Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Capacity Building for Sustainable Treatment and Valorization of Olive Mill Waste in Palestine (OLITREVA)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Activities of International Cooperation
Destination: Reinforcing cooperation with Europe's neighbours in the context of the ERA
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Palestine, State of,Germany,Italy,Spain
Call:  (FP7-INCO-2011-6, 2011)
Start date: 2011-10-01
End date: 2014-12-31
Duration (months): 39.0
Total project cost (EUR): 636986.58
EU funding (EUR): 495635.8
Participants: 4
Project status: CLOSED

As for the whole Mediterranean, for thousands of years, the olive tree has been an integral part of the Palestinian landscape: a symbol of Palestinian identity, culture and tradition. Nowadays, around 100.000 families in the West Bank depend on olive cultivation as their main source of income and during harvest season, this sector creates thousand of additional jobs. Despite the significant contributions of the olive oil sector in the economic and social development of the Palestine, it is becoming a source of serious environmental problems to which urgent solutions have to be addressed. OLITREVA project aims to strengthen RTD and cooperation capacities of Palestinian research centres and thus, to enhance their response to the environmental threats posed by olive oil production residues in the country. Our target would be to enhance S&T capacities of local research performers devoted to the field of Olive Mill Waste Treatment, by increasing networking and cooperation with European centres of top-level research and scientific excellence working in the same field. Through this path, local researcher centres and researchers will develop the necessary capacities to respond to the environmental challenges result from incorrect OMW disposal. By engaging one of the country's leading research institutions, The Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem, awareness among local peer organizations on this research field will be raised. Moreover, several activities within the work plan are meant to be a platform to increase international awareness about the work performed by Palestinian research institutions and to promote networking activities and transfer of knowledge and best practices.

Keywords: local rtd capacity building,networking eu-palestine,raising s&t capacities of palestinian research performers.
Support Action for Strengthening Palestinian-administrated Areas capabilities for Seismic Risk Mitigation (SASPARM)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Activities of International Cooperation
Destination: Reinforcing cooperation with Europe's neighbours in the context of the ERA
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Palestine, State of,Italy
Call:  (FP7-INCO-2011-6, 2011)
Start date: 2012-10-01
End date: 2014-11-30
Duration (months): 26.0
Total project cost (EUR): 615606.4
EU funding (EUR): 549997.0
Participants: 3
Project status: CLOSED

This proposal aims to reinforce the cooperation with Europe’s neighbours in the context of the European Research Area. The An-Najah National University (NNU) in the Palestinian-administered Areas (PS) will coordinate the proposal, supported by the European Centre for Training and Research in Earthquake Engineering (EUCENTRE) and the Institute for Advanced Study of Pavia (IUSS) in Italy. The supporting action of EUCENTRE will lead NNU to become a globally competitive and experienced research centre in the field of seismic risk mitigation and disaster management. EUCENTRE will collaborate with NNU to devise a research strategy capable of increasing the scope and visibility of NNU at the national and international levels. The supporting action of IUSS will be fundamental for the training activities for students and young researchers. The long experience of IUSS in the field of earthquake engineering and engineering seismology post-graduate courses will represent a distinguishing feature of the international vocation of the SASPARM activities. The project activities are identified with the goal to create a research infrastructure and to develop and enhance international cooperation with PS in the field of scientific technology and capacity building, i.e. human resources, research policy, networks of researchers and research institutes. In an international framework the proposed activities will lead NNU to a fruitful cooperation with EU. At national level an enhancement of capability will ensure PS to gain a centre prepared to respond to earthquake engineering needs of the local community. The latter target will be pursued by enhancing the capability of NNU for training activity in the field of earthquake engineering. Furthermore, a higher visibility of NNU will encourage researchers to compete internationally in terms of scientific excellence (e.g., acquiring and participating in EU Framework projects related to seismic risk reductions) and increase their incentives to continue their research activities in PS. By developing a comprehensive research strategy, the significant strengthening of NNU role will be fundamental in meeting the national socio-economic challenges and regional and international research activities.

