Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
R & D in Sustainable Building Energy Systems and Retrofitting (R-D-SBES-R)

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,United Kingdom,Portugal,Finland,United Kingdom,Italy,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IRSES, 2010)
Start date: 2011-10-01
End date: 2015-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 606900.0
EU funding (EUR): 606900.0
Participants: 7
Project status: CLOSED

The main aim of the R & D in Sustainable Building Energy Systems and Retrofitting (R-D-SBES-R) joint exchange programme is to develop and maintain long term partnerships between European and Chinese participant organisations by undertaking joint researches into the development of several zero (low) carbon cooling, heating and power generation technologies for buildings and promoting best practice and strategy for retrofitting existing buildings, by individual mobility of researchers between Europe and China. Its objectives are: (1) to develop a novel dew point air cooler; (2) to develop a solar driven ejector cooling system; (3) to develop a solar driven desiccant cooling system; (4) to develop a solar PV heat/power system using direct expansion evaporator/heat pipes; (5) to develop a solar balcony hot water heating system; (6) to develop a hybrid solar/biomass CHP system; (7) to develop micro-channel heat exchangers for building air conditioning; and (8) to develop best practice and strategy for building retrofitting. The R-D-SBES-R consortium will include twelve partners, six being universities from European Member States and six being universities from the People’s Republic of China - an ICPC country which has signed a S&T Agreement with the EU. Eight industrial organisations from the EU and China are also involved in the project but receive no funding from the EU, as according to the regulations set by IRSES programme. Strong participation by enterprises will enhance industry-academia cooperation in terms of research training, career development, knowledge sharing and technology transfer. It will also result in fertilisation of a number of your researchers and PhD students through the joint supervision between the partners. Moreover, the programme will help identify more research initiatives that will formulate future cooperation between the EU and China partners. The project will be 4 years in duration with a suggested start date of 1 December 2010.

Keywords: heating,cooling,power,system,building,retrofitting,energy,sustainability
Global contaminated land management (GLOCOM)

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,Sweden
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IRSES, 2010)
Start date: 2011-12-01
End date: 2015-11-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 394800.0
EU funding (EUR): 394800.0
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

Complex hazardous contamination of soil and water are obstructing sustainable re-development of previously industrialized urban land in Europe as well as in China. Although several significant efforts have already been developed, a systematic and integrated approach for the sustainable management of contaminated sites is still lacking. The main objective of this program is to strengthen the quality of research by developing international collaborations and advance the decision making on complex issues in contaminated land management Specifically, in this collaboration UNIVE will involve its expertise on multicriteria decision analysis, decision support systems and risk assessment. UmU will bring understanding of mobilization processes for persistent organic and inorganic pollutants in soil and ground water. CRAES will offer its expertise on ecology, risk assessment and management of contaminated site and BNU on environment risk assessment and characteristic of soil pollution. This will be done by the organization of several exchange activities in the fields of contaminated soil characterization, environmental risk assessment and decision making processes. These exchange activities aim to increase quality and mutual benefit of the transfer of knowledge between the involved researchers from EU and China, in particular through the organization of workshops and training sections and the co-participation to conference and scientific publications. In fact the collaboration is planned with 80 guest stays by experienced and early stage researchers in partner organizations, for a total of 188 months. Each stay will include a series of internal and open workshops and/or training with the purpose of transferring knowledge and identifying common ground for future research. The primary deliverables will be joint scientific publications, and the developed common research base and contacts made will lay the foundation for strategic collaborations in future research projects.

