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A Ground-breAking collaboratioN framework realizing the next era of cybercrime Detection And muLti-stakeholder investigation For LEAs, judicial ecosystems, and citizens. (GANNDALF)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Civil Security for Society
Theme: Civil Security for Society
Destination: Fighting Crime and Terrorism
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Portugal,Belgium,Greece,Cyprus,Luxembourg,Spain,Finland,North Macedonia,Romania,United Kingdom,Poland,Germany,Italy
Call: Enhancing tools and capabilities to fight advanced forms of cyber threats and cyber-dependent crimes (HORIZON-CL3-2023-FCT-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-10-01
End date: 2027-09-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3721413.75
EU funding (EUR): 3721413.75
Participants: 18
Project status: SIGNED

In order to address the fast-evolving challenges with respect to advanced forms of cybercrimes enabled by fully available state-of-the-art technologies (Crime-as-a-Service), there is a need for LEAs to form and apply cutting-edge collaboration frameworks that will break communication silos within the wider judicial ecosystem. These frameworks may span in numerous pillars, such as (i) regulated, privacy-preserving and easy sharing of information related to criminal activities enabling cross-border agency-to-agency collaboration in a transparent and explainable manner; (ii) joint criminal investigation further facilitated by beyond state-of-the-art tools enabling real-time collaboration and the full exploitation of distributed digital infrastructures to enhance cybercrime intelligence; (iii) exchanging different types of expertise (cybersecurity experts, forensics experts, lawyers and stakeholders from the judicial ecosystem, psychologists, social scientists) to realise cutting edge investigative approaches; and (iv) knowledge and best practices sharing with respect to trainings and cybercrime awareness. GANNDALF will set new grounds for the fight against advanced forms of cyber threats and cyber-dependent crimes; it will (i) realise cutting-edge agency-to-agency data sharing mechanisms, optimising the balance between transparency and privacy based on the needs of each LEA; (ii) deploy a modular, decision-support toolbox that will comprise not only ground-breaking technologies for collaborative investigation, prediction and identification of advanced forms of cyber threats, but also optimisation mechanisms enabling the full exploitation of these technologies; (iii) build on the above 2 offerings and deliver a customizable, collaborative crime investigation sandbox for scenarios, hypotheses analysis and crime investigation; and (iv) facilitate policy drafting, training and citizens’ engagement via innovative mechanisms that will realise the Cyber Hygiene 2.0 visiοn.

Keywords: collaborative crime investigation citizens engagement
Lead-free Transition for the European Space Sector (LETTERSS)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Digital, Industry and Space
Theme: Space
Destination: Open Strategic Autonomy in Developing, Deploying and Using Global Space-Based Infrastructures, Services, Applications and Data
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: France,Spain,Germany,Finland
Call: Space technologies for European non-dependence and competitiveness (HORIZON-CL4-2023-SPACE-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-01-01
End date: 2026-12-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3641826.26
EU funding (EUR): 2701857.96
Participants: 12
Project status: SIGNED

Due to the overall transition of the Electronics industry worldwide to a Pb-free realm, the Space Industry is more and more confronted with a situation where they cannot avoid using EEE (Electrical, Electronic and Electromechanical) parts with Lead-free finishes and they need to manage the associated risks. The growing use of commercial components (COTS), notably for the expanding market sector of constellations, means that European Space Industry is already using large amount of components with lead-free finishes even when the equivalent leaded high-reliable version is available. Even though the Space Sector is exempted from RoHS restrictions (Restriction on the use of certain Hazardous Substances), market pressure may also result on potential future difficult availability of leaded solder paste. This project addresses the main challenges of the Pb-free transition for the European Space Sector that were described in the Roadmap delivered in 2020 by the ESCC Task Force created to that end. First, we will study the obstacles that hinder today the wider use of COTS components in space projects using existing qualified assembly processes based on leaded solders. Second, we will launch a comprehensive evaluation of two lead-free solders that show promise for the Space Sector including reliability model development. Sn-solders were alloyed with lead at the beginning of the electronics era mainly to inhibit the growth of whiskers, therefore going to lead-free electronics creates a serious risk for space projects that may result in catastrophic failure in the satellite due to whiskers growth. The Space sector has developed mitigation approaches but the real challenge is to obtain accelerated tests that will give confidence that, for a given mitigation used and for the duration of the project, the risk is managed and acceptable. For that we propose to perform basic research to advance the state-of-the-art on our knowledge of whisker growth, leading to the determination of the pertinent activation energies that can be used in the design of accelerated tests.
Twinning Research and Innovation Institutions to Design and Implement Inclusive GEPs (NEXUS)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area
Programme: Reforming and enhancing the European R&I System
Theme: Reforming and enhancing the European R&I System
Destination: Reforming and enhancing the European R&I System
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Ireland,Italy,Cyprus,Bulgaria,France,Poland,Hungary,Türkiye,Serbia
Call: Support to the implementation of inclusive gender equality plans (HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-ERA-01, 2022)
Start date: 2023-09-01
End date: 2025-10-31
Duration (months): 26.0
Total project cost (EUR): 998713.75
EU funding (EUR): 998713.75
Participants: 10
Project status: SIGNED

