Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
An Attentional Code for Memory (ATCOM)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Consolidator grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: The Human Mind and Its Compl exity
Panel description: Cognitive science, psychology, linguistics
Countries involved: Italy
Call: ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANTS (ERC-2023-COG, 2023)
Start date: 2024-12-01
End date: 2029-11-30
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1999358.0
EU funding (EUR): 1999358.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Declarative memory is fundamentally relational. We not only remember things or events, but also whether and how they are related to each other. Cracking the mental code that supports relational memory is one of the greatest challenges of cognitive neuroscience. Here I suggest that memories are relationally encoded through an attentional repertoire, such that different types of conceptual relationships (before/after, bigger than, part of, caused by, etc.) correspond to different dynamic attentional patterns. Such an attentional code is largely decodable from eye-movement and embodies the structure of our relational knowledge. I provide preliminary data showing that spontaneous eye movements encode conceptual similarity, as well as conceptual relationships, in abstract semantic spaces and cognitive maps; and that the eye movements of different people synchronize while listening to the same narrative even if their eyes are closed. On this basis I hypothesize that: (i) structural knowledge in the form of low-dimensional schemas is encoded in attentional templates that support relational thinking and cross-domain generalization; (ii) in principle all conceptual relationships encoded in memory can be represented through an attentional code that can be decoded from eye movements; (iii) the construction of this code through sequential movements of attention is supported by hippocampal/parietal mechanisms for sequence generation and memory consolidation; (iv) this attentional code allows us to understand each other via inter-subject synchronization of attentional schemas. I will test these hypotheses using cutting-edge eye-tracking technology, multimodal neuroimaging (fMRI, MEG, iEEG) and deep neural networks. ATCOM is a high-risk/high-gain investigation of a novel groundbreaking hypothesis that, if correct, will have a long-lasting impact in cognitive neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and related fields, reshaping the way we think about memory.

Keywords: memory,eye movements,attention,relational knowledge,cognitive maps,hippocampus
Forensic anthropological Identification to Name the Dead Migrants in Europe (FIND ME)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Advanced grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Prevention,  Diagnosis and T reatment of Human Diseases
Panel description: Medical technologies  and tools for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human diseases, therapeutic approaches and interventions , pharmacology, preventative  medicine, epidemiology and public health , digital medicine
Countries involved: Italy
Call: ERC ADVANCED GRANTS (ERC-2024-ADG, 2024)
Start date: 2025-11-01
End date: 2030-10-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2495613.0
EU funding (EUR): 2495613.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

FIND ME addresses the pressing humanitarian and forensic challenge of identifying deceased migrants who have perished in or at the borders of Europe. As migration flows increase, so does the number of unidentified bodies, posing significant difficulties for both authorities and families. Today’s forensic pillars of identification such as DNA are failing to identify economically disadvantaged groups and migrants, because dental charts and fingerprints of these missing persons, as well as DNA from their personal belongings or close relatives, are frequently unattainable. This calls for the development of alternative identification models, at the moment inexistent, to exploit the most frequent element available in humanitarian scenarios from both unidentified cadavers and missing persons: photographs. FIND ME proposes to advance the field of forensic identification by focusing on the anthropological analysis of morphological features of the face. These have the potential to generate robust statistical models that support legal certainty, adhering to the rigorous standards required in forensic contexts. By developing new methodologies that incorporate these features, the project seeks to provide a scientifically sound and ethically responsible model of identification that can be applied in a wide range of scenarios, including those involving humanitarian mass fatalities. FIND ME underscores the ethical imperative to restore dignity to the deceased and recognizes the profound implications of unidentified remains. The project's outcomes will contribute to the broader goal of ensuring justice, fostering the human rights of widows and orphans whose lives are tragically influenced by the lack of death certificates, and assisting the mental health of those experiencing the trauma of ambiguous loss. Ultimately, FIND ME seeks to bridge the gap between forensic science and human rights, offering a viable solution to one of the most pressing issues in global migration today.