Keywords: contaminated site characterization,environmental risk assessment,multicriteria decision analysis,transfer of knowledge,exchange of researchers,modelling (environmental risks)
Innovative public administration: social cohesion through local public transport (PACT)

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,Denmark
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IRSES, 2010)
Start date: 2011-04-01
End date: 2015-03-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 128700.0
EU funding (EUR): 109200.0
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

The project aims to contribute to the advancement of the public sector through the identification of innovative practices of public administration and governance which, through serving people’s needs best, strengthen social cohesion and inclusion through participative governance within the three countries of Germany, Denmark and the USA and hence, in effect, uphold the legitimacy of the public sector. At the national level, the project will address two objectives: 1) to provide an overview of public administration and management innovations and 2) to assess the level of participative governance achieving gh social cohesion operationalised throuh inclusion and responsiveness. At the local level drawing on a case-study design, the project will research the impact of new modes of public governance on the demand-side from the citizens and beneficiaries of public services and on the supply-side from the civil servants and other providers of the services. The selected “cases” of urban areas, representing the lowest echelon in public governance and service delivery, will be identified by drawing on the results of the analysis conducted at the national level.

Keywords: social sciences,political sciences,governance,involving society,urban sociology,public administration,public management,comparative research design
CEREBELLUM IN VISUALSPATIAL ORIENTATION (CERVISO)

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,Romania,France
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IRSES, 2010)
Start date: 2011-11-01
End date: 2015-10-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 194500.0
EU funding (EUR): 136500.0
Participants: 3
Project status: CLOSED

The Cerebellum in visual-spatial orientation (CERVISO) is inter-disciplinary, exchange program uses original and innovative research methods to investigate the role of cerebellum in optimization of motor control and spatial orientation. Toward this objective we will identify patterns of cerebellar functions using the saccadic eye movement model. We will study visual spatial exploration in normal subjects and in patients with cerebellar damage. The impact of this research will be to provide further instruments for understanding and modelling neural substrate of cerebellar functions during visual spatial exploration, with implications for diagnosis, and rehabilitation of cerebellar patients. The proposal will be implemented combining the efforts of three European groups and two USA groups. This will also enable researchers to be trained in technical, procedural and scientific aspects of the study by experienced organizations. Moreover this proposal will facilitate the transfer of knowledge among researchers with experience in different scientific fields and the study of rare genetic diseases clustered in specific regions. The European groups include a INSERM team of Neurologists and Neuropsychologists from Paris (France); a group of Neurologists and Bioengineering from the University of Siena (Italy); a group of Physicists from University of Iasi (Romania). The USA Groups are composed by a team of Bioengineering and Neuroscientists from Baltimore, and by a group of Neuroscientists and Bioengineers from Cleveland. This exchange program results from previous scientific and training collaborations among these groups and is projected for a sustainable long-term cooperation. The project has been selected for a Grant by the Local Institution (Regione Toscana) of Ministry for Research and Development that specifically support the application to this call.

Keywords: health sciences,neurosciences,neurology,neuropsychology,eye movements,cerebellum,visualspatial attention
PROTEOMIC IDENTIFICATION OF BIOMARKERS IN BIOFLUIDS AND IN PRECLINICAL MODELS FOR THE EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS OF CANCER (PROT*BIO*FLUID) (PROTBIOFLUID)

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: Spain,Luxembourg
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IRSES, 2010)
Start date: 2011-08-01
End date: 2015-07-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 354900.0
EU funding (EUR): 354900.0
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

1.6 million people are killed worldwide each year due to ovarian, endometrial, bladder and prostate cancers. The key to making treatment breakthrough is early diagnosis. PROTBIOFLUID is a new network for developing innovative early diagnostic techniques and for spreading this knowledge through the medical community by a systematic exchange of staff to create high impact benefits to patients and transform the way these cancers are managed. Our overall science objective is to study biofluids in cancer patients in order to determine specific proteomic profiles to lay the foundation for the development of a simple to use diagnostic tool that will become ubiquitous in the medium-to-long-term. Our objectives to create this impact are: 1. Establish new methods for proteomic identification of biomarkers in biofluids for the early diagnosis and prognosis of cancer 2. Evaluate molecular markers and therapeutic targets of metastasis through the use of preclinical animal models Currently the know-how to reach these objectives exists but the field is highly fragmented. Therefore, we need this IRSES project as a catalyst for a focused network to create the critical mass to solve very pressing treatment problems. We have selected leading research partners with established relations of trust and reciprocity and who bring the correct combinations of complementary expertise. To effect the interlinking of research lines we have designed a systematic exchange of both very senior staff and those at earlier phases of their career. Through this mechanism we will achieve both high level knowledge exchanges as well as knowledge transfer through teaching and ‘hands on’ experience of best practice. At the end of the PROTBIOFLUID we will have agreed a framework for joint programming between partner institutions. This first nucleus of teams will be the core of a growing network of excellence that will transform both what and how things are done in the treatment of these deadly cancers

