Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
From the space communication to the drone industry (TRANSDAT)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Innovation in SMEs
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Spain
Call: SME instrument (H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1, 2018)
Start date: 2018-08-01
End date: 2018-12-31
Duration (months): 5.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Drone technology is moving extremely fast, providing different kind of services to many industries; as a result the numbers of drones for most commercial applications like agriculture spraying and seeding, mining, delivery or media was near 250,000 in 2017 and it is estimated to reach 1.5 Mill units by 2022. Nowadays, most of drone applications require flying BVLOS but current regulations limit the use of drones to VLOS (visual line of sight) or BVLOS (beyond visual line of sight) only for light drones. The state authorities, are willing to permit flights BVLOS if the pilot can prove safe operation, taking into account that 64% of the incidents between 2006 and 2016 were due to communication problems, our objective has been the creation of a satellite based communication device specially designed to improve these problems in communication links. TRANSDAT is communication system for all kind of drones flying over the aerial space. It is an innovative solution able to register and keep track on drone pilots, designed to provide location anywhere in the world, secure connection and air safety services with the highest quality standards, free from faults and interferences. It provides information to know where the drones are through a base station, tablet or even a mobile phone. This modem-type system is able to communicate position and orders, with the transmission of GPS positions to the base station while receiving commands to control both: the device and its payload. TRANSDAT was built to enable every single drone of performing a BVLOS flight that till now were limited to small ranges; it was born as a tool to improve the UAV communication and therefore security for all of us. We have performed a preliminary conservative financial forecast considering as potential addressable market just the 600,000 new units/year of drones related to the commercial applications of the market analysis. These projections provide a ROI of 469% after 3 years of commercialization.

Keywords: drones,communication system,aerial space
'Translatio.’ The art of (re)moving relics and reforming holiness in Europe’s borderlands. (TRANSLATIO)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Standard European Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Social Sciences and Humanities
Countries involved: Denmark
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2018, 2018)
Start date: 2020-09-01
End date: 2023-12-07
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 207312.0
EU funding (EUR): 207312.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Between 1600 and 1800 more than 35,000 cases are documented of the exchange of skeletons and other sacred relics of saints between Catholic communities along the Italian peninsula and Lutheran and Catholic groups in Catholicism’s northernmost Nordic-Baltic borderlands, according to the religious ritual of ‘translatio’ (‘translation’)—the ceremonial relocation of relics of saints and holy persons. The art, architecture and material memory culture of translatio has continued to shape European borderlands identities into the present. This project aims to rewrite the ritualized relic into the history of modern Europe, reassessing the underestimated yet crucial role of relics and the artistic-material culture of religious ritual as generators of interreligious reconciliation and identity formation across Europe’s seemingly most insurmountable divides from the early modern period (c. 1500-1700) through the present day. Although recent shifts in scholarship have moved away from disciplinary boundaries to reframe more inclusive European histories, oppositional theoretical models dominate historical analysis, resulting in isolationist or antagonist historical narratives that fail to account for the interconnectedness of European historical experience. My project TRANSLATIO aims to: 1) rewrite a trans-European revisionist history of the art, architecture and material culture of the ritualized relic over the longue durée that sets diverse religious cultures in conversation rather than opposition and plots the Nordic-Baltic sphere against a broader European transregional context and 2) develop an adaptable multi- or poly-comparative model for non-oppositional translational historical analysis that will pave the way to open new perspectives for how scientific studies might reframe complex much-needed interconnected histories of Europe. As a showcase of my poly-comparative translational methodology, I will write a research monograph and create an open-access website.