Keywords: identification,forensic anthropology,forensic pathology,unidentified decedents,missing persons,facial traits,ambiguous loss,ante mortem,post mortem
Revolutionizing Apiculture with the first AI-driven monitoring system using bee pheromones and satellite data (S.A.F.E.)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Accelerator
Destination: Open to supporting projects in all areas of science, technology,...
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: Poland
Call: EIC Accelerator Open 2025 (HORIZON-EIC-2025-ACCELERATOR-02, 2025)
Start date: 2026-01-01
End date: 2027-12-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3554039.94
EU funding (EUR): 2487827.96
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Honeybees are essential for pollinating over 75% of the world's food crops, yet they face unprecedented threats from diseases such as American and European foulbrood, Nosema, and Varroa. Traditional detection methods, such as manual inspections, are slow, labor-intensive, and often ineffective in preventing significant economic losses, which can exceed €212 million annually due to hive destruction and reduced productivity. In Europe alone, up to 36% of honeybee colonies are lost each year. Apisense introduces a proprietary breakthrough solution—a non-invasive method that integrates IoT multimodal sensors, an AI-driven engine, and satellite imagery to provide real-time monitoring and predictive analytics for bee pathogens. This innovative approach enhances disease detection with 95% accuracy, enabling proactive management, significantly reducing the need for chemical treatments, and supporting sustainable beekeeping practices. Our Total Addressable Market (TAM), based on a global count of 101 million beehives (with an annual growth rate of 1.15%) and our system’s pricing, is projected to reach €9.4 billion by 2030. We aim to capture a 5% market share through a dual revenue model that combines one-time device sales with a monthly subscription-based analytics service. Our business model focuses on reducing bee colony losses by up to 80% and cutting operational costs by a factor of 23, delivering substantial savings to beekeepers. By 2031, Apisense aims to surpass €78 million in accumulated revenue, reinforcing its position as a young, fast-growing startup. Beyond financial impact, Apisense supports EU initiatives for organic beekeeping, lowers entry barriers for new beekeepers, and promotes sustainable practices that reduce the environmental footprint of apiculture. By improving pollination efficiency and significantly decreasing bee disease incidence, Apisense enhances global crop yields and contributes to the long-term sustainability of food production.

Keywords: precision beekeeping,apiculture technology,honeybee health monitoring,sustainable agriculture,satellite imagery,iot sensors,ai driven analytics,predictive modelling
Silicon-Hydrogen Innovation for European Leadership and Development (SHIELD)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Accelerator
Destination: Other destinations
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: Sweden
Call: EIC Accelerator 2024 - Short application (HORIZON-EIC-2024-ACCELERATOR-01, 2024)
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2500000.0
EU funding (EUR): 2500000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

The need to produce critical raw materials within Europe, especially silicon, is urgent. Silicon is essential for high-tech applications like semiconductors and photovoltaics, crucial to Europe’s digital economy and climate goals. However, Europe’s reliance on non-EU imports for silicon presents significant risks, including supply chain disruptions, price volatility, and geopolitical vulnerabilities. To safeguard Europe’s technological sovereignty and economic stability, we propose developing robust domestic silicon production capabilities. This will ensure a secure supply of silicon, reduce dependency on external sources, and support a sustainable, competitive industrial base. Our approach aligns with the European Green Deal by using innovative processes that significantly lower the carbon footprint of silicon production. Investing in European silicon production will not only enhance supply chain security but also stimulate innovation across key sectors like renewable energy, electronics, and automotive industries. This initiative will create high-quality jobs, drive technological advancements, and position Europe as a leader in green and digital technologies. At GREEN14, we are pioneering a revolutionary hydrogen-based process for silicon production that replaces traditional carbon-intensive methods, setting a new benchmark for environmental sustainability. After three years of research and with an 8-meter high hydrogen plasma reactor ready to go live, we are poised to scale this innovation from grams to tons. We invite the EIC Accelerator to support us in this transformative journey, helping secure Europe’s future and inspire a shift toward cleaner, more sustainable industrial practices.

