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Partnership against violent radicalization in the cities (PRACTICIES)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Secure societies - protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens
Theme: Ensure privacy and freedom, including in the Internet and enhance the societal, legal and ethical understanding of all areas of security, risk and management
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Austria,Spain,Italy,Spain,Tunisia,Belgium,Greece,Greece,France,France,France,France,France,France,Portugal,Portugal
Call: Developing a comprehensive approach to violent radicalization in the EU from early understanding to improving protection (H2020-SEC-2016-2017-1, 2016)
Start date: 2017-05-01
End date: 2020-04-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3378970.0
EU funding (EUR): 3378970.0
Participants: 30
Project status: CLOSED

The project "Partnership against violent radicalization in the cities" (PRACTICIES) mobilizes networks of European cities, experts from the fields of humanities, political sciences, information sciences to better understand the human roots of violent radicalization and to characterize these processes starting by their origins and to build concrete tools and prevention practices. To achieve these objectives the project PRACTICIES relies on the cooperation of experience in the field of urban security in cities and expertise of national structures to fight terrorism. Our project aims to evaluate the existing procedures of registration, identification youth in the process of radicalization in an urban space. Describe and explain social course of transition to radical action, to provide concrete tools for action. For this our project will be structured in 6 work packages : Synthesis and European consensus on radicalization processes encouraging the construction of a etiology of radicalization processes and radicalization levels tipping point. Early prevention and an inclusive and civil education that will build on the implementation of concrete actions to structure against speech and human alliances against violent radicalization. Evaluation of reporting procedures, identification, treatment of people radicalized by the comparative analysis of the procedures implemented in the enforcement agencies. Fight against breaking speech and against speech. For building a breaking speech glossary in Europe (multilingual). Technological tools to design for " practitionners " and " ends users" promote the protection of youth and attempts of indoctrination encouraging characterization of sources and resources of Hate speech and radicalization. Evaluation and innovation in urban policy radicalization prevention by proposing new experiments, dissemination of good practice and promoting the mapping of skills of local players prevention and treatment of radicalization.

Keywords: radicalization,prevention,jihadism,terrorism,youth,social sciences,conspiracy theory,regimentation,education,police,justice,prisons
CuInGaSe Nanowires Under the Sun (CIGNUS)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Standard European Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Physics
Countries involved: Portugal
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2018, 2018)
Start date: 2019-11-04
End date: 2021-11-03
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 159815.04
EU funding (EUR): 159815.04
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Photovoltaic energy conversion is the sustainable source of the present and of the future. In the last two decades, its deployment increased by several orders of magnitude, and will keep increasing as solar cell prices keep decreasing. Silicon currently dominates the PV market, but a next generation technology is needed to keep pushing prices down and increasing efficiency. CIGS solar cells are lighter, flexible, and already cheaper to produce than silicon, but their performance is still limited. Nanowires can help improve both cost and efficiency thanks to reduced material consumption, and intrinsically higher performance. In this project we aim to deposit periodic arrays of isolated nanowires by MBE, and by optimising their passivation as well as developing a novel device structure, we hope to increase the efficiency of CIGS solar cells. To do so, we will combine the expertise of the applicant in the growth of III-V semiconductor thin film and nanowires with the knowledge of the host in CIGS materials and MBE, using advanced characterisation techniques and state-of-the-art fabrication facilities.

Keywords: cigs nanowires mbe
Providing the New Generation of Nano-Based Molecular Technology for the Early Detection of Bacteria, Viruses and Cancer at the Point of Care (Nano4)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Advanced Manufacturing and Processing, and Biotechnology
Theme: Nanotechnologies
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Portugal
Call: Accelerating the uptake of nanotechnologies advanced materials or advanced manufacturing and processing technologies by SMEs (H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017, 2017)
Start date: 2017-07-01
End date: 2017-11-30
Duration (months): 5.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

