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Highly Electrified Aircraft Electric Power Distribution System (HYLENA-Hop On)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area
Programme: Widening participation and spreading excellence
Theme: Improved access to Excellence
Destination: Improved access to Excellence
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: France,Czechia
Call: Hop on Facility (HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ACCESS-06, 2023)
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 600000.0
EU funding (EUR): 600000.0
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

HYLENA-Hop On will investigate and mature (TRL2 to TRL3) an electrical power distribution solution supporting the development of an innovative, highly efficient, hydrogen powered electrical aircraft propulsion concept being developed in HYLENA. This concept is based on the integration of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) with turbomachinery in order to use both the electric and thermal energy for improved propulsive efficiency. HYLENA-Hop On sets out to overcome both the known and unknown technical challenges associated with electrical power distribution, protection and coordination, as well as the integration of the electrical motor and Motor Control Unit by focusing on the following key aspects: • Power Distribution Unit (PDU) concept including latest technologies. • Electric Motor and Motor Control Unit design studies and possible development directions targeting improved efficiency of the novel HYLENA hybrid propulsion architecture. • Innovative resilient and coordinated power management strategies. • Reliability assessment framework for electrical power distribution systems applicable to hybrid aircraft propulsion architectures including SOFC. This complementary work will accelerate the availability of an electrical power distribution solution bringing HYLENA one step closer to ground demonstration phase and thereby supporting HYLENA’s path towards climate neutral aviation. EATON’s participation in the HYLENA project will not only introduce a new dimension of expertise complementing HYLENA’s objectives, but will also reinforce the project’s outreach. It will enhance EATON’s visibility and knowledge on EU funded collaborations. Moreover, it will create the opportunity to break up existing silos, to enhance the development of new networks and to increase the permeability for talents between Czech and European organisations which are well established in the European funding landscape, thereby strengthening a pan-European innovation ecosystem.

Keywords: electrical power distribution,electric motor,motor control unit,power distribution unit,electrical power management,energy management
State Capacity and Development (STATE-DEV)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Individuals, Markets and Organisations
Panel description: Economics, finance , management
Countries involved: Italy
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2025-STG, 2025)
Start date: 2025-11-01
End date: 2030-10-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1485731.25
EU funding (EUR): 1485731.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

State capacity — the ability of the state to raise revenue and provide public goods — is considered essential for economic development. This ability is still lacking in many developing countries today, and important lessons can be drawn from countries that have been successful in developing an effective state in the past. The over-arching goal of STATE-DEV is to advance our understanding of the development of state capacity, with particular emphasis on three essential pillars: 1) the drivers of demand for state capacity; 2) the quality of the state's bureaucracy, a crucial element of the supply side of state capacity; 3) the institutional elements that facilitate or hinder corruption in the operations of the state. To reach this goal, I undergo large data collection efforts to assemble groundbreaking new data mapping the presence of the state across space and time in two historical settings – Italy and the United States between the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century – characterized by a rapid growth in the size and reach of the state. By leveraging historical natural experiments, the proposal establishes causal relationships and sheds light on the mechanisms shaping the evolution of state capacity over a long time horizon. STATE-DEV is composed of three projects. Project 1 investigates the factors affecting citizens’ demand for more state presence in their community, focusing on the role of technological change and of immigration. Project 2 studies the impacts of individual bureaucratic leaders on the evolution of state capacity and economic development. Project 3 analyses the effects of the revolving door between the bureaucracy and the private sector on firms’ dynamics in the short and long run. STATE-DEV speaks to economists, political scientists and historians, and wants to inform important public debates about the conditions enabling the development of an effective state, and its impact on economic development.

Keywords: state capacity bureaucracy technological innovations migration corruption
GLAss and Metal mutual (biO)-coRrosiOn : conservation of mUseum collections in Storage. (GLAMOROUS)

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: Italy
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023 (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-PF-01, 2023)
Start date: 2025-06-01
End date: 2027-05-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 172750.08
EU funding (EUR): 172750.08
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

