Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Spatio-Temporal Engineering of Light. Ultimate Multiphoton Microscopy (STELUM)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Spain,France
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2007-3-1-IAPP, 2007)
Start date: 2008-06-01
End date: 2012-05-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 524760.0
EU funding (EUR): 524760.0
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

The development of high resolution, non damaging imaging techniques are crucial for understanding the biological processes occurring at the cellular level. Nonlinear microscopy (NLM) is rapidly establishing as a powerful technique for high resolution imaging of living biological samples. The high peak powers and low pulse energies available from ultrashort pulses, allow an efficient excitation of nonlinear effects with reduced collateral damage when interacting with cells. Ultrashort pulse light has three additional parameters that can be exploited for a more efficient light-cell interaction. i) Pulse shaping, acting on the temporal intensity profile and phase parameters of a pulse will allow for a more efficient and less damaging interaction with the sample. ii) Adaptive optics will be used to modulate the beam’s wavefront spatial distribution parameter. This will allow correcting aberrations for an increased transversal resolution, larger penetration depths and fields of view. As focus spot size is reduced, it will also allow for lower power to be used, preserving living specimens. In this project, we aim, for the first time, to join complementary intersectorial expertise to perform simultaneous pulse shaping and wavefront correction at the sample plane of a NLM. The knowledge of each of the teams will be transferred, based on microscopy applications. Firstly the work will be focused towards implementing adaptive optics to minimise aberrations induced by the setup and by the sample of study. Then pulse shaping will be use to enhance the output signal and reduce side effects (such as photobleaching). Finally, the combined action will result on new contrast generation technique, constituting an important breakthrough in NLM with great implications into bio-medicine.

Keywords: physical sciences,microscopy,applied optics,laser technology,instrumentation technology
Cooperation across Europe for Cd(Zn)Te based Security Instruments (COCAE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Security
Destination: Increasing the Security of citizens
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Greece,Germany,Spain,Latvia,Ukraine,Finland
Call:  (FP7-SEC-2007-1, 2007)
Start date: 2008-10-01
End date: 2012-03-31
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2644416.8
EU funding (EUR): 2031347.0
Participants: 9
Project status: CLOSED

The proposal concerns the technology development for instruments with the following capabilities: (a) To make spectroscopic measurements with efficiency equivalent to that of NaI detectors and energy resolution close to that of HPGe devices but without using cryogenic systems. (b) To find the direction and the distance of the radioactive source. (c) To localize the source into a cargo and estimate the radioactive source activity taking information about the source environment (shielding, absorption in the surrounding materials) (d) To work at a wide range of absorbed dose rates by adjusting the effective volume of the detector. The above capabilities will improve the quality of the data gathered by the customs officers during the routine inspections at the boarders and will assist the first responders in case of a radiological or nuclear emergency to estimate the exact situation. Basic tasks of the project will be: (a) The growth of high purity, detector grade Cd(Zn)Te crystals. Their performance will be optimized by material purification, selection of right dopants and post-growth processing to obtain high resistivity, high transport properties and homogeneous distribution of these material properties in the grown crystals. The growth of crystals with a diameter up to 75 mm will be performed. (b) The fabrication of pixel detectors having structure of p-n and Schottky diodes. This will permit the application of bias voltage high enough to collect all the induced charge by both electrons and holes. (c) The design of pixel electronics capable for simultaneous imaging and spectroscopy. The electronics will be bump bonded to the pixel detectors. This is essential for the localization and the identification of the radioactive source. (d) The construction of a portable instrument having a stack of detecting elements. This will allow to exploit the Compton Effect for the localization of the radioactive source and also to have variable detection efficiency.

Keywords: cd(zn)te semiconductor pixel detectors spectroscopy imaging portable equipment false alarm first responders radioactive contaminant
Application of innovative PTR-TOF mass spectrometry in plant biology, environmental science and food/food packaging (PTR-TOF)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Austria,Italy,Switzerland,Germany
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2007-3-1-IAPP, 2007)
Start date: 2008-09-01
End date: 2012-08-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1194643.0
EU funding (EUR): 1194643.0
Participants: 5
Project status: CLOSED

Proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) uses chemical ionisation to detect volatile organic compounds (VOCs) virtually in real time. PTR-MS has found numerous applications. For the last nine years IONICON has manufactured and distributed more than 100 instruments all over the world. The customers are scientists and technicians from universities and renowned companies. As exciting as this tool is, the PTR-MS technique does not yet have the full analytical capability to distinguish between isobaric species. Very recently, scientists from UIBK combined a compact TOF-MS from TOFWERK with a PTR source successfully. This PTR-TOF prototype offers the following features: • an extremely high mass resolution, m/delta(m) ~ 6.000 which allows the separation of isobaric species! • to record full mass spectra up to 500 Dalton within a second! This represents an increase of the duty cycle by more than a factor of 100 compared to conventional PTR-MS The overall objective of this project is to link three leading European academic institutions, having expertise in “plant biology”, “environmental science”, and “food, /food packaging” with two innovative SMEs through an intensive transfer-of-knowledge approach. This link will facilitate the application of the recently developed PTR-TOF instrument for various scientific pursuits and hence will speed up the devices time-to-market release. The expected impact of this project is manifold and will lead to the following: • New scientific results in the research fields of plant biology, environmental science, and food sciences • Training of scientists to use PTR-TOF technology with the long term goal that they will continue to perform research with this technology • Development of an unprecedented, high resolution mass spectrometry technology (PTR-TOF) which is capable of detecting VOCs in real time • Direct testing of a PTR-TOF prototype at lead customers involving direct collaborations with the prototype developers

Keywords: voc measurement technology,plant biology,environmental science,food science
Transportable Autonomous patrol for Land bOrder Surveillance (TALOS)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Security
Destination: Intelligent surveillance and enhancing border security
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Poland,Greece,Israel,Poland,France,Belgium,Spain,Finland,Türkiye,Romania,Estonia
Call:  (FP7-SEC-2007-1, 2007)
Start date: 2008-06-01
End date: 2012-05-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 19497387.66
EU funding (EUR): 12898332.0
Participants: 14
Project status: CLOSED

The main objective of TALOS multidisciplinary project is to develop and field test the innovative concept of a mobile, modular, scalable, autonomous and adaptive system for protecting European borders. The conventional border protection systems are based mainly on expensive ground facilities installed along the entire length of the border used only to observe, detect and warn. This infrastructure is complemented by human patrols, where there is an access to the border line. The system developed within the TALOS project will be more versatile, efficient, flexible and cost effective. The complete system applies both aerial and ground unmanned vehicles, supervised by command and control centre, but in the TALOS project the emphasis will be put on application of UGV, communication and ability to command and control. The ground platforms will be both the watching stations and the first reaction patrols, which will inform the Control and Command Centre and an intruder about her/his situation, and will undertake the proper measures to stop the illegal action almost autonomously with supervision of border guard officers. The most important features of the system are scalability, autonomous operation, mobility and adaptability. It will be easy to “scale’ the system to the local requirements such as border length and topographic conditions. The system elements would operate autonomously using the set of rules defined by Command and Control centre. The rules modified from time to time during system operation will adapt the system to the variable tactics of border crossing (in the specific patrol scenario, area of operation, border topography, etc.) and will constantly improve performance in the long term. The consortium is formed of an experienced research teams from industry, research and academia from Belgium, Finland, France, Israel, Poland and Turkey, with established close links with end users (border guards), which gives good prospects for project success.

Keywords: adaptable system,autonomous vehicles,adaptable tactics,ugv,c&c,mesh network,wimax,virtual prototyping,nbc sensors,navigation,path planning,laser scanners,3d visualisation,h-mi,uav
ChIP and MIRA for clinical diagnosis (DIA-CHIP)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: United Kingdom,United Kingdom,Belgium
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2007-3-1-IAPP, 2007)
Start date: 2008-07-01
End date: 2012-06-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 731042.0
EU funding (EUR): 731042.0
Participants: 5
Project status: CLOSED

DIA-ChIP seeks to develop state-of-the-art molecular techniques for the routine high-throughput analysis of clinical samples for advanced molecular diagnosis and biomedical research. This will be achieved through a collaborative partnership between academic, SME and public health partners interacting through the IAPP, and the secondments and recruitments it supports. New molecular diagnostics in clinical pathology need to be robust, cost effective and offer significant advantages over existing techniques. With the move towards personalised medicine the specificity of diagnosis will need to be enhanced significantly, yet in the short to medium term will need to be compatible with current gold standards of analysis. In this project the focus will be on the most important cancer affecting the female European population – Breast Cancer. The ability to analyse archived clinical material is currently limited to immuno-histochemistry and quantification the native biomolecules (DNA, RNA, protein). The advent of functional characterisation of these molecules i.e. DNA-protein interactions and DNA status will provide information to enhance diagnostic histopathology. Application to archival material will provide access to a hugely valuable resource and will contribute significantly to scientific understanding of disease processes by allowing the examination of large patient cohorts, and by facilitating direct comparison to model systems. Also by examining patient samples in concert with model human cell culture systems, alternatives to animal model systems will be developed. DIA-ChIP features the creation of a strategic partnership between 4 groups that is critical in realising the project. The partners will develop strong long-term collaborative links for future research projects and intellectual exchange that will serve to strengthen each of the partners positions. The ultimate aim is to ensure long-term co-operation between all sectors -Business, Academic, Public Health

