Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
The Next Generation Elite Sports Coaching System, In Your Pocket: Embedding Innovation to Reduce Inequalities (DSP)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Accelerator
Destination: Other destinations
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call: EIC Accelerator 2024 - Short application (HORIZON-EIC-2024-ACCELERATOR-01, 2024)
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1260000.0
EU funding (EUR): 1260000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

DS Performance (DSP) are building the next generation athlete support platform, a tailored coaching experience, like having an elite coach, in your pocket. It combines extended reality (XR) and artificial intelligence (AI), for a comprehensive athlete support service. Markerless tracking gives us the capabilities of analysing athletes’ technique and provide individual coaching for skill development and capturing data for physical analysis. Giving us the capability of performing all coaching roles, virtually. User avatar creation allows users to watch themselves in XR, alongside the DSP example. Immersive content increases athlete understanding, providing an educational intervention, along-side direct interventions. AI predictive modelling, computer learning, and markerless tracking will enable us to coach limitless athletes. Users will receive instant elite coaching, at a fraction of the cost, making it accessible for everyone. This project has massive application into sectors like sports performance, physiotherapy, and physical education (PE). We will embed our innovation in schools, so they all have the capability to deliver elite coaching, bringing elite coaching to every community, virtually.

Keywords: vr and ar,creating immersive learning environments ai predictive modelling and computer learning for analysis and development markerless tracking for sport specific testing and evaluation
Nuada's novel optimised MOF reactors for CO2 capture (NUACO2)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Accelerator
Destination: Open to supporting projects in all areas of science, technology,...
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call: EIC Accelerator Open 2024 (HORIZON-EIC-2024-ACCELERATOR-02, 2024)
Start date: 2025-06-01
End date: 2027-05-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3562026.93
EU funding (EUR): 2493418.85
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Nuada is a carbon capture technology provider based in Belfast (United Kingdom) that is dedicated to decarbonizing foundational and hard-to-abate industries with its next-generation point-source capture process. This project will focus on the development, validation and upscaling of novel optimised MOF reactor designs that will accelerate full-scale deployment opportunities.

Keywords: carbon capture,climate change,energy efficiency
Innovative water-electrolysis space propulsion system (MIPRONS-ALEXIUS)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Accelerator
Destination: Other destinations
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: Italy
Call: EIC Accelerator 2024 - Short application (HORIZON-EIC-2024-ACCELERATOR-01, 2024)
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2450000.0
EU funding (EUR): 2450000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

MIPRONS was established to develop an in-orbit water electrolysis high-thrust propulsion system for satellites, offering unparalleled efficiency, performance-to-dimensions/weight ratio, versatility, safety, and environmental benefits. Our technology aims to revolutionize the space sector by enabling greater freedom of movement in space, thus addressing critical operations such as in-orbit servicing, de-orbiting, and collision avoidance. By utilizing water as a propellant, our system offers significant advantages: 1) Elimination of hazardous and toxic propellants; 2) Enhanced operator safety; 3) Improved satellite reliability; 4) Simplified satellite architecture; 5) Simplified compliance with export control regulations; 6) Boost in human space exploration; 7) Reduced costs and streamlined space missions; 8) Strengthened EU geopolitical independence. Our vision is to position water as the key to a new Space Revolution, grounded in sustainability, performance, and democratization. We aspire to become a leading international company in space technology, developing innovative and sustainable solutions that enhance both space propulsion and human life, on and beyond Earth. Our technologies are protected by five patents, covering the entire propulsion system and its main components. These patents are filed in 50 countries (covering 5.4 billion users of satellite services and more than 75% of global GDP). The first patent related to MIPRONS’ high-thrust propulsion system has already been granted in Italy, Japan, and India. MIPRONS comprises a team of 16 people (60% PhD holders, 40% females, 25% foreigners), three advisory board members, and a fully equipped laboratory for designing and testing under vacuum conditions. The company is strongly committed to cross-fertilization and technology transfer, spinning off components of the propulsion system to maximize impact and exploit market opportunities.

