Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Paving the Foundation for Disruptive Technologies in Tomorrow's Digital Innovation Hubs (HUBiquitous)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Action type: Innovation actions
Countries involved: Egypt,Germany,Spain,Germany,Tanzania, United Republic of,Belgium,France,Nigeria,Ghana,Kenya
Call: International partnership building between European and African innovation hubs (H2020-ICT-2020-2, 2020)
Start date: 2021-01-01
End date: 2024-06-30
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2492178.58
EU funding (EUR): 1999918.25
Participants: 11
Project status: SIGNED

HUBiquitous is an Innovation Action aiming at creating a joint Africa-Europe Startup & Innovation Ecosystem for long-term collaborations and partnerships. The project has the ambition to increase the technology level and capacity building of 30 local DIHs/TechHubs in 5 African countries. The project proposes highly innovative concepts called Innovation Enablers (i.e. Solution Lab, Application Business Box, and MeetHub online platform). The purpose of these enablers is to provide technical (e.g. IoT, AI, and BigData disruptive technologies) as well as entrepreneurial development skills to DIHs and startups/entrepreneurs. Thanks to these Innovation Enablers, the project will further demonstrate and build the local innovation and ecosystem capacity through 3 programs: (i) Talent program, building digital skills for local talents, (ii) Accelerator program, creating innovative applications and products and (iii) Community program, developing the Africa-Europe start-up and innovation communities. HUBiquitous Innovation Enablers and Programs will, therefore, support and empower the startup and entrepreneurship ecosystems from both continents with the development of a rich and sustainable collaboration between African and European DIHs. HUBiquitous consortium is composed of a partnership of Ten (10) entities, five European and five African, coming from nine different countries. It builds on the existing cooperation and partnership stemming from two previous H2020 ICT International Collaborations with Africa projects (WAZIUP and WAZIHUB). The ultimate target of HUBiquitous is to pave the way for long-term and sustainable innovation for the African DIHs.

Keywords: solution lab,application business box,meethub platform,talent program,accelerator program,community program
Remote functionalization by a “deracemizing” metal walk – An innovative approach to define stereochemistry (DeraceMWalk)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Standard European Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Chemistry
Countries involved: Israel
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2020, 2020)
Start date: 2021-05-11
End date: 2023-05-10
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 173464.32
EU funding (EUR): 173464.32
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

In conclusion this proposal nicely combines a study of a Co-catalyzed remote hydroboration with a modern and conceptionally new approach to define stereochemistry through an elegant “deracemization” process mediated by a metal/ligand catalyst. Through this method, branched alkyl chains en route to highly complex scaffolds with a well-defined stereochemistry should be accessible. This strategy will be an invaluable asset to the scarcely existing methods creating multiple stereogenic centers in only one transformation (one could prepare 1,n-stereocenters through this approach). Moreover, the anticipated remote functionalization delivers valuable enantiopure boronic esters, that might serve as interesting and important intermediates in natural product synthesis and medical chemistry. Furthermore, mechanistic studies will give a better understanding of the proposed transformation and may pave the way for further remote transformations that involve a deracemizing metal-walk possessing branched alkyl chains (e.g. remote hydrosilylation).

Keywords: remote functionalization,enantioselective synthesis,enantioselective catalysis,hydroboration,c h functionalization,metal walk,alkene isomerization
Direct Visualization of Light-Driven Atomic-Scale Carrier Dynamics in Space and Time (DIVI)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Consolidator grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Fundamental constituents of matter
Panel description: Particle, nuclear, plasma, atomic, molecular, gas, and optical physics
Countries involved: Germany,Germany
Call: ERC Consolidator Grant (ERC-2014-CoG, 2014)
Start date: 2015-08-01
End date: 2020-07-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1992083.0
EU funding (EUR): 110000.0
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

