Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
REFUGEES, POVERTY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH (REFUGEDEV)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Individuals, Markets and Organisations
Panel description: Economics, finance and management
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call: ERC Starting Grant (ERC-2018-STG, 2018)
Start date: 2019-01-01
End date: 2024-06-30
Duration (months): 66.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1498392.5
EU funding (EUR): 1498392.5
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Globally, nearly one in every 100 humans is now either a refugee or internally displaced. Over 95% of the refugee population is concentrated in the developing world, 60% of which are in fragile states. The 36 most fragile countries in the world account for 2.6% of global GDP but host 71% of the world’s population of forcibly displaced people. This stands in contrast to the 4% of world refugees currently hosted by the US or the 5% of refugees seeking asylum in Europe. The number of refugees in the developing world is only expected to increase with worsening conflict in several countries, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. This trend poses dramatic and immediate economic challenges to low-income, fragile states in the developing world, while increasing the threat of economic and political instability in the developed world due to growing immigration and demand for asylum. Recent events have showcased that managing refugee flows may be a defining challenge of our time. At the heart of this challenge is the (lack of) economic integration of refugees into the country of first asylum in the short-run, and into their country of origin in the long-run. The main objectives of REFUGEDEV are to: 1) quantify labor market effects of refugees on host communities in the developing world; 2) examine how these effects respond to exogenous changes in the distribution of skill, income and assets of refugees and host communities; 3) measure the impact of refugee integration on attracting subsequent waves of refugees and economic migrants; 4) identify the long-term impact of forced displacement on the socioeconomic outcomes of repatriated refugees once conflict subsides. REFUGEDEV will generate new datasets from archival, administrative and primary survey data on the economic trajectories of refugees and of host communities; and it will combine experimental and quasi-experimental empirical strategies to identify causal relationships between forced displacement, poverty and growth.
IN THE SAME SEA: THE LESSER ANTILLES AS A COMMON WORLD OF SLAVERY AND FREEDOM (IN THE SAME SEA)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Consolidator grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: The study of the human past
Panel description: Archaeology, history and memory
Countries involved: Denmark
Call: ERC Consolidator Grant (ERC-2019-COG, 2019)
Start date: 2020-09-01
End date: 2026-02-28
Duration (months): 66.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1999970.0
EU funding (EUR): 1999970.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

IN THE SAME SEA is the first systematic investigation of the combined history of the Lesser Antilles from the 1650s to the 1850s. The project advances the hypothesis that the Lesser Antilles were decisively shaped by inter-island connections that transformed separate islands into a common world of slavery and freedom. Living in fragile societies of limited resources and marked by racial slavery, plantation production, and long-distance commerce, enslaved Africans, free people of color, and Europeans depended on and gained vital resources from crossing the short sea routes to their neighbors in English, French, Dutch, Spanish, Danish, and Swedish colonies. The project consists of a team specializing in the historiographies, archives, and languages of the six colonial powers present in the Lesser Antilles. A collaborative research methodology and digital solutions to data collection and mapping, enable the project to generate crucial new knowledge of how inter-island connections shaped the Lesser Antilles. This is done in five work packages covering the inter-island trade, enslaved movement, maintaining slavery, island belonging, and cultural responses to living in fragile societies. The project features a number of key elements designed to ensure its impact on the historical field and beyond. First, the project challenges the long-standing focus on European empires as the fundamental lodestone of the history of the Lesser Antilles. Second, it lays the foundation for an online database and digital mapping resource, which will become a crucial research tool in the fields of Caribbean and Atlantic history. Third, it brings a new analytical model to the efforts of studying spatial processes within several fields, amongst others, Atlantic history, new imperial history, and global history. Finally, the project provides vital input to the ongoing dialogues between states and institutions in the Lesser Antilles and Europe regarding the legacies of European colonialism.

Keywords: racial slavery,colonial worlds,unsustainable small islands,fresh and embodied resources,inter island trade,slave rebellions and runaways,slave owner collaboration and competition,family belonging,caribbean futures,sensory and emotional practices
Centre of Excellence in Science and Technology for Healthy Ageing (HEALTH-TECH)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Spreading excellence and widening participation
Programme: Widening participation and spreading excellence
Theme: Improved access to Excellence
Action type: Framework Partnership Agreement
Countries involved: Lithuania,Lithuania,Sweden,Finland
Call: Teaming (H2020-WIDESPREAD-2014-1, 2014)
Start date: 2015-04-29
End date: 2020-04-28
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 0.0
EU funding (EUR): 0.0
Participants: 5
Project status: CLOSED

