Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Reinforcing FLEXibility of SMEs by dynamic business process management (REFLEX)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SMEs
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: Germany,Greece,Serbia,Slovenia,North Macedonia,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-SME-2010-1, 2010)
Start date: 2011-04-01
End date: 2013-03-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1407592.0
EU funding (EUR): 1073116.0
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

Achieving business flexibility is a necessary condition for the business development of SMEs, especially nowadays due to the global market downstream. The business flexibility implies flexibility in the underlying ICT infrastructure and business processes. Moreover, in the current climate, midsize organizations also need to achieve flexibility in an affordable way, since in the current economic climate, organizations are under pressure to freeze expenditure and wring ever more return from existing assets. Business process management (BPM) is a class of software which directly contribute to enterprise performance by driving operational excellence and business flexibility. However, current solutions for BPM are tailored to the need of big companies, are quite expensive and drive mainly technology flexibility and not necessarily business flexibility. ReFLEX aims at strengthening the competitiveness of the SME participants by developing a new BPM model tailored to the need of SMEs for being continuously aware of the changes in the environment and to change/adapt themselves accordingly in order to keep the business process running well. Indeed, in that way SMEs will increase their responsiveness on the new business opportunities (or threats) which is a crucial feature for the business development (even survival) for small fishes in big oceans of the globalized economy. However, in order to realize the dynamic BPM, a substantial research on the new model for the description of (ad-hoc) dynamic business processes is needed. This includes the development of a novel workflow engine that will be able to execute such processes as well as the calculation of changes on the fly. ReFLEX aims to perform this research in order to develop, deploy, validate and exploit such an approach for the benefits of SMEs. Additionally, ReFLEX will develop and validate the business models for participating SMEs, especially non-IT service providers in order to ensure the business value return.

Keywords: complex event processing,adaptive business process management
An innovative phosphorus rich intumescent oligomer enabling commercially competitive high performance halogen free fire protection of polypropylene. (PP-MIPS)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SMEs
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: United Kingdom,Italy,United Kingdom,Italy,Spain,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-SME-2010-1, 2010)
Start date: 2010-11-01
End date: 2012-10-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1490231.8
EU funding (EUR): 1171413.0
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

Offering good performance at low cost, polypropylene (PP) is a popular commodity plastic within many market sectors. However, due to its high flammability and low charring nature, PP is difficult to fire protected. Whist brominated flame retardants (FRs) are able to achieve excellent FR performance at moderate cost and with little impact on polymer properties, they release toxic and corrosive smoke during fire, are potentially harmful to the environment and restrict PP recyclability. There is thus increased legislative and political pressure for a reduction in halogen FR use. Existing halogen free PP flame retardants are based on low performance & low cost mineral FR additives or high performance & high cost intumescent systems, both requiring high to moderate loadings thereby impacting on polymer properties and restricting use for high performance applications. ‘Mixed intumescent polymeric salts’ (MIPS) are a novel cost efficient high performance intumescent FR additive. Utilising phosphorous rich oligomers synthesised from readily available raw materials, the MIPS chemistry integrates the essential components for intumescence within one molecule, locked in a reaction state immediately preceding intumescence, thereby enabling: - High performance at reduced loading: Rapid and efficient intumescence at low temperatures achieving enhanced flame retardancy and smoke suppression; - Cost Competitiveness: Low cost additive manufacture combined with reduced loading enabling additive package pricing in-line with halogen based systems; - Superior physical and mechanical properties: non-particulate and oligomeric nature (melt blendable) and reduced loading levels, achieving significantly reduced impact on base polymer properties; PP-MIPS will further advance ‘MIPS’ as an intumescent fire protection chemistry for PP, targeting commercial competitiveness with halogen based FR systems and enabling their replacement for high performance applications. The PP-MIPS compounds will be demonstrated for two high profile case study applications: 1) halogen free UL94-V2 rated PP fibres; and 2) NFPA-262 rated cable insulation jackets. Such applications are currently only possible using halogenated polymer compounds. PP-MIPS will generate ~€50 million business growth for its SMEs within a 3 year period.

