Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
ANion Exchange Membrane Electrolysis from Low-grade water sources (ANEMEL)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Pathfinder
Destination: Challenges
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: Ireland,Belgium,Italy,United Kingdom,Israel,Spain,Germany,Switzerland,Slovenia
Call: Novel routes to green hydrogen production (HORIZON-EIC-2021-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01, 2021)
Start date: 2022-09-01
End date: 2026-12-31
Duration (months): 52.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3314383.75
EU funding (EUR): 3314383.75
Participants: 11
Project status: SIGNED

ANEMEL aims at the development of an anion exchange membrane electrolyzer that operates using low-grade water sources such as saline and wastewater, to produce green hydrogen using renewable sources. The project will achieve this objective by focusing on the preparation of selective and efficient membrane electrode assemblies using non-critical raw materials as electrocatalysts and membranes. The expertise of the consortium in oxygen and hydrogen evolving electrocatalysts, membrane preparation, reactor engineering and reactor modelling will ensure the delivery of an AEM device capable to operate at low overpotentials, without major water pre-treatment and at a current density above 1 A cm-2. The technical work will be compemented with an ecodesign process supported by an environmental and socio-economic analysis to guide the development of a low impact and circular designed AEM device maximising socio-economic benefits. A techno-economic and exploitation plan to move from laboratory scale single-cell to a multi-stack electrolyser will be studied to ensure a fast-track to commercialisation.

Keywords: anion exchange membranes non critical raw materials membrane electrode assemblies electrolyser durability electrolyser innovation low grade water
West African Middle Stone Age Timeline using ESR dating of quartz (WATIME)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Social Sciences and Humanities
Countries involved: Spain
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022 (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01, 2022)
Start date: 2023-10-01
End date: 2025-09-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 181152.96
EU funding (EUR): 181152.96
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

The evolution of H. sapiens in Africa is intrinsically linked to the expansion of the Middle Stone Age (MSA). West Africa is one of the last frontiers for human evolutionary research and has long been considered to have played virtually no role in our species' biological, cognitive and behavioural evolution. Recently-excavated MSA sites across West African changed this perception, but there is still a critical need for reliable chronometric dates to establish a secure timeline for the MSA. While the Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dating applied to quartz has already provided some key chronological constraints, the method has also shown some clear limitations as it cannot chronologically cover the entire MSA time range. WATIME project aims to explore the potential of the Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) dating, the key alternative method to date quartz. The project is built on promising results from a pilot study at Bete I-Anyama site (Ivory Coast), which not only demonstrated the potential and feasibility of using Titanium (Ti) signals to date quartz samples from West Africa, but also led to the identification of some specific methodological issues worth investigating further to ensure the reliability of the ESR dating method. WATIME will address them by developing and quantifying and measurable accurate criteria to assess the suitability of Ti ESR signal, improving spectral resolution, measurement precision and signal characterization. Implementing a new rapid and accurate laboratory ESR dating procedure will help resolve the chronology of MSA West African sites that cannot be dated by other means. WATIME opens an innovative way to date the key changes in cultural/behavioural patterns from the archaeological record in West Africa. The results will be broadly communicated through open access and open peer reviewed article resources, and targeted public outreach activities.

Keywords: timeline,geochronology,electron spin resonance dating,quartz,west africa,middle stone age,african middle pleistocene,african late pleistocene,human evolution,homo sapiens
Biobased and Recycled paving materials with Optimised and Advanced Durability for ROAD infrastructures (BioROAD2)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Information Science and Engineering
Countries involved: Belgium,Netherlands
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023 (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-PF-01, 2023)
Start date: 2025-01-01
End date: 2026-12-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 175920.0
EU funding (EUR): 175920.0
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

