Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Implementing the European Space Policy: A Coherent European Procurement Law and Policy for the Space Sector – Towards a Third Way (SP4ESP)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Space
Destination: Cross-cutting activities
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Germany,Belgium,Czechia
Call:  (FP7-SPACE-2009-1, 2009)
Start date: 2009-08-01
End date: 2010-10-31
Duration (months): 15.0
Total project cost (EUR): 345760.0
EU funding (EUR): 309711.0
Participants: 3
Project status: CLOSED

The main objective of the SP4ESP project is to develop a new approach for the procurement of joint ESA/ EU space programmes. It will constitute the first ever attempt for a concentrated, creative and coherent study in this field. The one year project will elaborate a set of mandatory and facultative criteria for a new European procurement regulation. It will solve the intrinsic conflict of the respective procurement rules. EC rules based on fair competition collide with ESA rules based on the principle of geographic return. This conflict is the main obstacle to the implementation of the ESA/ EU cooperation and their European Space Policy (ESP). Its solution will not only facilitate further programme collaboration. Leading eventually to a third way, also the political cooperation will be fostered. The study is divided into three main parts. Firstly, the current regulatory state of the above mentioned procurement rules for EU and ESA financed programs will be assessed. The experience of new EU and ESA Member States in the transition to procurement rules will provide practical impetus. Secondly, the space market industry will be analysed. Together with proponent opinions of stakeholders this will provide the necessary factual background for the development of a space industry specific procurement law. Thirdly, based on the findings of the first and second part, a third way will be developed. This third way will be based on comprehensive comparisons with similar industries and should account for proponent benefits of both procurement types. At the end, a set of modules will be formulated. With these, the relevant organs will be enabled to formulate a single common approach. This approach will be specifically designed for the space industry. The pragmatic solution of the biggest legal conflict will give the ESP fresh impetus for future collaborative projects to come.

Keywords: european space policy,procurement law,esa procurement rules,geographic return,ec competition law,esa-eu cooperation
Two Stage Rapid Biological Surveillance and Alarm System for Airborne Pathogenic Threats (TWOBIAS)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Security
Destination: Increasing the Security of citizens
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Norway,France,Sweden,Sweden,Czechia,France,Netherlands,Cyprus
Call:  (FP7-SEC-2009-1, 2009)
Start date: 2010-07-01
End date: 2013-12-31
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4959169.46
EU funding (EUR): 3577834.0
Participants: 11
Project status: CLOSED

The aim of this project is to develop a demonstrable, modular and “close-to-market” demonstrator of a stationary rapid reliable vehicle-portable Two Stage Rapid Biological Surveillance and Alarm System for Airborne Threats (TWOBIAS) with extremely low false alarm rates. TWOBIAS will provide reliable information to command control systems (CCS) and first responders within seconds, enhancing security related to biological threats at high profile public sites. (figure 1.) The TWOBIAS system includes both detection (BDU – biological detection unit) and identification (BIU – biological identification unit) schemes: i) StageONE: First alarm based on best-in-use optimized optical BDU (detect-to-warn) ii) ii) StageTWO: Second alarm based on highly automated microfluidic-based platform with a molecular BIU (detect-to-treat) The development of reliable biological surveillance and detector systems depends on significant extensive critical testing and evaluation (T&amp;E) of the system, not only in controlled closed environments, but also at the real site of interest, prior to its operative use. Today, real-life testing is lacking. The approach of the project is unique in that the consortium will employ real-life test facilities to develop and prove a demonstrator of TWOBIAS for a successful approach to biological threats. Partner 6 (SCB) will provide a real-life test facility in central Europe that is regarded as a potential target for bioterrorism (i.e. Prague metro station). The project is distinctive because a detector and surveillance system for airborne biological threat agents will be developed according to the operational requirements by the end-user. TWOBIAS is not restricted for use against bioterrorist attacks, but is also suitable for detecting and identifying emerging natural infectious diseases (i.e. SARS, avian flu viruses and other airborne transmitted pathogenic microorganisms).

