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Taking Nanotechnological Remediation Processes from Lab Scale to End User Applications for the Restoration of a Clean Environment (NANOREM)

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

NANOREM is designed to unlock the potential of nanoremediation and so support both the appropriate use of nanotechnology in restoring land and aquifer resources and the development of the knowledge-based economy at a world leading level for the benefit of a wide range of users in the EU environmental sector.NANOREM uniquely takes a holistic approach to examining how the potential for nanoremediati ...
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A Guided Matter-Wave Interferometer on a Atom-Chip (MatterWave)

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

The ultimate aim of the proposed research is to make ultra-sensitive matter-interferometry available in a compact and eventually portable device. Specifically, we seek to test the ideas in a guided matter-wave interferometer based on ultracold bosonic atoms. We will explore matter-wave interferometry in macroscopic traps as well as on atom-chips. Such device has the potential to induce a step chan ...
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Mechanistic studies of T-DNA integration into plant genome (INTEGRATION)

Start date: Sep 1, 2011, End date: Dec 23, 2016,

Plant genetic transformation is a fascinating process by which the Agrobacterium transforms its host by delivering a well-defined fraction of its own genome (designated transfer DNA or T-DNA) as a single-stranded (ss) DNA molecule (designated T-strand) into the host cell. The T-DNA integrates into the host genome and is expressed there. Many of the biological mechanisms that govern the transformat ...
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"Bordering, Political Landscapes and Social Arenas: Potentials and Challenges of Evolving Border Concepts in a post-Cold War World" (EUBORDERSCAPES)

Start date: Jun 1, 2012, End date: May 31, 2016,

"In order to gauge its significance, conceptual change in the study of borders must be seen in relation to fundamental social, economic and geopolitical transformations that have taken place in the past decades. In addition, major paradigmatic shifts in scientific debate, and in the social sciences in particular, must also be considered. Recognising the close interrelationships between social chan ...
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Replication and Adaptation in Molecular Networks (READ)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

"Systems Chemistry (the chemistry of complex mixtures of interacting molecules) is a rapidly developing new fronteir in the chemical sciences. Where chemistry has for centuries been a firmly reductionistic science, Systems Chemistry breaks with this tradition by focussing on complexity and emergent behaviour.This network brings together nearly all major academic players active in Europe on experim ...
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Guiding Patients Anytime Everywhere (MobiGuide)

Start date: Nov 1, 2011, End date: Oct 31, 2015,

Description The MobiGuide project has developed an intelligent decision-support system for patients with chronic illnesses, such as cardiac arrhythmias, diabetes and high blood pressure. The patient wears sensors that can monitor biosignals (e.g. heart rate, blood pressure); these signals are transmitted to their smartphone and from there to ...
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Revealing the molecular architecture of integrin mediated cell adhesion (INCEL)

Start date: Nov 1, 2009, End date: Oct 31, 2015,

Cell adhesions play an important role in the organization, growth, maturation, and function of living cells. Interaction of cells with the extracellular matrix (ECM) plays an essential role in a variety of disease states , inflammation, and repair of damaged tissues. At the cellular level, many of the biological responses to external stimuli originate at adhesion loci, such as focal adhesions (FA) ...
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Fullerene-based systems for oxidative inactivation of airborne microbial pathogens (NANO_GUARD)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

The main goal of this project is to establish a long-lasting collaboration and create a network of the research centres of excellence from Europe and Third Countries aiming at development of the Fullerene-based systems for oxidative inactivation of airborne microbial pathogens.This goal will be achieved by undertaken of joint research activities via collaboration of a multidisciplinary consortium ...
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Embedded Computer Engineering Learning Platform (E2LP)

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

Embedded systems are the invisible electronics and corresponding software that bring intelligence to objects, processes and devices. The main challenge in engineering education for embedded systems at university level is a complex and multidisciplinary approach which includes understanding of various systems based on different technologies and system solution optimizations. The main idea behind th ...
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Elevated Concentration photovoltaic solar energy generator and fully automated machinery for high throughput manufacturing and testing (ECOSOLE)

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

Today most of HCPV (High Concentration PhotoVoltaic) generators are built with refractive lenses. A few companies have developed efficient solutions and set up manufacturing lines for these kind of products, but there aren’t effective reflective optics HCPV systems in Europe.ECOSOLE regards the realization and demonstration of an innovative HCPV generator made of:• New high efficiency,very high co ...
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SERVICIZING POLICY FOR RESOURCE EFFICIENT ECONOMY (SPREE)