Roads are indispensable to our daily lives, promoting mobility and supporting socio-economic interactions. However, the impact caused during their construction (i.e. extraction and transport of raw materials, and production) cannot be disregarded. Moreover, asphalt will be used for the next decades in road infrastructures because of its pragmatic applicability; therefore, it is crucial to identify ways to mitigate their environmental influence and make them more sustainable. The BioROAD2 project seeks to participate in the ongoing research by applying circular economy principles encouraging the reuse/ recycling of asphalt and bio-waste and bio-by-products – often limited due to regulations, performance blockers, and technological challenges – into new paving materials to decrease the use of virgin and fossil resources. It also aims to emphasise the benefits of low-energy-consuming processes fostering the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and related issues. BioROAD2 will highlight the overall benefits of all phases of pavement development, including its circularity, often neglected during the R&D phase. Therefore, BioROAD2 will adopt an integrated approach ensured by a three-pillar R&I strategy including (1) Requirements definition, (2) Experimental studies through Design and Characterisation combined with (3) Sustainability assessments addressing the technical, environmental and socio-economic compatibility. The objectives are to (i) specify and document the criteria for the materials and suitable use area validation and propose a unique, flexible, and verifiable self-devised method supported by literature; (ii) produce samples, verify their recyclability and identify the best mixtures; and (iii) conduct rigorous sustainability assessments for the selected mixtures and translate the results into knowledge that can be exploited as a generalised approach for biobased and recycled paving materials with optimised and advanced durability for road infrastructures.

Keywords: road infrastructures,sustainable pavements,reclaimed asphalt pavement,cleaner processes,emulsion,bio based resources,waste valorisation,recycling,life cycle assessment
Decentralized Solutions for a Circular and Efficient Water Management – from Demonstration to the Market (DECIRE-WATER)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
Theme: Bio-Environment
Destination: Other Bio-environnement destinations
Action type: Innovation actions
Countries involved: Germany,Austria,Czechia,Spain,Greece,South Africa,Poland
Call: New circular solutions and decentralised approaches for water and wastewater management (HORIZON-CL6-2024-CIRCBIO-02, 2024)
Start date: 2025-06-01
End date: 2028-05-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 5217621.0
EU funding (EUR): 4991995.89
Participants: 16
Project status: SIGNED

Water scarcity, population growth, and climate change put immense pressure on global water resources, challenging human health, environmental sustainability, and economic development. DECIRE-WATER addresses these issues by demonstrating innovative, scalable, and circular water and wastewater management solutions at five sites in Europe and one in South Africa. The project will provide pioneering, affordable, and sustainable decentralised systems, designed to function independently or integrated with centralised infrastructure, predominantly based on Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) but also incorporating technical processes. By project completion, our solutions will reach TRL 7-8 and be tailored to diverse geographic, climatic, and socio-economic conditions. Advanced monitoring technologies and digital tools will be incorporated to demonstrate that DECIRE-WATER can achieve the required level of safety and reliability, which is critical for achieving regulatory approval, public acceptance, and eventual market adoption. We will engage stakeholders through co-design and co-creation, fostering acceptance and market uptake, while developing a decision framework to guide policymakers. Public-private partnerships will also be explored to test sustainable business models. Our long-term impact by 2035, is to operate the DECIRE-WATER systems which will collectively drive €60 million in revenues and create 200 jobs in the water sector. In addition, our solutions will collectively benefit 7% of the European population by reclaiming over 7.8 million m³ of water annually, with estimated energy savings amounting to 751,300 MWh/year. By aligning with EU priorities on climate resilience, water security, and sustainability, DECIRE-WATER is well-positioned to meet global water management challenges, ensuring long-term impact and success.

Keywords: water reuse,resource recovery,nature based solutions,digital solutions,dashboard,monitoring,antibiotic resistances,micropollutants,pathogens,one water,one health,co design,co creation
Multi-Material 3D-Printing for Nano-Engineered Microbots (PRINTBOT)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Systems and Communication Engineering
Panel description: Electrical, electronic, communication, optical and systems engineering
Countries involved: Austria
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): 1723730.0
EU funding (EUR): 1723730.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Microbots have the potential to revolutionize modern medicine by performing precise operations at microscopic scales, enabling safer and more efficient diagnostic and therapeutic solutions. However, breakthrough innovations required to significantly enhance patient care are currently hindered by challenges in manufacturing at the lowest microscale, particularly limitations in material versatility, nanoscale resolution, and design flexibility. These constraints result in inefficient propulsion and restricted functional capabilities in current microbots. The PRINTBOT project aims to overcome these challenges by developing sub-10 µm microbots with highly efficient propulsion systems and advanced functionalities. Two propulsion concepts will be explored for operation in liquid environments: (1) artificial ciliary microbots – 20 times smaller than current models, and (2) magnetic helical swimmers with novel designs for efficient locomotion. Beyond propulsion, PRINTBOT will introduce innovative functionalities, such as controlled cargo mechanisms and heating antennas that can be modularly attached to microbots. These features will allow the microbots to selectively capture / transport / release particles, and carry out localized hyperthermia treatments, such as targeted tumor cell inhibition. The project will also create the ImmunoBot, an artificial immune cell designed to capture and neutralize pathogens through targeted heating, mimicking the body´s natural defense mechanisms. These innovations will be enabled by PRINTBOT´s pioneering work in multi-material 3D-nanoprinting, allowing a seamless, modular integration of materials with various functionalities within a single 3D-structure, establishing new benchmarks in nanoscale additive manufacturing. PRINTBOT´s outcomes are expected to drive progress not only in microrobotics but also to advance applications in Lab-on-a-Chip systems, sensors, and biomedical engineering, opening new horizons for healthcare innovations.

