Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
BitBox Enterprise - Enterprise-grade Solution for Digital Assets Custody (BitBox)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Innovation in SMEs
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Switzerland
Call: SME instrument (H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1, 2018)
Start date: 2019-03-01
End date: 2019-06-30
Duration (months): 4.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Cyber-crime causes €750 billion damages in Europe every year while attacks are becoming increasingly complex. Blockchain technology is promising when it comes to tackling Cyber Risk but the use of blockchain technology does not automatically secure digital assets. The theft, loss or misuse of cryptographic private keys result in irreversible damage. SHIFT CRYPTOSECURITY was founded in 2015 as a spinoff of the ETH Zürich university. We are a fast-growing team of 18 specialists, whose in-depth knowledge of advanced crypto engineering is exemplary. Our mission is to provide HARDWARE crypto-security solutions to individuals and enterprises. We have three products: BitBox - hardware wallet that acts as a digital vault. It is the most secure option to hold cryptographic keys. This product is aimed at individuals who own cryptocurrency and are realizing the vulnerabilities of other wallet options. BitBox first version is already used by 16K customers in over 100 countries thanks to our current trusted resellers & partners network. BitBox Enterprise - A combination of hot (software) and cold (hardware) storage consists of HSM and a multi-signature signing rules engine. This solution is aimed at Institutional investors who need to address the critical problem of cryptographic keys management on behalf of their clients and for their own investment vehicles. In 2016 alone over $1 billion was invested in blockchain by financial services and technology firms. We are certain that large-scale adoption of hardware solutions for holding cryptographic keys will inevitably arrive, as it provides the highest level of security for storing digital assets. We expect to generate €32 Million in profits and ROI of 11.9 by the 5th year of commercialization.

Keywords: cyber crime,blockchain,secure,cryptocurrency,crypto security,hardware wallet,financial services,critical system
Protecting citizens against intentional drinking water contamination with a water quality firewall (AquaSHIELD)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Secure societies - protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Netherlands
Call: Critical infrastructure protection topic 7: SME instrument topic: “Protection of Urban soft targets and urban critical infrastructures” (H2020-SMEINST-2-2014, 2014)
Start date: 2015-01-01
End date: 2017-05-31
Duration (months): 29.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1123136.25
EU funding (EUR): 786195.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Critical water infrastructures and high profile (soft) targets are vulnerable to intentional drinking water contamination. Physical access is difficult to control and traditional water quality monitoring solutions are largely inadequate to protect the water distribution process and its consumers. In light of increasing security threats there is a strong need amongst water suppliers and authorities, in Europe and globally, for a contaminant warning system that can be deployed in the distribution network and that provides real-time water quality information and event classification to support rapid decision making and protect the health of citizens. AquaSHIELD is based on an innovative and awarded optical sensor technology developed by Dutch optical sensor company Optisense, and is unique in combining 24/7 online event detection and high spec analytical capabilities for multiple substances in an affordable platform suitable for deployment in the field and for operation by non-specialist personnel. The AquaSHIELD solution integrates two sub-components that have already been tested and validated by leading water companies in the Netherlands and Singapore, and will consist of a generic sensor for online real-time detection of contamination events, online monitoring of chlorine residual as indicator for micro-biological contaminations, and rapid screening capability for a set of high priority threat substances. Support letters from drinking water companies in the Netherlands, France and Israel confirm how AquaSHIELD will fulfil a market requirement that is currently not met. Globally water utilities spend over USD 180 billion annually on the production and distribution of drinking water, of which 3 billion is spent on water quality analysis. Water security is an increasingly important niche in this large global market. The dual-use capability of the individual AquaSHIELD sub-components further adds to the commercial potential (smart grids) of the project and Optisense.

