Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Micro and Nanocrystalline Silicide - Refractory Metals FGM for Materials Innovation in Transport Applications (SILTRANS)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Destination: Materials
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Slovakia,United Kingdom,Germany,Switzerland,Germany,Austria,Germany
Call:  (FP7-NMP-2008-SMALL-2, 2008)
Start date: 2009-10-01
End date: 2013-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4281549.0
EU funding (EUR): 2997671.0
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

The SILTRANS project focuses on the development of novel composites consisting of percolating shaped bodies made from refractory metals (Nb, Mo, W) which are embedded in silicide-matrix. In such composites the silicide matrix provides excellent oxidation resistance at high temperature (forming silica), while percolating refractory metal reinforcements enhances their strength at high temperature, ductility and creep resistance. The continuous metallic skeleton serves as efficient tool against crack propagation, thus improving toughness of material at both high and low temperatures. The volume content of silicides will gradiently increase from the refractory core, forming continuous skin at the surface. The design of these tailored gradient materials (FGM) will be based on multiscale modelling, characterisation and non-destructive evaluation techniques developed to understand the role of residual stresses and acting degradation mechanisms. The infiltration technique for manufacturing of complex near-net shape parts having self-healing oxide coating will open a cost efficient way for wide range of structural applications in space, automotive and energy production sectors, especially when reliable performance at high temperature (above 1500 K) in oxidizing environment is required. The large involvement of industrial partners guarantees the rapid market uptake for developed materials.

Keywords: refractory metals silicides high temperature oxidation resistance creep fracture tougness turbine blades thermal protection
Self-Learning Control System for Freeform Milling with High Energy Fluid Jets (CONFORM-JET)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Destination: New production
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: United Kingdom,Switzerland,Sweden,Spain,United Kingdom,Sweden,United Kingdom,Czechia
Call:  (FP7-NMP-2008-SMALL-2, 2008)
Start date: 2009-11-01
End date: 2013-10-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 5097020.39
EU funding (EUR): 3757921.0
Participants: 9
Project status: CLOSED

Innovative control philosophies that enhance the capabilities of niche processing methods are of critical importance for EU manufacturers of high value added products made of advanced engineered materials. High Energy Fluid Jets (HEFJet) processing is a niche technology with outstanding capabilities: cuts any material at negligible cutting forces; generates virtual zero heat; uses the abrasive jet plume as a “universal tool”. Nevertheless, freeform machining by High Energy Fluid Jets Milling (HEFJet_Mill) is still at infancy level. This is because no control solution for HEFJet_Mill exists. ConforM-Jet will develop and demonstrate, for the fist time, a self-learning control system for HEFJet_Mill to generate freeform parts. This will be done by integrating models of HEFJet_Mill with patterns of multi-sensory signals to control the outcomes of jet plume – workpiece interaction, i.e. magnitude and shape of abraded footprint; these are key issues in controlling the generation of freeforms via HEFJet_Mill. This will be done via the following research steps: - Develop a novel integrative energy-based model of HEFJet_Mill. - Develop an innovative energy-based multi-sensing monitoring system for HEFJet_Mill. - Develop a radically new control system for HEFJet_Mill of freeforms that is equipped with novel abilities: Self-learning ability: Self-gauging of the energetic models of HEFJet_Mill vs. key energy-based sensory signals. Thus, whenever new working scenario occurs, updated models are employed by the model predictive controller. Self-adaptive ability: The energy-based sensory signals, trained with the data available in the process database, will be taught to respond to process variations by feeding back the correct combination of process parameters. - Demonstrate ConforM-Jet control strategy on multi-axis HEFJet_Mill systems to generate aerospace, medical, and optical freeform components made of difficult-to-cut materials (Ni/Ti alloys, optical glass).

