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PLANNING AND ENGAGEMENT ARENAS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY LANDSCAPES (PEARLS)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Research and innovation staff exchange
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Social Sciences and Humanities
Countries involved: Spain,Spain,Spain,Italy,Israel,Italy,Greece,Greece,Portugal,Portugal
Call: Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (H2020-MSCA-RISE-2017, 2017)
Start date: 2018-07-01
End date: 2023-12-31
Duration (months): 66.0
Total project cost (EUR): 405000.0
EU funding (EUR): 405000.0
Participants: 18
Project status: SIGNED

As an active key actor in the spatial planning and social innovation arena for Renewable Energy Landscapes REL, the PEARLS project will reinforce the population’s commitment to secure, clean and efficient energy. REL are regarded as spaces where renewable energies change the population’s relationship with energy and their landscape perception. Despite all efforts, resistance to REL lingers in Europe/the U.S., while the reasons for strong social acceptance in Mediterranean and South American countries is still unknown. Thus PEARLS will focus on Southern Europe and Israel due to their wealth of renewable energy resources and citizens’ deep engagement with REL. PEARLS will radically transform scientific knowledge on how to best implement REL across Europe and extend southern landscapes towards other Mediterranean countries through participant networks. PEARLS will generate a step change in the way that REL are theorised, detected and addressed and provide crucial support for the Pan-European Energy Challenge by establishing international, intersectoral and multidisciplinary collaboration as the nexus of a five-country holistic pool of universities and research centres in close cooperation with non-academic sectors. All Partnership members, from five universities and nine non-academic beneficiaries (companies, private consultancies, cooperatives and business associations) have proven expertise and experience in working with renewable energy, energy policy, REL, spatial planning and social innovation, through the internationalisation of applied research and training for capacity development. Via secondments, staff exchange and collaborative inquiry, the project will investigate how to enforce renewable energy best practice to contribute to the Energy Challenge. Deliverables will be provided by working reports, websites, video channels, toolkits, training and methodology materials, seminars, and scientific papers, academic journals and books.

Keywords: renewable energy landscapes,spatial planning,population engagement,social innovation,energy behaviour
Commercializing NuDev's Organic Permeable Base Transistors (OPBT) in full Organic photodetectors and chip-size spectrometers (OrgaDetect)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Proof of concept grants
Action type: ERC actions
Countries involved: Germany
Call: ERC-Proof of Concept-2016 (ERC-2016-PoC, 2016)
Start date: 2016-12-01
End date: 2018-05-31
Duration (months): 18.0
Total project cost (EUR): 149687.5
EU funding (EUR): 149687.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Within the ERC Advanced Researcher Grant “NuDev”, promising organic electronic devices especially transistors have been developed. A candidate being able to replace inorganic transistors due its outstanding features and potential low cost production process is the Organic Permeable Base Transistor (OBPT). However, electronic industry is almost completely silicon based today. Therefore, applications using organic electronic devices need to compete on the basis of superior and unique features to outperform inorganic technology. Such a potential application of the OPBT has been achieved in the lab of the PI of the “NuDev” Grant. In a recent scientific breakthrough, a novel organic photodetector technology for the near infrared (NIR) with outstanding features going far beyond the specifications of inorganic detectors has been invented. To fully exploit the advantages of this technology and to achieve integrated devices, organic electronics should be utilized for both amplification and read-out of the detectors. This way, photodetectors as well as fully integrated chip-sized NIR-spectrometers with high detectivity, high resolution, and with all the advantages of organic electronics such as flexibility and low cost mass production are possible. With this Proof-of-Concept Grant, funding is requested for combining OPBTs with the novel photodetector technology of the PI. By achieving optimized prototypes of such a structure, the Proof-of-Concept will be furnished to attract investors to commercialize this result of the NuDev Grant. The multi-billion Euro optical sensor market with its high growth rates on the one hand and the unique features of the PI’s technologies resulting in manifold application fields on the other hand are eminent preconditions for a success of the planned spin-off. Moreover, the described technology is a promising way for Europe to significantly increase its share of the optical sensor market that is currently dominated by Asia and North America.