In order to both solve the medical needs of ageing-populations in Europe, and develop an innovative ecosystem beneficial for the economy of Lithuania, it is proposed to foster the whole innovation chain in the area of healthy ageing – from fundamental research through to the introduction of new products and services to the market – by creating in Lithuania a world-class Centre of Excellence (CoE) in science and technology for healthy ageing, named HEALTH-TECH. The long-term vision for HEALTH-TECH is to: - Become the leading provider of innovative medical solutions for the improvement of the health of ageing-populations in Europe, - Consolidate research and development, education and training, and networking and promotion resources activities in the area of healthy ageing, - Coordinate, integrate and support research excellence and innovation development in Lithuania, the Baltic Sea region, and Europe, - Support researchers, physicians, and entrepreneurs in the field of healthy ageing science, technology and biotechnology to produce innovations beneficial for the society and economy of Lithuania and beyond. To achieve this long-term vision, the CoE will leverage the knowledge, experience and resources of three Lithuanian universities – KTU, LSMU, and VU – with the support of two advanced partners of the Baltic Sea region – LUND in Sweden, and VTT in Finland – in four strategic research and innovation topics: 1. Mechanisms of age-related diseases 2. Biomarkers for age-related diseases 3. Diagnostics and monitoring technologies for age-related diseases 4. Regenerative technologies for age-related diseases This project has the full support of the Lithuanian Government because it fits perfectly with the Lithuanian SMART Specialisation Strategy approved by the Government, and will allow an enhanced usage of the recently upgraded and newly built infrastructure for medical research in Lithuania.

Keywords: age related diseases,mechanisms,biomarkers,diagnostics and monitoring technologies,regenerative technologies
The therapist in your pocket - AI assisted ecosystem for enabling a patient-centric approach to mental health (HYGGii)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Innovation in SMEs
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Switzerland
Call: SME instrument (H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1, 2019)
Start date: 2019-08-01
End date: 2019-11-30
Duration (months): 4.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The societal and economic influence of mental problems (affecting almost 200 million European citizens) is huge. Mental issues directly impact in the number of deaths, healthcare costs and, indirectly, in workforce productivity. However, over 40% of Europeans with mental issues are untreated and, furthermore, 50% of those treated are misdiagnosed. Neither traditional nor current digital approaches overcome this situation, further aggravated given the siloed "solutions" they provide. HYGGii autonomously provides 1st-assistance, personalised support and orientation to individuals suffering from mental problems. Its Artificial Intelligent (AI) algorithms are specifically designed to acquire knowledge from multi-language (text/audio) inputs and from smartphone-embedded and wearable sensors, to then provide assistance via text/audio answers, therapeutic-games, VR- interfaces, etc. HYGGii is integrated into v-IfMH, an ecosystem of real practitioners able to assist patients beyond HYGGii's possibilities. Being suitable to support 75% of mental issues, 24/7, and with a cost to patients 90% lower than traditional approaches, HYGGii completely aligns with the European challenge for "addressing mental health conditions and promoting good mental health in the most effective way". In this way, HYGGii reduces the gap between the need for mental health treatment and its provision, boosting the cooperation of already existing stakeholders (like mental-Health Service Providers –mHSP– and other providers of health services and devices). Driven by the initial success commercializing our digital therapies (VR therapy, neurofeedback, etc.) from our premises in Zürich, HYGGii's disruptive approach will (1) guarantee the scalability of our therapeutically methodology, also (2) enabling v-IfMH ecosystem as a strategic context to further increase our company size, international presence and job generation.

Keywords: psychology,artificial intelligence,therapy,accessibility
Hydrogen As the Reducing Agent in the REcovery of metals and minerals from metallurgical waste (HARARE)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Climate action, environment,  resource efficiency and raw materials
Theme: Ensuring the sustainable supply of non-energy and non-agricultural raw materials
Action type: Innovation actions
Countries involved: Germany,Germany,Germany,Norway,Belgium,Greece,Norway,Greece,Sweden,Norway
Call: Raw materials innovation for the circular economy: sustainable processing, reuse, recycling and recovery schemes (H2020-LCCI-2020-EASME-twostage, 2020)
Start date: 2021-06-01
End date: 2025-05-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 9455632.51
EU funding (EUR): 8589910.13
Participants: 12
Project status: SIGNED

