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Direct Drive Tidal Turbine (D2T2) Accelerator project (D2T2)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Secure, clean and efficient energy
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call: Stimulating the innovation potential of SMEs for a low carbon and efficient energy system (H2020-SMEINST-2-2016-2017, 2016)
Start date: 2016-10-01
End date: 2020-03-31
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3214666.25
EU funding (EUR): 2250266.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Nova Innovation is a leading designer and manufacturer of tidal turbines. We have designed, built and deployed two grid-connected tidal turbines at our consented tidal energy site in Scotland. In 2016 we will deploy one of the world's first tidal arrays. The problem addressed in this project is that existing technologies for exploiting tidal stream energy are (a) relatively unproven, (b) expensive and (c) have yet to gain the confidence of the market. In this project we will address these three barriers by demonstrating a prototype turbine incorporating our novel Direct Drive generator at a real-world tidal site. Our goal in this project is to reduce the lifetime cost of tidal energy by 20%. Outputs will be independently verified, and will demonstrate improved efficiency, improved reliability and lower maintenance costs. The results will be disseminated to raise investor and market confidence in the emerging tidal energy industry. This Direct Drive Tidal Turbine (D2T2) Accelerator Project is at the core of Nova Innovation's business strategy. Innovation to cut costs and improve performance is essential to the future of the tidal energy industry. This project builds on five years of research and development, including the successful completion of a Phase 1 SME Instrument feasibility study into the Direct Drive Turbine. Demonstrating a full-scale device in an operational environment will bring the product from TRL6 to TRL8. Potential customers are tidal energy project developers seeking to generate predictable, reliable energy from the tides at minimum lifetime cost. The market for tidal power is global, but Europe is taking the lead with potential clients in the UK, France and Ireland. Once proven in Europe the technology can be exported worldwide, with a potential global market of 800 TWh per annum (IEA-OES), or annual electricity sales of over €40 billion.

Keywords: low cost,low carbon,clean energy,tidal energy,marine energy
Ultra-robust, flexible organic sensors for application in lactic acid sensing and selective biosensing (Robust OTFT sensors)

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: Physics
Countries involved: United States,United Kingdom
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2016, 2016)
Start date: 2017-07-01
End date: 2019-06-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 171792.6
EU funding (EUR): 171792.6
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

The overall objective of “Robust OTFT sensors” is to apply Dr. Nikolka’s expertise in material science and organic electronics to the field of organic sensors. The aim of the specific project is to explore the use of state-of the art conjugated polymers as a platform for flexible, low-cost lactic acid sensors and biosensors. Dr. Nikolka will therefore spend time in Prof. Zhenan Bao’s group (Stanford University), which is world leading in the areas of electronic-human interfaces, e-skin and biological sensing technologies. In Prof. Bao’s group, he will learn the experimental techniques required for work on (bio-) sensors including microfluidics, flow-cell setups or the functionalization of surfaces. To ensure a successful project outcome, Dr. Nikolka will build on his previous work and achievements, such as the discovery of high performance, disorder free polymers (Venkateshvaran*, Nikolka* et al., Nature, 2014) or the demonstration of high operational and environmental stability of high-mobility conjugated polymer through the use of molecular additives (Nikolka et al., Nature Materials, in 2nd stage review). The project is aimed at providing Dr. Nikolka with the techniques and tools to grow as an independent researcher which he will be able to demonstrate during the return phase by combining novel sensors designs with printing techniques pioneered at Cambridge University. “Robust OTFT sensors” will furthermore enable Dr. Nikolka to profit from training and educational programs and allow him to gain essential skills in project management, leadership and financial independency. Finally, it is the goal of the project to create a strong international collaboration between the outgoing and return host laboratories and connect expertise in sensing (Stanford) with the expertise in printed organic semiconductors (Cambridge). This work could lead towards various low-cost sensors for biomedical or lab-on-a-chip applications having a direct and profound impact on society.

