Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Solar driven CO2 reduction and alcohol oxidation without sacrificial reagent. (SOLAR-CAT)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Chemistry
Countries involved: France
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2021 (HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01, 2021)
Start date: 2022-10-01
End date: 2024-09-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 211754.88
EU funding (EUR): 211754.88
Participants: 3
Project status: CLOSED

Fossil fuels are our primary energy sources; however, their combustion causes climate change due to the production of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2). A key solution to climate change is the direct solar-powered production of fuels from CO2. SOLAR-CAT links the conversion of CO2 into high value chemicals with the oxidation of biomass derivatives. This project aims to develop photocatalytic systems that will operate in aqueous media without any sacrificial reagent utilizing only earth abundant chemicals. The developed dye-sensitized photocatalytic systems (DSPs) will contain cobalt complexes of quaterpyridine and 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidine N-oxyl (TEMPO) derivatives as catalysts for CO2 reduction and biomass oxidation, respectively. During the first part of the fellowship, under the supervision of Dr. Fabrice Odobel (Centre National de Recherche Scientifique, CNRS), the fellow will be trained in alcohol oxidation, photo-induced electron transfer, and the development of dye-sensitized systems. During his secondment at University of Paris (UP), he will be trained by Prof. Marc Robert’s research group in electrochemistry, CO2 catalysis and surface chemistry. The fellow’s experience in photocatalysis, molecular synthesis, and DSP development will provide a unique opportunity for the host group to apply their knowledge in DSPs to simultaneous photo-induced CO2 reduction and alcohol oxidation. SOLAR-CAT is a highly inter- and multi-disciplinary project as it brings together the fields of molecular synthesis, catalysis, material sciences, electro- and photo-chemistry, and analytical chemistry. This project will enable the transition of the fellow from recognized researcher (R2) to an established researcher (R3) reaching his career goal (tenure track position in academia), throughout the scientific and personal training actions, the development of his transferable skills, the coordination and the management of the project.

Keywords: artificial photosynthesis,photocatalysis,co2 reduction,alcohol oxidation,biomass,electrocatalysis,photosensitizer,catalyst,semiconductor
Neural computations and dynamics of flexible decision-making in mice (FLEXNEUROCOMP)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Life Sciences
Countries involved: France,Germany
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2021 (HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01, 2021)
Start date: 2022-09-01
End date: 2024-12-31
Duration (months): 28.0
Total project cost (EUR): 168620.96
EU funding (EUR): 168620.96
Participants: 3
Project status: SIGNED

Imagine that you have just rung at a doorbell and no one has answered the door. Is there anybody home? How many times should you ring? One simple solution is just to ring several more times and wait. Yet, to save time and make sure that no one is home, you could also consider whether there is a light inside the house or whether there is a car parked in front. Although such situations are ubiquitous in our daily life, relatively little is known about how different decisions are implemented in the brain and how they flexibly inform behavior. This proposal directly aims to characterize decision variables both at the behavioral and neural levels to understand how the brain flexibly switches between them. We will combine sophisticated mice behaviors that accommodate multiple decision variables with innovative models of dynamical systems, and leverage the latest progress in electrophysiology and optogenetics to record and manipulate large ensembles of neurons simultaneously across multiple brain regions. This work will test the overarching hypothesis that the premotor cortex, thought to implement the intention to act, is a reservoir of decision variables that flexibly routes the employed decision variable to motor regions. Our highly multidisciplinary team, which consists of the researcher with productive records in systems neuroscience, the supervisor who is a specialist in cognitive neuropsychology, and the secondment supervisor who is a renowned theoretical neuroscientist, is well armed to successfully carry this project. Our results should deliver a new conceptual framework for understanding adaptive behaviors and their neural bases. This project will also provide a direct window into the neural mechanisms underlying individual variations in decision making and how actions may depart from a healthy behavior when erroneous or maladaptive strategies are used, of relevance for explaining diversity in human behavior and mental health.