Keywords: critical raw materials silicon decarbonisation reshoring plasma
A new class of individualized immunotherapy to treat solid tumours. (OncoOligo)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Accelerator
Destination: Other destinations
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: Israel
Call: EIC Accelerator 2024 - Short application (HORIZON-EIC-2024-ACCELERATOR-01, 2024)
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2500000.0
EU funding (EUR): 2500000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Cancer is a global rising burden and therefore a top health priority. When it comes to solid tumour treatment, one size does not fit all, and treatments that help some patients are ineffective for others so individualized oncology offers an extraordinary opportunity to improve the lives of millions of patients. However, despite significant advances in the last decade in developing tailored therapies including immunotherapies, they only benefit a small portion of patients. Patient stratification continues to be challenging and non-target negative effects or tumour resistance are common. Aummune is an innovative biotech start-up composed of several experts in cancer, DNA research and drug development, dedicated to the design and production of truly tailored medicines for patients with solid tumours. We have invented a proprietary platform for the identification of oligonucleotides (single-stranded DNA sequences) with an unprecedented multifactorial capacity to treat solid tumours. Thanks to an incomparable design, our therapeutic molecules (AM003) can be easily customized to individual patients and effectively induce tumour cells’ death and activate diverse immune system pathways. We have also developed adapted manufacturing and selection procedures, so for each patient, we identify only the safest drug and guarantee the highest performance. Due to these disruptive features, our therapeutics hold a huge potential to be game-changers in the field of solid tumour medicine. We have successfully completed pre-clinical studies and are currently in ongoing clinical studies to initially demonstrate our approach is effective and safe for cancer patients. We aim to focus on completing the clinical and regulatory roadmap in Europe and the US to reach market approval and start market deployment and the international expansion of the company to become a market leader.

Keywords: cancer therapy,solid tumours individualized oncology,functional oligonucleotides,immunostimulation,t cell engager,antigen presenting cells,targeted medicines
A next generation seaweed-based biomaterial (Kelpicoat)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Accelerator
Destination: Other destinations
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call: EIC Accelerator 2024 - Short application (HORIZON-EIC-2024-ACCELERATOR-01, 2024)
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2499997.0
EU funding (EUR): 2499997.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Kelpi has developed a sustainable, biodegradable and marine-safe alternative to conventional plastics to help reduce demand for fossil fuels and address wider plastic pollution. The novelty behind our next generation biomaterial, Kelpicoat, is a patented synthesis process for chemically functionalizing seaweed carbohydrates to create a water-resistant coating that can be applied to paper, card, or fibre substrates. Thanks to this innovation, Kelpicoat is the only biomaterial that achieves barrier performance functionalities (water and oxygen barrier and resistance to oils, greases and acids) comparable to fossil fuel-based plastics. Our disruptive packaging material both conserves food, drinks, personal care and home care products for 12 months and breaks down in the environment after as little as 5 weeks when exposed to natural microbes. Thanks to our world-class scientists and strong, proven business leadership, Kelpi has reached TRL6 with a series of packaging prototypes (coated paper sachets, paper tubes for skin cream, beverage bottles and fibre trays for fresh fruit) developed, tested, and demonstrated with leading fast moving consumer goods brands. In order to make our biomaterial cost-competitive we are requesting EIC funding to improve the circularity of our synthesis process through the reuse, recovery and recovery of key materials. We also need to optimize our manufacturing process to reach tonne-scale production process and obtain food contact certification. Public funding is important to avoid tying our product development to a single client while allowing us to remain a deep-tech development company. This in turn will both consolidate Europe’s leadership in the field of innovative sustainable materials and contribute to the ambitions of the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive and Circular Economy Strategy as well as the global Sustainable Development Goals 9, 11, 12 13 and 14.

Keywords: bioproducts,circular economy,food packaging
Revolutionary OnLine Fermentation monitoring (ROLF)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Accelerator
Destination: Challenges
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: Austria
Call: Food from precision fermentation and algae (HORIZON-EIC-2024-ACCELERATOR-02, 2024)
Start date: 2025-07-01
End date: 2027-06-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3571427.14
EU funding (EUR): 2499999.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Holloid will transform food production based on precision fermentation and microalgae cultures with the world’s most advanced real-time bioprocess monitoring and control platform. The current absence of real-time monitoring systems capable of characterizing different microorganisms and cells in bioprocesses, including their states, hinders breakthroughs in bioprocess production of food ingredients from transitioning beyond the lab, greatly reduces productivity, and leads to frequent waste. Primarily, companies in this area face challenges in 1) quickly detecting low concentrations of spoiler microorganisms to avoid waste and 2) monitoring all microorganisms in large liquid volumes to develop and control new and optimized bioprocesses. Holloid develops a unique bioprocess control system based on groundbreaking high-throughput, automated in-line holographic microscopy. In this project, we will add pre-emptive remote maintenance, upscale secure data management pipelines, and use AI to distinguish microorganisms and their phenotypic states in real-time. Our platform will analyze millions of microorganisms in minutes, identifying even rare populations with high statistical significance. It is the missing key enabling technology, giving food bioprocess engineers the ability to directly monitor the microorganisms present and control production with unprecedented precision. We will deliver actionable insights in real-time that our pilot customers say can double their output while using significantly fewer resources, critically enhancing the quality and safety of fermentation and microalgae products. Our scalable SaaS platform and low-cost sensors will be easily integrated into any production process, making statistically relevant, single-cell monitoring accessible to businesses everywhere via a user-friendly web interface. Holloid aims to become an integral part of the production value chain for bioprocesses that decouple food production from soil and the environment.

