Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Interactive Acquisition, Negotiation and Enactment of Subject-oriented Business Process Knowledge (IANES)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Austria,Germany,Austria
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IAPP, 2011)
Start date: 2011-09-01
End date: 2015-08-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1598022.0
EU funding (EUR): 1598022.0
Participants: 4
Project status: CLOSED

Subject-oriented Business Process Management (S-BPM) enables organizations to model and support their business processes along the flow communication among subjects (entities in an organization) rather than focusing on the global control flow like in traditional approaches (e.g. ARIS). People can thus describe their actual ways of performing tasks and are only required to know and describe their interfaces to other subjects. The ability to individualize the work practices within a business process and the possibility of starting modeling from a local rather than a global point of view are the core properties that distinguish subject-oriented business process modeling from other approaches that focus on the sequence of activities rather than the flow of communication. The acquisition of work process knowledge, however, has hardly been addressed methodologically and technically so far. Following the individual-centered philosophy of S-BPM, work process knowledge should be captured and reflected upon in the current work situation of an individual or a group of individuals collaborating, enabling them to set up or revise the work practices whenever the need arises. IANES addresses the requirement of in-situ process knowledge acquisition and negotiation. The goal of the project is to provide a set of methods and tools, than enables the members of an organization to externalize, reflect, transfer and align their knowledge about individual work practices and interfaces to co-workers. Ultimately, people will be able to use the existing enactment module to support their individual work practices, dynamically adapt, revise and orchestrate them with others according to current needs. The combination of empowering individuals and local collaboration on an operative level together with maintaining a global view of given business goals and fundamental value creation chains enables organizations to more rapidly and effectively adapt to dynamically changing business environments.

Keywords: knowledge acquisiton,knowledge alignement,organisational learning,business process management,situated work knowledge transfer
Management of Resistance to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors with Advanced Nanosystems (NANORESISTANCE)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: United Kingdom,Greece,France,Cyprus
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IAPP, 2011)
Start date: 2011-11-01
End date: 2015-10-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1410405.0
EU funding (EUR): 1410405.0
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

NANORESISTANCE introduces for the first time (i) receptor -independent targeting of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-kinase activity, (ii) nuclear delivery of anti-Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor therapy with novel grafting techniques and (iii) the deciphering of resistance and lack of responsiveness to anti-EGFR therapies in the preclinical setting with mathematical models of interstitial biodistribution. This work defines an unprecedented integrated approach for the comprehensive management of failure to anti-EGFR therapy and treatment monitoring. This partnership will play a structuring role by allowing researchers to acquire key skills equally relevant to the public and private sectors including cutting edge nanobiotechnology techniques for fabrication of nanotheranostic conjugates for targeted nuclear drug delivery and imaging, pioneering approaches for intracellular targeting with carbon nanotubes (CNT), innovative mathematical models and assessment of biodistribution, state-of-the-art Surface Plasmon Resonance for assessing drug-target interactions, emerging technologies for in vivo protein-protein and theranostic compound-protein interaction with Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation Assays (BIFCs).These parallel approaches provide a promising innovative solution in the multifaceted challenge of the overall resistance to anti-EGFR therapies. This will be achieved with the development of multimodal CNT-based nanoplatforms carrying the fluorescent conjugates of EGFR inhibitors intracellularly independenly of EGFR extracellular recognition. This system will further deliver anti-EGFR and fluorescent attributes to the nucleus. The partnership offers and a well-structured scheme of complementary skills highly inspired by the entrepreneurial spirit of academicians and research commitment of the industrial partners securing significant impact on their employability in their sector.

Keywords: health sciences,pharmacological sciences,medical sciences,nanomedicine,targeted therapy
Development of the research potential of the Faculty of Chemistry, Sofia University, in the area of advanced functional materials for successful participation in world-class research at EU level (BEYONDEVEREST)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research Potential
Destination: Unlocking and developing the Research Potential of research entities established in the EU�s Convergence regions and Outermost Regions
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Bulgaria
Call:  (FP7-REGPOT-2011-1, 2011)
Start date: 2011-10-01
End date: 2015-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4260380.0
EU funding (EUR): 3799998.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

