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Business Innovation and Virtual Enterprise Environment - (BIVEE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: ICT for the Enterprise and Manufacturing
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Italy,Germany,Austria,Spain,Türkiye,Spain,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-2011-NMP-ICT-FoF, 2011)
Start date: 2011-09-01
End date: 2014-12-31
Duration (months): 40.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4218039.0
EU funding (EUR): 2989000.0
Participants: 10
Project status: CLOSED

EU needs an effective exit strategy from crisis: to this end innovation is a key issue for the EU industrial system. Innovation is a complex issue, requiring both special expertise and a large amount of knowledge. I.e., domain knowledge (on the industry sector) but also knowledge on technology, business models, finances, markets, etc. Innovation is not an easily job for a single enterprise, then really a challenge for a networked virtual enterprise. The BIVEE project intends to develop a rich framework, i.e., a software environment that includes business principles, models, and best practices, to promote innovation in virtual enterprise environments. Effective innovation needs to be aware of what is going on inside the VE, at the production level, and at the same time outside it, where a plethora of elements move fast and often unexpectedly (i.e., markets, technology, finances, competitors, etc.). In BIVEE we introduced the notions of Value Production and Business Innovation space that shape the BIVEE framework, including the knowledge repository that collects all the required elements, inside and outside the VE. The knowledge repository is the key asset of the Mission Control Room, that monitors and manages the VE production, and the Virtual Innovation Factory that produces innovation and manages its introduction in the VE. The workplan of BIVEE emphasizes the impact achievement. To this end it has been based on two different trial applications (in furniture and high tech equipments, respectively), both organised in two major trial phases: Phase1 for monitoring the course of production before the introduction of BIVEE environment and Phase2 where the VE achievements are assessed having the BIVEE environment in place. The two trial cases are quite different, to prove the flexibility and adoptability of BIVEE. To achieve the objective goals we organised a strong industry-driven consortium, having 7 industrial and 2 research partners.

Keywords: business innovation,virtual enterprise
European Synergies and Co-operation for Sustainable vehicle along the Life-Cycle (S_LIFE)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Regions of Knowledge
Destination: Transnational cooperation between regional research-driven clusters
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: France,Germany,Italy,Belgium,Germany,Netherlands,Slovenia
Call:  (FP7-REGIONS-2011-1, 2011)
Start date: 2012-01-01
End date: 2014-12-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2406663.8
EU funding (EUR): 2122349.0
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

The whole transport industry has to tackle major world-wide challenges such as combating climate change, sustainable use and management of natural resources and waste, energy saving, reducing CO2 emissions, etc. In this context, Europe has adopted ambitious goals towards 50% more efficient road transport system by 2030 decoupling economical growth with transport development needs, overcoming energy and economic crisis, accelerating catch up with the US and keeping ahead of rapidly developing Asian countries. The technological development of specific parts of the value chain is recognized as potential sources for technological progress with significant economic growth. However, since advanced technologies of each component of the transport-related industry are often based on certain stand-alone paths (e.g. addressing only recycling of old vehicles, or only design and construction of new-ones, not looking at the entire value chain) is challenged by several hurtles, it is critical to develop a more holistic and integrated approach of the entire value chain of this industry. Indeed, only such an approach will enable the whole sector to move up a gear in greening its entire life cycle from conception and construction, via use, end-of-life and deconstruction to waste valorisation. To this end, the S_LIFE project aims at a developing the cooperation between EU world-wide class clusters in order to help them develop new scientific (multi-disciplinary research environment), economic (new business model covering entire value chain) and structural (RTD and new technologies-oriented) coherent greening solutions all along the value chain. S_LIFE project will develop strategies and a Joint action plan to link, mobilize and coordinate regional resources with more focus on this challenge. The project will develop tools to assess the regional research potential, share and disseminate best practices through inter-regional joint programs and suggest appropriate financial support.