Keywords: training,enhancement of research capability,networking and dissemination,result exploitation
Fate and Impact of Atmospheric Pollutants (AMIS)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Research Staff Exchange Scheme
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: France,Germany,Germany,Spain,Germany,France,Germany,Denmark
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IRSES, 2011)
Start date: 2012-02-01
End date: 2016-01-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 924000.0
EU funding (EUR): 924000.0
Participants: 9
Project status: CLOSED

The proposed project aims at establishing a long-lasting collaboration and creates a network of European and Chinese research centres of excellence in the area of air quality and climate change studies. This aim will be achieved by undertaking joint research activities via collaboration facilitated by individual mobility of researchers between Europe and China. Accordingly, this network will contribute to strengthening and stimulating collaborative research between the partners, enhancing multidisciplinarity in the field of atmospheric chemistry by integrating experimental, theoretical and modelling and promoting mutual awareness for the environmental issues addressed by our scientific community. The network is also aimed at filling gaps in our knowledge in different areas which will increase our ability to further understand the atmospheric chemical processes impacting air quality and climate change. The proposal involves 14 partners from Europe and China (France:3, Germany:4, Spain:1, Denmark:1, China: 5). The research groups of this consortium bring together a fully complementary blend of field monitoring, laboratory measurement and modelling activities, which are not available in any single institution throughout the world. Hence, the training opportunities offered by the network, the built-in programmes, dedicated workshops, schools and exposure to internationally recognised research leaders will provide the early stage researches with significant career advantages. All groups are actively involved in a number of national, European or international projects. The proposed project responds to the key priorities for strengthening EU-China collaboration as identified in the S&T Agreement between the two parties.

Keywords: ozone and atmospheric composition,atmospheric chemistry,atmospheric pollution,climate change,aerosols,air quality,china,europe,networklimate change)
Synergising INTERnational Studies of Environmental Contamination with Organic FLAME Retardant Chemicals (INTERFLAME)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Research Staff Exchange Scheme
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: United Kingdom,Belgium,Sweden,Netherlands
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IRSES, 2011)
Start date: 2012-01-01
End date: 2014-12-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 199100.0
EU funding (EUR): 199100.0
Participants: 5
Project status: CLOSED

INTERFLAME aims to enhance scientific understanding of how and to what extent organic flame retardant (FR) chemicals present in consumer goods and materials contaminate the environment, with particular reference to humans and wildlife. INTERFLAME’s twin foci are exposure arising from indoor contamination and monitoring the efficacy of recent actions designed to reduce environmental levels. Recent research has shown that the application of FRs within consumer goods and materials has led to contamination of indoor environments with consequences for human exposure. Moreover, the hydrophobicity and environmental persistence of many FRs means that following release to outdoors, there is significant potential for a second wave of human and wildlife exposure via incorporation and bioaccumulation into the food chain. Due to concerns about the adverse effects of some FRs, various jurisdictions worldwide have introduced bans and restrictions on the manufacture and new use of such chemicals. INTERFLAME addresses the global need to monitor temporal trends in environmental contamination in response to such restrictions, and its international harmonisation of studies and exchange of knowledge is a necessary response to the substantial global variations in FR usage patterns and legislation. Its synergistic relationship with the EU-funded Marie Curie ITN INFLAME will permit comparison and contrast of exposure scenarios for FRs that prevail in Europe with those elsewhere. This will facilitate prediction of future scenarios around the globe; for example where use of a given class of FRs has yet to begin in one region, that region can learn from the experience of those where the same FRs are deployed already. In summary, INTERFLAME’s collaborative and dynamic transfer of information and expertise through staff exchanges will better inform efforts to monitor and understand the origins of exposure to such chemicals, leading to more effective strategies to minimise such exposure.

Keywords: environmental pollution,chemicals exposure assessment,analytical chemistry,environmental risk assessment
Life-like visual information processing for robust collision detection (LIVCODE)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Research Staff Exchange Scheme
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: United Kingdom,Germany,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IRSES, 2011)
Start date: 2012-10-01
End date: 2016-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 728500.0
EU funding (EUR): 724500.0
Participants: 3
Project status: CLOSED

