Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Autonomous stratospheric pseudo-satellite platform and intelligent software enabling access to space (SkAI)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Accelerator
Destination: Other destinations
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: Italy
Call: EIC Accelerator 2024 - Short application (HORIZON-EIC-2024-ACCELERATOR-01, 2024)
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2500000.0
EU funding (EUR): 2500000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Involve Space, founded in 2021 by Jonathan Polotto, is a leading European supplier of stratospheric missions. The company develops and commercializes innovative near-space products and services, focusing on fully autonomous stratospheric platforms (Stratostats®) and a constellation of interconnected balloons (LoonHive®), managed by proprietary AI control software (Neurostar®). Involve Space has raised €70,000 in grants and €500,000 in a pre-seed round, aiming for a €2.5 million seed round by August 2024. Their technology offers unprecedented Earth observation, providing real-time, high-resolution data. Stratostats® float at 30-35 km, maintaining station-keeping for continuous monitoring, while LoonHive® covers wider areas. Neurostar® uses deep neural networks and quantum-inspired algorithms for precise control and real-time adjustments. Involve Space's R&D journey, supported by experts like Alastair Westgarth, has achieved significant advancements in just three years. The company’s mission is to deliver innovative, cost-effective solutions for large-scale monitoring, aiming to revolutionize Earth observation. By addressing gaps between satellites and airborne solutions, their technology offers higher resolution, lower costs, and flexible deployment. With over 30 successful launches, Involve Space is advancing towards a sustainable model, initially focusing on Earth observation before expanding into telecommunications. Their proprietary AI software, Neurostar®, provides unique competitive advantages, enabling autonomous control and scalability. Involve Space aims to transition from mission-based services to exclusive data provision, developing an online platform for real-time stratospheric imaging. Their technology supports multiple applications, including asset monitoring, disaster response, and experimental data acquisition, positioning them as a leader in next-generation Earth observation.

Keywords: stratospheric pseudo satellites autonomous ai control earth observation
New end-to-end digital framework for optimized manufacturing and maintenance of next generation aircraft composite structures (GENEX)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Climate, Energy and Mobility
Theme: Mobility
Destination: Clean and competitive solutions for all transport modes
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Spain,Germany,Belgium,Poland,Austria,France,United Kingdom,Switzerland,Sweden
Call: Next generation digital aircraft transformation in design, manufacturing, integration and maintenance (HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01, 2021)
Start date: 2022-09-01
End date: 2026-02-28
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 5691451.75
EU funding (EUR): 5691451.0
Participants: 20
Project status: SIGNED

GENEX project aims at developing a novel end-to-end digital twin-driven framework based on enhanced computational models, which embed the interdisciplinary knowledge of the aircraft components and the manufacturing/repairing processes, to support the optimized manufacturing of composites parts, enable the continuous operation of aircrafts and improve the composites repairing processes for ensuring aircraft´s safety and airworthiness. First, automated ATL process coupled with THz-based in-process monitoring together with hybrid-twin simulation methods will be developed for eco-efficient and advance manufacturing of innovative reprocessable-repairable-recyclable (3R)-resin-and state-of-the-art thermoplastic composites. Second, innovative data- and physics-based machine learning algorithms for damage detection and location combined with advanced high-performance computing (HPC)-based multi-physics and artificial intelligent-powered digital twin tools for fatigue life prediction, will be implemented to transform information from optimized onboard piezoresistive sensors data networks interfaced with low-power wireless communication platform to health and usage assessment and prognosis. Third, augmented reality tools together with novel laser-assisted methods for surface cleaning and monitoring , smart monitoring and in-situ tailored heating of composite repair blankets will be further developed to provide additional assistance in manual scarf repair operations , increasing reliability of repair process, while supporting the modification and virtual certification of MRO practices. Thus, a novel digital twin-driven framework will be implemented into a common IIoT platform to integrate the developed models and data acquired, providing bidirectional dataflow, and enabling the implementation of a holistic and comprehensive data management methodology ensuring to adequately create, capture, share, and reuse knowledge along the entire aircraft lifecycle.