Keywords: organic electronics,organic transistor,photodetector,spectrometer,sensor,optical sensor,thin film electronics,thin film sensor,integrated devices,permeable base transistor
New solution for fully automated analysis and reporting of routine musculoskeletal X-rays (AutoRay)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Innovation in SMEs
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Denmark
Call: SME instrument (H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020-3, 2020)
Start date: 2020-07-01
End date: 2023-03-31
Duration (months): 33.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1905451.5
EU funding (EUR): 1333816.05
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Routine radiology services are facing a huge problem on having efficient workflows to deliver X-ray analysis and diagnosis shortly after image acquisition – with patients waiting days or weeks for the results. The volume of X-rays scans is quickly growing year after year –more than 140 million X-rays analysis of the musculoskeletal (MSK) system were performed in 2018 in Europe alone. The current number of radiologists is insufficient to efficiently analyse and deliver the medical report shortly, causing unnecessary stress for patients and potential delay in the treatment. Thus, there is an urgent need for solutions optimizing the workflow on routine radiology services. Radiobotics (RDB) has developed a comprehensive machine learning-based software tool that automatically analyses X-rays of the MSK system and generates the respective medical report. The algorithms used have been trained with data screened and validated by our clinical partners, in order to mimic expert accuracy and a state-of-the-art performance. RDB automatic software will greatly benefit: 1) radiologists/physicians (end-users) by lowering the time required to analyse images and generate diagnostic reports; 2) hospitals (customers) by optimizing the services workflow, saving costs and offering higher quality services; and 3) patients by having access to a faster and accurate diagnosis and consequently early treatments. AutoRay project will enable RDB to mature its product to a market-ready software suite addressing multiple conditions in multiple anatomical regions while ensuring a seamless integration in IT systems. In addition, it will provide a stage to a large-scale demonstration of its performance in clinical practice. Upon completion, RDB will open up for a very large business opportunity, providing a perspective for RDB to become a lead player in the medical imaging arena.

Keywords: deep learning,automating radiology,data driven health technology,muskuloskeletal x ray
Next Generation Nanofluidic Devices for Single Molecule Analysis of DNA Repair Dynamics (nanoDNArepair)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Consolidator grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Physical and analytical chemical sciences
Panel description: Analytical chemistry, chemical theory, physical chemistry/chemical physics
Countries involved: Sweden
Call: ERC Consolidator Grant (ERC-2019-COG, 2019)
Start date: 2020-04-01
End date: 2025-03-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2000000.0
EU funding (EUR): 2000000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

DNA-protein interactions are at the core of the function of every human cell. Single DNA molecule methods have revolutionized our understanding of such interactions. A vast majority of these methods are based on attaching the DNA, at one or both ends, to a bead or a surface. This gives ultimate control of the positioning of the DNA molecules and forces that can be applied to them but makes it difficult to investigate interactions with DNA ends, especially when more than one single DNA molecule is involved. Such interactions are however of fundamental importance, not the least in the repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs), the most serious damage to our genetic material. In nanoDNArepair I will develop and use a method that allows analysis of DNA-protein interactions on large, single DNA molecules for DNA freely suspended in solution. The method is based on entropically trapping and stretching genomic length DNA molecules in nanofluidic channels and using an orthogonal nanoslit to expose the trapped DNA to proteins of interest. In contrast to all existing nanofluidic devices, the novel device allows active addition (or removal) of proteins to (from) the confined DNA and positioning of two or more DNA molecules in close proximity. We will use the device to study the main repair machinery for DSBs, non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ). In NHEJ a machinery of proteins finds the broken ends, protects them, holds them close and ligate the break. These steps are difficult to study with traditional single DNA molecule techniques, but perfectly suited for the nanofluidic device. The single molecule analysis can reveal stoichiometry, kinetics and dynamics of these processes, as well as identify important sub-populations, which is crucial for understanding the process. The outcome of the project will, in addition to the device, be improved understanding of genetic diseases, including cancer and strategies for development of novel drugs.

Keywords: nanofluidcs,non homologous end joining single dna molecules,dna repair
Terahertz wireless information systems and technologies (TWIST)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Proof of concept grants
Action type: ERC actions
Countries involved: Denmark
Call: ERC Proof of Concept Grant (ERC-2014-PoC, 2014)
Start date: 2015-03-01
End date: 2016-02-29
Duration (months): 12.0
Total project cost (EUR): 146400.0
EU funding (EUR): 146400.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

