Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Learning and Analysing Massive / Big complex Data (LAMBDA)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Research and innovation staff exchange
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Information Science and Engineering
Countries involved: Greece,France,United States,United Kingdom
Call: Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (H2020-MSCA-RISE-2016, 2016)
Start date: 2017-03-01
End date: 2022-08-31
Duration (months): 66.0
Total project cost (EUR): 337500.0
EU funding (EUR): 337500.0
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

LAMBDA aims at transferring game changing technologies to the European industry in critical areas of Machine learning. Based on recent algorithmic breakthroughs, we adapt sophisticated methods to targeted industries, with a twofold goal: First, to help turn cutting edge tools into innovative software products and processes, tailored to real-world issues. Second, based on the available data, to organise open data repositories / benchmarks, or to simulate data with the same statistical properties, when such data is confidential, following "anonymisation". LAMBDA focuses on two distinct application domains: 3D shape analysis and unstructured data mining. They share challenging features such as inherent complexity in modeling the data, high dimensionality which raises the issue of curse of dimensionality, and the need to address such datasets at a massive scale. Moreover, they correspond to the expertise of the participants. LAMBDA is characterised by a unique blend of theoretically rigorous and geometrically inclined methods, thus supporting a strong aspect of interdisciplinarity between Theory of Algorithms and Machine Learning. This shall be supported by advanced software development, ranging from public-domain prototype implementations to licensed software and integrated libraries, where the latter may be based on the highly-optimised platform BIDMach (UC Berkeley). LAMBDA strengthens existing links within Europe and across the Atlantic, while creating new synergies in the directions of two industrial domains, namely 3D shape search and insurance data. The two clusters are organised around representative companies in the respective domains. The Project is built so as to support knowledge transfer beyond its lifetime. Besides inter-sectoral collaborations, we exploit the international dimension by associating leading USA Universities, so as to bring state-of-the-art methods developed at the global level into the European framework.

Keywords: machine learning,geometric algorithms,software,unsupervised learning,data mining,retrieval,clustering,shape analysis,unstructured data,massive data,transfer of knowledge,training
New seed treating method - hydrostimulation - for higher crop yields in water deprived regions (Pewas AQS)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy
Theme: Sustainable agriculture and forestry
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Slovakia
Call: Stimulating the innovation potential of SMEs for sustainable and competitive agriculture, forestry, agri-food and bio-based sectors (H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017, 2017)
Start date: 2018-03-01
End date: 2018-04-30
Duration (months): 2.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

PEWAS Aquaholder™ Seed+ concept of hydrostimulating seed treatment (later “AQS”) was developed as a response to a serious problem of drought in agriculture. It is a unique seed coating method for higher seed emergence and crop yields in water deprived regions. AQS uses a superabsorbing polymer (later „SP“) which has a great ability to absorb into its structures 200-500 times of water to own weight and release the captured water gradually in times of drought. As a result, crops treated with AQS have more moisture available to support the process of germination and the first phase of growth. Based on preliminary experiments and field tests following results have been achieved for AQS treated seeds: a) higher hectare yields by 10-15% b) higher seed emergence by 30-50% c) lower water demand by 30-40% in the first stage of seed growth. The innovativeness of AQS concept consists of a formula of AQS and seed treating procedure performed directly in existing coating facilities of seed companies. Changing climate conditions cause that the demand for solutions tackling the drought issue is growing. Based on the OECD’s report from 2016, 60% of the global population will face water issues by 2050 and up to 50% yield lost is estimated by the same year in some African countries. That is why the potential of AQS concept is significant and global. Just for the targeted market in Europe, the market potential for 2 main crops reaches €mil 163. The ambition of AQS concept for the future is to become a standard for seeds used in arid and semi-arid regions. Target customer for AQS concept is the seed treating company around the globe producing and distributing treated seeds to dry regions. Final user for AQS treated seeds is a farmer located in hyper arid to semi-arid regions around the world. We believe that AQS concept has a great potential to participate in fighting against negative impact of drought on agriculture.

