Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Development of high-performance barrels with innovative gradient coatings (DEBACOAT)

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: Italy,Germany,Spain,Czechia,Italy,Germany
Call:  (FP7-SME-2012, 2012)
Start date: 2013-01-01
End date: 2014-12-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1346611.0
EU funding (EUR): 1028995.0
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

A large amount of plastic raw material is processed by screw extrusion and by screw injection moulding techniques. The degree of equipment wear for these techniques represents one of the issues of greater concern since it determines the economic feasibility of processing, especially in view of increasing filler content of plastics, processing temperatures and throughputs of plants. The main objective of the project is the development of a set of barrels with innovative internal thick coatings, featuring a compositional gradient along their length to optimise the coating behaviour and better face the different tribological and corrosive environments encountered during service in the specific sections of the extruder. DEBACOAT aims to face important challenges: - to overcome the current trial-error approach for applied research and development of new coating solutions - to understand the relationship existing between materials and process parameters for obtaining high-quality coatings and improving their properties - to guarantee reliability and repeatability on the production The expected improved performance of the barrels can be specifically achieved by investigating and optimizing the following scientific issues: - R&D feedstock powder formulation for each specific working condition experienced in each section of the extruder; - R&D the chemical composition of the coating both along thickness (radially - as governed by dilution with backing steel) and also along the length of barrel (as governed by differentiated powder composition and specific melting processes); - Processing the barrels by induction heating and spin casting to achieve controlled zone-melting and solidification of the thick coating with a compositional gradient along its length; - Alternative novel processing of the barrels by laser cladding or Plasma Transferred Arc (PTA) deposition, to produce compositional gradients along their lengths, especially in twin-screw barrel configuration

Keywords: trobology,barrels,gradient,coatings,powders,extrusion,screw injection,moulding
MELT SPUN FIBRES BASED ON COMPOSTABLE BIOPOLYMERS FOR APPLICATION IN AUTOMOTIVE INTERIORS (BIOFIBROCAR)

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,Spain,Spain,Germany,Netherlands,Germany,Germany
Call:  (FP7-SME-2012, 2012)
Start date: 2013-01-01
End date: 2015-06-30
Duration (months): 30.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1436605.49
EU funding (EUR): 976000.0
Participants: 9
Project status: CLOSED

The main objective of the research project is to manufacture textile substrates (woven or non-woven) for vehicle interiors from renewable resource-based synthetic fibres from Polylactic Acid derivatives that can be used as a substitute for the polyester fibres that are currently used. These biofibres must fulfil the same requirements that the fibres used at the moment including thermal resistance. The growing importance of environmental aspects in recent years, coupled with greater public awareness, is driving the development of new yarns and textile structures from within the textile industry. The possibility of using fibres from renewable resources and which are also easily biodegradable will be useful for the vehicle interior textile industry, both from the point of view of the strict new recycling regulations that these products must meet and the properties offered by this type of fibre.

Keywords: polylactic acid-based fibers pla polymer with new compounds based on the additivation of different chemicals that will act as odour absorbers resistance to abrasion of fabrics
Development of a hybrid process analytical technology to characterise the physical and chemical properties of particles (PARTICLE-PRO)

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: Ireland,Ireland,Spain,Finland
Call:  (FP7-SME-2012, 2012)
Start date: 2012-12-01
End date: 2014-11-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1493489.6
EU funding (EUR): 1149786.0
Participants: 10
Project status: CLOSED

Particles and granules play a key role in process efficacy and final product quality for numerous industries including pharmaceuticals, food, nutritionals and cosmetics. Particle physics governs process variables such as flow, blending, granulation, compression and coating. These variables can have a significant effect on final product behaviour such as blend homogeneity, drug absorption rates, product robustness, etc. The identified key physical parameters include particle/granule size and shape. Similarly the chemistry variation within the products has a critical effect on product quality. The current method of determining the end-point of pharmaceutical processes such as granulation is a combination of off-line or in-line analysis of size and shape characteristics and of moisture content and end product analysis of active content uniformity. The size and shape characteristics are important as they can significantly impact on compression processes. The moisture content is important as it can impact on compression processes and product stability (negatively leading to hydration of the active ingredient). The active content uniformity is important to ensure that each patient receives the correct dosage quantity. The development of one hybrid technology that is capable of assessing these three characteristics in real time will significantly advance pharmaceutical manufacturing control and assure greater product control and patient safety. This project aims to develop a technology that is a hybrid of imaging-based physical characterization and NIR-Chemical Imaging technologies that will provide physical and chemical granule characterisation in-line in a manufacturing process. The benefits for the pharmaceutical sector are increased granulation process control, increased process quality, increased batch yields, reduced downtime, reduced investigations due to deviation investigations, reduced risk of non-supply of products, greater assurance for regulatory bodies.

