Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Mimo mid-range radar for security applications in mainstream CMOS technology (MIRAMOS)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Incoming Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Netherlands
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-IIF-2008, 2008)
Start date: 2009-08-10
End date: 2010-08-09
Duration (months): 12.0
Total project cost (EUR): 84996.21
EU funding (EUR): 84996.21
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The event of 11-Sepember incident has changed the face of the world as it was familiar to us. This event indicated the embarking of a new episode in the history of mankind which should have been associated with the security concerns. Although a large assortments of security devices has been put in action to prevent the happening of the world shaking events, however, the static nature of the available equipments has limited their applicability and it has stimulated the development of cheap, accurate, packet size and flexible imaging system which must be capable of serving of a large variety of security applications across the landscape of public services and places e.g. airports, train stations, schools etc. To break this bottleneck, the MiRaMos project pursues 3 novel approaches, for the realization of flexible and inexpensive imaging systems. The first approach shifts the operational frequency to the 60GHz ISM band which enables the downscaling of the imager size, and improves the resolution and the accuracy. The second approach aims the employing of deep submicron CMOS (65 nm) technology which enables the integration of a complete system in silicon, resulting in substantial improvements in cost, size, and reliability. The third strategy combines the top-down approach with the bottom-up approach in order to draw a very realistic scenario of the overall performance. This project offers a unique opportunity to strengthen the existing collaborations between Europe and China in the sensing and imaging technology area. Economically, the project has strong potential to produce intellectual property valuable to the two hosts and other European companies. This will further strengthen the competitiveness of Europe in the forefront of the international sensing and imaging industry. The last but not the least, this project can contribute to an appropriate evaluation of the concerning security scenarios and it definitely helps to create a world with lower security concerns.

Keywords: technological sciences,engineering,electronic engineering,smart cards
Early Arabic Literature in Context: the Hellenistic Continuum. (ALCH)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Intra-European Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Netherlands
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-IEF-2008, 2008)
Start date: 2009-07-01
End date: 2011-06-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 151863.51
EU funding (EUR): 151863.51
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

This proposal addresses the inter-cultural exchanges in Egypt during the 11th century, as embedded in an Arabic compilation of ancient sources on the Greek, Egyptian and Semitic sages (prophets, heroes, philosophers and famous physicians). Written by Ibn Fatik and misleadingly entitled Choicest Maxims and Best Sayings, the work was read as early as the middle of the 13th century in Spain, and thereafter translated into the main European languages. The circulation of the text on both the Eastern and Western sides of the Mediterranean during the medieval times reflects the complexity of the late antique/early medieval societies. Figures such as Hermes, Pythagoras, Hippocrates, Alexander the Great, and Galen, receive the rank of Hellenistic semi-gods. Written in an Islamic Shi’i context (the Fatimid court in Cairo), the work, based on earlier compilations and translations, and widely circulating in later Arabic literature, calls for a re-appraisal of the Greek and Hellenistic roots of both the Judaeo-Christian and Islamic civilizations. The project will focus on the historical context and the linguistic aspects of the text, as the work belongs to a well-represented genre of early Arabic literature using both Greek and Syriac translated materials. A study of the network behind the text will help to re-assess the ‘translation movement’ in Baghdad and surrounding area during the 9th-10th centuries. This literature of ‘Tales and Legends of Greece and the Ancient Near East’ can only be studied within an interdisciplinary framework. My project, at the crossroads of Arabic literature, Greek philosophy and history, and religious studies, aims to study the corpus of the Greek and Syriac literature translated into Arabic during the 8th-13th centuries from new angles. This approach will bring out the role of Egypt as a centre of intellectual exchanges between multifarious communities in the pre-Crusades period, and uncover unknown sources on the ancient Greek philophers.

