Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Ocean and Space Pollution, Artistic Practices and Indigenous Knowledges. (OSPAPIK)

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: France
Call: ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANTS (ERC-2022-COG, 2022)
Start date: 2023-08-01
End date: 2028-07-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1996646.0
EU funding (EUR): 1996646.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

What is the role of contemporary Indigenous artists, and non-Indigenous artists engaging with Indigenous people knowledges, in making ocean and space pollution visible? How are Indigenous knowledges, know-how, histories, and memories mobilised to address current environmental crises? Strongly grounded in anthropology and the arts, OSPAPIK is both pluri- and interdisciplinary. It offers innovative approaches to pollution, Indigenous knowledges, and the arts through its systematic focus on materiality and on the relationship that people have with waste. It intends to develop novel, critical, and ethnographically-informed analyses of the socio-environmental life of waste by investigating how creative and artistic expressions allow the artists themselves, scientists, expedition project organisers, and audiences to better understand how marine ecosystems and (outer) space are impacted by pollution. It will also interrogate whether the study of arts provides means to better understand the different professional sectors and actors involved in depolluting. The whole project is designed to rigorously analyse conjointly 1/ the motifs and patterns used by Indigenous artists and non-Indigenous artists collaborating with Indigenous people and 2/ the ways these artists use ocean and outer space waste and debris as artistic material. It focuses on the ocean and space, where pollution can be invisible to the eyes, and which are spaces that are often deemed sacred according to Indigenous cosmogonies, but have been perceived, according to dominant Western modern conceptions, as uninhabited. The project aims to study comparatively affective, professional, sensorial, and historical relationships to marine, nuclear, and space debris and waste, through an analysis of Indigenous artistic practices and non-Indigenous practices engaging with Indigenous knowledges.

Keywords: indigenous arts and literatures,contemporary art,indigenous knowledges,ocean pollution,space debris,light pollution,nuclear waste,plastics,persistant organic pollutants,pacific islands,oceania,australia,french guiana,european spaceport,collaboration,museum,environmental protection,transmission,stories,creativity
Polytheism and Botany: An Experimental Approach to the Environmental Dimensions of Ancient Greek Religion (POLYBOTA)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Texts and Concepts
Panel description: Literary studies , literature,  philosophy
Countries involved: France
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2025-STG, 2025)
Start date: 2026-01-01
End date: 2030-12-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1498105.0
EU funding (EUR): 1498105.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Ancient Greek polytheism was embedded in the botanical environment. Plants served as the foci of cultic activities and as a means of anchoring the presence of a divine power at a particular site. Ancient Greek cities often honored their gods by assigning them botanical names and epithets. Myths connected elements of the landscape to the past actions of gods and heroes, or to the presence of lesser deities. Texts represented gods acting in and through landscapes, interacting with plants, and even having their favorite biotopes. Textual evidence, both literary and epigraphic, spanning a wide chronological and geographical range, attests to this phenomenon. To date, however, its collection and interpretation have remained unsystematic and largely anchored in outdated interpretive categories. Moreover, while there is a growing interest in the nexus of religion, environment, and ecology, specialists of ancient Greek polytheism have been reluctant to enter the debate. This is all the more paradoxical at a time when many, both inside and outside academia, are looking to ancient Greek culture and religion for models for rethinking our relationship with the environment. POLYBOTA proposes the first thorough and methodologically up-to-date analysis of the texts that testify to the cultural significance of the vegetal environment in ancient Greek polytheism. At a first level, this study advances our understanding of the importance of plants to ancient Greek literature and religion, as well as our knowledge of the ways in which the ancient Greeks imagined the action of their gods in and through the natural environment. Moreover, POLYBOTA will offer new models for the analysis of the embedding of human cultures in the living environment, and for exploring the relationship between religion and the environment. Lastly, POLYBOTA contributes to the ongoing debate on nature, religion, and ecology, and fosters discussions with specialists in related disciplines and cultural areas.

