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Flameless affordable and high efficency micro turbine system for sustainable residential cogeneration (FLAMINCO)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Innovation in SMEs
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Belgium
Call: SME instrument (H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1, 2019)
Start date: 2019-05-01
End date: 2019-08-31
Duration (months): 4.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Decentralized or distributed energy systems such as wind turbines, photovoltaic solar panels, fuel cells, cogeneration (or CHP) and many others present the invaluable advantage of providing electricity on-site, avoiding big losses in transport and making them much more efficient and sustainable than current old centralized power generation plants. In particular, micro cogeneration in the residential sector allows householders to produce their own electricity (that they can also export to the grid) and use by-product heat for heating and/or cooling, significantly reducing greenhouse emissions and saving primary energy. Their huge potential has been recognized by the EU, especially considering that households’ consumption accounts for 25.4% of total European energy consumption. We at MITIS, small Belgian technological enterprise, are committed to the development of efficient and clean micro CHP systems based on gas microturbines. We present FLAMINCO, a ground-breaking micro CHP boiler system designed to replace conventional domestic boilers in households, and that can be integrated in individual/community smart grids with other renewables. With its flameless combustion and our patented high efficiency heat exchanger, it delivers 1.5kWe power output and 6.5kWth thermal power with minimal NOx and CO emissions. Moreover, innovatively based on the Inverted Brayton Cycle, it does not require highly pressurized chambers and results therefore much less expensive to manufacture than its competitors. With this project, we aim to optimize FLAMINCO and start its large-scale market deployment. We believe it will foster economic growth at MITIS (we estimate 28.1M€ turnover and 68 new jobs by 2025) and our clients (mainly, energy and utilities companies), alongside a clear positive impact to environment (~25% savings of primary energy and reduction of 10-20% of total CO2 emissions for electricity generation), and to society, through the empowerment of energy consumers.

Keywords: gas microturbine,off grid,cogeneration,energy transportation loss,energy production,heat production
Anxiety across childhood and adolescence: Neural, psychological, and social factors (AnxNPS)

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: France
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2018, 2018)
Start date: 2020-01-01
End date: 2021-12-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 196707.84
EU funding (EUR): 196707.84
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Anxiety disorders are one of the most prevalent and chronic forms of psychiatric disorder. Critically, these disorders often have an early onset, with childhood and adolescence being the core period of developmental risk. Anxiety in this period can lead to academic and socio-emotional difficulties, as well as long-term mental health problems. Elucidating the developmental trajectories and aetiology of early anxiety is therefore of great importance. This project aims to further understanding of the neurobiological and psychological mechanisms through which anxiety emerges and is maintained across childhood and adolescence, as well as how atypical early social experience may increase risk. Multi-model techniques (neuroimaging, cognitive assessment, behavioural observation) incorporating interdisciplinary insights will be utilized to realize the following objectives in a longitudinal study of rhesus macaques varying in early social experience: 1) assess levels of anxiety over time; 2) track brain development over time and relate to concurrent and future anxiety; 3) assess attention bias to threat (ABT) over time and investigate its relationship with brain development and anxiety; and 4) consider effects of atypical early social experience on relationships between brain development, ABT and anxiety. Novel aspects of this project include the longitudinal investigation of brain development across the core period of risk for anxiety disorders, and consideration of how atypical early experience might modulate relationships between brain development, ABT, and anxiety. Project results will provide a more in-depth and nuanced understanding of early anxiety, which can be used to guide future human research and aid the design of more effective treatments and early interventions. Advanced training in neuroimaging and nonhuman primate behaviour will expand the candidate’s skill-set significantly, establishing their trajectory towards becoming an independent research leader.

