Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-actions-marie-curie-participations-et-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Projet REFBAR (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Staff Exchanges
Panel : Environment and Geosciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The aim of REFBAR project is to create an International, Intersectoral and Interdisciplinary network to facilitate the exchange of staff to progress developments in eDNA metabarcoding and genetic reference library for freshwater plankton microalgae that can significantly enhance data quality, data quantity and usability across aquatic ecosystems in Europe and beyond. The focus will be on developing staff and partner skills in the areas of long-read sequencing, (meta)barcoding, and metadata standards coupled with improved molecular bioinformatics techniques which in turn will offer more reliable DNA reference library for eukaryotic and prokaryotic photoautotrophs. The consortium is comprised of an international network of beneficiaries and partners with internationally-recognized track record on metabarcoding and world leaders in development of eDNA filters and portable next-generation sequencing capabilities. The academic beneficiaries will benefit from gaining experience in the development of on-site filtering of eDNA, third generation sequencing and bioinformatics. Industrial staff will benefit from bi-lateral exchanges from the scientific domains of biosystematics and freshwater ecology that is necessary for developing innovative eDNA solutions from the first sampling step to bioinformatics pipeline.

Mots clés : edna, phytoplankton, lakes, reference library

Participants :
- Basecamp research ltd (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 150300.0 €
- Hun-ren balatoni limnologiai kutatointezet (Hongrie) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 180360.0 €
- Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (France) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 55110.0 €
- Eelco wallaart b.v. (Pays-Bas) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 75150.0 €
- Institute of chemistry, technology and metallurgy (Serbie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 195390.0 €
- National University of Asuncion (Paraguay) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Argaly (France) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 70140.0 €
- Conseil national de la recherche scientifique et technique (Argentine) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet BIOREM (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Staff Exchanges
Panel : Environment and Geosciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The growing presence of hazardous compounds in the environment such as persistent organic pollutants compromises the health of ecosystems and humans worldwide. The spontaneous ecological recovery of contaminated sites is possible due to the action of biological agents, including plants and microorganisms. The exploitation of the capability of the latter to transform toxic contaminants into harmless end-products can lead to cheap and sustainable bioremediation alternatives. However, the significant knowledge gap on the molecular mechanisms and microbial species responsible for an efficient detoxification of specific pollutants in determined environmental conditions is a burden slowing down the development of efficient microbial assisted bioremediation technologies. BIOREM is an integrated action conformed by experts in microbial systems biology, artificial intelligence tools and environmental sciences that will work together to gain knowledge in the identification of responsible microbial metabolic routes within natural and synthetic consortia for the degradation of target contaminants. The project through inter-sectorial and multidisciplinary training and collaboration will investigate the synergetic effect of different and combined bioremediation strategies, such as bioaugmentation, bioestimulation and microbial-assisted phytoremediation, stablishing links between effective pollutants removal and the responsible microbial pathways. Predictive models for TPHs and PAH remediation will be developed using High-Perfomance Computing (HPC) and Artificial Intelligence to enhance the efficiency of bioremediation strategies by enabling the analysis of vast amounts of environmental data. The integration of the project information (key microbial players and environmental conditions) into mathematical models will allow the establishment of tailored and efficient removal strategies based on the chemical composition and natural microbiome presence in polluted sites.

Mots clés : bioaugmentation, bioestimulation, genome scale modelling, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals, microbial communities, systems biology, transcriptomics, artificial intelligence

Participants :
- Limnos (Slovenia) (Slovénie) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 64400.0 €
- Wageningen University & Research (Pays-Bas) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 92000.0 €
- Université de Burgos (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 133400.0 €
- Institut Jožef Stefan (Slovénie) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 101200.0 €
- Kepler sociedad limitada ingenieria y ecogestion sl (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 87400.0 €
- Université de Surrey (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet GaitREHub (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2021)
Action : Staff Exchanges
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

