Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Digital transition of catch monitoring in European fisheries (EveryFish)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
Theme: Bio-Environment
Destination: Fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food systems from primary production to consumption
Action type: Innovation actions
Countries involved: Norway,Denmark,Netherlands,Romania,Spain,United Kingdom,Türkiye,Belgium
Call: Digital transition supporting inspection and control for sustainable fisheries (HORIZON-CL6-2021-FARM2FORK-01, 2021)
Start date: 2023-01-01
End date: 2026-12-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4369882.5
EU funding (EUR): 3880352.0
Participants: 17
Project status: SIGNED

The aim of EveryFish is to develop, test and promote an ambitious suite of innovative technological solutions for fully automated catch recording and reporting – a next generation Electronic Reporting System (ERS) – for use on board EU European fishing vessels, as well as to develop innovative governance strategies that make use of the automatically-reported catch data. The EveryFish project will be a close collaboration with between research, academic, industry and governance actors, as well as technology providers across the EU and other European countries. These technological innovations will enable the sector to optimise automatic data collection to ensure correct reporting of the catch in terms of the size, weight and species. The provision of verifiable catch information and improved evidence of compliance with fisheries regulations, will streamline compliance activity for both fisheries and regulators, as well as generating knowledge and data for future conservation, research and governance activities.

Keywords: data collection,data distribution,machine learning,species identification,governance,compliance
Improved double-stranded RNAs for nanocomposite-driven SIGS in plant virus control (IMPROVIR)

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: Spain
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 (HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01, 2024)
Start date: 2026-02-01
End date: 2028-07-31
Duration (months): 30.0
Total project cost (EUR): 242593.2
EU funding (EUR): 242593.2
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

IMPROVIR is an interdisciplinary project combining nanotechnology, plant molecular biology, and plant virology to control two damaging and emerging plant viruses, Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) and Cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus (CCVY) via an environment-friendly approach called spray-induced gene silencing (SIGS). Currently, these two viruses are threatening production of tomato, pepper and cucurbits across the globe especially in Europe. SIGS approach is based on RNA-interference (RNAi) technology but it does not involve transgenic manipulation of the plants. The non-transgenic approach of SIGS is an innovative strategy that relies on topical spraying of double stranded RNAs (dsRNAs) on plant surface that enter plant cells and tissues and eventually induce gene silencing by the RNAi mechanism against specific plant pathogens and pests. We will improve the dsRNAs molecules for SIGS by using a tRNAMet tag to enhance dsRNA mobility in the plant. Besides, the enhanced dsRNA molecules will be incorporated into either carbon dot or chitosan-derived nanoparticles in the form of nanocomposites to: (1) increase the stability of the dsRNAs on plant surfaces and (2) increase the delivery of dsRNAs into plants. This approach is fast (compared to time-consuming approaches such as plant breeding, genetic transformation and introduction of resistant varieties), environment-friendly (no residue in products and in environment as opposed to chemical pesticides) and publicly acceptable (no need for genetic transformation and modification). The performance of the dsRNA:NP nanocomposites in controlling those virus diseases will be assessed by evaluating disease progress, virus titers and siRNA production in treated vs. non-treated infected plants. In a non-academic placement at Kimitec, a private biotech company in Spain, the technologies developed at IFAPA (host institution) during the project will be applied to control another important plant pathogen, Phytophthora sp.

Keywords: double stranded rnas,nanoparticles,nanocomposites,plant virus,sigs
Stereodefined Fluorinated Tetrasubstituted Olefins by Catalytic Cross-Metathesis (FLUORMET)

