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Solid Catalysts for activation of aromatic C-H bonds (H-CCAT)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

ObjectivesThe H-CCAT project designs, upscales and shapes hybrid catalysts for the C-H functionalization of aromatic compounds. These solid catalysts will possess better recoverability, higher turnover numbers and better selectivity than current homogeneous catalysts for these reactions. The solid catalysts are applied at demonstration scale in the step-economical production of arylated or alkenyl ...
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Meeting Challenges in Computer Architecture (MECCA)

Start date: Feb 1, 2014, End date: Jan 31, 2019,

"Computer technology has doubled computational performance every 24 months, over the past several decades. This performance growth rate has been an enabler for the dramatic innovation in information technology that now embraces our society. Before 2004, application developers could exploit this performance growth rate with no effort. However, since 2004 power consumption of computer chips exceede ...
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Production, control and Demonstration of structured hybrid nanoporous materials for Industrial adsorption Applications (ProDIA)

Start date: Nov 1, 2015, End date: Oct 31, 2018,

The recent 20 years have seen the discovery of new classes of nanoporous materials (NPM). It includes amorphous micro-mesoporous aluminosilicate type materials and more recently Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOF). Despite the great potential of this new class of materials, we cannot recognize industrial success yet at the level of initial expectations and business opportunities.The main reasons which ...
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Bioartificial Pancreas refinement (BAPrefinement)

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

The proposed project aims at making a substantial contribution to the success of bioartificial pancreases and thus to a cure for type 1 diabetes (T1D). The latter is an autoimmune disease that destroys pancreatic beta cells which are responsible for insulin production. Mostly it strikes at a young age. Patients depend on frequent insulin injections for the rest of their life. Despite these burdens ...
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FeAsiBility analysis and development of on-Road chargIng solutions for future electric vehiCles (FABRIC)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

FABRIC addresses directly the technological feasibility, economic viability and socio-environmental of dynamic on-road charging of electric vehicles.FABRIC responds to the need to assess the potential and feasibility of a more extensive integration of electric vehicles in the mobility and transportation system, focusing primarily on dynamic wireless charging which would allow practically all of th ...
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Silicon Carbide Power Technology for Energy Eficient Devices (SPEED)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

"Highly efficient Power Electronics (PE) employed in power generation, transmission, and distribution is the prerequisite for the Europe-wide penetration of renewable energies; improves the energy efficiency; increases the power quality and enables continuous voltage regulation, reactive power compensation and automated distribution. It also facilitates the integration of distributed resources lik ...
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Optimized esterase biocatalysts for cost-effective industrial production (OPTIBIOCAT)

Start date: Dec 1, 2013, End date: Nov 30, 2017,

"OPTIBIOCAT is a 48 months project aimed at developing biocatalysts based on feruloyl esterases (FAEs) and glucuronoyl esterases (GEs) for production of phenolic fatty- and sugar- esters with antioxidant activity for cosmetic industry, expanding the number/type of industrial biotransformations. Selected FAEs and GEs available within the consortium will be improved for their thermo- and solvent- re ...
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Quantitative Biology for Fungal Secondary Metabolite Producers (QuantFung)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

QuantFung represents the first European training platform for the production of novel bioactive compounds based on fungal synthetic biology. The ITN will train 11 early-stage (ESR) and 4 experienced researchers (ER) as new problem-solving, creative European scientists in interdisciplinary and intersectorial biotechnological research ranging from modelling, network analysis, systems biology (genomi ...
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Comparative Effectiveness Research to Assess the Use of Primary ProphylacTic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in EUrope (EU-CERT-ICD)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

An estimated 500.000 sudden cardiac deaths (SCD) occur each year in the European Union. Patients at risk for SCD may benefit from prophylactic treatment with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). ICD implantations have dramatically increased in recent years leading to multi-billion Euros of costs with significant regional disparities across Europe. Information on risks, benefits and cos ...
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EXplosives PrEcursor Defeat by Inhibitor Additives (EXPEDIA)

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2017,

"The objectives of the EXPEDIA project are both to inhibit some frequently used explosive precursors and to increase the knowledge about “garage chemistry”. With this we mean, increasing the understanding of how terrorist’s create homemade explosives (HME), what chemicals they start from and where they find them in the open market. But also, to increase the understanding of how easily a HME can be ...
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Health Monitoring and Life-Long Capability Management for SELf-SUStaining Manufacturing Systems (SelSus)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2017,

