Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Next Generation Genome Based High Resolution Tracing of Pathogens (PATHONGEN-TRACE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Health
Destination: Biotechnology, generic tools and medical technologies for human health
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Germany,France,Germany,United Kingdom,Germany,Belgium,Netherlands
Call:  (FP7-HEALTH-2011-two-stage, 2011)
Start date: 2012-01-01
End date: 2016-06-30
Duration (months): 54.0
Total project cost (EUR): 7799782.58
EU funding (EUR): 5995267.0
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

Next generation sequencing (NGS) has fundamentally altered genomic research. New developments will bring NGS costs and performance down to an everybody's technology with extreme potential for ultra fast and accurate molecular typing and diagnostic as it provides the ultimate whole genome information. However, technical and bioinformatics constraints, restrict the application of NGS to few highly experienced laboratories. The goal of this project is the transition of NGS from a basic research tool to a highly efficient technology for pathogen typing and diagnostics on the EU level. This objective will be achieved by establishing a unique European consortium that brings together three SMEs leading in the fields of "data to knowledge" and "NGS genome research" with leading experts in clinical microbiology of three model pathogens of high European and worldwide importance (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Campylobacter spp., and M. tuberculosis complex. Particularly we will i) develop bio-informatics pipelines for quality-controlled and easy interpretation of NGS data, ii) optimize sample preparation steps and evaluate newest NGS (Ion Torrent) and Optical Mapping (OM) technologies, and iii) develop new, dedicated NGS-based pathogen diagnostic kits. Ultimate goal is to generate automatically plain language reports and to implement GIS and space-time cluster detections for automatic early-warning systems based on NGS-data. Application programming interfaces and a microbial typing ontology for a “linked web” will be developed. Product-like prototypic software development for automatic analysis of microbial NGS-data will be guided by two leading SMEs. The development of new and improved tools/technologies in this SME-targeted project will overcome existing obstacles of NGS and open the door for a wide application of NGS for European scientists and clinical microbiologist, thus fostering competitiveness of Europe in NGS research and medical applications.

Keywords: next generation sequencing,bioinformatics,quality control,major pathogens,genotyping,diacnostics,drug resistance
Marine Ecosystem Dynamics and Indicators for North Africa (MEDINA)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Environment (including Climate Change)
Destination: Earth observation and assessment tools for sustainable development
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Italy,Spain,Spain,Morocco,European organisations area,Egypt,Switzerland,United Kingdom,France,Algeria
Call:  (FP7-ENV-2011, 2011)
Start date: 2011-10-01
End date: 2014-12-31
Duration (months): 39.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4195231.7
EU funding (EUR): 3454575.0
Participants: 12
Project status: CLOSED

MEDINA is designed to enhance Northern African Countries’s monitoring capacity of their coastal areas ecosystems, including fish stocks resources, and consequently their capacity to implement environmental policies, conventions and protocols. In response to this Call for proposal and supported by a strong European partnership, MEDINA focuses on the Mediterranean coasts of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt. The plan to enhance those States monitoring capacity relies on a scientific and technology transfer approach, starting from the solid European experience in Mediterranean coasts management and active participation across GEO activities and Communities of Practice. MEDINA plans to achieve its objectives by implementing and demonstrating a set of five thematic pilot case studies, based on the requirements identified during the project’s initial phase. Relevant data include satellite earth observations (EO), in-situ monitoring networks, airborne and ground survey information as well as socio-economic data, ecological analyses and national and regional cartographic datasets. Data availability to all parties will be ensured through the GEOSS Common Infrastructure (GCI). Existing software components for data access, processing and modelling will be adapted to requirements gathered within MEDINA and integrated in the GCI. MEDINA will exploit the GCI capabilities populating its registries and complying with the GEOSS Data Sharing Principles. In agreement with the GCI System of Systems philosophy, MEDINA will build on existing National capacities -represented in the project by key actors in ICZM- completing and advancing them, where necessary. MEDINA will mobilize such resources by assembling them in a dedicated e-infrastructure. Addressing user requirements, a set of specific tools will complete the platform to advance the scientific knowledge.These tools will enable MEDINA to assess the status of the coastal ecosystem, including fish stocks and marine habitats.