Keywords: cinical diagnosis,transcription factors,epigenetics,high-throughput screening,biomarkers,breast cancer
EUropean software defined radio for WireLEss in joint secuRity operations. (EULER)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Security
Destination: Restoring security and safety in case of crisis
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: France,France,United Kingdom,Hungary,Italy,Sweden,Netherlands,Spain,Germany,Finland,Belgium,European organisations area,France,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-SEC-2007-1, 2007)
Start date: 2009-03-01
End date: 2012-04-30
Duration (months): 38.0
Total project cost (EUR): 15471156.0
EU funding (EUR): 8720692.0
Participants: 19
Project status: CLOSED

The EULER project proposal gathers major players in Europe in the field of wireless systems communication integration and software defined radio (SDR), is supported by a strong group of end-users, and aims to define and actually demonstrate how the benefits of SDR can be leveraged in order to drastically enhance interoperability and fast deployment in case of crisis needed to be jointly resolved. The proposed activities span the following topics:proposal for a new high-data-rate waveform for homeland security, strenghtening and maturing ongoing efforts in Europe in the field of SDR standardisation, implementation of Software defined radio platforms, associated assessment of the proposal for high-data-rate waveform for security, and realisation of an integrated demonstrator targeted towards end-users. Significant interaction with E.U stakeholders in the field of security forces management will contribute in shaping a European vision for interoperability in joint operations for restoring safety after crisis.

Keywords: interoperability,crisis management,wireless communications,software defined radio
Advanced first response respiratory protection. (FRESP)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Security
Destination: Restoring security and safety in case of crisis
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Belgium,Hungary,United Kingdom,Spain,Netherlands,United Kingdom,Greece,United Kingdom,Netherlands,Netherlands
Call:  (FP7-SEC-2007-1, 2007)
Start date: 2008-06-01
End date: 2012-05-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4074891.01
EU funding (EUR): 3029967.0
Participants: 10
Project status: CLOSED

In the current state of technology, individual respiratory protection for first responders consists primarily in a gas mask and an activated carbon filter. Filters protect either against chemical warfare agents, either against (a part of the) toxic industrial chemicals. Combined filters exist, but with limited efficiency and a high burden for the wearer (breathing resistance, canister weight,…). These filters are also sensitive to the deleterious influence of the water vapour present in the ambient air. Biological protection is solely provided by the aerosol pre-filter. The purpose of this activity is to develop new nanoporous adsorbents that offer a sufficient protection for a wide range of toxic chemicals (industrial and military) and biological threats, under severe and wide-range environmental conditions. For quick response in case of a chemical or biological incident the same adsorbent will be incorporated in a hood. Thus offering a short-time, but quickly operational, respiratory protection to first responders and the public.

Keywords: first responders,chemical hazard,biological hazard,respiratory protection
Exhaust Particle Number and Mass Measurement and Sampling System (EPONIMOS)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Greece,Finland
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2007-3-1-IAPP, 2007)
Start date: 2008-09-01
End date: 2012-08-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 269245.0
EU funding (EUR): 269245.0
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

This proposal aims at the design and manufacturing of an instrument and a sampling system for the measurement of aerosol particles in the exhaust of vehicles and engines. Compared to commercial systems, the innovative elements of the current proposal are (1) the ability to measure both the mass and the number of particles in real time, (2) the possibility to measure both upstream and downstream of exhaust aftertreatment systems with constant dilution ratio, not affected by the aftertreatment backpressure, and (3) the compliance with the PMP requirements with respect to the treatment of the sample (heating, penetration, dilution ratio adjustment). The instrument and sampling system will be fully integrated and will be controlled by the same graphical user interface platform. The system will be able to perform measurements both in an engine test cell but also on-board a vehicle, so could be also considered a portable emission measurement system (PEMS). Such an instrument is expected to be a global performer in exhaust particle measurements. The success of the project is based on the strong partnership of an aerosol measurement instrument manufacturer (Dekati, Ltd – Finland), a mechanical engineering university lab with long experience in automotive exhaust measurements (LAT/AUTh - Greece) and a vehicle manufacturer which can provide the experience for the final validation of the instrument. The proposal requires a strong collaboration between mechanical engineers and aerosol experts from the very first stages of instrument development to make sure that the principles and the implementation of the instrument will be fully compatible with the engineering requirements set by the regulations and the practical limitations of the instrument use in an engine measurement facility or on-board a vehicle. The implementation of the project is also expected to foster a long-term collaboration of the partners in the area of instrument and sampling techniques development.