Keywords: online water quality monitoring,real time,firewall,optical sensors,contaminant identification,biosensoring,early warning system,drinking water distribution system,optisense
A non-invasive portable device that measures and tracks several physiological parameters in real-time to determine cardiovascular and health conditions (Finger Port)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Innovation in SMEs
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Israel
Call: SME instrument (H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1, 2018)
Start date: 2018-12-01
End date: 2019-03-31
Duration (months): 4.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

There are approximately 50M people in Europe who are affected by cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Among such diseases, high blood pressure (BP) is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. The global prevalence of high BP in adults aged 18 years and over was around 24.1% in men and 20.1% in women in 2015. The golden standard methods for measuring cardiovascular parameters are arm cuff-based devices such as manually operated sphygmomanometers or automatic arm/wrist oscillometric devices. They are obtrusive, inaccurate, require frequent calibration and they have limited measurement capabilities. Therefore, there is a significant unmet need for portable and minimally invasive devices that allow multiple measurements and real-time tracking of cardiovascular markers. Elfi-Tech is introducing the Finger Port system, designed to address such needs and provide real-time alerts to doctors and users, regarding their health conditions, through a downloadable software application. The device can be secured to any other device (like a smartphone) and the user has only to put his/her finger inside the ring-shaped sensor to measure and track cardiovascular and health conditions. The quick procedure of Finger Port’s unique technology allows end-users and doctors to have easy access to health data without any need for in person meetings (thus saving time and mobility costs for end-users). Finger Port has also already obtained ISO 9001:2015. During the feasibility assessment, a go-to-market strategy and a supply chain will be established, as well as further development plan will be drafted. Elfi-Tech will upgrade hardware and software components of the Finger Port system, extending the measurements to markers of stress level and sleep quality during the second phase of innovation project. Multiple clinical trials with more than 100 subjects will be then initiated at Meir Hospital, Israel for obtaining the CE mark as a medical device.

Keywords: multiple cardiovascular markers,blood pressure,respiration rate,heart rate variability,monitoring,system
Turbine Research for Aerodynamical Vane-frame Improvements in Advanced Two-spool Arrangements (TRAVIATA)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Smart, green and integrated transport
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Clean Sky 2
Action type: Innovation actions
Partnership: CS2 (Art-187)
Countries involved: Austria
Call: Advanced turbine system performance improvement through dual-spool rig tests (H2020-CS2-CFP06-2017-01, 2017)
Start date: 2018-04-01
End date: 2021-09-30
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1175000.0
EU funding (EUR): 1175000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

In the aerodynamics of TVF modules for future UHPE architectures the interaction with the HPT and LPT rotor is one of the major key factors for loss generation and has to be be accounted for already in the design process. The TVF inlet flow is driven by the HPT characteristics including wakes, secondary flow effects and tip leakage as well as purge flows. In order to provide relevant test data to guide the TVF aerodynamic design, it is critical that engine-relevant TVF inlet and exit flow conditions are provided. Therefore the main objective of this project is to execute a rig test programme for TVF aerodynamic designs, coupled with an upstream HPT stage and downstream LPT blade, in a flow environment representative of future geared civil turbofan aero-engine applications. Since the performance of any HPT-LPT transition duct is impacted by the level of the incoming flow effects, a variation of HPT tip gap and purge flow levels is planned. The aerodynamic performance of the TVF is also affected by the downstream LPT rotor. This test programme aims to deliver both the HPT/TVF/LPT system performance as well as the breakdown of the component performance levels. The two-spool transonic test turbine facility at TU Graz equipped with a secondary air system will be used for performing the investigations. Besides conventional measurement with rakes and pneumatic probes advanced instrumentation such as fast response pressure probes and sensors as well as optical measurement techniques will be used to study the time-resolved component interaction. Two main test campaigns are planned. In the first test, a baseline TVF configuration is studied. In the second step an optimized HPT+TVF+LPT setup will be investigated. The improvement can then be evaluated and demonstrated by means of the available rig data. In this way it is guaranteed that a rise in technology readiness level from TRL4 to TRL5 will be possible and that the input for a Ground Test Demo (TRL6) can be provided.

Keywords: two spool test turbine,turbine vaneframe,purge air,unsteady measurements,optical access
The Next Generation of Railway Transition Zones (IN2ZONE)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Smart, green and integrated transport
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: European rail initiative
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Partnership: Shift2Rail (Art-187)
Countries involved: Hungary,Belgium,Netherlands,Netherlands,United Kingdom
Call: Next Generation Track Transition Zones (TD3.4) (H2020-S2RJU-OC-2020, 2020)
Start date: 2020-12-01
End date: 2023-05-31
Duration (months): 30.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1349973.75
EU funding (EUR): 1349973.75
Participants: 7
Project status: SIGNED

