Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
secuRe desIGn and deplOyment of trUsthwoRthy cOntinUum computing 6G Services (RIGOUROUS)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Digital, Industry and Space
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Smart Networks and Services
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Partnership: SNS (JU-JTI)
Countries involved: Spain,Romania,Germany,Luxembourg,Cyprus,Greece,Portugal,Finland,United Kingdom
Call: Secure Service development and Smart Security (HORIZON-JU-SNS-2022, 2022)
Start date: 2023-01-01
End date: 2025-12-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4860550.0
EU funding (EUR): 4527400.0
Participants: 12
Project status: SIGNED

RIGOUROUS project aspires to identify and address the major cybersecurity, trust and privacy risks threatening the network, devices, computing infrastructure, and next generation of services. RIGOUROUS will address these challenges by introducing a new holistic and smart service framework leveraging new machine learning (ML) and AI mechanisms, which can react dynamically to the ever-changing threat surface on all orchestration layers and network functions. RIGOUROUS new smart service framework is capable of ensuring a secure, trusted and privacy-preserving environment for supporting the next generation of trustworthy continuum computing 6G services along the full device-edge-cloud-continuum on heterogenous multi-domain networks. This includes establishing compliance with the design of software (SW), protocols and procedures, as well as AI-governed mechanisms to cope with the security-related requirements in the full DevOps lifecycle, from the service onboarding up to the day-2 operations. Further the DevOps lifecycle spans from the prevention and detection of anomalies and/or intrusions at different levels (physical or cyber) based on violation of policies or rules, up to their mitigation and policy enforcement. It also comprises the incorporation of the human factor starting from the design until the human-in-the-loop concept in the whole orchestration. Additionally extensive research devoted to realizing advanced security enablers is carried out to bring automation and intelligence to the smart, but also secure, orchestration concept. In brief, RIGOUROUS targets the following key objectives: • Holistic Smart Service framework for securing the IoT-Edge-Cloud continuum lifecycle management • Human-Centric DevSecOps • Model-based and AI-driven Automated Security Orchestration, Trust Management and deployment • Advanced AI-driven Anomaly Detection, decision and Mitigation Strategies • Demonstration of a Set of Industrially Relevant Use Cases in Operational Envi

Keywords: devsecops,trustworthy continuum computing 6g services,ai driven automated security orchestration
Controlling chirality in atomically thin quantum electronic materials (CHIROTRONICS)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Systems and Communication Engineering
Panel description: Electrical, electronic, communication, optical and systems engineering
Countries involved: Spain
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2021-STG, 2021)
Start date: 2022-11-01
End date: 2027-10-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1799250.0
EU funding (EUR): 1799250.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Chirality is a foundational and unifying topic in science. It relates properties of elementary particles, to those of molecules in chemistry and biology (e.g. sugars), as well as the electromagnetic responses of artificial systems with non-superimposable mirror images. Besides, chirality bears an extraordinary potential for modern engineering, despite of the current lack of large, robust and actively controlled chiral signals needed to develop new applications. The emergence of atomically thin quantum electronic materials with handedness has marked the ultimate twist in chirality. A wide variety of exotic and gigantic chiral phenomena are predicted to occur in these novel quantum systems. Moreover, these effects are expected to be actively controlled by local fields, and therefore useful for applications. Nonetheless, such responses have yet to be detected, are puzzling and bring in new conundrums that demand investigation. The purpose of CHIROTRONICS is two-fold. Firstly, the study aims to experimentally observe these striking chiral responses predicted to occur in chiral, atomically thin quantum electronic materials. Intriguingly, the exploration of these interdisciplinary effects will also contribute to shed light on central questions existing in many areas of knowledge where chirality is involved. Secondly, the project will demonstrate how chiral signals arising in these quantum materials can be actively controlled and enhanced by local fields, as well as harnessed to engineer a range of basic enantioselective and non-reciprocal optical and electronic devices. As such, CHIROTRONICS will pave the way to develop ultra-compact and disruptive 'chiral technologies', hardware components to be used in a myriad of novel applications including biochemical sensing or quantum communications. The project will achieve success by an integral approach to research, combining expertise from different disciplines, including materials science and metrology.