Electronics is rapidly speeding up. Ultimately, miniaturization will reach atomic dimensions and the switching speed will reach optical frequencies. This ultimate regime of lightwave electronics, where atomic-scale charges are controlled by few-cycle laser fields, holds promise to advance information processing technology from today’s microwave frequencies to the thousand times faster regime of optical light fields. All materials, including dielectrics, semiconductors and molecular crystals, react to such field oscillations with an intricate interplay between atomic-scale charge displacements (polarizations) and collective carrier motion on the nanometer scale (currents). This entanglement provides a rich set of potential mechanisms for switching and control. However, our ability to eventually realize lightwave electronics, or even to make first steps, will critically depend on our ability to actually measure electronic motion in the relevant environment: within/around atoms. The most fundamental approach would be a direct visualization in space and time. This project, if realized, will offer that: a spatiotemporal recording of electronic motion with sub-atomic spatial resolution and sub-optical-cycle time resolution, i.e. picometers and few-femtoseconds/attoseconds. Drawing on our unique combination of expertise covering electron diffraction and few-cycle laser optics likewise, we will replace the photon pulses of conventional attosecond spectroscopy with freely propagating single-electron pulses at picometer de Broglie wavelength, compressed in time by sculpted laser fields. Stroboscopic diffraction/microscopy will provide, after playback of the image sequence, a direct visualization of fundamental electronic activity in space and time. Profound study of atomic-scale light-matter interaction in simple and complex materials will provide a comprehensive picture of the fundamental physics allowing or limiting the high-speed electronics of the future.

Keywords: attosecond science,light matter interaction
Wealth, Virtue and Social Justice in Contemporary Tibet (VIRTUE)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Standard European Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Social Sciences and Humanities
Countries involved: Denmark
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2016, 2016)
Start date: 2017-09-01
End date: 2019-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 200194.8
EU funding (EUR): 200194.8
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

This project examines the relationship between Buddhism and ideas about wealth, virtue and social justice in contemporary Tibet. The objectives are: a) to reveal central moral assumptions about value and the social good in a ‘Buddhist’ society experiencing rapid development, rising consumption levels and growing inequalities; and b) to use these findings to engage with wider theoretical debates about value and exchange, commodity and gift, and religion and economy. The relationship between Buddhism and economy remains an underdeveloped research area – indeed my project coincides with a drive at the University of Copenhagen’s Centre for Contemporary Buddhist Studies to address this gap. Although often imagined to be antithetical to contemporary consumer society, Buddhism has historically been intertwined with the economy and monasteries were dominant political and economic institutions in Tibet. In recent years increasing wealth has been flowing to Tibetan monasteries and monks in a hitherto unexamined variety of forms and modes, some of which have been the subject of moral reflection and critique. This upsurge in patronage has paralleled rising income and consumption levels, but also increasing inequalities, resulting from processes of Chinese state-led development. Utilising a unique and extensive body of ethnographic materials that I have collected during long-term fieldwork in north-eastern Tibet, I will document and analyse a variety of cases of patronage of Tibetan monastic Buddhism in their local contexts. Drawing for inspiration on the ‘moral turn’ in anthropology, my aim is to identify and analyse points of ethical reflection, tension and debate at the interface between Buddhism and economy. My hypothesis is that this will reveal underlying ideas about value and the social good; and that this will in turn help us to revisit and reassess both our understanding of Buddhism and theories of exchange, value and consumption dominated by economistic approaches.

Keywords: tibet,buddhism,religion and economy,morality,value,exchange,marketisation,consumption,the gift,social justice,contemporary china
Energy Systems in Transition (ENSYSTRA)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Innovative Training Networks (ITN)-European Training Networks
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Environment and Geosciences
Countries involved: Germany,Germany,Norway,Sweden,Norway,Sweden,Netherlands,Netherlands,Denmark,United Kingdom,Denmark,United Kingdom,Faroe Islands
Call: Innovative Training Networks (H2020-MSCA-ITN-2017, 2017)
Start date: 2017-10-01
End date: 2021-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4067521.56
EU funding (EUR): 4067521.56
Participants: 29
Project status: CLOSED

