Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Launching the First 360° Crowdsourced Live Video Platform. (Watchity)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Information and Communication Technologies
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Spain
Call: Open Disruptive Innovation Scheme (H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017, 2016)
Start date: 2017-01-01
End date: 2017-05-31
Duration (months): 5.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Almost everyone is a camera[wo]man today and lots of people share content online. Just on YouTube: 60 hours of video every minute = one hour of video every second, over 4 billion videos are viewed daily, 3 billion hours/month, 70% of traffic comes from outside the US/ localized in 39 countries and across 54 languages Several technological trends enable the ability to broadcast live video by almost anyone. Our Solution Watchity is a platform for crowdsourced live video content in which an organization can capture videos from a multitude of users recorded with any device. Watchity allows the organization to issue a comined live multicamera video that is able to display multiple views on one single event, event or place. The core of the platform is the patent-pending technology for the capturing, generating, distributing and reproducing of multicamera videos. We call those crowdsourced videos watchits. Our overall objective for the Phase II Project is create more sales for our company by scaling-up the current system with additional features that provide more benefits to users and/or that give us access to more target market segments including platform optimization (scalability, new components and optimize usability), platform debugging (overcoming detects and future technological challenges), adaptation to additional sectors (security, specific features). The goals for Phase I are a technological feasibility study and business plan. Our solution Watchity is completely European. Of course, we are a European company, but also our beta users are all based in Europe, our team consists of Europeans and our aim is to contribute to Europe catching up regarding online video production and consumption. Our revenues are likely to come from within Europe at first but we are eager to expand beyond once we have a larger paying user base that can be used as reference.

Keywords: crowdsourced video platform,live streaming,multi periscope video,multi camera video,broadcasting,advanced app streaming,image recognition,stream synchronization
GMP manufacturing & GLP diagnostic: Towards a personalised phage therapy against antimicrobial resistance (PhagoPROD)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Innovation in SMEs
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: France
Call: SME instrument (H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-2, 2018)
Start date: 2018-11-01
End date: 2021-12-31
Duration (months): 38.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3929376.0
EU funding (EUR): 2446712.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Phage therapy, that is the therapeutic use of bacteriophages for the treatment of pathogenic bacterial infections, is a highly promising answer to the antibiotic resistant plague (500 000 deaths a year attributable to multi-drug resistant bacteria today, 10 million forecast by 2050). In this hopeful field, Pherecydes Pharma, a French SME created in 2006, is currently the world leader of phage therapy, with a a unique selling point and value proposal: (1) Patented technology; (2) Curent product portfolio covering over 50% of human infections and almost 90% of multi-drug resistant ones; (3) Ability to manufacture phages in GMP conditions; (4) 1st company to launch a transnational, well-designed, well-controlled, multicentric clinical study; (5) French authorisation (ANSM) in 2017 to administrate Pherecydes Pharma bacteriophages under a compassionate use status. Building on these successes, the PhagoPROD project aims at setting-up, optimising and scaling-up the GMP manufacturing and GLP diagnostics processes currently validated and demonstrated at laboratory scale. In that so, the ultimate objective is to achieve large-scale commercial exploitation of Pherecydes Pharma products first at the EU then at the USA levels (world reaching is planned in the long term). In the frame of this future commercial exploitation, targeted final users will be patients suffering from bacterial infections, notably antibiotic-resistant ones. Customers (i.e. buyers of Pherecydes Pharma products) will be clinical prescribers and hospital pharmacists. In this regard, Pherecydes already benefits from strong and long-lasting relationships with many hospitals and clinical centres in France and in Europe, as well as with several patients' associations (e.g. Le Lien or Phagespoirs).

