Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Interoperable solutions to streamline PED evolution and cross-sectoral integration (PEDvolution)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Climate, Energy and Mobility
Theme: Energy
Destination: Efficient, sustainable and inclusive energy use
Action type: Innovation actions
Countries involved: Greece,Belgium,Norway,Slovenia,Germany,Switzerland,Austria
Call: Interoperable solutions for positive energy districts (PEDs), including a better integration of local renewables and local excess heat sources (HORIZON-CL5-2023-D4-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-01-01
End date: 2026-12-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4999587.22
EU funding (EUR): 4303393.34
Participants: 15
Project status: SIGNED

The pinnacle of community driven urban energy transition are Positive Energy Districts (PED). They improve energy efficiency, integrate local renewables and excess heat more effectively and enable interaction with the energy and non-energy sectors like mobility, ICT and industry. A crucial, and often neglected complication is that PEDs are in constant evolution. This is due to ever-evolving changes in their environment: social context, legislation, energy market, increased electric vehicles, etc. As such, there is a strong analogy with the theory of evolution. Although the DNA between PEDs varies, the implementation and evolution of different PEDs is not a process of chance: the environment determines the probability of success in the urban energy transition. The PEDvolution project paves the way for cross-sectoral integration of ever-evolving PEDs. This over a duration of three years, consisting of three consecutive phases: analyse, co-develop and demonstrate. European pioneers in PED conceptualisation, implementation and tool development will co-develop and implement seven interoperable solutions accommodating the constant evolution of PEDs: 1) PED Design and Planning Toolset, 2) PED Readiness Assessment, 3) Dynamic Decision Support Guideline for PED Development, 4) PED Energy Manager, 5) Data Exchange, Integration and Interoperability Platform, 6) PED Business Models, 7) Social Innovation tool. These PEDvolution solutions will evaluate and improve the ‘PED Readiness Level’ according to the four genes of the PED genotype: social, technology, interoperability, and market. These are influenced by their interaction within the PED and its environment (PED phenotype). At least six real-life PEDs across Europe, will provide a demonstration and validation environment for the solutions, paving the way for replication, upscaling and mainstreaming.

Keywords: interoperability,peds
100 Households, 100 Circular Stories: Inspiring Sustainable Living in Europe (CIRCLEUP)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
Theme: Bio-Environment
Destination: Other Bio-environnement destinations
Action type: Innovation actions
Countries involved: Latvia,Norway,Germany,United Kingdom,Portugal
Call: One hundred circular model households: making European households sustainable through inclusive circular practices (HORIZON-CL6-2023-CIRCBIO-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-01-01
End date: 2027-12-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4586360.0
EU funding (EUR): 4586360.0
Participants: 10
Project status: SIGNED

CIRCLEUP is a highly innovative endeavor that aims to increase the diffusion rate of circular practices at the micro level, as a vital step towards achieving a circular economy, optimizing material streams into and out of households and closing the loops wherever possible. It seeks to achieve goal by developing, testing, implementing, evaluating, disseminating an innovative behavioral intervention package consisting of consultation and information, gamification, and feedback approaches, supplemented by a technical solution to provide this intervention package. With this innovative behavioral approach, the project will shape social norms by promoting communication and encouraging participants to question the status quo. It will establish and foster the social identification of individuals as circular citizens, inviting them to engage in and organize group activities that reinforce sustainable social norms and discourage unsustainable habits. Project will leverage an innovative technology tool to stimulate and channel interactions, allowing participants to engage with people beyond their direct circle of neighbours or friends. By sharing circular stories and participating in group activities, participants will not only strengthen social bonds and satisfy the need for social connection and self-esteem. Interactive Learning Environments and simulation tools will support the transfer of insights and develop competencies for integrated analysis and model-based assessments of key sustainable consumption policy and practice topics. System dynamics mode-based tools will support scoping and appraisal of strategies and policies related to sustainable consumption. The success of this intervention package in 100 model households in four structurally and culturally different countries will demonstrate CIRCLEUP's potential to transform the way people consume, how they can benefit from the circular economy, and reduce social disparity, environmental footprints, GHG emissions.

