Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
The Bilingual SEmaNtic SystEm (SENSE): Computational Assessment of Cross-linguistic Meaning Representation Across Cultures (SENSE)

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: Social Sciences and Humanities
Countries involved: Belgium,China
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2021 (HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01, 2021)
Start date: 2023-04-01
End date: 2026-03-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 306415.68
EU funding (EUR): 306415.68
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

Growing evidence suggests lexical semantics is not universal, being shaped by culture, and translation equivalents may bear distinct meanings in each language. If so, how do bilingual brains juggle competing meaning representations for translations? SENSE will investigate the impact knowing a second language has on the native language's semantic system across cultures. To do so, we will use two recent computational approaches: distributional semantic and word association models (obtained from linguistic corpora and free association data, respectively). Both methods have shown promising results in predicting human performance in semantic tasks, making them ideal candidates to inform psychological theories. Yet, which models better reflect human semantic representation is under debate. Further, few studies in semantic memory research have used these tools. While researchers have stressed the need to adopt these methodologies, these calls almost invariably have a monolingual scope, neglecting the pressing questions bilingualism poses on the nature of the semantic system. SENSE has three overarching goals. (1) To assess the role of culture in the construction of meaning by examining the conceptual structure of languages from different primary families spoken in culturally distinct societies (Spanish, Turkish, Chinese). English, the invariable second language, will also be studied. (2) To measure bilingualism's impact on semantic representation by investigating how L2 English semantic information integrates into the already established native language's semantic systems. (3) To test which models are better suited to account for meaning representation by comparing their predictability of human performance in a battery of semantic tasks. Overall, SENSE will make a solid contribution to understanding how culture and bilingualism shape the semantic system while helping to establish modern computational techniques in cognitive psychology research.

Keywords: meaning representation,bilingual lexicon,word association,distributional semantics
Active Triplet-Mediator Matrices for Efficient Solid-State Triplet-Triplet Annihilation Photon Upconversion Devices (SOLIDUPCONVERSION)

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: Sweden
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2021 (HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01, 2021)
Start date: 2022-12-01
End date: 2024-11-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 206887.68
EU funding (EUR): 206887.68
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Solar irradiation offers the possibility of clean and renewable energy worldwide. One major challenge for solar energy conversion is the uncollected and wasted energy from the solar spectrum, photons with energy lower than the bandgap of photovoltaic materials are lost. A mere 1% utilization of low bandgap photons in today’s solar energy installations would result in an additional 3 GW produced capacity, equivalent to 5 nuclear power plants. Triplet-triplet annihilation upconversion (TTA-UC) provides the possibility to convert two photons of low energy to one of high energy even at low irradiation intensity. This allows the two unused photons otherwise penetrating the photovoltaic to be transformed into one useable photon The development of efficient TTA-UC systems, compatible to solar energy harvesting devices is therefore of pivotal importance. This project aims at fabricating a material that enables efficient solar energy harvesting at low photon energies. Specifically, we will do this through solid state triplet-triplet annihilation upconversion. I will employ novel organometallic sensitizers that allow for low energy harvesting. These sensitizers will be incorporated into an active host matrix that replaces molecular diffusion, with triplet exciton diffusion. This is a novel realisation of energy transfer in the solid state and will circumvent current limitations in solid state upconversion. This will yield an efficient TTA-UC solid state material that can be applied to devices. By fulfilling these tasks, this research project will ultimately contribute to a new strategy for enhancement of solar energy conversion.