NEXUS co-designs, implements, monitors and evaluates innovative and targeted actions aimed at bridging inclusivity gaps in nine research organisations and their respective R&I ecosystems with the aim to bolster institutional change through the development of inclusive Gender Equality Plans (GEPs) in intersectional and intersectoral directions. Geographical inclusiveness is also promoted through a highly context-sensitive approach to action piloting in seven Member States and two Associated Countries covering Western, Central, Southern and Southeastern regions . The project sets up support structures to less experienced institutions to go beyond the minimum GEP requirements, as defined in the Horizon Europe eligibility criterion, through a participatory multi-stakeholder process of solution co-creation sustained by a twinning scheme and the delivery of a tailored capacity-building and training programme. NEXUS analyses how implementing partners with newly set up GEPs perform data collection, internal assessment and the planning of GEP measures with a view to identifying areas of improvement as well as potential challenges in enhancing an inclusive approach. This analysis informs the co-design and implementation of new innovative inclusive actions, underpinned by the principles of intersectionality and intersectoriality. NEXUS actions will enhance the research excellence of participating organisations as well as effecting institutional and cultural change that is context-sensitive, realistic and sustainable.

Keywords: inclusiveness gender equality plan gender intersectionality,intersectoriality,widening countries institutional change research excellence twinning
Scaling and Industrializing Recycling Technology for Wind Turbine Composite Materials as a Step Toward 100.000 Tons Annual Capacity by 2034 (EoL WTB Recycling)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Accelerator
Destination: Other destinations
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: Norway
Call: EIC Accelerator 2024 - Short application (HORIZON-EIC-2024-ACCELERATOR-01, 2024)
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1000000.0
EU funding (EUR): 1000000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

GjenKraft AS is pioneering the recycling of end-of-life wind turbine blades, addressing a significant environmental challenge. As wind power expands, Europe is projected to generate up to 350.000 tons of composite waste by 2030 and over 2 million tons by 2050. Traditional disposal methods, such as landfilling and incineration, are unsustainable, stressing the need for innovative recycling solutions. Our solution, already operating in an industrial environment and developed with support from the EU Horizon program, transforms composite waste into valuable raw materials in a sustainable way. We have established new value chains for these recycled materials, proving market demand through successful partnerships. As the first company to commercialize this solution, we have positioned ourselves as pioneers in the composite recycling sector, offering a cost-effective alternative that allows us to capture a significant market share. This proposal is the first step toward our larger goal of achieving a 100.000-ton annual recycling capacity by 2034. We aim to scale and industrialize our technology, refining it for broader deployment across Europe. To support our growth, we are expanding operations beyond Norway, with a second facility under development in Denmark and plans to establish additional sites across the EU, chosen based on waste availability, market demand, and access to green energy. This proposal aligns with the EIC Accelerator’s objectives by addressing the full value chain of renewable energy sources, from material recovery to reintegration into new products. EU support will accelerate our technology’s commercialization, strengthen our market position, and advance the EU’s sustainability goals. By supporting this proposal, the EU will enable a scalable, sustainable solution that advances the circular economy and strengthens Europe’s renewable energy sector.