Keywords: milling by high energy fluid jets,freeforms,self-learning control system,multi-sensing,novel cam
Innovative networks of SMEs for complex products manufacturing (NET-CHALLENGE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Destination: New production
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Portugal,Spain,Italy,Italy,Spain,Finland,Netherlands,China,Italy
Call:  (FP7-NMP-2008-SMALL-2, 2008)
Start date: 2009-06-01
End date: 2012-02-29
Duration (months): 33.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4336327.73
EU funding (EUR): 3144969.0
Participants: 15
Project status: CLOSED

European SMEs will have to adopt new business models and to establish dynamic and non-hierarchical networks to respond to market opportunities, assuring quick response, fast time to market, differentiated offerings and competitive prices. Sustainability for SMEs will be found in high-variety low-volume businesses, related with complex products manufacturing. However, there are currently no proven, effective methodologies, approaches or tools to support SMEs in creating, managing and dissolving this type of dynamic and non-hierarchical networks. Net-Challenge covers this gap with the design and development of effective methodologies, processes and ICT decision support tools. The project outcomes will be: - a methodology to help SMEs in the qualification, formation and operation of dynamic networks (able to quickly respond to market opportunities characterized by low volume, high variety and customer centred products); - reference collaboration processes for non-hierarchical networks, to be used in promoting and facilitating real collaborative business processes; - distributed decision support tools to help companies to manage, manufacturing and logistic processes, including: aggregate collaborative planning with dynamic capacity management and real-time order promising; real-time monitoring with event management and performance management; - real industrial demonstration of the new methods and tools in three business cases from the following industrial sectors: textile and apparel, footwear, and machine tools; - training materials to promote the project concepts and to train key users in pilot companies; - wide dissemination of the project results in industrial companies, technology suppliers and the scientific community; and preparation of their exploitation; - creation of links with standardization activities and relevant international research and business communities.

Keywords: non-hierarchical collaborative business networks,collaborative planning,capacity management,interoperability
Find and Bind: Mastering sweet cell-instructive biosystems by copycat nano-interaction of cells with natural surfaces for biotechnological applications (FIND AND BIND)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Destination: Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Portugal,Germany,Switzerland,Sweden,Germany,Spain,Spain,Portugal
Call:  (FP7-NMP-2008-SMALL-2, 2008)
Start date: 2009-10-01
End date: 2013-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4646008.4
EU funding (EUR): 3594828.0
Participants: 10
Project status: CLOSED

Living cells are complex entities with remarkable capacity to sense, integrate and respond to environmental cues. The term directional sensing refers to the ability of a cell to determine the direction and proximity of an extracellular stimulus and to convert this information into biochemical signals. So far, the mechanisms of this extremely complex process are to be elucidated. Undoubtedly, carbohydrates are a class of molecules which together with the proteins span a large spectrum of these mechanisms: from those that are trivial to those that are crucial for the development, growth, function or survival of an organism. Find and Bind aims to explore the potential of this class of molecules to mediate specific recognition events and therefore to provide modulation of biological processes. Approaching and employing the nanoscale mechanisms of the interactions of cells and their physiological milieu Find and Bind will create biological design criteria for the development of new materials and devices constructed from these materials. Taking the cell-matrix adhesion to the third dimension by re-creating both signals and timing of natural occurring events will be applied to develop third generation polysaccharide based constructs. Combining nanostructured scaffolds from naturally derived polymers and the incorporation of biological signals will provide inherent informational guidance in recreating cell-cell interactions and control tissue formation in vitro and in vivo. The long-term innovation potential of the developed constructs as (i) 3D cell instructive materials able to restore and enhance the functions of healthy tissues; (ii) Biosensors and (iii) Surfaces for selective differentiation of stem cells will also be in the targets of this proposal.

Keywords: polysaccharides,biomolecules,cell-instructive materials,extra cellular matrix,biosensors,stem cells
Nanopatterned scaffolds for active myocardial implants (NANOCARD)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Destination: Materials
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Germany,Switzerland,Sweden,Israel,Italy,Germany,France,Austria,Germany
Call:  (FP7-NMP-2008-SMALL-2, 2008)
Start date: 2010-01-01
End date: 2013-12-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 5263512.4
EU funding (EUR): 3806600.0
Participants: 13
Project status: CLOSED