Keywords: humanities,arabic literature,greek and latin literature,classics,pre-islamic literature,syriac,non-christian religions,history of philosophy,intra-cultural exchanges,transmission,socio-linguistics
Regulation of normal and pathological activity of cortical networks by cannabinoids: focus on direct modulation of inhibitory GABAA and glycine receptors (CANNABISTARG)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Incoming Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: France
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-IIF-2008, 2008)
Start date: 2009-03-02
End date: 2011-03-01
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 226491.13
EU funding (EUR): 226491.13
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Cannabinoid signaling is ubiquitous in the brain, but until now the focus has been on G-protein coupled cannabinoid receptor (CB1R) mediated effects. Recently growing number of studies report that cannabinoids at physiologically relevant concentrations can modulate the functional properties of a number of ligand- and voltage-gated ion channels, independent of CB1R activation. However, so far the importance of this pathway in cannabinoid signaling remains largely underestimated. Our new findings show that cannabinoids can act as direct neuromodulators of the GABA and glycine receptors. The newly discovered direct interaction of cannabinoids with inhibitory receptors displays features which differ from the CB1R-dependent modulation, therefore it may have completely different, so far unexpected, impact on neuronal activity. It is generally accepted that the balance between synaptic excitation and synaptic inhibition is essential for network activity and information processing. Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders affecting 2% of the world’s population, in which normal brain function is disrupted as a consequence of intensive and synchronous burst activity from neuron assemblies. At present ~30% of epileptics are not adequately controlled with conventional drugs due to development of tolerance and pharmacoresistance, therefore justifying the search for new antiepileptic targets.We hypothesized that direct modulation of inhibitory synaptic transmission by cannabinoids might have high impact on initiation and development of the epileptoform activity and may provide effective tools for controlling the network function.Using multidisciplinary approach within the proposed project we will investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying CB1R-independent interaction of cannabinoids and inhibitory receptors and the role of this interaction in the function of normal and epileptic cortical networks.

Keywords: neurophysiology,health sciences,brain research,clinical pharmacology
Tissue Transmigration Training Network (T3NET)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Initial Training Networks
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Germany,Netherlands,France,Israel,United Kingdom,France,Italy,Switzerland
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-ITN-2008, 2008)
Start date: 2009-09-01
End date: 2013-08-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2857635.0
EU funding (EUR): 2857635.0
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

Cardiovascular and cancer-related diseases are the leading causes of human mortality and disability. The underlying mechanisms originate from chronic interstitial cell activation leading to pathological tissue remodelling and malfunction of cells. These depend on three fundamental processes: cell adhesion, migration, and modulation/degradation of the extracellular matrix (ECM), which together determine tissue invasion and remodelling. The proposed ITN Tissue Transmigration Training Network (T3Net) is aimed at promoting excellence in training in these areas, with an emphasis on cutting-edge technologies and complementary skills training. T3Net is very timely and has a multidisciplinary training approach unavailable within a single country of the EU. T3Net will be crucial in bundling current and future European expertise and to thus consolidate the momentary European leadership in these emerging key areas of biomedical research. The academic and industrial partners will provide training in new areas of research including the cell structures mediating invasion such as podosomes and invadopodia, as well as the application of materials sciences, nanotechnology and state-of-the-art in vivo imaging. These techniques will be applied to study ECM-cell interactions, in models encompassing vascular remodelling, immunity, inflammation and bone physiology, as well as the pathophysiology of cancer invasion. T3Net trainees will thus be at the forefront of current research, with innovative, complementary expertise in ECM remodelling and tissue transmigration in physiology and pathology. They will also benefit from valuable complementary skills training including communication, entrepreneurship and intellectual property rights. The strength and appeal of the T3Net proposal thus lies in the unique prospect to establish a long-term European network based on a new cohort of young professionals with the potential to exploit their knowledge in academic, clinical or industrial settings.

Keywords: invasion,inflammation,cell migration,cell adhesion,extracellular matrix
Priorities and Standards in Pharmacogenomic Research: Opportunities for a Safer and More Efficient Pharmacotherapy (FIGHTINGDRUGFAILURE)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Initial Training Networks
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Germany,Germany,United Kingdom,Slovenia,Russian Federation,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-ITN-2008, 2008)
Start date: 2009-10-01
End date: 2013-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3187750.0
EU funding (EUR): 3187750.0
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

