Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Dipolar superfluid of diatomic molecules and Bose-Einstein condensate of tetramers (DiMoBecTe)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Consolidator grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Fundamental Constituents of Matter
Panel description: Particle, nuclear, plasma, atomic, molecular, gas, and optical physics
Countries involved: Germany
Call: ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANTS (ERC-2023-COG, 2023)
Start date: 2024-05-01
End date: 2029-04-30
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1999868.75
EU funding (EUR): 1999868.75
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

DiMoBecTe will explore the rich phase diagram of a degenerate Fermi gas of polar molecules near a field-linked scattering resonance, including the long-sought dipolar p-wave superfluid of fermionic diatomic molecules, the Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) of tetermer molecules, and the crossover/transition in between. For this purpose, we will first create a new species of 6Li87Rb polar molecules in the quantum degenerate regime. This new kind of bialkali molecules is promising for its highly tunable interaction and its potential to reach unprecedentedly cold temperature. Both are essential to realize the dipolar superfluid and the BEC of tetramers. Specifically, we will • Realize a deeply degenerate Fermi gas of new species of 6Li87Rb molecules with flexible control of dipolar interactions via field-linked resonances that was recently demonstrated in my group. • Realize and explore dipolar p-wave superfluids featuring anisotropic pairing with non-zero angular momentum in polar molecule systems. • Realize and explore the Bose-Einstein condensate of tetramers which exhibits both strong dipolar and quadrupolar interactions, including the crossover/transition from a dipolar superfluid to a tetramer BEC. We propose DiMoBecTe at an exciting time when degenerate Fermi gases of polar molecules have finally become available in experiments, including degenerate NaK molecules attained in my group. It will provide a brand new platform to understand and design unconventional p-wave superfluidity with highly controllable interactions, and to realize Majorana modes in polar molecule systems and therefore pave the way towards topologically protected quantum computation. Furthermore, it will, for the first time bring polyatomic molecules into the quantum degenerate regime by creating a BEC of tetramer molecules.

Keywords: ultracold molecules,dipolar superfluids,p wave pairing,polyatomic molecules,bose einstein condensate
Development of rationally designed enzyme kits (KITZYME)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Proof of concept grants
Action type: ERC actions
Countries involved: Spain
Call: ERC PROOF OF CONCEPT GRANTS (ERC-2023-POC, 2023)
Start date: 2024-07-01
End date: 2025-12-31
Duration (months): 18.0
Total project cost (EUR): 150000.0
EU funding (EUR): 150000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Enzymes exhibit high efficiency, specificity, selectivity, biodegradability, non-toxicity, and the ability to function effectively under gentle biological conditions. These qualities render enzymes a sustainable and eco-friendly substitute for traditional catalysts within industrial settings. However, harnessing enzymes for industrial applications often necessitates extensive and costly experimental engineering efforts. Computational methods hold promise as potential solutions, but these have not yet demonstrated the ability to rapidly design highly efficient enzymes that mimic those found in Nature. As opposed to other methods, our computational approach developed in the previous ERC-STG can introduce active site and distal mutations that modulate the enzyme conformational dynamics, achieving increases in catalytic efficiency of up to 1000-fold. This project aims to exploit the proprietary technology developed in ERC-STG and ERC-POC for generating a set of patentable rationally designed enzyme kits focused on stereoselective carbon-carbon bond formation. KITZYME aims to create a spin-off for the exploitation of the new set of rationally designed enzyme kits as well as the proprietary technology developed for enzyme optimization. Both the enzyme kits and our technology are the cornerstone of the project, and will provide industries with a cost-effective, scalable, and environmentally sustainable solution.
An evolution-focused platform for cancer drug discovery (EVOaware)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Proof of concept grants
Action type: ERC actions
Countries involved: Spain
Call: ERC PROOF OF CONCEPT GRANTS (ERC-2025-POC, 2025)
Start date: 2025-12-01
End date: 2027-05-31
Duration (months): 18.0
Total project cost (EUR): 150000.0
EU funding (EUR): 150000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Solid tumours frequently develop resistance to therapies, leading to treatment failure. This resistance arises from the complex interplay between heterogeneous cancer cell populations and their microenvironment, driving tumour evolution and local adaptation. Current drug discovery pipelines fall short in addressing this complexity. In this ERC-PoC, we will develop EVOaware, a groundbreaking platform that integrates genome editing, spatial barcoding, high-throughput drug screening, multimodal spatial omics, and spatial pattern analysis, to address the critical challenge of therapeutic resistance in cancer from the lens of evolution. Ultimately, EVOaware will accelerate the discovery and development of novel cancer therapies, leading to improved patient outcomes.
E3UDRES2 Ent-r-e-novators: Cooperating for excellence and impact in research and innovation (E3UDRES2 Ent-r-e-novators)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area
Programme: Widening participation and spreading excellence
Theme: Improved access to Excellence
Destination: Improved access to Excellence
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Portugal,Austria,Hungary,Romania,Belgium,Latvia
Call: Capacity building to strengthen networks of higher education institutions and cooperation with surrounding ecosystems (HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-05, 2021)
Start date: 2022-10-01
End date: 2025-09-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1905934.34
EU funding (EUR): 1905934.34
Participants: 6
Project status: SIGNED