Start date: Jul 1, 2012, End date: Jun 30, 2015,

The aim of SPREE project is to identify potential Servicizing Policies and simulate their effect on absolute decoupling of economic growth and resource use, while achieving societal benefits. Servicizing Systems facilitate the transition from selling products to providing services. Except for ICT, these are still quite rare. SPREE is dedicated to promote the implementation of Servicizing Systems i ...
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Distributed Infrastructure for EXPErimentation in Ecosystem Research (EXPEER)

Start date: Dec 1, 2010, End date: May 31, 2015,

EXPEER will bring together, major observational, experimental, analytical and modelling facilities in ecosystem science in Europe. By uniting these highly instrumented ecosystem research facilities under the same umbrella and with a common vision, EXPEER will form a key contribution to structuring and improving the European Research Area (ERA) within terrestrial ecosystem research.EXPEER builds ...
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BIOfuel From Algae Technologies (BIOFAT)

Start date: May 1, 2011, End date: Apr 30, 2015,

BIOFAT is a ‘microalgae to biofuel’ Demonstration project with a farming area of 10-ha for microalgae cultivation and a target annual productivity of 100 tons per ha. The project will integrate all the processes from single cell to biofuel production. The production stage will be based on photobioreactors for inocula production, and raceways for production of bulk biomass and induction of oil/star ...
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A Novel Drug Targeting Strategy for the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Molecular Biopharmaceutical Approach (TARGETIBDBYPLA2)

Start date: May 1, 2011, End date: Apr 30, 2015,

A molecular approach will be applied to mechanistically target drugs - by exploiting phospholipase A2 (PLA2) - to diseased tissues in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). PLA2 hydrolyses the sn-2 fatty acyl bond of phospholipids (PL), liberating a fatty-acid and a lysophospholipid. We have shown that by substituting the sn-2 fatty-acid of the PL with a drug, PLA2 may be exploited as a prodrug activat ...
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Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever; Modern Approaches to Diagnostics, Surveillance, Prevention, Therapy and Preparedness (CCH Fever)

Start date: Oct 1, 2010, End date: Mar 31, 2015,

Over the last years, large outbreaks of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) in several European countries and neighbouring areas are on the rise. This disease poses a great threat to public health due to its high mortality rate, modes of transmission and geographical distribution. Climate changes and observation of the CCHFV vector in central Europe alarm the European community as we can ...
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WINTHERapeutics: development of a systems biology method to predict efficacy of cancer drugs to optimize individualized therapeutic decision and improve clinical outcome for cancer patients (WINTHER)

Start date: Mar 1, 2013, End date: Feb 28, 2015,

Relevance: WINTHER project focuses on the development and validation, in 24 months, of industry supported new tools and computational methods, to predict efficacy of drugs in cancer patientsCurrent medical needs: Selection of cancer targeted therapies based on molecular abnormalities (mutations /amplifications/ translocations) benefit today only to 10-40% of patients. For the remaining majority, ...
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Intelligent sensing and manipulation for sustainable production and harvesting of high value crops, clever robots for crops (CROPS)

Start date: Oct 1, 2010, End date: Sep 30, 2014,

CROPS will develop scientific know-how for a highly configurable, modular and clever carrier platform that includes modular parallel manipulators and “intelligent tools” (sensors, algorithms, sprayers, grippers) that can be easily installed onto the carrier and are capable of adapting to new tasks and conditions. Several technological demonstrators will be developed for high value crops like green ...
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Collaborative Manufacturing Network for Competitive Advantage (COMVANTAGE)

Start date: Sep 1, 2011, End date: Aug 31, 2014,

With ComVantage we envision an interorganisational collaboration space turning today's organisation-centric manufacturing approach into a product-centric one. Manufacturers will benefit from a flexible, efficient platform that helps them to operate as one virtual factory and thus gain competitive advantages in their markets. Based on best practises of Web 2.0 technologies the collaboration space w ...
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Large-area Organic and Hybrid Solar Cells (LARGECELLS)

Start date: Sep 1, 2010, End date: Aug 31, 2014,

"The task of developing large-area, thin film solar cells based on polymers as well as solid-state organic-inorganic (hybrid) systems will be undertaken. The required novel materials (charge transport polymers, semiconductor surfactants/compatibilizers and inorganic nanoparticles) will be synthesized and the compounds with the most potential will be scaled-up for the purpose of modern fabrication ...
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Algorithms and Tools for Mining Biological Sequence Data (ALMOND)

Start date: Jul 15, 2012, End date: Jul 14, 2014,

"The goal of this proposal is to set up an interdisciplinary research training in the area of bioinformatics algorithms, that should lead to establishing a new level of expertise in certain techniques, methods and algorithms for handling the ever-increasing volume of biological sequence data (DNA, RNA, proteins). Bioinformatics is one of the flourishing research fields at the Computer Science Depa ...
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An innovative environmentally friendly thermo-electric power generation system for automotive and marine applications that is powered by exhaust waste thermal energy to reduce fuel consumption (Power Driver)

