Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Reinforcement of the research capacity of the Bulgarian Institute "Biology and Immunology of Reproduction" (REPROFORCE)

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: Bulgaria
Call:  (FP7-REGPOT-2009-1, 2009)
Start date: 2009-12-01
End date: 2013-05-31
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1680292.0
EU funding (EUR): 1499181.2
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The Institute of Biology and Immunology of Reproduction (IBIR-BAS) is an ambitious and fast developing Bulgarian research institution, part of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS).For more than 70 years already, IBIR is developing its scientific excellence within the field of biology of reproduction in both humans and animals. Further, the &quot;reproductive immunology&quot; as a unique field of research has been created and developed within this Institute. Within the ReProForce project, IBIR aims at further strengthening its research capacity in the targeted scientific sectors by means of mobility and knowledge exchanges with excellent research EU institutions, participation and organization of scientific events, hiring of experienced researchers, up-grading of its laboratories and networking with both industry and other research organizations. The project will strengthen the research excellence of the institute and will therefore increase the attractiveness of the scientific career for young researchers in Bulgaria. Further, the project will reinforce the capacity of business and governmental exploitation of research results and cooperation with industry and will build a strong long-term collaboration with research organisations and enterprises from EU and SEE. As a result, the Institute will better integrate the ERA by acquiring also greater visibility and recognition as a promising research center in Bulgaria within the field of “biology and immunology of reproduction”.

Keywords: bulgarian research capacity,biology of reproduction,scientific exchange,equipment upgrading
Biotechnology from desert microbial extremophiles for supporting agriculture research potential in Tunisia and Southern Europe (BIODESERT)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research Potential
Destination: International Co-operation
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Italy,Tunisia,Greece
Call:  (FP7-REGPOT-2009-2, 2009)
Start date: 2010-01-01
End date: 2012-12-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1074624.0
EU funding (EUR): 958206.4
Participants: 3
Project status: CLOSED

The project BIODESERT aims to strengthen a molecular microbial ecology research platform already existing in Tunisia, which actively performs collaborative research for the development of straightforward strategies of Microbial Resource Management (MRM) for agriculture in arid environments. The final objective is to expand the existing platform and improving the related technical and research knowledge, for addressing agricultural problems and exploiting microbial biotechnology that can support the development of a bio-economy in Tunisia and North Africa. The idea behind BIODESERT is to create the conditions, in term of advanced research equipments and up-to-date know how, for developing research in the field of microbial applied biotechnology from the extremophiles living in the arid and desert environments characterizing Tunisia and North Africa. We believe that microorganisms living in these harsh environments hide important properties that could be exploited in agriculture for improving soil water retention, fertility and plant protection in arid ecosystems. For this purpose, BIODESERT intends to recruit three experienced researchers that will set up in the laboratory of the Tunisian partner a Microarray system, a Real Time-PCR and a confocal fluorescence microscope and will develop the most recent analytical techniques based on these advanced tools. The three researchers will benefit of training periods in two European laboratories (in Italy and Greece) that already use these technologies. These activities will result in the transfer of know how to the Tunisian partner that will be able to improve the research potential in the microbial biotechnology of arid ecosystem. By a careful dissemination strategy planned in the ambit of BIODESERT, the improved knowledge will be spread in the scientific environment and the society of Tunisia and other North African countries, promoting the application of MRM for improving agriculture sustainability in arid ecosystems.

Keywords: tunisia,desert,arid lands,agriculture,plant growth promoting bacteria,microbial ecology,microbial biotechnology,symbiotic control,saline systems
Archimedes Center for Modeling, Analysis and Computation in Crete (ACMAC)

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: Greece
Call:  (FP7-REGPOT-2009-1, 2009)
Start date: 2010-04-01
End date: 2014-03-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2905240.0
EU funding (EUR): 2591589.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Computational and Applied Mathematics is becoming one of the main driving forces of the current development of Applied Sciences. Modeling, Analysis and Computer Simulation based on advanced mathematical methods is absolutely necessary in most fields of science and engineering. The Department of Applied Mathematics (DApplM) at the University of Crete (UoC) over the course of its 10 years of existence has attracted a number of Greek Applied mathematicians mostly from outside Greece, and is currently the main unit that centers its activity on modern applied mathematics in Greece. The key concept behind this project is that in order to strengthen the research profile of the Applied Mathematics Department and to enable its members to enhance their contacts with major research centers in Europe, certain measures need to be taken that will reinforce the Department’s research capability in areas where it has recognized expertise. These measures are organized around a proposed Center, named Archimedes Center for Modeling, Analysis, and Computation (ACMAC), aiming to promote academic excellence in Applied Mathematics and fostering the interface of modeling, analysis and computation.