Keywords: polypropylene,intumescent,halogen-free,cables,fibres,low smoke,insulation
Network of European Research Infrastructures for Earthquake Risk Assessment and Mitigation (NERA)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research Infrastructures
Destination: Support to existing research infrastructures
Action type: Combination of CP & CSA
Countries involved: Switzerland,Netherlands,Italy,Austria,France,France,Italy,Germany,Türkiye,Italy,Greece,Romania,Iceland,United Kingdom,Portugal,Belgium,Austria,Germany,Spain,United Kingdom,Norway,United Kingdom,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2010-1, 2010)
Start date: 2010-11-01
End date: 2014-10-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 12014028.73
EU funding (EUR): 9000000.0
Participants: 30
Project status: CLOSED

The overall aim of NERA is to achieve a measurable improvement and a long-term impact in the assessment and reduction of the vulnerability of constructions and citizens to earthquakes. NERA will integrate the key research infrastructures in Europe to monitor earthquakes and assess their hazard and risk, and will combine expertise in observational and strong-motion seismology, modeling, geotechnical and earthquake engineering to develop activities to improve the use of infrastructures and facilitate the access to data. NERA will ensure the provision of high-quality services, including access to earthquake data and parameters and to hazard and risk products and tools. NERA will coordinate with other EC projects (SHARE, SYNER-G) a comprehensive dissemination effort. NERA will contribute to the OECD GEM program and to the EPOS ESFRI infrastructure.

Keywords: earthquake monitoring,hazard and risk assessment,vulnerability,data processing and dissemination
Development of energy efficient / lightweight composite parts and tooling based on Tailored Fibre Placement technology / self heating technology (EMBROIDERY)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SMEs
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: Spain,Germany,Germany,France,Spain,Hungary,Germany
Call:  (FP7-SME-2010-1, 2010)
Start date: 2011-01-01
End date: 2012-12-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1457510.16
EU funding (EUR): 1083500.0
Participants: 9
Project status: CLOSED

Composite materials are being used extensively in many industrial applications with higher production needs than the yielded by current technologies. New developments such as textile preforming combined with liquid moulding technologies will support this tendency. Nevertheless, there are still some drawbacks. More repeatable and automated processes are required and tools must be developed to assist in both design and manufacturing phases. In the case of big sized components, generally produced by infusion, productivity is limited by the long heating/cooling cycles required to cure the laminate. Another major limitation is the long time required to lay up the disposable vacuum bag and the associated ancillary material. In order to achieve higher production capabilities together with improved performance, the development of a resistive heating layer based on embeddable carbon fibre performs manufactured by Tailored Fibre Placement Technology, is proposed. This self heating layer will be able to be embedded both in rigid and elastomeric tooling in order to fulfil the heating requirements of the out of autoclave manufacturing technologies. In addition, TFP provides an outstanding capability, the fibre steering potential, which means that in the preform, the fibre orientation at each point can be oriented according to the stress field of the component, exploiting the full capabilities of the reinforcing fibre and optimising the material usage. In practice this potential is not exploited yet due to the lack of a commercial software which takes into account the fibre steering feature. Therefore, a second focus of this project will be put on developing computer algorithms which account for steering potential. The final objective is the implementation of such algorithms into a commercial software for composites analysis. The quantified main objectives are 40 % reduction in the required energy for curing composite components and 20% reduction in cycle times.

Keywords: fibre steering,self heating,tailored fibre placement,preforming
Transparent Fresnel Based Concentrated Photovoltaic Thermal System (INTENSOL)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SMEs
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: United Kingdom,France,Spain,Croatia,Romania,United Kingdom,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-SME-2010-1, 2010)
Start date: 2011-01-01
End date: 2012-12-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1264299.7
EU funding (EUR): 970991.1
Participants: 9
Project status: CLOSED

Strategic overall objective of the proposed project is to develop an efficient and cost effective solar energy system for combined electrical and thermal energy production that uses direct solar radiation as the primary energy source. In order to achieve those objectives we are presenting an innovative concept of Highly Concentrated PV Solar Thermal System, which is based on a combination of latest developments in photovoltaic technology and solar thermal components, a product that is able to produce electricity and heat from one integrated system. System that we are proposing is based on the development of novel cost effective Fresnel lens based concentrators implemented on a multiple junction PV cell technology. Product will be equipped with integrated cell cooling and heat recuperation system, positioned by high accurate two axis tracking system and guided by adaptive control system. All components will be integrated and optimized as an autonomous unmanned co-generation power production unit in a form of new commercial product, the INTENSOL. Therefore INTENSOL is combination of following key innovative technologies; - Fresnel lens based concentrators with multiple junction PV cells - PV cells cooling and heat recuperation system - Highly accurate two axis tracking system - Advanced guidance and control system This proposed system will be suitable for various small and medium energy consumers, it will be particularly well suited to those placed in ‘sunny areas’ such as MEDITERRANEAN AREA, but because of high concentration factor and efficiency and cost-effectiveness for MIDDLE EUROPEAN ZONE, as well. Key advantages of our solar system are: - low price (2000-3000 EUR/1 kWe) - easy maintenance (self-cleaning, cheap, easy removed concentrating lens) - light construction of the system