Keywords: photon upconversion,triplet triplet annihilation,solar utilisation
Future RAW materials demand, supply and sustainability in the face of CLImate Change (RAWCLIC)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Climate, Energy and Mobility
Theme: Climate
Destination: Climate sciences and responses for the transformation towards climate neutrality
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: France,Belgium,Switzerland,Finland,Netherlands,Austria,Germany,United Kingdom
Call: The role of climate change foresight for primary and secondary raw materials supply (HORIZON-CL5-2024-D1-01, 2024)
Start date: 2024-12-01
End date: 2028-11-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4998685.0
EU funding (EUR): 4998684.82
Participants: 22
Project status: SIGNED

RAWCLIC’s main goal is to develop knowledge on the future raw materials (RMs) demand, supply and associated environmental impacts induced by the twin transition in the EU, and to support fact-based industry- and policy- decision-making enabling this transition. RAWCLIC revolutionizes the development and analysis of likely future scenarios of RMs demand and supply, considering challenges and opportunities as to material substitution, future RMs potential (geological and urban mine) deposits, processing technologies, circular use of materials, geopolitical shifts, and induced environmental impacts. It enables to identify the i) challenges, and associated risks to supply, ii) opportunities, and iii) potential mitigation measures, at technology, sectoral and EU-levels. It improves and expands existing models, and develops new ones, to assess and analyse the future demand (WP2), supply from secondary (WP3) and primary (WP4) sources, and environmental effects (including climate change, waste generation, land and water use, and biodiversity impacts; WP5). The models are applied to a selection of 20 RMs justified in the context of the twin transition, while ensuring replicability for future modelling exercises. Modelling activities are harmonized (WP1), and integrated into pathways and strategies facilitating the twin transition while accounting for crucial risks regarding RMs bottlenecks (WP6). RAWCLIC ultimately develops a coherent roadmap for global decision makers working in research, policy, and industry to achieve the twin transition. Industry stakeholders from across the value chain of the focus RMs are in regular dialogue with the project, in a mutually-beneficial collaboration (WP7). This includes engagement with downstream industries in energy and digital technologies to support their resilience, and with upstream mining and refining stakeholders to support their decarbonisation objectives.

Keywords: raw materials demand and supply,environmental impacts,twin transition,industry stakeholders
A revolutionary archaeological Pb observatory for astrophysical neutrino sources (RES-NOVA)

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: Italy
Call: ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANTS (ERC-2022-COG, 2022)
Start date: 2023-12-01
End date: 2028-11-30
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2661005.0
EU funding (EUR): 2661005.0
Participants: 3
Project status: SIGNED

One of the most energetic events in the Universe is the core-collapse Supernova (SN) where almost all the star's binding energy is released as neutrinos. These particles are direct probes of the processes occurring in the stellar core and provide unique insights into the gravitational collapse and the neutrino properties. Currently, astroparticle physics is in need of SN observations and of a detection technique highly sensitive to all neutrino flavors. RES-NOVA will revolutionize how we detect neutrinos from astrophysical sources by deploying the first array of cryogenic detectors made from archaeological Pb. Neutrino detection in RES-NOVA is facilitated by the newly discovered Coherent Elastic neutrino-Nucleus Scattering (CEvNS). It enables the first measurement of the full SN neutrino signal, eradicating the uncertainties related to flavor oscillations. To fully exploit the advantages of CEvNS, RES-NOVA ennobles Pb from being a passive shielding to the most sensitive detector component. Pb has the highest cross-section, 10^4 times higher than all used detection channels, enabling the deployment of a cm-scale neutrino observatory. The unconventional approach of RES-NOVA is to use ultra-pure archaeological Pb and run it as a cryogenic detector with low-energy threshold (<1 keV) and unprecedented background (<0.001 c/ton/keV/s). These features also open new opportunities in multi-messenger astronomy, Dark Matter, and neutrino property studies. The success of my pioneer work in operating archaeological Pb-based cryogenic detectors is pivotal for RES-NOVA realization. RES-NOVA will survey 90% of the potential galactic SNe, with only a total detector volume of (30 cm)^3. Future detector upgrades will enhance our SN-sensitivity into the uncharted territory >1 Mpc and increase the SN observation rate. RES-NOVA has the potential to lay the foundations for a future generation of European neutrino telescopes, as all its SN neutrino detectors are currently going offline.

Keywords: supernova,neutrino,cryogenic detectors
SCIARA's Climate Time Machine - An Interactive, Science-Based Online Climate Time Travel Simulation (Climate Time Machine)

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

SCIARA’s Climate Time Machine provides businesses and other target groups with all experiences, insights and resources needed to motivate and support effective climate action, thus critically accelerating the sustainability transformation and improving the quality of decisions by taking into account climate impact information.