HARARE will demonstrate sustainable pathways to produce metals using hydrogen as an enabler, for removing waste and valorising materials in carbon free processes. The consortium’s concern and thus the drive to build this initiative, starts with an industry that is key contributor to a sustainable future: the metallurgical sector. The switch to renewable energies requires vast amounts of metals, such as steel and aluminium for solar panels and wind turbines, and copper for bolstering the electricity grid necessary for transport and industry. However, the metallurgical industry amounted to 70 million tons direct CO2 emitted in 2017. Moreover, carbon-based processes make the European metallurgical industry dependent on imports. Using hydrogen as a reductant to substitute carbon is one of the few ways metallurgical industry can potentially become truly free of CO2-emissions, utilizing raw materials that can be produced in Europe. HARARE’s vision is to tackle these challenges and become part of the solution, making the metallurgical industry more sustainable by presenting a circular concept that is based on a two-fold reasoning: 1) Recover wastes with hydrogen. choosing two representative wastes from the copper and aluminium production processes, namely: flash smelter slag from primary copper production and Bauxite residue (BR) from aluminium production. 2) Hydrogen-based processes will allow for an environmentally friendly metal industry while decreasing dependence from hard coal imports and being cost competitive. HARARE will thus eliminate waste from the metallurgical industry while recovering valuable materials, and increasing the use of hydrogen in the industry, thereby increasing its circularity, the utilization of raw materials and the profitability, lessening the negative side-effects on the community, and making steps toward the less carbon-dependent metallurgical industry necessary for a sustainable future.

Keywords: hydrogen
Topological Insulator-Based Spin Orbit Torque MEMories (SOTMEM)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Proof of concept grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Condensed matter physics
Panel description: Structure, electronic properties, fluids, nanosciences, biological physics
Countries involved: Spain
Call: ERC Proof of Concept Grant (ERC-2019-PoC, 2019)
Start date: 2020-05-01
End date: 2022-05-31
Duration (months): 25.0
Total project cost (EUR): 150000.0
EU funding (EUR): 150000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

SOTMEM addresses the growing need for scalable ultrafast non-volatile memories (NVM) to improve the reliability of logic circuitry and to reduce the ever increasing power consumption and energy loss in microprocessors. Major technology actors and end-user companies are developing magnetic RAM (MRAM) as it is recognized as one of the most promising emerging NVMs. However, mainstream MRAM, relying on spin transfer torque, suffers from limited speed, and reliability and degradation issues. These three obstacles, which impede the widespread implementation of MRAM, can be mitigated using a novel device architecture based on spin-orbit torque (SOT). But even SOT-MRAM brings challenges in the form of too large writing current density and power dissipation . SOTMEM will validate SOT switches for SOT-MRAM using topological insulators embedded in a novel material stack that we have recently developed for optimal writing efficiency. Writing at ultralow power is therefore the key technical objective of this ERC Proof of Concept project. A successful outcome would represent a major breakthrough for SOT-MRAM commercialization. Therefore SOTMEM stands to have enormous impact in the transition towards low-power, power-fail protected microprocessors with non-volatile memories. Special efforts will be devoted to market analysis and patentability studies, as well as targeted industry engagement to allow the design of a nuanced business model aiming to deliver SOTMEM technologies and knowhow to potential end users.

Keywords: non volatile memories,spintronics,spin torque,topological insulators
a LOW environmental impact BRAke SYStem (LOWBRASYS)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Smart, green and integrated transport
Action type: Innovation actions
Countries involved: Italy,Germany,Germany,Italy,Germany,Italy,Sweden,Belgium,Hungary,Czechia
Call: MG-3.1-2014: Technologies for low emission powertrains (H2020-MG-2014_TwoStages, 2014)
Start date: 2015-09-01
End date: 2019-02-28
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 9464576.75
EU funding (EUR): 7436849.98
Participants: 12
Project status: CLOSED

Primary particulate matter (PM) consists of chemical components suspended in the atmosphere as aerosols, e.g. as a result of exhaust gaseous and friction processes (e.g. braking). Such particles may potentially contribute to smog events in urban areas and might be responsible of negative effects on the environment (e.g. acid rain acidification, toxic effects on plants and animals) and health (e.g. cancer, respiratory issues). The challenge is therefore to develop a new generation of transport technologies able to reduce the contribution of traffic related and total particulate matter, and, at the same time, to comply with future and stricter legislations on vehicles emissions and EU air quality. The LOWBRASYS project aims at demonstrating a novel and low environmental impact brake system that will reduce micro and nanoparticles emissions by at least 50%. The measurement and understanding of micrometer-sized and ultrafine particles and their effects on health and the environment will be improved and whilst providing recommendations to policy makers. This goal will only be achievable by a systematic and structured approach focused by the LOWBRASYS Team on the following targets: 1. Novel materials formulations of the brakes pad and disc in order to reduce the total particle emissions and have a low-environmental impact. 2. Innovation of environmental friendly braking strategies (control systems) that reduce PM emissions. 3. Breakthrough technology for collection of particles near the PM source in order to further dramatically reduce PM emissions. 5. System integration of the novel pad, components and control systems in vehicles. 6. Improvement of the measurement techniques and understanding of the brake wear PM effects on health and the environment through state-of-the-art non-in-vivo techniques and related policy recommendations. Recommendations to policy makers will also be provided by the Team given no current applicable legislation in Europe.

