Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Keratinocytes and Matrix metalloproteinases: driving force of skin wound contraction? (WOUND CONTRACTION)

Framework: FP7 — Ideas
Programme: European Research Council
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: Support for frontier research (ERC)
Panel: Applied life sciences and biotechnology
Countries involved: Germany,Germany
Call:  (ERC-2009-StG, 2009)
Start date: 2009-12-01
End date: 2015-11-30
Duration (months): 72.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1299840.0
EU funding (EUR): 1299840.0
Participants: 3
Project status: CLOSED

Two unconventional concepts of skin contraction are presented that could change the current paradigm of wound healing. The overall objective is to clarify the underlying processes and to develop new therapies to prevent excessive scarring, ameliorate patients lives and reduce medical health care expenses. Specific emphasis lies on the role of Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) and keratinocytes. Previous internationally acknowledged work of the PI resulted in these challenging concepts. The project will take place at the Medical School Hannover with its vast scientific infrastructure perfectly suited for this type of pioneer research. Unconventional is the concept that MMP lead to contrary cell responses. By degrading matrix molecules, MMP induce cell disassembly and migration. Only MMP-3 and -7 cleave cadherins and induce adhesion. MMP-3 deficient mice showed normal wound epithelialisation without contraction. Presumably by controlled proteolysis of intercellular molecules, cell adhesivity increases. Firm adhesion complexes provide stable anchorage sites for force generation. Selective MMP-3 inhibition would reduce contraction without impairing epithelialisation. The concept of the epithelial role in contraction differs from the paradigm and marks a beyond the state-of-art approach in wound healing. Keratinocytes at the air-liquid interphase close wounds by reepithelialisation and surface minimization. Hence, reduction of surface tension would decrease epidermal contraction. Alveolar surface tension is reduced by surfactants in preterm infants. Assuming that epidermal wounds could profit of surfactants is a high risk high gain approach of tackling hypertrophic scarring, but if successful it would revolutionize burn wound therapy.

Keywords: keratinocyte contraction,matrix metalloproteinase (mmp),synthetic mmp inhibitors,air-liquid interface,cadherins,adherence junctions
A Process to Engineer and Manufacture Medium to High Value 3D Products Using Mixed Polymer Recyclate (PRIME)

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: Belgium,United Kingdom,France,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,Hungary,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-SME-2008-2, 2008)
Start date: 2010-07-01
End date: 2013-06-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2475147.8
EU funding (EUR): 1892842.55
Participants: 10
Project status: CLOSED

Polymer products have transformed society. Some of their many uses include construction, food preservation, healthcare, water distribution and sanitation. They are crucial in saving energy through their light weight and insulating properties. As a result the European polymer processing industry is of strategic importance to Europe. However, increasing feedstock prices seriously affect the competitiveness of EU plastic converters. Rising costs can no longer be effectively mitigated by increased productivity and cost cutting. Instead we MUST focus on higher value added products and increase our use of recycled plastics. Although 50% of Europe’s plastics waste is recovered, only 7% is converted into usable products. This is because it is often technically difficult and uneconomic to separate mixed waste streams, secondly mixed plastics cannot be processed by conventional technology and thirdly, phase separation often results in poor mechanical properties. If it were possible to increase the utility of mixed waste plastics this would significantly benefit European polymer converters, recyclers and minimise material going to landfill. The EuPR and EuPC represent over 50,000 of Europe’s polymer converters and recyclers and propose to develop a process that will enable the production of medium-to-high value products containing up to 98% mixed waste plastic. The project will focus on advancements in moulding and material technology, application of reinforcements and development of a design tool that will enable the European industry to engineer pioneering products using mixed plastic waste streams. The production process will reduce our member’s material costs by up to 50% and contribute to enabling EU industries to comply with the WEEE, WFD and EC Packing Waste Legislation. Substituting virgin polymer for mixed recyclate over 10 years, will divert 2178 million tonnes of waste from landfill and reduce CO2 emissions by 6209 tonnes.

