Specification or Expertise Sought The basque company is seeking to join a European consortium already active, or in formation, for the EU-RAIL Joint Undertaking Call Proposals 2025-02, contributing as a technology provider specialised in environmental monitoring, data analytics and AI-based decision-support systems. Given the scale, duration and strategic relevance of this Horizon Europe flagship action, the company does not aim to act as project coordinator, but rather cooperate in a consortium.