One common consequence of specific medical conditions such as stroke or other brain injuries, and certain operations, is the need for post event rehabilitation. In many cases, the inability to walk properly requires professionally monitored gait rehabilitation. Gait rehabilitation is important to restore the gait performance of mobility impaired patients and gait training frequency represents a key factor for effective rehabilitation. GaitREHub aims to develop an effective, comprehensive approach to providing targeted home-based gait rehabilitation, by integrating cutting-edge technologies, from the areas of (1) computer-based design and modelling of customized smart insole/socks, (2) wearable sensors and flexible embedded electronics realization, (3) home assistive robots, data analytics and artificial intelligence algorithms development as well as user-friendly software tool for gait rehabilitation, and (4) pre-clinical validation of the developed holistic, integrated and interactive system (our “REHub”). The GaitREHub consortium consists of international recognized institutions and organizations, 4 from academic and 3 from industrial sector, from Belgium, Italy, Greece, Serbia, Chile and Thailand. GaitREHub will facilitate the exchange of knowledge, skills and competencies throughout 199 person-months of carefully planned secondments, promoting international and interdisciplinary collaboration and disseminating the project results to all stakeholders. This interdisciplinary and inter-sectorial project offers an excellent research and innovation environment for the personal and professional growth of the seconded staff members. The outputs of GaitREHub will effectively enhance the personalized rehabilitation of neurologically injured patients and any other patient in need of gait rehabilitation, while also sustaining R&I collaboration within the consortium, developing the potential for commercialization, and working to improve health outcomes for our society.

Mots clés : smart insole, smart socks, sensors, flexible electronics, home robots, gait training, rehabilitation

Participants :
- Coaimed s.r.l. (Italie) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 156400.0 €
- KU Leuven (Belgique) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 179400.0 €
- Euleria srl societa benefit (Italie) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 193200.0 €
- Université australe du Chili (Chili) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université du Prince de Songkla (Thaïlande) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Bioassist sa (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 138000.0 €
- Université de Novi Sad (Serbie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 248400.0 €
Projet COASTLINE (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Staff Exchanges
Panel : Environment and Geosciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Coastal zones can be characterized as biodiversity-rich ecosystems and places rich in cultural heritage. They host important economic modern activities either inland or in water, providing opportunities for the generation of renewable energies and tourism. In particular, for Europe, the coastal regions are tremendously significant for its economy, as approximately 40% of the EU's population lives within 50 km of the sea while almost 40% of the EU's GDP is generated in these maritime regions, and a staggering 75% of the volume of the EU's foreign trade is conducted by sea. However, the natural dynamic landscape of the coastal zones and the complexity of interests make many local communities vulnerable to hazards, including climate change effects. These factors create a unique, constantly evolving, and challenging environment, sharing elements from deep-water investigations and dry land surveys. Therefore, novel methodologies have to develop to map and monitor these areas and adjusted for operational use to the specific conditions and socio-economic environment of each case study. The COASTLINE project aspires to promote innovative international, inter-sectoral, and interdisciplinary collaboration in research and innovation aspects dealing with monitoring coastal zone environments through geoscience and remote sensors. It aims to establish new and improved methods and protocols for documenting and analyzing the coastal zones in selected case studies (coastal zones) of Europe. It will bring together partners from the academia /research institutions with the business sector in order to share knowledge, ideas, and infrastructures for delivering novel methodologies regarding the use of remote sensors, such as satellite observations (including the Copernicus Programme with the Sentinels' mission), ground geophysical prospections and Geographical Information Systems along with spatial statistics.