Keywords: mixed waste plastics,waste reduction,recycling
High Efficiency In Situ Treatment Technology for Contaminated Groundwater (HEISTT)

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: Türkiye,Belgium,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,France,Romania,France,Italy,Estonia,United Kingdom,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-SME-2008-2, 2008)
Start date: 2010-10-01
End date: 2013-09-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1875165.15
EU funding (EUR): 1461606.1
Participants: 12
Project status: CLOSED

The proposed HEISTT solution is the rapid installation of groundwater treatment chemicals as an insitu subsurface remediation technique, brought about by the use of ultrasonic assisted injection technology to create a closely spaced grid of single treatment small diameter wells to a depth of 20m. As part of the boreholing process, remediation chemicals will be introduced in to the ground contained within a geotextile sock. Diffusion of the chemicals (oxygen release compounds, hydrogen release compounds, zero-valent iron or chemical oxidants) occurs through the permeable geotextile material. Injection target cycle time will be = 5 mins from hole to hole at 1m spacing. The spacing of these boreholes will be decided by the concentration of contaminant and the required rate of clean-up. This whole system will be passive, i.e. requiring no energy to function after installation or operator maintenance. A range of equipment options are envisaged, from simple attachments for existing excavation plant � which will be the primary focus of HEISTT , enabling rapid take up of the process by SMEs due to the affordability of retrofit - through to dedicated bespoke machinery.

Keywords: ultrasonic,groundwater,contaminated land,chemicals
Cross-Organisational Assessment and Development of Intellectual Capital (CADIC)

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: Germany,United Kingdom,Spain,Italy,Belgium,United Kingdom,Italy,United Kingdom,Greece,Portugal,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-SME-2008-2, 2008)
Start date: 2010-07-01
End date: 2013-03-31
Duration (months): 33.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3140637.8
EU funding (EUR): 2274162.0
Participants: 18
Project status: CLOSED

In a global knowledge-based economy high performing clusters of different organisations are seen as the core of innovation, regional development and competitiveness for their members. Therefore there is a growing need for SMEs in Europe to engage and collaborate in networks and clusters. The European research project CADIC will help a large number of SME to set up and strengthen own clusters and engage in existing and suitable clusters on a much easier and more cost-efficient basis. To reach that aim, the “Cross-organisational Assessment and Development of Intellectual Capital” (CADIC) needs to be supported systematically by suitable methodologies and technical platforms. Based on the European InCaS methodology, CADIC’s IC Benchmarking system will enable SMEs to compare their own intangible resource base with other organisations in order to find suitable partners to collaborate and manage value-adding IC flows in SME-clusters. Based on the IC flow model, the CADIC framework provides methods and tools to support IC-based collaboration between SMEs, including a training programme for the roles “Cluster Facilitator” (cluster-level) and “Cluster Manager” (company-level) supporting “catalyst SMEs” in managing cluster activities. A specially designed web 2.0 platform will be developed and implemented integrating these supporting tools: The IC Benchmarking database may be accessed from there, and clusters can be managed in specially designed group spaces supported by collaboration tools. Apart from a sound business model which will ensure the running of the CADIC system managed by the consortium of SME-AGs and RTD performers in seven countries, a clear dissemination concept aims at attracting new national transfer partners and new SME-members for the CADIC network rapidly. CADIC also provides benefits to financial market institutions supporting the valuation of risks of investments based on comparisons of IC as the driver for future business success.

Keywords: sme cluster management,inter-organisational knowledge management,ic benchmarking
Development of a wearable, functional, regulation-compliant Water-borne Wood Coating (ECOVARN)

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: Spain,Slovenia,Spain,Germany,Spain,Cyprus,Italy,Germany,Spain
Call:  (FP7-SME-2008-2, 2008)
Start date: 2010-05-01
End date: 2013-04-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2547728.93
EU funding (EUR): 2018709.0
Participants: 11
Project status: CLOSED

The aim of this project is to develop a new wearable, functional, regulation-compliant Water-borne Wood coating in order to help two large European sectors, wood coatings and wood furniture to reverse the present declining competitiveness trend. This water-borne technology will provide a new wood coating with moderate and high functional requirements such as abrasion/scratching resistant or dirt repellent surfaces. Due to the stringent European environmental regulations the utilization of no emission volatile organic compounds coatings has become of special relevant. The utilization of water as a solvent will make our product virtually VOC-free and will compete with the commercial organic solvent-borne. In addition it will use raw polymeric materials synthesized from renewable vegetal sources, so contributing to create alternatives to increasingly expensive fossil fuels. Finally the researched formulations will provide our new coating with superior mechanical long-lasting abrasion resistance, wearing and cleaning features with a competitive price, offering our end users (furniture manufacturers) an attractive alternative on the market shelf to today’s endangered varnishes.

