Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Understanding subduction zone topography through modelling of coupled shallow and deep processes (SUBITOP)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Innovative Training Networks (ITN)-European Training Networks
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Environment and Geosciences
Countries involved: Spain,Italy,Germany,Italy,Spain,Germany,Switzerland,Norway,Switzerland,Norway,France,France,France,Netherlands,Netherlands,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,United Kingdom
Call: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN-ETN) (H2020-MSCA-ITN-2015, 2015)
Start date: 2016-03-01
End date: 2020-02-29
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3910105.8
EU funding (EUR): 3910105.8
Participants: 25
Project status: CLOSED

The SUBITOP ETN is a framework for training and career development of young researchers in Geodynamics, Geophysics, Geology and Geomorphology. It has a scientific focus on the dynamics of continental margins where tectonic plates are recycled through subduction. Subduction processes have shaped and govern many aspects of the topography of Europe, and other continents, and they determine the patterns and intensity of geological hazards such as earthquakes, volcanic activity and landsliding. The Training Network will imbue 15 young scientists with the ability to address the links between the geological processes within subduction zones and the processes that impact the Earth’s surface above, using a comprehensive range of modelling and observation techniques and exploiting the full diversity of active and ancient subduction systems within Europe. SUBITOP fuses research and training at ten leading centres of the Earth Sciences in Europe and forges partnerships with 15 companies for its fellows, with participants in eight countries. It will train Early Stage Researchers (ESR) through a structured programme of cross-disciplinary, collaborative research, and integrated skills and outreach activities. This experience-based training is centred on PhD projects, covering a spectrum of topics from the deep mechanics of subduction zones to the erosion of their uplifted topography. Together the projects probe the functioning of the subduction system in its entirety, and they are welded together by shared techniques, study sites and data sets. Through their projects, the ESRs will acquire skills in modelling and observation of coupled processes in complex geological systems. SUBITOP will also impart essential communication, outreach and career management skills, and first-hand experience of the private sector through project-specific secondments and co-supervision by industry partners, and embed its ESRs in the active TOPO-Europe research community.

Keywords: geophysics,geomorphology,topography,modelling,multiscale natural observations
Making CO2-free city logistics a reality (TiMMi Transport)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Smart, green and integrated transport
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Germany
Call: Small business innovation research for Transport and Smart Cities Mobility (H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017, 2017)
Start date: 2018-02-01
End date: 2018-07-31
Duration (months): 6.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

TiMMi Transport is developing a delivery system which offers a higher level of service than current market players, whilst minimising the environmental impact of the delivery. We have developed an online platform which connects ‘job requesters’, those with a need for goods transportation, such as online shops, laboratories & private individuals, with ‘transporters’, those offering transportation. We have professional bike courier partners in the 25 largest German cities, who are the backbone of the transporter community. We are also working to exploit unused transportation capacity by enabling private individuals to sign up as transporters & take on jobs on a casual basis. Private individuals add capacity to the delivery network, whilst avoiding an increase in CO2-emissions for deliveries, even if transported by car, given that packages travel on a route which would be travelled anyway. We not only believe that CO2-free city logistics in major urban centres is possible; we are making it happen. The bicycle has long been the fastest way to move goods from A to B in urban areas. What has been lacking in the bike courier industry is a technologically-advanced system for managing & coordinating orders from diverse mediums & locations. Bike courier companies have been working in an isolated fashion in individual locations & with highly manual processes (e.g. telephone based order systems). With the TiMMi system, bike couriers can receive orders from an online form or via facebook Messenger, as well as via integrations in online shop check-out processes whereby customers can directly choose the CO2-free express delivery option for their purchase. The TiMMi system also enables route & pricing optimization due to the ability to continually analyse delivery data. What’s more, the development of cargotrikes, which carry up to 250kg, mean that bike couriers are ideally positioned to become experts in CO2-free, last-mile logistics for the major package delivery companies

Keywords: crowdlogistics,bicycle courier software,delivery community,co2 free delivery,eco friendly delivery,environmentally friendly delivery
Characterization of the architecture, composition and evolution of a novel light perception organelle in an emerging model fungus. (FungEye)

