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The role of climate change on past human living conditions: Resource acquisition strategies and landscape use in eastern Central Europe from the Gravettian Golden Age to the Last Glacial Maximum (COPE)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: The Study of the Human Past
Panel description: Archaeology and history
Countries involved: Austria
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2025-STG, 2025)
Start date: 2026-01-01
End date: 2030-12-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1653690.0
EU funding (EUR): 1653690.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Climate change, and thus environmental change, is one of the major challenges of all life forms. This was particularly the case in the Late Pleistocene (129,000–11,700 years ago), when the amplitude, frequency and severity of climate change was intense, making environmental conditions unpredictable and unprecedented. Animals respond differently to these challenges – affecting adaptability, ecological tolerance and behaviour. In the history of our species in Europe, these challenges became most pronounced in the period leading up to the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). Yet, very few prehistoric sites preserve records that span the whole period or preserve organic remains, thus limiting our understanding of how local human groups responded and survived. One exception is Grub-Kranawetberg, a site that not only preserves rich archaeological strata that span the entire onset of the LGM, but also has exceptional organic preservation, including a rich floral record. COPE aims at applying a range of techniques that bridge traditional archaeology and cutting-edge archaeological science to explore the lithic, faunal, floral and hydrological records from this extraordinary site, and throw light on human behavioural resilience to climate change. COPE uses recent advances in sedimentary biomarkers, oxygen isotope and aDNA analyses to gain a novel, comprehensive view of both past local environmental conditions and environmentally-driven adaptive responses in the exploitation of a mosaic of resources. Gained insights will, in turn, be used to re-evaluate regional archaeological records that lack organic preservation. Ultimately, by investigating what strategies ancient populations employed that maximised inert and living resources in the face of extreme climate change, COPE offers a highly original perspective to environmentally-driven adaptation and human resilience in deep time.

Keywords: palaeolithic archaeology,raw material procurement strategies,zooarchaeology,landscape use,late gravettian
New sustainable proteins for food, feed and non-food bio-based applications (InnoProtein)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Circular Bio-based Europe
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Partnership: CBE (JU-JTI)
Countries involved: Spain,Portugal,Germany,Netherlands,Belgium,Italy,Czechia,Ireland
Call: Proteins from alternative and unconventional sources (HORIZON-JU-CBE-2022, 2022)
Start date: 2023-06-01
End date: 2027-05-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 5042574.73
EU funding (EUR): 4592391.64
Participants: 15
Project status: SIGNED

In 2050, there will be up to worldwide 10 billion inhabitants, being one of the greatest environmental, economic and social global challenges to produce enough quality protein sustainably, reducing current pressure in its production on natural resources. In this context, the EU is vulnerable due to its “protein gap” (imports 70% of protein-rich crops and 90% of soybeans). There is an urgent need for new sustainable protein sources with high nutritional quality, healthy and functionality properties that meet end-users needs and expectations in food, feed and non-food biobased markets. It is critical to increase the consumers and industry awareness to successfully implement new proteins value chains. The InnoProtein project fully faces this challenge and fits into the Farm to Fork Strategy and the European Green Deal priorities addressing unexploitable and sustainable (environmental, technological, economic & social) protein sources to accelerate EUROPE’S PROTEIN SELF-SUFFICIENCY. The project aims to provide Single Cells Proteins (microalgae, bacteria & fungal) and entomological alternative high-quality protein to food, feed and non-food biobased applications with a CIRCULAR & ZERO WASTE perspective in their obtention. The InnoProtein project demonstrates a strong multi-actor approach involving 15 partners, including providers of technology (4 RTDs – 27%), industrial partners (10 SME – 67%) and a consumer-oriented partner (1 NGO – 6%) from 9 different European countries. The duration of the project will be of 48 months, with an overall estimated budget of € 5,043,847.50 and a significant in-kind contribution (15%) by all SMEs of the Consortia, increasing the impact of the project and showing their dedication to reaching the project goals. Thus, the requested EU contribution is € 4,592,391.64

Keywords: proteins,peptides,single cell protein,microalgae,bacteria,fungal,insect,recovery,green,monitoring,digital,ultrasound,nades,natural deep eutectic solvent
Unraveling the role of transgenerational epigenetic inheritance mediated by paramutation in natural animal populations. (DrosoParamutation)