Keywords: electrophysiology,optogenetics,premotor cortex,adaptive behavior,decision variables,mouse
Chiplet Technology enabled by EXTOLL’s high-speed interface chip-IP (EnablingChipletTech)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Accelerator
Destination: Other destinations
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: Germany
Call: EIC Accelerator 2024 - Short application (HORIZON-EIC-2024-ACCELERATOR-01, 2024)
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2500000.0
EU funding (EUR): 2500000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Chiplet technology is one of the breakthrough technologies in the semiconductor industry, and will broadly shape future chip architectures in many applications from quantum computers, data centers, edge-computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and automotive to mobile devices. One of the most critical success factors will be high-bandwidth interconnects specifically as they consume up to 50% of the overall energy consumption of a chiplet device. EXTOLL’s unique solution for electrical high-speed interface chip-IP beats competitors by far on power consumption, cost of anufacturing and related sustainability. Today this chip-IP is used in long-reach applications like PCIe or Ethernet. It has been validated, that all technical competitive advantages also apply to dedicated VSR (Very Short Reach) chiplet interconnects. EIC acceleration support is applied for, to enable the development, optimization and adaptation of today’s IP to such short-reach requirements for leading edge chiplet applications and to meet the related market window. Besides the business opportunity, it is a real chance for Europe to compete against the US dominance in the chip-IP market, and to even regain leadership in this specific area.

Keywords: chiplet european enabling high speed leadership competitive sovereignty
Native biostimulants comprising locally captured microbes to improve crop yield and resilience in cold climate regions (NativeBiostimulants)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Accelerator
Destination: Other destinations
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: Denmark
Call: EIC Accelerator 2024 - Short application (HORIZON-EIC-2024-ACCELERATOR-01, 2024)
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2450000.0
EU funding (EUR): 2450000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Mineral fertilizers and pesticides have been key for increasing agricultural productivity to meet the food demand from the 5-fold population growth on the last century. The overuse of these products brings problems to the environment (GHG emissions, soil and water pollution and biodiversity loss) and farmers (vulnerability to the highly volatile mineral fertilizer and pesticide prices, soil acidification and degradation, and food contamination with harmful substances). In its Farm to Fork strategy, the EC has defined the 2030 goals of reducing the use of fertilisers and pesticides by at least 20% and 50%, respectively, and reducing nutrient losses by at least 50%. Microbial biostimulants are natural products with a strong potential to reduce the farmers dependency on mineral fertilizers and pesticides. They function by improving the plant rhizosphere to reduce nutrient losses and/or by enhancing the plant characteristics. Microbial biostimulants are commercialized as one-fits-all solutions and therefore may lack effectiveness in cold climates with suboptimal temperatures for the activity of most microorganisms. To address this cold case, Nordic Microbes has developed Native Biostimulants comprising microorganisms captured in the region in which they will be commercialized. The Native Biostimulants are developed through a cost-effective process anchored on the ingenious microbeTRAP™ microbial capture technology. We are selling our first microbial biostimulant product, SeedSpeed®, in Denmark and Southern Sweden as a seed treatment. With EIC support, we will optimise the process and replicate the concept for other key European regions and Canada. This corresponds to 50.8 M ha of farmland and a SAM of ~€680M, from which we expect to obtain 10% in 2030. Moreover, it will encompass positive environmental, economic, and societal impact in the EU, potentiating sustainable agriculture and reducing the impact from fertilizer and pesticide overuse.

Keywords: agricultural productivity,biotechnology,circular economy,farm to fork,fertilizer,microbial biostimulant,nutrient assimilation,nutrient availability,sustainable farming
On-the-go charging system for heavy electric vehicles in ports and other closed loop applications (Elonroad)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Accelerator
Destination: Open to supporting projects in all areas of science, technology,...
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: Sweden
Call: EIC Accelerator Open 2023 (HORIZON-EIC-2023-ACCELERATOR-01, 2023)
Start date: 2023-08-01
End date: 2025-07-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3594975.0
EU funding (EUR): 2500000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Ports account for ~30% of CO2 emissions in the shipping industry, mostly caused by diesel-powered machinery. While regulators are pushing for industry electrification, charging infrastructure is lagging and creates major barriers for electrification. Elonroad’s electric road system can charge any heavy vehicle (in motion or parked). It enables much smaller batteries that allow OEMs to reduce vehicle costs. It flattens the electricity demand curve and frees up valuable space from stationary EV chargers. It also eliminates the need for extra vehicles in the fleet to compensate for charging time. Such substantial economic benefits will further boost the electrification of the industry. The EV charging market is estimated to reach €234.7B by 2030, growing at 41% CAGR. Elonroad addresses a charging market towards higher capacity charging levels (Level 3), which is estimated at €14.7B globally growing at 49% CAGR.