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: Life Sciences
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2020, 2020)
Start date: 2021-09-07
End date: 2023-09-06
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 212933.76
EU funding (EUR): 212933.76
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Light perception is one of the most important sources of information for life on Earth. Its importance is such, that several microbial eukaryotic lineages independently evolved analogous sub-cellular ‘eye-structures’ to achieve a similar function. In the microbial lineages we see a similar ‘recipe’ for these systems; a light occluding or refractory surface positioned next to an action potential-generating opsin rich membrane layer. These systems represent one of the most spectacular cases of multiple convergent evolution of a cellular system. Recently, one such eye-organelle structures was described in the early-diverging zoosporic fungi Blastocladiella emersonii (Be). This putative organelle relies on a unique fusion protein (CyclOp), of a rhodopsin domain and a guanylyl cyclase domain to perceive light. Due to the capability of the CyclOp protein to control the intracellular cGMP levels of the cell, it has been intensely studied as an optogenetic tool for signalling-dependent studies. These results highlight the importance of discovery science in non-standard model microbes. However, we still do not know which cellular and molecular elements compose the wider CyclOps-system and how they interact with each other. What is more, the evolutionary history and origin of the organellar protein network remains unknown. The FungEye project aims to characterize the cellular structure, proteome and evolutionary ancestry of this novel light perception organelle. For this we will reconstruct the complete 3D cell architecture of Be zoospores to understand this cellular structure and characterize the wider protein network of the CyclOps-system. Once characterized, we will be able to reconstruct the CyclOps-organelle evolutionary history through its proteome by phylogenomics. Such progress will not only allow us to study how light perception evolved in fungi but also to identify functions useful for building synthetic light perceiving cellular systems.

Keywords: fungal eye,evolution,light perception,cyclop,phylogenomics,protein identification
MetaCil: Unveiling the molecular interplay between primary cilia and metabolism in cancer (METACIL)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Reintegration panel
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Life Sciences
Countries involved: France
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2020, 2020)
Start date: 2022-04-01
End date: 2024-03-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 196707.84
EU funding (EUR): 196707.84
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The primary cilium (PC), a ubiquitous microtubule (MT)-based organelle that protrudes from the apical surface of most human cells, is essential for transducing signals required for growth control. Many cancers, including prostate cancer, exhibit near- complete loss of cilia during the early stages of oncogenic transformation. Novel strategies are urgently needed to treat the most aggressive and worst prognosis prostate cancers, the most common cancer and 2nd leading cause of cancer death for men. The host lab data indicate that the hypoxia-induced cleaved form of the mitochondrial outer membrane channel VDAC1 is a critical regulator of both glycolysis and ciliogenesis. This proposal seeks to delineate the molecular mechanisms involved in the cross-talk between metabolic reprogramming and PC in hypoxia in prostate cancer (PCa) models according to the following workpackages (WP): WP1 addresses 1) the relevance of VDAC1 in the interplay between metabolism and ciliogenesis in PCa in hypoxia and 2) the identification of key regulators (i.e key glycolytic enzymes) of both PC signaling and metabolism. WP2 investigates the close proximity between VDAC1 and PC and test the hypothesis that some mitochondria serve as an alternative microtubule organizing center. The structural and molecular determinants required for MT to emanate from mitochondria and their functional relevance in response to hypoxia will be defined. This WP combine state-of-the art expansion microscopy, in vitro and in silico techniques and will benefit of the scientific expertise from both the host lab and my personal networks. WP3 targets the discovery of ligands that bind specifically at the interface of VDAC1 and MT nucleation complexes to disrupt the interaction and confirm the pharmacological relevance of both the target and selected compounds. Drug discovery will be achieved through the supervisor collaborations with academic and industrial partners.