Keywords: wood,water-based coating,vocs emission,renewable,vegetal sources
Supporting the roofing SMEs in the development and use of a new generation of roofing materials applicable with fault tolerant procedures, reducing the use of petroleum-based products (NU-ROOF)

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: Italy,Germany,Greece,Netherlands,Italy,Türkiye,Germany,Czechia,Germany,Germany,Spain
Call:  (FP7-SME-2008-2, 2008)
Start date: 2010-01-01
End date: 2012-12-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3044368.27
EU funding (EUR): 1996830.0
Participants: 15
Project status: CLOSED

One of the most important and costly operations in the construction and maintenance of a building is the insulation of the roof. Current materials used in the application procedures for waterproofing are applied with heat, locally melting the edges to create a continuous impermeable layer. This procedure highly depends on the operators’ skills and it is prone to error and potential leakages. It is also noted that traditional membranes are impregnated with high temperature resistant resins and additives and this creates problems for the environmentally safe recycling of these materials. Standardization, the cross pollination of best-practices, and the ability of innovative SMEs to bring products to market are extremely problematic in the roofing industry. The value chain of roof insulation is almost totally based on the work, technical experience and skills of SMEs. Roofing associations represent these SMEs and are responsible to introduce new and novel products into standards. The overall objective of NU-ROOF is to develop an innovative and new generation application of roofing approaches, aimed at ensuring advanced roof insulation while improving the work environment, and enhancing energy efficiency and recyclability, reducing the use of petroleum based products. The project will address the needs of their member SMEs operating in the roofing sector (contractors and material suppliers) to access new multifunctional materials and installation procedures for roof insulation, that could improve their competitiveness and make this step in the construction process easier, safer, more fault tolerant, more energy efficient, and more profitable for all interested parties. The project will provide roofing Associations and SMEs with a collaborative knowledge-based platform to provide SMEs with a vehicle to accelerate time-to-market for new and innovative products by providing a vehicle for their introduction, dissemination, and demonstration.

Keywords: roofing,multifunctional materials,fault-tolerant procedures
Knowledge Based Process planning and Design for Additive Layer Manufacturing (KARMA)

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: France,United Kingdom,Sweden,Germany,Spain,Spain,Slovenia,United Kingdom,Spain,Croatia
Call:  (FP7-SME-2008-2, 2008)
Start date: 2010-07-01
End date: 2013-06-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2040417.21
EU funding (EUR): 1551509.7
Participants: 13
Project status: CLOSED

Mass production is shifted towards the countries with lower factor cost. European industry must search for a chance in customized and hi-tech products, trying to take advantage of its supremacy regarding new technologies development. Aerospace industry, automotive industry, medical implants, hi-end equipments industry, consumer products, protection and safety are the target sectors –which include more than a million of European enterprises in real need of customized product. Additive Layer Manufacturing (ALM) -also known as Free Form Fabrication and formerly Rapid Manufacturing-, is a novel fabrication method of parts directly from the electronic model by layer manufacturing, using active principles such as laser and Electron beams. Currently, ALM is the first and the best option for short series of customized products. However, layered manufacturing is not without challenges. Part properties, dimensional accuracy and surface quality depend strongly on process planning, and sometimes prevent ALM parts to be considered as fully functional. The objective of KARMA is to respond to above mentioned challenges with a knowledge-based engineering system (KBE) that can estimate functional properties of ALM parts automatically and in short time. The KBE system would define the optimal production parameters automatically and execute a virtual test of the fabricated part. The KBE system will include a database with characterized material and part properties for all major ALM technologies. The development of such a KBE system is a difficult and demanding task, which will involve both ALM users and companies from the final customer sectors. A combination of mass production metal IAGs (FEMEVAL) and ALM IAGs (ASERM, AFPR and RAPIMAN) set up the proposal as a cohesion factor between material providers, technology providers, part fabricants and end-users to promote ALM knowledge among all of them.

Keywords: knowledge-based assessment,computer aided engineering
A Novel System for the Production of World's First Micro Ball Grid Array (µBGA) Spheres for enabling the EU Electronics Industry to produce smaller electronics goods (ΜBGAS)

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: United Kingdom,Greece,France,United Kingdom,Ireland,United Kingdom,Portugal,United Kingdom,Poland,Poland,Ireland
Call:  (FP7-SME-2008-2, 2008)
Start date: 2010-06-01
End date: 2013-05-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3924714.02
EU funding (EUR): 3118500.0
Participants: 13
Project status: CLOSED