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 2023 (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-PF-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-06-01
End date: 2026-05-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 195914.88
EU funding (EUR): 195914.88
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Practical strategies that provide facile access to tetrasubstituted olefins bearing a fluorine atom and/or a polyfluoroalkyl moiety are crucial to drug discovery and development and are therefore in high demand. Equally important and sought-after are reliable and stereocontrolled methods for modifying such alkenes. Nonetheless, such methods are scarce, and those available are severely limited in scope. In this context, catalytic olefin metathesis offers a unique disconnection to access modifiable tetrasubstituted alkenes in either stereoisomeric form. Still, there are no more than a handful of such reactions, with all ring-closing metathesis (RCM) processes affording a cyclic alkene bearing two methyl groups. There is only a single reported example of a cross-metathesis (CM) reaction that affords a tetrasubstituted olefin as a stereoisomeric mixture. Inspired by recent progress by the host group, we will develop new cyclic alkylidene catalysts that are designed to promote formation of stereodefined tetrasubstituted fluoro-alkenes by stereoretentive CM. The substrates will be readily available trisubstituted olefins and commercially available F/F3C-substituted alkenes. The products will be value-added tetrasubstituted olefins bearing a F/F3C moiety as well as a modifiable C–Cl or C–Br bond. The method will be applied to the synthesis of fluorinated analogues of natural products such as fluoro-pateamine A. Another key aspect will be application to the modification of important drugs. Our goal will be to utilize the new catalytic chemistry to generate analogues that might exhibit superior bioactivity, or be active in a different disease area. We will transform entecavir or barmumycin to their polyhalogenated analogues, which will be tested for in vitro bioactivity through collaboration with experts. The conversion of readily accessible olefins into their polyfluorinated, tetrasubstituted analogs holds considerable and as-of-yet untapped promise for drug discovery.

Keywords: stereodefined tetrasubstituted olefins,organofluorine chemistry,olefin metathesis,cyclic alkylidene,late stage modification
Degrowth through Energy Law: Using the legal framework for electricity batteries in Europe to achieve a degrowth-focused energy law (DELaw)

Framework: Horizon Europe — 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: Spain
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2024-STG, 2024)
Start date: 2025-01-01
End date: 2029-09-30
Duration (months): 57.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1425000.0
EU funding (EUR): 1425000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Research shows that six of the nine identified planetary boundaries have already been crossed. For Earth to once again become a safe operating space for humanity, it is urgent to turn to a degrowth economy. Degrowth means a democratically planned reduction of energy and resource use designed to bring the economy back into balance with the living world in a way that reduces inequality and improves human wellbeing. Although the idea of degrowth dates back to the 1970s, its development in scholarly work significantly gained traction during the 2010s, especially insofar as it was embedded in ecological economics discourse. Yet, degrowth as a research topic for legal scholars is barely nascent. DELaw aims to find ways to integrate the principles of degrowth into the law, in order to reorientate our society at the required scale and pace. To do so, DELaw proposes an ambitious comparative interdisciplinary analysis of EU and Member States’ energy laws, with a focus on the legal regime for energy storage and especially batteries. Indeed, batteries are at the crossroads between two of the most pressing environmental threats. They are needed to allow higher levels of renewable energy sources and fight climate change, but they rely on critical raw materials such as nickel, cobalt or lithium, the mining of which accelerates biodiversity loss and wreaks havoc on local communities. Through a solid mix of legal methods, DELaw will generate two ground-breaking results for legal research and for society as a whole. Firstly, the team will create a new methodological framework for the inclusion of degrowth principles into the law, tested with the regulation of batteries in the EU but applicable to other legal fields and jurisdictions. Secondly, DELaw will propose a set of recommendations for when lawmakers both at EU and national levels will look at adopting degrowth-focused legal amendments, a moment that draws closer as time passes and the environmental situation worsens.

Keywords: energy law degrowth
Effective fabrication of 2D TMDs with the aid of in-situ microscopy (FAJANS)

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: Physics
Countries involved: Czechia
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022 (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01, 2022)
Start date: 2023-09-01
End date: 2025-09-30
Duration (months): 25.0
Total project cost (EUR): 166278.72
EU funding (EUR): 166278.72
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Two-dimensional (2D) Janus transition metal dichalcogenides (Janus 2D TMD) are specific planar materials with different top and bottom termination layers. This new class of materials thus exhibits broken structural symmetry in the out-of-plane direction, predicted to result in exotic new properties, such as vertical piezoelectricity, Rashba spin splitting and unexpected exciton behavior. However, fabrication of Janus 2D TMD is an extremely challenging task, owing to the need of an epitaxial atomic replacement within classical 2D TMD. This project is designed to achieve chalcogenide exchange within classical TMDs by two novel approaches. In the first approach, we will utilize an electron beam as tool to alter the top layer, allowing its selective selenization/sulfurization. In the second approach, we aim to utilize increased reactivity in the van der Waals gap to allow for selective chalcogenide exchange within the gap. This requires careful set of experimental conditions. These will be sought with in-situ electron microscopy, which allows to overcome the common experimental "black box" approach. Data from in-situ microscopy allow to determine kinetic constants, potentially allowing to generate general growth protocols for Janus TMDs. The growth will be followed analysis of structural, optical and electrical properties of the grown materials. The proposal builds on an established know how of the Host institution (CEITEC) and the Supervisor (Miroslav Kolibal), providing the Aplicant (Estácio Paiva de Araújo) with relevant scientific training, as well as widening his skillset via Career Development Plan. The project emphasizes the two-way knowledge transfer; the Applicant is expected to bring both the scientific know-how, as well as to open new ways to communicate the results to the different audiences and, as such, increase the visibility of CEITEC within the scientific community and general public.