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: Spain
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023 (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-PF-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-11-16
End date: 2026-11-15
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 181152.96
EU funding (EUR): 181152.96
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Understanding how organisms rapidly adapt to changing environments is a fundamental question in evolutionary biology. Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance (TEI) has been proposed as a mechanism that allows organisms to respond flexibly to environmental variation and thus plays a central role in rapid adaptation to fluctuating environments. A compelling example of this process is paramutation, in which epigenetic information is transferred from one allele to another, leading to heritable changes in gene expression across generations. However, our understanding of paramutation in natural animal populations remains limited, with most evidence coming from laboratory models. This knowledge gap hinders our understanding of the role of paramutation in nature. Here, we will study paramutation in different natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster to investigate its potential to drive transgenerational epigenetic inheritance and gene expression variation that can shape evolution. We will investigate the responsiveness of paramutation to environmental changes and its heritable stability across generations. We will also establish a model to dissect the molecular mechanisms of paramutation regulation, assessing the role of insulator proteins such as Su(Hw) and 3D chromatin conformation. This project will provide a comprehensive investigation of the role of paramutation in natural animal populations at multiple levels of information, including genetics, epigenetics, gene expression, and 3D chromatin structure. This research proposal aims not only to determine the biological relevance of a case of transgenerational epigenetic inheritance such as paramutation in natural animal populations but more importantly to provide an excellent model system for its in-depth molecular dissection.

Keywords: drosophila melanogaster,transgenerational epigenetic inheritance,paramutation,natural populations,environmental change,adaptation
SOlar Open Community Instruments for All Residents in Europe and the Mediterranean region (SOCIAREM)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Climate, Energy and Mobility
Theme: Energy
Destination: Sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply
Action type: Innovation actions
Countries involved: Spain,Netherlands,Portugal,Cyprus,Egypt,Italy,Belgium,Switzerland
Call: Innovative, Community-Integrated PV systems (HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02, 2024)
Start date: 2025-10-01
End date: 2029-03-31
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 5572687.5
EU funding (EUR): 4750121.25
Participants: 15
Project status: SIGNED

The transition to renewable energy, particularly through the widespread adoption of distributed solar PV systems, is hindered by significant technical, social, financial, and regulatory barriers. Key challenges include energy poverty and inequality, especially in Mediterranean regions where inefficient housing and rental systems exacerbate the issue. Limited awareness, bureaucratic hurdles, and inadequate financial incentives further slow adoption, while integrating decentralized renewable energy into existing communities remains complex. Unlocking the full potential of Renewable Energy Communities (RECs) requires clear benefits, accessible financial tools, and innovative technologies to enhance the efficiency and longevity of PV systems. SOCIAREM will accelerate the adoption and profitability of PV systems within RECs by overcoming these barriers through an innovative, implementable solution integrated with collective self-consumption schemes. The project will develop advanced tools tailored to diverse socio-economic and geographical contexts, enhancing efficiency, minimizing energy losses, and maximizing renewable energy use. Blockchain-enabled platforms will facilitate secure, decentralized peer-to-peer energy sharing, improving energy autonomy and resilience. Inclusive social data spaces will ensure fair energy distribution while safeguarding privacy, addressing energy vulnerability, and promoting social equity. Citizen engagement will be fostered through gamification and educational tools, ensuring participation across different cultural and behavioural profiles. A consortium of universities, R&D centres, and companies will drive SOCIAREM’s development, ensuring strong scientific and market expertise. The project’s solutions will be tested in four European RECs—Switzerland, Cyprus, Portugal, and Italy—while incorporating insights from Egypt. By reaching TRL7, SOCIAREM will validate its tools’ effectiveness, providing a scalable and sustainable model for RECs.

Keywords: renewable energy communities distributed solar pv systems energy poverty decentralized energy peer to peer trading blockchain gamification engagement optimization tools smart power electronic
Cross-KIC Strategic Regional Innovations Cluster (Cross-KIC RI)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
Theme: other EIT
Destination: other EIT
Action type: Knowledge and Innovation Communities
Countries involved: Germany,Poland,Belgium,France,Netherlands,Spain,Finland,Greece,Italy,Czechia,Slovakia
Call: EIT Cross-KIC Regional Innovation (HORIZON-EIT-2023-2025-KIC, 2023)
Start date: 2023-01-01
End date: 2025-12-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 9630450.34
EU funding (EUR): 9630450.34
Participants: 21
Project status: SIGNED