Keywords: superabsorbing polymer,drought,smart seeds,seed treatment,agriculture,germination,seed,emergence,higher yields,arid and semi arid regions
Educational provision and professional training for youth in contemporary art museums (YouthInMuseums)

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: Social Sciences and Humanities
Countries involved: Portugal
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2019, 2019)
Start date: 2020-09-14
End date: 2024-10-24
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 239722.56
EU funding (EUR): 239722.56
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

This project aims to research the educational provision and professional training available for youth in contemporary art museums, and how can these programmes enhance young people’s sense of agency and career opportunities in the creative sector. Focusing on the emergent turn in contemporary art museums across Europe towards programmes that offer young people professional training, this project will further analyse the potential of a tier-based structure when engaging with this age group, as it gives participants distinct access points into the life of museums, as well as new possibilities for their personal, social and professional development outside of formal education. Using a participatory action research approach, the project focuses on a pilot case study to be co-developed with a group of young people and the Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology (MAAT) in Lisbon, and analysed in tandem with three pioneer youth programmes in Portugal (Culturgest), Spain (Museo Reina Sofia) and the UK (Tate). Expected outcomes include a deeper understanding of young people’s sociocultural interests: their perceptions, motivations and expectations about art and museums; and of how long-term youth programmes can inform museums' future programming for this age group. The project will be strengthened by the background and professional experience of the researcher in art and museum education, alongside contribution from other disciplinary perspectives, including youth studies, through researchers at the host institution. It aims to create both academic outputs as well as material and content for public engagement and dissemination.

Keywords: art museum education,museum studies,contemporary art
Artificial Intelligence for Human-Centered Digital Advertising (GHOSTWRITERAI)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Innovation in SMEs
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Italy
Call: SME instrument (H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1, 2019)
Start date: 2020-01-01
End date: 2020-06-30
Duration (months): 6.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Finally, you have the full picture to make winning business decisions! A Human-Centered Approach to your Content Strategy has come! Finding public, trends, keyword is a long job. It takes weeks to improve the results. Thanks to GhostwriterAI is a tool that helps you companies what interests have, and what words use, the people in the audience they want to reach. On the other hand, people protect data and privacy, while giving back useful insights deliverable and immediately usable by Companies to improve customer experiences, saving time and money. Companies can bring their audiences closer by speaking their language. We can transform any language in mathematics. Maths can protect data, privacy and giving back useful insights to Companies to improve their customer with meaningful experiences, saving time and money. The solution is cross-industry, and we point to make it cross-language. GhostWriterAI serves to profile people and improve marketing strategy using AI. For example, we helped Moleskine identify new audiences and understand their interests before launching a new product, finding topics and testing ads in a human-centred perspective. Our innovative technology based on Semantics and Artificial Intelligence help companies understanding people interests and words to create a human-centric marketing approach. GhostWriterAI is a proprietary AI technology. We are currently in a TRL6 phase. Our proprietary system is patented in Italy, and validated by technological leaders, like our partners NVIDIA and INTEL, and scientific publishing. We are part of international networks as a winner of European contests (winner Startup of the Year 2018 EU Startup Lighthouse, Winner DDW Analytics at EU, Startup Lighthouse 2018, TOP 50 AI Code_N 2018, TOP Fifty Founders Tech Chill 2019, finalists at Unicredit Start Lab, winners of next EDI round of incubation. The SME instrument phase 1 project is thoroughly aligned with GhostWriterAI’s development strategy.

Keywords: semantic system,context analysis,ai marketing,sentiment analysis,recommendation,deep,tech,machine learning,deep learning,neural network,saas,social network
DNA-sensing by AIM2 in activated B cells: novel targets to improve allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (DABAT)

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: Life Sciences
Countries involved: France,United States
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2019, 2019)
Start date: 2020-10-01
End date: 2023-09-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 275619.84
EU funding (EUR): 275619.84
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