Keywords: chirality,atomically thin materials,2d materials,nano electronics,nano optics
Smart Drug-delivery System for Cancer based on Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles (NanoSil4Cancer)

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): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3000000.0
EU funding (EUR): 3000000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Until late 1990’s most of the chemotherapies worked by killing cancer cells. Unfortunately, the used chemotherapy agents present severe toxicity. Recent progresses in cancer treatments focuses on the optimization of the approaches to target the cancer, through the development of therapeutic strategies combining currently used drugs with delivery systems. The use of nanomaterial-based drug delivery systems has several advantages over conventional therapies (longer shelf life, improvement in biodistribution, oral, nasal, parenteral and intraocular routes). NanoSil4Cancer’s proposed drug is an innovative and effective nanotechnology drug delivery system based on Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles. The obtained results clearly demonstrate the effective engineering of drug administration, leading to reduced toxicity and increased efficacy. The objective of the proposal idea is to reach TRL7 from the actual TRL5. It will be achieved through the financial support for clinical phase studies that will allow to cover: Operational Costs: management costs of the studies, compensation for medical personnel and researchers, expenses for clinical sites; Materials and Technologies: purchase of materials, reagents and technologies necessary for the studies; Patient Compensation: reimbursement of expenses by participating patients and compensation for their time; Regulatory Compliance: costs associated with documentation and practices necessary for respecting current regulations. The work programme of the proposal focuses on clinical phase studies that represent the crucial step in the drug development pathway, requiring significant financial resources. Lastly, in perspective, after the clinical phase study of the proposed drug, the translation of this technology to the emerging and promising fields of immunoengineering and molecular multitarget therapy will be possible so contributing to the general widening in EU, and at global level, of the entire scenario of cancer therapeutics.

Keywords: nanostructured therapeutics,smart anticancer therapies,mesoporous silica nanoparticles,bortezomib
Economic POlicies for the Global bifurcation - Doctoral Network (EPOG-DN)

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: Social Sciences and Humanities
Countries involved: France,Italy,Denmark,Spain,Switzerland,Austria,Belgium,Luxembourg
Call: MSCA Doctoral Networks 2022 (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-DN-01, 2022)
Start date: 2024-03-01
End date: 2028-02-29
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2733912.0
EU funding (EUR): 2733912.0
Participants: 20
Project status: SIGNED

Due to human activities, at stake is the habitability of the planet and our capacity to invent effective, inclusive and democratic trajectories that preserve or restore the viability of the planet. To overcome the limits of mainstream economic paradigms, EPOG-DN aims to develop a community of economists able to work with other disciplines and a range of sectors and stakeholders, to address these ecological challenges. EPOG-DN investigates the trajectories leading towards a strong sustainability, i.e. scenarios considering social, economic and ecological objectives as not substitutable. To this end, EPOG-DN introduces the concept of Global Bifurcation (GB), defined as a series of processes which are systemic and multidimensional in nature. To face the complexity of the GB, EPOG-DN proposes an original approach based on: (a) a sociotechnical perspective and critical questioning of the role of innovation and technologies; (b) a socioeconomic perspective involving the development of macroeconomic scenarios; (c) a socioecological perspective to enable consideration of how social organisations and citizens can contribute to the GB, (d) the interaction between these sub-field to develop a systemic approach. EPOG-DN involves academic, governmental and intergovernmental institutions, local authorities, NGOs, financial and non-financial corporations. PhDs are jointly supervised by an economist and a supervisor from another field. Disciplines involved include economics, sociology, geography, political sciences, engineering, life and earth sciences. They benefit from international mobility in relation to their research: at the institution of the joint supervisor and a secondment at a non-academic partner. The training includes collective activities and activities tailored to individual needs, which cover interdisciplinary approaches and methods; promote discussions with stakeholders from different fields and sectors, and enhance transferable skills and professional development.