Keywords: anxiety,early development,childhood and adolescence,neuroimaging,attention bias,early social experience,behavioural observation
Meiosis in barley: Mixing it up (MEIOBARMIX)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Biotechnology and Biosystems Engineering
Panel description: Biotechnology using all organisms, biotechnology for environment and food applications, applied plant and animal sciences, bioengineering and synthetic biology, biomass and biofuels, biohazards
Countries involved: Germany
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2020-STG, 2020)
Start date: 2021-02-01
End date: 2026-01-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1497875.0
EU funding (EUR): 1497875.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Progress in plant breeding towards superior varieties relies on selecting favourable traits after creating genetically diverse material. This is primarily achieved by homologous recombination (HR) during meiosis, when programmed DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) are alternatively repaired as crossover (CO, resulting in new parental chromosome combinations) or as non-crossover (NCO, restoring the previous situation). In cereal crops such as barley, recombination by CO occurs mainly near chromosome ends leaving the main body of genetic material untouched. NCO repair can also result in NCO gene conversion (NCO-GC), non-reciprocal exchange of short DNA stretches between alleles. More than 90% of meiotic DSB repair results in NCO, and NCO-GCs are typically not considered in breeding practices as little is known about their tract length, frequency or formation mechanism. MEIOBARMIX aims at uncovering new strategies and developing novel tools to increase and redirect meiotic HR outcome to improve and accelerate plant breeding. Based on novel and high throughput single pollen nuclei genotyping tools, NCO-GC frequency, length, and sequence context and their potential as natural source of genetic variation will be determined. Using the power of a forward genetic approach in Arabidopsis, components regulating the formation of a NCO-GC and/or CO will be identified and genome editing tools will be used to explore novel strategies for site-specific DSB induction as trigger for targeted meiotic recombination. Moreover, novel virus-based tools and ‘stresses’ will be employed to modify the barley recombination landscape. This study will provide ground-breaking results regarding the role of NCO-GCs for genome diversity, explore the feasibility of novel targeted meiotic recombination approaches and uncover novel tools to develop new strategies to harness and influence the outcome, frequency and/or distribution of meiotic recombination in barley ultimately boosting plant breeding.

Keywords: plant breeding,meiosis,meiotic recombination,barley
Alternative models and robust decision-making for future forest management (ALTERFOR)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Germany,Germany,Ireland,Italy,Ireland,Austria,Türkiye,Lithuania,Slovakia,Sweden,Türkiye,Belgium,Sweden,Netherlands,Portugal,Portugal
Call: Improved forest management models (H2020-ISIB-2015-2, 2015)
Start date: 2016-04-01
End date: 2020-09-30
Duration (months): 54.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3997367.42
EU funding (EUR): 3997367.42
Participants: 21
Project status: CLOSED

European forests are expected to provide a broad range of ecosystem services (ES). This capacity is however threatened by the uncertainties of climate change, the complex dynamics of evolving global markets and the pressures for increased use of bioenergy. Such challenges cannot be effectively addressed with an uncritical regional or national commitment to traditional forest management models (FMMs), as these are unlikely to ensure the sustained long-term provisioning of desired ES, let alone their optimised delivery. ALTERFOR’s goal is thus to facilitate the implementation of FMMs better suited to meeting the challenges of the 21st century by: (1) Identifying and developing FMMs robust in their capacity to deliver ES and overcome projected socio-ecological risks and uncertainties; (2) Assessing the impact of different FMM combinations in terms of resultant ES baskets on the European and landscape level, and (3) Facilitating the implementation of desired FMMs and improving cross-national knowledge transfer regarding their benefits, costs, management, and utilization. The project will involve a consortium of 19 organisations from nine countries chosen due to their possession of the transdisciplinary expertise necessary to achieve these objectives, and for ensuring an encompassing representation of Europe’s socio-economic conditions and prevailing forest management paradigms. Based on carefully designed case studies, the consortium will make sure realistic models of forest owner behaviour are employed; guarantee the involvement of forest stakeholders throughout the project; anchor the desired FMMs to relevant forest actors; and help disseminate project findings to local, national and European stakeholders. The main long-term impact of ALTERFOR is the implementation of FMMs that secure the capacity of Europe’s forests to continue providing a balanced ES basket that societies will depend upon over the coming century.

Keywords: forest management model,multiple scales,european scenarios,landscape projections,multi actor approach,knowledge transfer
SPP Regions (SPP Regions)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Secure, clean and efficient energy
Theme: Market uptake of energy innovation
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Spain,Italy,Germany,Bulgaria,Bulgaria,France,Netherlands,United Kingdom,Denmark,Denmark,United Kingdom
Call: Public procurement of innovative sustainable energy solutions (H2020-EE-2014-3-MarketUptake, 2014)
Start date: 2015-04-01
End date: 2018-03-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1492459.63
EU funding (EUR): 1492459.13
Participants: 13
Project status: CLOSED