In the field of Heritage conservation, the long-term preservation of archaeological and historical objects held in deposits is a subject of increasing concern. Artifacts made from two or more different materials in contact with each other, often stored under uncontrolled environmental conditions of temperature, humidity and clearness, can undergo degradation faster than thought. The contact areas and interstices between two materials are especially critical points for joint degradation phenomena and prolific ground for microbiological contaminants, especially in conditions of high humidity and in presence of organic pollutants. With this in mind, I am herein proposing an innovative project to investigate the degradation processes and microbiologically-induced corrosion of glass-metal objects that can occur in museum storage environments. I will capitalize on my own experience in Heritage science and glass alteration mechanisms, and on the competences and skills of the host institutions in electrochemistry and microbiologically induced corrosion to i) identify the major glass-metal joint corrosion phenomena and the microbiological contaminants present in museum storage deposits, ii) investigate the mechanisms underlying glass-metal corrosion and biocorrosion mechanisms by performing laboratory corrosion tests, and iii) experiment the application of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) to monitor the previously described corrosion mechanisms. The proposed project will advance the understanding of joint (bio)-corrosion processes occurring at the interface between glass and metallic materials and will hopefully establish a new methodology to monitor such mechanisms. I will be extensively trained in corrosion processes and electrochemical techniques, microbial processes and related laboratory procedures, which will enable me to become an independent researcher and ultimately establish my own research group in the field of biodegradation and biocorrosion.

Keywords: metal,glass,conservation,corrosion,alteration,mechanisms,bacteria,impedance spectroscopy
Early Multi-Omic Cancer Assessment: eMOCA (eMOCA)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Prevention,  Diagnosis and T reatment of Human Diseases
Panel description: Medical technologies  and tools for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human diseases, therapeutic approaches and interventions , pharmacology, preventative  medicine, epidemiology and public health , digital medicine
Countries involved: Ireland
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2024-STG, 2024)
Start date: 2025-03-01
End date: 2030-02-28
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1874336.0
EU funding (EUR): 1874336.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer related mortality, claiming an estimated 1.8 million lives in 2020. In the EU, lung cancer accounts for 12% of all new cancer diagnoses and 20% of all cancer deaths, Although helpful in identifying early-stage lung cancer, screening programs frequently lead to false-positives and overdiagnosis. This is exacerbated by a lack of clinically useful biomarkers to accurately differentiate between lung cancer and indeterminate nodules found in the lung. Recent studies on lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) suggest that microbial and host genomic signatures could be leveraged to develop useful biomarkers in early-stage disease. However, these studies are based on systemic signatures identified, using metagenomics, in plasma rather than at the site of the disease, the lung. Very little research has been done on lung squamous cell cancer (LUSC). It is likely that both microbial and host signatures in the lungs of patients with LUSC, a more centrally located cancer, will be more specific and have stronger predictive power as biomarkers. Sampling of the lung is difficult however and involves invasive procedures such as bronchoscopy. Exhaled breath condensate (EBC) is a novel non-invasive method of collecting lower airways samples, which I will use to evaluate the lung micro-environment in LUSC. Furthermore, microbial RNA sequencing (metatranscriptome) provides broader and more detailed insight into the active function of microbes in different environments, while metabolomics provides further insight into the by-products of microbial metabolism. Applying this unbiased ‘omic approach (metagenome, metatranscriptome, metabolome & transcriptome) to multiple sample types (blood, sputum, EBC & bronchoscopy samples) will allow identification of novel microbial biomarkers capable of distinguishing between LUSC and non-malignant nodules, and predicting LUSC progression and may help guide the development of new targeted treatment approaches in LUSC.

Keywords: metagenomics metatranscriptome lung cancer bio informatics bio markers exhaled breath condensate squamous cell cancer multi omic genomic
Centrosome Reduction: The elusive culprit behind unexplained male infertility? (CentRed)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Molecules of Life: B iological  Mechanisms , Structures  and Functions
Panel description: For all organisms : Molecular biology , biochemistry, structural biology, molecular biophysics , synthetic and chemical biology, drug design, innovative methods and modelling
Countries involved: Belgium
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2025-STG, 2025)
Start date: 2026-02-01
End date: 2031-01-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2000000.0
EU funding (EUR): 2000000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Worldwide, 17% of couples are affected by infertility, with studies showing a steady decline in sperm quality over recent decades. One in three cases remain unexplained, often marked by a sudden loss of the early embryo due to erroneous cell division, and are therefore hard to treat. Case studies link early embryonic loss to defects in the sperm centrosome, a paternally inherited organelle essential for the embryo's first cell division. Unfortunately, a mechanistic understanding of sperm centrosome function is lacking and its contribution to (in)fertility is understudied. CentRed is centred on the hypothesis that the sperm centrosome is remodelled during spermatogenesis to organise the first embryonic cell division, via a pathway known as 'Centrosome Reduction', with many cases of centrosome-related infertility stemming from defects in this transformation. To test this hypothesis, my team and I will use a multi-disciplinary approach, combining in situ structural biology, histology and biochemistry. We aim to achieve the following objectives: 1. In situ Structural Biology. Resolve the molecular changes that take place during Centrosome Reduction and visualise defects occurring in patients with centrosome-related infertility. 2. Histology. Construct a comprehensive timeline of this molecular transition. 3. Biochemistry. Develop an in vitro assay to test and study sperm centrosome function in fertile and infertile male subjects. This pioneering work will be the first molecular study to resolve the fundamental role of the sperm centrosome and reshape our understanding of male-factor infertility. In a broader context, CentRed will result in new approaches to diagnose unexplained infertility and has the potential to vastly improve treatment outcomes.