Keywords: relics,reliquaries
Deciphering fundamental constraints on pathogen adaptation (TRADEOFF)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Standard European Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Life Sciences
Countries involved: Switzerland
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2019, 2019)
Start date: 2021-09-01
End date: 2023-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 191149.44
EU funding (EUR): 191149.44
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Adaptation is considered to be a fundamental determinant of organismal evolution, but getting better at something may have an evolutionary cost. This limitation is encapsulated in the concept of a trade-off, where improvements in one trait come at the expense of another. For example, pathogens that excel at surviving in their host’s absence are often worse at causing disease, and vice versa. Knowledge of how trade-offs impact pathogens is particularly important as it would enhance our ability to predict disease emergence. However, while observations of trade-offs abound, we know little about why they occur. In order to gain crucial insight into pathogen evolution, I propose to investigate the underlying selective, environmental, and genetic constraints leading to life history trade-offs in Zymoseptoria tritici, an economically important pathogen of wheat in Europe with defined infection and survival stages. We will first determine the selective constraints on adaptation by contrasting the signatures of selection on genes expressed during survival, during infection, or both, across 15 global isolates. Then, by phenotyping a diverse panel of 150 Swiss isolates, we will identify infection-survival trade-offs, and test whether or not the strength and direction of trade-offs change in response to environmental conditions anticipated under future climate change. Finally, we will evaluate the importance of genetic constraints for shaping trade-offs by identifying loci contributing to both infection and survival (i.e., pleiotropy), and will furthermore determine whether or not the mechanisms of pleiotropy are related to carbon metabolism. Identifying the causes of trade-offs in a plant pathogen will not only produce broadly relevant insights into organismal biology and ecology, but will help European scientists exploit trade-offs to sustainably manage disease and bolster food security.
Laser and Ultrasound Co-Analyzer for thyroid nodules (LUCA)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Action type: Innovation actions
Countries involved: Italy,Austria,Spain,France,France,United Kingdom
Call: Cross-cutting ICT KETs (H2020-ICT-2015, 2015)
Start date: 2016-02-01
End date: 2021-05-31
Duration (months): 64.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3999334.13
EU funding (EUR): 3628845.75
Participants: 9
Project status: CLOSED

This is a trans-disciplinary project that joins endocrinologists (“end-users”), radiologists (“end-users”), physicists who are experts in medical photonics, engineers who are experts in photonics and ultrasonics and the industry to work towards a concentrated goal - to produce a novel, point-of-care, low-cost, screening device that combines two photonics systems (near-infrared diffuse correlation spectroscopy (DCS) and time-resolved spectroscopy (TRS)) with a multi-modal ultrasound (US) system and a probe that enables multi-modal data acquisition for the screening of thyroid nodules (TN) for thyroid cancer (TC). TN are a common pathology having a prevalence of palpable nodules around 5% in women and 1% in men, that increases to 19-76% with the use of neck US. In screening thyroid nodules, to exclude thyroid cancer which occurs in 5-15% of TN, the first step is the US followed by fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of suspicious nodules. The sensitivity and specificity of this process in thyroid cancer are limited, with a large number of non-diagnostic and false positive results that lead to unnecessary surgeries. A reduction in the number of surgeries with a point-of-care diagnostic procedure would have an important socio-economic impact, diminishing the number of thyroidectomies and the associated comorbidities. This implies savings of millions of euros per year. Evidence shows that multi-modal approaches that include hemodynamic information leads to better specificity while each modality on its own fails. We hypothesize that a new optical-ultrasound probe and integrated system enabled by the development of novel, key enabling photonic components and sub-systems to provide synergetic information on tissue morphology, composition and function will have a large impact in this field. Our action is directed by end-users who participate in the proposal and will be exploited by the industrial partners who cover the whole value-chain.

Keywords: oncology,radiology,thyroid cancer,ultrasonics,biomedical optics
Energy saving and reducing carbon emissions by applying decentralized advanced trigeneration (CCHP) technology to supermarkets and other commercial properties (TRISORP)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Secure, clean and efficient energy
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Germany
Call: Stimulating the innovation potential of SMEs for a low carbon energy system (H2020-SMEINST-1-2014, 2014)
Start date: 2015-02-01
End date: 2015-07-31
Duration (months): 6.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The German SME Kälte-Klima-Sachsen GmbH (KKS) has developed and field-tested in a relevant environment a prototype of a highly cost-efficient ECOiCE ammonia/water-absorption chiller system (AWA) driven by the otherwise not utilised low-exergy coupling product heat from combustion engines of combined heat and power plants (CHP) for the purpose of decentralised trigeneration of electricity, thermal heat and cold. Up to three quarters of electric power, and thus CO2, are saved when compared with chillers of comparable refrigeration capacity operating with the established cold steam compression refrigeration technology. The system, using driving heat below 100°C, provides adequately low temperatures of -6°C as usable cold for industrial purposes and storage of food. With the ECOiCE AWA the company primarily focuses on market segments with continuously high need of refrigeration like supermarkets, hotels, catering and food processing firms for the provision of cold at competitive prices in line with demand. The aim of the overall project is the strategic development of a new business area for the innovative technology and plant components in the field of application of absorption refrigeration engineering for industrial purposes within the company KKS. The vision of KKS comprises the international market leadership in the field of trigeneration of electricity, thermal heat and cold through cost-saving AWA, which works in the range of capacity up to 100 kW favourable for decentralized solutions and only requires driving heat at low temperatures. Within 7 years from the beginning of the project the number of jobs at KKS will rise by 20% up to 60 and the turnover for absorption chillers will account for 40 m euro per year.