This project aims to develop a proof-of-concept prototype of a wireless communication link based on ultra-high bit rate serial THz pulses. THz transmitters are known to be able to produce sub-picosecond pulses with frequency bandwidths in excess of several THz. In principle, this makes THz pulses able to carry Tbit/s data. This project will utilise these features of THz pulses and exploit them by amplitude modulating the THz pulses and stacking them closely together in time, thus creating a serial time-multiplexed THz data stream. This will be achieved by triggering THz pulse emission with an optical pulsed data signal. Optical serial binary data signals have been demonstrated to reach a record bit rate of 1.28 Tbit/s (within the applicant’s ERC project, SOCRATES), and applying these to THz transmitters with their inherent THz bandwidth, leads to the possibility of creating simple binary amplitude modulated baseband THz wireless signals at data rates of several 100s Gbit/s possibly approaching 1 Tbit/s. This is well beyond the currently commercialized 2.5 Gbit/s E-band (70/80 GHz) wireless technologies in microwave telecommunication backhaul, and also enables higher bit rate links than the so-called next generation wireless communication systems, which are mainly operating within sub-THz narrow-band frequency windows (200-300 GHz and 600-700 GHz), based on carrier modulation. The THz frequency band is expected to play a significant role in future generations of wireless communication technology both due to the large unallocated frequency ranges and due to the huge available capacity when using THz waves for baseband data communication. This invention could find use for 4G-LTE small cell backhaul, ultra-high capacity wireless video transfer (e.g. of live sports events), ultra-fast transmission of large medical image files or setting up ultra-high capacity mobile communication units in disaster areas.

Keywords: thz photonics,thz wireless communication,thz generation and detection
Optical Mid Infrared Spectrometer (OMIS)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Societal Challenges
Programme: Secure societies - protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Italy
Call: Critical infrastructure protection topic 7: SME instrument topic: Protection of Urban soft targets and critical infrastructures (H2020-SMEINST-1-2015, 2015)
Start date: 2015-11-01
End date: 2016-04-30
Duration (months): 6.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

All over the world and especially in Europe Gas consumption is increasing, forced by Governments and limitation of crude oil. Distributors facing challenge to guarantee the safety of their grid in urban environments to save human lives. In the same time the costs of energy are increasing and losses of gas during distribution are more and more in the focus of gas distributors. Although various systems for gas detection exists, we are confronted with three main problems: 1. gas chromatographs existing are not mobile (lack of real time data) and quiet expensive 2. small low cost devices deliver imprecise results because they are not credible in term of temperature compensation and low gas concentration. 3. slow response time which contain a high potential of risk in case of upper scale of concentration Target of this project is to solve these three main problems and develop a robust mobile device for reasonable costs and response time till less than 2 seconds which identify the four main types of gas (Methane, Propane, Butane, Ethane). This will dramatically reduce labour and gas costs and should be a reasonable argument on the market to purchase this new technology The new generation of devices should be based on optical systems which opens new possibilities. The development of this new technology will enable distributors to fulfill their duty to protect a critical infrastructure in urban environment to save human lives and should help to decrease gas losses during distribution process which will help to save valuable resources. The targeted results of phase 1 will be to identify potential suppliers of NDIR sensors and other critical components, to solve existing problems like temperature compensation or sensitivity of gas concentration, explore a business plan and budget and finally to identify more potential clients in Europe but also worldwide to enlarge the potential for this new product and minimize the time necessary for the return of investment.

Keywords: gas sensor optical detector portable microspectrometer hydrocarbon laser devices
nanotech x-ray tube (Nano-xfield-1000)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Industrial Leadership
Programme: Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Advanced Manufacturing and Processing, and Biotechnology
Theme: Nanotechnologies
Action type: SME instrument
Countries involved: Sweden
Call: Accelerating the uptake of nanotechnologies, advanced materials or advanced manufacturing and processing technologies by SMEs (H2020-SMEINST-1-2015, 2015)
Start date: 2015-05-01
End date: 2015-10-31
Duration (months): 6.0
Total project cost (EUR): 71429.0
EU funding (EUR): 50000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Luxbright develops next generation x-ray tube technology. The products we are developing for this project include a nano-material cold cathode x-ray tube and advance tube innovations (other internal components). We have applied for patents in key areas and we plan to sell it to medical imaging device manufacturers with the end consumer being hospitals and medical facilities. X-ray tubes are a component within medical imaging devices (x-ray machines). The innovations are derived from a nano-material structure which enables x-rays to be produced through a process called field emission. The other tube technologies allow for other improvements in imaging. For this project, the overall objective (Phase 2) is to reach first sales of our tube technology inclusive of developing a pilot system. First sales will likely be to a mini C-arm (a type of x-ray machine) system manufacturer. Within Phase 1 of this, the objective is to complete feasibility assessments for reaching first sales of x-ray tubes. The specific objectives of the feasibility assessments are as follows: Develop Internal Organization, Market Study, Innovation Strategy Development, IP Management Strategy, Partner Contracting, Develop Business Model and Risk Assessment. The business opportunity stems from the desired solutions to social problems, economic inefficiencies, and technical inefficiencies of today’s conventional x-ray tubes. Conventional tubes generate x-rays using a thermionic mechanism with numerous pitfalls which can be improved. The effects of incorporating the nanoscale structures in this product result in x-ray tubes which generate social value (through safer treatment experiences) and economic value (by allowing hospitals to treat more patients per day in tandem with increased patient satisfaction). Specifically, the product offers 1000x faster rising time, is safer for patients and hospital staff (reduced radiation), offers increased mobility, allows hospitals to treat more patients per day, and increases energy efficiency.