The SPP Regions project is aimed at promoting strong networking and collaboration at both the European and sub-national regional level on sustainable and innovative procurement (SPP/PPI), to help promote and embed capacity building and knowledge transfer. At the regional level networking will be promoted to build capacities and transfer skills in sustainable and innovative procurement implementation, and to collaborate directly on tendering for eco-innovative solutions. New networks will be established, or existing networks strengthened in 7 European regions (Copenhagen, Rotterdam, Torino, Bristol, Barcelona, West France and Gabrovo). Networking activities will include an intensive capacity building programme and collaboration on at least 6 tenders per region - 42 in total. At the European level a Sustainable Procurement and Innovation Network will be launched, expanding on the existing Procura+ Campaign. In-depth research will be conducted into European best practice relating to a series of key SPP/PPI topics (market engagement, life cycle costing, output/performance-based specifications, circular procurement) by a series of experts in consultation with network participants. A series of European seminars and expert workshops will be organised, together with an ongoing webinar series, and the annual presentation of a PPI award for European best practice.

Keywords: public procurement of innovation,sustainable procurement,vehicles,food and catering,buildings,energy
Knowledge migration flows in education hubs: Mobile students enrolled at Indian and British branch campuses in the United Arab Emirates (EduHubMig)

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: Netherlands
Call: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF-EF) (H2020-MSCA-IF-2015, 2015)
Start date: 2017-01-09
End date: 2020-09-16
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 165598.8
EU funding (EUR): 165598.8
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The provision of higher education is a key priority for countries around the world, given that knowledge production, innovation and skills are crucial for thriving societies and economies. Even though the number of university enrollments is forecast to rise by 21 million between 2011 and 2020, many countries are struggling to meet demand. Thus different types of knowledge migration are emerging, more students are studying abroad and institutions are establishing offshore branch campuses. Research has been conducted on international student migration and transnational education, but nothing is known about the intersection of these two literatures, i.e. instances when both students and institutions cross international borders. EduHubMig addresses the paucity on this topic through the study of international students enrolled at British and Indian branch campuses in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Statistical analyses of secondary data and an online survey will identify the characteristics and size of this under-studied young migrant group. In addition, a range of qualitative research methods, such as in-depth interviews with students and other stakeholders (n=130), an institutional ethnography of offshore universities and a netnography of the website materials and social media, will uncover the various ways in which different actors shape knowledge flows within education hubs. EduHubMig will enable the Experienced Researcher to develop important new research skills and enhance her career development. The project will provide intensive training and facilitate knowledge exchange between the Experienced Researcher and the colleagues at Utrecht University with whom she shares research interests. The training plan will be closely monitored by her supervisor and supported by dedicated academic and administrative colleagues. The research and excellent training integrated in EduHubMig will help the Experienced Researcher accomplish her career objective of a tenure-track position.

Keywords: migration studies,international student migration,transnational education,international branch campuses,united arab emirates,india,the uk
Primavera: immunobiotics for treating early stage Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) (Primavera)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Innovation in SMEs
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Hungary
Call: SME instrument (H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1, 2018)
Start date: 2018-08-01
End date: 2019-01-31
Duration (months): 6.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is a chronic, progressive, sight-threatening disease, caused by the damage of the macula, the small, central area of the retina. People with AMD have difficulty seeing colours, details and later, to read, to drive and to work. The disease causes significant social, medical, and economic burden. Its prevalence (hidden in early stage) is estimated more 8-10% in industrialized countries (EU, USA) for people over 40 years. However, neither screening method is proposed for the early detection of AMD nor its effective treatment has been approved yet. The multivitamin products, found on the market today, have provenly low efficiency to supress early stage AMD, and rather expensive compared to their low-effectiveness. The objective of primavera project is the commercialisation of a new medical food for treatment of AMD. Our new and unique formula, Primavera, is based on immunobiotic compounds, prepared by our innovative technology, and metabolic booster compounds. The new and unique formula will expectedly have benefits on both visual functions and retinal alterations in early AMD. The success of the project will promote the growth of our company.