Keywords: digital technologies,digital twins,artificial intelligence,composite manufacturing,mro technologies,structural health monitoring,simulation and modelling,composite repair technologies
Synthetic collagen biomaterial for advanced vision restoration (SynVR)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Accelerator
Destination: Other destinations
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: Lithuania
Call: EIC Accelerator 2024 - Short application (HORIZON-EIC-2024-ACCELERATOR-01, 2024)
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2500000.0
EU funding (EUR): 2500000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Ferentis introduces SynVR, a breakthrough solution in regenerative medicine designed to revolutionise corneal repair and transplantation with its synthetic collagen biomaterial platform. SynVR is synthesised from engineered peptides that mimic human collagen and is designed to replace traditional corneal implants with a biocompatible, plastic-free alternative that offers unprecedented benefits in terms of accessibility, safety and patient comfort. SynVR addresses critical shortcomings in current corneal transplantation practices, including donor tissue scarcity, risk of rejection and variable results with biological materials. Utilising a highly scalable manufacturing process, SynVR promises a consistent, reliable product without the complications associated with donor tissue. Preclinical validation highlights its superior biomechanical properties and compatibility with modern surgical techniques, making it an ideal solution for widespread clinical use. Our innovation is poised not only to meet the urgent needs of millions of people affected by corneal diseases, but also to extend its applications to other areas of tissue engineering. As we seek EIC Accelerator support for clinical trials and commercial launch, Ferentis aims to transform ophthalmology, offering a new paradigm for treating vision impairment and improving quality of life worldwide.

Keywords: synthetic collagen,vision restoration,keratoconus,refractive surgery
Functional chemical reprogramming of cancer cells to induce antitumor immunity (RESYNC)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Pathfinder
Destination: Open to supporting projects in all areas of science, technology,...
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: Sweden,Italy,Romania,Czechia
Call: EIC Pathfinder Open (HORIZON-EIC-2023-PATHFINDEROPEN-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-01-01
End date: 2026-12-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2966695.0
EU funding (EUR): 2966695.0
Participants: 6
Project status: SIGNED

THE CHALLENGE: Immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer treatment but most patients do not respond due to immune evasion mechanisms, including heterogeneity and lack of tumor antigen presentation. Moreover, these therapies have met limited success in the treatment of solid tumors and are frequently associated with severe adverse effects. RADICAL VISION: The radical vision of the RESYNC consortium is to revolutionize cancer immunotherapy through small-molecule (SM)-based reprogramming of cancer cells into immunogenic (neo)antigen-presenting dendritic cells type 1 (cDC1) to elicit a personalized anti-tumor immunity. Cell reprogramming will be coupled with nanoparticle formulations enabling safe, low cost and efficient systemic targeting of disseminated tumors. The proposed platform will enable breakthrough innovations in the cellular reprogramming-based therapeutics space and have a broad and disruptive effect on the immune-oncology therapeutics scientific field and market. With a complementary consortium, we expect to achieve proof-of-concept for chemical cDC1 reprogramming by the end of the project (2026). IMPACT: This approach will for the first time harness the full potential of cellular reprogramming to induce immunity against tumour antigens with the tractability of systemic delivery of cDC1-inducing SMs. This project will result in next generation platforms for in vivo reprogramming and cell-targeted delivery of SMs with high cell specificity, low price and improved safety. SM-mediated antigen presentation will be combined with immune checkpoint blockade enabling immunotherapy in all patients. Ultimately, this project will set the stage for a new era of personalized, off-the-shelf cancer immunotherapies.

Keywords: cellular reprogramming,antitumor immunity,conventional dendritic cells type 1,cancer immunotherapy,small molecules,systemic delivery,nanoparticles
Food Circuits: Hidden Connections between Migrants and Societies (FOODCIRCUITS)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Consolidator grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: The Soci al World and Its Interactions
Panel description: Sociology, social psychology, education  sciences , communication  studies
Countries involved: Spain
Call: ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANTS (ERC-2021-COG, 2021)
Start date: 2023-02-01
End date: 2028-01-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2017409.0
EU funding (EUR): 2017409.0
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