Keywords: technological sciences,physical sciences
Comparative embryonic stem cell research in mammalians (PARTNERS)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Hungary,Denmark,Thailand
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2007-3-1-IAPP, 2007)
Start date: 2008-10-01
End date: 2012-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 906207.0
EU funding (EUR): 906207.0
Participants: 3
Project status: CLOSED

The PartnErS project is aimed at creating a mutually beneficial training and transfer of knowledge program between a Hungarian SME and a Danish and a Thai academic institution. The scientific and industrial aim is to generate new comparative information on the generation and maintenance of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) in mouse, pig and human and on their differentiation towards the neural lineage. The PartnErS project links research activities in different mammalian systems, including murine, porcine and human, and in SME and Academia. Training and transfer of knowledge activities are structured to assure the maximum efficiency in developing and exchanging the new standards between industry and academia and to expose the participating researchers to different environments and schools of thoughts. This is expected to be highly beneficial for their individual career development. The project is aimed to have an impact on the European Health sector. The main impact of the project is expected as integrating efforts in stem cell biology and cell therapy between industry and academia for long term collaboration. Furthermore, direct outcome of the project is expected from better stem cell differentiation protocols in mouse, pig, and human, with potential applications in human regenerative medicine and tissue engineering fields and, beyond it, in pharmaceutical industry and agriculture

Keywords: cell biology,cell therapy,embryonic stem cells
Security System for Maritime Infrastructures, Ports and Coastal zones (SECTRONIC)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Security
Destination: Increasing the Security of infrastructures and utilities
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Netherlands,Norway,Sweden,Italy,Belgium,Netherlands,United Kingdom,Italy
Call:  (FP7-SEC-2007-1, 2007)
Start date: 2008-02-01
End date: 2012-01-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 6681157.12
EU funding (EUR): 4433502.91
Participants: 13
Project status: CLOSED

The SECTRONIC initiative addresses observation and protection of critical maritime infrastructures; Passenger and goods transport, Energy supply, and Port infrastructures. All accessible means of observation (offshore, onshore, air, space) of those infrastructures are exchanged via an onshore control center. The end-users themselves or permitted third-parties can access a composite of infrastructure observations in real-time. The end-users will be able to protect the infrastructure by non-lethal means in the scenario of a security concerned situation. The proposed system is a 24h small area surveillance system that is designed to be used on any ship, platform, container/oil/gas terminal or harbour. The initiative is an end-users driven R&amp;D activity. The end-users represent the major market player in each of the three infrastructures: Passenger transport, Energy production, Energy transport, Commercial ports and Combined military/commercial ports. They have requested better security as they have direct relation and responsibility towards passengers &amp; infrastructure, and are actively involved in the customization, testing, calibration, and validation activates ensuring fulfillment of their aspirations of protecting their high-value maritime assets. The R&amp;D partners represents SMEs (MARSS, ACS, NURC, UNIRESEARCH), university (Chalmers University of Technology), Defense Research Institutes (FFI, NURC) and a classification society (DNV).

Keywords: surveillance onshore control centre
COmpact MOdelling Network (COMON) (COMON)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Spain,Norway,Switzerland,Belgium,Germany,Austria,Germany,France,France,Greece,Poland,Germany,United Kingdom,Ukraine
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2007-3-1-IAPP, 2007)
Start date: 2008-12-01
End date: 2012-11-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1921436.0
EU funding (EUR): 1921436.0
Participants: 16
Project status: CLOSED

The goal of our Network is to address the full development chain of Compact Modeling (CM) of advanced CMOS and III-V technologies, from the technology level to the system level. Our mission is driven by the need to enhance scientific knowledge, transfer scientific and technological knowledge from academia to industry, to strengthen the European integrated circuit (IC) industry with powerful design automation methodologies and to achieve integration of European research in a fragmented area for the benefit of both young and experienced researchers.

Keywords: microelectronics,nanoelectronics,mixed-signal design,rf design,cmos technology,electron-based nano-devices