Keywords: ecological economics transition scenarios ecological planning post growth economic metabolism integrated assessment models green tech low tech commons labour environmental mobilisation
SUB-WAVELENGTH HOLOGRAPHIC LITHOGRAPHY STEPPER FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PRODUCTION (HOLISTEP)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Digital, Industry and Space
Theme: Industry
Destination: Climate neutral, Circular and Digitised Production
Action type: Innovation actions
Partnership: Photonics (co-programmed)
Countries involved: Germany,Finland,Netherlands,Lithuania,Switzerland,United Kingdom
Call: High-precision OR complex product manufacturing – potentially including the use of photonics (Made in Europe and Photonics Partnerships) (IA) (HORIZON-CL4-2023-TWIN-TRANSITION-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-01-01
End date: 2027-12-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4170523.51
EU funding (EUR): 3547090.21
Participants: 10
Project status: SIGNED

To achieve ever shrinking dimensions and higher resolutions of circuit elements, projection lithography (PL), is growing in complexity and cost to manufacturers. It is limited to producing 2D images on flat surfaces. Extension to 3D imaging is restricted by trade-off between focus depth and resolution. Advanced, cost-efficient solutions to fabricate wafer-scale 3D components are required. HoLiSTEP unleashes the potential of sub-wavelength Holographic Lithography (HL) as a powerful and enabling disruptive lithography. HL will overcome limitations of PL and facilitate production of novel 3D topographies with high resolution while making the production of high-resolution IC much more affordable. An industrial prototype operating at 345nm with 200nm resolution will be produced and validated in an operational environment. Several advancements in holographic stepper subcomponents must be realised: A UV fibre-based laser with 20W output power at 345nm and 1.5m coherence length, an alignment system with 25nm overlay precision, an adaptive optical system with correction precision of 1/20λ and software modules for vector diffraction models. Energy consumption of HL technology is drastically reduced compared to PL due to low power-consumption of the laser and production of complex structures in one exposure. HL images are not sensitive to mask defects, eliminating frequent mask replacements and use of toxic materials. Moreover, holographic masks act as projection optics, eliminating the need for complex optical systems. The HL prototype will be verified for 3D patterning for MEMS, MOEMS and micro-optical components to show better resolution, flexibility of 3D printing and reduced cost. HoLiSTEP will empower a positive transformative effect on environment, economy and society by enabling a wider range of companies to produce novel high-resolution 2D and 3D images at lower costs.

Keywords: lithography,high resolution complex 3d patterning,semiconductor manufacturing,lithography masks,lithography equipment,reduced defects,holographic lithography,mems
Toward consolidation of germplasm and cell reversible drying through knowledge transfer. (WhyNotDry)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Staff Exchanges
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Environment and Geosciences
Countries involved: Italy,Hungary,Spain,Thailand,Japan
Call: MSCA Staff Exchanges 2022 (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-SE-01, 2022)
Start date: 2023-10-01
End date: 2027-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 723514.29
EU funding (EUR): 676200.0
Participants: 7
Project status: SIGNED

WhyNotDry will deepen our knowledge on reversible drying in cells and germplasm toward the development of a dry biobanking as an alternative to the current freezing in Liquid Nitrogen (LN). LN is expensive, requires dedicated facilities and power supply, and has a high CO2 footprint. WhyNotDry will achieve its aims through a multidisciplinary, intersectoral, international network of scientists that will: i) Develop a drying/rehydration platform using naturally desiccation-tolerant midge (Polypedilum vanderplanki) Pv11 cell lines; ii) Identify the best combination of naturally occurring xeroprotectants (xero=dry) from desiccation-tolerant insect cell line and the best performing water subtraction platform. iii) To use the best xeroprotectants mix and the drying/rehydration protocol for mammalian cells/germplasm. vi) Develop a prototype for controlled dehydration of microvolumes of cell. The R&I activities leading to these aims will be carried out by knowhow sharing through Staff Exchanges between: 3 EU academies, 2 EU SMEs, 2 international partners (Japan, Thailand). Outcomes of WhyNotDry will be incorporated into a cheap, environmentally friendly, and easy biobanking for biodiversity conservation, assisted reproduction, stem cell/personalized medicine. Successful development of this technology will set the basis for a radically new, ‘green’ biobanking paradigm, simplifying the maintenance and shipping practices in life sciences, with enormous reduction in costs and carbon footprint. Moreover, knowledge generated in WhyNotDry would be applicable to other fields such as agriculture, environmental science, food processing, and the pharmaceutical industry, where elective or enforced (by climate change) drying is dealt with. Finally, WhyNotDry will empower young scientists with transferable skills, ensuring career prospects in academia/industry, and strengthen the international/sectorial network between disciplines, boosting European excellence.