Keywords: recycling,composites,secondary raw materials,sustainability,green energy,recovery
SUSTAINABLE AND INNOVATIVE MANUFACTURING BY ENSURING DIGITAL, GREEN AND SOCIAL SME TRANSFORMATION (MANTRA)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Digital, Industry and Space
Theme: Industry
Destination: Increased Autonomy in Key Strategic Value Chains for Resilient Industry
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Spain,Italy,Portugal,Romania,Denmark,Belgium,France
Call: 'Innovate to transform' support for SME's sustainability transition (CSA) (HORIZON-CL4-2024-RESILIENCE-01, 2024)
Start date: 2024-11-01
End date: 2028-04-30
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 6696249.38
EU funding (EUR): 4998811.88
Participants: 9
Project status: SIGNED

The overall objective of the project is to boost green and digital transition of European manufacturing SMEs through the uptake of advanced technologies and social innovation. To that end, MANTRA will create and demonstrate an effective and highly scalable European-wide capacity building and demonstration programme to provide SMEs with the required assistance, network of partners and experts, and financial support to elaborate and implement tailored transformation journeys leading to sustainable business models and, more competitive and resilience SMEs. This innovation support ecosystem will be built on the capacities of a strong consortium and of available EU support networks and SME support initiatives.

Keywords: digital green social transformation advanced technologies social innovation ecosystem capacity building resilience competitiveness community manufacturing machinery food metal textil plastics material
Exploring the Urbanism of Roman Mediterranean Ports: from iconographic data to 3D reconstruction (UrbaPort)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Social Sciences and Humanities
Countries involved: Italy,Italy,France
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022 (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01, 2022)
Start date: 2024-03-01
End date: 2026-08-31
Duration (months): 30.0
Total project cost (EUR): 235737.6
EU funding (EUR): 235737.6
Participants: 3
Project status: SIGNED

Under the Roman Imperial period, Mediterranean port cities were not only transit hubs - where ships, people and goods both departed and arrived - but also places of urban and cultural life developing away from the seafront. They formed a real urban landscape with enough characteristics of complete cities whose aesthetic and monumental features were widely emphasised in iconography. Although these highly codified images are not snapshots of reality, previous doctoral research assessed the documentary value of iconographic evidence for understanding Roman portscapes by inevitably confronting them with archaeological and textual data. UrbaPort (Exploring the Urbanism of Roman Mediterranean Ports: from iconographic data to 3D reconstruction) is an interdisciplinary project that aims to understand the urban and architectural morphology of Roman maritime port cities and to propose reliable virtual reconstructions of these environments. To achieve this goal, UrbaPort will propose an innovative reflection that will consider how iconographic evidence could be integrated to the digital tools for expanding the scientific value of historical restitutions in order to replace maritime activities in their architectural context. UrbaPort will bring together an unprecedented combination of advanced computational methods – 3D modelling and smart generative methods – developed by the CNRS/MC MAP-Aria laboratory (Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Lyon) with the recent archaeological data conducted at Portus – the port of the Imperial Rome – by the Ecole française de Rome in the perspective of a virtual exhibition at the Archaeological Park of Ostia antica.

Keywords: iconography,architecture,roman mediterranean,urbanism,3d modelling,tools of mediation,roman art,roman ports,port cities,roman empire,thesaurus,port infrastructures
Lightsheet Brillouin Nanoscopy: mechano-sensitive superresolution imaging for regenerative medicine (LiBriNa)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Systems and Communication Engineering
Panel description: Electrical, electronic, communication, optical and systems engineering
Countries involved: Norway
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2024-STG, 2024)
Start date: 2025-07-01
End date: 2030-06-30
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1807313.75
EU funding (EUR): 1807313.75
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Better microscopes have always triggered scientific discovery. Lightsheet microscopy and nanoscopy are no exception and have initiated knowledge jumps in structural and dynamical imaging. However, they do not inform us on mechanical properties. The domain of mechano-sensitive microscopy is still in its infancy yet has already unveiled a stark dependence of cellular development on local stiffness and viscoelasticity. For instance, coordinated strain on the sub-millimetre scale is a key ingredient to grow induced pluripotent stem stells into a beating adult cardiac muscle; without such an environment, a twitching heap of cardiomyocytes develops instead. What are the processes within cells that cause this forked differentiation? How can we optimise the growth of artificial tissue in regenerative medicine? Given the dynamics and 3D nature of the problem, paired with the requirement of sub-cellular resolution, one must conclude that our current instrumentation is not up to the task. Thus, this project aims to develop a label-free microscopy technique that can image viscoelasticity at unprecedented sub-diffraction resolution inside living, differentiating cardiac tissues at order-of-magnitude faster acquisition speeds than previously possible. This will be made possible by a completely new type of optical element that allows snap-shot hyperspectral imaging at unparalleled speed and sensitivity. Transforming latest innovations within nanoscopy and lightsheet imaging and using Brillouin scattering as a proxy for viscoelastic tissue properties on the microscale, Lightsheet Brillouin Nanoscopy (LiBriNa), will be the fastest, most gentle, and highest resolution mechanosensitive microscope ever built. Besides being an enabler technology for cellular biology and regenerative medicine, the project will explore new principles in label-free nanoscopy methodology and initiate innovation jumps in optical instrumentation.