Keywords: phage therapy,bacteriophages,antimicrobial resistance,multi drug resistant infections,gmp manufacturing,bioproduction,glp diagnosis
Use flexible Tube Micro Plasma (FµTP) for Lipidomics (BIOplasma)

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: Chemistry
Countries involved: Germany
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2018, 2018)
Start date: 2019-05-01
End date: 2021-04-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 162806.4
EU funding (EUR): 162806.4
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Cancer is the leading cause of death in economically developed countries and the second leading cause of death in developing countries. In 2015, over 8.8 million people died of cancer worldwide and the numbers are expected to rise above 13 million in 2030 . As a consequence, development of non-invasive, fast and robust methods to detect different types of cancer in an early stage are timely. BIOplasma addresses the essential need for analytical tools that permit the diagnosis of biological tissues. A novel analytical strategy based on the Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) using flexible Tube Micro Plasma (FµTP) as ionization source for the identification and quantification of several lipid biomarkers in body fluids is proposed

Keywords: lipidomic
Heating and Cooling: Open Source Tool for Mapping and Planning of Energy Systems (HotMaps)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Secure, clean and efficient energy
Theme: Reducing energy consumption and carbon foorpint by smart and sustainable use
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Germany,Ireland,Germany,Italy,Spain,Austria,Switzerland,Switzerland,Romania,Switzerland,France,Denmark,United Kingdom
Call: Models and tools for heating and cooling mapping and planning (H2020-EE-2016-RIA-IA, 2016)
Start date: 2016-10-01
End date: 2020-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2996870.0
EU funding (EUR): 2332803.75
Participants: 17
Project status: CLOSED

HotMaps will develop, demonstrate and disseminate a toolbox to support public authorities, energy agencies and planners in strategic heating and cooling planning on local, regional and national levels, and in-line with EU policies. The toolbox will facilitate the following tasks on a spatially disaggregated level: (1) Mapping heating and cooling energy situation including renewable and waste heat potentials in GIS layers; (2) Model the energy system, considering hourly matching of supply and demand, demand response etc.; (3) Supporting the comprehensive assessment of efficient heating and cooling according to the Energy Efficiency Directive; (4) Comparative assessment of supply and demand options and of given scenarios until 2050 regarding e. g. CO2-emissions, costs, share of renewables. An open data set for EU-28 will be created to perform those tasks in virtually any EU region up to a 250x250m level, which will reduce barriers for authorities to heating and cooling planning. HotMaps will allow for updating locally available data and links to existing models. The software will be developed in close cooperation with the target group, within the consortium and beyond. Moreover, the toolbox will be validated and demonstrated in 7 pilot areas to provide a tested and user friendly software entirely based on user needs. In the proposal we present a strategy how to ensure the wide usability, adjustability and application of the toolbox within and beyond the project duration: (1) The consortium is fully committed to the open source idea: All EU-28 data and the source code will be open and we will link with open source energy modelling communities; (2) Training activities will be carried out, including a strategy how to continue after the project; (3) Academic partners will train students on HotMaps in their teaching activities. Our consortium includes leading experts on energy planning in Europe, modelling and tool development, dissemination and various public authorities.

Keywords: renewable heating and cooling,open source,mapping,planning
Metacomputational Complexity Theory (MCT)

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: Mathematics
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2019, 2019)
Start date: 2020-03-01
End date: 2022-02-28
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 212933.76
EU funding (EUR): 212933.76
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The goal of the project is to advance our understanding of the central questions in Computational Complexity Theory such as the famous P versus NP problem. Complexity Theory approaches questions about efficiency of computation by investigating lower and upper bounds on the complexity of concrete computational models such as Boolean circuits or propositional proof systems. Unfortunately, even after several decades of intense research the progress on the question of proving strong complexity lower bounds remains very incremental. In fact, several significant barrier results have been discovered, partially explaining the complexity of establishing complexity lower bounds. While the barrier results presented a serious obstacle they also revealed new structural properties of complexity lower bounds connecting lower bounds to the construction of efficient learning algorithms, cryptography or independence results in mathematical logic. The present project continues the development of these structural connections and complexity-theoretic properties of problems about complexity, which we shortly refer to as Metacomputational Complexity Theory. The objectives of the project can be divided into two groups. 1. Hardness magnification, exploring limits and consequences of an emerging theory of hardness magnification which arouse recently from investigations of metacomputational aspects of circuit lower bounds and received a lot of attention as a promising approach overcoming previously existing barriers for proving complexity lower bounds. 2. Structural theory, strengthening and generalizing connections between the methods for proving lower bounds and other central concepts of computer science, such as efficient learning algorithms, cryptographic primitives and automatizability of propositional proof systems, through the lens of mathematical logic.