Keywords: freeze drying,cells and gametes,sustainable,low cost biobanks
INTSURFACE - INTelligent space-time reconfigurable acoustic metaSURFACE (INTSURFACE)

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: France
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 (HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01, 2024)
Start date: 2025-09-01
End date: 2027-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 242260.56
EU funding (EUR): 242260.56
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Noise control is an integral part of acoustics engineering and a concern for modern society. For example, the EU Action Plan: 'Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water, and Soil' aims to reduce the share of people chronically disturbed by transport noise by 30%. However, wave control is normally constrained by the physical and geometrical properties of the materials. The recent concept of active metasurfaces made from acoustic metamaterials is opening new horizons for sound control applications, as the properties of these metasurfaces can be modified to achieve the desired acoustic behaviour and can be tailored to specific applications. A metasurface that could adapt itself both in space and time, i.e., spatiotemporal modulation, based on the wavefield could open new possibilities for controlling sound in real time. However, implementing this type of metasurface still presents significant challenges due to experimental difficulties and control algorithm limitations. This project addresses these challenges by proposing an acoustic metasurface composed of individual electroacoustic absorbers that can be controlled with a pressure-current-based control system. Therefore, INTSURFACE research aims to develop a real-time adaptive metasurface with spatiotemporal modulation capabilities. During this project, the theoretical and numerical frameworks to evaluate metasurfaces will be expanded to include space-time dependent properties and allow for the prediction of their acoustic behaviour in practical scenarios. Then, to control the metasurface, the research will develop a machine learning control framework that can adapt the individual elements of the metasurface to implement a desired spatiotemporal configuration. Finally, a proof-of-concept acoustic metasurface will be built and tested in several practical applications, including non-reciprocal multiple frequency propagation, multi-rainbow trapping, and cloaking by sound cancelation.

Keywords: active noise control acoustic metasurfaces metamaterials impedance control electroacoustic absorbers machine learning
ERA TALENT Platform for career development of researchers in Europe (ERA TALENT)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area
Programme: Reforming and enhancing the European R&I System
Theme: Reforming and enhancing the European R&I System
Destination: Reforming and enhancing the European R&I System
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Italy,Greece,Hungary,Bulgaria,Serbia,Moldova, Republic of,Spain,Croatia,Iceland,Slovakia,Montenegro,Cyprus,Türkiye,Germany,Estonia,Portugal,Israel,Netherlands,Luxembourg,Slovenia,Czechia,France,Denmark,Armenia,Romania,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Ireland,Austria,Belgium,Poland,Latvia,Albania,Norway,Switzerland
Call: ERA Talent Platform (HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-ERA-IBA, 2022)
Start date: 2023-03-01
End date: 2026-02-28
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3999996.25
EU funding (EUR): 3999996.25
Participants: 34
Project status: SIGNED

The ERA TALENT is a 36 months coordination and support action with the aims to support the implementation of the new ERA Communication and to further develop the services provided by the existing EURAXESS network, with the objective to support the career development of researchers in Europe, expanding the career trajectories for them in academia, industry and business. The ERA TALENT scope will be reached through the establishment of five thematic Hubs that are built as one-stop-shops where researchers find information and support services fed by the competences of the Centres in different fields and through six Community of Practices (CoP), where the Centres are grouped under specific themes to exchange experiences and information, needed to strengthen their knowledge and expanding their talent management services for researchers. The ERA TALENT project will support the EURAXESS Centres to deliver specialised talent management services to improve the employability and mobility schemes for talented researchers. Last but not least a more fostered culture of entrepreneurship opening new career trajectories for researchers in industry and business will be seek. The ERA TALENT project involves 34 BHOs Partners and it will be structured in 6 Work Packages: WP1 Project Management; WP2 Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation; WP3 Hubs Framework Co-creation and monitoring; WP4 Knowledge sharing for specialisation in the EURAXESS Network; WP5 Researchers orientation; WP6 Digitalisation and data.

Keywords: researchers,mobility,career development,networking,training,mentoring,digitalisation,foster excellence