Keywords: ancient greek religion,ancient greek literature,ancient botany,anthropology of ancient greece
Straintronic control of correlations in twisted van der Waals heterostructures (TWISTRAIN)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Consolidator grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Condensed Matter Physics
Panel description: Structure, electronic properties, fluids, nanosciences, biological physics
Countries involved: Hungary
Call: ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANTS (ERC-2022-COG, 2022)
Start date: 2023-09-01
End date: 2028-08-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1939000.0
EU funding (EUR): 1939000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Correlations and topology are the cornerstones of modern condensed matter physics, and their coexistence is believed to lead to novel quantum electronic devices with built-in information protection. In the landmark discoveries of previous years it has been found that in 2D materials placed on top of each other at a magic rotation angle, correlated phases appear. In contrast to high-Tc materials, in twisted van der Waals materials correlation effects are coupled with topology and thanks to their gate tuneability the exploration of their phase diagram takes only days instead of years. This has led to the discovery of a multitude of correlated phases including correlated insulators, orbital magnetic, non-conventional superconducting and ferroelectric phases, etc. Despite the immense interest, the understanding of their behaviour at the microscopic level is limited, which calls for further experiments and novel experimental tools. In this project we will implement techniques that are radically new in this field: hydrostatic pressure and mechanical strain to uncover the ground state properties of twisted graphene and transition metal dichalcogenide heterostructures. Since the interlayer coupling plays the dominant role, changing the distance of the layers with hydrostatic pressure has a dramatic effect on the band structure and the correlated phases that emerge. The symmetries of the system can be deterministically broken by strain patterns applied in-situ. This very timely project will lead to several breakthroughs including a) revealing the ground state of twisted bilayer graphene at different filling factors from the large set of competing phases, b) in-situ engineering of the topology of these systems, or c) tuning quantum phase transition between non-Fermi liquid phases. The highly challenging research concept relies on my unique background in sample fabrication, quantum transport under strain and pressure, and studies on correlated and topological systems.

Keywords: van der waals structures,twistronics,strain,pressure,proximity effects
INCLUSIVESPACES: DESIGNS, TOOLS & FRAMEWORKS FOR CREATING AN ACCESSIBLE & INCLUSIVE BUILT ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL, FOR NOW & FOR THE FUTURE (inclusiveSpaces)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Climate, Energy and Mobility
Theme: Energy
Destination: Efficient, sustainable and inclusive energy use
Action type: Innovation actions
Partnership: B4P (co-programmed)
Countries involved: Spain,Greece,Cyprus,Germany,Belgium,Italy,Switzerland,United Kingdom,Hungary
Call: Supporting the creation of an accessible and inclusive built environment (Built4People Partnership) (HORIZON-CL5-2023-D4-02, 2023)
Start date: 2024-05-01
End date: 2027-04-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4953886.06
EU funding (EUR): 4719162.2
Participants: 17
Project status: SIGNED

InclusiveSpaces realizes the inclusive design, monitoring and evaluation of urban space. InclusiveSpaces introduces co-design accessibility concepts, engaging people with disabilities and older people to improve inclusiveness, social cohesion and climate change mitigation and adaptation. It develops socially innovative solutions that foster universal design principles, empower diverse target-groups, and promote climate-friendly practices. Five essential planning and design tools will be developed to enhance accessibility and comfort: 1) a travel demand data collection and evaluation of accessibility tool, 2) a comfort-based accessibility mapping tool, 3) an accessibility routing tool tailored to visually impaired and mobility-impaired individuals, 4) a first-of-its-kind digitized tool for conducting accessibility audits in buildings and public spaces, and 5) a Universal Design Manual for the Built Environment, including Mobility Hubs. In addition, InclusiveSpaces develops advanced assistive technologies: 1) a Mobility Kiosk of shared electric wheelchairs powered by solar panels and providing shared mobility options to people with disabilities, 2) a device offering enhanced accessibility to beaches and waterfronts, 3) an Upright Tricycle providing inclusive personal mobility to people with reduced mobility, 4) and 5) Indoor and Outdoor Assistive Technologies enhancing the accessibility and mobility of people with disabilities. The InclusiveSpaces planning and design tools and the climate-friendly assistive technologies will be demonstrated, assessed, and evaluated in real-world demonstrations in 6 European cities and countries, including Athens-Penteli, Geneva, Madrid, Larnaka, Hamburg and Budapest. Project findings will be translated into actionable policies and recommendations. inclusiveSpaces is a project, and an initiative to standardize and digitize design frameworks towards a transition to an inclusive and climate-friendly built environment.