Most fruit and vegetables required and enjoyed by European and North American societies would not be possible without the planting, harvesting and transporting performed by migrant labourers. Yet, the contribution of migrants to crucial food systems is generally hidden in the experience of buying and consuming food. In this project, I take asparagus from Germany, oranges from Spain and strawberries from California as the vantage points from which to see connections between migrants and societies as well as the ways in which those connections become invisibilized. I focus on embodied experiences in food circuits in order to understand the labour of producing and transporting food and the process of consuming and incorporating food into oneself. Tracing asparagus, oranges and strawberries through their circulation, I investigate the embodied experiences of migrant farm labourers – who are treated simultaneously as essential, disposable and sometimes prohibited; supply chain workers – who are made up increasingly of migrants and work under tight delivery time constraints; and consumers – who eat with diverse intentions of survival, enjoyment, identity and ethics. I propose a new way of seeing social and embodied connections between migrants and societies – through the beauty, brutality and necessity of food. With FOODCIRCUITS, I will provide novel contributions on three primary fronts: (i) developing a theory of connections between migrants and societies – including on embodied levels – by following fruit and vegetables as they circulate from the hands that pick them, through the arms that deliver them to the mouths that eat them; (ii) re-conceptualizing the ways in which indirect connections between different categories of people are invisibilized through the infrastructures and processes of producing, transporting and consuming food; (iii) expanding collaborative methods and ethics in field research across steep social and power hierarchies.

Keywords: food studies,embodiment,well being,labour
Coherent Rapid Optical Communication Under the Stratosphere (CROCUS)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Accelerator
Destination: Open to supporting projects in all areas of science, technology,...
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: France
Call: EIC Accelerator Open (HORIZON-EIC-2022-ACCELERATOR-01, 2022)
Start date: 2022-06-15
End date: 2024-06-14
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3902760.0
EU funding (EUR): 2500000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Communication is the heart of our society. However, 1/3 of the world population still does not have access to the internet, while the appetite for connectivity is growing worldwide. As RF networks are reaching their limits in bandwidth, spectrum and security, new architectures are required to reach all populations and support increase in traffic. Laser communication is the ideal candidate, but faces issues due to beam scrambling when crossing the atmosphere. CROCUS will develop a high throughput, reliable and embedded laser communication terminal. Based on its unique patented technology, Cailabs has already built laser communication terminal subsystems, demonstrated performance on the ground through strong turbulence, and validated the relevance of its solution with early adopters. We now need to industrialize it into a mature product that will be integrated worldwide inside ground station, drones, airplanes, ships, and any vehicle below the stratosphere.

Keywords: optical communications,low latency,broadband,laser communication terminal,satellite communication,atmospheric turbulence,communication engineering and systems telecommunic,free space optical communication
EXCELLENCE HUB FOR A SMART AGRICULTURE AND CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE AGRIFOOD SECTOR IN WIDENING COUNTRIES (AND BEYOND) (AGRI-BIOCIRCULAR-HUB)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area
Programme: Widening participation and spreading excellence
Theme: Improved access to Excellence
Destination: Improved access to Excellence
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Panel: Environment and Geosciences
Countries involved: Ukraine,Poland,Latvia,Spain,Belgium
Call: Excellence Hubs (HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ACCESS-07, 2023)
Start date: 2025-01-01
End date: 2028-12-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 5995825.0
EU funding (EUR): 5995825.0
Participants: 21
Project status: SIGNED

AGRI-BIOCIRCULAR-HUB is a first-of-its-kind excellence hub in sustainable agriculture and circular bio-economy aimed at strengthening R&I capabilities and innovation ecosystems of 3 Widening countries, including one emerging ecosystem (PL, LV and UA). Building on experience of 2 more developed countries (ES and BE), and in particular on a frontrunner region (“Catalonia”), a leading European regional ecosystems in the field, we aim to respond to the common needs and challenges of these ecosystems, fully aligned with key strategic areas for the development of the smart specializations of these regions. By bringing together relevant European and regional actors, with track record in R&I ecosystems and bioeconomy, we aim at leveraging the q-helix innovation model by creating and strengthening links between academia, business, government and society: - To promote and foster cross-border and interregional R&I cooperation, we will design and deliver a long-term R&I action plan, across key strategic R&I themes towards a sustainable and biocircular agriculture; - To enhance the R&I capabilities of 3 targeted Widening countries, we propose to design, pilot and scale up (TRL3-6) a pipeline of R&I business cases, driven by regional challenges and local innovative SMEs; -To foster and promote transfer of knowledge and good practices across regions, we will deliver capacity building, training and networking activities for innovation and entrepreneurship diffusion as well as tailored mentoring module targeting the needs of an emerging ecosystem – UA; - To promote entrepreneurship, provide support in bringing innovations to farmers, we will deliver an open innovation and entrepreneurship mentoring programme; - To promote innovation, biocircular and sustainable agriculture practices, we propose development of a cascade funding scheme to support SMEs engaged in the development and adoption of smart and circular technologies and innovation towards sustainable agriculture.