To be able to detected collision efficiently is of vital importance for the survival of animals that are migrating at speed, especially for those flying in dense swarms like locusts. Vision plays a critical role in collision detection for most animal species in a dynamic world. It is expected that in future, many human made machines, such like ground vehicles, mobile robots, and unmanned aerial vehicles, should all be able to detect and avoid collisions effectively as animals do. The challenge to achieve this is huge. Biological visual neural systems provide ideal models to achieve this goal. LIVCODE consortium focuses on robust solutions for visual based collision detection. Taking the inspiration from biological visual systems, the consortium will bring neurobiologists, neural system modellers, chip designers, and robotic researchers together and complement each others’ research strengths via staff secondments, and jointly organised seminars and workshops. The consortium will investigate robust solutions for collision detection in the real world, through neural system modelling, neural model integration, chip realization and application, in order to build strong connections between the European institutions and partner institutions in a fast growing economy. Six work packages (WPs) are designed to achieve the objectives of the project: WP0: Project management, WP1: Biological plausible visual neural system modelling, WP2: Multiple visual neural systems integration, WP3: VLSI neural vision chip design, WP4: Neural vision systems for mobile robots and unmanned aerial systems, and WP5: Dissemination, exploitation, business model.

Keywords: collision detection,biological visual systems,modelling,robustness,night vision,robots,unmanned aerial vehicles,ground vehicles,vision chip,multiple neural sub-systems coordination
Novel strategies for wound management (KOALA)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Research Staff Exchange Scheme
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Germany,United Kingdom,Germany,Finland,Germany
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IRSES, 2011)
Start date: 2012-02-01
End date: 2014-07-31
Duration (months): 30.0
Total project cost (EUR): 127100.0
EU funding (EUR): 77700.0
Participants: 6
Project status: CLOSED

The objective of the proposed research is the exchange of staff between Europe and Australia for the development of intelligent, bio-responsive materials that will SIGNAL and TREAT INFECTION in wounds as well as SUPPLY valuable medication “on demand” for rapid healing. Wound healing is a worldwide challenge and is, in its basic requirements, common to all people. Different areas of the world, however, show some variations in the abundance of different wound types, use and availability of modern health care products. It is also obvious that separate but complementary solutions for the same (or related) health care problems have been developed. It is the aim of the present proposal to reduce this gap between the continents, to improve communication and knowledge transfer and to bring together wound healing research groups and organisations worldwide. The European beneficiaries and the Australian participant are partners in a joint FP7 project since July 2010 (Bacteriosafe, grant#245500, http://www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/eu-projekte/bacteriosafe/), where the role of the Australian partner is merely as a non cost partner providing advice and some expertise. This FP7 collaboration was spurred by the fact, that also in July 2010, the Australian group received substantial funding from the Australian government, nursing sector and Australian industry for a Wound Management Innovation Cooperative Research Centre (WMICRC, http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2009/221209.asp) All parties involved recognised the tremendous potential in joining forces and agreed to start a dialogue between continents on this very pressing and worldwide problem. The first step has already been made and the currently running FP7 project # 245500 is a basis for communication. We now propose to take the second step and overcome the geographical separation between the continents and carry out joint scientific research within and beyond the currently running research projects in Europe and in Australia.

Keywords: natural sciences
CARbon BALAncing for nutrient control in wastewater treatment (CARBALA)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Research Staff Exchange Scheme
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Italy,Poland
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IRSES, 2011)
Start date: 2012-08-20
End date: 2016-08-19
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 583600.0
EU funding (EUR): 583600.0
Participants: 3
Project status: CLOSED

The objective of this project is to enable transfer of knowledge in the field of wastewater treatment through an exchange programme among eight research groups; early and senior researchers will participate and work on newprocess configurations for wastewater treatment. Innovative unit processes will be studied at bench and pilot scale and combined into wastewater treatment systems optimized with respect to wastewater characteristics and environmental conditions. The partners’ expertise is complementary with regards to: - the unit processes that will be included in the proposed configurations (anammox and denitrifying phosphorus accumulating bacteria, attached growth bio-systems, phosphorus recovery, anaerobic digestion and co-digestion, fermentation, sulphur cycle-related biotechnology); - the ability of representing the studied phenomena (activated sludge modelling, ecological and carbon footprint assessment); - the context of reference (environmental and economical situation; domestic or industrial wastewater); - facilities (analytical instruments, laboratories, pilot scale plants); - scientific and technical background (microbiology, chemistry and engineering). The project will deal with the need, typical “state of the art” wastewater treatment for biodegradable carbon, both for heterotrophic denitrification and biological phosphorous removal, which is often not sufficiently present in the wastewater itself. External carbon sources are not only expensive but their application increases both the production of excess sludge and the energy and carbon footprint of the treatment, eventually reducing the potential production of biogas. New process configurations will be based on the idea of balancing the use of organic compounds in order to maximize the role of anaerobic processes while, at the same time, operating biological nitrogen and phosphorus removal; this will facilitate the decrease of the carbon footprint, while maintaining the desirable effluent quality.