To facilitate the necessary energy transition, there is an urgent need for highly trained professionals with the scientific knowledge and professional skills to analyse, understand and design relevant (new) energy systems and governance in different sectors and administration. The proposed project Energy Systems in Transition (ENSYSTRA) aims to train 15 ESRs in this field. The objectives of ENSYSTRA are 1) to develop state-of-the-art science of energy systems transition, scenario analysis and energy modelling tools with emphasis on interdisciplinary model collaboration, 2) to provide ESRs with interdisciplinary, inter-sectoral and applied perspectives on the energy transition, 3) to provide new skills and competences for interdisciplinary analysis, 3) to establish collaboration between key universities and their networks, 4) to create and increase linkages between different academic disciplines, applied research, industry and the public sector, 5) develop links and synergies between relevant scientific arenas, and 6) to contribute to accessible energy science based on open source work environments. By focussing on a prominent ‘’living lab’’ of the energy transition, the North Sea region, the project will bring together a strong network and analytical capacity to understand energy system & scenario modeling; new energy technologies & infrastructures; actor behavior & interactions; and policy & market design, linking the regional to the international scale. Through a carefully designed training programme, ESRs are trained in both scientific and transferable skills with ample opportunity to collaborate between different projects and partners. The total effort will result in major progress in the field of energy system analysis and transition modelling. By the combined use and improvement of a range of modelling tools and methods, the project will deliver integral insights in energy transition pathways, policy implications and options for the North Sea region.

Keywords: energy transition,energy system modelling,model collaboration,scenario analysis,energy infrastructures,renewable energy technologies,market design,governance,policy strategy,actor behaviour
Revolutionise and enhance citizen engagement through a unique dedicated public platform (PublicApp)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Europe in a changing world - inclusive, innovative and reflective societies
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Italy
Call: New business models for inclusive, innovative and reflective societies (H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017, 2017)
Start date: 2018-03-01
End date: 2018-08-31
Duration (months): 6.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Local authorities in all parts of the world play an increasingly important role in the delivery of fundamental basic public services. However there are a host of challenges that face local government in the 21st century: delivering services, lack of finance, managing staff, engaging citizens, forming new partnerships, rapidly evolving technologies and socio-economic demographics. Engaging citizens and local communities is indispensable when it comes to developing a sense of ownership in local decision-making and service delivery. The current challenge for the public sector is to shift from closed, top-down, bureaucratic and paper-based methods towards more open, transparent and inclusive models. Technology has long promised to transform the way social actors interact, but this has not fully materialized. The existing digital public participation tools still suffer from different deficiencies. In this respect, PIN App strategic intent is enhancing civic participation through digital solutions. More specifically, the company aims at launching an online platform for civic engagement, providing at the same time a mobile app (iOS, Android) based upon successful web version. PublicApp will allow to realize an interaction among citizens, public authorities and other stakeholders through unique functionality that encourages positive discussion, enhances transparency and promotes actionable outcomes. Using PublicApp, officials within European cities can collaboratively shape public service outcomes, launch discussion topics, propose policies, and obtain feedback from citizens. PIN App Value Proposition is to provide all participants an instrument for civic interaction and cross-city collaboration that is characterized by user-friendly technology and high cost efficiency.

Keywords: local authorities,public services,citizen engagement,decision making,civic participation,cross city,collaboration
Assessing the predictive coding accounts of autism spectrum disorders (PreCoASD)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Standard European Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Life Sciences
Countries involved: Belgium
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2018, 2018)
Start date: 2019-07-01
End date: 2021-08-25
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 178320.0
EU funding (EUR): 178320.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) affects more than seven million individuals in the European Union. Yet, this neurodevelopmental disorder remains poorly accounted for. ASD is defined by persistent deficits in social interactions and communication, and by restricted interests and repetitive patterns of behaviors. Recent predictive coding theories offer potential accounts of ASD. The predictive coding framework assumes that the brain constantly generates predictions about its environment. These predictions, or priors, are integrated with sensory information to produce a percept, and their relative contributions depend on their precisions. A suboptimal balance of prior and sensory precisions could be at the core of ASD. Theories suggest low prior precision, high sensory precision and/or inflexible ratio of precisions in ASD. Empirical evidences are scarce, and this proposal aims at testing these theories. I aim at characterizing the behavioral and neural mechanisms underlying the estimation of prior (WP1) and sensory (WP2) precisions in ASD. In WP1, participants will perform a visual task designed to elicit the implicit learning of a prior with a high or low precision (quantifiable with computational models). The neural correlates of prior precision estimation will be investigated with functional and structural MRI, DTI, and magnetic resonance spectroscopy. In WP2, participants will be passively exposed to fast periodic visual stimulations. Using a sweep paradigm with visual stimuli changing in magnitude of low-level features, we will determine their perception thresholds from the EEG data. Sensory precision will be estimated from both EEG and behavioral measurements of perception thresholds. In WP3, I will integrate the results of WP1 and WP2 together to suggest a refined theory of ASD and I will relate these findings to the symptoms of ASD. Altogether, I aim to contribute to a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying the heterogeneous symptomatology of ASD.