There is relentless consumer demand for electronics equipment offering miniaturisation with higher functionality (e.g. cell phones playing music and movies whilst also offering email/SMS/camera functions). The industry is therefore continuously aiming for increases in integrated circuit miniaturization, processor speeds and circuit densities. The resultant increasing numbers of ever finer features on the silicon chip, and the need to electrically connect to them has stretched conventional wired or leaded electronics interconnect technology to its limits. This trend of miniaturisation with higher functionality looks set to continue, requiring fundamental advances in device electrical interconnect and mounting technology. Ball Grid Arrays (BGAs) is a key technology that simultaneously addresses the requirements for high density fine feature electrical interconnect and physical attachment of silicon chip devices. BGA is a 2-D array of miniature solder alloy spheres under the silicon chip that provides both electrical connection and mechanical attachment to a mounting socket or circuit board. The small diameter of the solder alloy spheres reduces electrical resistance and capacitance and helps to preserve electrical signal integrity. BGA technology facilitates a reduction in the silicon chip package size, better heat dissipation, and greater module (circuit) densities. Typical mobile phones and laptops contain 3,000 and 6,000 BGAs respectively. These BGAs are inside CPU, RAM, DSP, Memory sticks, Consumer electronic etc. The μBGAS project aims at wider SME companies who are interested in the development of novel production techniques for producing μBGAs of less than 150μm. The μBGAs system is targeted at all electronic product producing SME companies where miniaturisation is a major concern. This includes electronics for aerospace, automotive, mobile phones and laptops.

Keywords: electronics equipment,miniaturisation,cell phones,camera,production,bga,ball grid arrays,laptop,electronics production
Electronic correlation in pristine and doped graphene layers (ECO-GRAPHENE)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: European Re-integration Grants
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Austria
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2009-RG, 2009)
Start date: 2009-10-01
End date: 2012-09-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 45000.0
EU funding (EUR): 45000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Since the discovery of two–dimensional and meta–stable graphene sheets, the recent years have witnessed a dramatic increase in the research dedicated to explore its physical properties. This can be attributed to the two following reasons. First, graphene allows one to address basic questions of quantum mechanics such as relativistic Dirac fermions or the Klein paradoxon in a simple condensed–matter experiment. Second, the nanometer size, the scalability and room–temperature ballistic transport properties make graphene a promising candidate for future nanoelectronic devices with high electronic mobilities and an ideal material for spintronics. In this proposal, the spectroscopic investigation of functionalized mono– and few–layered graphene (FLG) is suggested. The samples are already available as graphene layers grown by precipitation on SiC and by chemical vapour deposition on metal (111) surfaces and as graphite intercalation compounds (GICs), consisting of stacked layers of doped graphene sheets. Their electronic, vibronic and optical properties as a function of functionalization will be investigated by optical spectroscopies, photoemission and electron energy loss. We utilize a combined experimental and theoretical approach in order to gain a deep understanding of graphene physics. Particular emphasis will be paid to electronic correlation effects and how they contribute to the recently discovered exotic properties of graphene. Our multi-disciplinary approach ensures that the results obtained will not only contribute to the fundamental understanding of correlation effects but also yield valuable input for device physics of graphene.

Keywords: physical sciences,solid state physics,molecular electronics,electron-based nano-devices
Trans-national co-operation among NCPs for International Cooperation (INCONTACT-ONE WORLD)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Activities of International Cooperation
Destination: Supporting the awareness raising of Horizon 2020 in third countries
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Greece,Germany,Sweden,Italy,South Africa,Mexico,France,Egypt,Norway,Thailand,Russian Federation,Estonia,Estonia,China
Call:  (FP7-INCO-2009-4, 2009)
Start date: 2010-01-01
End date: 2013-12-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2330594.36
EU funding (EUR): 2000000.0
Participants: 14
Project status: CLOSED

INCONTACT-one world aims at stimulating closer cooperation among INCO NCPs. Within the framework of this closer cooperation, INCO NCPs/NIPs will work together to effect a substantial improvement in the overall quality of NCP services in the field of International Cooperation. The positive effect of these efforts will not be limited to the NCP network alone but the international research community will ultimately benefit from the heightened level of service offered by the network. In this direction INCONTACT-one world is suggesting practical tools to achieve objectives: - Annual INCO NCP conferences giving the opportunity for personal communication, NCP training, discussion of global science policy issues, and presentation of research capacities from ICPC countries. -INCO-Wiki, the Online Encyclopaedia on International Cooperation will move to a step further offering more complete practical information to the INCO NCPs/NIPs, aiming to become a live tool for the transfer of knowledge and best practices on International Cooperation. It will also act as a tool for publishing information and as a discussion platform. -Special trainings for the professional development of the NCPs will be offered. -A two-way communication channel with all the thematic NCPs will be set for facilitating the information flow on specific aspects of International Cooperation. -Free communication and networking tools will be studied and suggested for use. -A global dialogue on Science policy will be initiated aiming to provide sound proposals to the EC. -Local FP7 information events will be organised around the globe aiming to increase awareness on FP opportunities. -An NCP support mechanism will be established to provide initial support to newly assigned INCO NCPs. It is underlined that INCONTACT-one world, above everything else, is aiming to serve all the INCO NCPs and all are encouraged to participate in the project activities, meetings and discussions

Keywords: networking of inco ncps,international cooperation