Keywords: mitochondria,vdac,hypoxia,primary cilia,microtubule
Super high efficiency Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin-film solar cells approaching 25% (Sharc25)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Secure, clean and efficient energy
Theme: Low-cost, low-carbon energy supply
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Italy,Germany,Germany,Germany,Switzerland,Finland,Belgium,France,France,Luxembourg,Portugal
Call: Developing the next generation technologies of renewable electricity and heating/cooling (H2020-LCE-2014-1, 2014)
Start date: 2015-05-01
End date: 2018-10-31
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 6152979.25
EU funding (EUR): 4563122.75
Participants: 12
Project status: CLOSED

Prime objective of the Sharc25 project is to develop super-high efficiency Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) solar cells for next generation of cost-beneficial solar module technology with the world leading expertise establishing the new benchmarks of global excellence. The project partners ZSW and EMPA hold the current CIGS solar cell efficiency world records of 21.7% on glass and 20.4% on polymer film, achieved by using high (~650°C) and low (~450°C) temperature CIGS deposition, respectively. Both have developed new processing concepts which open new prospects for further breakthroughs leading to paradigm shift for increased performance of solar cells approaching to the practically achievable theoretical limits. In this way the costs for industrial solar module production < 0.35€/Wp and installed systems < 0.60€/Wp can be achieved, along with a reduced Capex < 0.75€/Wp for factories of >100 MW production capacity, with further scopes for cost reductions through production ramp-up. In this project the performance of single junction CIGS solar cells will be pushed from ~21% towards 25% by a consortium with multidisciplinary expertise. The key limiting factors in state-of-the-art CIGS solar cells are the non-radiative recombination and light absorption losses. Novel concepts will overcome major recombination losses: combinations of increased carrier life time in CIGS with emitter point contacts, engineered grain boundaries for active carrier collection, shift of absorber energy bandgap, and bandgap grading for increased tolerance of potential fluctuations. Innovative approaches will be applied for light management to increase the optical path length in the CIGS absorber and combine novel emitter, front contact, and anti-reflection concepts for higher photon injection into the absorber. Concepts of enhanced cell efficiency will be applied for achieving sub-module efficiencies of >20% and industrial implementation strategies will be proposed for the benefit of European industries.

Keywords: cu in,ga se2,highly efficient,novel pv concepts,towards theoretical limits,thin film solar cell
Operator semigroup techniques in the control of delay systems (OUTCROSS)

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: Mathematics
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF-EF) (H2020-MSCA-IF-2015, 2015)
Start date: 2016-11-01
End date: 2018-10-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 195454.8
EU funding (EUR): 195454.8
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The purpose of this project is to apply operator theory to evolution equations in order to investigate fundamental properties of infinite dimensional dynamical systems with delay in state variables. Radoslaw Zawiski will pursue this goal within the Analysis Group at the School of Mathematics of the University of Leeds, under the supervision of Professor Partington. This interdisciplinary project searches for the answer to the question of necessary and sufficient conditions for admissibility and controllability of an infinite dimensional dynamical system. It also scrutinises weighted forms of admissibility and controllability for a delay system with problems involving the Dirichlet-type norms. With the above, this project goes beyond the state-of-the-art utilising innovative operator semigroup techniques, in particular Carleson embeddings involving sectorial measures and Toeplitz/Hankel operators, to obtain results in an underdeveloped area of state delayed infinite dimensional systems. Concurrently, this project crosses current frontiers in control theory of such systems, setting new level and worldwide standard by giving a great insight into the nature of evolution equations. By fulfilling its purpose, this project helps the European scientific community to maintain its leading role in operator theory and control theory, adding to this topic a relevant set of techniques specifically designed for state delayed evolution equations. In this respect, the fellowship supports Radoslaw Zawiski’s career development by providing him the right environment to attain the proposed research goals. Dr Zawiski will reach the full maturity as a leading researcher, with the solid background and possibilities to significantly contribute to the development of operator theory and control theory.

Keywords: admissibility and controllability of infinite dimensional dynamical systems
Towards the selective hydrodeoxygenation and hydrogenation of levoglucosenone using base metal heterogeneous catalysts modified by atomic layer deposition (TAILORCAT)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Global Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Chemistry
Countries involved: Netherlands,United States
Call: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF-GF) (H2020-MSCA-IF-2015, 2015)
Start date: 2017-06-15
End date: 2020-06-14
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 260929.8
EU funding (EUR): 260929.8
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

