Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
14 Anstrom CMOS IC technology (14ACMOS)

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: Innovation actions
Partnership: CHIPS (JU-JTI)
Countries involved: Netherlands,Israel,Belgium,Germany,Sweden,France,United Kingdom,Romania
Call: HORIZON-KDT-JU-2021-1-IA (HORIZON-KDT-JU-2021-1-IA, 2021)
Start date: 2022-12-01
End date: 2026-05-31
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 94640401.81
EU funding (EUR): 21834542.06
Participants: 27
Project status: SIGNED

14ACMOS is about enabling manufacture of 14A Semiconductor technology. It addresses the 4 key pillars in IC technology development for manufacture; Lithography, Metrology, Mask Infrastructure and Process technology. Carl ZEISS, Trumpf and ASML are the main parties to push the lithography solutions to 14A. Between Carl ZEISS, Fraunhofer, RWTH, UW and TNO further understanding of optics life time and plasma physics is pursued in optimizing optics transmission and lifetime. Nova, BRT, ILT and PTB address measurement sensitivity enhancement of X-ray and optical based methodologies to meet the 14A requirements. Imec, TNO, PTB, UPB and RWTH will combine and tune metrology techniques specifically for the assessment of EUV reticle degradation. On throughput and resolution enhancement Bruker, EXC, PTB and AMIL will work on X-ray sources and AMIL, ICT and NFI on e-beam and SPM platforms for in-line metrology. On the reduction of Total Measurement Uncertainty, Prodrive and AMIL cover the development of an ultra-high precision wafer stage and NVIDIA, AMIL and Prodrive the development of a next generation image processing system. In Mask Infrastructure there are FHG (IISB), ASML, Carl Zeiss covering the creation of a simulation based mask repair strategy and with Carl ZEISS, ASML, PI and UPB HW/SW and process technology for particle removal is created and repair durability is covered with Carl ZEISS, ASML, Suss and UPB. Process technology covers the creation of patterning solutions with the involvement of imec and TEL. On active device selection there will be imec, Cadence, IBS, JSR, Recif and TEL with THERMO enabling advanced TEM characterization. Middle Of Line and Back End Of Line solution development is with imec, TEL, Solmates and Coventor for process modules and Cadence the interface with the design community. On Sustainable Semiconductor Technology and Systems there are imec, Recif and ThermoFisher covering sustainable material and processing alternatives.

Keywords: semiconductor,process,lithography,metrology,equipment,nano,angstrom,technology,materials,moore s law,heterogeneous,photonics,system,sustainability
Guard-driven immunity against pathogens (GUARDIANS)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Immunity, Infection and I mmunotherapy
Panel description: The immune system , related disorders  and their mechanisms , biology of infectious agents and infection, biological basis of prevention and treatment of infectious diseases , innovative imm unological tools and approaches , including  therapies
Countries involved: Austria
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2023-STG, 2023)
Start date: 2024-01-01
End date: 2028-12-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1500000.0
EU funding (EUR): 1500000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Successful pathogens use virulence factors to inhibit immune defenses. To counteract this, host guard proteins monitor the integrity of pathways (‘guardees’) that are attacked by virulence factors, such that inhibition of the guardee activates guard-driven immunity. Instead of directly detecting microbial components like canonical innate immune (pattern recognition) receptors, guards are activated by sensing the activity of virulent microbes. While guard-immunity is common in plants, only a few mammalian guard-pathways are known and mammals are thought to heavily rely on pattern recognition to detect pathogens. We have recently described the MORC3-MRE pathway, the first mammalian guard-sensing pathway that recognizes the virulence- associated activity of viruses to induce a protective interferon (IFN) response. I hypothesize that mammalian guard-sensors are highly relevant for both immune homeostasis and immunity and propose to test this hypothesis by focusing on the MORC3-MRE pathway. Utilizing genetic approaches in human monocytes and mice, we will reveal novel components and molecular mechanisms of the MORC3-MRE pathway and investigate its role in homeostasis and immunity in vivo. The main hypothesis of this proposal is that guard- sensing allows mammalian immune cells to broadly recognize the activities of virulence factors. We aim to conduct forward genetic screens in human monocytes to identify virulence-associated activities of pathogens that are sensed by the immune system. Functional genomics and biochemical approaches will identify the attacked guardee, the guard-sensor and molecular mechanism of guard-sensing. In summary, we will experimentally test the novel concept of guard-immunity in mammalian immune defenses. These experiments will generate fundamentally new insights into molecular mechanisms of pathogen recognition and will significantly broaden our understanding of innate immunity and host-pathogen interactions.
Harnessing Halogen Bond in Perovskite Solar Cells (HaloCell)