Keywords: detect,identify,biological agents,low falce alarm,reliable,selective,sensitive,first responders
rapid screening and identification of illegal Drugs by IR Absorption spectroscopy and gas Chromatography (DIRAC)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Security
Destination: Increasing the Security of citizens
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Germany,Italy,Germany,Switzerland,Romania,Belgium,Finland,Italy
Call:  (FP7-SEC-2009-1, 2009)
Start date: 2010-06-01
End date: 2014-03-31
Duration (months): 46.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4256570.95
EU funding (EUR): 2985507.72
Participants: 12
Project status: CLOSED

The goal of this project is to develop an advanced sensor system, that combines miniaturized Gas Chromatography (GC) as its key chemical separation tool, and Hollow-Fiber-based Infra Red Absorption Spectroscopy (HF-IRAS) as its key analytical tool to recognize and detect illicit drugs, key precursors and potential derivatives. The DIRAC sensor will be developed to: 1) be used on the field primarily by customs officers for controls at the EU external frontiers and by law enforcement personnel for intra-Community checks as a rugged and hand-portable unit; 2) perform rapid detection of key chemicals; 3) reject interferents with minimal false positive alarm rate; 4) perform advanced data analyses such as similarity evaluation between the chemical structure of the unknown sample with that of controlled/illicit substances. Currently, GC-IRAS (through FTIR implementation) is, together with GC-MS (Mass Spectrometry), the most powerful technique for the identification and quantification of amphetamines. However, so far GC-IRAS has been implemented only as bench-top instrumentation for forensic applications and bulk analysis down to milli- and micro-gram quantities. In DIRAC, the use of silicon-micromachined GC columns, solid state lasers, and hollow fibres IR, will allow to develop a GC-IRAS sensor that features hand-portability and prompt response –for field operation– and is capable to perform both bulk analysis and trace analysis with nano-gram sensitivity. The DIRAC sensor will further feature a) an advanced sampling device, that separates the analyte from larger amounts of interfering materials (dust, skin particles) by electrostatic charging; and, b), an advanced silicon micro-machined pre-concentration device, capable to treat sequentially both volatile ATS substances and non volatile ammonium salts of the amphetamines. The main output of the DIRAC project will be a fully functional sensor prototype from sampling to read out.

Keywords: illicit drug sensor,portability,trace sensitivity,infra red absorption spectroscopy,hollow-fibres ir,qcl,silicon micromachined gc,electrostatic precipitator,non-volatile ammonium salts
A collaborative project aimed at developing a GMES-service for monitoring and forecasting subsidence hazards in coastal areas around Europe (SUBCOAST)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Space
Destination: Space-based applications at the service of the European Society
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Netherlands,United Kingdom,Italy,Denmark,Poland,Lithuania,Spain,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-SPACE-2009-1, 2009)
Start date: 2010-04-01
End date: 2013-09-30
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4084013.2
EU funding (EUR): 3108688.0
Participants: 12
Project status: CLOSED

The objective of SubCoast will be to develop a service for monitoring the extent and impact of subsidence in coastal lowlands and demonstrate its capability in various pilots for a variety of settings around Europe. The service will be designed to appropriately determine the effects of subsidence on current and future floodrisk in coastal lowlands, monitor the integrity of coastal barrier systems and infrastructure and assess the impact of subsidence due to natural or man-made causes (groundwater pumping and oil/gas production) on land use and hydrology. SubCoast will be built on the heritage of GMES Service Element ‘Terrafirma’ and use the full capability of PS-InSAR as a earth observation technology for large scale subsidence mapping. Necessary R&amp;D will be focused on possible augmentation of datasources and the improvement of retrieval algorithms. Subsequent validation efforts will make full use of the Terrafirma Validation Testsite and other current validation initiatives. A distributed data and information system will be set up which facilitates the accessibility and operability of EO-data, in-situ data (including geoscientific data) and model results for the selected areas. SubCoast will orient its services along existing guidelines established in previous GMES-projects, notably ‘Terrafirma’, and in line with relevant directives at European Level. End-user involvement will be realised by establishing a user federation which holds the most directly involved regional, national and European stakeholders.