Keywords: behavioral approach,interventions,circular economy,waste management
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS AND RESILIENCE FOR TRANSFORMATIVE HUMAN-OPTIMIZED NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS (EARTHONE)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
Theme: Bio-Environment
Destination: Land, ocean and water for climate action
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Spain,Greece,Slovenia,North Macedonia,Croatia,Italy,Netherlands,Cyprus,Germany,Poland
Call: Land use change and local / regional climate (HORIZON-CL6-2024-CLIMATE-01, 2024)
Start date: 2025-01-01
End date: 2028-12-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 5995160.0
EU funding (EUR): 5995160.0
Participants: 17
Project status: SIGNED

The mission of EARTHONE is to address the pressing issue of preserving and enhancing Earth's natural terrestrial GHG sinks by understanding how different drivers, including socio-economic, demographic, and physical constraints affect GHG fluxes. The project adopts a unique and interdisciplinary approach, integrating state-of-the-art data-driven technology with regional context (with a special focus on the most vulnerable areas in south and Mediterranean Europe including Spain, Greece, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia and North Macedonia) through living labs to offer effective multi-target solutions and guideline to all stakeholders in LULUCF topics.

Keywords: land use,land use change,climate change,phenology
Impetus (Impetus)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area
Programme: Reforming and enhancing the European R&I System
Theme: Reforming and enhancing the European R&I System
Destination: Reforming and enhancing the European R&I System
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Spain,Italy,Austria,United Kingdom
Call: Supporting and giving recognition to citizen science in the European Research Area (HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ERA-01, 2021)
Start date: 2022-07-01
End date: 2026-06-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4113312.5
EU funding (EUR): 4113312.0
Participants: 7
Project status: SIGNED

IMPETUS will support and give recognition to citizen science (CS) in Europe. It aims to: * enable more diverse citizen science initiatives (CSIs) to access funding; * bring CS closer to society and policy makers; * acknowledge CS? role in tackling the greatest challenges of our times; and * enable CSIs to contribute to Green Deal (GD) and UN SDG commitments. We will achieve this by: * funding CSIs through 3 open calls, selected on expected impacts, volunteer engagement, EDI, openness and quality data. We will offer 20k? to kick-start 100 CSIs and 10k? to sustain 25 CSIs addressing pressing needs of the European society. Each call will have 2 challenges; we will convene a citizen panel to define one and provide feedback on our work. * setting up an accelerator to provide the funded CSIs with an integrated programme of support, training, mentoring, and resources. The accelerator will facilitate peer learning, enable CSIs to contribute to SDG and GD targets and forge connections with quadruple helix stakeholders. * launching the EU Prize for Citizen Science, awarded to CSIs for outstanding achievements, allowing them to continue and expand their work and showcase it to a wider audience. We will award 3 prize categories for 3 years: outstanding achievements, diversity and innovative grassroots projects. Each time, we will reach out to advisors to identify exceptional nominations and to the citizen panel to vote in the grassroots category. * shaping EU policy in and with CS, through horizon scanning, anticipatory policy and action research, informing policy briefs, webinars and workshops with key policy stakeholders. The aim is to foster more CS data to inform evidence-based policies and identify future directions in CS policy. * developing impact assessment tools and assessing the impact of CSIs and our own framework, especially on GD and SDG targets. Insights will be presented within the wider CS ecosystem and feed into recommendations for national and EU policies.

Keywords: citizen science
Application, effects and fate of nanomaterials in water treatment (NANAQUA)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Doctoral Networks
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Information Science and Engineering
Countries involved: Belgium,Spain,Italy,Netherlands,Estonia,Norway,France,Germany,Australia,India,United Kingdom,Ireland
Call: MSCA Doctoral Networks 2023 (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-DN-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-10-01
End date: 2028-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4226966.74
EU funding (EUR): 3981772.8
Participants: 19
Project status: SIGNED