A recent paradigm shift is that B cells are pivotal in chronic graft-versus-host-disease (cGVHD), which is the most relevant cause of late non-relapse morbidity and mortality after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. DABAT’s project hypothesis is that 1) DNA-sensing by AIM2 supports cGVHD pathological B cells through autocrine regulations and that 2) their DNase1L3 expression modulates DNA-sensing by AIM2. Doctor Sarantopoulos (Duke University, US, supervisor for the outgoing phase) recently performed a single cell RNA-Sequencing experiment showing that AIM2 is upregulated in cGVHD patient B cells. Upon DNA binding, the AIM2 protein induces AIM2 inflammasome formation that triggers pro-inflammatory cytokines secretion. The survival and function of pathological B cells in cGVHD seem to be based on similar mechanisms to those of marginal zone (MZ) B cells. Doctor Sisirak (Bordeaux University, France, supervisor for the incoming phase) showed that DNase1L3, a major enzyme regulating extracellular DNA exposure, could play a pivotal role in MZ B cells development. The researcher will conduct the DABAT project under the supervision of these two internationally recognized experts in cGVHD B cells and DNase1L3. He will study AIM2 and DNase1L3 in human B cells and in mouse models. This fellowship will provide him with advanced technical training in B cell studies, flow cytometry, transcriptomic, histopathology and animal handling. He could identify intrinsic molecular programs underpinning B cell pathobiology, so that agents targeting B cell can be developed to treat cGVHD. He will be the main spokesperson of the project to a large audience. This fellowship will be a crucial step to extend his knowledge, to develop his communication, management and leadership skills, and to enlarge his international professional network. He will then become a mature and independent researcher enriching EU expertise and networking in Immunology and Transplant Immunology.

Keywords: allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation,chronic graft versus host disease,b cells,inflammasome,dna sensing,aim2,dnase1l3
Demonstration and development of the next generation technology for environmental dredging based on an innovative and energy-efficient freeze technology (FREEZEMUD)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Climate action, environment,  resource efficiency and raw materials
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Sweden
Call: Boosting the potential of small businesses for eco-innovation and a sustainable supply of raw materials (H2020-SMEINST-1-2015, 2015)
Start date: 2015-12-01
End date: 2016-05-31
Duration (months): 6.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Scandecon´s innovation project aims at bringing the next generation technology and methodology for environmental dredging to the market. The core of Scandecon´s solution is a unique freeze technology that uses 75 % less power, shortens the time for freezing by 50 % and lowers costs by 30 % compared to other dredging methods. This is combined with a set of services that covers the entire value-chain for dredging, handling and disposal of contaminated sediment - making it a unique offer that sets a new standard for environmental dredging. Scandecon´s solution will initiate a paradigm shift in environmental dredging by allowing for new possibilities for cost-, time- and resource efficient removal of contaminated sediment at levels that can endanger marine life and human life. Applying Scandecon´s technology on polluted environments in soil, rivers, lakes and oceans will help states, municipalities and businesses to save hundreds of millions of Euro on dredging and handling of contaminated sediment.

Keywords: contaminated sediment,dredging and handling,freeze technology,marine environment,resourceefficient
Training on Advanced Stem Cell Technologies in Neurology (ASCTN-Training)

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: Life Sciences
Countries involved: Germany,Spain,Italy,Spain,Belgium,Sweden,France,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,United Kingdom
Call: Innovative Training Networks (H2020-MSCA-ITN-2018, 2018)
Start date: 2018-10-01
End date: 2023-03-31
Duration (months): 54.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3749403.24
EU funding (EUR): 3749403.2399999998
Participants: 11
Project status: CLOSED

Neuronal disorders (NDs) are associated with behavioural and cognitive impairments and have a high prevalence. As such they are a high emotional, financial and social burden on the patients and their social network. To reduce the impact of NDs new scientific technologies and disease models must be developed, and specialized professionals are needed. The primary aim of ASCTN-Training is to provide the appropriate training for the participating ESRs, so that each individual ESR will complete a PhD degree based on their research work, while at the same time equipping them with the necessary tools to collaborate and develop innovative technologies for the modeling of NDs and the development of novel therapies ASCTN-Training consists of six closely interlinked Work Packages (WPs), the central theme – techniques for modeling neuronal disorders - will be executed through scientific WPs 1-3 – biotechnology, molecular neurobiology and preclinical studies - where individual ESRs will be trained together across multiple scientific disciplines. Training will be achieved using the different didactic methods in WP4 – education and training - to enable efficient work on each ESR project as well as in joint efforts with other ESRs both within and across WPs1-3. Each ESR project is directly or indirectly linked to other ESR projects and contributes various parts to the different scientific WPs, which in turn will make a large contribution to the completion of the scientific deliverables. The education, training and industrial secondments will provide ESRs with training in both individual scientific disciplines and inter-disciplinary fields. This approach will provide ESRs with the transferrable inter-sectorial skills and tools that will prepare them for innovative thinking and true inter-disciplinary work. Communication, dissemination and exploitation of the results that are obtained will be achieved through WP5 while ASCTN-Training as a whole will be managed through WP6.