IN2ZONE will design and test a prototype next generation transition zone solution that provides a step-change in track support conditions, resulting in a reduction in maintenance interventions. The new solution will combine the newest existing transition solutions with technological advances from other sectors, including recent advances in material science. This interdisciplinary approach will improve both the track super-structure and sub-structure designs, thus ensuring the whole system stiffness is optimised. To increase lifespan, advanced automatic irregularity correcting sleepers will be designed, that are synthetic and optimised for transition zones. This will enable the transition zone solution to self-correct minor vertical track geometry irregularities/faults. Further, the solution architecture will be modular to ensure the benefits are realised in minimal time. The new design will be optimised using the latest advances in discrete and finite element numerical simulation tools, coupled with computational fluid dynamics. The concept will then be constructed and tested at large-scale in an accelerated track testing laboratory facility. This gives a rare and valuable opportunity to develop and test the transition zone solution installation, maintenance and decommissioning, while also assessing long-term settlement behaviour. In addition to the new design, an advanced resilience-based monitoring specification for transition zones will be developed, which will fuse data from multiple track, vehicle and satellite sensors, using edge computing and artificial intelligence to achieve an Industry 4.0 approach for just-in-time maintenance. IN2ZONE’s pan-European consortium comprises 7 stakeholders covering all areas of expertise necessary to execute the project, including three companies, two research Universities, one Infrastructure Manager and one Rail Association.

Keywords: railway transition zone
LUVMI-Extended (LUVMI-X)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Space
Theme: Enabling exploitation of space data
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Germany,Germany,Germany,Germany,Belgium,Netherlands,United Kingdom
Call: Scientific instrumentation and technologies enabling space science and exploration (H2020-SPACE-2018, 2018)
Start date: 2019-01-01
End date: 2021-10-31
Duration (months): 34.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2970912.5
EU funding (EUR): 2970912.5
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

the ISECG has identified several strategic knowledge gaps (SKGs) that need to be addressed before sending human expeditions to the lunar surface: (1) Understand the lunar resource potential, (2) understand the lunar environment and its effects on human life, and (3) understand how to work and live on the lunar surface sustainably. This proposal addresses all 3 of these SKGs, by leveraging on the previous EU project LUVMI. LUVMI – the Lunar Volatiles Mobile Instrumentation – is a small, innovative, lightweight and cost-effective mobile payload for investigating the resource potential of lunar volatiles. It was developed under [EU grant ref] as an independent payload adaptable to a wide range of such upcoming missions. Now we propose to enhance LUVMI to ‘LUVMI++’, addressing the 3 SKGs as follows: (1) Generate a deeper understanding of lunar resource potential by developing new instruments and new techniques to detect volatiles in new locations remote from the rover (2) incorporate new instruments and techniques to study the lunar environment and its effects on human health (dust, radiation) (3) address sustainable presence at the lunar surface by making key measurements associated with in-situ resource utilisation (ISRU) and by developing an architecture that makes the lunar surface accessible to key enabling technologies such as new instruments and new power generation techniques

Keywords: lunar volatiles instrumentation,moon exploration,cubesats
The impact of hyperammonemia in viral infection pathophysiology (AmmoniaVir)

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: Austria
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2020, 2020)
Start date: 2021-04-01
End date: 2023-03-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 174167.04
EU funding (EUR): 174167.04
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Signaling functions of metabolites have been gathering interest in the context of infection, cancer, and metabolic disorders. However, how metabolic communication networks shape the pathology of infection remains poorly understood. Our group has recently reported that chronic infection with lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCMV) in mice leads to reprogramming of the hepatic urea cycle with a concomitant increase with blood ammonia levels. Despite being typically considered as a waste product with neurotoxic effect, ammonia is involved in relevant pathways for energy production, cell proliferation, and survival. Additionally, ammonia is a small, gaseous molecule that might modulate cellular functions in distant tissues, as described for other gasotransmitters. Therefore, I hypothesize that infection-induced hyperammonemia has poorly recognized signaling functions that might influence immune responses, tissue damage, or sickness behavior. To test this hypothesis, I will combine state-of-the-art metabolic analyses, pharmacological and genetic tools. I expect to establish whether hyperammonemia is broadly associated with viral infections in mice, and/or whether it is a direct consequence of virus-induced liver damage. Additionally, I will analyze tissue-specific and organismal effects of hyperammonemia and determine whether this impacts on sickness behavior or infection outcomes. This interdisciplinary approach combining immunology, metabolism and neuroscience will allow me to characterize mechanisms of host response to viral infections, which pose outstanding challenges to current biology and medicine. Additionally, I expect to unveil inter-organ communication networks that link metabolically active tissues and the brain. These may have strong implications not only for infection but also for a wide range of metabolic disorders.