Keywords: integrated value chain,sustainable vehicles,greening transport,reuse&recycle of materials,automotive
Innovative gene therapies for epilepsy treatment (EPIXCHANGE)

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: Italy,Sweden,Denmark,France
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IAPP, 2011)
Start date: 2011-12-01
End date: 2015-11-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1426776.0
EU funding (EUR): 1426776.0
Participants: 4
Project status: CLOSED

A significant part of the costs of neurological diseases on society is associated with epilepsy. About 30-40% of the patients are refractory to pharmacological treatments, which are mostly symptomatic and often have side effects. In few cases surgical intervention is considered and no treatments interfering with or preventing the development of epilepsy are currently available. In this context, EPIXCHANGE aims at exploring, providing the basis for clinical application and implementing in the industrial arena new and unconventional strategies for the therapy of partial epilepsy advancing the state-of-the-art in the field. To achieve this, a strategic partnership will be created, including two internationally recognized academic institutions (UniFE, ULund) and one SME (NsGene) developing encapsulated cell biodelivery (ECB) based therapeutic products. ECBs will be transferred to the academic partners, while knowledge and technology on animal models, viral vectors and BDNF-producing cells will be transferred to the SME. This partnership will implement a joint research programme, which will enable to exploit the complementary competencies and technologies available at each participant site and will increase the knowledge-sharing and technology transfer, as well as the mutual understanding and penetration of the different cultural settings and skills required for both academic and industrial sectors, thus improving partners’ RTD capability and competitiveness. This will be combined with transfer of knowledge on complementary skills. Experienced researchers will be also recruited to bring top level experience in techniques that are not present in the consortium. Annual workshops will be organized to benefit the transfer of knowledge programme and the dissemination of results both within the consortium and towards the scientific community.

Keywords: health sciences,neurosciences,brain research,cell biology,molecular biology
Second Generation Unit Load Device to improve the Security and Efficiency of the Aerospace Logistics Industry (SAFEGUARD)

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: Netherlands,Croatia,Germany,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,Germany,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-SME-2011, 2011)
Start date: 2011-10-01
End date: 2013-09-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1320357.0
EU funding (EUR): 1027618.0
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

The SAFEGUARD project presents a new technology to improve the security and efficiency of air cargo through the research and development of a second generation Unit Load Device (ULD). With 1 million ULDs around the world worth over 900 million Euros, they are a crucial element of the global aviation industry. For example, in 2009, 80 million tonnes of air cargo was carried by the existing ULD fleet. However, 26 million tonnes of this cargo (33%) was transported on passenger aircraft and industry experts agree that air cargo is the weak link in the supply chain. Considering the potential security problems around the global air cargo supply chain, there is an urgent need to review and improve existing technological solutions. Over the last 20 years, incremental improvements have primarily focused on weight reduction, which has resulted in compromised security within the supply chain. The research and development of the SAFEGUARD technology will result in a step change improvement in the security of air cargo supply chain, in addition to large economic savings and logistics improvements for airlines. The proposed technology will overcome the existing security concerns in the supply chain, as well as reducing the ULD weight, minimising supply chain imbalances for ULD availability and the current high maintenance requirements. Following the research program, the new technology will enable our SME consortium partners to jointly commercialise a new product, with forecast revenues of 105 million Euros to 2020 and significant advancements in air cargo supply chain security.

Keywords: unit load device,sealing,audit trail,rfid,passive communication,folding
Smart on-line water salinity measurement network to manage and protect rice fields (SMART-PADDY)

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,France,Italy,Türkiye,Greece,Spain,Spain
Call:  (FP7-SME-2011, 2011)
Start date: 2011-10-01
End date: 2013-09-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1063227.0
EU funding (EUR): 815140.85
Participants: 10
Project status: CLOSED

Rice is the main crop in wet areas such as river deltas and is an essential tool in Europe in managing protected ecosystems. Irrigation water is a key factor in the production of rice and water quality has a major impact on crop yield as a result of tolerance of rice to factors such as dissolved salts. Rice is more water consuming than many other crops: in continuous flooding cultivation it takes about 6 times the water required by wheat. Due to increased water use in coastal areas, the sea intrudes the water table and seawater floods nearby fields during storms in the Mediterranean area. The result is increased water salinity, which reduces yield in rice crops and increases soil salinity. Nowadays, water condition is for the most part assessed by visual inspection of the crops and, when excess water salinity is suspected, fields are irrigated by flooding them. In areas where water salinity is endemic, rice paddies are continuously irrigated with river water to reduce water salinity. This is a remedial solution that requires enormous volumes of water and considerable energy to pump water. Water salinity can be accurately determined by measuring its electrical conductivity (EC). Measuring EC at the water inlet and outlet of each paddy field can help in monitoring the “washing” effect of irrigation. Moreover, measuring EC at points far from water inlets and outlets can help in assessing water salinity in a given paddy field and at different depths in drainage channels can help in managing water salinity in larger areas. This project will develop a wireless sensor network comprised of low-cost EC measurement nodes and an autonomous power supply based on energy harvesting, that will be capable of transmitting readings in real-time to a central server. This data will enable cultivators to effectively manage and protect of their paddy fields and greatly reduce flood water consumption.