Keywords: health sciences,anticancer therapy,clinical analysis,molecular markers and recognition
Intercontinental and temporal research studies on transgene engineered in plums (INTEREST)

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,Czechia
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IRSES, 2010)
Start date: 2011-09-11
End date: 2015-09-10
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 133380.0
EU funding (EUR): 44100.0
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

Plums are considered as the most commonly grown stone-fruits in Europe and other temperate areas in the world. However this species is threatened by plum pox virus (PPV). The development of virus-resistant fruit-trees is considered as a major breakthrough in the successful use of biotechnology. The genetically modified (GM) HoneySweet Prunus domestica plum is a potential model for studying a perennial GM tree. HoneySweet is presently deregulated in the USA and this cultivar present a realistic model with which to address the arrival of a new fruit in European agriculture allowing for the practical evaluation of important questions concerning fruit quality and traceability. The programme action will provide scientists exchange opportunities supported by IRSES. The structuring action of the programme will develop two aspects of the ongoing research, notably the agronomic efficiency and genetic stability of HoneySweet in greenhouse, screenhouse containment and the field both with and without natural occurence of PPV. The proposal will aim to demonstrate the potential of GM fruit-trees for growers, develop the molecular tools and methodologies concerning virus resistance and notably the environmental effects studies in greenhouse compared with field natural conditions. Our objective is to evaluate the potential value of a GM fruit to reduce the threat of a quarentine pest like PPV and the dynamics of the climate change. These joint actions will provide a real consistency to the international cooperation between EU and USA: the exchange of scientist staff will connect the three research teams for three years with a collaborative network to better understand the long-term sustainable resistance displayed by GM fruit-trees through the present context of climate change which will impact the range of hosts and their pathogens and bring new hosts within the range of existing pathogens.

Keywords: genetically modified organisms,temperate agriculture,molecular genetics
Exploring Chemical Biodiversity with Innovative Approaches for Fighting Chagas and Leismaniasis (CHEMBIOFIGHT)

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,Switzerland,France,Netherlands
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IRSES, 2010)
Start date: 2011-04-01
End date: 2015-03-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 434700.0
EU funding (EUR): 434700.0
Participants: 5
Project status: CLOSED

The ChemBioFight project aims towards the exploration of natural resources to the discovery of bioactive therapeutic molecules against leishmania and Chagas disease. This will be accomplished through the establishment of an extended scientific network between European and South American research entities. Already assembled, highly diverse chemical libraries will be employed for the determination of active natural scaffolds leading to the focused collection of biomaterial (plants, marine organisms, fungi, endophytes) from local diversity hot-spots. Automated, high throughput and advanced techniques will be incorporated for the extraction process as well as the isolation and identification of natural products. Sophisticated approaches as metabolomics and chemical profiling will contribute to the discovery of novel active compounds and will be used to conduct dereplication procedures. Semi-synthetic derivatives of lead compounds will be also produced aiming to the optimization of favorable biological properties via medicinal chemistry aspects. In every step of the proposed work flow, the obtained samples (extracts, isolated compounds, synthetic derivatives) will be evaluated in vitro and/or in vivo for their antileishmanial and antitrypanosomal activity. Within the aforementioned context, an extensive net of secondements, both with educational and experimental attributes, will be established. Core scientific knowledge is expected to be produced and exchanged, with the prospect of creating partnerships with future scientific potential. All partners will participate in the dissemination procedure through teaching activities, workshops and international conferences, leading overall to mutual transfer of know-how. Finally, all procedures will be effectively monitored from a management team ensuring effectiveness and prompt objective achievement.