Keywords: climate awareness,climate action,online simulation,gamification,training,app
The first inflatable integrated robotic manipulator capable of performing inspection, self-maintenance operations and upgrading on satellites (IDRA)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Accelerator
Destination: Other destinations
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: Italy
Call: EIC Accelerator 2025 - Short application (HORIZON-EIC-2025-ACCELERATOR-01, 2025)
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2500000.0
EU funding (EUR): 2500000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The space industry faces significant challenges in maintaining and extending satellite lifespans, with current operations contributing to growing concerns over space debris and economic inefficiencies. Satellites are typically designed for finite lifetimes of 5-15 years, after which they are decommissioned even if they still have functional components. This practice leads to premature loss of valuable assets and contributes to the increasing problem of space debris. Recent incidents underscore the magnitude of potential losses, with the ViaSat 3.1 satellite's antenna deployment failure resulting in a €420 million insurance claim. Existing robotic manipulators for space applications are typically bulky and rigid, occupying valuable payload space and leading to inefficiencies in satellite design and operation. Custom-designed manipulators require substantial investments – NASA's Space Infrastructure Dexterous Robot (SPIDER) received a $142 million contract just for design and build, while the overall OSAM-1 mission surpassed $2 billion. To address these challenges, Deplotic has developed IDRA, the first inflatable integrated robotic manipulator for space applications. IDRA consists of inflatable links paired with electrically actuated joints, creating a robotic arm that can be compactly stowed and deployed when needed. Our patented deployment and retraction mechanism achieves a remarkable 4:1 packing ratio, providing a workspace 64 times larger than traditional manipulators within the same storage volume. With this breakthrough innovation, IDRA delivers a modular and scalable solution, adaptable to various satellite classes and mission requirements. Despite its lightweight structure, it can handle substantial payloads under low internal pressures of 10-100 kPa. The technology enables satellite lifespan extension, cost reduction by eliminating external servicing missions, and promotes space sustainability by reducing debris generation.

Keywords: satellite maintenance,in space servicing,assembly,and manufacturing isam,in orbit servicing ios operations and logistics,robot manipulators,repair services,space sustainability
A simple blood test to choose the best treatment for each patient with depression. (RxMine)

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: Israel
Call: EIC Accelerator Open (HORIZON-EIC-2022-ACCELERATOR-01, 2022)
Start date: 2022-06-01
End date: 2025-05-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3570000.0
EU funding (EUR): 2499000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Major depressive disorder affects around 300M people globally and is the second leading cause of disability, with up to 14 years of life lost per patient and an annual burden of up to €170 billion to the EU. Despite numerous available drugs, 75% of patients do not receive adequate treatment, 63% try multiple medications, and a third do not respond after two rounds of treatment. This trial-and-error approach is destructive to patients, time-consuming for physicians and expensive to health care systems. RxMine revolutionizes this process by combining innovative stem cell technology, genetics, neurobiology, high-throughput screening and machine learning to test multiple antidepressants and screen drug effects using a patient-specific brain-in-a-dish model. RxMine identifies the optimal antidepressant for each patient and potentially reduces hospitalizations by 89%, emergency-room visits by 71% and depression related healthcare costs by 40% with savings up to €6,000 per patient per year.

Keywords: gene therapy,stem cell technology,biomarkers,neurobiology,cdss,clinical decision support,drug screening platform,personalised medicine,blood,genetics,ehealth,drugs,antidepressants,depression,stem cells
PRECISION FERMENTATION ENABLED BY MUSIC (HypeSound)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Accelerator
Destination: Other destinations
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: Italy
Call: EIC Accelerator 2024 - Short application (HORIZON-EIC-2024-ACCELERATOR-01, 2024)
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2000000.0
EU funding (EUR): 2000000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