Keywords: 3d nanoprinting micro robotics
Collaborative On-cloud Lab for the conservation and digital restoration of ColOUred heritage collectionS (COLOURS)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Culture, creativity and inclusive society
Theme: Culture, creativity and inclusive society
Destination: Innovative Research on the European Cultural Heritage and the Cultural and Creative Industries
Action type: Innovation actions
Countries involved: Italy,Germany,Greece,Norway,Poland,Spain,Netherlands,Slovenia,Slovakia
Call: A European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage – Innovative tools for the study, conservation and restoration of heritage objects (HORIZON-CL2-2024-HERITAGE-ECCCH-01, 2024)
Start date: 2025-10-01
End date: 2028-09-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4076561.4
EU funding (EUR): 3999000.7
Participants: 11
Project status: SIGNED

Preserving Europe’s cultural heritage requires advanced digital tools that enable seamless collaboration among curators, conservators, and scientists. These tools must preserve primary data referenced to digital representations and twins and maintain documentation of analysis and reasoning processes. They must also preserve “raw” primary data to ensure accuracy and integrity and support future analysis techniques as the methods evolve. Colour, a key element of cultural heritage, is critical to understanding the historical and artistic significance of artefacts. However, its preservation faces challenges such as fading, alteration or loss. Events like the Notre Dame fire highlight the need for adaptive collaborative environments, while public reaction to the Sistine Chapel restoration highlights the importance of tools that predict and communicate restoration results. Building on 2 years of research and development conducted under PERCEIVE, the project aims to make a major contribution to the digital transition of cultural heritage conservation and restoration by developing integrated colour analysis and restoration tools tailored to diverse artefacts, including polychrome sculptures, paintings, textiles, historic films and photographs. These tools, fully interoperable with the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage, will provide high-precision analysis, simulate restoration results with perceptual accuracy, and support interdisciplinary collaboration through hybrid spaces that merge virtual and physical environments. These spaces will enable real-time interaction with the digital twins , fostering inclusive decision-making among conservators, curators, and scientists, while ensuring accessibility for remote participants. In addition, the project seeks to enhance public engagement by leveraging mixed reality technologies and digital storytelling to showcase restored colours and convey the authenticity of artefacts, promoting a deeper appreciation of CH.

Keywords: color simulation and restoration,digital tools for restoration,coloured heritage,cloud based services
Advancing European Industrial Sustainability and Competitiveness through Circular Design Strategies, Digital Product Passports, and Sustainable Product-Service Systems in the Furniture Sector (Cir4Fun)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
Theme: Bio-Environment
Destination: Other Bio-environnement destinations
Action type: Innovation actions
Countries involved: Spain,Greece,Portugal,Italy,Germany,Denmark,France,Ireland,Switzerland,United Kingdom
Call: Innovative circular solutions for furniture (HORIZON-CL6-2024-CIRCBIO-01, 2024)
Start date: 2025-01-01
End date: 2027-12-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 5380891.25
EU funding (EUR): 4823645.0
Participants: 23
Project status: SIGNED

The Cir4Fun Project endeavours to transform the furniture industry by championing circular economy principles across the product life cycle. Through innovative strategies, DPP and digital solutions supporting mechanisms, it aims to enhance furniture sustainability, eco-labelling, and consumer engagement while aligning with relevant regulations and initiatives. Cir4Fun's approach involves creating a comprehensive circular economy roadmap, defining content for a Furniture DPP, developing circular business models and eco-design guidelines, and establishing new assessment methodologies for maintenance, reparability, refurbishment, remanufacturing and recyclability. All this knowledge will be integrated in a holistic Furniture Assessment System (FAS) including a Sustainable Index System, d-LCA, LCC, SLCA. FAS will support the furniture eco-scoring system and DPP. Additionally, it focuses on interoperability, data sharing and data management with reliable approaches to enable simulation testing to inform supply chain strategies and extend product lifespan. Social engagement with stakeholders is emphasized to promote sustainable behaviours and circular practices, ultimately supporting new regulations and standardization in the furniture industry. The project outcomes will be implemented and validated in 3 use cases addressing different value chains across Europe and the findings will be widely circulated across the furniture ecosystem in Europe.