This project aims to focus the research potential of the Faculty of Chemistry in Sofia University for performing world-class research in the area of Advanced Functional Materials. The Faculty is leading scientific centre in this area in Bulgaria and in the region, with recognized contributions in the design and characterization of materials with desired chemical, catalytic, biological and optical properties. The high research level in the Faculty was recently acknowledged by the National ranking of Universities - the Chemistry in Sofia University received the highest rank among all research fields in all Bulgarian universities. European evaluators, in the frame of FP7 project “EVEREST”, estimated highly the research achievements of the Faculty and noted that the studies in the area of Advanced Materials have the potential to be developed to the level comparable to that of the leading European centers. Based on a thorough SWOT analysis, an institutional strategic plan is defined and implemented in this proposal, aimed at boosting the Faculty excellence and creativity, and building a unique Research and Educational Centre on Advanced Functional Materials in Bulgaria. This objective will be attained by building strategic partnership with leading European research centers: TU Munich (DE), Oxford University (UK), MPI for Polymer Research (DE), University of Turin (IT), ESPCI – Paris (FR); recruitment of five experienced researchers, complementing the Faculty expertise; extending the existing infrastructure with new NMR, TEM and catalytic equipment, needed for cutting-edge research in this area. The project content fits within the thematic priorities of FP7 (NMP) and within the national priority “Materials science and Nanotechnology”.

Keywords: centre of excellence,functional materials,research capacity increase,equipment upgrade,experienced researchers recruitment
Training Network for the Development of Bacterial ExoPolysaccharides for the treatment of Inflammatory Conditions (TEAM-EPIC)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Switzerland,Ireland,Ireland,Austria
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IAPP, 2011)
Start date: 2011-12-01
End date: 2015-11-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1057931.0
EU funding (EUR): 1057931.0
Participants: 5
Project status: CLOSED

The essence of this proposal is to establish a collaborative training network which will develop novel immune-regulatory molecules from Bifidobacterium infantis 35624, for treatment of inflammatory diseases. A multidisciplinary team of four prestigious European partners has been assembled (SME & Coordinator - Alimentary Health Ltd (expert in developing probiotic products); Swiss Institute for Asthma and Allergy Research, (expert in immune-regulation); Vienna Institute of Biotechnology at Universität für Bodenkultur (expert in glycobiology); and University College Cork, Alimentary Pharmabiotics Centre and Department of Microbiology (expert in bioinformatics and glycobiology assembly in probiotic bacteria). Each partner will provide unique critical expertise, through knowledge, personnel and facilities which will be complementary and additive and will provide the synergistic expertise required to successfully deliver on the goal of this project and forge a long-lasting relationship. The end result: a unique opportunity for cross-sector state-of-the-art knowledge transfer and dissemination, through the identification of molecules from B. infantis 35624 with proven efficacy in the treatment of IBS and other inflammatory conditions – expected to have major commercialization, economic and health implications. B. infantis 35624 is a commensal micro-organism, originally isolated from human gastrointestinal tissue, which has demonstrated unique properties in human clinical studies. B. infantis 35624 consumption is associated with significant improvement in the composite score for abdominal pain/discomfort, bloating/distention, and/or bowel movement difficulty compared with placebo in two appropriately designed studies. No other bacterial strain has shown significant improvement in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) symptoms. The exact mechanisms underpinning the clinical benefit are not known but modulation of the host immune response is strongly believed to play a role.

Keywords: health sciences,food biotechnology,nutritional sciences,gastroenterology,immunology
Scientific Approach to Commercial Product Development and Assessment for the Maritime Industry (COMPASS)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Netherlands,United Kingdom,Belgium
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IAPP, 2011)
Start date: 2012-01-01
End date: 2015-12-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1178776.0
EU funding (EUR): 1178776.0
Participants: 4
Project status: CLOSED