Keywords: centrosome,centriole,centrosome reduction,spermatozoa,spermatogenesis,gametes,fertility,cryo electron tomography,fib milling,sub tomogram averaging
TowArd sustainable foresigHt capabilitiEs for increAseD Civil Security (AHEAD)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Civil Security for Society
Theme: Civil Security for Society
Destination: Strengthened Security Research and Innovation
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: France,Portugal,Latvia,Austria,Croatia,Belgium,Finland,Netherlands,Spain,Greece,Sweden
Call: Increased foresight capacity for security (HORIZON-CL3-2022-SSRI-01, 2022)
Start date: 2023-09-01
End date: 2026-05-31
Duration (months): 33.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1610676.27
EU funding (EUR): 1499920.0
Participants: 14
Project status: SIGNED

With the rise of potentially disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence and virtual reality, a particular challenge has emerged for LEAs and other civil security practitioners. Tasked with fostering safe societies and protecting European citizens from new forms of criminality, they need to pre-empt technological evolutions, turning potential threats into opportunities, and anticipate the operational future of policing. Technology foresight is one possible anticipatory process. However, pure technology watch-based approaches are not helpful for decision-making if not embedded in a qualitative assessment of threats and capabilities. Hence the need to move towards a comprehensive foresight framework which is the rationale behind AHEAD. Standing for TowArd TecHnological ForEsight for IncreAseD Security, AHEAD is a LEA-led project which will adopt a 360-degree approach accounting for megatrends but also contextual elements (i.e. legal, ethical, societal and economic) to design and operationalise a sustainable capability-based civil security foresight framework. Tested through iterative Foresight Exercises addressing the five Destinations of the Horizon Europe Cluster 3 (Fighting crime and terrorism, Border management, Resilient infrastructure, Increased cybersecurity and Disaster-resilient society), this framework will be tailored to the needs of civil security practitioners to generate “evidence-based” capability roadmaps. Such roadmaps will translate the foresight process’ outcomes into concrete courses of actions to support decision- and policy-makers at EU and national levels when deciding on strategies and policy actions in the field of civil security, including the programming of security research and innovation investments. By enhancing a forward-looking culture in civil security, AHEAD will contribute to the strategy put forward in the European Commission's Foresight Agenda to embed in a more systematic way strategic foresight into policy-making.

Keywords: futur foresight framework holistic approach civil security leas capabilities technology industry trends megatrends threats innovation
Island TIME-LINES to quantify biodiversity change (TIME-LINES)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Consolidator grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Environmental B iology, Ecology  and E volution
Panel description: For all organisms : Ecology, biodiversity, environmental change , evolutionary biology, behavioural ecology, microbial ecology , marine biology, ecophysiology, theoretical developments and mod elling
Countries involved: Spain,Norway
Call: ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANTS (ERC-2021-COG, 2021)
Start date: 2022-10-01
End date: 2027-09-30
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1986196.0
EU funding (EUR): 1986196.0
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