Keywords: brain on chip,3d bioprinting
Developing an Oil Free Polypropyelene Diaphragm Pump for Agricultural Application (B90)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Innovation in SMEs
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Italy
Call: SME instrument (H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1, 2018)
Start date: 2018-11-01
End date: 2019-02-28
Duration (months): 4.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Diaphragm pumps are used in the agricultural industry to drive boom sprayers used to disseminate agrochemicals. Diaphragm pumps use oil for lubrication and hydraulic moment. These pumps however have a short life span (≤1000 hours) making them unreliable. Furthermore, because the pumps use oil, once the diaphragm has ruptured the oil contaminates the boom sprayer causing an environmental hazard as oil is sprayed onto the soil, affecting moisture absorption and soil fertility. There is a need for a reliable pumping solution which eliminates this environmental hazard, allowing farmers to conform with sustainable agriculture legislation. Idromeccanica Bertolini Spa is a company founded in 1918 which delivers pump solutions. With over 100 years of experience the company is well poised to deliver the next stage in agricultural innovation. Bertolini has created the B90 oil free polypropylene diaphragm pump to address the challenges faced in the industry. The pump eliminates the environmental hazard of oil contamination as it doesn’t use oil. Furthermore, the pump is the first of its kind made of the highly resilient polypropylene, which makes it 100% compatible with the host of over 3000 agrochemicals currently on the market. In addition, the design of the diaphragm unit incorporates a membrane support system which extends the life of the diaphragm to 3000 hours making it more durable than the current pumps while employing additional anti-leakage double manifold system. The target users of the pump are commercial farmers and our product will be sold directly to spray manufacturers. Through the completion of the project we aim to replace our current oil using pumps with the B90 series providing farmers with a 300% increase in life span and 0% chance of contamination. This allows them to complete the application of agrochemicals in the narrow window of opportunity that they have to apply chemicals. As a company this innovation will allow us to reach a €4.5 million profit.

Keywords: oil free polypropylene diaphragm pump,green agriculture,sustainable agriculture,crop protection,diaphragm pump,agricultural sprayers,agricultural technology,engineering innovation
Useful energy from contaminated landfill gas (USELA)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Secure, clean and efficient energy
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Sweden
Call: Stimulating the innovation potential of SMEs for a low carbon energy system (H2020-SMEINST-1-2014, 2014)
Start date: 2014-12-01
End date: 2015-02-28
Duration (months): 3.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Cleanergy will plan and demonstrate (in phase 1 and 2) a solution for exploration and production of a technical solution that utilizes low-grade methane landfill-gas with a more efficient production of heat and electricity and better control of emissions from the combustion than existing technology. The combustion in the stirling engine application will be optimized. The project focuses on variations in the fuel which affect combustion and components. The challenge of Phase 1 refers to the varying gas composition and impurities. Research data shows that the gas composition and its compounds vary not only over time but also by season and weather. The project allows landfill-gas extraction to last long, be more predictable and stable and take care of pollution that would otherwise not be treated. In Phase 1 , we intend to identify various landfills where demonstrations can be made with different conditions and geography that reflects the market potential but also technical challenges. This way, we involve users in Phase 1 in order to better plan Phase 2. We will also examine if we need extra partners in Phase 2. A market survey will be conducted to know the proportion of landfills in Europe that have a gas collecting system and the landfills that flare. The flaring landfills represent the primary target in a first exploitation phase. A risk analysis will secure the measurements and method to be used in the demonstration phase in order to give valid results. In Phase 1 an innovation strategy will be developed and the European dimension will be refined. We will investigate potential obstacles for the company's ability to be profitable in the exploitation phase in order to secure the return on investment. Overall, the pilot will evaluate the feasibility of the concept and the idea for the project and innovation. The deliverable from phase 1 is a business innovation plan I.

Keywords: stirling motor,biogas