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: Chemistry
Countries involved: Italy
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2021 (HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01, 2021)
Start date: 2023-04-01
End date: 2025-09-30
Duration (months): 30.0
Total project cost (EUR): 235737.6
EU funding (EUR): 235737.6
Participants: 3
Project status: SIGNED

It is established that fossil fuels enabled a huge global economic growth although resulted to a fragile equilibrium between fuel prices and economic development, an unsustainable exploitation of the natural resources and prompted the ongoing environmental and societal crisis. Solar-driven energy production is pivotal for glass-architecture buildings, public transportation, domestic/corporate roof-tops/windows and rural areas (i.e. greenhouses); oriented to EU policies for Decarbonization of the EU building stock and European Green Deal for efficient, clean and cheap energy. In the last decade, solution-processable metal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs), a technology originated from dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), the most prominent alternative to the dominant (95% market stake) 1st gen. PVs, has emerged. Major drawbacks towards the commercialization of PSCs are the: i) instability in prolonged environmental exposure (moisture, oxygen, irradiation), ii) toxicity of employed lead and its derivatives (i.e. PbI2) and iii) crystal defects resulting in energy losses due to non-radiative charge recombination. HaloCell aims to hamper losses due to non-radiative recombination, embody protection towards environmentally driven-hydrolysis/oxidation and manage toxicity of PSCs and luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs), harnessing a holistic halogen bonding strategy. Multifunctional tailored organic compounds will be utilized to enable selective interplay with perovskite crystal lattice via halogen bonding interactions towards PSCs with power conversion efficiencies and long-term stability under stress conditions (illumination, high temperature, ambient air) exceeding current state-of-the-art. The newly-developed PSCs will be exploited as solar cells coupled to luminescent solar concentrators for the fabrication of smart architecture elements (plexiglass windows).

Keywords: halogen bond,fluorine chemistry,self assembly,perfluorocarbons,x ray structure,molecular design,defect passivation,dimensionality tuning,interfacial modification,perovskite cells
Carolus Magnus’s Oral Legends: Unravelling and Safeguarding (CAROLUS)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Studies of Cultures and Arts
Panel description: Social anthropology, studies of cultur es, stud ies of arts
Countries involved: Spain
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2024-STG, 2024)
Start date: 2024-11-01
End date: 2029-10-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1500000.0
EU funding (EUR): 1500000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

CAROLUS responds to the urgent need to safeguard the endangered oral traditions related to Carolus Magnus and his heroes. The project addresses the imminent extinction of these cultural treasures in Europe and remote corners of South America and Africa. Through immersive fieldwork and interdisciplinary studies, CAROLUS aims to document, study, and revitalize these intangible heritages, ensuring their preservation for future generations. The project employs a sophisticated research methodology, which weaves diachronic links between present-day local expressions and medieval origins, and conducts synchronic and comparative analyses on surviving performances, sung narratives and traditional theatre about Carolus Magnus. This comprehensive approach spans a millennium, and encompasses literature, performing arts, philology, sociology, and anthropology. CAROLUS is a transdisciplinary exploration of oral and written traditions from the Middle Ages to the present. Focussed on the epic of Carolus Magnus, hailed as "the Father of Europe", the project boasts a transcultural scope, spanning three continents and different linguistic areas. Beyond research, it envisions an innovative "open science" portal providing unrestricted access to materials, academic outcomes and outreaches for a broader audience. CAROLUS aims to be a bastion for the preservation of this intangible heritage, ensuring its resonance within the tapestry of human culture. This project is not merely an academic pursuit; it is a commitment to safeguarding Europe’s rich heritage for future generations.

Keywords: intangible cultural heritage,medieval literature,cultural studies
Reducing self-and other-directed ageism in the second half of life (HALFLIFE)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Advanced grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: The Soci al World and Its Interactions
Panel description: Sociology, social psychology, education  sciences , communication  studies
Countries involved: Israel
Call: ERC ADVANCED GRANTS (ERC-2024-ADG, 2024)
Start date: 2025-12-01
End date: 2030-11-30
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2499967.0
EU funding (EUR): 2499967.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