Catalytic technology has advanced markedly throughout the 20th century, refining the catalytic processes that provide us with fuels and base chemicals. Presently some important challenges in catalyst development are: a) Fine tuning of the catalysts on the atomic level therewith creating unprecedented control over the performance of catalysts b) The use of base metals, countering the increasing cost and scarcity of the group VIII metals c) Efficient and short conversion routes from biomass to industrial/commodity chemicals d) (In situ) micro- and nanoscale characterization combining advanced spectroscopic techniques with the state-of-the-art in microscopy. This project describes the potential of atomic layer deposition (ALD) to tune the selectivity of base metal nanoparticles while also stabilizing them. ALD applied to catalysts is an emerging field to which the group of Prof. Dumesic, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UWM), is taking a pioneering role. With the continued rise of biomass-derived molecules, the development of more efficient hydrodeoxygenation and hydrogenation methods is paramount. Levoglucosenone (LGE) is an emerging bio-derived building block obtainable in one step from cellulosic biomass. Examples to its potential are the prospected use of dihydrolevoglucosenone (LGO as hydrogenated LGE) as a solvent replacement for toxic N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone and the possibility to convert LGE/LGO into 1,6-hexandiol, 1,2,6-hexantriol and caprolactone by hydrodeoxygenation (DuPont patents). ALD modified catalysts will be applied to the hydrodeoxygenation and hydrogenation of LGE and derivatives. Complementary to the first two years at UWM, the third year in the group of Prof. Weckhuysen, at Utrecht University, will add particular focus to the characterization of these ALD catalysts using advanced Raman (micro)-spectroscopic techniques. This will include in situ (micro)-spectroscopy monitoring the entire life cycle of the catalyst as the reaction progresses.

Keywords: platform molecules,bio derived substrates
Innovation Support Network East Mediterranean (InnoSuppEastMed)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Innovation in SMEs
Action type: Specific Grant agreement
Countries involved: Türkiye,Türkiye,Türkiye,Türkiye
Call: Enhancing the innovation management capacity of SMEs (H2020-Adhoc-2014-20, 2014)
Start date: 2015-01-01
End date: 2016-12-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 17312.5
EU funding (EUR): 17312.5
Participants: 5
Project status: CLOSED

Aim of the project is to become a true one-stop-shop for business and innovation support along the entire value chain, providing its services in the proposed region the context of HORIZON 2020 Programme and in line with the Europe 2020 strategy. innovation support services will help strengthen the competitiveness and sustainability of regional enterprises. Proposed project will include two acitivity type which are “Key account management under the SME Instrument of Horizon 2020” and “Services to enhance the innovation management capacities of SMEs”

Keywords: innovation support,key account management,sme instrument
Blockchain-based, 100% automated KYC (Know Your Customer) service (BlockchainKYC)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Secure societies - protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Iceland
Call: Engaging SMEs in security research and development (H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017, 2017)
Start date: 2017-07-01
End date: 2017-11-30
Duration (months): 5.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Authenteq has developed a smartphone-based 100% automated and tamper-proof online identity verification service (Authenteq ID) that uses multifactor biometric authentication, fitting the needs of online/mobile marketplaces, as well as other websites that require or benefit from ID verification such as betting, gaming or dating sites. This system aims to eliminate user anonymity in online transactions (and therefore drastically reduce identify fraud), while maintaining the highest level of privacy for consumers. Authenteq ID uniquely combines [1] a smartphone app, where the end-user creates its certified ID by scanning its passport and taking a selfie, [2] backend proprietary services that perform face match recognition, image analysis of ID security elements and third-party security checks, and [3] Blockchain data storage for validation purposes (impossible to reverse-engineer and hack). Personal details and images are hashed and files deleted from the server and app. The biometric enrolment and verification processes - with several tamper-evident analyses - proves that the person requesting an Authenteq ID is unequivocally who s/he says s/he is, meeting ‘Know Your Customer’ and ‘Anti-Money Laundering’ regulations. After registration, the app will only be accessible to the rightful owner, through multifactor authentication. In the app, the user will be able to seamlessly grant personal data verification access to the marketplaces where it plans to conduct business, by linking its marketplace user profile with the Authenteq ID stored on the blockchain (data is verified, not sent to marketplaces). Our system has the capacity to eliminate identity fraud in linked profiles, and these marketplaces no longer need to collect passport scans and manually verify user IDs. To fully develop the Authenteq ID system, we aim to conduct a feasibility study (BlockchainKYC, Phase 1) and a large-scale system demonstration in operational environment (Phase 2).

Keywords: identity proofing,verification,blockchain,biometric authentication,online,mobile commerce