Keywords: technological sciences,biosystems engineering,wastewater treatment,nutrient control,carbon footprint,nitrogen removal,phosphorus recovery,energy use optimization,environmental biotechnolog
Magnetic order induced in nonmagnetic solids (MAGNONMAG)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Research Staff Exchange Scheme
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Finland,Italy,Spain,Sweden
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IRSES, 2011)
Start date: 2012-04-01
End date: 2016-03-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 549900.0
EU funding (EUR): 524700.0
Participants: 4
Project status: CLOSED

Our aim is to establish long lasting collaboration in the frames of a research program the goal of which is to develop novel methods of control and manipulation of the magnetic degree of freedom in nominally nonmagnetic materials, in view of their potential for nanotechnology and nanoscience. The principal objective of the MagNonMag project is to bring together leading research groups in the field of nanomagnetism and establish an interdisciplinary training ground for both early stage researchers and experienced researches, enhancing the information partnership between theoretical and experimental research groups working in physics, chemistry, material science, and nanotechnology. The project is focused on nanomagnetism – magnetism shown by some materials on a nanoscale even if magnetically inert in the bulk – a novel physical effect with a potential for the emerging spintronics technology. The MagNonMag project will study the possibility to control magnetism by various means such as introducing sp impurities and defects in nonmagnetic materials through ion bombardment, fluorination, and transmutation doping. The objects under investigation are IV group elements with the emphasis on graphite/graphene systems. Induced magnetism phenomena studied in this project have a potential to provide new effects and functionalities which are highly desirable and of great technological and economic relevance. The synergy of the scientific strength of the Russian Academy Institutes with the technological and analytical potential in the research groups in EU (Sweden, Spain, Italy) and Australia provides a valuable opportunity to study and understand novel phenomenon of induced nanomagnetism which is promising for nanotechnology applications.

Keywords: condensed matter properties,inorganic chemistry,electronic,magnetic properties,graphene,graphite,fluorographene,irradiation,magnetic nanopatterning,metal-insulator transition,spintronics
Magnetic Nanoparticles and Thin Films for Spintronic Applications and High Performance Permanent Magnets (NANOMAG)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Research Staff Exchange Scheme
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Greece,Slovenia,Poland,Italy,Cyprus
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IRSES, 2011)
Start date: 2012-04-01
End date: 2016-03-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 821100.0
EU funding (EUR): 506100.0
Participants: 6
Project status: CLOSED

This proposal aims to establish a research network in the Area of magnetic nanostructured materials for novel spintronic, novel permanent magnets and biomedical applications, through collaboration and exchange of staff among six Prominent European Union Universities and Research Institutes, with top-class International laboratories, three from USA and one from Korea. The scientific objectives of the project are: (1) To synthesize and study in detail the electronic, magnetic and magnetotransport properties of Rare Earth/Transition Metal oxides in bulk and thin films. (2) To functionalize Thin Films and fabricate/test prototype spintronic devices. (3) To fabricate Hybrids of Transition Metal Oxide thin film nanostructures and nanodevices with Molecule/Organic-based-Magnets. (4) To develop cutting edge basic research into the intrinsic properties of hard magnetic nanoparticles. (5) To develop new technologies for nanoparticle production using novel fabrication techniques. (6) To use novel processing techniques for the consolidation of nanoparticles into Permanent Magnet compacts, with a view to realising energy products in excess of 800 KJ/m3. (7) To functionalize and characterize Fe3O4/Fe2O3 nanoparticle colloids in various matrices for biomedical applications. (8) To test in vitro the efficacy of the produced nanocolloids for Magnetic Hyperthermia and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast (as Contrast Agents). The project is based on existing collaborations between partners, together with shared PhD programs. The establishment of this staff exchange program is expected to strengthen the complementarity of the participants involved and to become a Worldwide-extending Virtual Center of Excellence in the Area of Nanostructured Magnetic Materials.

Keywords: physical sciences,electronic,magnetic and superconductive properties,electron-based nano-devices