Keywords: water electrolysis space propulsion system in space mobility propellant cost savings increased payload capacity h2 o2 green and safe propellant orbit positioning de orbiting collision avoidance
Unlocking Carbon Storage for Cleaner Industrial Raw Materials (CO2MAT)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Accelerator
Destination: Other destinations
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: Sweden
Call: EIC Accelerator 2024 - Short application (HORIZON-EIC-2024-ACCELERATOR-01, 2024)
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2500000.0
EU funding (EUR): 2500000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Paebbl is developing a revolutionary carbon storage and sustainable raw material production process. Our accelerated mineralization technology, designed to store captured CO2 in valuable industrial raw materials, provides a rapid and efficient solution for hard-to-abate industries, promising to transform the carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) market. During the project, we plan to achieve several critical milestones. Firstly, we will focus on completing the continuous demo unit phase, enabling the commencement of operations and fulfilling commitments to early customers for Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR). The EIC funding will be instrumental in developing our continuous reactor system. The work includes key steps such as conceptual design, engineering, procurement, civil work for CO2 storage, mechanical and electrical work, and commissioning. With this project, we also aim to expand our business, scale up our engineering team, and accelerate our research and development efforts. Paebbl's transformative technology, supported by EIC funding, aims to accelerate the transition toward sustainable industrial practices. Through our innovative CO2 mineralization process, we not only contribute to long-term carbon storage, but crucially, also provide low-carbon end products for various industrial applications. The project's successful execution will establish Paebbl as a key player in the growing CCUS and building materials sectors, contributing significantly to the global effort to combat climate change. It will help the EU to progress towards its ambitious climate pledges.

Keywords: carbon capture,utilization and storage ccus,accelerated carbon mineralization,co2 sequestration,low carbon raw materials,sustainable building materials
Fully Integrated Technology for rapid and multiplex Bacterial Identification (FIT-BI)

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: France
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2021 (HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01, 2021)
Start date: 2023-06-12
End date: 2025-06-11
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 302506.97
EU funding (EUR): 211754.88
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Invasive neonatal infections constitute a significant global public health challenge claiming 6 deaths per 1000 births. The perinatal period is a critical time for invasive neonatal infections. Among these infections, neonatal bacterial infections primarily acquired at the time of delivery through maternal-fetal transmission, remain a leading preventable cause of mortality and morbidity. This public health concern is further exacerbated by the emergence and escalation of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) which is jeopardizing essential benefits made since the discovery of antibiotics especially, the contribution of these drugs to improvements in maternal, neonatal and child mortality. Despite the advancements made in the reduction of morbidity and mortality from neonatal infections, diagnostics still relies primarily on conventional microbiology techniques which are time-consuming and can be inaccurate. Diagnostics with a faster turnaround time would likely improve surveillance in all settings but also enable timely management of infections. FIT-BI is timely as it will enable the development of rapid diagnostic kits allowing real-time bacterial identification and prediction of antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, curbing thereby extensive antibiotic use and AMR; and contributing to the achievement of the sustainable development goals 1 and 3 in an advanced and sustainable manner. This promising undertaking will greatly expand the ER's scientific expertise in multi-disciplinary and state-of-the-art fields including Molecular Biology, Microfluidics and Flow Chemistry, impacting her future career, and positioning her as a leading independent researcher bridging the world of academia and industry. Furthermore, the proposed application has great public potential, as it will contribute to tailoring antibiotic therapy, and improving patient management and prognosis while de-escalating AMR in Europe and beyond.

Keywords: materno fetal infection,maternal and neonatal mortality,antimicrobial resistance,microfluidics,quantitative pcr
Mutational processes and impact of structural variants in somatic cells (STRUCTOMATIC)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Consolidator grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Integrative B iology : from Genes and Genomes to S ystems
Panel description: For all organis ms: Genetics, epigenetics, genomics  and other ‘omics studies , bioinformatics, systems biology , genetic diseases , gene editing, innovative methods and modelling,  ‘omics for personalised  medicine
Countries involved: Denmark
Call: ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANTS (ERC-2022-COG, 2022)
Start date: 2024-02-01
End date: 2029-01-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1999428.75
EU funding (EUR): 1999428.75
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

Mutational processes that generate structural variants (SV) in human and other genomes are understudied and merit attention, and similarly so for the functional impact of the SVs on gene function and regulation. SVs may explain some of the missing heritability in population studies, they may provide candidate pathogenic variants in pedigree studies of hereditary diseases, as well as constitute yet-undiscovered driver events that were anticipated from cancer genomics. Reasons why the SV mutational processes and SV functional impact are understudied are both of a technical and a conceptual nature; both aspects will be addressed in the STRUCTOMATIC project. We will study structural variation in human somatic cells by combining diverse computational and experimental approaches, drawing on a genomic resource of hundreds of tumors and healthy tissues sequenced using long-read WGS that we will generate. We will further perform mutation accumulation and directed evolution experiments using cell line models of chromosomal instability, generating further genomic data that will support observational analyses of tumor genomes. The project aims are: thoroughly cataloguing the diversity of SVs in multiple somatic cell types including those not detectable by short-read WGS, elucidating the underlying mutational mechanisms that generate SVs, their heterogeneity across the human chromosomes as well as their variation between individuals, and developing rigorous statistical methodologies for identifying positive and negative selection on SVs in human somatic cells. Characterizing the landscape of somatic SVs is crucial for a more complete understanding of the genetic basis of carcinogenesis and of the variable cancer risk across tissues and individuals, and may also provide evidence for hypothesized roles of somatic genetic variation in aging-related pathologies more generally.