Keywords: rice production,salinity measurements,electrical conductivity,water management,wireless sensor networks
SocialRobot (SOCIALROBOT)

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: Portugal,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): 1039198.0
EU funding (EUR): 1039198.0
Participants: 4
Project status: CLOSED

The main goal of the proposed project is to provide an answer to the demographic change challenge, through knowledge transfer and the creation of strategic synergies between the project’s participating academia and industry regarding the development of an integrated Social Robotics system (SocialRobot) for “Ageing Well”. The work focuses on bringing together the Robotic and Computer Science fields by integrating state of the art Robotic and Virtual Social Care Communities technologies and services to provide solutions to key issues of relevance for improved independent living and quality of life of elderly people and efficiency of care. The SocialRobot development will be based on a “human centred approach” in which the elderly individual needs and requirements are met. The project will give the opportunity to participating SMEs with excellent credit in their domain and peripheral European regions, to reach excellence and compete with innovative products in the elderly care market, at European and International level. The major challenges to be addressed in the project include the adaptation of state of the art robotic mobile platforms and their integration with a virtual collaborative social network to provide: Detection of individual needs and requirements related to ageing (e.g. physical mobility limitations or/and cognitive decline), and provision of support through timely involvement of care teams, consisting of different groups of people (family members, neighbors, friends) that collaborate dynamically and virtually; means independently of time and their physical locations; Behavior analysis to adapt social relationships and contexts of the elderly people as they age. Navigate indoors and unstructured environments and provide affective and empathetic user-robotic interaction, taking into account the capabilities of and acceptance by elderly users.

Keywords: technological sciences
CRISTAL-ISE: Discovering and managing eBusiness collaborations (CRISTAL-ISE)

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,France
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IAPP, 2011)
Start date: 2012-05-01
End date: 2016-04-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1481477.0
EU funding (EUR): 1481477.0
Participants: 3
Project status: CLOSED

Research efforts to tackle problems of system evolution have included different approaches such as design versioning and annotated database capture of designs, but none of these enable the design of existing running systems to be changed on-the-fly and for those changes to be reflected in a new running version of that design nor for external systems to discover how they may inter-operate with the existing system. Such functionality is becoming increasingly important especially in the business to business sector where time-to-market has become a critical driver. Businesses now expect systems to be agile in nature, to be able to cope with heterogeneity between systems and to have inter-business synchronisation and to be responsive to changes in user requirements so that they can evolve over time as the user needs change. What industry needs are the skills to develop semantically rich, open, scalable and flexible systems whose descriptions can be discovered by other cooperating systems so that they can coexist and inter-operate. Researchers at the University of the West of England (UWE) have been developing such skills and have implemented the CRISTAL system, based on data and meta-data descriptions that enable systems to dynamically reconfigure on-the-fly and to have system descriptions managed alongside provenance data. The CRISTAL-ISE project aims to enhance an existing Business Process Management tool based on CRISTAL (called Agilium, as developed by the company M1i) with the ability to capture system semantics and have those semantics and provenance 'discovered' by external systems. As a consequence, CRISTAL-ISE will allow the analysis of system usage patterns, system descriptions and associated provenance data of deployed systems in order to facilitate system interoperability between multiple instances of Agilium and will facilitate ebusiness interoperation.