Keywords: organic semiconductors,bioelectronics,biosensors,water stable organic semiconductors
Open Innovation Test Bed for nano-enabled Membranes (INNOMEM)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Advanced Manufacturing and Processing, and Biotechnology
Theme: Advanced materials
Action type: Innovation actions
Countries involved: Spain,Germany,Germany,Spain,Germany,Spain,Italy,Germany,Germany,Germany,Germany,Spain,Belgium,Greece,Greece,Greece,Poland,France,France,France,Netherlands,Netherlands,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,Portugal,Denmark
Call: Open Innovation Test Beds for nano-enabled surfaces and membranes (IA) (H2020-NMBP-HUBS-2019, 2019)
Start date: 2020-05-01
End date: 2024-10-31
Duration (months): 54.0
Total project cost (EUR): 16001766.25
EU funding (EUR): 14716872.26
Participants: 37
Project status: SIGNED

INNOMEM gathers some of the most recognised Membrane departments (>20) in Europe and acknowledged facilitators of technology transfer, corporate finance, funding and coaching, making available (i) the most promising and breakthrough manufacturing pilots and (ii) advanced characterization techniques and modelling together with (iii) non-technical services through this Test Bed: while relevant improvement metrics can be defined, the potential network of reachable stakeholders counts thousands of businesses on an international scale. Key facts are reported below. Within the scope of INNOMEM, main different types of membrane materials (polymeric, ceramic, metallic and nanocomposite), surface modification, membrane morphology and geometry and applications will be covered, providing for the first time a single entry point for industrial partners, mainly SMEs, aspiring to answer their concerns but with minimum investment costs and reduction of risks associated with technology transfer, while opening-up opportunities for demonstration of innovative nanomembranes in real life industrial problems (TRL7) and thus faster opening the market for these new products. The main KPIs for INNOMEM: Technical: 20% Membrane productivity improvement, 30% faster verification, >40% CO2 emissions and energy consumption reduction. Non-Technical: 10 Showcases, >15 Democases, >100 reachable SMEs and > 300 reachable investors. INNOMEM stems from the consideration that the development of products based on advanced membranes and nanomaterials require access to finance and an optimised business planning, relying on a sound prior analysis of the market, of the economic impacts and capacity of a company. The project aims at developing and organizing a sustainable Open Innovation Test Bed (OITB) for nano-enabled membranes for different applications. The OITB will also offer a network of facilities and services through a Single Entry Point (SEP) to companies (inside or outside Europe).

Keywords: advanced membranes,manufacturing pilot lines,advanced characterization and modelling
Classicising learning in medieval imperial systems: Cross-cultural approaches to Byzantine paideia and Tang/Song xue (PAIXUE)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Consolidator grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Cultures and cultural production
Panel description: Literary studies, cultural studies, study of the arts, philosophy
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call: ERC Consolidator Grant (ERC-2016-COG, 2016)
Start date: 2017-08-01
End date: 2023-07-31
Duration (months): 72.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1999155.0
EU funding (EUR): 1999155.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

In the medieval Eurasian geopolitical space, Byzantium and China stand out as two centralised imperial orders that drew on seemingly unbroken, in fact purposely constructed, traditions of classicising learning. PAIXUE examines in tandem, with equal focus on structural parallels and divergences, the conscious revival and subsequent dialectics of classicising learning in middle and later Byzantium (c.800–1350) and Tang/Song China (618–1279). Initially tied into aristocratic culture, it became a tool by which the imperial state sought to monopolise prestige and access to power so as to effectively channel the activities of newly emerging burgeoning ‘middling’ strata into the service of empire. As time progressed, it was also the basis upon which these new elites constructed novel forms of subjectivity that claimed authority and agency increasingly independent of the imperial state. PAIXUE traces this evolution of classicising learning in Byzantine and Tang/Song literati culture from two angles. The rst examines the galvanising function of social performances that involved classicising learning in the imperial systems. The second places the individual literatus centre-stage and explores the transformations of self-awareness, ethos, and self-cultivation. Given PAIXUE’s concern with examining phenomena cross-culturally in the longue-durée, rather than merely juxtaposing ‘spotlight’ impressions, a comparison of these two imperial systems does not only allow for deeper insights into the historical development of both China and Byzantium: it opens the possibility of studying cultural mechanisms behind the formation of institutions, practices and values. The project explores novel forms of collaboration in the humanities, including the co-authoring of research output between Byzantinists and Sinologists. Byzantium, frequently perceived as the ‘Other’ within western culture to the present day, serves here to build meaningful bridges to (pre-modern) China.