Keywords: structural variation,indels,mutational processes,long read genome sequencing,genetic variant interpretation,tumor evolution,dna replication and repair
Green Economy by Digital and democratised Energy Markets enabling the Active Consumers (GEDEMAC)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: European innovation ecosystems
Theme: Elevating the scalability potential of European business
Destination: Elevating the scalability potential of European business
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Spain
Call: Women TechEU (HORIZON-EIE-2022-SCALEUP-02, 2022)
Start date: 2023-06-01
End date: 2024-02-29
Duration (months): 9.0
Total project cost (EUR): 107142.86
EU funding (EUR): 75000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Enabling the energy transition is an urgent measure needed to mitigate climate change. However, the integration of increasing distributed renewable energy sources is causing an imbalance between generation and demand, grid congestion and price volatility. It is crucial to digitalise the grid and empower the consumers to reduce the impact of these effects of the energy transition. Demand Side Flexibility (DSF), managed through new players that aggregate the offer of the consumers, the Aggregators, is an innovative business model emerging in all the energy markets in Europe. The market opportunity is increasing at 21.5% CAGR to reach an available market value of €16.7B in 2027 in the EU. BAMBOO is a Software-as-a-Service platform based on Artificial Intelligence that allows Aggregators and Energy Retailers to offer DSF in the energy markets in an automated and dynamic manner. For the first time, these industry players can predict the demand and the flexibility of their client’s portfolio to offer it in real time. BAMBOO will facilitate the easy creation of new companies that aim to enter the market of DSF as aggregators, such as Energy Services companies, Infrastructures Companies, Industry Groups or Energy Communities. Therefore, BAMBOO will significantly impact the digitalisation of the European energy system and accelerate the penetration of renewable energy sources in the grid. The company is co-founded and led by Cristina Corchero, CTO, who is committed to bringing her knowledge and expertise acquired as a researcher to the market. Her professional career and female leadership has been recognised with outstanding awards; moreover, she has appeared on TV and media to talk about energy in plain language to the citizens. Thanks to Women TechEU, Cristina aims to improve her skills to manage the company's growth and prepare the business's commercial and financial strategy for scalability.

Keywords: ddemand side response,energy flexibility,transition,aggregator,artificial intelligence,dynamic forecast,distributed generation,renewable energy,blockchain,active consumers,energy communities
Decoding Gut microbiota-modulation of Memory (REMEMBER)

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: Ireland,United States
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2021 (HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01, 2021)
Start date: 2023-06-01
End date: 2025-05-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 215534.4
EU funding (EUR): 215534.4
Participants: 3
Project status: CLOSED

Our memory is essential for all aspects of our lives. Memories are encoded in the brain by coordinated neuronal activity in the hippocampus. Disruption of this coordination is associated with neurological/psychiatric disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia affecting spatial and social memories. Emerging data suggests that the gut microbiota can influence the brain through the vagus nerve with involvements in an increasing number of mental health conditions including those impairing memory. However, these associations are correlative and the precise microbiota-vagal effects on brain physiology remain to be defined. Can we decode hippocampal neuronal mechanisms contributing to gut-vagal modulation of memory? REMEMBER aims to establish an integrative functional definition of two distinct and specialised neuronal pathways arising from the vagus-innervated brainstem which are likely to carry microbiota-initiated information into the hippocampus. By combining state-of-the-art viral tracing, behavioural tests, microbiome-vagal manipulations and in vivo electrophysiology, I propose investigations of progressive levels of biological complexity. REMEMBER will bring new insights into the regulation of memory and may pave the way for transformative microbiota- and vagus-oriented treatments for people living with memory decline, addressing a public health priority. I will design an open sharing strategy for the dissemination and communication of my findings to maximise their impact. This fellowship will provide me with interdisciplinary expertise by complementing my knowledge in neuroscience with microbiome research and it will support my transition to independence at APC Microbiome Ireland. I will grow my network and gain valuable international training and intersectoral exposure through secondments at Icahn School of Medicine in New York and The Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle strengthening my competitiveness for independent group leader positions.