Keywords: electron microscopy,2d materials,in situ,janus
Virtual Reality (VR) in your suitcase: Lowering the entry point to VR adoption for immersive planning of urban street interventions. (UrbanISE VR)

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: Finland
Call: ERC PROOF OF CONCEPT GRANTS (ERC-2025-POC, 2025)
Start date: 2026-02-01
End date: 2027-07-31
Duration (months): 18.0
Total project cost (EUR): 150000.0
EU funding (EUR): 150000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

We aim at creating a Proof of Concept for an Urban Immersive Street Environment intervention VR Package (UrbanISE VR) that converts our existing research VR environment, developed through the GREENTRAVEL Project, into a portable VR-in-a-suitcase solution. The UrbanISE VR solution will support easy implementation and testing of various street intervention plans in an immersive and realistic VR environment, which allows the user to move through alternative street designs in different seasons and weather conditions. Instead of replicating existing cityscapes, which is very costly and time consuming, our idea builds on a set of imaginary “neutral streets”, which can be easily modified to test for various interventions (street greenery assemblages, street infrastructure, advertisement visibility, etc.) safely and comfortably from the saddle of a stationary bike. The idea takes a leap forward across five fronts compared to existing 3D and VR products used in urban planning: 1) Technological advantages (highly optimized, light weight and movable VR setup), 2) Usability (user friendliness, easy to learn and modify) 3) Realism of conditions (season, weather, light, noise), 4) Safe and comfortable immersion experience (setup optimised for a standard bike), and, 5) Scalability (imaginary street settings that offer cost-efficiency). The ‘suitcase’ will consist of readymade hyper-realistic streetscapes, collections of seasonal assets (e.g. street trees and vegetation), and a software setup optimised for a laptop, combining VR glasses and bike trainer where a standard bike can be installed. The solution will serve urban planners and urban planning consultants, but may also be used by research groups that strive for testing alternative street designs and interventions through immersive experiences.

Keywords: virtual reality,immersive vr,urban street scapes,street deesign interventions,urban planning
Creating a sovereign solution for edge calculation of generative AI in the video games market (EDGE AI for GAMES)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Accelerator
Destination: Other destinations
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: France
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

The video games sector is at a decisive turning point, at the crossroads of a colossal market and an industry in the throes of change. Faced with increasing competition and stagnating margins, studios are being forced to reinvent themselves in order to return to growth. Artificial intelligence is emerging as a major strategic solution, capable of considerably reducing production costs while enabling studios to stand out with unique innovations. However, to date, no successful game has managed to fully demonstrate the use of generative AI in a large-scale application. Why ? For over 18 months, the gaming industry has been going through a crisis. Indeed, the Covid period brought a very high growth rate for that market which prompted investors, publishers and studios to invest in many new game productions. But the growth associated with the lockdowns slowed-down the next couple of years as the market corrected itself. This led to tens of thousands of layoffs in 2023 and 2024 and a steep decrease of investments in new projects. Forecasts for 2025 are starting to look bright again as investments are slowly restarting, and studios are looking for new ways to optimise their budgets after a difficult patch. It is from those observations that we ventured a year ago to use our knowledge of building AI systems to adapt them to run locally. This brings the advantages of using AI but totally removes the costs associated with server-based inference. This opportunity arrives at a particularly interesting moment for an industry that is about to come out of a crisis. Our ambition is to develop small, ultra-specialized AI models, easily usable by development teams and optimised to run locally, depending on the available hardware capabilities of the player’s device, whether it is a computer, console, or smartphone. This will be done to ensure EU's sovereignty in this market and ethical use of this incredible technology.