Keywords: subsidence,coastal lowland areas,climate change,gse-terrafirma,sea level rise,water management,satellite observation
Innovative Training & Decision Support for Emergency operations (INDIGO)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Security
Destination: Restoring security and safety in case of crisis
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: France,Italy,Italy,France,Belgium,Netherlands,Sweden
Call:  (FP7-SEC-2009-1, 2009)
Start date: 2010-05-01
End date: 2013-04-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3835727.2
EU funding (EUR): 2787672.8
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

The INDIGO project aims to research, develop and validate an innovative system integrating the latest advances in Virtual Reality, Simulation and Artificial Intelligence in order to homogenise and enhance both the operational preparedness and the management of an actual complex crisis. It will enable: * the 3D interactive and realistic visualisation of the complete crisis environment, including data coming from the field, simulation results, and building interiors. * the simulation of different evolving scenarios for planning, training, and anticipating future states and impending developments during operations, and analyse events after the crisis. * the simultaneous training of decision makers, crisis managers as well as first responders and emergency field units that will be influenced by the simulated scenario and that will reciprocally influence its evolution. * the simultaneous involvement of multiple participants, thanks to its distributed architecture, while offering a unique pictorial way of sharing and communicating complex knowledge across organisation boundaries. In addition, INDIGO will propose a European emergency symbology reference for 2D/3D maps. This will fill an important gap by offering a common visual reference that can be used across Europe to facilitate the immediate and general understanding of the situation, thus improving decision making across organisational boundaries. The definition of the functional specifications of the system will be driven by the analysis of the needs of real end-users participating in the project as partners or involved in the INDIGO User Group. These organisations will test and validate the outcomes of the project with real-world scenarios and multiple emergency organisations. By the end of the project a packaged system integrating all the proposed technologies will have been developed and provided to them under two versions for purpose of validation and refinement of needs and specifications.

Keywords: training,simulation,virtual reality,crisis management
Towards a dynamic quantitative understanding of neuronal microglial interactions. (FPMICROGLIA)

Framework: FP7 — Ideas
Programme: European Research Council
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: Support for frontier research (ERC)
Panel: Cellular and Developmental Biology
Countries involved: Germany
Call:  (ERC-2009-StG, 2009)
Start date: 2010-03-01
End date: 2014-08-31
Duration (months): 54.0
Total project cost (EUR): 663090.0
EU funding (EUR): 663090.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

A significant proportion of neurons in the brain undergo programmed cell death. In order to prevent the diffusion of damaging degradation products, dying neurons are quickly collected by microglia, specialised phagocytes that are resident in the brain. Despite the importance of these cells in several neuronal pathologies, many fundamental questions concerning microglial-neuronal interactions remain unaddressed. How these cells collectively ensure that the entire brain is surveyed and how they react to damage with high precision is still entirely unknown. Recent findings suggest that diffusible molecules such as lipids and nucleotides could attract microglia in response to neuronal apoptosis and injury, respectively. While these molecules can trigger dynamic changes in microglia motility in vitro, elucidating how their activity is controlled within the intact brain, both in space and time, remains the most important challenge in understanding this fascinating biological problem. We aim to further exploit the massive imaging potential of the transparent zebrafish embryo for studying microglial biology in vivo. By combining forward and reverse genetic approaches with quantitative imaging technology, we will directly address the mechanisms underlying the attraction of microglia towards apoptotic, sick and injured neurons. For the first time, we will define the collective behaviour of an entire microglial network within an intact brain under both physiological and pathological conditions.

Keywords: zebrafish,microglia,live-imaging
Overcoming Security Market Obstacles for SMEs Involvement in the technological Supply chain (OSMOSIS)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Security
Destination: Security Research coordination and structuring
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Italy,Portugal,Germany,Czechia,Spain,France,Hungary
Call:  (FP7-SEC-2009-1, 2009)
Start date: 2010-04-01
End date: 2012-03-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 726706.6
EU funding (EUR): 580889.0
Participants: 11
Project status: CLOSED

The focus of the OSMOSIS project will be to support different organizations (mainly SMEs), in being involved in the overall European security market, by increasing their capabilities to understand and focus on security market trend and untapped potentials, link with relevant stakeholders, and facilitate their involvement in the technological supply chain, also by favoring joint research and development activities with RTD organizations and large industries. To achieve the project objectives, the proposers with their unique background deriving from the implementation of several analogous actions, will focus on the following activities: • Identify opportunities in the Security technology supply chain. This will be achieved through the involvement of key stakeholders such as Large Organizations and RTD performers • Identify organizations (mainly SMEs) not involved in such technological supply chain to stimulate and favor their capability to enter in such market • Set up meta-clusters of SMEs defined around specific parameters/competences of specific interest of categories of stakeholders in the security domain. This will include the implementation of IT communication means (web portal and Database of pre-qualified SMEs) that will favor the connection of SMEs with the key stakeholders in the Security domain • Set up communication and networking actions that will favor the entrance of organizations (mainly SMEs) in the security technological supply chain, including the setting up of workshops and webinars, the implementation of technology transfer tools available from the web site to allow the dialogue and the exchange of information related to the identified market opportunities towards the registered (in the db) organizations. • Facilitate the setting up of RTD and Take Up actions in the security sector where SMEs and other identified organizations could join stakeholders and integrators of the security supply chain.