Keywords: heat,cold and power trigeneration,supermarket,energy saving
Game to promote energy efficiency actions (GreenPlay)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Secure, clean and efficient energy
Theme: Reducing energy consumption and carbon foorpint by smart and sustainable use
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Spain,Spain,Hungary,France,France
Call: New ICT-based solutions for energy efficiency (H2020-EE-2014-2-RIA, 2014)
Start date: 2015-03-01
End date: 2018-08-31
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1705500.0
EU funding (EUR): 1705500.0
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

The GreenPlay project consists in raising awareness among citizens through the implementation of a real time monitoring energy consumption platform and the development of a serious game. This system will consist of four key elements: • A monitoring energy consumption in real time • A web-based platform to monitor its consumption • Advice and challenges available for users on the platform to reduce consumption • A serious game to raise awareness of users The demonstration of this project will take place in three European cities and reach at least 200 homes. These targeted homes, located in public owned buildings, will have to fulfil two conditions: i. Being heated with electricity ii. Having an internet access The expected impact of the solution is to decrease by 30% the energy consumption of the testing homes.

Keywords: awareness actions,serious game,personalised advice,real time monitoring,energy efficiency,behaviour change
Integrated Solar Energy System (INSOLENSYS)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Proof of concept grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Products and processes engineering
Panel description: Product and process design, chemical, civil, environmental, mechanical, vehicle engineering, energy processes and relevant computational methods
Countries involved: Italy,Portugal
Call: Call for proposals for ERC Proof of Concept Grant (ERC-2020-PoC, 2020)
Start date: 2021-07-01
End date: 2023-09-30
Duration (months): 27.0
Total project cost (EUR): 162857.14
EU funding (EUR): 120000.0
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

The INSOLENSYS technology is proposing a game-changing concept for solar energy management. It introduces, for the first time ever, an integrated approach to the generation and storage within PV cells which compensates the main drawback of current approaches, i.e. the need to manage the intermittency of solar energy through costly and polluting external storage systems. INSOLENSYS will deliver a flexible solution that can be adapted to all the types of solar cells, be it home system or large-scale industrial installations for the around-the-clock generation of stable energy, fully eliminating the need on external storage. The here proposed technology is poised to significantly contribute to the goals of the EU in terms of the Green Deal policy not only because it facilitates the widest wide-spread of the renewable energy, but also because it is based on eco-friendly and available raw materials. The scopes of the present PoC is to: prove the viability of the INSOLENSYS approach on a pre-industrial scale through extensive testing and validation; and explore the commercial potential of the technology while increasing its Technology and Investment Readiness Levels. The work will be performed by the PI’s team in partnership with the Venture Building company D1 which will take care of the business development and marketing strategy development, including the introduction to VC and CVC companies.

Keywords: capacitor,thermoeletric solar cells,integration,self charge device
European IMU for space navigation (EURISA)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Space
Theme: Enabling European competitiveness, non-dependence and innovation of the European space sector
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Germany,Switzerland,France,France
Call: Technologies for European non-dependence and competitiveness (H2020-SPACE-2020, 2020)
Start date: 2021-01-01
End date: 2024-06-30
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3280305.0
EU funding (EUR): 2997755.0
Participants: 4
Project status: SIGNED

EURISA aims at ensuring long term availability of a European cost-effective and performant IMU based on fiber-optic gyroscopes and quartz accelerometers for the future space missions. As of today, all European missions depend on American IMU, mainly Northrop Grumman LN200S, with no alternative in Europe for compact and cost-effective IMU. The main goal of the project is to deliver an engineering model of this IMU at TRL equal or higher than 6. The engineering model will be tested in space environments and its inertial performances will be measured and validated. On top of that, the project will also deliver crafted hybridization algorithms to provide the best possible navigation performances EURISA relies on 4 actors of the European space ecosystem: Airbus Defence & Space, ETH Zurich, DLR Bremen and iXblue. They have all the required competencies and know-hows to make a success out of this project: space electronics, inertial sensors, knowledge on the space mission requirements, hybridization algorithms, space environment and also manufacturing and quality. In practice, the project will be built on current developments of the partners that have already reached TRL 4 and above: compact fiber-optics gyroscopes, quartz accelerometer, space electronic boards based on COTS and hybridization algorithms. In the frame of EURISA, these different elements will be further developed or adapted, then qualified and finally assembled together to make the future European IMU. By using current developments and many synergies together with the use of COTS, we ensure a cost-effective product and a safe path toward a TRL 6 maturity.