Pharmacogenomics is the scientific discipline that relates inter-individual variation in drug response to genetic variation. While there have been major advances in basic genomic knowledge and genotyping technologies, translation into clinical practice has been slow. It is essential we quicken the pace of translational research in pharmacogenomics - at present, we cannot define which patients are going to respond to drugs, and which patients are going to develop adverse drug reactions. In this ITN, our concerted action across the EU, in cooperation with US researchers will train young investigators and clinicians (14 ESR and 2 ER) to establish, evaluate and retrieve relevant genetic information from patients, and relate it to clinical outcomes of drug therapy. This will be achieved through sharing patient materials, performing pooled analyses, transfer of knowledge and skills across laboratories and provide access to high-throughput technology platforms between 5 academic (3 EU, 1 ICPC, 1 OTC partners) and 4 industry partners (3 EU, 1AC partner). This will enhance translational research, promote uniform drug treatment standards throughout Europe and worldwide, and improve the competitiveness of the EU in this emerging and exciting field.

Keywords: clinical pharmacology,pharmacogenomics,pharmacovigilence,pharmacotranscriptomics,drug treatment efficacy and outcome,adverse drug reactions,personalized medicine of major diseases,drug targets.
LABORATORY ASTROCHEMICAL SURFACE SCIENCE IN EUROPE (LASSIE)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Initial Training Networks
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: United Kingdom,Denmark,France,Germany,Germany,Italy,Netherlands,Sweden,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-ITN-2008, 2008)
Start date: 2010-02-01
End date: 2014-01-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 6053548.0
EU funding (EUR): 6053548.0
Participants: 13
Project status: CLOSED

Astronomical observations are revealing in ever increasing detail how our Universe works. Existing and planned European investment in sophisticated observational platforms approaches many billions of Euros. However, the observations that can be made on these telescopes would be little more than &quot;pretty pictures&quot; were it not for the efforts of the experimental and theoretical laboratory astrophysics communities in collaboration with their astronomical colleagues in developing models of our Universe firmly grounded here on Earth. These models recognise the importance of chemical processes in the astronomical environment and the young science of Astrochemistry seeks to understand the rich variety of this chemistry in such a way as to make a significant contribution to us truly understanding the evolution of the modern day Universe. The LASSIE (Laboratory Astrochemical Surface Science in Europe) Initial Training Network seeks to address the key issue of the interaction of the astronomical gas phase with the dust that pervades the Universe. The gas-grain interaction, as it is know, has been recognised by astronomers as crucial in promoting chemistry. The LASSIE ITN brings together the leading European players in experimental and computational surface and solid state astrochemistry, astronomers seeking to understand the detailed role of chemical species in our modern Universe, industrial partners engaged in the development of relevant laboratory instrumentation and experts in public engagement. Through this combination LASSIE will develop capacity in astrochemistry in Europe, produce researchers equipped with a range of specialist and generic skills necessary to engage in a wide range knowledge-based careers and to reach out to all aspects of European society to deliver a positive message in relation to the scientific and technical advancement of Europe.

Keywords: physical sciences,astronomy,molecular astrophysics,laboratory astrophysics,astrochemistry,astrobiology,surfaces and solids
Enlightenment and Global History (ENGLOBE)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Initial Training Networks
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Germany,Portugal,France,Poland,Germany,Ireland,Türkiye,Spain,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-ITN-2008, 2008)
Start date: 2009-11-01
End date: 2013-10-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2643956.64
EU funding (EUR): 2643956.64
Participants: 9
Project status: CLOSED

ENGLOBE ("Enlightenment and Global History") is a projected network of researchers concerned with Europe’s role in the process of globalization. Its thematic aims are located in the newly emerging supra-disciplinary field of Global History which provides a highly useful mode of reflection on the cultural and historical dimension of globalization processes. The Enlightenment has a double significance within this field. It was the first moment in history when questions and problems arising out of globalization processes became an issue. Even more importantly, in view of recent debates on the so-called "clash of civilizations", Enlightenment issues have attained outstanding significance. The perspectives on Europe from outside are still inextricably linked to the Enlightenment. With its thematic aims, ENGLOBE addresses the strategic objective 8.4 "Europe in the World" in the FP7-Cooperation Work Programme. With respect to this scientific field, the Initial Training Network ENGLOBE bridges a specific gap in existing academic training programmes: (1.) In contrast to the USA where Global History has reached a high level of organizational consolidation ranging from high school to university level, the Global History approach is still in its infancy in Europe. (2.) ENGLOBE links together existing bi-national and multi-national doctoral students&apos; training structures and at the same time expands, or "englobes", them in two directions: in direction of the extra-European regions of Asia, Africa and North and South America, in accordance with the thematic aims of the network; and in direction of the non-academic field of foreign cultural policy affairs, with the aim to broaden the doctoral students' career opportunities. Because of this gap, the network can be expected to attract the interest of a significant number of young scientists.