Keywords: security,market opportunities,collaboration,supply chain,clusters,smes,stakeholders
Utilizing the existing and emerging potential of Nordic-Baltic dimension in critical satellite technologies and applications (NORDICBALTSAT)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Space
Destination: Strengthening the foundations of Space science and technology
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Estonia,Lithuania,Sweden,France,Latvia,Poland
Call:  (FP7-SPACE-2009-1, 2009)
Start date: 2010-03-01
End date: 2012-02-29
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 741074.82
EU funding (EUR): 692962.47
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

The general objective of the current project is to create the necessary conditions for utilizing the existing and emerging potential of the consortium partners in Nordic-Baltic dimension for continuous and sustainable contribution in major on-going and planned European space programmes. There is urgent need in emerging space countries for national space programme. For emerging space countries it could be primarily financed by the ESA PECS Charter but also by key governmental agencies. The NordicBaltSat has mission-oriented approach to build a bridge for successful integration into space industry in Europe. As a result of this project and as an overall impact emerging space countries are expected to raise their space capacities in order to access to ESA and to have contribution to European space programmes in future. There are several specific actions contributing to achieve the objectives of the project. The main actions intend to chart space potential and create joint technology programme; to build capacity and develop cooperation between emerging space countries and ESA; and to shape national space governance systems in emerging space countries. The activities include also dissemination and exploitation. These actions will enhance the potential of FP7 States to make a continuous and sustainable contribution to major on-going and planned European space programs. Capacity building and cooperation promotion between emerging space countries and ESA will strengthen the relationship with ESA and it also gives opportunity for future cooperation and adhesion to ESA. The actions will foster dialogue and debate on space science and research with the public beyond the research community, aiming at embracing a new generation of scientists and engineers.

Keywords: critical space technologies,esa technology programmes,pecs,space cooperation,capacity building
Microsystems Based on Wide Band Gap Materials for Future Space Transmitting Ultra Wideband Receiving Systems (SATURNE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Space
Destination: Strengthening the foundations of Space science and technology
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: France,Italy,Germany,Sweden,Poland,France
Call:  (FP7-SPACE-2009-1, 2009)
Start date: 2010-05-01
End date: 2013-08-31
Duration (months): 40.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3627303.0
EU funding (EUR): 1876237.0
Participants: 6
Project status: CLOSED

The European Space Technology Platform mentioned in its last SRA a need to support non-dependence on critical technologies from outside Europe for future space applications. In particular, one action under bullet to reduce critical ITAR dependence is to secure access to high-performance microwave components used in satellite communication/navigation payloads, and earth observations/science instruments such as radars. Future satellite services will require novel types of microwave components to meet the demands in terms of more flexibility (ultra-wide-band UWB frequency allocation) and mass reduction. Two technologies are now emerging to face these challenges: - Wide Band Gap (WBG) semiconductors such as GaN are expected to play a fundamental role in the development of Intelligent Micro Systems (IMS), yielding unprecedented power performance, efficiency and, along with suitable UWB re-configurable architectures. - RF-MEMS switches as a complementary low-loss switch technology in order to achieve the re-configurability required for future IMS. The route towards re-configurability of high power systems requires the merging of these key technologies and functions but they have not been co-integrated so far. Therefore, the main concept of SATURNE is to realize such novel types of microwave functions (re-configurable front-ends) using WBG MMICs integrated with RF-MEMS. The technological trends for transmit and receive front-end systems for many kinds of applications will be considered like: - Re-configurable and highly power efficient communications satellite payloads with narrow-, multi- or wide-band channel allocation; - Civilian space applications like environmental monitoring and cartography in X-band. The SATURNE consortium is confident that the realization of its ambitious objectives will assist Europe to achieve technological leadership in domains that are targeted by ESA.

Keywords: microwave technologies (especially gan and rf-mems),integration,ultra wide band,re-configurability,mass reduction,non-dependence