Keywords: transparent,fresnel,based,high concentrated,photovoltaic,thermal
European Primate Network: Advancing 3Rs and International Standards in Biological and Biomedical Research (EUPRIM-NET II)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research Infrastructures
Destination: Support to existing research infrastructures
Action type: Combination of CP & CSA
Countries involved: Germany,Netherlands,Sweden,Germany,Italy,France,France,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2010-1, 2010)
Start date: 2011-01-01
End date: 2015-06-30
Duration (months): 54.0
Total project cost (EUR): 9237084.08
EU funding (EUR): 6999999.44
Participants: 11
Project status: CLOSED

Biomedical research depends on the availability of living non-human primates and biological material with primate origin. The need for animal research using non-human primates is therefore recognised by all governments that support internationally competitive biomedical research aimed at addressing the world’s most pressing medical challenges. While essential for biomedical research owing to their similarity to humans, non-human primates are more than other animals endowed with high sensory and cognitive abilities. This is the basis of an international consensus that the use of primates in research has to comply with the highest ethical standards and should be restricted to cases where no alternatives exist. Research with primates has to follow the 3R-concept of Refinement, Reduction and Replacement. Meeting this requirement necessitates a commitment to substantial investments into appropriate facilities, specialized equipment and extensive training of personnel, which has been realised by the establishment of the I3-project EUPRIM-Net in the 6th framework programme. The aim of EUPRIM-Net is to contribute to European science by improving the ability of its participants to provide the best services, support the best science that meets the highest ethical standards for primate-based animal research. With the funding of EUPRIM-Net II we will build on the successes of the starting phase of EUPRIM-Net to focus on the following overarching core objectives: - advancing the 3Rs (refinement, reduction, replacement) in primate research - develop, refine and ensure best practice in primate research - extend the network in Europe to include commercial partners and extend the network to include non-European primate centres to insure a global sharing of available resources. Additionally, EUPRIM-Net places a focus on moving away from EU funding and implementing self-sustaining structures.

Keywords: non-human primate centres,3rs,best practice,international co-operation,training
Discount Coupon Recommendation and Redemption System (DICO(RE)2S)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SMEs
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: Spain,Italy,Portugal
Call:  (FP7-SME-2010-1, 2010)
Start date: 2011-07-01
End date: 2013-06-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1428199.6
EU funding (EUR): 977231.2
Participants: 6
Project status: CLOSED

DICO(RE)2S is an SME European Consortium devoted to develop and deploy a coupon-based discount campaign platform that will exploit state-of-the-art information and communication technologies and processes for providing consumers and retailers/manufactures with a personalized and efficient environment for maximizing customer satisfaction and business profitability. The platform will incorporate a centralized social-network-type of virtual space from which retailers/manufactures and customers will offer and demand, respectively, specific discounts. A distributed network of coupon redemption points at both, on-line and physical stores, will provide the system with real-time information about the coupon redemption dynamics. The centralized virtual space can be accessed by customers via any mobile device as well as desktop computers, and coupons will be delivered in either digital or paper formats. The virtual space will provide users with and intelligent-search engine and recommender system as well as forum facilities for evaluating and commenting on previous coupon and discount experiences. An integrated opinion mining and information extraction module will provide useful information for improving the system’s searching and recommending capabilities as well as for offering retailers/manufacturers with real time reports and evaluation on specific discount campaigns. As the platform should allow customers and retailers/manufacturers to access the information in their native languages, in the first phase of the project, English and Spanish will be considered, and more languages will be incorporated as required by business growth and expansion. The distributed network of coupon redemption points will implement pattern recognition systems for reading and validating coupons as well as security encryption and transmission systems that will guarantee the integrity of the overall coupon redemption strategy as well as the reliability of the data.