The shipping industry is characterised by a high demand for information products and data. There is, however, a need for more advanced information products and analytical services than what is currently on offer. This proposal aims to bring together the two worlds of data providers and maritime economists an foster close collaboration. The aim of this proposal is to launch actual new information products, including the required software tools, that result from this cooperation. This is expected to fill a gap in information demand, such as better forecasting of transport price development by advanced commodity pipeline modelling, better monitoring of the environmental footprint of shipping in a region by combining ship movements with accurate environmental footprint models, and improved financial assessment of shipping companies and activities by integrating creditworthiness information with operational performance of ships. This proposal describes the development of the cooperation between one of the main players in the maritime information industry – Lloyd’s List Intelligence – with some of the main players in maritime economics research: the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, City University London/Cass Business School and the university of Antwerp/ITMMA. By exchanging personnel between Lloyd’s List Intelligence and these academic partners, a dedicated group of researchers is formed that can make the connections between market demand, data availability and advanced economic modelling approaches that are required to fulfil the objective of this project. This process of joint learning is supported by additional training and development activities, as well as some exploratory research to investigate the usefulness of certain modelling approaches. The result of this project is the development of innovative new products and tools, and a sustained collaboration beyond the end of this project.

Keywords: information processing,data management,information systems,transport economics,econometrics,economic geography,knowledge-based enterprises
DEVELOPMENT OF A DEGASSING SYSTEM FOR ALUMINIUM CASTING PROCESSING BASED ON ULTRASOUND (ULTRAGASSING)

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,United Kingdom,Austria,Spain,Hungary,Austria
Call:  (FP7-SME-2011, 2011)
Start date: 2011-10-01
End date: 2013-09-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1486089.66
EU funding (EUR): 1086400.0
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

Light alloys play the main role in vehicles weight reduction and in the last years the amount of aluminium parts in new vehicles has been steadily increasing. Moreover, weight is even a more critical factor in newly developed electric and hybrid vehicles, as it highly affects their autonomy. The global green house savings from the use of aluminium in vehicles is expected to double by 2025. The use of aluminium alloys is however limited by the quality and insufficient properties of the cast parts that suffer from gas porosity. The presence of hydrogen in the molten metal is the mainly reason of gas porosity in high performance components, which is currently dealt with by melt degassing techniques that involve purging of gas mixtures (often containing chlorine and fluoride) through the melt. This technology is expensive, has limited efficiency and poses health hazard. Previous research demonstrated that treating the liquid metal with ultrasound highly reduces the concentration of hydrogen, improving the quality or the cast parts and increasing the efficiency of some existing degassing techniques when combined with them. The known demonstration of the efficiency of ultrasound-aided degassing has been done on laboratory and pilot scale, and not in the mass production of cast components. The Ultragassing Project intends to define a method to apply the ultrasound degassing treatment in light-alloys foundry (most of foundries are SMEs), providing the foundry with the environmentally friendly and safe means to improve the quality of cast parts. During the Ultragassing Project the link between parameters of ultrasonic degassing, melt quality and casting parameters will be established, which will allow the development of versatile technology that can be finely tuned to the specific casting process. This new degassing technology based on ultrasound will be validated and compared in performance with the currently used ones.

Keywords: ultrasound,cavitation,degassing,light alloys,casting,hydrogen
Development of a best practices guide for the safe handling and use of nanoparticles in packaging industries (NANOSAFEPACK)

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: Belgium,Spain,United Kingdom,Spain,Portugal,Italy
Call:  (FP7-SME-2011, 2011)
Start date: 2011-12-01
End date: 2014-11-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2240594.0
EU funding (EUR): 1626339.0
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

The main aim of the NanoSafePACK project is to develop a best practices guide to allow the safe handling and use of nanomaterials in packaging industries, considering integrated strategies to control the exposure to nanoparticles (NP) in industrial settings, and provide the SMEs with scientific data to minimize and control the NP release and migration from the polymer nanocomposites placed on the market. To achieve this aim, a complete hazard and exposure assessment will be conducted to obtain new scientific data about the safety of polymer composites reinforced using nanometer-sized particles. The proposed work will focus on a selected set of nanometer-sized materials (nanoclays and metal oxide NP) relevant to the packaging sector. Full characterisation will be carried out, followed by an exposure measurement in order to identify and quantify any potential particle release in the production and processing activities. A comprehensive hazard assessment will allow the evaluation of effects on human and environmental models, including the development of a NP migration and release index as a hazard indicator. Results from the exposure and hazard assessment studies will be used to compile a risk assessment of the use of NP in the packaging industry. An evaluation of the effectiveness of risk management measures will be undertaken in order to select and design practical and cost effective strategies, which will be easy to implement in the real operational conditions of industrial settings. In addition, as part of this assessment we will conduct a life cycle assessment of nanocomposites, by evaluating their impacts during the processes of manufacture, use and disposal. The key aims of this project are aligned with the needs of the packaging industries in relation to the use of NP as nanoreinforcements the need to improve knowledge and guidance on safety issues for workers and consumers, which must be addressed prior to their widespread use.