Keywords: social innovation,design for all,climate friendly assistive technologies,universal design approach
Neuro Access - Real-Time, Ultra-Precise Image Guidance for Next-Generation Neurosurgery (Clee Medical)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Accelerator
Destination: Other destinations
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: Switzerland
Call: EIC Accelerator 2025 - Short application (HORIZON-EIC-2025-ACCELERATOR-01, 2025)
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2499999.0
EU funding (EUR): 2499999.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Each year, more than thirteen million neurosurgical procedures depend on sub-millimeter accuracy to treat conditions such as brain tumors, epilepsy, and Parkinson’s disease. Yet surgeons still rely on static MRI or CT scans that cannot account for real-time brain shifts of up to eight millimeters during surgery. The result is uncertainty: loss of localization, lack of real-time visualization, prolonged procedures, and preventable complications. These blind spots lead to diagnostic failure rates of up to 24 percent in biopsies and 15 percent revision rates in deep brain stimulation. Clee Medical is redefining neurosurgery with Neuro Access, the first real-time, ultra-high-resolution intraoperative imaging system that visualizes brain microstructure at 12 µm voxel resolution—over 300,000 times finer than MRI, without radiation or contrast agents. Built on advanced Optical Coherence Tomography seamlessly integrated with standard stereotactic systems, it provides surgeons with continuous, patient-specific imaging of gray and white matter, vasculature, and tumor margins during surgery. This enables true, data-driven precision rather than reliance on static pre-operative assumptions. Through this EIC project, Clee Medical will deliver the first clinically validated real-time brain imaging platform by completing pilot and cadaver studies, conducting first-in-human trials in Europe and the United States, and obtaining CE MDR Class III and FDA De Novo approvals. Neuro Access is expected to achieve a localization accuracy of ≥95 percent, reduce procedure times by 25 percent, and lower revision rates by more than 50 percent. By transforming how surgeons see and interact with the brain, it will make neurosurgery safer, faster, and more accessible, unlocking a new generation of neuro-oncology, neuromodulation, and brain-computer interface therapies worldwide.

Keywords: real time imaging,image guided surgery,neuroimaging,precision neurosurgery,ai driven guidance,intraoperative surgery
A breakthrough AI-based wearable device to assess, treat and manage chronic low back pain (CLBP), by correcting the neuro-mechanical root cause, rather than the symptoms, for long-term prevention (SymetrifyEIC1024)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Accelerator
Destination: Other destinations
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: Israel
Call: EIC Accelerator 2024 - Short application (HORIZON-EIC-2024-ACCELERATOR-01, 2024)
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2200000.0
EU funding (EUR): 2200000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Symetrify is an innovative health technology company dedicated to transforming the treatment of chronic lower back pain (CLBP) through its groundbreaking wearable device, L-PACT. Our multidisciplinary team comprises experts in chiropractic care, engineering, and software development, positioning us for success in addressing the global burden of CLBP. The L-PACT device leverages advanced AI-driven technology to correct neuro-mechanical imbalances, providing a non-invasive alternative to traditional treatments like surgery and opioids. As we advance towards market readiness, Symetrify seeks a €2.2 million grant over two years to support key milestones, including CE/FDA approval, clinical trials, and the development of clinician and patient platforms. Our strategic approach includes partnerships with reputable clinical institutions to validate our technology and secure the necessary data to bolster investor confidence. We recognize the inherent risks associated with regulatory processes and market entry; thus, we have implemented a comprehensive risk management plan and established clear project timelines to mitigate these challenges. To ensure gender balance within our team, particularly in executive roles, we maintain a proactive recruitment strategy, continuously assessing skill gaps to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace. Despite encountering challenges in attracting private investment due to the absence of validated clinical data, the support from the EIC is essential in overcoming these barriers. This funding will facilitate the implementation of our vision, empowering Symetrify to emerge as a leader in neuro-musculoskeletal health and significantly improving the quality of life for individuals suffering from CLBP worldwide.