In line with its vision, mission, core values, culture and principles the E³UDRES² Ent-r-e-novators project aims to co-create a more specific joint research and innovation strategy and a common agenda to accelerate the transformation into a European multi-institutional Research and Innovation Hub for Smart and Sustainable Regions. E³UDRES² Ent-r-e-novators includes, interacts and collaborates with a diverse variety of smart and ambitious people, academic institutions, regional authorities, companies, European R&I networks and regional innovation ecosystems. E³UDRES² Ent-r-e-novators is committed to scientific excellence and research integrity within its cross-disciplinary and cross-sectoral key R&I networks and promotes (future) R&I competences, skills, resources, methods, training, services and management for collaborative research and open innovation for smart and sustainable regions.

Keywords: innovation hubs,cross disciplinary and cross sectoral randi networks,randi competences
Social Media narratives: addressing extremism in middle age (SMIDGE)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Culture, creativity and inclusive society
Theme: Culture, creativity and inclusive society
Destination: Innovative Research on Democracy and Governance
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Denmark,Cyprus,Italy,Belgium,Kosovo,Austria,United Kingdom
Call: Evolution of political extremism and its influence on contemporary social and political dialogue (HORIZON-CL2-2022-DEMOCRACY-01, 2022)
Start date: 2023-03-01
End date: 2026-02-28
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2143188.38
EU funding (EUR): 2143188.38
Participants: 8
Project status: SIGNED

Conspiracy theories, misinformation and extremism online is a growing concern to governments. Extreme political narratives have been rising across Europe and these narratives influence mainstream political discourses and policies. This is having a direct impact on perceptions of democratic institutions, trust in science, and leads to calls for direct action (Jan 6th incursion in USA) to overthrow or disrupt democratically elected governments. Those in middle age (45-65) may be both susceptible to extremist narratives and also influential as decision-makers. This group is under-researched, but the impact of them being drawn into extremist content may have significant consequences on political discourse, democratic processes and institutions. SMIDGE will analyse the various forms of extremist discourses and narratives across Europe through social network analysis, textual and content analysis of extremist discourse, and will consider national and demographic specifics through survey, focus groups and interviews in 6 countries (UK, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, Kosovo, Cyprus). From this in-depth examination of the current state of the art, SMIDGE will produce counter-narratives, education and training resources aimed at promoting reflexivity, alongside multi-level policy recommendations and evidence-based tools and training for journalists and security professionals. The counter-content will be created through collaboration with stakeholders during co-creation exercises in the focus groups. SMIDGE takes the theory of responsible research and innovation (RRI) as its core conceptual approach to ensure that the project adheres to the highest ethical and quality standards. The outputs from SMIDGE will provide evidence-based content, tools and resources that will directly help to counter extremist narratives from multiple perspectives, thereby providing greater understanding of the specificities and characteristics of those in middle-age and their vulnerability to extremism online.
Better Contrails Mitigation (BeCoM)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Climate, Energy and Mobility
Theme: Mobility
Destination: Clean and competitive solutions for all transport modes
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Netherlands,Germany,France,Belgium,United Kingdom
Call: Greenhouse gas aviation emissions reduction technologies towards climate neutrality by 2050 (HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01, 2021)
Start date: 2022-06-01
End date: 2026-05-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4457338.75
EU funding (EUR): 4457334.0
Participants: 9
Project status: SIGNED