Keywords: ebusiness interoperation,business process management,technology transfer and knowledge exchange,semantic data models,description driven systems,joint application software design and development.
Development of film and coating products to replace conventional high volatile organic content and heavy metal filled formulations for the speciality electrically conductive coatings market (TRANSCOND)

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: Poland,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,Cyprus,Poland,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-SME-2011, 2011)
Start date: 2011-11-01
End date: 2013-10-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1130483.2
EU funding (EUR): 875042.0
Participants: 6
Project status: CLOSED

The project will develop a series of film and coating products, and production technology for their manufacture, to replace conventional high volatile organic content (VOC) and heavy metal filled formulations for the speciality electrically conductive coatings market. The products developed will be multifunctional polymer coatings featuring the following advancements over the state of the art: • Capable of conforming to ATEX Directive 94/9/EC for lighting in explosive environments • Electrical resistivity in the range 101 to 108 Ohm.cm • Transparency, in the visible spectrum, in the range 80 to 90% • 80 to 100% improved scratch resistance versus current coatings • Modulus and hardness of 100% versus current coatings • Permeability to water and air reduced to 50% versus current coatings • Or equivalent performance at 30% thinner coating versus current coatings • 30% cost reductions versus metallic shielding paints • 90% reduction in VOC versus current formulations Currently available electrically conductive coatings products comprising colloidal dispersions of silver, nickel, and copper in organic solvents will be replaced with water based dispersions of modified carbon and hybrid metal / carbon particles. Moreover, coatings for new applications in electronics where current technology cannot meet cost / performance demands will be formulated. Particle and polymer modifications will be developed that optimise the coatings leading to new formulations for the product portfolios of the partner SMEs permitting them conform to EU Directive 1999/13/EC on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds and Directive 94/9/EC for lighting in explosive environments.

Keywords: dispersion,fillers,functional coating,paint formulation
Enhancing University of Crete Medical School Scientific Excellence and Translational Research Potential in Human Diseases (TRANSPOT)

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: Greece
Call:  (FP7-REGPOT-2011-1, 2011)
Start date: 2012-01-01
End date: 2015-12-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3410160.2
EU funding (EUR): 3040726.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

At the University of Crete Medical School, in the convergence region of Crete, Greece, there have been concerted efforts to establish a multidisciplinary scientific environment which will foster excellence in research in areas of major biomedical importance, such as stem cell biology, autoimmune, cardiovascular, malignant and degenerative diseases. The TransPOT support program aims to accelerate these efforts by enhancing the technological capability of the Institution in the fields of regenerative medicine and genomics through the establishment of state-of-the-art infrastructure, attracting high-calibre scientists and by networking with major research entities in Europe. Through a coherent set of measures, TransPOT thus aims to unlock the regional research potential and achieve sustainable scientific excellence, serving as strategic investment for the region by bringing multiple scientific, healthcare, economic and social benefits and accelerating its convergence with the rest of EU.

Keywords: health,translational research,human diseases
NanOtechnology, Biomaterials and aLternative Energy Source for ERA integration (NOBLESSE)

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: Poland
Call:  (FP7-REGPOT-2011-1, 2011)
Start date: 2011-10-01
End date: 2014-09-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3816593.6
EU funding (EUR): 3321290.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The overarching goal of the NOBLESSE project is to establish the Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences (IPC-PAS) as an integrated partner and respected participant in the European nanoscience community. The IPC-PAS has a strong research record in both fundamental studies of physiochemical processes as well as application oriented research. The use and control of nanostructured materials is of great importance for the development of new environmentally friendly materials, more efficient energy-sources and biosensors for medical analysis. The NOBLESSE project will bring essential equipment to the institute, but also help create a Polish nanoscience network to survey the major equipment at Polish research centres and make sure that necessary equipment is available to the researchers. This will be an important development not only for IPC-PAS but for Polish nanoscience as a whole. A major part of the NOBLESSE project is reinforcing the research potential of the Institute by bringing in new experienced researchers and strengthening the staff through a number of supporting activities such as training programs, networking, improvements in dissemination and collaboration with industry. The most important part of fully integrating the IPC-PAS into the ERA community is the establishment of strong partnerships with mutual staff secondments with a network of leading EU research centres sharing scientific interests. This will lead to a large contact area, promoting the Institute and further integrating its staff into EU projects and international collaboration. The planned activities within NOBLESSE will firmly position IPC-PAS as a leading research centre on a national level, contribute to preventing brain drain by offering young devoted researchers competitive resources and facilitate the exchange of know-how with the wider scientific community but equally important with the public and potential business partners. The creation of stronger bonds between academia and industry is of vital importance for IPC-PAS and for society as a whole.

Keywords: nanomaterials,biosensors,nanotechnology,biospectroscopy,green nanoscience,bio-fuel cells