The vision of SelSus is to create a new paradigm for highly effective, self-healing production resources and systems to maximise their performance over longer life times through highly targeted and timely repair, renovation and up-grading. These next generation machines, fixtures and tools will embed extended sensory capabilities and smart materials combined with advanced ICT for self-diagnosis en ...
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Laser equipment ASsessment for High impAct innovation in the manufactuRing European industry (LASHARE)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2017,

LASHARE will develop a robust assessment framework for innovative laser equipment paving the way for new manufacturing applications. It will carry out a large number of assessment experiments for a variety of laser equipment targeting strategic manufacturing areas for Europe.The Laser Equipment Assessment (LEA) will be carried out by a trio of research/supplier/user partners. Each LEA will define ...
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Embedded Multi-Core Systems for Mixed Criticality Applications in Dynamic and Changeable Real-Time Environments (EMC2)

Start date: Apr 1, 2014, End date: Jun 30, 2017,

Embedded systems are the key innovation driver to improve almost all mechatronic products with cheaper and even new functionalities. Furthermore, they strongly support today's information society as inter-system communication enabler.Consequently boundaries of application domains are alleviated and ad-hoc connections and interoperability play an increasing role. At the same time, multi-core and ma ...
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PREparing for the Domino effect in Crisis siTuations (PREDICT)

Start date: Apr 1, 2014, End date: Mar 31, 2017,

PREDICT provides a comprehensive solution for dealing with cascading effects in multi-sectoral crisis situations covering aspects of critical infrastructures. The PREDICT solution will be composed of the following three pillars: methodologies, models and software tools. Their integrated use will increase the awareness and understanding of cascading effects by crisis response organisations, enhance ...
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Combined Efficient Large Scale Integrated Urban Systems (CELSIUS)

Start date: Apr 1, 2013, End date: Mar 31, 2017,

The CELSIUS City Consortium is going to deploy 12 new technically and economically innovative demonstrators. Another up to 20 state-of-art demonstrators (already in operation) will proof the CELSIUS City Concept covering the full FP7 8.8.2 requirements.CELSIUS has a clear strategy and a pro-active approach to Market Outreach, which will strive to commit 50 new cities to the CELSIUS Roadmap by the ...
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INnovaTive Enzymes and polyionic-liquids based membRAnes as CO2 Capture Technology (INTERACT)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Feb 28, 2017,

A major task addressed in the Strategic Energy Technology Plan of the EU is the sustainable power generation from fossil fuels. A crucial step here is the separation of CO2 from flue gas. INTERACT investigates the scientific and technological basis of radically innovative materials and processes. Strong improvement of the energy penalty of the capture process below 5 % points and reduction of the ...
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Arrowhead (ARROWHEAD)

Start date: Mar 1, 2013, End date: Feb 28, 2017,

"Our society is facing both energy and competitiveness challenges. These challenges are tightly linked and require new dynamic interactions between energy producers and energy consumers, between machines, between systems, between people and systems, etc. Cooperative automation is the key for these dynamic interactions and is enabled by the technology developed around the Internet of Things and Ser ...
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Photocatalytic Materials for the Destruction of Recalcitrant Organic Industrial Waste (PCATDES)

Start date: Feb 1, 2013, End date: Jan 31, 2017,

"The project brings together a consortium of EU and ASEAN researchers with the aim of developing a solar powered photocatalytic waste-water treatment system capable of mineralising the recalcitrant organic matter that is not removed by current biological methods. With an emphasis on generating novel materials and new understandings of photocatalytic materials and processes, the interdisciplinary t ...
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Green Computing Node for European micro-servers (EUROSERVER)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Jan 31, 2017,

Description New 3D server architecture for better energy-efficient Data CentresData Centres (DCs) are a key resource for innovation and leadership of industry in Europe. They drive the Information Society through hosted cloud applications. To sustain the ever-increasing demand of storing and processing data, DCs need to improve their capa ...
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Sustained, favourable management and improvement of mountain hay meadows near Winterberg (Bergmähwiesen Winterberg)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

Background Europe's mountain hay meadows are particularly endangered. Similar to other types of low-intensity agriculture/pasture hay meadows they are under threat from intensive farming practices or abandonment as unprofitable “marginal sites”. The mountain hay meadows near Winterberg are the largest clusters of this habitat in North Rhine-Westphali ...
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From atom-to-Device Explicit simulation Environment for Photonics and Electronics Nanostructures (DEEPEN)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