Mots clés : coastal zone management, spatiotemporal mapping, geoinformatics, geophysics, heritage management, environmental monitoring, risk assessment, 

Participants :
- Aigaiou solutions symvouloi kenotomikon efarmogon kai neon technologion anonymi etaireia (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 82800.0 €
- École polytechnique de Bari (Italie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 110400.0 €
- Institut de technologie de Chypre (Chypre) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 239200.0 €
- Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 138000.0 €
- P. sotiropoulos-sp. maroulakis g.p. (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 55200.0 €
Projet NEO-LIFE (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Staff Exchanges
Panel : Life Sciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

According to Eurostat, fertility rates in the EU follow a progressive decline and thus are major contributors to EU’s demographic transformation with a drop at 1.46 live-births per woman (lbw), which is well below the 2.1 lbw needed to preserve the population size. Importantly, couples pursue parenthood at progressively older ages with maternal age at childbirth increasing to 30 years. While the epidemiological link between advanced maternal age and increased risks of subfertility, aneuploidy, adverse obstetric outcomes and perinatal complications is well established, conditions such as pregnancy loss, preterm delivery, low birth weight, hypertensive disorders and diabetes continue to pose significant acute and chronic health risks. There is an unmet need for maternal/fetal medical solutions to safeguard prenatal, perinatal and the lifelong health of the mother and the child. To improve reproductive healthcare in alignment with requirements set SDG3.1 we need to develop preventive over reactive medical solutions. However, progress in this domain is hindered by the siloed nature of expertise in reproductive medicine, genomics and machine learning. Barriers such as fragmented data formats, lack of standardized protocols for data collection/storage and limited integration of genomic data into broader research efforts further impede interdisciplinary collaboration along with the fact that clinicians, researchers and engineers operate within their own specialized domains. NEO-LIFE aims to tackle these challenges via implementation of a cross-disciplinary and collaborative approach, recognizing that the complexities of reproductive health, fetal-maternal medicine and precision genomics cannot be effectively addressed within isolated sectoral silos. By bridging expertise across clinical medicine, genomics, bioinformatics and AI, NEO-LIFE fosters a synergy that accelerates innovation and ensures that cutting-edge advancements translate into tangible healthcare solution.

Mots clés : reproductive genomics, non invasive prenatal diagnosis, maternal fetal health, pregnancy loss, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, decision support systems, federated data resources

Participants :
- Genomedai b.v. (Pays-Bas) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 295590.0 €
- Université du Péloponnèse (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 270540.0 €
- Université de Maastricht (Pays-Bas) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 315630.0 €
- Kazakis - gouvioti -sotiropoulos o.e. (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 300600.0 €
- Competence Centre on Health Technologies (Estonia) (Estonie) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 295590.0 €
- Geniko nosokomeio elena venizelou -alexandra (Grèce) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Organismes publics (hors enseignement & recherche), subvention : 325650.0 €
Projet 6G-TERAFIT (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Staff Exchanges
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

With the fast development of electronic devices and computing technologies, various emerging applications (e.g., big data analysis, artificial intelligence and 3-dimensional (3D) media, Internet of things, etc.) have been entering our society with significant amounts of data traffic. While mobile networks are already indispensable to our society for “anywhere anytime connection,” one main characteristic of future mobile networks (i.e., B5G: Beyond 5G) is the very huge amount of data, which requires very high throughput per devices (multiple Gbps, up to Tera bps: Tbps) and multiple Tbps per area efficiency (Tbps/km2). Though some disrupting 5G technologies may provide a few Gbps service, it is still not able to achieve hundreds of Gbps or Tbps rates. In the near future, the peak rate of mobile communication networks is expected to reach hundreds of Gbps or even Tbps rates, which requires either very high spectrum efficiency (e.g., much higher than 10 bits/s/Hz) in millimetre wave bands or very large bandwidth (e.g., more than 20GHz) . While the former is very challenging, the latter can be achieved in THz bands (roughly, 100GHz to 10THz). The design of ubiquitous access with very high rates in mobile and heterogeneous network (HetNet) environments is the key to the development of future mobile networks, and so the objective of this collaborative 6G-TERAFIT is to create a knowledge transfer between the researchers and the engineers who will contribute to the design and implementation of future B5G ultra-fast networks and create the pedestal for them to become potential leaders in the resulting scientific, technological, and industrial fields. This project is committed to creating an “excellent” educational training platform that is multi-disciplinary and inter-sectoral in nature.