Keywords: brakes,brakes disc,brakes pads,control system,particulate matter,pm10,pm2 5
Greek in Sicily after the Roman Conquest (GISARC)

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: Italy
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2020, 2020)
Start date: 2022-10-01
End date: 2024-09-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 183473.28
EU funding (EUR): 183473.28
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

My project investigates the impact of Roman domination on Greek in Sicily through the analysis of the written sources that have come down to us and the application of a sociolinguistic perspective. The survival of Greek in Sicily under Roman domination and its interaction with Latin have been long debated, but a comprehensive examination of the epigraphic record, taking into account the full array of historical and archaeological evidence and conducted in the light of modern sociolinguistic theory, remains to be attempted. My research will accomplish this, and in particular it will: assess the use of Greek in different types of text, and its status and function compared to Latin; determine whether differences can be appreciated in the use and survival of Greek in different sites and how these can be put in relation with the socio-historical context; describe the effects of contact between Greek and Latin in the epigraphic sources. Such an investigation is now possible and timely, as an open access digital corpus of all the inscriptions from Sicily is currently under development (I.Sicily) and the next few years will offer opportunities for productive collaborations. My project is innovative in being the first study to consider the whole corpus of inscriptions from Sicily and in its interdisciplinary approach, which combines linguistic analysis with investigation of historical and archaeological data within the theoretical frameworks of sociolinguistics. It will fill a major gap in the scholarship of both Roman Sicily and language contact in antiquity in general, and, through its comprehensive and interdisciplinary perspective, will offer an innovative approach that can be successfully applied to other areas as well. GISARC is what I need at this stage in order to achieve professional maturity as a researcher, and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice is the ideal host institution where to implement it on account of the expertise and training opportunities that it offers.

Keywords: greek in sicily,roman sicily,ancient greek linguistics,historical sociolinguistics,language contact and bilingualism in antiquity,greek epigraphy
Development of an Auxetic, antiMicrobial, suPramolecular coordination poLymer as a meta-materIal For bIomedical applications (AMPLIFI)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Career Restart panel
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Chemistry
Countries involved: Malta
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2020, 2020)
Start date: 2021-10-01
End date: 2024-09-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 222073.92
EU funding (EUR): 222073.92
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

AMPLIFI aims to develop an innovative auxetic, antimicrobial meta-material based on a supramolecular coordination polymer for the design of biomedical devices. Auxetics are unique due to their negative Poisson’s ratio, which imparts superior mechanical qualities when compared to conventional materials. They offer huge potential if used to design biomedical devices such as catheters. There is as yet no synthetic material that demonstrates auxeticity at the nano-level, even if potential auxeticity was demonstrated through simulations. Through AMPLIFI I will design a polymeric structure with superior mechanical strength that offers better patient comfort by virtue of its auxetic properties while also dealing with the challenge of bacterial infections. The project exploits the versatility of supramolecular chemistry of calixarenes or related macrocycles and self-assembly. Appropriate building blocks for a self-assembled auxetic polymer will be identified by MM simulations, and the effect of adding antimicrobial agents studied. The identified coordination polymer will be synthesized, fully characterised and subsequently tested for antimicrobial properties. I have a strong background in supramolecular chemistry which makes AMPLIFI an ideal project for me, and I will be joined by a strong supervisory team at the University of Malta consisting of an expert in auxetics, a renowned microbiologist and a structural chemist. AMPLIFI also boasts of the co-supervision of a leader in calixarene and related macrocyclic chemistry from the University of Parma. AMPLIFI builds on my expertise and enables me to work within a multidisciplinary team at the interface of theoretical chemistry, experimental organic synthesis and microbiology. In short, AMPLIFI provides me with a holistic research and training package to kick-start an independent research path and affords an unprecedented opportunity to contribute to the urgent plead for more comfortable and safer biomedical devices.

Keywords: auxetics,negative poisson s ratio,self assembly