"DEEPEN will develop an integrated open source multiscale simulation environment, targeted at problems common to future nanoscale electronic and photonic devices. New device simulators require an atomic-scale description of selected critical regions of a transistor or LED to capture details otherwise inaccessible. They must also resolve the considerable uncertainty in many critical parameters requ ...
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Towards Tissue Engineering Solutions for Cardiovascular Surgery (TECAS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

"The aim of the TECAS ITN is to integrate the major European contributors in the field of cardiovascular tissue engineering (TE) and regenerative medicine (RM), to generate a coherent framework of expertise which will facilitate the training and career development of early stage researchers (ESRs) in the field. In particular, the intention of this ITN is to focus on the clinical needs of cardiac v ...
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European clinical study for the application of regenerative heart valves (ESPOIR)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

Acquired and congenital heart disease can necessitate heart valve replacement. However, current heart valve substitutes are not considered ideal as they need anticoagulation, bearing the risk of bleeding when manufactured from non-organic material, or they degenerate when they derive from animals or human tissue donators (homografts) thereby leading to frequent reoperation especially in the young ...
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COst & PERformaNces Improvement for Cgh2 composite tanks (COPERNIC)

Start date: Jun 1, 2013, End date: Nov 30, 2016,

A certain level of maturity of on-board compressed gaseous storage systems have been demonstrated through large Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) deployment projects like Clean Energy Partnership (100+ FCEVs). In addition, major car companies have confirmed their intent to start production by 2015. Nevertheless, major issues still remain to be addressed:- VOLUME: Actual CGH2 tank production is far ...
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Holistic Energy Management for third and fourth generation of EVs:\neDAS = efficiency powered by smart Design meaningful Architecture connected Systems (eDAS)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2016,

Modern societies are eagerly looking for the integration of mobility and their urban living area to enable reliable and safe transportation, better efficiency and cost, comfort and low emissions for the environment. The trends are obvious, however, providing a hybrid/electrical car is only one part of the full picture. The "standard" customer is still very reluctant to buy a full electrical vehicl ...
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Gathering media clusters to bridge digital content with emerging technologies (EUROTRANSMEDIA)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

"Transmedia, the future of Media industryMedia industry, a strongly ""technology driven"" sector suffers, in Europe, of fragmented R&D efforts (a fact highlighted by the “Digital Agenda”). In consequence there are still some missing essential technical components to be developed in Europe. Given the changing context in the media sector and the economic significance of this highly competitive and s ...
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Critical System Engineering Acceleration (CRYSTAL)

Start date: May 1, 2013, End date: Jul 31, 2016,

CRYSTAL aims at fostering Europe’s leading edge position in embedded systems engineering in particular regarding quality and cost effectiveness of safety-critical embedded systems and architecture platforms.Its overall goal is to enable sustainable paths to speed up the maturation, integration, and cross-sectoral reusability of technological and methodological bricks of the factories for safety-cr ...
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PRACE - Third Implementation Phase Project (PRACE-3IP)

Start date: Jul 1, 2012, End date: Jun 30, 2016,

PRACE-3IP supports the accelerated implementation of the pan-European HPC Research Infrastructure (RI) created in April 2010. It continues, complements, and extends the work of the PRACE-1IP and -2IP projects.PRACE-3IP addresses the computational and simulation needs of European scientific communities and of industry to keep them at the forefront of discovery. Our vision is the formation of an int ...
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make it ReAAL (ReAAL)

Start date: Jan 16, 2013, End date: Jun 30, 2016,

Description In the last decade numerous dedicated ICT solutions have been developed to deliver services in support of sustainable independent living and the promotion of active ageing of older people. The research community has spent a lot of resources developing personalised solutions covering the different perspectives of the problem - soc ...
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Starptautiska profesionālā pieredze - vārti uz labklājību

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2016,

ACCORDING TO the Project " Starptautiska profesionālā pieredze - vārti uz labklājību / International vocational experience – gate of prosperity„ in 2016, international practice has have for 8 teachers and 30 students (6 carpenters, 9 car mechaniks, 8 tourism and 8 restoran service specialty students) from Kuldiga Technology and tourism technical school. They have practice in two en ...
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Epigenetics towards systems biology (EPIGENESYS)