Keywords: marine ecosystem,north africa,indicators,iczm,geoss
Operational Global Carbon Observing System (GEOCARBON)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Environment (including Climate Change)
Destination: Earth observation and assessment tools for sustainable development
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Italy,United Kingdom,Switzerland,Netherlands,United Kingdom,Netherlands,United Kingdom,Germany,France,Netherlands,Italy,United Kingdom,Italy,Norway,Germany,United Kingdom,Austria,Brazil,Italy,Belgium,France,United Kingdom,Cameroon
Call:  (FP7-ENV-2011, 2011)
Start date: 2011-10-01
End date: 2014-12-31
Duration (months): 39.0
Total project cost (EUR): 8672736.19
EU funding (EUR): 6648529.81
Participants: 27
Project status: CLOSED

Today, countries use a wide variety of methods to monitor the carbon cycle and it is difficult to compare data from country to country and to get a clear global picture. The current global observational and modelling capabilities allow us to produce estimates of carbon budget at different level (from local to global) but many uncertainties still remain. Decision makers need now more than ever systematic, consistent and transparent data, information and tools for an independent and reliable verification process of greenhouse gas emissions and sinks. Therefore higher quality and quantity of CO2 and CH4 data, from different domains and with an enhanced spatial and temporal resolution, need to be collected by a globally integrated observation and analysis system. This can be obtained by the coordinated Global Carbon Observation and Analysis System that this project aims at designing, addressing the climate targets of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) toward building a Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) for carbon. Specific objectives of the GEOCARBON project are: • Provide an aggregated set of harmonized global carbon data information (integrating the land, ocean, atmosphere and human dimension) • Develop improved Carbon Cycle Data Assimilation Systems (CCDAS) • Define the specifications for an operational Global Carbon Observing System • Provide improved regional carbon budgets of Amazon and Central Africa • Provide comprehensive and synthetic information on the annual sources and sinks of CO2 for the globe and for large ocean and land regions • Improve the assessment of global CH4 sources and sinks and develop the CH4 observing system component • Provide an economic assessment of the value of an enhanced Global Carbon Observing System • Strengthen the effectiveness of the European (and global) Carbon Community participation in the GEO system

Keywords: carbon cycle,observation system,data assimilation,ghg budget,land and ocean fluxes,forest monitoring,tropical c-stocks and changes.
Creating the technology for safe, long-term carbon storage in the subsurface (CARBFIX)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Energy
Destination: CO2 capture and storage technologies for zero emission power generation
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Iceland,France,Denmark,Spain
Call:  (FP7-ENERGY-2011-1, 2011)
Start date: 2011-10-01
End date: 2014-09-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2257008.4
EU funding (EUR): 1570813.0
Participants: 5
Project status: CLOSED

CarbFix is a combined industrial/academic research program created to 1) increase measurably our understanding of the long-term fate of CO2 injected into the subsurface, 2) develop new technology to facility the safe and permanent of geologic carbon storage, and 3) publicise the results of this research allowing them to be applied internationally. Unique to CarbFix its running of the Hellisheidi CO2 injection pilot plant, the world’s first CO2 storage project aimed at optimizing CO2 mineral carbonation in the subsurface. This pilot plant allows CarbFix to develop, test and demonstrate to the public novel injection and mentoring methods illuminating the fate of injected CO2. The CarbFix research program combines observations from the Hellisheidi power plant and the Compostilla EEPR site with laboratory based experiments, study of natural analogs, predictive model development, numerical modelling, and model validation to improve our understanding of the long-term fate of geologically stored CO2.

Keywords: co2 fixation,co2 sequestration,mineral carbonation,mineral storage,basalt carbonation,dissolution rate
Uptake of Climate related Research Results through Knowledge Platforms with African Collaboration Partners (AFRICAN CLIMATE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Environment (including Climate Change)
Destination: Horizontal activities
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Germany,United Kingdom,Spain,Denmark,United Kingdom,Senegal,South Africa,Kenya
Call:  (FP7-ENV-2011, 2011)
Start date: 2011-10-01
End date: 2014-09-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1270903.0
EU funding (EUR): 999884.25
Participants: 10
Project status: CLOSED