Keywords: ecodesign guidelines and management system,furniture data space,eco scoring system,furniture dpp content,lca,lcc,slca,interoperability,track and trace,circular business modelling,close loop
Computational Multi-Models Enabled Design of Safe & Sustainable Multi-Component High-Entropy Coatings (M2DESCO)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Digital, Industry and Space
Theme: Industry
Destination: Increased Autonomy in Key Strategic Value Chains for Resilient Industry
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Spain,United Kingdom,Italy,Greece,Romania,Belgium,Germany
Call: Computational models for the development of safe and sustainable by design chemicals and materials (RIA) (HORIZON-CL4-2023-RESILIENCE-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-01-01
End date: 2027-12-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 6229107.14
EU funding (EUR): 5142175.0
Participants: 12
Project status: SIGNED

The project is directed at addressing challenges for developing next-generation high-entropy-alloy-based multi-component green (free of toxic substances) and sustainable (rare earth free & minimum critical metal elements) coatings with predictable functionalities, performance and life - aiming at increasing wear resistance by 100%, corrosion/oxidation reThe project is directed at addressing challenges for developing next generation high entropy alloy-based multi-component green (free of toxic substances) and sustainable (rare earth free & minimum critical metal elements) coatings with predictable functionalities, performance and life (hardness & wear resistance increased by 50-100%, corrosion resistance increased by 20-40%, and thermal stability & oxidation resistance increased by 30-60%) and effectively reduced use of CRMs by 30-40% by integrating AI/ML underpinned Computational Modelling with Safe and Sustainability by Design framework facilitated by high-throughput characterisation & evaluation. These developments together will lead to a much efficient approach and tool to support the co-design of coating materials and substrate systems, optimisation of PVD processes, and reduced overall new coating system development cycle time by 50-100%, and material savings and waste reductions for developing the new coating systems by at least by 4-5 folds, comparing to traditional experimental trials and error approaches. The advancement of M2DESCO will contribute to combating the loss in EU region caused by corrosion and wear, excellently increase the global profile and competitive edge of EU modelling community and significantly strengthen the competitiveness of EU coating research and business with an European market size of €196 mill in 2020 and €421M in 2026 for anti-corrosion coatings and anti-wear hard coatings respectively thus greatly benefiting the wider manufacturing chain and effectively increasing the global competitiveness and the resilience of EU industry.

Keywords: multiscale modelling,dft,md,montecarlo,coating substances,vapor deposition,entropy alloys
Identifications. A Psychoanalytic/Political Study of Performances Countering intra-European Cultural Racism (Identifications)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Social Sciences and Humanities
Countries involved: Italy,United Kingdom
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022 (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01, 2022)
Start date: 2023-09-01
End date: 2026-02-28
Duration (months): 30.0
Total project cost (EUR): 172750.08
EU funding (EUR): 172750.08
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

The enlargement of the European Union to include Central and Eastern Europe (2004, 2007) brought with it the rise of right-wing politics in Western Europe. Factors that contributed to the ensuing institutionalisation of right-wing parties include: the European debt crisis (2009-2018), the imposing of austerity measures, and the unprecedented influx of migrants from the Middle East and Africa during a period that has been termed the European migrant crisis (2015-2019). As living standards fell, far-right politicians blamed the decline on both internal and external immigrants and refugees by singling out incomers as a threat to economic and cultural stability. The right-wing populists began galvanising processes of identification among citizens through the use of discourses of intolerance. A newly-fortified cultural racism provided followers with a mechanism of legitimacy for their right-wing beliefs. This research project will study the intricate interplay of performance and race. It will investigate the ways in which both left-leaning civic performances (civil protests, speeches, policies) and artistic performances (theatre, dance, music) are capable of mobilising processes of identification that draw upon anti-racist discourses that permeate and sustain democratic institutions. Turning to discourse theory, and using a self-critical, Western European lens, the project will explore processes of identification that contest cultural racism.

Keywords: performance studies,civic performance,artistic performance,politics,cultural racism,identification,discourse theory