Keywords: collimated 3d imaging of particle physical parameters,miniaturized nir multipoint or quasi chemical imaging technologies,spatial measurements of moisture and ingredient identity
Development of a process to generate a novel plant protection product enriched with micronutrients to replace copper in organic viticulture (PROECOWINE)

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: Germany,Portugal,France,Sweden,Germany,Hungary,France,Germany,Germany,Spain
Call:  (FP7-SME-2012, 2012)
Start date: 2012-11-01
End date: 2014-10-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1579149.71
EU funding (EUR): 1146000.0
Participants: 11
Project status: CLOSED

We are a Trans-European partnership of 6 SMEs from 5 EU Member States planning to develop a novel bio-fungicide to treat common grapevine fungal diseases. Across Europe, the fungal diseases downy mildew and botrytis cause problems in all vineyards, reduce yield and impair wine quality. Current methods of treating these diseases in traditional farming and particularly organic farming require the use of copper fungicides. However, their use is now limited in Europe by Council regulation (EEC) No 2092/91. This limits the efficacy of fungicides, decreases yields and increases wine production costs. Our innovative microalgae plant protection product enriched with micronutrients will enable the replacement of copper fungicides in organic and conventional viticulture, increase yield in organic vineyards by up to 30% and decrease production costs per unit by up to 20%. This will increase the competitiveness of EU wines and support the development of the organic market in Europe. Within 6 years of project completion and after 5 years of marketing our product, we anticipate a 16% share of the fungicide market for our primary application (treatment of downy mildew and Botrytis in grapevines) which will be sales of an estimated €52 million.

Keywords: organic wine production,copper-free fungicide,bio-fungicide,microalgae plant protection,viticulture
Development of a Novel Autonomous Non-Invasive Absolute Intracranial Pressure Measurement Device Based on Ultrasound Doppler Technology (BRAINSAFE II)

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: Lithuania,Netherlands,Estonia,Israel,Norway,Lithuania
Call:  (FP7-SME-2012, 2012)
Start date: 2012-09-01
End date: 2014-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1646116.36
EU funding (EUR): 1274000.0
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

The BrainSafe II project builds upon a successful Research for the Benefit of SMEs project and will deliver an innovative technology for the autonomous, calibration free, non-invasive, rapid, accurate and precise absolute intracranial pressure (aICP) determination. The resultant device will exhibit absolute intracranial pressure measurement to within SD = ± 2,5 mmHg. The target time for the whole procedure is 9 minutes (compared with a current average 23 minutes). The device resulting from this research will be a very significant breakthrough in healthcare delivery. The timely application of the device in the diagnosis of TBI patients will save approximately 9,400 lives, reduce the number of permanently disabled citizens by 30,000 and increase the survival rates and lifespan for an additional 136,000 patients with TBI within the EU annually. The BrainSafe II concept is initiated by the SME Vittamed who has background knowledge and holds all background IPR of the proposed technological concept. The R&D will be completed by a consortium of experts within ultrasonic techniques, signal processing, microdrivers and ergonomic hardware design to ensure full safety and comfort to patients and ease of use and time saving for medical personnel. The RTOs are Kaunas University of Technology in Kaunas, Lithuania, Singer Instruments and Control Ltd. in Israel and Estonia Innovation Institute. The SME partners joining Vittamed form a coherent supply chain with the skills to manufacture and distribute the final product. The SMEs are Microplast, for high precision plastics moulding, Medelkom for its expertise with ultrasound transducers, Artec Design for electronic subsystems and Vittamed for signal processing software. Following, clinical trials, widespread adoption of the technology will lead to global sales of about €80million within a 5 year period post project, securing or creating 135 jobs within the EU.

Keywords: ultrasound,medical devices,traumatic brain injury,intracranial pressure,non-invasive technology
Intelligent Motion Analysis - Development of a novel technology that makes quantitative measurement of musculoskeletal problems available, in the interests of physiotherapists, patients and society (IMA)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Research for SME associations
Action type: Research for the benefit of specific groups
Countries involved: Iceland,United Kingdom,Spain,Spain,Netherlands
Call:  (FP7-SME-2012, 2012)
Start date: 2012-10-01
End date: 2016-05-31
Duration (months): 44.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2778250.2
EU funding (EUR): 2209691.0
Participants: 11
Project status: CLOSED

This project will provide a more accurate and low cost tool for quantitative measurement of musculoskeletal conditions, one of the most widespread and costly illnesses in society today. It will provide physiotherapists with wireless, light and easy to use measuring units that will enable them to organize their time better and perform more accurate diagnosis, providing faster diagnosis and treatment for their patients; and enhancing their earnings potential. The project will present a new stage in physiotherapy and give the whole sector technical devices that will benefit themselves, their patients and society as a whole. This novel technology will offer a solution to the problem that an ageing and less mobile population presents today.