Participants :
- Université du Péloponnèse (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 110400.0 €
- Instituto de Telecomunicações (Portugal) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 248400.0 €
- Université de Vigo (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 138000.0 €
- Saras technology limited (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Bradford (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Zeontex-zero one technologies ike (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 110400.0 €
Projet GuardAgents (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Staff Exchanges
Panel : Chemistry
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The use of pesticides on crops presents a significant risk of consumer exposure to harmful chemical residues, underscoring the need to explore safer alternatives for both humans and plants. GuardAgents will address this challenge by developing new biopesticides that target the Cucumber Mosaic Virus (CMV), a major threat to crops around the world. GuardAgents will develop a new generation of efficient, cost-effective small antibodies, so-called nanobodies to enhance plant immunity, reduce pesticide dependency and contribute significantly toward sustainable agriculture. GuardAgents will also advance technological innovation in plant protection, minimize ecological impact, and foster long-term agricultural sustainability. A multidisciplinary, state-of-the-art approach will be employed producing recombinant nanobodies through in vitro and in vivo approaches involving E. coli and plants, followed by biophysical characterization using advanced analytical techniques. Molecular farming techniques will be applied to produce nanobodies in plants, followed by functional comparisons to in vitro-produced nanobodies. The antiviral efficacy of the developed nanobodies will be tested in plants through transient expression and transformation. Additionally, toxicity studies will be performed involving plant cell cultures, invertebrate and vertebrate animals, while environmental impact assessments will be conducted to ensure biosafety. This research seeks to optimize nanobody-based strategies for sustainable viral disease control in crops.

Mots clés : nanobodies, biopesticides, sustainable agriculture

Participants :
- Université de Patras (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 581160.0 €
- Université technique du Moyen-Orient (Turquie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 255510.0 €
- Prinsus i.k.e. technovlastos (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 260520.0 €
- Université Masaryk (Rép. Tchèque) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 60120.0 €
- Preduzece za proizvodnju, trgovinu l usluge agrounik doo, beograd (zemun) (Serbie) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 195390.0 €
- Rezos brands anonymi emporiki eteria idon diatrofis (Grèce) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 385770.0 €
Projet SOLIS (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Staff Exchanges
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The rapidly expanding field of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning exposes the limitations of conventional Von Neumann architecture. Neuromorphic computing, inspired by the highly energy efficient functionning of the brain, has emerged as a solution for efficient unsupervised learning, particularly relevant qith the advent of edge computing and visual computing applications. Solar cell-inspired materials, offering persistent photoconductivity allowing to simulate synaptic plasticity, have the potential to revolutionise neuromorphic visual computing. The SOLIS project forms an international consortium of experts from photovoltaics and materials science to explore inorganic thin film materials' potential as artificial visual synapses. These materials, tuneable and stable, promise reliable optically controlled MEMRISTORS suitable for diverse light intensities and wavelenghts. The collaboration, emphasising staff exchanges and transparent sharing of data, methods and persons, aims to reinforce our understanding, innovate with materials like 2D MXenes, and establish a shared framework for optoelectronic characterisation of visual synapses. The project aligns with Europe's objective to catch up in the field of AI and possibly become a leader in hardware-level machine learning, offering opportunities for scientists from Third Countries and EU countries alike. SOLIS will be an important milestone for EU research and the PV field as a whole, unlocking new applications for inorganic thin film materials and offering a paradigm shift toward visual computing and AI free from the constraints of current materials and architectures.

Mots clés : neuromorphic computing, edge computing, memristor, photovoltaics, thin film, ai, artificial synapse

Participants :
- Université de technologie de Tallinn (Estonie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 184000.0 €
- Université de Ritsumeikan (Japon) — Partner, associated partner, Autres, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Vérone (Italie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 147200.0 €
- Fondation marocaine pour les sciences avancées, l'innovation et la recherche (Maroc) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université du Cap-Occidental (Afrique du Sud) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Liverpool (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université des Philippines (Philippines) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université polytechnique de Catalogne (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 257600.0 €