Keywords: guide,risk assessment,nanoparticles,hazard,environmental,processing
High-throughput development of carbon-polymer nanocomposites for marine applications (CARBONCOMP)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Greece,Türkiye
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IAPP, 2011)
Start date: 2011-09-01
End date: 2015-08-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1537194.0
EU funding (EUR): 1537194.0
Participants: 4
Project status: CLOSED

One of the major obstacles in the effective use of nanostructured carbon as reinforcement in polymer matrix composites is their agglomeration and poor dispersion within the metallic matrix. To overcome this obstacle the proposed project will synthesize and functionalize nanoscaled polymers of carbon nanotubes (mainly) and graphene sheets by employing environmentally friendly and cost-effective methods. Lab-scale production of carbon-based nanocomposites will be initially implemented, primarily for marine coatings but also for other applications where materials performance or biodegradability is of major importance. High purity, low-cost carbon nanotubes and graphene will be tested in order to tailor their chemical functionality towards epoxy resins and biodegradable polyesters. High-throughput methods of carbon nanotubes production, based on fluidized bed technology, will be employed. Functionalization schemes, which can result in fast and economical synthesis of multifunctional nanocomposites, will be carried out by adopting protocols developed by the consortium. The characterization of the multifunctional lab-scale composites will provide a better understanding on how the scale and morphology of reinforcements can promote synergistically materials performance. Modelling of carbon nanotubes and epoxy binder compositions via the novel method of artificial neural network will also contribute to this insight. Up-scaling of the qualified material production processes will be subsequently realized, resulting in the operation of large-scale production lines in the facilities of the industrial partners. The proposed research plan represents a key enabling technology for manufacturers to maximise profit and gain competitive advantages. Optimisation of the processing input parameters will be carried out in order to achieve desired processability (e.g. rheological properties), increased performance (mechanical, electrical or thermal properties) and improved antifouling properties.

Keywords: nanotechnology,manufacturing systems,materials technology,polymer technology,materials engineering
Sound Design of Reed Organ Pipes with Innovative Tools (REEDDESIGN)

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,Germany,Hungary,France,Germany,Netherlands,Belgium,Spain,Italy,Germany,Hungary
Call:  (FP7-SME-2011, 2011)
Start date: 2011-11-01
End date: 2013-10-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1005041.0
EU funding (EUR): 759600.0
Participants: 11
Project status: CLOSED

The main objectives are to solve practical problems of the dimensioning and voicing of reed organ pipes, to develop innovative methods, tools and software for helping the voicing adjustments and sound design work of organ builder SMEs, to develop new pipe types with sound character of Asian musical instruments. As 8 SMEs from 7 countries participate in the project who have a very large interest on this research the degree of dissemination to countries with different technical and cultural tradition of organ building is large. A better understanding of the role of the shallot and resonator and of the voicing steps on the attack and the timbre of reed pipes is necessary to develop innovative tools for helping the design, dimensioning and voicing of the pipes. This goal could be achieved by targeted research experiments and computer simulations of the effects of the different parts of the pipe and of the different voicing steps on the sound. The main objectives are as follows: - New dimensioning methods based on the new knowledge for the design of reed pipes - Design software for dimensioning reed pipes for a better sound and rapid and more reliable design of reed pipes- New reed pipe types with sound character of Asian musical instruments - Development of demonstrators for in-situ quality control of the elasticity and hardness of reed materials - Development of a demonstrator for in-situ control of the curvature of tongue (which mostly determines the quality of the sound) during and after voicing. These objectives will be achieved by targeted research carried out by the RTD partners. The SME partners will contribute to the work by providing tongues, shallots, resonators and complete reed pipes, and voicers for the laboratory experiments, and by validating the results in their workshops. Competitive advantage due to a cost reduction of about 15%, a better quality of the sound of the pipe organs and a better position in the Asian market may be expected.

Keywords: innovative devices,new tools,planning software,better knowledge,better understanding