Start date: Oct 1, 2010, End date: Mar 31, 2016,

The ‘EpiGeneSys’ Network of Excellence aims to enable European epigenetics research to enter the arena of systems biology, a new step forward with major implications for human health. Many diseases, not explained solely by gene mutation, have rather been associated with epigenetic disorders. Following the identification of key epigenetic regulators, a move towards a systems biology approach is nee ...
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Autonomous Camera System validation and its installation on an in-service Aircraft for Leading Edge Photography (OWACSA)

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Feb 29, 2016,

"The capability to measure Leading Edge Contamination by insects during in-service flight will dramatically improve the knowledge of possible disturbances on the laminar flow according to altitude, climatic zones, seasons, and environment as well as the knowledge of cleaning impact of flight through rain or clouds and any impacts of WIPS operations. This enhanced knowledge is one of the keys for d ...
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High Performance and Embedded Architecture and Compilation (HiPEAC)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Feb 29, 2016,

The proposed HiPEAC network of excellence is a follow-up of an existing network and wants (i) to steer and to increase the European research in computing systems; (ii) to improve the quality of the European computing systems research, and (iii) to create a visible and integrated pan-European community in computing systems. The network is structured along four programs. The membership program aims ...
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Biometrics Evaluation and Testing (BEAT)

Start date: Mar 1, 2012, End date: Feb 29, 2016,

"Identity management using Biometrics is deployed in a growing number of applications ranging from identification platforms (e.g. biometric passports) to access control systems for border checks or banking transactions.Unfortunately, the reliability of these technologies remains difficult to compare. There are no european-wide standards for evaluating their accuracy, their robustness to attacks or ...
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Development of a Direct Laser Joining of hybrid Plastic-Metal components for industrial applications (PMJOIN)

Start date: Feb 1, 2013, End date: Jan 31, 2016,

Automotive industry is looking for reducing energy consumption by using lightweight structures instead of some metal parts. This fact is causing the introduction of plastic sections. But, as metals cannot be excluded as fundamental material in many applications; many products are made of multi-components where several types of materials are introduced. Up to date, the stable joining of plastics an ...
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"Mobilność na rynkach europejskich - kluczem do sukcesu zawodowego młodzieży kwidzyńskiej"

Start date: Dec 31, 2014, End date: Dec 30, 2015,

The project concerned a two-week internship for the second and third year students of the Vocational Education and Life Learning Center in Kwidzyn ( Applicant Institution) and Secondary Vocational and Technical Schools nr 2 in Kwidzyn ( Polish Project Partner). The students of the Vocational Education and Life Learning Center got work experience as carpenters and car mechanics. The students of ...
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Approximations to dynamic density functional theory - phase field simulations on atomic scales (PHASEFIELD)

Start date: Dec 1, 2011, End date: Nov 30, 2015,

"A recent innovation in materials modeling has been the phase field crystal model. Instead of a phenomenological phase field variable the quantity of interest is the atomic number density. This formulation has made it possible to incorporate the kinetics of phase transformations with properties of solids that arise due to their periodic structure. This includes elastic strain, topological defects, ...
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Crew-centered Design and Operations of ships and ship systems (CYCLADES)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

The CyClaDes project is designed to promote the increased impact of the human element in shipping across the design and operational lifecycle. The project brings together a multi-disciplinary team to focus on all the key steps in the lifecycle; the stakeholders; where the barriers to human element integration occur; and how to best locate, produce, disseminate, and apply human element knowledge wi ...
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User-driven Development of Statistical Methods for Experimental Planning, Data Gathering, and Integrative Analysis of Next Generation Sequencing, Proteomics and Metabolomics data (STATegra)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

Users of NGS technologies, producing large and numerous distinct types of omics data, demands statistical methods to combat data and knowledge fragmentation and inappropriate procedures for data analysis. Yet, the current a gap between the available tools for analysis of a single omics data-type versus the requirement of biomedical scientists to understand the integrated results derived from sever ...
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CRitical Infrastructure Security AnaLysIS (CRISALIS)

Start date: May 1, 2012, End date: Aug 31, 2015,

"The CRISALIS project aims at providing new means to secure critical infrastructure environments from targeted attacks, carried out by resourceful and motivated individuals. The recent discovery of a malware called Stuxnet, show that these threats are already a reality. Their success in infiltrating Critical Infrastructure environments is calling attention on the ineffectiveness of standard securi ...
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