The main aim of the AfriCAN Climate project is the development, operation and promotion of a web-based Knowledge Platform for efficient dissemination of climate change research results and good practices, to encourage users for uptake of success stories and research knowledge in new projects. Thereby, the project will contribute to mitigate climate change impacts on African regions and help communities to adapt to the changing climatic conditions. Emphasis will be placed on a variety of innovative and creative web functionalities (“e-tools”) when developing the interactive, multimedia, pan-continental, multi-lingual and interdisciplinary AfriCAN Climate Platform. The new platform visitors, the already registered users and the members of the online communities will be facilitated by the editorial team to actively participate in knowledge exchange and uptake of research results. The high profile consortium includes a large variety of experienced EU and African organizations, corresponding to the diversity of target audience addressed by the call. The experts in the consortium achieve full thematic, linguistic and geographical coverage to serve the African continent’s climate change knowledge needs. They will jointly build and continuously update a knowledgebase to feed the platform. Country fact sheets on climate change impacts will be developed for all 54 African countries. Strategic networking meetings with information multipliers and FP7 National Contact Points will be held on a regular base to encourage them to become active on the Platform by building climate change interest communities, or joining existing communities. On a yearly base, large promotional events will be organized, hosting the AfriCAN Climate Music/Art and Good Practice Award. Technical tours to good practice sites and workshops on uptake of lessons learn in good practice projects and financing will complement the networking activities and improve South-South Cooperation amongst African regions.

Keywords: climate change,adaptation,mitigation,policy,africa,interactive web platform,uptake of research results,good practice dissemination,networking,online communities,promotional events,awards
Capacity Development for Hazard Risk Reduction and Adaptation (CATALYST)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Environment (including Climate Change)
Destination: Climate change, pollution, and risks
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Italy,Germany,Netherlands,Denmark,Japan,Germany
Call:  (FP7-ENV-2011, 2011)
Start date: 2011-10-01
End date: 2013-09-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 992800.25
EU funding (EUR): 843931.57
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

The coordinating action, Capacity Development for Hazard Risk reduction and Adaptation,or CATALYST, brings together scientists, stakeholders and networks to identify and share the best of knowledge, know-how and practices related to natural hazard and disaster risk reduction (NH/DRR), including adaptation. Its ultimate objective will be the strengthening of capacity development in this area. Strengthening of capacity development will be achieved by facilitating knowledge exchange and improving the science-application interface; deepening and adding value to the body of integrated knowledge on NH/DRR; identifying key gaps in current NH/DRR knowledge and research; reinforcement of existing European and International network capacity; increasing the capacity of NGOs and SMEs to mainstream NH/DRR in their activities; the effective dissemination of the findings of the coordinating action; and the development of an enduring NH/DRR reference website and online discussion forum. A core activity of CATaLySTis the convening of stakeholders including researchers and practitioners in a think tank allowing virtual and face-to-face exchange on areas of concern such as methodological limitations and data gaps, as well as best practices. This coordinating action will also establish and maintain during the project's duration, an information archive (as part of the project website) that is easily accessible to the research community for finding out more about existing NH/DRR resources and research work. The archive will be transferred together with the website to an existing organisation or SME concerned with NH/DRR to ensure that it is maintained and enhanced.

Keywords: natural hazards,disaster risk reduction,adaptation,capacity development,knowledge exchange
LIGHT ELEMENT MOLECULAR SUPERCONDUCTIVITY: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH (LEMSUPER)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Destination: Materials
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: United Kingdom,United Kingdom,Slovenia,Italy,Germany,Germany
Call:  (FP7-NMP-2011-EU-Japan, 2011)
Start date: 2011-10-01
End date: 2015-03-31
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2167505.8
EU funding (EUR): 1606660.0
Participants: 6
Project status: CLOSED

This project will develop methodology for the design of light element (B, C, O) cluster/molecule-based superconducting systems with higher transition temperatures. This will be achieved by integrating chemical synthesis of new materials with physical control of electron density and delocalisation underpinned by theoretical understanding benchmarked against evidence from advanced spectroscopies and electronic property measurements to provide a unique multidisciplinary training environment. The consortium brings together ten world-leading EU/Japan groups in chemical design/materials synthesis (Liverpool/Okayama/Mainz/Aoyama Gakuin), physical control methods at extreme pressures/high electric fields (Osaka/Tokyo), evaluation of structural and electronic properties (Durham/Ljubljana) and theory and simulation (Trieste/Tokyo). The step change in the properties of molecular superconductors and the fundamental understanding of the novel competing electronic ground states from which superconductivity will emerge will be achieved by focussing on light element materials in which a fine balance exists between electron-phonon coupling and the electron correlations recently identified as significant in these systems. The rich diversity of molecular materials classes with high frequency phonons implicated in phonon-driven mechanisms of superconductivity and the ability to systematically control the importance of co-existing electron correlations in these narrow band systems by chemical and physical means justify our choice of targets. Light elements are cheap, abundant, non-toxic and environmentally benign and thus ideal candidates for sustainable energy-saving superconductor technologies without the need to use toxic and/or rare elements. The discovery of light element molecular superconductors with figures-of-merit needed for applications is a grand challenge requiring the fundamental research proposed here to identify proof-of-concept materials and scientific understanding.