Keywords: inertial sensors,emg,musculoskeletal diagnosis
Active packaging for extended shelf life of peeled and cut fruit (EASYFRUIT)

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,Belgium,Norway,Denmark,Serbia,Spain
Call:  (FP7-SME-2012, 2012)
Start date: 2013-01-01
End date: 2014-12-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1469690.7
EU funding (EUR): 1118000.0
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

Even though the variety of fruits in the supermarket is increasing, their consumption is decreasing daily in Europe. Low fruit intake is responsible for many diseases, obesity among others, and 2.7 million (4.9%) deaths worldwide (85% from cardiovascular diseases, 15% from cancers). Statistics indicate that recommended daily fruit consumption is not meet; it is especially critical for children (57% affected) and elderly people. Lack of convenience is the major factor influencing this reduced purchase; difficulties and time consumed in peeling and cutting fruits, such as oranges and pineapples, are not welcome in today’s life style. Fresh-cut fruits have the convenience that consumers need, as shown by their world market size growth (22% from 2006) and foreseen increase of 4% per year. However, their too short shelf life makes immediate consumption mandatory, limiting their market and exportation. This situation along with the strong threat from other non-European fruit markets, such as China, Morocco and Egypt, creates a need for innovation in EU SMEs. The technological and innovative solution proposed here will fully meets end user requirements, strengthen the competitiveness of SMEs participants and protect the EU fruit market from lower cost competitors. The main objective of EASYFRUIT project is to extend 5 days the shelf life of fresh-cut orange and pineapple by means of the combination of a new active packaging and an optimized minimal processing. Expected results are: Social and political: Increasing the consumption of fresh fruits among the population. Health: Decreasing cardiovascular diseases and obesity. Commercial: fresh fruit lost reduction and capitalization of new export markets. Environmental: waste reduction. The EASYFRUIT consortium is made up of 4 European SMEs: 2 fresh-cut fruit companies from very different areas of Europe and 2 packaging companies. The main objective is to come up with a solution that provides a market opportunity for everyone

Keywords: active materials,minimal processing,active compounds,packaging processing,migration mechanism,control release,food safety,microencapsulation
Point of Care Diagnostics for rapid and cheap pathogen detection of companion animals (POC4PETS)

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: Italy,France,Spain,Italy
Call:  (FP7-SME-2012, 2012)
Start date: 2012-09-01
End date: 2014-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1060870.0
EU funding (EUR): 733000.0
Participants: 6
Project status: CLOSED

Veterinary diagnostics is a key tool in the prevention and control of infectious diseases in animals. POC4PETS aims at delivering an innovative set of technologies for sample preparation and enrichment for rapid point of care (POC) diagnosis of companion animals’ pathologies. For each of the selected animal species, POC4PETS focuses on emerging, endemic or zoonotic diseases, which are currently characterised by a lack of reliable diagnostic tools or that need improved diagnostics. The research activities aim at identifying the agents via different nucleic acid detection technologies: on site PCR, isothermal amplification and mini-array probing. POC4PETS products will contribute to reach the CAHP 2007-2013 objective of reducing the direct socio-economic effects of animal diseases, through the development of an innovative set of knowledge based solutions translated into diagnostic technologies. The research activities will be accompanied and followed by strong dissemination and exploitation actions carefully designed for EU member and third countries interested stakeholders and end-users, including veterinary practitioners and medical doctors in case of zoonoses. POC4PETS will provide the involved SMEs with new tools and effective detection systems characterised by the potential of a high market acceptance that will enhance their competitiveness. The POC4PETS consortium involves 3 multidisciplinary RTD performers with expertise in virology, microbiology, parassitology, chemistry and molecular biology and 3 SMEs involved in veterinary diagnostics manufacturing, laser technology and veterinary services

Keywords: veterinary diagnostics,zoonisis,infectious diseases,pcr,isothermal amplification,amplification,molecular probing
Reducing the levels of preservatives in cosmetic products through active packaging technologies (ACTICOSPACK)