Cell therapy and tissue engineering are emerging as novel therapeutic paradigms for myocardial repair. The rationale behind the cell replacement approach is based on the assumption that an increase in the number of functional cardiomyocytes within the diseased area may improve the mechanical properties of this compromised region. A common strategy attempts to initially combine, ex-vivo, cells with polymeric scaffolds to generate a construct, followed by in-vivo engraftment onto the heart muscle. Despite first encouraging results, the clinical utility of these approaches is hampered by the paucity of cell sources for human cardiomyocytes and by the limited direct functional integration of grafted cells and high degree of donor cell death following cell grafting in host myocardial tissue. NanoCARD will create a conceptually new type of biomimetic nanoscopically designed scaffold able to generate cardiac tissue replacement for the myocardium. Within our project we will design novel cellular environments with broad but precisely-controlled diversity in chemical composition, physical properties, and geometrical spacing of individual peptides on the nanometre scale. The capability of these environments to regulate cell response will be explored by high throughput approaches using a new chip technology developed within the project. An additional unique concept for controlling the function of cardiac cells is given by applying periodic mechanical strain in the range of heart frequency during the tissue engineering process. The knowledge gained within NanoCARD will be translated into the design and production of a novel biocompatible nanostructured device (therapeutic surface) with a desired bioactivity inducing specific behaviour of endothelial cells and cardiomyocytes to revolutionise treatment of myocardial defects. The inclusion of relevant companies in the consortium assures the identification of opportunities for the intended product developments.

Keywords: nanostructured bioactive surfaces,high-throughput chip,myocardial repair,cell signaling,therapeutic surfaces
Protective clothing for improved safety and performance in the fisheries (SAFE@SEA)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Destination: Integration
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Norway,Denmark,Finland,Sweden,Belgium,Spain,Italy,Finland,United Kingdom,Belgium
Call:  (FP7-NMP-2008-SME-2, 2008)
Start date: 2009-10-01
End date: 2012-09-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4187847.5
EU funding (EUR): 3148224.0
Participants: 14
Project status: CLOSED

Safe@Sea addresses the strategic objective to reduce the risk of injury in complex systems through advanced personal protective equipment. The main objective of Safe@Sea is to develop a new generation of advanced personal protective clothing for the fishing industry that will lead to a significant increase in safety without reducing work performance. Fishing is among the most dangerous of all professions. The concept behind Safe@Sea is to increase safety by implementing improved solutions for buoyancy, tear and puncture resistance, head and hand protection, emergency warning and positioning systems. This will be achieved by the integration of state of the art materials and ICT systems and the development of new high performance materials. An ergonomic design will be developed to solve the contradictory requirements of functionality, comfort and safety. Specifications will be developed (WP2) that provide input to concept development and prototyping (WP3) in close interaction with development and integration of materials (WP4) and integration of ICT solutions (WP5). The developed solutions, ergonomic design and usability will be thoroughly validated and tested (WP6). Manufacturing concepts, a standardisation strategy and roadmap for product maturing and market introduction will be developed (WP7). Demonstration of the technology developed and precommercial activities such as presentations of prototypes on exhibitions and trade fairs will take place in WP9. This will be supplemented by exploitation and dissemination activities (WP 8) and project management (WP1). The consortium consists of Ohmatex ApS, FOV Fabrics AB, SISYFOS AS, Grado Zero Espace SRL, International Safety Products Limited who are leading European SMEs that develop specialised fabrics, clothing and electronics. Helly Hansen Pro AS will be responsible for the end product of fishermen clothing. The industry partners are complemented by strong scientific expertise in materials research and integration technologies at Stiftelsen SINTEF, Tampere University of Technology, Swerea IVF AB, Centre Scientifiqe & Technique de L’Industrie Textile Belge, and FUNDACION LEIA CENTRO DE DESARROLLO TECNOLOGICO. The International Maritime Health Association provides close links to a user network and expertise in safety issues. The consortium is highly complimentary and has the necessary skills and facilities to achieve the objectives of the project.

Keywords: smart textiles,ict integration in clothing protective clothing safety accident prevention
Bacterial Wiring for Energy Conversion and Remediation (BACWIRE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP
Destination: Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Spain,United Kingdom,Spain,Argentina,Switzerland,Denmark
Call:  (FP7-NMP-2008-SMALL-2, 2008)
Start date: 2009-10-01
End date: 2012-09-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3880014.26
EU funding (EUR): 2949999.0
Participants: 6
Project status: CLOSED

The aim of the project is to develop a new paradigm for the simultaneous cogeneration of energy and bioremediation using electro-active bacteria. A new nano-structured transducer that efficiently connects to these bacteria will be developed, aiming to the production of devices with superior performance across a range of applications including microbial fuel cells, whole cell biosensors and bioreactors. Elucidation of mechanisms by which bacteria transport electrons to solid electrodes is crucial. In this way, well-defined surfaces of single crystals and multilayered gold deposits on quartz elements will be used to resolve the interfacial electrochemistry of both, bacteria and isolated bacterial surface redox molecules. The spatial distribution of cytochromes in the cell surface will be determined by AFM and those involved in the electric connection to electrodes will be studied in detail. Nanoparticle-containing molecular bridges will be designed and constructed to connect electro-active bacteria to the electrode. Afterwards, tethered bacterial biofilms will be used in the development of technological application including reactors for the simultaneous cleaning of wastewater and the generation of clean energy.