Keywords: space,cots,navigation,attitude control,gyroscope,accelerometer
European Collaborative Dissemination of Aeronautical research and applications 2 (e-CAERO 2)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Smart, green and integrated transport
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Italy,Germany,Spain,Belgium,Belgium
Call: Improving skills and knowledge base in European Aviation (H2020-MG-2014_SingleStage_A, 2014)
Start date: 2014-12-01
End date: 2017-11-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 688125.0
EU funding (EUR): 688125.0
Participants: 6
Project status: CLOSED

The E-CAero2 project is the natural follow-up of the E-CAero project developed within FP7 from 2009 to 2013. E-CAero achievements can be summarized as improved communication between associations, implementation of a common logistic platform, better synchronised conference events, scientific expertise better aggregated to conferences, events organised in cooperation between associations, and a vision for common journal and publishing policy. The E-CAero project was launched in response to a call from the European Commission. The object was to harmonise the scientific communication activities in the field aeronautics and air transport made by the European organisations working in these fields. The ECAero 2 project is aimed to go further and it aims to define a wide coordination mechanism between the associations that devote their activities, totally or partially, to aeronautics and air transport. The action will enhance the impact of and facilitate access to publications of interest to European aviation, notably those issued from EU-funded projects. The rationalisation of conferences is to reduce the duplication of events, improve their visibility, and increase their audience. It goes without saying that the actions taken in this project are to become self-supported by the end of the project. The objectives of E-Caero 2 are in keeping with the former project E-Caero. They can be defined as: • Enhance communication between the associations • Progress in the synchronisation of events • Take initiatives towards a joint publication policy in Europe. • Promote coordination within the federation of associations • Provide a more visible European label and common policy to aeronautical events and publications • Establish a unified logistics network and a specific secretariat for events of the ECAA • Properly quantify the size of the scientific/industrial community and the desirable number of events; • Offer a better harmonised information to scientists and technologists.

Keywords: collaborative dissemination of research,aeronautic,turbomachinery sector,scientific and technical know how,collaborative events,european platform
Record-keeping, fiscal reform, and the rise of institutional accountability in late-medieval Savoy: a source-oriented approach (CASTELLANY ACCOUNTS)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: The study of the human past
Panel description: Archaeology, history and memory
Countries involved: Romania
Call: ERC Starting Grant (ERC-2014-STG, 2014)
Start date: 2015-05-01
End date: 2020-04-30
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 671875.0
EU funding (EUR): 501218.75
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

The present research project focuses on an unjustly neglected corpus of late-medieval sources, the administrative and fiscal accounts (‘computi’) of the castellanies – basic administrative units – of the county of Savoy. I propose a holistic model of analysis that can fully capitalise on the unusual wealth of detail of the Savoyard source material, in order to illuminate some key topics in late-medieval institutional and socio-economic history, from the development of state institutions through administrative and fiscal reform – with particular attention to the transition from personal to institutional accountability – to the question of socio-economic growth, decline, and recovery during the turbulent period of the late-thirteenth to the late-fourteenth century. More broadly, my research into these topics aims to contribute to our understanding of the late-medieval origins of European modernity. The advances of pragmatic literacy, record-keeping, and auditing practices will be analysed with the aid of anthropological and social scientific theories of practice. By comparing the Savoyard ‘computi’ with their sources of inspiration, from the Anglo-Norman pipe rolls to the Catalan fiscal records, the project aims to highlight the creative adaptation of imported administrative models, and thus to contribute to our knowledge of institutional transfers in European history. The project will develop an inclusive frame of analysis in which the ‘computi’ will be read against the evidence from enfeoffment charters, castellany surveys (‘extente’), and the records of direct taxation (‘subsidia’). The serial data will be analysed by building a database; the findings of quantitative analysis will be verified by case studies of the individuals and families (many from the middle social strata) that surface in the fiscal records.