Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
ALTernative to Indium Tin Oxide materials for sustainable growth of displays, solar and automobile industries (ALTITUDE)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SMEs
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: Greece,France,Cyprus,United Kingdom,Spain,United Kingdom,Italy,Greece,Netherlands
Call:  (FP7-SME-2013, 2013)
Start date: 2014-09-01
End date: 2016-11-30
Duration (months): 27.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1498374.96
EU funding (EUR): 1125999.14
Participants: 11
Project status: CLOSED

The electronics/displays and photovoltaic (PV) sectors are massively growing industries with sales worth > €3 trillion and €100 billion, respectively. Of strategic importance, they are major contributors to EU GDP. Despite their many positive impacts, these industries face threats of: (i) sustainability of growth in terms of raw materials, energy and environment and (ii) competitive threat from Asia. The mainstream Transparent Conducting Oxide (TCO) is Indium Tin Oxide (ITO). Without ITO the manufacture of displays and PV cells is not possible owing to the unique twin properties of ITO thin films: metal-like electrical conductivity and glass-like light transparency. This makes ITO absolutely essential in the manufacture of displays and PV cells. The massive industrial growth rates and hence, high demand for ITO comes with substantial problems: high cost of ITO electrode production due to high demand and high price of indium and control of indium resources by China. To counter the above mentioned threats, the EU industry requires the replacement of ITO with lower cost and readily available metals. This is urgently needed to sustain EU solar, displays and electronics industries growth and freedom from Chinese control of these essential raw materials (especially since China is starting to curb rare earth and indium metal exports which is leading to price increases in these materials). By lowering the raw material costs, the AltiTude project also distribute great improvements to the SME participants and to EU industry offering competitive advantage. AltiTude delivers ITO alternative multi transparent conducting oxides (m-TCO) with performance equal or even better than ITO. In AltiTude m-TCOs, the indium is replaced with lower cost and more readily available metals such as Galium, Zinc and Tin. The result would be an enormous reduction in industry costs and a great increase in sustainability for electronics, displays and solar industries.

Keywords: multi transparent oxides,in replacement,sustainability raw materials,green dry synthesis route,super-activation,nano-powders
Process-Optimized System Functionality of Mobile Work Machines (PROSYMA)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SMEs
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: Germany,Poland,Germany,Norway,Belgium
Call:  (FP7-SME-2013, 2013)
Start date: 2014-01-01
End date: 2016-03-31
Duration (months): 27.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1456761.8
EU funding (EUR): 1093000.0
Participants: 5
Project status: CLOSED

The overarching goal of this project is the development and test of a modular assembly for automated system functionalities, in order to improve the work quality, process and work safety of mobile work machines. This modular assembly will utilize a single sensor and measurement system, as well as a single operating system, to complete all necessary tasks (e.g. digging, grabbing, lifting, loading, breaking, milling, cutting, compacting or positioning). This will expand the conventional system and create a comprehensive system, which will ultimately lead to new functionalities, such as scale systems with improved accuracy and load capacity during lifting operations.

Keywords: excavator sensor system,modular guidance system,automated construction tasks
Development of a Low Cost Ceramic Buoyancy Sphere (CERASPHERE)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SMEs
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: Norway,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,Switzerland,United Kingdom,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-SME-2013, 2013)
Start date: 2014-04-01
End date: 2016-03-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1478376.19
EU funding (EUR): 1111000.0
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

Oil and gas exploration is being carried out in ever deeper water, as more readily-exploitable reserves become depleted. And whilst previously uneconomical deep-water oilfields are now becoming financially viable, accessing them remains difficult due to the technical challenges associated with extreme operating conditions. When working in water at depths of up to 5000m the water pressure is above 500atm. Components and systems for extracting oil and gas need to be neutrally buoyant, in order to maintain them in the desired position. Buoyancy modules for drill risers used in exploration lines are currently made from syntactic foams using micro and macro-spheres. Macro-spheres offer buoyancy advantages, but become increasingly unreliable at greater depths due to manufacturing inconsistencies. A typical deep-water buoyancy module will contain thousands of tightly packed spheres, and when a buoyancy module fails this can necessitate costly repairs and lead to environmental harm The current technology for buoyancy modules operating at less than 3km uses spheres made of Expanded PolyStyrene (EPS) balls which are then coated with a shell of epoxy resin. The epoxy coating acts as the load bearing structure withstanding water pressure. Spheres from each batch are pressure tested and rated for performance which determines the depth at which the batch can be used This proposal concerns development of a perfectly spherical, low-cost coated ceramic macrosphere manufacturing process. The ceramic spheres will be designed and manufactured in more than one size for improved packing density and rated for higher compressive strength allowing use at greater depths. A further development of this project is to address the sphere contact issues within the current syntactic foams. Point contact between spheres can contribute to failure from stress concentrations. We propose to coat the higher strength ceramic spheres with an elastomeric resin, reducing stress and the risk of failure.