Keywords: applied mathematics,mathematical modeling,computational mathematics,scientific computing,applied analysis
Improved gene transfer system to iPS cells in mouse (INDUVIR)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Re-integration Grants
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Hungary
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2009-RG, 2009)
Start date: 2009-10-01
End date: 2013-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 100000.0
EU funding (EUR): 100000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The scientific aim of InduVir is to produce novel comparative information on the generation, maintenance and characteristics of iPS cells in mouse and on their differentiation towards different, especially cardiac lineages. In InduVir we are aiming to develop a novel system, by using removable transposons and polycistronic, deletable lentiviruses and therefore significantly reduce the risk of malignant transformations associated with conventional iPS technologies. Technical focus will be developing a novel and potentially patentable technology in Europe for reprogramming somatic cells to an embryonic state, which have a excellent potential for future cell based therapy. InduVir will also develop methods for targeted differentiation of the iPS cells to cardiac cells. We expect to get novel information on pathways and transcriptional networks that regulate differentiation and lineage specification. The differentiated cardiac tissues would provide superior tools for pharmacological studies or high-throughput screening. IPS technology has the great potential to generate patient and disease specific stem cells and derivates, yet it lacks many of the technical, ethical and legal issues associated with human ES cell research including therapeutic cloning.The information generated by these studies will contribute to stem cell therapy and modern regenerative medicine.

Keywords: mouse embrionic stem cell,pluripotency,induced pluripotent cell,cardiomyocyte,lentivirus,transposon
Research Center for Energy and New Technologies (RECENT)

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: Poland
Call:  (FP7-REGPOT-2009-1, 2009)
Start date: 2010-02-01
End date: 2013-01-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1835240.0
EU funding (EUR): 1637289.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Institute of Thermal Technology (ITT) affiliated with the Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland www.itc.polsl.pl, employs nearly 80 researchers among them 15 Professors. ITT enjoys national and international recognition in the field of energy research and education. The University is located in Upper Silesia, a highly industrialized part of Poland, undergoing rapid transformation from heavy industry to high tech region of significant economic growth. The three years project Research Center For Energy and New Technologies (RECENT) of 1.7 million € budget is executed in collaboration with four partner institutions • School of Process Environmental and Material Engineering at the University of Leeds • Centre of Energy Resources and Consumptions, University of Zaragoza • Department of Energy Engineering at the University of Florence • VTT – Finland National Research Centre From the wide spectrum of research areas the staff or the Institute is engaged, three fields of cooperation with partner institutions have been selected: • economic, first and second law analysis of large energy systems • technologies for low carbon energy generation with special stress on oxycombustion and biomass utilization, CO2 separation and sequestration • advanced computer simulation techniques in energy sector Through commissioning of equipment, intensive bi-directional know-how exchange and networking, longer secondments of ITT staff at partner institutions, workshops, joint projects and twinning agreements the project aims at better integration of ITT in the European Research Area. The outcome of the project will also be the reinforcement of the already existing and creating new cooperation links with the industry with an aim of enhancing their competitiveness and promoting high tech solutions. The collaboration with local and national administration will result in increased influence ITT on shaping of the local and national eco-energy policy. Increase the visibility of ITT at international level by successful networking with research entities not directly involved in this project are another outcome of the project.