Aviation contributes to about 5% of the total anthropogenic climate change when including non-CO2 effects, e.g., contrail formation and the impact of NOx emissions on ozone and methane. Among various non-CO2 effects, the contrail-cirrus radiative forcing is the largest (~2/3) with large uncertainties. The most critical affecting factor is the huge weather-induced variability of the radiative impact of individual contrails. This is the quantity, BeCoM will predict better since the knowledge of the individual radiative forcing is the basis for avoidance of just those contrails that contribute most to the overall climate impact. Once this is standard, it will be possible to formulate adequate mitigation measures and develop policy-driven implementation schemes. BeCoM will address the uncertainties related to the forecasting of persistent contrails and their weather-dependent individual radiative effects. BeCoM focuses on: 1) obtaining a larger and higher resolution database of relative humidity and ice supersaturation at cruise levels for assimilation into numerical weather prediction (NWP) models; 2) providing more adequate representation of ice clouds in their supersaturated environment in the NWP models; and 3) validation of the predictions to determine and reduce the remaining uncertainties of contrail forecasts. To facilitate the assimilation and validation process, BeCoM will develop a novel hybrid artificial intelligence algorithm. Based on the contrail prediction, BeCoM will develop a policy framework for effective contrail avoidance through a trajectory optimization approach. BeCoM will enable a better understanding of contrail’s climate impact and formulate recommendations on how to implement strategies to enable air traffic management to reduce aviation's climate impact. The BeCoM consortium builds on its knowledge and expertise covering a wide spectrum from atmospheric science and climate research to aviation operations research and policy development.

Keywords: non co2 climate impact operational measurements ice cloud physics hybrid ai assisted assimilation and contrail detection trajectory optimization policy driven flight planning
SMARTBLADE: Integrated System Design and Performance Optimization for Floating Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (SMARTBLADE)

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: Ireland
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 (HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01, 2024)
Start date: 2025-12-17
End date: 2027-12-16
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 268568.64
EU funding (EUR): 268568.64
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Floating vertical axis wind turbines (FVAWTs) are an attractive option for harnessing offshore wind power due to their advantages in capacity density, directionality, and operations and maintenance (O&M) simplicity. However, concerns around the power efficiency and structural integrity have hindered their prospects for utility-scale deployment. The overarching objective of this project is to develop an advanced aerodynamic design and load management method to improve the aerodynamic efficiency and mitigate the structural load fluctuations during FVAWTs operation. Specifically, a high-fidelity, fully coupled framework using combined computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and finite element methods (FEM) will be developed to accurately calculate loads and replicate scaled wave basin results with over 90% accuracy. This framework will be used to analyse the evolution mechanisms of dynamic stall under turbulent wind conditions and the fluid-structure interaction between turbulence, waves, and the integral FVAWT system. Subsequently, a novel technology, smart pitch, will be developed to ensure blades reliability by dynamically adapting to flow conditions without the mechanical complexity of active pitch systems. Smart pitch technology will mitigate dynamic stall within each turbine rotation, with objectives of a power coefficient above 0.4 and around 30% reduction in load fluctuations, alleviating fatigue risks. Finally, structural fatigue optimization will be performed on FVAWTs with smart pitch blades to enhance durability, targeting a fatigue life exceeding 25 years. Thus, new survival standards will be established for FVAWTs operating in harsh deep-sea environments. The outcomes of this research will: (i) advance the current Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of FVAWTs; (ii) reinforce confidence in, and reduce the risks associated with, FVAWT for utility-scale deployment; and (iii) thus accelerate the adoption of this technology in offshore wind energy applications.

Keywords: offshore wind energy,floating vertical axis wind turbines fvawts,smart blade,aerodynamic efficiency,computational fluid dynamics cfd,finite element method fem
Strategic Energy Technology Plan Conference 2024 (SET Plan 2024)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Climate, Energy and Mobility
Theme: Cluster 5 other
Destination: Other Climate, Energy and Mobility destinations
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Hungary
Call: Support for the SET Plan Conference in 2024 (Presidency event) (HORIZON-CL5-2024-SETPLAN-IBA, 2024)
Start date: 2024-07-01
End date: 2025-01-31
Duration (months): 7.0
Total project cost (EUR): 468750.0
EU funding (EUR): 375000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The Hungarian Ministry of Energy presents this proposal to host the 18th SET Plan conference in 2024 which will take place in Hungary during the Hungarian Presidency of the EU. The conference will be held in Budapest on 14-15 November 2024 and will be organized by the Hungarian Ministry of Energy and the European Commission. The general theme of the conference is “Energy R&D for resilient, autonomous and competitive European energy system”. The agenda includes several thematic parallel sessions and high level panels as well in the following areas: commercialisation of innovative technologies, industrial decarbonisations, geothermal energy, energy storage, hydrogen, skills. We are expecting high level speakers from the European Commission and the Hungarian Minister of Energy to open the conference. The main goals of the conference are: (1) enhancing cooperation and synergies between national and European policies, (2) facilitating collaboration within the energy R&I, (3) gathering the most promising results of the energy R&I.