Keywords: holography microscopy automation bioprocessing clean water food safety manufacturing and processing environmental and green technologies
Knowledge Management and Models of Interoperability in Peace Operations (MAMIP)

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: Netherlands
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023 (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-PF-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-12-10
End date: 2026-12-09
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 203464.32
EU funding (EUR): 203464.32
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

UN peacekeeping operations constitute a complex endeavor to prevent conflict and protect civilians, which often can only be achieved through close collaboration of different nations, functions and services, both military and civilian. Although interoperability is crucial for the success of integrated missions, no previous study has systematically examined differences in models of interoperability along national lines; furthermore, until now, the taxonomy of knowledge requirements for effective interoperability remains disorganized and undertheorized in scholarly literature. Previous experiences in missions have demonstrated that military peacekeepers, even when operating under the same mandate, may have different understandings of the abilities and skills required to interact with other contingents and services in missions. This project sheds light on such unexplored issues. Through case studies and comparative research, it aims to identify and assess how knowledge management across different national peacekeeping organizations affects variations in models of practices of interoperability in peace operations. As case studies, I have selected four national peacekeeping training organizations located in different nations and regions: India, Brazil, Netherlands and Ethiopia. Given the project's focus on the field of peace and conflict studies, it adopts a strong interdisciplinary approach. To ensure the successful development of the purpose of this project, I will conduct my research at the Radboud University of Nijmegen, under the guidance of Professor Dr. Matthijs Moorkamp, a leading scholar in the field. This project will prepare me to become a tenured scholar, refine my research skills, strengthen my scholar profile, and enable me to establish myself as an experienced researcher.

Keywords: peace missions,interoperability,knowledge management,knowledge taxonomy
Elevating the scalability potential of EU Smart Cities’ business for green and sustainable deep tech based solutions (FINEST SCALEUP)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: European innovation ecosystems
Theme: Elevating the scalability potential of European business
Destination: Elevating the scalability potential of European business
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Estonia,Belgium,Latvia,Poland,Lithuania
Call: Expanding Investments Ecosystems (HORIZON-EIE-2022-SCALEUP-02, 2022)
Start date: 2024-03-15
End date: 2026-09-14
Duration (months): 30.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1039002.24
EU funding (EUR): 999968.76
Participants: 8
Project status: SIGNED

The FINEST SCALEUP project brings together leading research and innovation actors to establish the Baltic Sear Region countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland and Poland, onwards referred to as the ‘BSR-5’, as a cross-border, inclusive and gender equal Deep tech innovation ecosystem with the main goal to support companies, start-ups and entrepreneurs to showcase innovative technologies, attract investment and reach global markets. The FINEST SCALEUP addresses the lack of scale-up funding for startups from 'Less Connected and Developing Innovation Ecosystems', particularly those women-led and from the Deep tech sector . It leverages on the FinEst Centre, as a world-class Centre of Excellence for Smart Cities Research and Innovation, has developed a cross-border knowledge transfer infrastructure (Urban Operating Platform) that supports its piloting programme, with a combined 100M€ budget to invest in research heavy solutions that have a strong potential to develop into deep tech companies. In the FINEST SCALEUP project, the FinEst Centre capitalises on Finnish-Estonian macro region’s scientific and empirical knowledge to build and strengthen the innovation potential of gender neutral deep tech entrepreneurship across the BSR-5.

Keywords: deep tech,baltic sea region