Keywords: computational complexity,circuit complexity,mathematical logic,proof complexity
REVOLUTIONARY THERAPY OF APHASIA (VOIC)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Innovation in SMEs
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Poland
Call: SME instrument (H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1, 2018)
Start date: 2019-02-01
End date: 2019-07-31
Duration (months): 6.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Home therapy is the future of many available medical therapies. Home therapy does not require any additional medical staff support or hospital space, resulting in large savings for healthcare services. Aphasia therapy is one which could be potentially moved to the home setting, resulting in great benefits for patients. Aphasia is a kind of brain damage caused mainly by a stroke which prevents a person’s linguistic communication while maintaining the intellect intact. It is independent of age or sex, hence everyone is at risk - every year in EU there are almost 300 000 new cases. Most important for aphasia therapy is to start directly after it is diagnosed. Neuro Device Group with project VOIC aims at providing easy to use neuro-stimulation medical device coupled with software to provide the therapy at home setting. Currently, there is no dedicated device for aphasia therapy on the market, hence VOIC is a market-creating innovation. Our proposed therapy is more efficient and costs much less than the state-of-the-art standard speech therapy with a neuro-therapist. VOIC will be offered to patients such that the therapy starts quickly at a lower cost of a few thousand euros. We also want to offer VOIC to the therapists who can attend more patients at the same time, providing an additional source of income and patient satisfaction. The indirect benefit of the healthcare and retirement systems cannot be underestimated: lower cost of therapy and reduced cost of social benefits per patient, which can sum up to €3bn savings every year. The project will be well aligned with the company strategy and global trends in medical treatment. The market for medical devices is rapidly growing at 14% CAGR and is going to reach €13bn in 2023. The market demand has been initially confirmed with patients, medical universities, and big medical devices distributors.
Enhancing the lutein content of Marigold (Marigold)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Advanced Manufacturing and Processing, and Biotechnology
Theme: Biotechnology
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Netherlands
Call: SME boosting biotechnology-based industrial processes driving competitiveness and sustainability (H2020-SMEINST-1-2015, 2015)
Start date: 2015-07-01
End date: 2015-12-31
Duration (months): 6.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Hudson River Biotechnology (HRB) aims to disrupt the global market for purified lutein. Marigold is the crop used to produce 95% of global pure lutein and we will significantly increase lutein content of this crop through manipulation of gene expression, based on an existing proof of concept. The technical feasibility of modulating gene expression in marigold (stable lines that can be regenerated) has been demonstrated. In this phase 1 project, HRB will further research the feasibility of this business case, with a focus on complying with relevant international regulatory aspects. In addition, we have a collaboration with Wageningen University, among the world’s foremost agricultural research institutes, to work towards a major technical milestone: proof of concept that manipulating gene expression in marigold results in significantly increased lutein yields. Both the technical feasibility and interest from the market are independently confirmed in attached letters of recommendation. One recommendation is from one of the largest commercial players in this market, who will also serve as an advisor to this project. As such, even though HRB is currently in startup phase, the project is well de-risked.

Keywords: marigold lutein carotenoid gmo non gmo crop agricultural
Lunar Volatiles Mobile Instrument (LUVMI)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Space
Theme: Enabling advances in space technology
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Germany,Germany,Belgium,United Kingdom
Call: Scientific Instrumentation (H2020-COMPET-2016, 2016)
Start date: 2016-10-01
End date: 2019-01-31
Duration (months): 28.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1503568.75
EU funding (EUR): 1503568.0
Participants: 5
Project status: CLOSED