Keywords: ceramic,elastomeric resin,manufacturing process,multi-size
CooperAtive Robot for Large Spaces manufacturing (CARLOS)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SMEs
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: Spain,Denmark,Portugal,Spain,Italy,Spain
Call:  (FP7-SME-2013, 2013)
Start date: 2013-09-01
End date: 2015-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1422102.53
EU funding (EUR): 1028000.0
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

The CARLoS project aims to apply recent advances in cooperative mobile robotics to a representative industrial scenario in shipyards. CARLoS robot will be built using off-the-shelf technology under a modular approach. The prototype will be demonstrated as a robot co-worker for fit-out operations inside blocks of ship superstructures. Most of technology for developing such a robot exists, but there is not yet a solution on the market with capabilities that meet the special requirements of shipyards. The CARLoS project will contribute to strength the technological level and market position of: -European SMEs that develop, supply, and integrate mechatronic, sensing, and electronic technologies for industrial applications. -European SMEs providing fit-out services to shipyards and to industrial and civil construction. The main features of CARLoS robot are: • high mobility inside ship blocks • semi-autonomous decision-making on the work to do • autonomous stud welding capability • autonomous pre-outfitting marking capability • easily controlled by a shipyard worker The working plan has been designed to develop a full robot for stud welding and marking. The project is divided in 7 WP including RTD, dissemination and management tasks, comprising: • Development of a mobile navigation system for shipyard blocks • Development of a sensing and control system for full automation of marking and stud welding • Development of a skilled human-robot interaction system suited to the tasks at hand • Continuous integration towards a final prototype • Demonstration and validation of the system in real-world conditions CARLoS will yield: • Higher flexibility, productivity, and reliability • Increase of the market share for the end users • Improved outfitting competitiveness • New market for high-tech products in which Europe stands out (e.g. mechatronics, machine vision, embedded processing)

Keywords: robot coworker,mobile robotics,industrial robotics,human robot interaction.
HYbrid sintering and advanced Machining of technical CERamics (HYMACER)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SMEs
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: Belgium,Spain,Spain,Spain,Germany,Netherlands,Netherlands
Call:  (FP7-SME-2013, 2013)
Start date: 2013-12-04
End date: 2015-12-03
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1855783.14
EU funding (EUR): 1443950.0
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

The development of new production processes and innovative sintering technologies, i.e. firing processes during which the conversion of a powder compact into a fully dense bulk compound is realized, as well as the improvement of the current processes and technologies, would permit to enhance the use of ceramics in industrial applications by increased product development and high added value products. This will reinforce the position of the European companies against their competitors in Asia and America. Nowadays, non-conventional machining processes allow cost effective processing of ceramics introducing the possibility to obtain complex 3D shapes. Processes such as vibration assisted and electrical discharge machining solve the limitations of conventional processes like grinding, introducing more flexible and cost effective machining capabilities. The HYMaCER project, driven by 4 dedicated Hi-Tech SMEs, aims at developing a complete supply chain for large size technical ceramic blanks in order to fulfill their need for economically produced, innovative and difficult to densify technical ceramics, all three parameters which are currently limiting the SMEs’ market expansion. The SMEs will join their knowledge on spark plasma sintering (NANOKER & FCT) and machining of ceramics (Ceratec, ARTOOLING & FCT) to produce innovative technical ceramics with an already proven market potential for dedicated niche markets. In order to realise this, the SMEs will be supported by 3 RTD centres with a long standing expertise in ceramic material development (K.U.Leuven & CSIC), spark plasma sintering (CSIC & K.U. Leuven) and non-conventional machining (K.U.Leuven & IK4-TEKNIKER). The research will be focused on the fabrication of electrically conductive technical ceramics, combining an oxide matrix with a secondary, electrically conductive phase, by means of the largest world-wide hybrid spark plasma sintering equipment, with pressing force up to 400 tons and component capacity up to 400 mm in diameter, of FCT origin, and recently installed at NANOKER.