There is a need for cost-effective molecular point of care diagnostic tools to provide better healthcare to patients and better agility to our healthcare system. And what about going one step further by extending the limits of molecular diagnostics to the nano-scale? We have developed the nano-technology-based solution nano4. nano4 is a fast and user-friendly nano-based diagnostic technology suitable for use at the POC. nano4 represents a highly specific and sensitive nanotechnology for in vitro molecular diagnostics. nano4 uses gold nano-probes to recognize the complementary DNA/RNA strand and yield a color output that allows for quick decision making. Our ultimate objective is to leverage the diagnostic possibilities of nano-technology for all its applications in medicine and life science, thereby expanding the current possibilities of molecular analysis. We are convinced that the fast, accurate, low-cost and user-friendly diagnostic of certain viruses, pathogens and cancer-types through nano4 will help healthcare decision-makers to act quickly, thereby saving lives, pain, mistakes and even preventing epidemics. Our business objective is to make nano4 a standard POC diagnostics technology present at each POC globally and to become the global leader in nano-based molecular diagnostic technology. Easily accessible fast molecular testing is a tremendous challenge especially when reliable results are needed quickly and cost-efficiently. Especially now, with the migrant crisis, cases of TB and Zika are more frequent. Each application of nano4 can answer a specific European challenge. We will conduct several activities including production process analysis, cost-benefit analysis, partner search, market research, customer validation activities, price acceptance analysis, focus groups, surveys and strategic planning, risk and regulatory environment assessment, as well as document drafting.

Keywords: poc diagnostics,molecular diagnostics,nano based diagnostics,nano based diagnostic technology,nano based diagnosis of cancer,nano based diagnosis of zika,nano based diagnosis of tb,mrsa
Biodegradable fluorescent nanoprobes for early detection of (pre)malignant lesions of the gastrointestinal tract (THERAPROBES)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Society and Enterprise panel
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Life Sciences
Countries involved: Netherlands
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2018, 2018)
Start date: 2019-09-01
End date: 2021-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 187572.48
EU funding (EUR): 187572.48
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Accurate diagnosis of (pre)malignant gastrointestinal (GI)-tract lesions is critical for patient survival. Early detection of asymptomatic disease of the GItract improves the chance of curative intervention by 50−80% as compared to poor five-year survival rates for symptomatic advanced malignant disease. Regular endoscopic surveillance in high-risk patients misses 25% of (pre)malignant lesions – the most clinically relevant marker for malignant progression. This clinically significant miss rate is due to the subtle appearance of such lesions under white-light endoscopy and sampling errors inherent to a random-biopsy surveillance paradigm, which increases inter-operator variability and compromises diagnostic accuracy. Even when malignant disease is detected, lack of sensitive contrast agents compromises delineation of the true extent of the lesion. These factors decrease the physician’s ability to achieve successful therapeutic intervention through resection or ablation. About 33% of GI-tract lesions progress or recur at or near the therapeutic site, commonly requiring aggressive yet often non-curative, systemic treatments negatively impacting the patients’ quality of life. There is an unmet clinical need for endoscopic optical imaging approaches that reliably detect those lesions with high sensitivity and specificity. To develop a clinically viable strategy, I propose to use biodegradable, fluorescent silica nanoprobes (FSN) that provide real-time visualization of the lesions over a range of scales during routine endoscopy. Since FSNs accumulate at the tumor sites solely due to their size and increased vascular permeability, no active targeting is needed, making these imaging agents ubiquitously applicable. Endoscopy augmented with FSNs has tremendous potential for better outcomes particularly in high-risk patients by accurately diagnosing and directing treatment specifically to early lesions at a time when patients are amenable to curative therapeutic intervention.

Keywords: early detection,optical,nanoparticle,pre malignant,gi tract
Humanitarianism and Mediterranean Europe: A Transnational and Comparative History (1945-1990) (HumanEuroMed)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Advanced grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: The study of the human past
Panel description: Archaeology, history and memory
Countries involved: Italy
Call: ERC ADVANCED GRANT (ERC-2020-ADG, 2020)
Start date: 2021-11-01
End date: 2026-10-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1968945.0
EU funding (EUR): 1968945.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

In recent years, international humanitarianism has increasingly attracted the interest of historians. A great deal of research has reconstructed aid programmes for those who are victims of war, natural disaster or economic disadvantage. These studies have mainly examined the experience of donor countries in northern Europe, as well as the United States, while the countries of southern Europe have largely been overlooked. HumanEuroMed challenges this unbalance. It puts the countries of Mediterranean Europe at the centre, and it explores the experience of different actors (institutions, administrators, experts, non-governmental organisations) in a comparative and transnational perspective. This project seeks to reframe the history of international aid in the second half of the 20th century by restoring to view the contributions of Mediterranean Europe to shaping the contemporary humanitarian regime. It will achieve this objective by addressing three thematic axes which are able to capture the specific humanitarian undertakings of the countries under investigation (Portugal, Spain, Italy, Yugoslavia and Greece) and make them comparable: 1. the entanglements between international aid, decolonisation and the complex configuration of the post-colonial world; 2. humanitarian diplomacy and the transnational networks (both formal and informal networks, between institutions, non-governmental organisations, professionals and experts) that interconnected the countries of Mediterranean Europe between themselves and to the Global South; 3. the linkages between international relief and national welfare, with a focus on the intertwining of policies, practices and cultures of social care on a national level and those of international relief programmes. HumanEuroMed will contribute to paving the way towards a multifaceted and multi-level history of the contemporary humanitarian regime.