Keywords: surface chemistry,microbial electrochemistry,nanotechnology,molecular wiring,renovable energy
National Reference Centre for Genomics and Proteomics (MACPROGEN)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research Potential
Destination: Unlocking and developing the Research Potential of research entities established in the EU�s Convergence regions and Outermost Regions
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: North Macedonia
Call:  (FP7-REGPOT-2008-1, 2008)
Start date: 2009-04-01
End date: 2012-06-30
Duration (months): 39.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1319600.0
EU funding (EUR): 893452.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

This proposal aims at upgrading and improving the capacity of Research Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (RCGEB), at the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts for research and education in the fields of genomics and proteomics. The RCGEB is the major research, education and diagnostic facility in the field of molecular genetics and biomedical sciences in R. Macedonia which has acquired national, regional and international recognition. The RCGEB is one of the few institutions from the R. Macedonia that met the criteria for Centre of excellence due to its esteemed scientific and educational record in life sciences. The main goals of this proposal are: 1) to upgrade the RCGEB and to provide a technological platform for high throughput genomic and proteomic research that will meet the needs of the scientific community in the region; 2) to foster the networking with EU Research institutions through exchange of visits, training, collaborative projects etc.; 3) to enhance the participation of R. Macedonia in the 7th Framework Programme; 4) to promote the new trends in the field of genomics and proteomics and to disseminate the knowledge; 5) to create an improved interactive and competitive research environment that will increase the scientific carrier opportunities and will slow down the brain-drain phenomena. The MACPROGEN activities are designed to address the objectives and to bring the expected impacts of the REGPOT-2008-1 call. The MACPROGEN project will contribute to the strengthening of the research and development capacities and to the enhancement of human research potential, and will ultimately foster the integration of R. Macedonia and the region in the European Research Area. The project will stimulate multidisciplinary basic research for studying human diseases and application of knowledge/technologies for generation of new diagnostic, prevention and therapeutic tools, thus meeting the objectives of the FP7 thematic priority area “Health”.

Keywords: centre of excellence,genomics,proteomics,upgrading,networking,training,workshops,promotion,dissemination
Rediscovering Theological Rationalism in the Medieval World of Islam (RATIONALISM)

Framework: FP7 — Ideas
Programme: European Research Council
Theme: European research council
Destination: Advanced grants
Action type: Support for frontier research (ERC)
Panel: Cultures and cultural production
Countries involved: Germany
Call:  (ERC-2008-AdG, 2008)
Start date: 2008-12-01
End date: 2013-11-30
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1864760.0
EU funding (EUR): 1864760.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The project is frontier research in several respects. It aims at crossing the boundaries between 3 main disciplines of academia, viz. Islamic and Jewish Studies and Studies of Eastern Christianity. The followers of the 3 denominations constituted a unique cultural commonality in the medieval world of Islam. They shared Arabic as their common language and often read the same books, so that a continuous exchange of ideas, texts, and forms of discourse was the norm. This widely accepted historical reality notwithstanding, scholars usually opt for a one-dimensional approach with a focus on either Muslim, Jewish or Christian authors. The project aims at radically breaking away from this pattern replacing it with a multi-dimensional interdisciplinarity that is justified by the historical reality of the periods and regions under investigation. Yet it goes beyond mere interdisciplinarity in that the applicant seeks to connect between the leading researchers in the field who are also separated by political boundaries. Close cooperation will be sought with researchers from the West and the Islamic world and an attempt will be made to bring them together during the two int nal workshops scheduled for Years 2 and 4. The primary purpose in bringing scholars from such diverse disciplines and worlds together is to create a new quality within research. As such, the project also serves a wider political purpose: In a world in which borders increasingly gain significance, the project is meant to demonstrate that intellectual history characteristically disregard any such borders and that intellectual symbiosis was often the norm rather than the exception, and that this holds particularly true in one of today s hottest conflict areas, the Middle East.

Keywords: theological rationalism,muslim theology,jewish theology,christian theology