Keywords: sustainable agriculture,circular resource management,biocircular economy,valorisation of organic waste,waste management,soil and nutrient management
Novel Technologies and Materials for TeraHertz Radiation Control (TeraHertz)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Staff Exchanges
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Information Science and Engineering
Countries involved: Ukraine,Poland,France
Call: MSCA Staff Exchanges 2021 (HORIZON-MSCA-2021-SE-01, 2021)
Start date: 2023-01-01
End date: 2028-06-30
Duration (months): 66.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1792685.71
EU funding (EUR): 1508800.0
Participants: 7
Project status: SIGNED

The project focuses on developing novel technologies and materials characterization that are to be used synergistically to create advanced possibilities for terahertz radiation control. International team expertized in materials synthesis and terahertz science will direct its efforts towards the development of innovative quasi-optical technologies which will help finding the solution for efficient use of dielectric and semiconductor crystalline materials, including nanocomposites and coplanar structures, and their application as functional elements in terahertz radiation control devices, ultimately targeting market-ready innovative products. A range of such materials will be considered for thorough investigations of potential application in electro/acousto-quasioptical devices to control THz radiation. Optimization of transmission, absorption, refraction indexes, loss tangent, the dielectric constant will be made based on experimental measurements and computer simulations. The project's scope will include semiconductor materials in which light-induced photogeneration of charge carriers is possible. The effect of photogeneration on the parameters of these materials will be used to develop efficient quasi-optical cells, which are key elements of control devices. The project brings together an international multidisciplinary network of organizations from academia and industry that will work coherently on the innovative research program on quasi-optical technologies and related material engineering. Participants will exchange skills and share knowledge, strengthening links between countries and promoting interaction between involved economics sectors. Reaching the goals related to the implementation of advanced quasi-optical technologies will open new market possibilities for engaged non-academic project participants, ultimately becoming beneficial for European society globally.

Keywords: innovative technology,material engineering,thz radiation,electro acousto quasioptical devices,nanocomposites,coplanar structures
A new diagnostic imaging model (DIM) for Measuring 3d surface recession as a tool for the quantification of heritage damage & for the Development of custom rEmediation strAtegies (M3DEA)

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: Environment and Geosciences
Countries involved: Italy,Canada,Spain
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022 (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01, 2022)
Start date: 2024-08-01
End date: 2027-07-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 256442.88
EU funding (EUR): 256442.88
Participants: 3
Project status: SIGNED

We are aware that global climate change and its consequences are a pressing concern, and that heritage monuments are particularly sensitive and increasingly vulnerable. The comparison between photographic reports on monuments and historical copies reveals at a glance the surface transformations over short periods, with severe impact on details readability. M3DEA offers an overarching strategy for the development of a new Diagnostic Imaging Model (DIM) which aims to quantify the stone recession rate in carbonate rocks by comparing high-resolution 3D reconstructions obtained from the Trajan’s Column in Rome (113 A.D., Italy) and those obtained from its historical replicas (1667-1670, 1861-1862, 1939-1943) and photographic reports realized during a major last century restauration work (1980-1990). M3DEA proposes a risk assessment approach that i) combines laboratory tests, on-site surveys, and 3D modelling to provide quantitative indicators highly representative of potential climate change effects on long-time scale, based on multi-scale phenomena from the current state of decay and historical climate data; ii) identifies the main environmental stressors and refine the dose-response functions (DRFs) in order to foresee future deterioration patterns with reliable simulations according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scenarios (e.g., to years 2050, 2100); iii) considers the loss of surface material in relation to a hierarchical classification of geometrical features and converts stone recession in terms of Loss of Details (LoD), which will be further elaborated as to decline of Future Cultural Value (FCV) with 3D visual projections; iv) develops a DIM suitable to be implemented on a larger scale. M3DEA aims to raise awareness on cultural heritage vulnerability and to support custom remediation strategies for specific stone surface features and climate conditions providing a useful tool to be used in preservation plans of historical areas.

Keywords: climate change cultural heritage 3d modelling aging tests surface recession dose response functions rain water ipcc future scenarios