Keywords: chronic lower back pain clbp management,wearable health technology,neuro mechanical correction
Lorentzian Calderon problem: visibility and invisibility (LoCal)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Consolidator grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Mathematics
Panel description: All areas of mathematics, pure and applied, plus mathematical foundations of computer science, mathematical physics and statistics
Countries involved: Finland
Call: ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANTS (ERC-2022-COG, 2022)
Start date: 2023-08-01
End date: 2028-07-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1372986.0
EU funding (EUR): 1372986.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

This project addresses questions in the mathematical theory of inverse problems, a research field at the interface between pure and applied mathematics. The techniques that will be developed lie at the intersection of partial differential equations and geometry, with affinity to control theory and general relativity. The Lorentzian Calderon problem is central to the proposal. A physical interpretation of the problem asks us to recover a moving medium given data generated by acoustic waves probing the medium, and seen from the mathematical point of view, it is the simplest formulation of an inverse boundary value problem for a linear wave equation that is expressed in a generally covariant fashion. The project explores the geometric conditions under which the problem can be solved, that is, media that are visible to probing waves, as well as counterexamples violating such conditions, leading to invisibility. The Lorentzian Calderon problem is poorly understood in comparison to similar inverse problems for nonlinear wave equations. One of the guiding ideas in the project is to adapt techniques from the theory of these problems, developed recently by PI and others, to the Lorentzian Calderon problem. Another source of inspiration is the recent solution of the Lorentzian Calderon problem under curvature bounds by PI and his coauthors. The project develops a new approach to solve the Lorentzian Calderon problem, and this may also lead to a breakthrough in the resolution of the Riemannian version of the problem, often called the anisotropic Calderon problem. The latter problem has remained open for more than 30 years. In addition to being the hyperbolic analogue of this well-known problem, the Lorentzian Calderon problem can be viewed as a generalization of the even more classical inverse problem studied by Gelfand and Levitan in the 1950s.

Keywords: inverse problems,wave equation,lorentzian geometry
Raise excellence in R&S&I in HEI for widening countries (Unite.WIDENING)

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
Countries involved: Portugal,Poland,Italy,Austria,Germany,France,Spain,Finland,Sweden
Call: European Excellence Initiative (HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ACCESS-03, 2023)
Start date: 2024-01-01
End date: 2028-12-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 5063288.73
EU funding (EUR): 4998467.3
Participants: 14
Project status: SIGNED

The ability to conduct successful transnational R&I projects in the EU varies between countries due to recognised gaps, including lack of scientific infrastructure, ability to maintain and retain talents or to overcome regional or national structural barriers. Concerted and directed efforts are required to support lesser-performing countries, like Portugal and Poland, to bridge these gaps and strengthen R&I across Europe.All academic contributors to the Unite!WIDENING project is also a partner in the European University Alliance Unite! “University Network for Innovation, Technology and Engineering”, a transnational alliance born in 2019 and contributing to the European Universities Initiative.The goal of Unite!WIDENING is to strengthen Unite! as an alliance, enhancing the scientific, technological and innovation capacity of the consortium of HEIs, raising its excellence as a group and individually, extending and expanding its activities, and implementing ERA/Widening policies. With the support of relevant partners in the local innovation ecosystems, it aims to accelerate the necessary reforms and conduct the required competence buildup to raise excellence in R&I and improve the valorisation of science and research in Widening countries. The results of Unite!WIDENING include new policy recommendations for R&I in Widening countries, identification of gaps and future actions; the development of a Handbook of HRS4R for Widening countries; gender, inclusion and equity plans in research careers; a university open science and strategic innovation roadmap; guidelines to the creation of local Science and Innovation Skills Academy, training programmes contents and guides, development of the research transparency dashboard and policies & strategies leading to reform and renewal of science & innovation institutional approaches. The outputs will be shared beyond the project life to guarantee their adoption/implementation by relevant stakeholders in Widening countries.

Keywords: science,research,innovation,widening countries,raise excellence,gap reduction,higher education institutions,research careers improvement,digital and green transition