Keywords: humanities,history,enlightenment,modern history,colonial history,philosophy,philosophy of history
Consortium Of Neuroimagers for the Noninvasive Exploration of Brain Connectivity and Tractography (CONNECT)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: Future and emerging technologies
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Israel,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,France,Germany,Italy,Switzerland,Denmark
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2009-C, 2009)
Start date: 2009-12-01
End date: 2012-09-30
Duration (months): 34.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3175127.0
EU funding (EUR): 2402067.0
Participants: 10
Project status: CLOSED

“Nothing defines the function of a neuron better than it’s connections” (Mesulam) In the last two decades impressive advances in understanding brain function with new neuroimaging methods have been made, however to understand brain function, it is also very important to characterise its structure and connections. The recent development of diffusion MR methods that map white matter tissue structure have lead to a renaissance in assessing brain connectivity. In comparison with the pioneering work of the XIX century neuroanatomists the new MR methods enable detection of white matter tracts in vivo. The aim of this proposal is to create atlases of the brains connectivity in different decades of life, to serve as a long-lasting reference for the neuroscience and medical community. Thus, we will be filling a critical need to complete the jigsaw by mapping comprehensively the connections and microstructure of the human brain. Diffusion MRI is the perfect technique to achieve this goal offering uniquely, as it does, myriad quantitative parameters through its very nature as a non-invasive virtual biopsy tool. To reach this goal, synergistic integration of multidisciplinary teams is essential in order to develop, reform and refine, new methods for characterising microstructural and macrostructural connectivity assessments.

Keywords: brain connectivity,tractography,magnetic resonance imaging,neuroimaging,microscructure,diffusion mri,diffusion tensor imaging
Training in Research, Product Developement, Marketing and Sales in Biobusiness (BIOBUSINESS)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Initial Training Networks
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Belgium,United Kingdom,France,Germany,Israel,Italy,Netherlands,Sweden,Netherlands,Belgium
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-ITN-2008, 2008)
Start date: 2009-12-01
End date: 2013-11-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2468200.0
EU funding (EUR): 2468200.0
Participants: 10
Project status: CLOSED

The combination of new technology with biology offers high opportunities for EU in terms of realising and implementing directives in different applications as well as economic terms. The main problem however is that people educated in biology are not aware of the possibilities of modern technology. At the same time technical people developing technology are not participating to the world of bio-processes. The objective is to train biologically educated people to collaborate with technology driven people. In this regard, they will be trained in research, product definition and development, marketing and sales for bio-business in EU. Our goal is to fill the gap of the education that veterinarians, animal scientists and bio-engineers receive introducing them to emerging technologies and lead them to the practical use of their science. This is achieved by making them work as part of a team that is realising a new product for biological processes. Also, the fellows that will be affiliated with academic partners will be encouraged to obtain a PhD and follow the necessary courses by the affiliated doctoral schools. Finally, additional training events have been foreseen to cover the topics that are considered of significant importance. The network will focus on research that will enhance animal welfare and health management. The main areas of interest are behaviour monitoring, disease detection and monitoring, growth monitoring and management. The research outcome will lead to new knowledge in concepts and understanding. Also, mathematical modelling techniques will be used that allow for the results to be quantified whilst providing insight of the biological process. The results of the individual fellows will then be evaluated by the industry and valorised. Researchers that will successfully complete the training program will be able to continue their career skills in different sectors of EU such as industry, civil service, academia, teaching or research institutions.

Keywords: training in livestock technology,animal health,animal welfare,behaviour monitoring