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,Germany,Spain,Italy,Portugal,Italy,Spain
Call:  (FP7-SME-2012, 2012)
Start date: 2012-12-01
End date: 2014-11-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1449826.2
EU funding (EUR): 1097999.0
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

Paraben preservatives are used nowadays in a high number of cosmetic packaging products. These preservatives are included in European legislation as components to be reduced in the future. In order to substitute the use of parabens, ACTICOSPACK will produce new packages able to release natural preservatives at the adequate rate and amount into cosmetic products. This mode of preservation enables the reduction of preservatives in the cosmetic formulation and last longer than the actual direct preservative addition, thus prolonging the shelf life of the cosmetics. The main objective of the project is the development of active packages for the preservation of cosmetic products. In concrete, • Active bottle based on PET for shampoo • Active bottle based on PP or HDPE for sun lotion • Active pot based on PP or HDPE for skin care cream

Keywords: cosmetics,active packaging,preservatives
ISO Shipping Container Tracking and Monitoring System Demonstration Project (ISOTRACK II)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research for the benefit of SMEs
Destination: Demonstration Activity
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: France,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,Slovenia,Finland
Call:  (FP7-SME-2012, 2012)
Start date: 2013-01-01
End date: 2014-12-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1253050.0
EU funding (EUR): 733000.0
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

The ISOTRACK Research for SME Associations(R4A) project had developed a system to monitor intermodal containers’ location, integrity and load in real-time throughout the supply chain. The main innovations include: - composite container door that is transparent to radiofrequency - that has embedded electronic systems to monitor the internal condition of the container - wirelessly transmit information from inside the composite door, without an external antenna - achieve greater integrity by having a device that is inaccessible to tampering - utilise ZigBee mesh networks to for higher signal integrity and minimal power consumption The results from the original project have been very promising and we have six members of the R4A consortium, including 4 SMEs from 3 countries (UK, France and Slovenia), an SME Association and an end-user of the system, as well as 2 new participants wanting to partake in this demonstration activity to bring the results to market. This project will benefit European SME manufacturing and produce an innovative container security device (CSD) that is validated by an end-user shipping company and a multinational manufacturing company with a multi-billion €uro supply chain. We will demonstrate our ISOTRACK system by fitting it to 100 containers, 3 container liners and seven container port terminals that support the logistics supply chain of our end-users and trialling it over a 12-month period. This demonstration activities is vital in supporting our SME manufacturing supply chain bridge the gap between the end of our research project and bringing the results towards a successful commercial outcome. The SME associations member will benefit by having access to an enabling technology and the association will receive royalties.

Keywords: logistics,containers,freight
The Global Dynamics of Extortion Racket Systems (GLODERS)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Destination: Future and Emerging Technologies
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: United Kingdom,Italy,Italy,Germany
Call:  (FP7-ICT-2011-8, 2011)
Start date: 2012-10-01
End date: 2015-09-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2183977.0
EU funding (EUR): 1671000.0
Participants: 4
Project status: CLOSED

The GLODERS research project is directed towards development of an ICT model for understanding a specific aspect of the dynamics of the global financial system: Extortion Racket Systems (ERSs). ERSs, of which the Mafia is but one example, are spreading globally from a small number of seed locations, causing massive disruption to economies. Yet there is no good understanding of their dynamics and thus how they may be countered. ERSs are not only powerful criminal organizations, operating at several hierarchical levels, but also prosperous economic enterprises and highly dynamic systems, likely to reinvest in new markets. If stakeholders - legislators and law enforcers - are to be successful in attacking ERSs, they need the much better understanding of the evolution of ERSs that computational models and ICT tools can give them. GLODERS will provide a theory-driven set of computational tools, developed through a process of participatory modelling with stakeholders, to study, monitor, and possibly predict the dynamics of ERSs, as they spread from local through regional into global influence. The research will draw on expertise already developed in the small, but highly experienced multidisciplinary consortium to use: • computer-assisted qualitative text mining of documentary evidence; • guided semi-automatic semantic analysis of stakeholder narratives and other textual data; and • multi-level, stakeholder-centred agent-based modelling of the distributed negotiations between normative agents. These methods will advance the state of the art for using data to inform policy decisions. Throughout, the project will interact with a large, international group of stakeholder representatives from EU Ministries of Justice and police forces. The output will provide a set of ICT tools to facilitate strategic policies that could prevent the further penetration and extension of the global menace posed by ERSs.

Keywords: global system dynamics,extortion racket systems,computational modelling,participatory modelling,qualitative data analysis