Keywords: conductive ceramic composites,hybrid sparking plasma sintering,advanced machining,ceramic products
Development of a portable miniature mass spectrometer to monitor important, but technically difficult parameters in aquaculture (AQUAMMS)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SMEs
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: Norway,United Kingdom,Ireland,Germany,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-SME-2013, 2013)
Start date: 2013-10-01
End date: 2015-09-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1499998.04
EU funding (EUR): 1159000.0
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

The AquaMMS project will improve today's SoA by developing a robust and portable miniature mass spectrometer, which will monitor online a wide range of vital water quality parameters simultaneously. AquaMMS will be suitable for use primarily in land-based aquaculture industry, but other markets are also relevant including environmental monitoring sector and the water supply industry. This technology will provide the fish farmer with advance warning of a broad range of potential pollutants, like toxic metals, phosphates, nitrites, nitrates, hydrogen sulphide and geosmins. These pollutants can otherwise inflict chronic stress on the farmed fish resulting in disease outbreaks and/or poor product quality, which means lost profit to the fish farms. Most of these parameters are at present technically challenging to measure accurately on a regular basis and may only be analysed when problems arise on the farm and samples are sent for more comprehensive analysis at external laboratories. Q-technologies (UK) has successfully developed miniature mass spectrometry (MMS) technology for the oil and gas industry, and has seen the need and potential in developing and marketing a similar system for the aquaculture industry. Therefore, they have taken the initiative to propose the AquaMMS project by combining forces with the SMES, Faaltech (Ireland) and BAMO (Germany). Together, these SMEs will form the production and distribution chain of the product post project. Anglesey Aquaculture Ltd (UK) and Telemarks Roye as (Norway) will take part in the project representing the end user community and will act as a test sites for the developed technology. Anglsey Aquaculture and Telemarks Roye will benefit from improved production by using AquaMMS ahead of its competitors. The RTDs, University of Liverpool (UK), Teknologisk Institutt (Norway) and Cork Institute of Technology (Ireland) have been invited to perform the RTD work needed to reach the objectives.

Keywords: geosmins,hydrogen sulphide,nitrate,nitrite,phophates,toxic metals,aquaculture,analyis
Development of sustainable textiles against bugs (BETITEX)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SME associations
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: Czechia,Italy,Spain,Spain,Czechia,France,Spain,Türkiye,Czechia,Spain
Call:  (FP7-SME-2013, 2013)
Start date: 2013-11-01
End date: 2016-10-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1560604.0
EU funding (EUR): 1158025.0
Participants: 12
Project status: CLOSED

The aim of this project is to create textiles capable of providing the user with protection in front of bugs such as ticks and bedbugs. On the one hand, ticks are important vectors of human and animal diseases, besides causing hurts and irritant bites. Currently, these diseases are more usual than past years, mainly due to: climate change and so continuously new pathogens transmitted by ticks. Ticks can be found mostly in East Europe and Central Europe. Regarding to bedbugs, a wide range of explanations have been proposed for the increase, including climate change, increased human movement, changes in insecticide use patterns, and reduced insecticide susceptibility of the bedbugs. Current evidence indicates that bedbugs are making a comeback in Europe. Although ticks and bedbugs are present in different environments, they have a similar behaviour, they can be attacked by the same kind of biocides and both of them are carriers of diseases and can cause irritating bites. Nowadays the most used method is using a repellent-spray. These sprays contain biocides responsible of providing with protection to the user. There are a lot of biocides that can generate repellence and/or that can work as an insecticide. However, not all of them are accepted by the European Biocides Directive (98/8/EC) due to their toxicity and their environmental impact. With this project, the current problems and lacks of obtaining protection against bugs (ticks and bedbugs) will be solved. As a result, the associations of the consortium can take advantage of the R&D tasks carried out by the Technological Centres and so, offering to the SMEs solutions for getting protective textiles for ticks and bedbugs attack mainly focused on two sectors: PPEs (outside workers) and home/linen textiles (indoor fabrics).

Keywords: microcapsules,fabric,repellent
Predictive diagnostics based on gene expression for rapid assessment of crop load programs and bitter pit disorder in apple fruit (APPLEGENIE)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SMEs
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: France,Spain,Italy,France,Netherlands
Call:  (FP7-SME-2013, 2013)
Start date: 2014-03-01
End date: 2017-02-28
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1648729.0
EU funding (EUR): 1289975.2
Participants: 10
Project status: CLOSED

AppleGenie aims at new scientific knowledge and technology for assessing the physiological status of apple orchards as a means to overcome two major burdens for apple growers and fresh chains: Ineffective thinning programs for crop load management; and Bitter pit post-harvesting disorder. The project will display a molecular diagnostics solution given as three different components: full protocols for diagnostics; off-the-shelf sampling kits for on-site preparation of samples prior to analysis; desktop compact laboratory for on-site analysis through the use of the kits. Apple Genie will give molecular diagnostics the momentum it needs in apple horticulture. A new business model based on molecular diagnostics services will be put in place through transnational collaboration to develop reliable diagnostics tools, with a primary focus on two badly needed solutions for the apple sector.