Keywords: brillouin scattering,oblique plane lightsheet,labelfree superresolution,instant structured illumination microscopy,3d imaging,multifocus microscopy,optical element development,induced pluripotent stem cells,organoids,tissue development,organells,visco elastic measurements,cardiology research
Proteomic optimization of methods for ancient skeletal elements (PROMISE)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Life Sciences
Countries involved: Denmark,Israel
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022 (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01, 2022)
Start date: 2023-12-01
End date: 2025-11-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 214934.4
EU funding (EUR): 214934.4
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

Palaeoproteomics has the potential to resolve some of the big questions in palaeoanthropology and human evolution, as proteins have been found to preserve over long time periods in the archaeological record, and contain phylogenetically relevant information. However, as this is a relatively new field of research, method optimization and gaining further understanding of ancient proteomes is necessary, to gain robust and reliable results with minimal destruction to rare ancient fossils. To this end, PROMISE (PRoteomic Optimization of Methods for ancIent Skeletal Elements) aims to improve palaeoproteomic analyses by developing and thoroughly assessing methods for removing modern contamination from ancient specimens, releasing proteins from the mineral matrix of bones and teeth, and understanding the effect that postmortem microbial bioerosion has on ancient skeletal proteomes. Finally, these optimised methods will be applied to study Middle and Late Pleistocene Levantine hominins. The Levant is essential for understanding human migration out of Africa, as well as interactions between different contemporaneous hominin populations, but is a challenging area of study for ancient DNA, warranting further palaeoproteomic method development. PROMISE will advance methods for the entire field of palaeoproteomics, as well as the study of human evolution. PROMISE will be conducted in a dynamic international research environment, providing the fellow with essential skills setting them up for a successful future career as a researcher in archaeological science.

Keywords: human evolution,palaeoanthropology,palaeoproteomics,archaeological science
Shifting the baseline and assessing its impact on the status and trends of biodiversity and its implication for decision-making in conservation (BaseShift)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Environment and Geosciences
Countries involved: Spain
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022 (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01, 2022)
Start date: 2023-07-01
End date: 2025-06-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 181152.96
EU funding (EUR): 181152.96
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Centuries-old data have challenged assumptions on the distribution and conservation status of biodiversity and yet, most of the decision-making in conservation relies on space-for-time substitutions or relatively recent, or modelled, data. With BaseShift, my goal is to quantify the impact of using different baselines to assess the trends and status of biodiversity and ecosystem services as well as its implication on the resulting conservation priorities and actions. To do so, I will compare the outputs of commonly used approaches and tools in conservation biology when using different reference points in time, using data from Spain in the 16th, 19th, and 21st centuries. Specifically, I will focus on four key components of conservation practice, that is (1) species conservation status, (2) prioritization for area-based conservation, (3) detection of change, and (4) species environmental niches. When appropriate, the valuation of historical species-derived ecosystem services will be integrated in the analysis. Beyond new fundamental knowledge in historical ecology and conservation biology, the outputs of BaseShift will contribute to improve biodiversity assessments, target setting and progress monitoring and ultimately better policy and decision-making in biodiversity conservation.

Keywords: species distributions,historical ecology,ecosystem services,biodiversity conservation practice