HALFLIFE proposes groundbreaking research to understand ageism (i.e., stereotypes, prejudices, and discrimination towards people because of their age) in the second half of life (defined as age 60 and over) to unveil evidence-based interventions to reduce ageism. Unlike other “isms”, we are all bound to experience ageism if we live long enough. The evolving ageing demographics and the detrimental impact of ageism on society at large and older persons alike make the reduction of ageism a public health priority and 1 of 4 pillars of the UN Decade. By moving away from a one-size-fits-all approach, I will develop a theoretically informed, personalised approach to tackling ageism in older persons as agents (targeters) and targets of ageism. The adoption of an intragroup (from within) perspective acknowledges the agency of older persons rather than viewing them solely as victims. This research project will improve the theory and practice of interventions against self- and other-directed ageism among older agents of ageism by identifying the best interventions to reduce self- and other- ageism and recognising the multi-dimensional nature of ageism, including its implicit (unconscious) component. I will advance and integrate theory, research, and practice locally and globally, capitalising on knowledge derived from lay people, research, policy, and practice stakeholders. Relying on an intervention accelerator, I will conduct lab and field randomised controlled tournaments in three countries to develop a portfolio of effective interventions. To ensure the scale-up of the findings, I will develop and support Communities of Practice of practitioners and policy stakeholders at the local and global levels. The project capitalises on my unique position as a core group member of the World Health Organization campaign to combat ageism and as one of 50 UN Healthy Ageing Leaders, as well as on the expertise and dedication of leading researchers and policy stakeholders in the field.

Keywords: keywords ageing,older persons,ageism,stigma,discrimination,inequality,intervention
INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE ECOSYSTEM FOR EUROPEAN AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR MARITIME OPERATIONS LEVERAGED BY RELIABLE AND ENHANCED AERIAL SUPPORT (I-SEAMORE)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Civil Security for Society
Theme: Civil Security for Society
Destination: Border Management
Action type: Innovation actions
Countries involved: Spain,Netherlands,Portugal,Italy,Romania,United Kingdom,Czechia,France,Germany,Ireland
Call: Enhanced security and management of borders, maritime environment, activities and transport, by increased surveillance capability, including high altitude, long endurance aerial support (HORIZON-CL3-2021-BM-01, 2021)
Start date: 2023-01-01
End date: 2025-10-31
Duration (months): 34.0
Total project cost (EUR): 7470106.12
EU funding (EUR): 6131432.29
Participants: 20
Project status: SIGNED

I-SEAMORE is an Ecosystem composed of an advanced platform solution to host and manage the operation of several innovative assets, services and systems that aim to provide European Authorities with increased situational awareness and operational capabilities for Maritime surveillance operations resorting to aerial and water surface support. The core platform (infrastructure and software layers) is conceptualized to be deployed and operated at Maritime Operation Centres (MOCs) with interfaces to other systems including the UxVs Ground Control Stations (GCSs), as well as external systems. It thus provides end-users with a holistic platform capable of handling several multipurpose tasks including, e.g., wide maritime border and coastal areas monitoring, analysis of potential threats, support to search and rescue operations, detection of illegal activities, among others. Such tasks will be possible since I-SEAMORE platform provides a complete set of functionalities and capabilities to mission commanders, focusing on 4 main pillars: 1) employment and indirect tasking of multiple types of long-endurance Unmanned Assets (aerial and water surface), 2) exploitation of heterogeneous data sources e.g. payload data and open data sources including Copernicus Services, 3) provision of a common operational picture empowered by a novel and comprehensive suite of data fusion services based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data Analysis, for optimal decision making and successful mission execution of the desired missions, and 4) interoperability within the Ecosystem and its interface with key existing external systems. Moreover, the project will also generate additional knowledge to support the uptake of the solution at EU level, as well as multi-country, multi-authority collaboration, including novel concepts of operation, standard operating procedures for joint operations, and new methodologies for co-creation and validation of maritime security solutions by end-users.

Keywords: persistent maritime surveillance aerial platforms interoperability detection,identification and tracking multi authority collaboration multi tasking capabilities situational awareness
Engineering high performance biocoatings from renewable reactive building blocks (BIORING)

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,Netherlands,Switzerland,Italy,Germany
Call: Bio-based coatings, barriers, binders, and adhesives (HORIZON-JU-CBE-2022, 2022)
Start date: 2023-06-01
End date: 2026-05-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4085471.25
EU funding (EUR): 4083971.25
Participants: 14
Project status: SIGNED

UV curable polyurethane (PU) coatings play a major role in a wide range of industries, due to their versatility, excellent performance and energy-efficient production and application. The global PU coating market was valued at USD 17.4 billion in 2021. Unfortunately, PU coatings still largely depend on fossil-based raw materials. Biobased alternatives are restricted to a negligible market volume, and, to date, there is no high-performance alternative with a biogenic content above 50% available. BIORING proposes a synthesis platform that combines biobased monomers and crosslinking agents to produce high-performance UV-curable PU coatings with >95% biogenic content. To reach this ambitious goal, we will develop the key pieces required to produce fully biogenic PU coatings from currently available biobased components. Our modular approach allows to fine-tune the characteristics of the coatings and adjust them to the requirements of highly demanding European industries. Furthermore, the platform will be able to adapt to future developments of new biobased building blocks. The development process will be guided by process simulations and modelling of product properties. We will demonstrate our approach for two use cases: automotive and construction, including not only functional validation, but also an economic analysis for future scale-up, where the components can be produced within a biorefinery. We will assess biodegradability as well as different recycling scenarios for coated products, according to the respective industry demands and standards. BIORING includes a thorough LCA and LCC. The BIORING consortium is composed of 12 partners, including RTOs, SMEs, large enterprises and an industrial association, from 5 European countries. The participation of producers and end users will guarantee access to stakeholders and open the doors to future scale-up. BIORING will allow companies to comply with European legislation and make them more competitive globally.