Start date: Feb 1, 2012, End date: Jan 31, 2014,

Car CO2 emissions are to be limited to 120 g/km for all new passenger cars by 2012. If they are unable to achieve targets, then this may have a significant negative impact on manufacturers. Cars also produce emissions such as Nitrogen oxides, Hydrocarbons, Carbon monoxide and particulate matter which are subject to tight controls. For marine application, existing and forthcoming legislation is aim ...
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Genetic Improvement of Algae for Value Added Products (GIAVAP)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

Microalgae are a highly promising resource for the sustainable production of a wide variety of biomaterials for a wide range of applications. Microalgae can transform solar energy at high efficiency directly into valuable biological products using marginal water resources, waste nutrients and exhaust CO2 without the needs for high value cropland. A wide variety of eukaryotic microalgae of high evo ...
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INTeractive RObotics Research Network (INTRO)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

"The INTRO project – elaborated in close cooperation between universities and industry – will offer 10 young researchers (8 ESRs and 2 ERs) a unique training program to assist their career development in the interdisciplinary areas of Interactive Robotics: Cooperative Robot Learning; Cognitive Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) and Intelligent Interface Design. INTRO's overall objective is to contribut ...
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Winner-Take-All readout mechanisms in the Central Nervous System (WTAinCNS)

Start date: Dec 1, 2009, End date: Nov 30, 2013,

How is information about external stimuli or planned motor commands coded and communicated between different brain regions? This question is one of the most fundamental open questions in neuroscience, and addressing it is likely to revolutionize the field of neural-prosthetic devices. In particular, it will significantly improve the quality of life of the many thousands in need of cochlear implant ...
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"Cerebellar-Cortical Control: Cells, Circuits, Computation, and Clinic" (C7)

Start date: Nov 1, 2009, End date: Oct 31, 2013,

"A functional understanding of the cerebellum, the structure of the human brain with the most neurons, requires the combined effort of scientists working from the cellular level up to the behavioural level, and it requires scientists trained to cross these levels. The C7 network brings together 9 research groups to form a European institute for the interdisciplinary study of the cerebellum. The ne ...
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FLexible Architecture for \nVirtualizable wireless future Internet Access (FLAVIA)

Start date: Jul 1, 2010, End date: Jun 30, 2013,

Wireless networks importance for the Future Internet is raising at a fast pace as mobile devices increasingly become its entry point. However, today's wireless networks are unable to rapidly adapt to evolving contexts and service needs due to their rigid architectural design.We believe that the wireless Internet's inability to keep up with innovation directly stems from its reliance on the traditi ...
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Israel Researchers' Night 2012 (IRN2012)

Start date: May 1, 2012, End date: Nov 30, 2012,

"Over 6 years of experience with Researchers' Night project and many more of engaging youngsters to science and scientists thought us that the more personal we make the event the more effective it will be on the long terms. In Researchers' Night 2012 we will try to make it moving, touching and unique by all means.Scientists will wear special shirts or badges to be easily identified and will call t ...
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European Network on Directed Evolution of Functional Proteins (ENEFP)

Start date: Oct 15, 2008, End date: Oct 14, 2012,

"This project intends to use directed evolution as tool to reproduce Nature's remarkable ability to generate molecular machines - in particular enzymes – that perform at levels near perfection. By harnessing the forces of Darwinian evolution in the laboratory we want to (i) screen large and diverse genome libraries for protein with new and useful functions, (ii) optimize existing proteins for appl ...
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Israel Researchers' Night 2011 (IRN2011)

Start date: Jun 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2011,

"With two governmental offices supporting, all universities and the main leading colleges in Israel taking part, Researchers' Night 2011 event expected to be a great success and to fulfill its objectives. Read on...Israel`s Researchers' Night (IRN) has been a highly successful national science project. Every year, many people attend the event and numerous institutions want to partner on an event t ...
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Alage and aquatic biomass for a sustainable production of 2nd generation biofuels (AQUAFUELS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Jun 30, 2011,

AquaFUELS intends to focus on establishing the state of the art on research, technological development and demonstration activities regarding the exploitation of various algal and other suitable non-food aquatic biomasses for 2nd generation biofuels production. In this frame an overall assessment, critical thinking and reasoning are necessary to draft the lines of future developments. This will re ...
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Israel Researchers' Night 2010 (IRN2010)

Start date: Jun 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2010,

"Based on the success in previous years, IRN2010 was extended to additional institutes, and many additional sites at industries, and designed to attract Israelis of all ages, background and geographic location nationwide to meet researchers face-to-face. Number of sites was more than doubled and covers all of Israel (see map), with many places (science-café and round tables) outside the Campuses w ...
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