Keywords: humanitarianism,mediterranean europe,decolonisation,welfare,humanitarian diplomacy,ngos
Ascidian development and cytoplasmic reorganizations: dissecting the mechanisms that pattern developmental determinants and shape embryonic development (ACRO)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Standard European Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Life Sciences
Countries involved: Austria
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2020, 2020)
Start date: 2021-03-01
End date: 2023-02-28
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 174167.04
EU funding (EUR): 174167.04
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

What makes a head different from a tail? In many animals, the asymmetries that underlieThe asymmetric distribution of cytoplasmic domains and RNAs is critical for asymmetric cell division and fate determination. Therefore, unraveling the mechanisms that drive the asymmetric distribution of the cytoplasm is essential for understanding animal development. Once fertilized, ascidian eggs undergo a massive cytoplasmic reorganization that precisely localizes developmental determinants (proteins and RNAs) to establish the anterior-posterior body axis. Following this reorganization, an invariant cleavage pattern predictably segregates determinants asymmetrically into blastomeres, conferring differential cell fates. Thus, polarity in the ascidian egg determines the body plan of the whole animal. Despite its vital role in establishing embryonic patterning, remarkably little is known about the mechanisms that orchestrate cytoplasmic reorganization and the distribution of developmental factors. In this project, I will use develop a multidisciplinary approach, combining high-resolution microscopy and force and cell shape manipulations, proximity biotinylation, proteomics, and transcriptomics to address the following fundamental questions: 1) What mechanisms regulate cytoplasmic reorganization and anterior-posterior polarity in the ascidian egg? 2) How is cytoplasmic reorganization translated into the precise positioning of developmental determinants? This study will shed light on the processes that define the anterior-posterior body axis and pattern of development in ascidians and deepen our understanding of how embryogenesis is conserved and has evolved among chordates. Throughout this project, I will not only acquire new technical skills but also build upon my project management, communication, and leadership skills towards my goal of becoming an independent researcher investigating how the cytoskeleton establishes cellular morphology and organization to inform cell function.

Keywords: cytoplasmic reorganization,ascidians,body axis,microtubules,polarity
AI-powered image forgery detection (QI)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Innovation in SMEs
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Switzerland
Call: SME instrument (H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1, 2019)
Start date: 2019-08-01
End date: 2019-11-30
Duration (months): 4.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The digitization of business is changing all aspects of the economy. Expense reports, insurance claims, signed legal documents, contracts, diplomas, medical prescriptions & even press photographs up until quite recently used to live mostly in paper form. This is no longer the case—many documents are created digitally & those that still start as paper are immediately scanned & further processed in electronic form. While forgery of documents & image manipulation have been known for decades, technology today makes it easy for anyone with basic knowledge of Photoshop to falsify digital images or scanned copies of official documents from birth certificates to bank statements. Sophisticated AI algorithms now make such image manipulation happen almost automatically, creating so called deepfakes that are getting more & more difficult to recognize. This immediately affects business—1 out of every 75 insurance claims involved some form of digital image fraud. 1 out of every 75 property damage insurance claims has been digitally altered. 20% of all automotive insurance claims paid (~$140 million) were fraudulent To help businesses tackle image falsification (or image forgery) & ensure trust in digital processes, we have developed Quantum Integrity—a software solution that can detect, quantify & qualify manipulations made to digital images. Quantum Integrity is built around our proprietary family of algorithms combined with advanced AI. Existing image forensics solutions & feature-incomplete & rarely target the needs of the B2B market. We have developed a solution focused on banking, financial services & insurance as well as other businesses that heavily rely on a large volume of image-based transactions.