Keywords: ev,energy efficiency,road infrastructure,infrastructure,smart road,infrastructure,closed loop,road infrastructure,heavy vehicle,electric vehicle,energy systems,smart energy,smart grids,wireles
Algorithmic Contract Design (ALGOCONTRACT)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Computer Science and Informatics
Panel description: Informatics and information systems, computer science, scientific computing, intelligent systems
Countries involved: Israel
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2022-STG, 2022)
Start date: 2023-01-01
End date: 2027-12-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1491250.0
EU funding (EUR): 1491250.0
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

No algorithm is an island -- algorithms constantly interact with self-interested players. Algorithmic Game Theory (AGT) has thus far concentrated on one aspect of this: the algorithm's input is reported by such players. Incentivizing truthful reports is the focus of mechanism design in economics, and in AGT, algorithmic mechanism design became a hugely successful research area. We propose to apply the algorithmic lens to a different but no less important field in economics called contract design, recognized by the 2016 Nobel Prize. The essence of a contract is to incentivize players' actions (rather than reports). It is thus extremely relevant to another way in which algorithms interact with players -- the algorithm's output is carried out through their actions. We refer to the new research area that will emerge as algorithmic contract design (ACD). We aim to lay the theoretical foundations for ACD. Typically, computational environments are more complex than traditional economics ones. Key complexities are: 1) A rich choice of actions makes computing an optimal contract nontrivial; 2) The optimal contract can be unintuitive and brittle; 3) A one-size-fits-all contract is suboptimal for a diverse player population; 4) Multiple contracts can undermine each other; 5) Traditional contract formats can be too weak. We will tackle these complexities, designing the next generation of algorithmic incentive schemes for strategic action -- tractable, simple/robust, personalized and coordinated -- and develop new contract formats en route. The potential impact of ACD is far-reaching: First, it will prevent traditional algorithms from failing due to selfish action choices. Second, given the current influence of algorithms on behavior, it will help achieve a more socially-efficient allocation of effort. Applications include traditional contracts moving to online platforms, like freelancing, as well as novel data-driven incentive schemes for domains like digital healthcare.

Keywords: algorithmic game theory,algorithmic mechanism design,algorithmic contract theory,moral hazard and adverse selection,optimal mechanism design,algorithmic delegation,simple versus optimal mechanisms,strategic classification,beyond worst case analysis,combinatorial auctions
WetTrack :Tackling Inefficiencies in Urinary Incontinence Management (WetTrack)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Accelerator
Destination: Other destinations
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call: EIC Accelerator 2024 - Short application (HORIZON-EIC-2024-ACCELERATOR-01, 2024)
Duration (months): 18.0
Total project cost (EUR): 919715.0
EU funding (EUR): 919715.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Oxford Healthtech Ltd. (OHl) is spearheading the development of a groundbreaking wetness sensor technology, designed to enhance the management of urinary incontinence (UI). The project is led by Dr. Ejaz Huq, an experienced physicist and inventor, alongside a skilled team including Dr. Mohamad Aioubi and Professor Gerhard Arminger, who bring extensive expertise in electromechanical engineering and commercial strategy, respectively. The sensor, known as WetTrack, is a non-integrated, disposable solution that attaches externally to diapers, but linked through a Central Control Unit. It employs an innovative mechanism to detect the expansion of the diaper due to urine absorption, which allows for real-time monitoring and alerts caregivers when a change is needed. This timely intervention can prevent skin irritations and other complications associated with prolonged wetness, as well as decrease time spent checking for wetness, changing diapers and sheets, and reduce the over use of diapers through a "just-in-time" model.

Keywords: urinary incontinence,adult diapers,healthcare,gerontology,retirement homes,at home carers,bed sores,skin rashes,wetness sensing,urinary incontinence management,incontinence monitoring
Development of a medium-high temperature waste heat recovery hybrid thermal energy storage layout, based on red mud, a disregarded and potentially hazardous solid waste of the aluminium industry. (REDTHERM)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Information Science and Engineering
Countries involved: Greece,United Kingdom
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2021 (HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01, 2021)
Start date: 2023-01-01
End date: 2025-02-28
Duration (months): 26.0
Total project cost (EUR): 155994.72
EU funding (EUR): 155994.72
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