One of the most exciting and important research questions in ecology and palaeoecology is how fast, where, and why biodiversity is changing; heated debate on the topic within the scientific community reflects observations of apparently heterogeneous rates of change across the world. Biodiversity responses to different types of drivers of change remain underexplored, because to study these phenomena over the necessary span of years (often centuries to millennia) patterns and processes must be inferred from fossil records. There is also evidence that geographical attributes may mediate biodiversity responses to drivers of change, creating further complexity. That biodiversity change is spatially structured is the main hypothesis of TIME-LINES, which will examine ~5000 years of plant biodiversity change and the drivers of that change using a range of high-quality palaeoecological records derived from sedimentary sequences from islands worldwide. Islands are often described as hotspots of biodiversity and natural laboratories with legacies of relatively recent human impacts. For the first time, it is feasible to build palaeoecological networks at biogeographical scales. TIME-LINES will first establish the historical ranges of variability for both drivers of change and biodiversity. Aligning information on the magnitude of biodiversity change with the geographic properties of islands can then address whether change both at taxonomic and functional levels, is mediated by geographical context. The results will open new research horizons, bringing palaeoecology and biogeography together, and developing methods to quantify the effects of drivers of change—not only for islands but elsewhere, and in much greater depth than has been possible to date. From these findings, we can address to what degree historically informed baselines and change trajectories have utility for sustainable biodiversity management.

Keywords: anthropocene,baselines,biogeography,drivers of change,fossil pollen,holocene,human impacts,island ecology,sedadna
regeNerAtive Resilient smaRt mAnufacTuring nEtworks (NARRATE)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Digital, Industry and Space
Theme: Industry
Destination: Climate neutral, Circular and Digitised Production
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Partnership: Made in Europe (co-programmed)
Countries involved: Spain,Germany,France,Ireland,Italy,United Kingdom,Estonia
Call: Achieving resiliency in value networks through modelling and Manufacturing as a Service (Made in Europe Partnership) (RIA) (HORIZON-CL4-2023-TWIN-TRANSITION-01, 2023)
Start date: 2023-12-01
End date: 2026-11-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 6049003.75
EU funding (EUR): 6049003.75
Participants: 16
Project status: SIGNED

Manufacturing and logistics companies are subject to unforeseen events that disrupt the supply chain, causing production slowdowns, reduced output, and increased costs, making it difficult to meet customer demand. To mitigate these risks, manufacturers must build resilience across entire value chains. NARRATE will develop a sophisticated tool using AI, Digital Twin, and IoT technologies allowing end-to-end visibility and control over supply chain operations to monitor and predict potential disruptions, enabling supply chains to achieve improved resilience. The Intelligent Manufacturing Custodian (IMC) will leverage data from various production sources to enable proactive decision-making and act as a nerve centre for a supply-chain network, providing real-time monitoring and coordination of intelligent production processes and logistics. Integrating an IMC into a supply-chain will evolve its operations into Smart Manufacturing Network (SMN): a connected and self-orchestrated ecosystem linked end-to-end with programmable Manufacturing-as-a-Service capabilities that can withstand disruptions. A Digital Twin will provide a reliable model to represent production and operational data of an SMN to unlock deeper IMC intelligence. Collected data will train machine learning models to predict potential disruptions, such as natural disasters or delayed shipments. AI algorithms will analyse the data and provide real-time reporting and visualization on a dashboard. The IMC and Digital Twin interaction will generate powerful insights and self-adapting abilities that support an SMN to evolve under human supervision by switching services between multiple external partners to respond to risks and disruptions and improve energy efficiency, product circularity and environmental sustainability across the entire production process. The effectiveness of NARRATE will be evaluated by testing the IMC in real production environments in quite diverse industry sectors.

Keywords: supply chain resilience,manufacturing as a service,digital twins,artificial intelligence,iot,data contextualisation,smart manufacturing network,ai platform,disruption and risk detection
Beyond the bandgap: HyperSpectral image sensors from ultraviolet to infrared (BeyondHySpec)

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: United Kingdom
Call: ERC PROOF OF CONCEPT GRANTS (ERC-2024-POC, 2024)
Start date: 2024-11-01
End date: 2026-04-30
Duration (months): 18.0
Total project cost (EUR): 150000.0
EU funding (EUR): 150000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

In this ERC Proof-of-Concept project we will create a high-performance and scalable platform for spectrally resolved imaging in a highly compact on-chip device structure. This new concept for a hyperspectral imaging system will exploit three key outcomes of my ERC Starting Grant: (i) photoconductivity phenomena in semiconductor nanowires, (ii) high-throughput characterisation techniques for individual nanostructures and (iii) automated adaptive manufacturing processes for building functional nanostructure-based devices and systems. This hyperspectral imaging array will be a powerful demonstrator of the scalability and throughput of our adaptive manufacturing platform. It will unlock a new low-cost, portable, scalable and on-chip hyperspectral imaging technology that propels the diverse applications of hyperspectral imaging spanning point-of-care medical diagnostics, environmental monitoring, industrial process monitoring, materials inspection and beyond