As the Strategic Innovation Agenda (SIA) of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) 2021-2027 sets out, the EIT, primarily through its Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) and by expanding its Regional Innovation Scheme, should aim to strengthen innovation ecosystems that tackle global challenges. Cross-KIC Strategic Regional Innovations is a horizontal project fulfilling the above requirements by providing a platform for the KICs to share best-practices and KIC initiatives and identify joint activities within those Emerging European regions that are labelled as modest and moderate innovators, specifically EIT RIS regions and countries and the Western-Balkans. Objective: Maximise the EIT Community’s impact in the EIT Regional Innovation Scheme area as well as other priority countries and regions Work Packages Proposed activities under the Work Packages address a need emerging from the local innovation ecosystem and validated by a group of experts: 1. EIT Jumpstarter and EIT Post-Jumpstarter (EIT Jumpstarter Next from 2025) – addresses the need to support entrepreneurial education and boosting entrepreneurship in our region. 2. Western-Balkans – addresses the need for a closer business-academia collaboration 3. Ukraine – addresses the needs of Upskilling/Reskilling talents into entrepreneurs and providing access to European opportunities locally to decrease brain-drain 4. Cross-KIC Hub Collaboration- addresses the need for closer collaboration of the RIS Hubs within the same country and increase the visibility of the EIT Community 5. Communication and Management – addresses the need for effective management of the project Work Packages of the project are interconnected with each other to ensure strategic alignment and de-siloing of the activities proposed.

Keywords: ris,commercialization,entrepreneurial education,capacity development
Sustainable and green electronics for circular economy (SUSTRONICS)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Digital, Industry and Space
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Chips for Europe Initiative
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Partnership: CHIPS (JU-JTI)
Countries involved: Netherlands,Austria,Germany,Spain,Finland,France,Latvia,Poland,Portugal,Sweden,Switzerland
Call: Ecodesigned smart electronic systems supporting the Green Deal objectives (RIA) (HORIZON-KDT-JU-2022-2-RIA, 2022)
Start date: 2023-06-01
End date: 2026-05-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 29985133.0
EU funding (EUR): 9079811.33
Participants: 48
Project status: SIGNED

The EU requires also electronics industry to achieve the ambitious goals of the EU Green Deal, Circular Economy Action Plan and Industrial Strategy for reduction of energy and material consumption, and utilization of circular value chains. Sustronics project is targeting to improve capabilities of European electronics industry to meet these goals and develop new business opportunities from sustainable and greener electronics combined with increase in productivity and new functionalities. The current electronic industry poses significant environmental impacts, such as increasing amount of e-waste, great demand for critical raw materials, and high energy consumption during manufacturing. Electronics industry can specifically decrease its environmental burden by shifting from fossil-based materials to bio-based materials, decreasing use of metals, utilizing additive manufacturing processes, and developing miniaturized and integrated components, but also in broader scope by utilizing efficient circular economy business models that enable reuse, recycle and repair of critical materials and components. Sustronics main goal is to support renewal of European electronics industry towards circular economy, eco-design, bio-based materials, and material- and energy-efficient manufacturing processes. Thereby, Sustronics will re-design electronics products into circular, compostable and reusable products, and demonstrate that there are business opportunities in sustainable electronics. Quantification of environmental impact, definition of business models, involvement of external stakeholders, and means to guarantee compatibility with policies and standards will guide the project implementation. The pilots will focus on healthcare, diagnostics, and industrial sectors, including topics such as medical and personal health devices, single-use and wearable diagnostics, sustainable lighting solutions and embedded electronics for automotive.

Keywords: organic electronics,electronic components fabrication and packaging,bio based materials,energy efficiency,circular economy,reusability,sustainable electronics
A Computing Unit for Autonomous Spacecraft Guidance in Deep Space (GUIDO)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Proof of concept grants
Action type: ERC actions
Countries involved: Italy
Call: ERC PROOF OF CONCEPT GRANTS2 (ERC-2022-POC2, 2022)
Start date: 2023-06-01
End date: 2024-11-30
Duration (months): 18.0
Total project cost (EUR): 150000.0
EU funding (EUR): 150000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The “space revolution” is expected to become the biggest industry in history. During the last decades, space exploration has contributed to the development of various technologies (e.g., GPS, weather predictions, solar cells, reliable power grid, Earth observation services) that fedback into the economy and improved our lives. In 2020, the global space economy was valued at about $ 446.9 B. With the advent of deep-space CubeSats, nanosatellites that disrupted this industry, space agencies are planning to launch tens of CubeSat in deep space per single launch. The number of deep-space probes is bound to thrive, yet their growth is unsustainable with current practice. Human-in-the-loop operations are particularly relevant for flight-related procedures in cruise phase: the spacecraft position is determined from ground, with a consistent involvement of resources and assets. It is acknowledged that a sustainable deep-space exploration requires enabling self-driving spacecraft. The GUIDO project forges an autonomous guidance board to enable the self-driving capability of spacecraft in the solar system. The project stems from the ERC-funded project EXTREMA (ERC-CoG-2019). GUIDO aims to elevate the convex-optimization-based guidance algorithms conceived within EXTREMA to a proof-of-concept board at TRL 4. Our autonomous guidance board, GUIDOboard, is a disruptive innovation that will change the modus operandi of deep-space satellite operation. GUIDO will revolutionize the way spacecraft travel in space, by cutting the cost of ground control of the whole cruise phase and unlocking the new space mission concept. The project follows a suitably devised pathway to cover technical validation activities and assessment of exploitation opportunities. GUIDO has raised the interest of leading sectoral players and space agencies, as witnessed by the letters of interest attached.
Nonexistence of Short Proofs (NoShortProof)