Keywords: ammonia,viral infection,immunometabolism,immunopathology,sickness behavior,metabolite signaling
Organic Mixed Ion and Electron Conductors for High-Energy Batteries (OMICON)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Physical and analytical chemical sciences
Panel description: Analytical chemistry, chemical theory, physical chemistry/chemical physics
Countries involved: Austria
Call: ERC Starting Grant (ERC-2014-STG, 2014)
Start date: 2015-04-01
End date: 2020-03-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1494253.75
EU funding (EUR): 1494253.75
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Energy storage is undeniably amongst the greatest societal challenges. Batteries will be key enablers but require major progress. Battery materials that promise a step-change in energy density compared with current Li-ion batteries rely on fundamentally different reactions to store charge, e.g. Si alloying or O2 reduction instead of intercalation. They have in common high volume changes on cycling and poor conductivity. For the active component of a battery electrode to function it must be simultaneously in contact with ionic and electronic pathways to electrolyte and current collector. State-of-the-art conducting additives and binders in the composite electrodes cannot ensure ideal contact for such materials and fail to exploit their full potential. In this project I directly target these fundamental challenges of high-energy batteries by replacing now used conducting additives and binders with flexible organic mixed ion and electron conductors that follow volume changes to ensure at any stage intimate contact with ions and electrons. This requires progress with the fundamental science of such conductors, for which to achieve we develop and combine synthetic, electroanalytic and spectroscopic methods, aided by theory. Mixed conducting polymer gels, designed for the particular storage material, shall be elaborated for two ultra-high capacity electrodes, the O2 cathode and the Si anode. The significant advantage, next to intimate contact, is that the packing density of active material can be maximized. This boosts energy stored by total electrode mass and volume by rigorously cutting the amount of non-active materials compared with current approaches. The expected overriding scientific impact includes improved understanding of mixed conductors concerning synthesis, structure, conductivity and their behaviour in the complex battery environment. This opens up new perspectives for the realm of high-capacity battery materials that demand such a breakthrough to succeed

Keywords: electron and ion transport in materials
The CREAtion of the Department of Physical Chemistry of Biological SysTEms (CREATE)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Spreading excellence and widening participation
Programme: ERA chairs
Theme: Attracting and mobilising the best talents
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Poland
Call: ERA Chairs (H2020-WIDESPREAD-2014-2, 2014)
Start date: 2015-10-01
End date: 2021-03-31
Duration (months): 66.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2765124.0
EU funding (EUR): 2488611.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The CREATE project is targeted at development of a new chair - Department of Physical Chemistry of Biological Systems within the structure of the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IPC) led by reputable world-class scientist (ERA Chair holder). The project predicts a number of measures to be taken by the new leader, aimed at extending research excellency of IPC into the new field (physical chemistry inspired by biology), consistent with new regional strategy of Mazovian Voivodeship. IPC has a solid research record in both - fundamental and application-oriented researches on sensors, new materials for nanotechnology, and chemical functionalization of nanomaterials. Our efforts and excellency in conducting researches were appreciated by professional investor, who set up 2 spin-off companies with IPC. IPC has brought to perfection analytical methods, used for researching physical and chemical systems. However, development capacity of these methods in these fields has almost run out and IPC lacks purpose and inspiration for further researches, able to catch up with and provide new ideas for ERA. Therefore, based on SWOT results and discussions with major stakeholders, we have decided to refocus on researching biological systems, which requires finding reputable expert in biology and establishment within IPC of the new department focused on applications of developed techniques in biological systems. Therefore, preliminary action of CREATE project is hiring an outstanding scientist to: - indicate research directions of modern quantitative biology studies within physical chemistry and consult on possible links of physical chemistry and biology, - establish cooperation with international scientific units on partner basis. The CREATE project will bring essential know-how to IPC, but also spread excellence through science-science and science-business cooperation platform, easing integration with ERA and transition into Horizon2020.

Keywords: physical chemistry inspired by biology,researching biological systems,ipc commissioner in era,joint research programme,contribution to era