Keywords: superconductivity,light elements,molecular
Bionetworking in Asia – A social science approach to international collaboration, informal exchanges, and responsible innovation in the life sciences (BIONETWORKING)

Framework: FP7 — Ideas
Programme: European Research Council
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: Support for frontier research (ERC)
Panel: Institutions, values, beliefs and behaviour
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call:  (ERC-2011-StG_20101124, 2011)
Start date: 2012-02-01
End date: 2017-01-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1497711.2
EU funding (EUR): 1497711.2
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Bio-medical innovation makes a substantial contribution to Western societies and economies. But leading research organisations in the West are increasingly reliant on clinical research conducted beyond the West. Such initiatives are challenged by uncertainties about research quality and therapeutic practices in Asian countries. These only partly justified uncertainties are augmented by unfamiliar conditions. This study examines how to create responsible innovation in the life sciences by looking for ways to overcome existing obstacles to safe, just and ethical international science collaborations. Building on observations of scientists, managers and patients and supported by Asian language expertise, biology background, and experience with science and technology policy-making, we examine the roles of regional differences and inequalities in the networks used for patient recruitment and international research agreements. Profit-motivated networks in the life sciences also occur underground and at an informal, unregulated level, which we call bionetworking. Bionetworking is a social entrepreneurial activity involving biomedical research, healthcare and patient networks that are maintained by taking advantage of regionally differences in levels of science and technology, healthcare, education and regulatory regimes. Using novel social-science methods, the project studies two main themes. Theme 1 examines patient recruitment networks for experimental stem cell therapies and cooperation between research and health institutions involving exchanges of patients against other resources. Theme 2 maps and analyses exchanges of biomaterials of human derivation, and forms of ‘ownership’ rights, benefits and burdens associated with their donation, possession, maintenance, and application. Integral analysis of the project nodes incorporates an analysis of public health policy and patient preference in relation to Responsible innovation, Good governance and Global assemblages.

Keywords: asia,life sciences,health,empirical bioethics
Development of an intelligent condition monitoring system for application on critical rotating components of industrial-scale wind turbines (INTELWIND)

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: United Kingdom,United Kingdom,Greece,Belgium,Türkiye,United Kingdom,Spain,Cyprus
Call:  (FP7-SME-2011, 2011)
Start date: 2011-10-01
End date: 2013-09-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1404731.56
EU funding (EUR): 1087900.0
Participants: 9
Project status: CLOSED

Wind energy currently provides approximately 3% of the overall European electricity production. However, with the current growth trends exhibited the wind energy industry is capable of delivering 12% of the overall European power production by 2020 and more than 20% by 2030. Operation and maintenance costs (O&M) constitute a sizeable share of the total annual costs of a wind turbine. For a new machine, operation and maintenance costs might easily have an average share over the lifetime of a turbine of more than 30% of the total levellised cost per kWh produced. Therefore, operation and maintenance costs are increasingly attracting the attention of manufacturers seeking to develop new designs requiring fewer regular service visits and less out-time. In order for the wind energy industry to achieve the growth targets set by the EU for the forthcoming years, wind turbine numbers have to increase substantially, while at the same time their operation and maintenance costs will need to be reduced by a noticeable factor to permit the European wind energy industry to retain its advantage over growing overseas competition. Therefore, one of the highest priorities for the European wind energy industry is currently the significant improvement of the reliability of wind turbines, involving a solid reduction in current inspection and maintenance costs mainly associated with unpredicted failures of critical rotating components. INTELWIND seeks to largely decrease the number of failures of critical rotating components in wind turbines and minimise the need for corrective maintenance by developing and successfully implementing an intelligent condition monitoring system based on the integration of acoustic emission, vibration analysis, torque sensing and oil analysis techniques. Although the INTELWIND consortium will aim to incorporate the developed system on newly manufactured wind turbines, its installation in older wind turbines will also be possible as well as affordable.

Keywords: operation,maintenance costs,new designs,reliability,inspection,unpredicted failures,wind turbines,condition monitoring,acoustic emission,vibration analysis