Keywords: byzantine studies,tang song studies,empire studies,performance studies,history of emotions
Nanoscale solid-state spin systems in emerging quantum technologies (Spin-NANO)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Innovative Training Networks (ITN)-European Training Networks
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Physics
Countries involved: Germany,Germany,Germany,Switzerland,Switzerland,France,Netherlands,Netherlands,Denmark,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,United Kingdom
Call: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN-ETN) (H2020-MSCA-ITN-2015, 2015)
Start date: 2016-01-01
End date: 2019-12-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3965414.04
EU funding (EUR): 3965414.04
Participants: 17
Project status: CLOSED

This network brings together world-leading experts in nano-science and technology from 6 European countries in order to achieve breakthroughs in understanding and successful utilization of nanoscale solid-state spin systems in emerging quantum technologies. The proposed innovative science in the supra-disciplinary field of physics and applications of spin nano-systems will underpin breakthrough developments in quantum computing, quantum communications and networks, and nano-imaging. Important innovative step consolidating the joint effort of the whole consortium is the focus on crystalline solids where magnetic interactions of electron spins with lattice nuclei are negligible and well-controlled. We will develop electrically-controlled spin-quantum-bits (qubits) in Si-Ge quantum dots and nanowires; will optically manipulate spin impurities in diamond in applications for quantum computing and networks and in nano-magnetometry; will achieve new understanding of quantum phenomena due to the spin-valley coupling in atomically thin 2D semiconductors, an emerging class of materials with a promise for quantum technologies. Research training to 15 early stage researchers will be delivered by 14 academic and 7 industrial groups. Network-wide training course in transferable skills will be specially developed and delivered by the Think Ahead (Sheffield), an award winning initiative at the University of Sheffield (award by the Times Higher Education, 2014). Current proposal is designed to advance this multi-disciplinary research field significantly beyond the state-of-the-art, and train a new cohort of researchers capable of developing spin-based solid-state quantum technologies towards real-life applications in the next 5 to 10 years.

Keywords: quantum networks,spin qubits,impurities in diamond,ge nanostructures,2d materials
Children in multi-local post-separation families (MobileKids)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Institutions, Governance and Legal Systems
Panel description: Political science, international relations, law
Countries involved: Belgium
Call: ERC Starting Grant (ERC-2015-STG, 2015)
Start date: 2016-09-01
End date: 2022-08-31
Duration (months): 72.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1499312.0
EU funding (EUR): 1499312.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

This project focuses on the experience of two cohorts of children aged 10 to 16 who are living in multi-local, post-separation families in Belgium, in France and in Italy, that is, families where the mother and the father are either divorced or separated, live in different households in the same country, and share the physical custody of their child(ren). A major goal of this project is to investigate the diversity of children’s experience of multi-local family life and identify their specific needs, through children’s own accounts of their lives. This means understanding if, and under what circumstances, children appropriate their multi-local lives and develop an habitus that incorporates the capacity to maintain social relations in a multi-local context and to appropriate mobility and virtual connectedness. The project combines three levels of analysis: the macro-level of policies, the meso-level of family environments (family resources, cultures and practices; and spatial contexts), and the micro-level of children’s lives, which consists in examining how children maintain their social and family relationships as they move with various temporalities between two households that are located in specific administrative territories and spatial entities. This means understanding how children’s interpersonal relationships and networks of significant others shape, and are re-shaped by their mobility in post-separation families; and the interconnections between geographical and virtual mobility. The study combines four methods: a policy analysis of multilocality, secondary data analysis of relevant databases, semi-structured interviews with children’s mothers and fathers, and a qualitative, in-depth study of the lived experiences of children.

Keywords: sociology of childhood,family,mobility,multilocality,socialization
Tactical Instrumental Deconfliction And in flight Resolution (TINDAiR)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Smart, green and integrated transport
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Single European Sky Air Traffic Management Research
Action type: Innovation actions
Partnership: SESAR (Art-187)
Countries involved: Spain,Italy,Italy,Spain,France,France,France,France,United Kingdom
Call: U-space capabilities and services to enable Urban Air Mobility (H2020-SESAR-2020-1, 2020)
Start date: 2021-02-01
End date: 2022-12-31
Duration (months): 23.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4000145.0
EU funding (EUR): 3269883.88
Participants: 12
Project status: SIGNED

TINDAiR VLD is meant to demonstrate the safe integration of UAM as additional airspace user. The results of the VLD will help to refine the safety, performance, standardisation and regulatory requirements to enable UAM. The VLD will include the execution of flight demonstrations in accordance with the safety conditions. Four mission/flights will take place with different operating methods, in coordination with all the relevant partners, and using more VTOL platforms carrying human passengers and medical equipment to simulate the variety of possible U-Space users in the near future. The demonstration flights will also include vehicles with full autonomous capabilities for automated safe procedures as well as helicopters. Flight demonstrations will address mainly the point defined as “mandated” for U-Space 3 requirements, the Tactical Conflict Resolution and emergency landing with a focus on the pre flight checks for possible conflicts in strategic phase and in-flight checks for enabling each single VTOL operating in that airspace to rely on a DAA (detect and avoid) service providing instructions to aircraft to change their speed, level or heading as needed or force emergency landing to pre-identified vertiports in urban area. The ultimate objective of this very large scale demonstration (VLD) project is to deliver strategic and innovative technologies that can drive competitiveness and UAM growth using an impact-oriented approach and demonstrate the safe integration of UAM aircraft as additional airspace users. The results of the TINDAiR project will help to: • refine the safety, performance, standardisation and regulatory requirements to enable UAM with specific focus on U-space U3 services identified in the U-space Blueprint and refined by CORUS, and, • unlock new and enhanced applications and mission types in high density and high complexity areas.