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: Information Science and Engineering
Countries involved: Denmark,Spain
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023 (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-PF-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-04-01
End date: 2026-03-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 230774.4
EU funding (EUR): 230774.4
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

Efficient algorithms are vital for dealing with the ever growing amounts of data in our modern world. A particularly tricky task is posed by so-called combinatorial problems, where objects need to be combined together to form a solution satisfying some specified constraints. Increasing data size quickly causes an exponential growth in the search space for such problems, and despite decades of effort no algorithms have been designed that are guaranteed to tame this combinatorial explosion. In practice, however, it is often possible to find algorithmic shortcuts that work reasonably well, although there is very limited scientific understanding of when and why this is the case. This points to a fundamental challenge: We need a better understanding of the power and limitations of modern algorithm design. An important tool for algorithm analysis is to describe its method of reasoning in a formal proof system. When the algorithm terminates, the execution trace can be viewed as a proof of correctness of the result computed. If we can prove mathematically that no short proofs exist for certain types of statements, then this shows that the algorithm cannot possibly solve the corresponding problems efficiently. The goal of this project is to shed light on proof systems corresponding to some of the most powerful algorithmic paradigms in wide use and to delineate their potential. One concrete objective is to study combinatorial and algebraic methods for solving well-known graph problems such as Clique. Another goal is to compare semidefinite programming to traditional algorithms for solving non-Gaussian component analysis (NGCA), a fundamental problem in statistical learning. I will do so by strengthening existing techniques for analyzing these proof systems and combining them in novel ways. In particular, one important challenge will be to study the setting where the power of a proof system needs to be understood for a distribution of problems from which the input is drawn.

Keywords: proof complexity,lower bounds,combinatorial optimization,resolution,groebner basis reasoning,sum of squares
Interoperability of the Power Electronics dominated grid by openness (Inter-oPEn)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Doctoral Networks
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Information Science and Engineering
Countries involved: Germany,Belgium,Sweden,Netherlands,Switzerland,United Kingdom,Spain
Call: MSCA Doctoral Networks 2022 (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-DN-01, 2022)
Start date: 2024-01-01
End date: 2027-12-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2673568.8
EU funding (EUR): 2673568.8
Participants: 21
Project status: SIGNED

Power electronic (PE) devices are a key enabler for integrating renewable energy into our power system. However, to achieve interoperability of PE devices, barriers are present in technology but also in intellectual property and regulation. To overcome these barriers, Inter-oPEn offers a unique doctoral training program for 10 researchers that integrates multi-sectorial knowledge, gathering electrical engineering and legal researchers. To achieve the common goal of the interoperable PE-dominated power system, openness will be a pivotal factor across the different doctoral projects, tackling fundamental aspects of modern PE-based electrical systems such as control, protection, interoperability, governance, and intellectual property challenges. In line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and the EU Green deal, Inter-oPEn's research program is divided into three complementary parts, (1) Engineering components for swift interoperability, (2) Integration of a resilient and flexible power system, and (3) Enabling interoperability from a legal and regulatory viewpoint. Inter-oPEn's training program puts a particular emphasis on maneuvering the complex and rapidly growing power system/electronics sector with specific intersectoral trainings on, e.g., change management in critical infrastructure, how to give good recommendations, or simplification approaches for an efficient description of complex contexts to other domains. Comprised of 8 academic partners and 13 industrial associated partners, Inter-oPEn offers a broad industry and transmission system operator expertise for doctoral trainings, research, and secondments. Compared to previous EU projects and doctoral training networks on the interoperable PE-dominated grid, Inter-oPEn is innovative by including two fundamental and new aspects: (1) the interplay of technical and legal perspectives is considered, and (2) openness principles are the heart of engineering and legal research, as well as, training.

Keywords: high voltage direct current hvdc,open source