The global biomanufacturing industry faces a significant production capacity shortfall. Current fermenters and bioreactors can't meet the rising demand, with 10 billion litres needed by 2030 in the food sector alone. Existing facilities, mostly small-scale, inadequately address this need due to limitations in yield, purity, and high costs. So’Sweep® introduces a novel retrofit solution that solves these challenges by leveraging low-frequency sound wave technology to enhance microbial productivity and purity. So’Sweep® increases biomass productivity by +300%, achieving a 95% purity rate and reducing capital and operational expenses by 50%. So’Sweep® overcomes the limitations of traditional fermenters by improving cell reproduction and reducing contamination through targeted acoustic stimulation. The So’Sweep® technology is a modular, plug-and-play device that can be retrofitted to existing bioreactors, offering a cost-effective alternative to expanding production capacity. So’Sweep® enhances precision algae farming, helping production facilities decouple food production from traditional soil and environmental dependencies. So’Sweep® contributes directly to UN SDGs 2, 3, 12, 13, and 15, ensuring a 66% reduction in land demand, 20-40% less production waste, and a 33% lower energy demand during production cycles. Our business model entails a €1,000 upfront payment for the hardware per bioreactor, with recurring monthly costs during operation. Our solution has already generated interest from biomass producers, with at least 2 key producers interested in validating So’Sweep® within their production facilities. So’Sweep®'s commercialization will create at least 19 jobs within the first 3 years, generating at least € 100 million in revenue by 2031. We are seeking € 2M in grant funding to commercialise So’Sweep® in the next 24 months, with an additional € 5M in equity funding to enable HypeSound to develop its own bioreactors, to be commercialised from year 4.

Keywords: precision agriculture,bioprocessing technologies,fermentation,environmental and green technologies,energy efficiency,acoustics,production technology,audio engineering
Cool-Chips - Cryogenic CMOS chips for quantum, HPC and space industry (COOL-CHIPS)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Accelerator
Destination: Other destinations
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: Finland
Call: EIC Accelerator 2024 - Short application (HORIZON-EIC-2024-ACCELERATOR-01, 2024)
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2500000.0
EU funding (EUR): 2500000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Cool-Chips project focuses on the commercialization of SemiQon's revolutionary cryogenic CMOS product, designed for the burgeoning quantum and high-performance computing hardware markets. Valued at over 1 billion euros and projected to grow 100 times in the next decade, these markets will benefit greatly from SemiQon's proprietary solution, which offers a 100-fold increase in efficiency over existing technology. This positions SemiQon as a trailblazer in a field dominated by industry giants like INTEL and TSMC. Additionally, SemiQon's agile operational model, which includes in-house manufacturing within a European foundry hosted by an RTO, provides a unique advantage for early market entry and the potential to outpace competitors, establishing it as a groundbreaking European leader in the cryogenic CMOS domain.

Keywords: cryogenic cmos,cryogenic electronics,quantum computing,quantum devices,high performance computing
The Most Efficient Space Propulsion Ever Put in Space (HYPERION)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Accelerator
Destination: Challenges
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: France
Call: EIC Accelerator Challenge: Customer-driven, innovative space technologies and services (HORIZON-EIC-2023-ACCELERATOR-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-07-01
End date: 2026-06-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3571427.5
EU funding (EUR): 2499999.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Deficiencies in propulsion systems—compactness, power, cost-effectiveness, fuel efficiency, scalability, and adaptability—curtail the potential of small satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), hindering mission diversity and longevity. The imminent surge in the deployment of small satellite constellations to fulfill communication, observation, and scientific needs, underscores the urgency of addressing these limitations. ION-X's ambition is to craft the most efficient propulsion system for orbital assets. Our patented ionic liquid electrospray technology with unmatched thrust, ISP, and fuel efficiency, enables the versatility of configuring thrust-to-ISP ratios in-flight, enduring life durations, and vectoring boosts in orbit. ION-X’s transition from technological demonstration to on-orbit operation and, subsequently, market availability will revolutionize the space propulsion paradigm by fortifying satellite mission capabilities and reshaping the course of space exploration.

Keywords: earth observation services and applications,space data exploitation,space debris,spacecraft,launchers,orbital transportation and re entry systems