Keywords: evtol,u space,tactical conflict resolution,emergency management
UNCOVERING PATHOGENIC MICROPEPTIDES FROM THE HUMAN GENOME (GENOMEPEP)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Career Restart panel
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Life Sciences
Countries involved: Estonia
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2019, 2019)
Start date: 2020-09-01
End date: 2024-01-01
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 213289.92
EU funding (EUR): 213289.92
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

The human genome is over 3 billion nucleotides long, yet only 1,5% of it codes for proteins. In recent years, a striking number of regions of the genome have been discovered to be capable of being transcribed and translated into short polypeptides. These micropeptides comprise of less than 100 amino acids and to date, more than 160 000 different micropeptides have been catalogued within human tissues. These protein products are hypothesized to participate in numerous molecular, cellular and physiological processes, yet the function of but a few micropeptides has been identified. Subsequently, due to its largely unknown functionality, the micropeptidome is commonly overlooked during genomic studies. Due to increasing life expectancy and detrimental lifestyle habits, the European population can be considered to be a high-risk population for cardiovascular diseases, which cause millions of deaths per annum, while taking a tremendous financial toll on the regional economy. GENOMEPEP aims to pinpoint novel micropeptides participating in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases by investigating the genetic variation within the micropeptidome-encoding genome in correlation to existing common cardiovascular phenotypes in population. This will be achieved by establishing a computational analysis pipeline based on biometric, genotype and health records data available within the Estonian and Finnish biobanks. The identification of novel pathogenic genes and the development of guidelines to investigate the micropeptidome would assist in the advancement of research, diagnostic medicine and pharmacology both in public and private sectors. The results of GENOMEPEP will address the CVD research aspect highlighted in “Societal Challenge 1” work program of Horizon 2020, as well as improve other research priorities set by Horizon 2020, e.g. the progression of personalized medicine and support the decrease of economic burden by healthcare.

Keywords: cardiovascular diseases,genome wide association studies,phenome wide association studies,micropeptides,small open reading frames sorfs,bioinformatics,non coding genome,metabolomics
Innovative, sustainable and globally unique storage method for food preservation (EcoFoil)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Innovation in SMEs
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Germany
Call: SME instrument (H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1, 2019)
Start date: 2019-12-01
End date: 2020-04-30
Duration (months): 5.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The availability and preservation of healthy food is fundamental. The consumer wants access to food over the whole year. At the same time, they can only be harvested seasonally or in specific geographical regions. Chemical antibacterials are currently used after harvesting to preserve food as long as possible. Chlorpropham (CIPC) or 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene are herbicides suspected of having long-term adverse health effects (carcinogenic). In addition it is harmful to the environment, especially aquatic organisms. Sema´s new product addresses the problem of the use of sprout inhibitors. Our project proposal includes the market introduction of a new method for storing food, whereby it does not come into direct contact with the germ inhibitor and reduces the use of chemicals by 95%. The idea is based on a newly developed film (TRL6) that contains the active ingredient as a depot. Through air circulation, the active ingredient exits the depot film contactlessly, in a controlled, constant and economical manner. The target customer is the entire food industry, but in particular companies specialising in the storage of food (total market volume in Europe: > € 5 billion). Our advantages are: 1. the efficacy of preservation - Preservation of staple foods with excellent product quality 2. sustainable procedure - Less use of chemicals - energy-efficient storage 3. storage organisation - Reduction of the use of chemicals with minimal changes to previous storage - Plug-and-play - easy installation - Low workload 4. economic advantages - Low operating and investment costs We are convinced we launch a product onto the market that meets the requirements of our target costumers . The ecological pressure of the end consumers, the cost pressure of the storage companies and the increased environmental awareness generate a high demand. With EcoFoil and our experienced and motivated staff we will realize a successfull commercialisation. EcoFoil instead of chemical cocktail!

Keywords: sustainable food storage method,new food storage method,innovative depot foil,germ inhibiting,active ingredient,preserving foodstuffs