The ISECG identifies one of the first exploration steps as in situ investigations of the moon or asteroids. Europe is developing payload concepts for drilling and sample analysis, a contribution to a 250kg rover as well as for sample return. To achieve these missions, ESA depends on international partnerships. Such missions will be seldom, expensive and the drill/sample site selected will be based on observations from orbit not calibrated with ground truth data. Many of the international science community’s objectives can be met at lower cost, or the chances of mission success improved and the quality of the science increased by making use of an innovative, low mass, mobile payload following the LEAG recommendations. This smart payload when used alone will accurately determine lunar volatile distribution over a wide area, including PSR’s, as well as providing ground truth data to calibrate orbital observations. If two, or more, smart payloads are deployed, a greater area will be covered. If the smart payload is used as a scout for ESA’s planned 250kg drilling rover or sample return mission, sampling locations of higher value will be identified. The main innovation is to develop an in situ sampling technology capable of depth-resolved extraction of volatiles, and then to package within this tool, the analyser itself, so as to maximise transfer efficiency and minimise sample handling and its attendant mass requirements and risk of sample alteration. By building on national, EC and ESA funded research and developments, this project will develop to TRL6 instruments that together form a smart modular mobile payload that could be flight ready in 2020. This instrument will be tested in a highly representative environment including thermal, vacuum and regolith simulant and the integrated payload demonstrated in a representative environment. A roadmap, complemented by an innovative PPP funding approach, for the implementation of the LUVMI flight model will also be developed.
The Podcast Search Engine (MIXTAPE)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Innovation in SMEs
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Germany
Call: European SME innovation Associate - pilot (H2020-INNOSUP-2019-02, 2019)
Start date: 2019-11-15
End date: 2020-11-14
Duration (months): 12.0
Total project cost (EUR): 105250.0
EU funding (EUR): 105250.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Podcasts have seen in the recent years a steady increase in numbers, both in terms of listeners and content providers. In spite of their increasing popularity there are currently no effective ways of finding podcasts based on specific interests (i.e. keywords or more complex queries) and we understand that now is the right moment to innovate this area. With this proposal and the work to be done by the Innovation Associate (IA) we want to solve the problem of podcast discovery by providing the first advanced search service for podcast content that leverages the state of the art machine learning and data analysis techniques in order to analyse and index podcast content. In this way we enable for the first time the listeners to find and discover the content that matches their topic of interest and allow them to create Podcast Mixtapes for the different situations (similar to traditional cassette mixtapes). Our ambition is to become the reference search engine for podcasts (i.e the “Google” for podcasts). The IA that will develop further our company’s content analysis capabilities and include speech processing and natural language understanding in our content platform with a dedicated application use case around search of podcast content. These are key enabling technologies for future media-rich applications, like the ones developed by our company and therefore we need an experienced researcher in this field to trigger the next generation of product innovation on our side. The IA will also be at the core of the exploration of the innovation idea, guiding it as an innovation project towards an exploitable market product. The company is able to provide the IA with training in the area of web software development and operations (DevOps), a very sought after skill in the labour market. Moreover, by working with an innovation driven SME, the IA will gain very valuable insights into business aspects and commercial innovation management.

Keywords: podcast search,content analysis
Temporality of permanence –material and socio-spatial practices in African urbanism (TEMPEA)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Global Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Social Sciences and Humanities
Countries involved: Switzerland,Sweden
Call: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF-GF) (H2020-MSCA-IF-2014, 2014)
Start date: 2015-09-14
End date: 2018-05-13
Duration (months): 32.0
Total project cost (EUR): 233111.6
EU funding (EUR): 233111.6
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

The constructed materiality of African urbanism can be seen in buildings and the urban layout, especially when they aspire to permanence by building in stone. These built environments have mostly been analysed through the rather static lens of individual periods and social forces, resulting in uniformly interpreted organic growth (for pre-colonial periods), or as in stages of progress towards the fulfilment of a grand master plan (predominantly in the colonial and post-colonial era). This project seeks to explore the social temporality of African urbanism against the context of its material complements from the perspectives of a range of social and human sciences, in order to obtain a dynamic picture from before to after the colonial era. I aim to provide analyses relevant to the ever more pressing issues of urban ethnic/social coexistence and the implications of urban development. I would like to extend my research on material expression and change in urban Swahili archaeology, and incorporate aspects of sociology (living in neighbourhoods in densely populated environments), history (representations and accounts of past experience) and social anthropology (the meanings of space). I will study the spatial materiality of African cities, as it is demonstrated in their layout and in the organisation of buildings, looking at how these urban patterns are produced, used and continually altered, and how a 'building heritage' emerges from these. My aim is to derive how this influences the social life of inhabitants and visitors, and how it in turn induces ongoing processes of change in material representations. First phase of the project is to be undertaken at the Centre of African Studies, University of Basel, Switzerland, which can provide me with excellent support in African social studies. In the 2nd phase at Uppsala University, Sweden, under the supervision of Professor Paul Lane, I will focus on the implications for the Swahili coast and African archaeology.

Keywords: urbanism,africa,networks,structure,built environment,material culture