NANAQUA emerges at the forefront of addressing the global water crisis, leveraging nanotechnology and nano(functionalized) materials (NMs) for cutting-edge water treatment solutions. In tackling the societal challenge posed by contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), NANAQUA addresses the risks these pollutants, including endocrine-disrupting compounds, per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, and pharmaceuticals, pose to freshwater resources and ecosystems. With over 500 European monitoring sites reporting pollutant concentrations harmful to aquatic life, the urgency for effective solutions is clear. NANAQUA's approach transcends current wastewater treatment systems, which inadequately remove CECs, by integrating nanotechnology into (photo)chemical and biological degradation systems. NANAQUA's solution further involves developing smart nanosensors for real-time water quality monitoring and generating insights in toxicity of nanomaterials and CECs. This strategy promises a comprehensive improvement in water purification effectiveness, aligning with the EU's Water Reuse Regulation and supporting sustainable resource management. The project establishes the first European doctoral training network dedicated to NMs integration in water treatment, training 15 professionals through an international, intersectoral, and interdisciplinary research program. This unique combination of training in (bio)chemical water treatment, materials science, (eco-)toxicology, and environmental sustainability assessment is pivotal for becoming experts in this field, granting highly valuable competencies for the job market. Environmentally, NANAQUA's long-term impact includes enhanced water treatment, reducing harmful CECs in aquatic systems, and thus protecting human health and promoting pollution-free habitats. Economically, it aligns with EU regulations, promising reduced costs, energy use, and job growth in the water treatment sector.

Keywords: water treatment nanomaterial advanced oxidation processes biological wastewater treatment
Nanoscale Electromagnetic Control of Advanced Lubricants (NanoECoAL)

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: Physics
Countries involved: Italy,United States
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022 (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01, 2022)
Start date: 2024-04-22
End date: 2027-04-21
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 265099.2
EU funding (EUR): 265099.2
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

Friction has a crucial role in almost any technological applications accounting for more than 25% of the world's energy consumption. Ionic liquids (ILs) have been suggested as the next generation of lubricants. Applications of ILs in real-life scenarios rely on full control of their properties in often inaccessible nanogaps. Externally applied electric or magnetic fields have emerged as a strong candidate to change surface polarisation of sliding solids and manipulate ILs lubricating properties in such tight gaps. However, an exhaustive picture of the molecular processes behind electromagnetic control of friction in systems lubricated by ILs is still lacking. NanoECoAL aims at investigating the influence of nanoscale electric and magnetic domains on the organization and shear response of model IL lubricants relevant for any mechanical systems. NanoECoAL will use atomic force microscopy to image, with sub-nanometric resolution, structural organization of ILs molecules as a function of surface electric and magnetic polarization; and at the same time studying their dynamic behaviour, in terms of lubricated friction force. Nanoscale in situ investigations will be complemented by macroscale tribology to bridge the gap between atomistic models and macroscale observations. NanoECoAL’s broader impact will support rational design of new and improved ILs that can reduce energy consumption in advanced tribological applications. Furthermore, the project will imply highly innovative, direct methodological developments that can be broadly applied, thus enhancing European academic and commercial competitiveness. The project has a strong multidisciplinary character and will greatly benefit from the expertise the fellow acquired from his mobility and collaborations with research institutions in different countries. Through NanoECoAL, the fellow will broaden his scientific background, develop complementary knowledge in new areas and increase his chances of success in academia.

Keywords: friction,lubrication,atomic force microscopy,surface science,tribotronics,magnetism,ferroelectricity
Programmable synthetic cell communication via coacervate-mediated dynamic clustering (SynCellCluster)

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: Chemistry
Countries involved: France,United Kingdom
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023 (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-PF-01, 2023)
Start date: 2025-01-01
End date: 2026-12-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 211754.88
EU funding (EUR): 211754.88
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

The current global human crisis in climate, health and energy calls for the development of new biotechnological innovations. The engineering of living cells has demonstrated its efficiency to produce drugs or degrade pollutants, but living cells also come with major limitations. Synthetic cells are human-made robust micro-compartments that reproduce key features of living cells from non-living matter, and are now being engineered to tackle key societal challenges of the European Union, including environmental clean-up, energy production or drug delivery. The integration of multiple functional modules in a single synthetic cell, required to perform complex tasks, remains yet a grand challenge. A promising alternative to increase the functionality of synthetic cells is to distribute multiple functions into specialized compartments able to communicate with each other through chemical signaling to perform tasks collectively. However, chemical communication between synthetic cells remains poorly controllable and programmable. The aim of this proposal is to develop a new platform to quantitatively study chemical signalling between synthetic cells based on their dynamic clustering. For this purpose, we will engineer switchable sticky coacervate droplets to selective interact with enzymatically active vesicles and promote their reversible clustering in response to light or pH. The bottom-up assembly of vesicles will be achieved by microfluidics due to modularity and reliability to produce structurally well-defined architectures. Optical tweezers will be used to study the coacervate-mediated interactions between vesicles and quantify their chemical signalling via confocal fluorescence microscopy and spectroscopy. The skills and experience of the candidate in stimuli-responsive biomaterials, polymer coatings and adhesion will be applied to the interdisciplinary and cutting-edge fields of synthetic cells in which the hosting groups have made progress in the recent past.