Keywords: forgery,deepfakes,image processing
Plutonium Management for More Agility (PUMMA)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Euratom
Programme: Nuclear fission and radiation protection
Theme: Nuclear safety
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Germany,Italy,Spain,Italy,Switzerland,Hungary,Slovakia,Switzerland,Belgium,Finland,France,France,Czechia,Netherlands,United Kingdom,United Kingdom
Call: Safety Research and Innovation for advanced nuclear systems (NFRP-2019-2020, 2019)
Start date: 2020-10-01
End date: 2024-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 6749591.25
EU funding (EUR): 3795800.5
Participants: 20
Project status: SIGNED

The PUMMA project will define different options for Pu management in Generation-IV systems and evaluate the impact on the whole fuel cycle in addition to safety and performance aspects. Fast neutron reactors with the associated fuel cycle strategy have been chosen to cope with these options because they are flexible: they offer the possibility of isogeneration, burning or breeding of plutonium. A wide range of Pu content (20 to 45%) corresponds to the highest concentration that can be encountered for plutonium multirecycling (~30-35% Pu to compensate degraded isotopic composition) and targeted plutonium burning (40-45%). The fuel cycle scenarios associated with the different strategies will be evaluated at different stages of the cycle in terms of impact on the facilities. These studies will be completed with dissolution tests as there is currently no dissolution data on fuels with very high plutonium contents. Studies to date have been limited to concentrations of less than 30%. Today, knowledge on MOX fuel behavior in Generation-IV reactors comes mainly from feedback on SFRs that have operated in the past in Europe, with Pu contents varying between 15% to 30% and Linear Heat Rate often in the 300 to 450 W/cm range. This knowledge is insufficient to cover future needs, whether in terms of reactor concepts (GFR, LFR, F-SMR ...), Pu management option or operating regime. PUMMA will provide complementary results on fuel properties and characterisations of 45%Pu-fuels irradiated in HFR and Phénix under nominal conditions and overpower. The safety standards will then be extended to this fuel composition as well as the fuel performance code validation. PUMMA will make the link between Europe and others international organisations: the fuel cycle studies at IAEA and OECD, the GEN-IV systems at ESNII and GIF, the fuel material studies at OECD. PUMMA will provide common data in E.U. for Pu management on : fuel cycle, fuel behavior, fuel properties and safety st-

Keywords: plutonium management gen iv
Connecting Patients and Carers using wearable sensor technology (NIGHTINGALE)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Health, demographic change and wellbeing
Theme: Active ageing and self-management of health
Action type: Pre-Commercial Procurement
Countries involved: Germany,Belgium,Sweden,Netherlands,United Kingdom
Call: PCP - eHealth innovation in empowering the patient (H2020-SC1-2016-CNECT, 2016)
Start date: 2016-11-01
End date: 2021-09-30
Duration (months): 59.0
Total project cost (EUR): 5351667.5
EU funding (EUR): 4811998.0
Participants: 5
Project status: CLOSED

Safest, reliable, individualised care of patients at-risk of deterioration needs patients themselves to play an active role in their care whenever possible: late detection or escalation of deterioration causes avoidable harms, and deaths. In this project we will challenge industry to develop robust monitoring and communications systems that connect patients, carers and health professionals, provide early warning of acute deterioration in and out of hospital, and learn and adapt to different individuals in different situations. Wearable sensor technology allows dynamic monitoring of vital signs that indicate health status, while bidirectional video communication allows interaction with the patient and in depth assessment. Self-learning adaptive algorithms interfaced with Electronic Medical Records can provide reliable early warning with few false alarms; and data about individual responses to different therapies.We will first target known at-risk patients such as those on general hospital floors after discharge from Intensive Care or following major surgery, and the frail elderly. This will also enable the safe care of many patients at home, e.g., patients seen in the Emergency Room but judged not to need hospital admission, or those with serious chronic conditions. Reliable, robust monitoring and communication systems will improve patient safety in hospital and after discharge, will decrease avoidable harms and deaths, reduce length of stay and readmissions, and help maintain patient’s independence; providing reassurance of wellness and early warning of deterioration. Analysis of collected ‘big data’ will increase understanding of treatment of specific patient groups, and provide spinoffs such as eHealth applications for chronic conditions. Once mature and integrated in European health care systems, the procured technology can truly transform healthcare by engaging with and empowering all at-risk patients, and enabling their connection with health professionals

Keywords: monitoring and communication tool,early warning system,wearable sensor technology,interaction,cost reduction,ehealth appliciations for chronic conditions