Keywords: biobased coatings,biobased polyurethanes,uv curable coatings,high performance coatings
The 3D motion of the Interstellar Medium with ESO and ESA telescopes (ISM-FLOW)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Advanced grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Universe Sciences
Panel description: Astro -physics/ -chemistry/ -biology; solar system; planetary systems; stellar, galactic and extragalactic astronomy; cosmology; space sciences; astronomical instrumentation and data
Countries involved: Austria
Call: ERC ADVANCED GRANTS (ERC-2021-ADG, 2021)
Start date: 2023-01-01
End date: 2027-12-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1919306.0
EU funding (EUR): 1919306.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

The current model for the structure of the local Milky Way is in crisis. Data from the ESA Gaia mission has overthrown the 150-year-old paradigm for the gas distribution in the local Milky Way, a 500 pc ring known as Gould’s Belt. In the newly emerging view, local star-forming regions are connected by lower-density gas. They are part of a new organizational unit: undulating, coherent, and linear Galactic-scale gas structures. What is the origin of these kpc-long structures, how do star-forming regions form and disperse inside them, and are they related to the traditional view of spiral arms? Underpinning these questions lies a critical measurement currently beyond reach: tracing the gas flow in 3D. Gas flow is a fundamental physical property of the ISM. Knowing it is to know the past and future path of the gas in the Galaxy, measure momentum, and infer the external forces acting on the star-forming gas. Achieving this measurement for the local kpc would constitute a breakthrough in ISM, star formation, and spiral structure formation research. The goal of ISM-FLOW is to see the local Milky Way gas in 3D motion for the first time and make sense of it. The project will use a dedicated (and approved) large observational campaign in the near-infrared at ESO (VISIONS, PI: Alves) and upcoming ESA Gaia data. I have been developing new methods over the past decades to determine cloud distances, shapes, and motions using space and ground-based data and have proven feasibility. We will measure the local gas flow for the first time, derive the local molecular gas trajectory from the past and into the future (-20 to 20 Myr), and be in a position to make significant advances in the field and leave a legacy to the community. We will 1) characterize the newly discovered large-scale structures, 2) understand the formation and dispersal of giant molecular clouds and star formation regions, and 3) confront gas flow theories and the formation of spiral arms.
Community, identity and diversity in German youth radio (CIDoRa)

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: Social Sciences and Humanities
Countries involved: Ireland
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022 (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01, 2022)
Start date: 2023-07-01
End date: 2025-06-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 215534.4
EU funding (EUR): 215534.4
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

In times of increased mobility, urbanisation and sociocultural tensions, the way professional media as information providers and public watchdog present diversity has implications for social cohesion and for how young people perceive identity and society. Against this background, youth radio stations, which have become increasingly interactive and collaborative in the digital age, are an important point of orientation for many young people living in ethnically and linguistically diverse spaces, often struggling to ‘fit in’, and looking for reliable information and guidance. Despite German broadcasters' statutory and moral obligations to promote social cohesion and to contribute to building a non-discriminatory society in Germany, the media's representations of ethnic diversity have frequently been criticised. Little is known, however, about what a meaningful engagement with diversity means for journalists and how they try to create social cohesion through their work. Through linguistic ethnography at a German youth radio station and a critical discourse analysis of media messages, CIDoRa will provide new insights into the linguistic and semiotic practices of radio content production to explore how journalists construct and negotiate a collective urban youth identity with their diverse audience and thereby try to create a sense of community. In this context, my project will shed light on possible issues that can lead to an unbalanced and negative portrayal of ethnic and linguistic diversity on youth radio to foster a more meaningful engagement of journalists with diversity. By developing approaches for diversity-oriented communication, CIDoRa responds to timely social concerns around difference and voice in a mobile world fraught with deepening division. The results of my project will be disseminated through academic publications and outreach activities for journalists organised in collaboration with media stakeholders.

Keywords: critical sociolinguistics,linguistic ethnography,critical discourse analysis,multimodality,youth,identity