Keywords: field emission,x ray tube,medical imaging
Unravelling the scenario of early vertebrate evolution through computational analysis of the fossil record (EarlyVertEvo)

Framework: Horizon 2020 — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Individual Fellowships (IF)-Standard European Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Environment and Geosciences
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call: Individual Fellowships (H2020-MSCA-IF-2018, 2018)
Start date: 2019-06-01
End date: 2021-05-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 212933.76
EU funding (EUR): 212933.76
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Debate over the origin of vertebrate bodyplan has occupied biologists and palaeontologists alike for centuries but discussions around this topic have been hindered because living vertebrates are unrepresentative of the ancestral lineages in which the bodyplan was established. Major transitions in early vertebrate evolution have been correlated with a long-term ecological trend from suspension feeding towards increasingly active lifestyles. However, most previous morpho-functional interpretations largely rely on speculation and these ecological explanations of evolutionary events have generally been regarded as untestable as theories. The recent emergence of new virtual techniques in palaeobiology provides for the first time the opportunity to perform rigorous computational and physical examination to test these hypotheses. In this context, the overall aim of my research programme is the joint application of an array of state-of-the-art techniques in palaeobiology to fossil stem-gnathostomes in order to elucidate the ecological scenarios in which the major groups of vertebrates emerged and to shed light onto the underlying selective forces that drove the main evolutionary transitions of the group. For this, the whole morphological diversity and disparity of early vertebrates will be analysed from a functional, temporal and phylogenetic perspective, using Geometric Morphometrics, scanning surface-based technologies, non-destructive X-ray computed tomography, Computational Fluid Dynamic simulations, physical hydrodynamic experiments and several methods for macroevolutionary analysis. This research programme will allow me to establish myself as a world-class independent interdisciplinary researcher by providing a portfolio of high profile publications in international peer-reviewed journals, a world-class suite of interdisciplinary skills, and a world class research programme that will allow me to establish myself as an authority in the field.

Keywords: early vertebrates,macroevolution,geometric morphometrics,computational fluid dynamics,virtual palaeontology
Donor-Acceptor light emitting exciplexes as materials for easily to tailor ultra-efficient OLED lighting (EXCILIGHT)

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: Chemistry
Countries involved: Germany,Germany,Lithuania,Poland,Switzerland,Poland,France,United Kingdom,United Kingdom,Portugal,Portugal,United Kingdom
Call: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN-ETN) (H2020-MSCA-ITN-2015, 2015)
Start date: 2015-09-01
End date: 2019-08-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3717198.72
EU funding (EUR): 3717198.7199999997
Participants: 16
Project status: CLOSED

Artificial lighting is a global and growing industry. New forms of efficient solid state lighting (SSL) in particular are rapidly gaining a market share. New OLED technologies (Organic Light Emitting Diode) can revolutionise this industry as they have done in displays because of their potential flexible structure, infinite tailoring of their properties, efficiency and high colour quality. Industrial forecasts predict that the OLED lighting market will grow from $200 million in 2015 to $1.7 billion by 2020. In order to fully benefit from this huge market potential, Europe`s academia and industry are eager to develop new technologies and recruit highly qualified staff. The high demand for OLED SSL lighting however will place drastic demands on the use of very expensive and rare iridium. EXCILIGHT aims to explore exciplex emitters and thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) in OLEDs that will enable us to replace Ir complexes whilst retaining ultrahigh efficiency and giving many new possibilities to simplify OLED design, helping to reduce costs and increase yields of production. Our network will train 15 Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) in the development and application of exciplex and TADF emitters, who can apply their expertise directly in future positions. EXCILIGHT is characterised by an innovative multidisciplinary approach, based on i) a combination of synthesis, physical characterisation and development of devices with the lighting industry, ii) an appropriate balance between research and transferable skills training, and iii) a strong contribution from the private sector, including leading industry and SMEs, through mentoring, courses and secondments. EXCILIGHT will positively impact the employability of its ESRs in the OLED industry through scientific and industrial training at the local and network level. With this approach we aim to train a new generation of scientists at the same time as integrating this exciting new technology into industry.

Keywords: tadf,exciplex,oled lighting,tetrazine,ambipolar,truxene,carbazole,flexible oled