Keywords: health sciences,biodiversity,natural products chemistry,medicinal chemistry,neglected diseases
New Working Fluids based on Natural Refrigerants and Ionic Liquids for Absorption Refrigeration (NARILAR)

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: Spain,Portugal
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IRSES, 2010)
Start date: 2011-04-01
End date: 2015-03-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 312900.0
EU funding (EUR): 312900.0
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

Ionic liquids (IL) have been recently proposed as absorbents in absorption and refrigeration cycles (Cai, 2007). On the other hand, also recently a great attention has been redirected toward recovery of waste heat looking for working pairs with natural refrigerants that can be characterized by a well-balanced set of properties (Sen and Paolucci, 2006; Sen et al. 2007;…). As a new type of fluids with a great hygroscopic character and other interesting properties such as a good thermal stability and very low vapour pressure, LIs can be excellent candidates as absorbents for absorption systems. As a drawback, the IL are highly viscous, specially at low temperature, restricting the flow of the absorbent in the machine. Nevertheless, addition of a molecular solvent reduces dramatically the viscosity. As a consequence an adequate design of a mixture LI + molecular solvent can lead to more efficient cycles. A major focus of the network will be the study and development of new absorption refrigeration machines that can use solar/waste heat and overcome the limitations of the currently used water/lithium bromide and ammonia/water absorption machines. NARILAR will consist of 2 university research groups from 2 European member countries and a Higher Education Institute and a research Laboratory from India as a country with which EU has and S&T Agreement. Research will be carried out in chemistry, physical chemistry and thermal and mechanical engineering. The strategic goals of the project are to: • Study the different ionic liquid-refrigerant pairs. • Measure the properties of promising IL mixtures. • Study the heat and mass transfer aspects of IL mixtures. • Build and test some prototype absorption refrigeration machines with IL mixtures, for use with solar/waste heat. The project implementation activities will be carried out at all the four locations of the project investigators, with work on refrigerators to be carried out at Tarragona and Chennai.

Keywords: thermal engineering,chemistry,ionic liquids,natural refrigerants,absorption refrigeration
Evaluating Policies for Sustainable Energy Investments: towards an integrated approach on national and international stage (EPSEI)

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,Italy,Sweden,France,Italy,Italy,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IRSES, 2010)
Start date: 2011-04-15
End date: 2015-04-14
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 577100.0
EU funding (EUR): 577100.0
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

Fundamental trends in the European Union and the world at large provide an increasingly important policy agenda for financing sustainable energy in terms of energy efficiency, innovation in energy exploitation and development of renewable resources. The long-range forecasts for investments and energy market are determined by highly interconnected environmental, geological and technological research despite scientific differences in modelling the scenarios and interpreting the data. The medium-range forecasts for investments and energy market largely depend on geopolitical considerations and internal pressure by public opinion and stakeholders. States, firms and other actors play their game within the current legal framework at the international, regional and national level. Accordingly, the proper policy design for the sustainable energy needs to be complemented by research on the legal, regulatory and geopolitical side. However, the characteristics of social sciences which drive their approach to such issues are determined by their fragmentation into sectoral domains and national traditions. It is commonly agreed that there are great benefits in overcoming the disciplinary divisions combining scientific, social and economic considerations in order to assess the policy impact of sustainable energy. The evaluation of the policies for sustainable energy investments requires to connect several national approaches on such topics, not only in Europe, where the fragmentation of social sciences into national traditions is a matter of fact. In turn, the global nature of the questions addressed by the project needs to be implemented through an IRSES programme in order to strengthen the research partnerships between European research organisations and research organisations from crucial world regions as far as European interests for energy matters are concerned.

Keywords: energy law,comparative law,energy policy,environmental economics,environmental science and geology