Keywords: energy,co2 emission,cfd modelling,energy systems,exergy,combustion
METU MEMS Research and Applications Center (METU-MEMS)

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: Türkiye
Call:  (FP7-REGPOT-2009-1, 2009)
Start date: 2009-12-01
End date: 2013-11-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3027430.4
EU funding (EUR): 2700000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

MEMS activities at METU have been continuing since 1995 in the framework of a number of national/international projects, including NATO-SfS (TU-MICROSYSTEMS), US NSF, COST, FP6 (AMICOM), and several national projects. During these projects, a wide variety of sensors and devices have been developed, such as pressure sensors, CMOS infrared detectors, accelerometers, gyroscopes, humidity sensors, temperature sensors, frost sensors, biosensors, energy harvesters, and various RF MEMS componentsIn 1998, METU took over a 35 Million Euros invested IC fabrication facility from the government, and this facility has been converted to METU-MEMS Center. The infrastructure of the facility has been upgraded substantially with national funds totaling over 20 Million Euros, and the facility allows 4”, 6”, and partially 8” wafer processing. However, there is still need for funding to hire more researchers and train them in this high-tech field, to develop standard MEMS fabrication processes, to further upgrade the facility by purchasing some critical equipment, and to increase international activities for networking and collaboration of the Center. These will help (i) to complete the infrastructure for development of advanced industrial sensor systems and for easy collaboration with European research centers with the use of compatible equipments and standard fabrication procedures, (ii) to increase the involvement of the Center and Turkish industrial companies in FP7 projects, (iii) to extend the research subjects of the Center to new and exciting fields, (iv) to increase the interest of the industry and young scientists to MEMS, and (v) to create new job opportunities and better working conditions which can attract Turkish researchers abroad to Turkey, helping to reverse the brain-drain. In summary, this proposal will enable a high quality research center, which is already active in thematic priorities’ domain of the EC FP7 to become more integrated in the European Research Area.

Keywords: mems,microsystems
Reinforcing of Nanotechnology and Functional Materials Centre (NANOTECH FTM)

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: Serbia
Call:  (FP7-REGPOT-2009-1, 2009)
Start date: 2010-01-01
End date: 2012-12-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1455840.0
EU funding (EUR): 1298774.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

In recent years, the advance of contemporary technologies became more closely related to the development of new materials. Exploiting the possibility of designing new materials on micro and nano level as well as composite materials enables their use in various fields such as biomedicine, catalysis, civil engineering, aerospace and process industry. The aim of this project is to contribute to the advance in proposed fields by networking and reinforcing research centers in Serbia as an EU&amp;apos;s Convergence Region, by organizing personnel exchange, performing joint experiments, teaching and training activities with EU networking research and industrial partners. In that way, the research project team will get strong expertise in the synthesis, processing, characterization and testing of nanostructured materials, establishing new advanced processing and characterization methods, also. Special care will be taken towards hiring of experienced and new young researchers in order to reinforce the human potential. This project will also result in upgrading and acquired of the S&amp;amp;T equipment of the centre in order to reinforce internal S&amp;amp;T capacities. This kind of collaboration will result in preparing further cooperative activities and preparation of new joint RTD proposals and reinforcing integration to European Research Area.

Keywords: nanotechnology,materials,reinforcing,centre
STRENGTHENING THE RESEARCH CAPACITY OF BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY MBG (ISTANBUL) THROUGH LOCAL INITIATIVES AND TRANS-NATIONAL INTERACTIONS (MBG-BRIDGE)

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: Türkiye
Call:  (FP7-REGPOT-2009-1, 2009)
Start date: 2009-12-01
End date: 2013-11-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1248560.0
EU funding (EUR): 1114491.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics (MBG) was the first national department to initiate research in its field. Founded in 1977, MBG rapidly established a reputation for excellence in research on human genetic disease and in the past significantly contributed to the education of many successful scientists pursuing science on national and international levels. In the course of recent years research topics at MBG further developed and now focus particularly on subjects of neurodegenerative and rare disease, developmental neurobiology and cancer. It is aspiring to overcome present deficiencies, to transform into a relay for spreading technical and scientific know-how and to become a solid collaboration partner to European institutions. With its coherent action plan, MBG aims to create strategic partnerships with established ERA institutions while simultaneously developing its human and technical resources. Critical components of this approach include a seminar series “FP-7 BRIDGE: Advances in Molecular Biology” to increase intellectual exchange, a workshop program “Istanbul: Ideas and Initiatives” to meet and exchange with prospective collaborators, the recruitment of faculty , post-docs and technical specialists, who will transfer and develop new technologies. With the acquisition of new equipment, MBG will restructure its existing infrastructure into manger operated core facilities, which will allow MBG to take new, yet necessary, research directions, thereby enhancing MBG’s and regional stakeholders’ capacities to perform and exploit efficient high quality research. Dissemination and added-value of MBG capacities will be accomplished via a dedicated web site, advertisement of MBG research in media, and intellectual incorporation of national programs. With the requested support, MBG has the potential to rapidly develop its role as a regional leader, to become a center of excellence and to contribute to the ERA at the forefront of discoveries.