Keywords: ai edge computing gaming artificial intelligence
TOP-down Superlattice engineering of 2D solid-state quantum matter (2DTopS)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Condensed Matter Physics
Panel description: Structure, electronic properties, fluids, nanosciences, biological physics
Countries involved: Germany
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2022-STG, 2022)
Start date: 2023-11-01
End date: 2028-10-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1945000.0
EU funding (EUR): 1945000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Periodic potentials superimposed onto an atomic crystal allow to enhance electronic correlations in a broad class of materials, from semiconductors to semimetals, if the spatial period of the potential becomes comparable to the Fermi wavelength of electrons. In this regime, the external superlattice potential creates tailored electronic minibands with new functionality. By concentrating the density of states into van Hove singularities, superlattices can ultimately lead to flat bands, where complex correlated electronic behaviour emerges already at moderate temperatures. Recent work evidenced that lithographically defined superlattices in 2D van der Waals materials can achieve the necessary, close-to-atomistic precision to access this regime. At this point, 2DTopS proposes a concerted effort to radically expand the concept of top-down superlattice engineering in 2D van der Waals materials and to explore the emerging physics. I will generalize top-down fabrication of flat bands to dramatically enhance correlations in a broad class of materials, including semiconductors, semimetals with strong spin orbit coupling, and topological semimetals. In particular, I will leverage the polarizability of low-symmetry 2D materials to electronically and periodically modulate spin-orbit coupling, which has been theorized to enable unprecedented spin functionality. While the equilibrium Fermi surface and phase diagram will be characterized by magnetotransport, I will further establish light-matter coupling in solid-state superlattices as a complementary tool to interrogate symmetries and non-equilibrium dynamics of resonant interband transitions between flat bands, which are predicted to be intrinsically non-semiclassical but rather given by quantum geometric properties of the bands. 2DTopS bears potential for a paradigm shift in 2D materials research by harnessing close-to-atomistic top-down nanofabrication to access artificial quantum phases.
Whose sustainability? Understanding and redefining just sustainability transformations through disability and queer perspectives (WEIRD)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Consolidator grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Human Mobility, Environment, and Space
Panel description: Human geography, demography, health, susta inability science, territorial planning, spatial analysis
Countries involved: Finland
Call: ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANTS (ERC-2023-COG, 2023)
Start date: 2024-10-01
End date: 2029-09-30
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1961250.0
EU funding (EUR): 1961250.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

A major adagio of the Sustainable Development Goals is “Leave no one behind” implying that actions addressing the sustainability challenges of our time should not be only ecologically beneficial, but also emancipatory for the most vulnerable and marginalized. Yet, many vulnerable and marginalized groups are often left behind in sustainability research and actions. Despite the increasing engagement of disabled and queer scholars and societal actors for environmental and climate justice, their voices are rarely considered in research and action on sustainability transformations. Using an inter and transdisciplinary approach, this project aims to understand and redefine the often-neglected contributions of disability and queer scholarship and societal initiatives around sustainability towards new theories, methodologies, and ethics of just and emancipatory sustainability transformations. WEIRD will: (1) overcome the fragmentation of disability and queer scholarship around sustainability; (2) explain how disability and queer societal initiatives contribute to just sustainability transformations by subverting ableistic and cis/heteronormative social norms; (3) develop new theories of emancipatory sustainability transformations that rely on subversive social norms; (4) generate new transformative methodologies in sustainability science; (5) redefine transformative justice for sustainability and the ethics of sustainability science. This project is groundbreaking because it will generate new theories, methodologies and ethics to systematically integrate issues of justice and emancipation in the study of sustainability transformations that are anchored in, but not limited to, disability and queer perspectives. Overall, through the synergistic achievement of all its objectives, WEIRD will enhance the potential of sustainability science to generate new knowledge about and for just sustainability transformations.

Keywords: sustainability transformations,environmental and climate justice,transformative research,disability studies,queer studies,vulnerability,research ethics