As per an EU estimate, the industrial sector accounts for 27% of the overall energy consumption and for the generation of 30% heat-related CO2 emissions. Industrial thermal processes account for 70 % of the energy demand, which translates to 20.8% of the entire EU energy demand. Waste heat recovery (WHR) is, thus, one of the next frontiers for energy-intensive industries. Thermal energy storage (TES) is a promising alternative to currently available WHR technologies, particularly for medium-high temperature settings. Latent heat storage, centred on the ability of a material, commonly referred to as the phase change material (PCM), to absorb/release heat isothermally during its transition from one state to another, faces several performance issues inherent to the material’s properties. Encapsulating PCMs in solid matrices, consisting of refractory materials, has been found to resolve most of these issues. These new materials can be used to store both sensible and latent heat (hybrid TES) potentially outperforming current TES systems. The properties of red mud (RM), a currently disregarded and potentially hazardous waste of the aluminium industry, make it an ideal candidate for PCM encapsulation. REDTHERM aims to scale up the recently discovered, by the researcher, red mud-molten salt material and demonstrate, for the first time, its performance in a novel medium-high temperature WHR layout using real industrial settings. In this way it can promote a novel and tangible business case of industrial symbiosis (circular economy) in which the waste product of the aluminium industry (RM) is valorised as a key component for medium-high temperature WHR systems to increase energy efficiency and decrease the carbon footprint of foundation industries with relevant interest (steel, cement, casting etc. This timely project can substantially contribute towards the EU’s 2050 sustainability agenda, while in parallel expanding the science of the promising field of hybrid-TES.
Commercialisation and scale up of a Vaginal Microbiome Screening service with a menstrual tampon collection device and a digital layer to provide diagnosis, disease risk evaluation and aftercare. (VMS - Vaginal Microbiome Screening)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Accelerator
Destination: Open to supporting projects in all areas of science, technology,...
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: Bulgaria
Call: EIC Accelerator Open 2023 (HORIZON-EIC-2023-ACCELERATOR-01, 2023)
Start date: 2023-07-01
End date: 2025-06-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3794918.75
EU funding (EUR): 2499999.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

VMS is a home-based gynaecological test kit, using a menstrual tampon for sample collection. VMS will improve the accuracy and convenience with which STI, vaginal infections and HPV screening is undertaken. Daye has patented the proprietary protocol for DNA extraction from a tampon for PCR analysis, testing for 16 different factors at a time. VMS can be used to detect vaginal dysbiosis, HPV and STIs, like chlamydia, gonorrhea and trichomoniasis. Vaginal microbiome screening with VMS will unlock invaluable insights into our customers’ vaginal health. There’s a direct correlation between vaginal microbiome health and the likelihood of contracting an STI, developing a gynecological cancer, experiencing fertility and pregnancy challenges, as well as susceptibility to recurrent vaginal and urethral infections. Post screen, VMS will offer comprehensive aftercare, including prescriptions, doctor consultations, booking in-person visits, and vaginal microbiome enhancement plan with probiotics

Keywords: ehealth,health record,disease prevention,business model innovation,interoperable secured communications security sys,biotechnology,microbiology,infectious diseases,health related biotechnology,personalised treatment,obstetrics and gynaecology,longitudinal data
Exploring nonclassical states of center-of-mass mechanical motion with superconducting magneto- and levitomechanics (SuperMeQ)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Digital, Industry and Space
Theme: Digital
Destination: Digital & Emerging Technologies for Competitiveness and Fit for the Green Deal
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Sweden,Germany,Austria,Spain
Call: Basic Science for Quantum Technologies (RIA) (HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-02, 2021)
Start date: 2022-10-01
End date: 2026-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2988644.0
EU funding (EUR): 2988644.0
Participants: 5
Project status: SIGNED

SuperMeQ addresses three basic science goals in quantum technologies, targeting to gain new insights into quantum control over the center-of-mass motion of mechanical resonators: (i) We will push to the limits of decoherence mechanisms of massive objects, (ii) we will maximize the vacuum coupling of the center-of-mass motion of a mechanical resonator to a quantum system, and (iii) we will generate useful nonclassical states such as squeezed states or states with a negative Wigner function, which have direct relevance for quantum-enhanced force and inertial sensing. Our project follows a unique approach by realizing two complementary experimental platforms that are tailored to our goals and that are mutually beneficial through parallel development: (a) magnetically levitated superconducting microparticles that access a mass regime spanning more than seven orders of magnitude between picogram and sub-milligram masses, and that are expected to exhibit ultra-low mechanical decoherence, and (b) integrated clamped magnetic or superconducting mechanical resonators that are expected to reach strong vacuum coupling rates, two orders of magnitude larger than the state-of-the-art. Key in each of these approaches is that we will couple both types of mechanical resonator inductively to superconducting quantum circuits, which allow for full quantum control over the center-of-mass degree of freedom of the mechanical resonators. Our project results will lead to a breakthrough in the development and growth of novel quantum sensing technologies and give new insights into foundational aspects of quantum physics.

Keywords: decoherence,massive quantum systems,superconducting quantum circuits,nanomechanical resonators,optomechanics