Keywords: research potential,molecular biology,health,biotechnology
COFIT (COFUND International Trade) (COFIT)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Switzerland
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-COFUND-2008, 2008)
Start date: 2011-01-31
End date: 2016-01-30
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 585949.0
EU funding (EUR): 234379.6
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The World Trade Institute (WTI) and its Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research – International Trade Regulation (NCCR) propose to establish a COFUND International Trade Fellowship Programme (COFIT) offering incoming mobility and reintegration schemes to nationals from eligible countries. The WTI is an interdisciplinary centre of advanced studies and research in international trade regulation and policy, based in Bern, Switzerland. Its world-class teaching and research programmes foster interaction between academics, policy makers and trade professionals. Since 2005, the WTI has integrated the NCCR, a large-scale multidisciplinary research centre of law, economics, and political science, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). The establishment of a broad network of partner universities and research centres across Switzerland and the EU, and the scientific input and review by a pool of international scholars and experts, has made it possible for the NCCR to establish itself as a leading centre in the field of international trade policy and regulation, both in Europe and abroad. For its second phase, from September 2009 to August 2012, the SNSF has pledged to endow the NCCR with a research fund of CHF 9.38 million (€6.25 million), which will add to the WTI&apos;s continuing provision of self-funded research infrastructure and administration services in support of the NCCR and its activities. The WTI/NCCR now sees scope to enhance its critical mass and impact potential through a substantial increase in the number of fellowship programmes it is able offer. We believe that this is best achieved by pursuing a symbiotic relationship between the Swiss NCCR and the EU COFUND financing schemes, whereby the latter would be devoted entirely to the financing of trans-national fellowships, mainly for experienced EU researchers.

Keywords: social sciences,juridical sciences,economics,political sciences,international trade policy and regulation,international economics,international law
Alain Bensoussan Career Development Enhancer (ABCDE)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: France
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-COFUND-2008, 2008)
Start date: 2010-09-01
End date: 2015-08-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 8759303.44
EU funding (EUR): 3503721.38
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Initiated in 1992 and open to PhD holders from Europe and all over the world, the Alain Bensoussan Fellowship Programme (ABFP) is designed for ICT students, researchers and professionals. Funded entirely by ERCIM members, the ABFP yields about 20 fellows per year in average. Focusing on inter-sectoral ICT research and lasting generally 18 months and, the fellowships are composed of two 9 months periods (9+9) to be spent in two different ERCIM institutes (in two European countries) to foster trans-national mobility. Exceptionally, fellowships of 12 month hosted by one sole ERCIM institution might be considered. In such particular cases, short research visits to other institutes are required in order to meet the training and mobility objectives of the programme. Throughout the programme, the fellows are supported by the ERCIM Human Resources Task Force to drive their personal development scheme and to assist them in their future career plans, whether in European research institutions or in European Industry. We believe COFUND will provide a real opportunity to further develop and improve the already robust and and self-sustainable Alain Bensoussan Fellowship Programme. Moreover, given the strategic nature of this training scheme focusing on ICT and novel technologies, COFUND support in up-scaling this Fellowship Programme would also enhance its impact over European research and competitiveness at large. The present proposal was positively evaluated in 2008 COFUND Call (proposal 228374), but came first on the waiting list for funding. This is not a mere resubmission, for the ABCDE proposal was refined to integrate several comments made by the reviewers to further improve different aspects of an already successful Fellowship Programme, in particular by clarifying internal processes and by implementing additional career and personal development activities.

Keywords: science education,careers guidance,computer science,mathematics,computer technology,information science