Keywords: memory,hippocampus,gut microbiota brain axis,vagus nerve,virus tracing,microbiome manipulation,in vivo electrophysiology,optogenetics,cell type,synapse,behaviour,network oscillations
DESign of bio-based Thermoset polymer with rEcycLing capabiLity by dynAmic bonds for bio-composite manufacturing (ESTELLA)

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: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Spain,Slovenia,Poland,Netherlands,Belgium,Austria,Denmark,Germany,Norway
Call: Safe- and sustainable-by-design polymeric materials (RIA) (HORIZON-CL4-2021-RESILIENCE-01, 2021)
Start date: 2022-06-01
End date: 2025-11-30
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4966475.0
EU funding (EUR): 4966474.0
Participants: 13
Project status: SIGNED

ESTELLA is an ambitious initiative that proposes an innovative solution to improve the recyclability of low-recyclable materials: thermosetting composites. To this end, ESTELLA will work on the design of novel bio-based epoxy resins with inherent recyclability capabilities thanks to the introduction of Covalent Adaptive Network (CAN) in the original epoxy structure. CAN will provide the thermosetting epoxy resin with the ability to respond to certain stimulus that changes the state of its microstructure and thus, the ability to be reprocessed/re-polymerized (return to original monomers and fibres). A similar strategy will be applied to existing fossil-based epoxy formulations. In this way, the thermoset can be reprocessed or re-polymerized into new products and the fibres can be recovered as well. In addition, fibres of renewable origin will be used as reinforcement to manufacturing thermoset composites. ESTELLA research will address recycling techniques of any nature (chemical, biological and mechanical) to guarantee that the materials developed during the project can be successfully separated into their components in a safe and cost-effective way, hence maximizing the revenue of recycling activities. The validation of the developed recyclable materials will be carried out through economically and environmentally efficient manufacture processes (out-of-autoclave). Thus, new bio-composites will be designed and developed based on the premises of improving recyclability while meeting the demands of different sectors such as construction and leisure/mobility. Also, extensive work will be carried out to leverage the industrial application of the technologies and materials developed, taking into account safety, techno-economic, regulatory and intellectual property aspects.

Keywords: bio composite,thermoset poymer,recycling
SPREADing the global potential of developing innovation ecosystems to strengthen INNOvation in regional and local businesses (SPREAD2INNO)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: European innovation ecosystems
Theme: Elevating the scalability potential of European business
Destination: Elevating the scalability potential of European business
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Italy,Germany,Belgium,Bulgaria,Austria,Greece
Call: Expanding Acceleration Ecosystems (HORIZON-EIE-2021-SCALEUP-01, 2021)
Start date: 2023-01-15
End date: 2025-01-14
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1145464.29
EU funding (EUR): 996375.0
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

SPREAD2INNO brings together different innovation stakeholders – incubators, accelerators, innovation businesses, research organizations, consultancies and networks – from crucial European innovation regions: Germany, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria, Greece and Italy. The goal is implementing scalable, replicable and holistic 2 year program for the provision of high quality business services, and collaboration between different entities of well-connected and less connected regional innovation ecosystems, with immediate impacts on the local and EU level. In order to create a sustainable and replicable model easily adopted by the rest of EU, the consortium will implement a set of activities for enhancing capacity and competitiveness of both business acceleration entities and SMEs and start-ups, particularly: - 6 local events that will provide insight of networking and exploring opportunities across Europe that relate to scaling-up of businesses, along with training courses aimed at improving business and marketing case of businesses, including roundtables for acceleration entities for educational and practical exchange and cross-contamination; - An online platform as a single point of reference for information exchange between different innovation ecosystems about opportunities, events and funding accessible in these regions; - 2 intensive educational/training Academies as well as tailor-made feasibility studies for participants; - A one-week business case and investor training for finalists (at least 50% woman-led businesses) delivered through collaboration of developed and less developed innovation ecosystem entities. The SPREAD2INNO unique and interdisciplinary methodology will enhance business activities in less developed innovation regions, reinforce their acceleration capacity and enable entrepreneurs to scale their concept to a fully concrete solution with strong market potential, subsequently enhancing the development and competitiveness of these regions.