Keywords: medical food,immunobiotics,age related macular degeneration adm
Intelligent Reliability 4.0 (iRel40)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Electronic Components and Systems
Action type: Innovation actions
Partnership: ECSEL (Art-187)
Countries involved: Austria,Austria,Germany,Germany,Germany,Germany,Spain,Spain,Italy,Italy,Italy,Italy,Austria,Austria,Germany,Germany,Germany,Germany,Germany,Germany,Spain,Spain,Spain,Spain,Germany,Germany,Germany,Germany,Italy,Germany,Türkiye,Finland,Slovakia,Türkiye,Belgium,Belgium,Belgium,Belgium,Sweden,Sweden,Greece,Slovenia,Belgium,Finland,Finland,Sweden,France,France,France,Netherlands,Netherlands,Netherlands,Netherlands,Netherlands,Portugal
Call: ECSEL-2019-1-IA (H2020-ECSEL-2019-1-IA, 2019)
Start date: 2020-05-01
End date: 2023-10-31
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 100599336.28
EU funding (EUR): 24468863.35
Participants: 92
Project status: SIGNED

Intelligent Reliability 4.0 (iRel40) has the ultimate goal of improving reliability for electronic components and systems by reducing failure rates along the entire value chain. Trend for system integration, especially for heterogeneous integration, is miniaturization. Thus, reliability becomes an increasing challenge on device and system level and faces exceptional requirements for future complex applications. Applications require customer acceptance and satisfaction at acceptable cost. Reliability must be guaranteed when using systems in new and critical environments. In iRel40, 79 partners from 14 countries collaborate in 6 technical work packages along the value chain. WP1 focuses on specifications and requirements. WP2 and WP3 focus on modelling, simulation, materials and interfaces based on test vehicles. WP4 applies the test vehicle knowledge to industrial pilots related to production. WP5 applies the knowledge to testing. WP6 focuses on application use cases applying the industrial pilots. We assess and validate the iRel40 results. Reliable electronic components and systems are developed faster and new processes are transferred to production with higher speed. Crucial insight gained by Physics of Failure and AI methods will push overall quality levels and reliability. iRel40 results will strengthen production along the value chain and support sustainable success of Electronic Components and Systems investment in Europe. By collaboration between academy, industry and knowledge institutes on this challenging topic of reliability, the project secures more than 25.000 jobs in the 25 participating production and testing sites in Europe. The project supports new applications and reliable chips push applications in energy efficiency, e-mobility, autonomous driving and IoT. This unique project brings, for the first time ever, world-leading reliability experts and European manufacturing expertise together to generate a sustainable pan-European reliability community.

Keywords: quality 4 0,physics of failure,robustness validation,prediction,chip package board,system,design for reliability,reliability requirements,functional materials,testability
The Graeco-Egyptian State: Hellenistic Archives from Egyptian Mummies (GESHAEM)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: The study of the human past
Panel description: Archaeology, history and memory
Countries involved: France
Call: ERC Starting Grant (ERC-2017-STG, 2017)
Start date: 2018-02-01
End date: 2025-01-31
Duration (months): 84.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1498368.0
EU funding (EUR): 1498368.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

The aim of GESHAEM is to investigate economy, fiscality and territorial management in the most important agricultural region of Egypt, the Fayyum, in the first century of the Greek domination (3rd century BCE). For this purpose, a large corpus of administrative and fiscal papyri discovered in Egyptian mummies will be studied: the unpublished Greek and Egyptian papyri of the Jouguet collection of the Sorbonne. Coming from bilingual archives, these documents will change our view of the early Ptolemaic kingdom in the third century BCE. The history of this Hellenistic kingdom has long been described as the history of a Greek kingdom. Recently, however, the native Egyptian contribution in the building of this kingdom has come to the fore: the Ptolemaic administration was in large part made up of people of Egyptian origin who spoke and wrote both Greek and Egyptian, continuing a millennia-old administrative tradition adapted to the new regime. The Jouguet papyri open new perspectives because, unlike most demotic documents of the Graeco-Roman period, these were not written inside temples but for the civil government. Like the Greek ones they are concerned with the agricultural administration of the Fayyum region. The Jouguet texts were written on second-hand papyrus reused to make mummy casing called cartonnage. Most of these decorated mummy cartonnages were destroyed immediately after their discovery at the beginning of the 20th century, but around twenty remain in part of the Jouguet collection that has not yet been inventoried. The extraction of new papyri from the remaining cartonnages will be achieved without destroying the objects themselves, which will be restored and, for the first time, studied in their own right. Thus GESHAEM intends to bring new data both for historians working on the ancient economy and fiscality, as well as for art historians.

Keywords: papyrology,egyptology,ancient fiscality,restoration,image processing