Keywords: coacervates,stimuli responsive materials,chemical signaling,vesicles,synthetic cells
European Consortium for Accelerating Innovations in Electronic Packaging Manufacturing (E2PACKMAN)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Digital, Industry and Space
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Chips for Europe Initiative
Action type: Innovation actions
Partnership: CHIPS (JU-JTI)
Countries involved: Germany,Portugal,Romania,Sweden,Slovakia,Türkiye,Austria,Belgium,Finland,France,Israel,Italy,Netherlands
Call: Topic 1 Global call according to SRIA 2024 (HORIZON-JU-Chips-2024-1-IA, 2024)
Start date: 2025-07-01
End date: 2028-06-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 93670931.6
EU funding (EUR): 22924223.55
Participants: 62
Project status: SIGNED

The Chips JU project E2PackMan contributes to strengthen innovation and packaging production in Europe to improve the ecosystem for leading edge / advanced electronics. Integration of more functionality in smaller volume is still the major driver in microelectronics. In order to facilitate further miniaturization, assembly and packaging (A&P) is becoming of increasing importance for the value chain of a microelectronic product. To secure the future of electronic products "Made in Europe", we need a big push to strengthen innovation and production in the A&P sector. Thus E2PackMan will push materials research as well as innovative equipment and process developments. The focus of this research will be on catalyzing industrial production capabilities in Europe, both strengthening the production capabilities of the large semiconductor suppliers in Europe and creating a network that enables SMEs to produce their innovative devices in Europe. A world-class consortium of 60 partners from 13 European countries has been brought together to push advanced packaging in Europe towards heterogeneous system integration: The E2PackMan -EU project tackles a coherent approach that includes the whole value chain from material, process and technology developments validated by test-builds including the interface of the package to the chips and to the board/system.

Keywords: advanced packaging,package manufacturing,miniaturization,packaging equipment,heterogenous integration
wAll teichoic acids as immUnogenic and conseRved altErnative targets for therapies versUs S. aureus (AUREUS)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Doctoral Networks
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Chemistry
Countries involved: Italy,Netherlands,Germany,United Kingdom,Spain,Ireland,France,Austria
Call: MSCA Doctoral Networks 2023 (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-DN-01, 2023)
Start date: 2025-02-01
End date: 2029-01-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3654921.6
EU funding (EUR): 3533767.2
Participants: 18
Project status: SIGNED

The AUREUS doctoral network meets the increasing need of a highly qualified work force to counteract multidrug-resistant S. aureus infections by performing cutting-edge, inter-disciplinary research in the multifaceted field of chemical biology. The proposed research program aims at training Doctoral Candidates (DCs) to acquire complementary skills to exploit and develop different and innovative strategies to i) unveil the biosynthesis and structure of unique S. aureus cell wall glycopolymers, the so-called WTA (wall teichoic acids), ii) gain greater insights into the molecular basis of the human immune responses to S. aureus WTA, iii) harness the acquired knowledge to rationally design and develop effective immune-based therapies against S. aureus and related bacterial species. To this end, the AUREUS intersectoral program is based on a unique international team combining expertise in different fields including chemistry, (micro-)biology and immunology. In detail, 9 world academic leaders in the glycoscience and/or S. aureus research world and 4 companies (SMEs) with world-class expertise in glycoscience, cutting-edge diagnostics and therapeutic research programs will be involved in the AUREUS project. Each DC will have their own individual project, based on fundamental science and with practical applications, either in biotechnology or in biomedicine, as will be explored through secondments with our industrial partners. The AUREUS network will provide 14 young scientists with broad, top-class scientific and professional competences and skills, thereby expanding the pipeline of future leaders for both industry and academia.

Keywords: glycans,host pathogen interaction,molecular recognition,structural biology