Keywords: set plan,energy transition,energy randi,energy sovereignty
Real-time X-ray diffraction and microstructure imaging: accelerating the transformation of cementitious materials into CO2 sinks (X-SeeO2)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Pathfinder
Destination: Challenges
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: Spain,United Kingdom,France
Call: Towards cement and concrete as a carbon sink (HORIZON-EIC-2024-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01, 2024)
Start date: 2025-10-01
End date: 2029-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4043885.24
EU funding (EUR): 4043885.24
Participants: 4
Project status: SIGNED

X-SeeO2 delivers unique tools to the portfolio’s Challenge projects as transversal enabling technologies that will accelerate innovation for cement decarbonisation and smart carbonisation of concretes. Led by three renowned universities (Malaga, Bath and Manchester) and The European Synchrotron, X-SeeO2 leverages its X-ray specialised facilities and expertise in low-carbon cementitious materials, carbonation and materials imaging. The project offers access to advanced analytical techniques, including synchrotron and laboratory X-ray powder diffraction (PD) and micro-computed tomography (mCT), supporting the portfolio's research. It commits to collect and analyse over 600 synchrotron PD patterns, 140/70 synchrotron/lab mCT, respectively, supported by 51 person months for portfolio data analysis. These ambitious goals will be achieved by: (i) Designing/manufacturing a world-first in-situ high-pressure (HP) CO2 mineralisation cell for synchrotron mCT, and tailoring an existing in-situ HP cell for synchrotron PD; (ii) Creating robust workflows for PD and mCT data acquisition and analysis tailored to cementitious materials; and (iii) Validating workflows in two case studies. These studies also contribute to the other Challenge categories: “Novel supplementary cementitious materials (SMCs) produced by combining mechanochemical activation and CO2 mineralisation of alkaline industrial wastes”; and “high-throughput determination of autoclave accelerated CO2 curing kinetics of Portland cements (PC) and PC-SCMs blends”. The knowledge generated by X-SeeO2 will be transformative for the Challenge projects and for the advancement of cement materials science and engineering. The results will further enable the creation of two comprehensive atlases compiling and sharing the PD and mCT data and analytical results generated by the Portfolio. This legacy will have a lasting impact, supporting future predictive model development and minimising empirical testing.

Keywords: synchrotron radiation advanced x ray powder diffraction and imaging rietveld quantitative phase analysis segmentation autoclave co2 curing mechanochemical activation of alkaline wastes
FUTURE OCEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES (FOREST) (FOREST)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Climate, Energy and Mobility
Theme: Energy
Destination: Sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: United Kingdom,Portugal,Spain,Sweden
Call: Critical technologies for the future ocean energy farms (HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02, 2024)
Start date: 2025-11-01
End date: 2028-10-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3994425.0
EU funding (EUR): 3994425.0
Participants: 8
Project status: SIGNED

FOREST will drive groundbreaking advancements in subsea components and digital technologies for ocean energy systems, setting new global standards for durability, reliability, and efficiency in the sector. By addressing the most pressing challenges identified from 34 different device trials over the last 20 years at EMEC, the FOREST project will deliver transformative innovations. These include a 33kV super dynamic cable and spar connection hub specifically designed by Sub Connected for ocean energy arrays, an advanced cable quick connector system from Apollo that streamlines deployment and maintenance, and a cutting-edge optical measurement platform from Indeximate, incorporating artificial intelligence and machine learning from CENER and Intelligent Plant to measure cable and device health and optimise array performance. These technologies will be rigorously validated at EMEC’s internationally recognised wave and tidal test sites, leveraging €40M of established infrastructure and its world-leading wave and tidal developer companies. By meeting the highest international standards supported by Bureau Veritas, FOREST will generate invaluable knowledge on how to operate ocean energy devices, their availability, maintainability, reliability, survivability and sustainability and this new knowledge will be driven into the sector by the Wave Energy Centre. The outputs from FOREST will directly contribute to the 1GW Ocean Energy target outlined in the EU’s Strategy on Offshore Renewable Energy and the objectives in the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan by addressing key technical, environmental, and economic barriers which will enhance the bankability and insurability of ocean energy systems. This will drive the global deployment of ocean energy farms, contributing to Europe’s leadership in clean energy innovation and supporting the transition to a net-zero economy.