Keywords: collaborative filtering,opinion mining,barcode image processing,distributed platform
Protecting space assets from high energy particles by developing European dynamic modelling and forecasting capabilities (SPACECAST)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Space
Destination: Strengthening the foundations of Space science and technology
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: United Kingdom,Finland,France,Spain,Belgium
Call:  (FP7-SPACE-2010-1, 2010)
Start date: 2011-03-01
End date: 2014-02-28
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2539991.31
EU funding (EUR): 1965071.25
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

Solar activity can trigger sporadic bursts of energetic particles and increase the number of high energy (MeV) particles trapped inside the Earth’s radiation belts. These high energy particles cause damage to satellites and are a hazard for manned spaceflight and aviation. They are difficult to predict due to uncertainties over the basic physical processes, and the need to access reliable data in real time. European space policy is committed to the Galileo radionavigation system consisting of 30 satellites, the use of space assets to protect the security of its citizens (GMES), and a strong and competitive space industry. It is therefore imperative that Europe develops the means to protect these space assets from all forms of space weather hazards, and especially now as solar activity will increase to a maximum over the next few years and will increase the hazard risk. This proposal will draw together European and international partners to increase knowledge, reduce uncertainty, and to develop a forecasting capability. We will undertake targeted studies of particle source, transport, acceleration and loss processes in the Earth’s radiation belts to improve understanding of how they respond to solar activity. We will transform research models into space weather models to forecast the radiation belts in near real time, and provide alerts for periods of high risk to stakeholders. We will test models of how solar energetic particles are accelerated by shocks in the solar wind, and are transported through the interplanetary medium, in order to improve engineering tools for predicting the intensity and fluence of solar energetic particle events. We will develop a stakeholder community for valuable feedback and deliver the results in a form accessible to the public. The project will deliver a space weather forecasting capability that will continue beyond the lifetime of the project and which will lay the foundation for an operational system.

Keywords: radiation belts,solar energetic particles,space weather forecasting,satellites,galileo,forecasting tools
OPTICAST: Production of two phase low cost functional gradient recyclable wear resistant Cast Iron products (OPTICAST)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SMEs
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: Iceland,United Kingdom,Finland,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-SME-2010-1, 2010)
Start date: 2011-08-01
End date: 2013-07-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1497436.0
EU funding (EUR): 1148410.0
Participants: 6
Project status: CLOSED

This project will provide a more efficient and environmentally friendly method to produce wear resistant cast iron products which are hard only in strategic locations and softer and more machinable elsewhere, creating a more flexible product in a one step process. This will contribute greatly towards the increased competitiveness in a wide range of European SMEs in a wide scope of industries, through the development of export and licensing opportunities outside of Europe. It will also contribute towards a range of EU environmental policies including end of life regulation, using only a very low fraction of heavy metals compared to current production methods for wear resistant products. OPTICAST will use recycled metal and products will be recyclable.

Keywords: wear resistant ductile iron cast functional gradient one step method
An affordable, easy to use tool for monitoring the wine production process, based on FTIR/ATR and an attached PAS gas cell (VITISPEC)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SMEs
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: Spain,France,Türkiye,France,Finland,Germany
Call:  (FP7-SME-2010-1, 2010)
Start date: 2010-09-01
End date: 2012-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1494525.0
EU funding (EUR): 1149573.7
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

The wine industry, which is made up of thousands of SMEs and family business, is an important contributor to the EU economy, providing countless jobs in vine cultivation and harvesting, wine production, bottling and distribution. However, the sector faces severe problems. Consumption is down, and exports from the New World are making huge inroads into the market. Over the last decade, imports have grown by 10% per annum, while exports are only increasing slowly. On current trends, excess wine production will reach 15% of annual production by 2010/11. The modern wine industry needs tools for process control and quality assessment in order to better manage the fermentation process, which is critical in determining the ultimate quality of red wine. During fermentation it is important to measure both substrate and product concentrations (sugars, phenolic compounds, etc.). However, analysis of these compounds by traditional means requires sample preparation, and in some cases several purification steps, proving time consuming, laborious and prone to human error, while offering no real-time data. To this end, this project aims to develop an affordable, reliable on-line tool for the rapid monitoring of red wine fermentation. Novel inspection techniques will be researched to determine their potential for predicting critical wine fermentation parameters. A prototype VITISPEC on-line monitoring system will be designed, developed and tested in a modern wine making facility and calibrated against existing methods. The results of this project will add real value to EU wine producers by raising the quality standards and consistency of their wine, strengthening Europe’s position as a leading wine producing region of the world and safeguarding the growth of many rural economies across EU-27.

Keywords: spectroscopic techniques