Keywords: autism spectrum disorders,predictive coding,perception,prior,precision,sensory,learning
Network of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action National Contact Points for the mobile scientific and innovation community (Net4MobilityPlus)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Austria,Estonia,Egypt,Iceland,Israel,Uruguay,Germany,Spain,Ireland,Italy,Cyprus,Switzerland,Bulgaria,Romania,Croatia,Hungary,Türkiye,Greece,Poland
Call: MSCA National Contact Points (H2020-MSCA-NCP-2017, 2017)
Start date: 2018-03-01
End date: 2021-08-31
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1800000.0
EU funding (EUR): 1800000.0
Participants: 19
Project status: CLOSED

The National Contact Points (NCPs) play an important role in assisting potential applicants and project beneficiaries during their journey through the Horizon 2020 instruments. According to the EC Guide on the NCPs principles, they are responsible for raising awareness about available funding opportunities; advising and training potential applicants in the preparation, submission and follow-up of their grant proposals; providing support during the project execution as well as giving feedback on difficulties in the programme implementation. Thus, the NCPs constitute the main interface between the Programme and the R&I community in Europe and beyond, as well as between them and the EC. Basing on such a position, Net4Mobility+ aims at strengthening the consistency and professionalism of the NCPs for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – part of H2020 supporting international and intersectoral mobility and researchers’ career development. The consortium of 19 beneficiaries and 6 associated partners representing the Member States, Associated and Third countries will execute a set of activities tailored to the nature of MSCA and to priorities and capacity of the entire NCPs network, including needs of the “widening countries”. The focus on sharing expertise and good practices, transfer of knowledge to less experienced NCPs, joint support provided on a daily basis, enhancing knowledge and skills, broadening tools and methodology will facilitate the improvement of the overall professionalism of NCP services across and outside Europe. Outcomes of project events (training, twinning, seminars), jointly developed materials (guides, recommendations) and communication and dissemination platform (website, social media) will result in lowering entry barriers for newcomers, simplifying access to MSCA calls and raising the quality of applications. For reaching the project objectives and ensuring the impact, the consortium will work closely, keeping high management and quality standards.

Keywords: msca ncps,trans national cooperation,widening countries,eu funded networks,enhancing competencies,capacity building,raising awareness
SPinal INnovation Europe; The development of a porous, titanium implant for the treatment of vertebral fractures (SPINE)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Innovation in SMEs
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Netherlands
Call: European SME innovation Associate - pilot (H2020-INNOSUP-2020-02, 2020)
Start date: 2020-10-01
End date: 2021-09-30
Duration (months): 12.0
Total project cost (EUR): 171428.57
EU funding (EUR): 120000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Vertebral compression fracture (VCF) is a high impact disease with significant societal and economic costs. The annual direct economic burden of VCFs in Europe is € 37 billion. For VCF decreased quality of life is reported since the affliction is associated with severe morbidities, such as chronic disabling pain. Surgical intervention can stabilize the vertebra and prevent immobility due to the fracture. In the current treatment the vertebra is filled with special bone cement. Due to the relatively high risk of dangerous complications (~ 1-5%), alternatives to this treatment are being sought. Amber Implant sees a huge market opportunity to revolutionize VCF treatment. For this, Amber Implants is developing an expandable osseo-inductive spinal implant called the AIM+, to restore a fractured vertebra to its original height and the spinal column’s optimal anatomy without the use of bone cement. To efficiently and successfully develop the AIM+ Amber Implants seeks to expand the in-house knowledge on medical engineering and aims to acquire expertise on anatomy/biology and quality assurance & control. Up till now the company has been relying on costly external expertise. Internal expertise will provide the flexibility to adjust and optimize validation procedures and to optimally design the AIM+. The company needs to add biological expertise to successfully develop a model to predict osseointegration. Furthermore, skills and knowledge on human anatomy are sought to facilitate in-house preclinical testing. The integration of novel expertise and knowledge of the IA is expected to give Amber Implants a significant advantage on the market. The IA will play an important role in the structure of the company and he/she can have impact on the strategy and success of Amber Implants. The position will provide the IA with an international network in the medical industry and he/she will be able to extend his/her expertise on medical engineering and medical biology.

Keywords: spinal implant