Keywords: apple,bitter pit,thinning,horticulture,postharvest,molecular diagnostics,sampling kits,transcriptome,qpcr
Bridging effectiveness and sustainability in afforestation / reforestation in a climate change context: new technologies for improving soil features and plant performance (SUSTAFFOR)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SMEs
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: Spain,France,Belgium,Spain,Belgium,Belgium,Belgium,Spain,Poland,Spain
Call:  (FP7-SME-2013, 2013)
Start date: 2013-10-01
End date: 2015-12-31
Duration (months): 27.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1428766.4
EU funding (EUR): 1086999.8
Participants: 10
Project status: CLOSED

The aim of SUSTAFFOR (Bridging effectiveness and sustainability in afforestation / reforestation in a climate change context: new technologies for improving soil features and plant performance) is to conceive, produce, develop and on-field validate novel techniques aiming at improving afforestation / reforestation projects from an environmental, technical and economic point of view, as well as to explore the synergies between them. These novel techniques are: 1. MULCHING TECHNIQUES, aiming at reducing the need for weeding and soil water evaporation: 1.1. A flexible plate based on a mixture of bio-plastics in a matrix of a woven structure of vegetable fibers. 1.2. A mat based on plant proteins and non-woven vegetable fibers. 1.3. Different biodegradable mats made of woven and non-woven textiles based on natural fibers, strengthened with bio-resins. 1.4. A reusable mat built with recycled rubber (worn-out tires and conveyor belts). 2. SOIL CONDITIONERS, aiming at retaining and releasing water available for plants while improving soil structure and fertility. A mix of new generation hydro-absorbent polymers combined with fertilizer and growth precursors. All of them are built in Europe, made exclusively with local materials mainly coming from waste, and are either 100% biodegradable or re-usable inert material. SUSTAFFOR Partnership is: - 4 SMEs producing novel techniques: DTC, La Zeloise, Ecorub (Belgium) and Terracottem International (Spain) - 2 SMEs specialized on commercialization of reforestation and afforestation techniques: Terrezu (Spain, project coordinator) and Ceres (Poland) - 4 RTDs with different specializations: Forest Sciences Center of Catalonia (Spain, scientific and technical conception and design of afforestation and reforestation and soil sciences); IC2MP - Environmental and Material Chemistry Institute of Poitiers (France, soil sciences); Belgian Textile Research Centre (Belgium, materials sciences and mechanical tests) and Edma Innova (Spain, electronic and scientific equipment)

Keywords: afforestation,reforestation,mulch,sustainable,plantation techniques,biodegradable,tree plantation,soil conditioner,polymer,terracottem,soil cover,landscaping,gardening
Materials, Components and Footwear with enhanced comfort properties based on nanotechnologies (NANOFOOT)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SMEs
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: Portugal,Spain,Italy,Italy
Call:  (FP7-SME-2013, 2013)
Start date: 2013-09-01
End date: 2015-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 846318.32
EU funding (EUR): 622000.0
Participants: 9
Project status: CLOSED

NANOFOOT main goal is to develop advanced and innovative nanotechnology based solutions for leathers and polymers components for footwear products, aiming a new sustainable and customer-driven production of consumer goods; where the health, environment, high quality of components, fair marketing communication and competitive sales price are combined to promote the competitiveness of the companies. NANOFOOT SMEs have the ambition of exploring the potentialities and the benefits of nanoparticles (NPs) available in the market on the development of new functional materials & products. The final objective is to get differentiated, high added value and marketable materials and footwear consumer goods; that satisfy the needs and expectations of the final consumers. The consortium is constituted by 9 members (5 SMEs and 4 RTD institutions). A balanced and interdisciplinary team is formed by combining the know-how of SMEs with the expertise of the University and Technology Research Centres. The consortium will provide an effective way to develop and transfer knowledge to the companies, a requisite needed to promote innovation and the results commercial exploitation. NANOFOOT RTD and technical activities include: Screening of commercially available cost-effective nanoparticles; • Investigation of the functionalization of processing products, coatings and leathers using nanoparticles. • Investigation and development of polymeric nanocomposites and footwear components. • Develop advanced antimicrobial thermal auto-regulated footwear. • Develop an integrated environmental approach to safeguard consumers, workers, workplace and environmental. • Perform prototype demonstrators and dissemination actions. • Prepare results exploitation by the SMEs and IPR protection.

Keywords: nanoparticles,antimicrobial,thermal & electrical conductivity,human safety,environmental