Search for European Projects

Over 40 European Projects Found

Searched on 125080 European Projects

 FINISHED 
Despite their proliferation as a dominant computing paradigm, cloud computing systems lack effective mechanisms to manage their vast amounts of resources efficiently, leading to severe resource waste and ultimately limiting their applicability to large classes of critical applications that pose non-moderate resource demands. This creates a significant need to lift existing technological barriers o ...
Read Project

 8

 FINISHED 

DIabetes REsearCh on patient sTratification (DIRECT)

Start date: Feb 1, 2012, End date: Jan 31, 2019,

The overarching aims of the DIRECT consortium, consisting of 20 leading academic groups in diabetes and 5 EFPIA companies, are to identify biomarkers that address current bottlenecks in diabetes drug development and to develop a stratified medicines approach to treatment of type 2 diabetes with either existing or novel therapies.There is heterogeneity in who develops diabetes, the rate at which th ...
Read Project

 27

 FINISHED 
"Smart Grid systems represent a significant new technology to provide more energy efficient power delivery systems that reduce carbon emissions and can handle a mix of energy sources from small scale renewable energy to large power stations. The design and implementation of the smart grid will be very complex, involving a large number of systems, layers and relationships. In order to make the infr ...
Read Project

 8

 FINISHED 

Ice, Climate, and Economics - Arctic Research on Change (ICE-ARC)

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

The ICE-ARC project aims to understand and quantify the multiple stresses involved in the change in the Arctic marine environment. Particular focus is on the rapid retreat and collapse of the Arctic sea ice cover and to assess the climatic (ice, ocean, atmosphere and ecosystem), economic and social impacts of these stresses on regional and global scales.It is not possible to look at one aspect of ...
Read Project

 26

 FINISHED 
This project aims at improving the robustness, manufacturability, efficiency and cost of SOLIDpower’s state-of-the-art SOFC stacks so as to reach market entry requirements. We propose a focused project addressing the key issues that have manifested themselves in the course of the ongoing product development efforts at SOLIDpower SA. The key issues are the mechanical robustness of solid oxide fuel ...
Read Project

 10

 FINISHED 
"ECCO-MATE aims to create a research and training platform for the development and implementation of novel fuel mixture preparation, injection profiling, air management and staged/low temperature combustion technologies both in marine and light-duty automotive diesel engines. The marine (slow speed, large-sized, two-stroke engines) and land-transport (high speed, small-to-medium-sized, four-stroke ...
Read Project

 12

 FINISHED 
EUROFLEETS2 is the enhancement of EUROFLEETS1, with the aim of developing a new pan-European distributed infrastructure with common strategic vision and coordinated access to Research Vessels (RVs) and marine equipment. EUROFLEETS2 will furthermore undertake specific actions to consolidate research fleets’ organization, methodology and tools through operational initiatives (like virtual fleets) le ...
Read Project

 32

 FINISHED 
NACLIM aims at investigating and quantifying the predictability of the climate in the North Atlantic/European sector related to North Atlantic/Arctic sea surface temperature (SST) and sea ice variability and change on seasonal to decadal time scales. SST and sea-ice forcing have a crucial impact on weather and climate in Europe. Rather than running climate forecasts ourselves, we will analyze the ...
Read Project

 18

 FINISHED 

User Empowerment for Enhanced Online Presence Management (USEMP)

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

A large majority of Europeans engage with Online Social Networks (OSNs) and a recent Eurobarometer study concludes that 74% of respondents think that they do not have enough control of the data they share and 70% are concerned with the way such data are handled by OSNs. In response to these concerns, USEMP aims at developing a framework that will empower users by enhancing their control over the d ...
Read Project

 7

 FINISHED 

Automation and Robotics for EUropean Sustainabile manufacturing (AREUS)

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

European Factories of the Future will have to be smart and green:• SMART: high performance, reconfigurable, adaptive and evolving factories based on robotic technologies ,• GREEN: reduced ecological footprint through a more efficient use, at factory level, of material and energy resources.Industrial Robotics is the strategic technology needed to keep the European Manufacturing leading edge, unfort ...
Read Project

 12

 FINISHED 
Micro- and nanometer structuring has proven to be an efficient method to functionalize surfaces, and is attractive to manufacturers of plastic products. Plastic components are volume manufactured by injection moulding. Compact Discs and Digital Video Discs are today manufactured with nanometer range lateral resolution but, only on planar surfaces. Free-form (double-curved) moulding tools today off ...
Read Project

 14

 FINISHED 
"EPIC-CVD's overarching goal is to provide clinicians and policy-makers with a menu of evidence-based options for cost-effective individualised risk assessment that enables the EU's increasingly resource-constrained economies to achieve more personalised predictive medicine in harmony with Europe's diverse cultures and healthcare systems.We will achieve this through developing and validating innov ...
Read Project

 33

 FINISHED 

Towards off flavour free finfish aquaculture (SPACETASTE)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Nov 30, 2015,

"Off flavour is the presence of undesired sensory properties in food items. Most common in aquaculture products are earthy-musty off flavours caused by the presence of geosmin and 2-methyl-iso-borneol (MIB) in fish tissues. Off flavour is associated to land-based aquaculture production systems with high nutrient loadings such as pond systems and recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS).Off flavour ...
Read Project

 9

 FINISHED 
The goal of zero defect manufacturing encompasses both short and long term perspectives. The short term perspective is to develop and implement a real time process control system that eliminates the production of any faulty component due to variances in materials, components and process properties. The long term perspective is to minimize all failures by continuous optimizing of the production pro ...
Read Project

 15

 FINISHED 
The development of shared structures for education and research in Scandinavian Studies has been the main goal for Centre for Scandinavian Studies since it's start in 2010. By now the organization has acquired the necessary competence and capacity to provide the Öresund region with education, research and information in neighbor language and culture on a broad scale.
Read Project

 2

 FINISHED 
The objective of the JoRIEW project is to reinforce the cooperation capacities of Jordanian research centres by promoting closer scientific collaboration with a number of ERA located research centres and universities. The JoRIEW project will help structure and enhance S&T cooperation in areas of common interest, such as research system integration, integrated energy and water planning, development ...
Read Project

 8

 FINISHED 

Cluster for Accelerator Technology (CATE)

Start date: Dec 31, 2010, End date: Dec 30, 2013,

With the prospects of big labs ESS and MAX IV, and the coming need of accelerator technology, companies in the region need to learn how to provide the required technology. To enable companies to compete internationally regarding design, construction, maintenance of high technology accelerator related equipment, close cooperation between Danish, Norwegian and Swedish universities and companies is e ...
Read Project

 5

 FINISHED 

Product Research and Optimization of Krill (PROKrill)

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

Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) is an abundant marine resource that can help meet the world’s growing food demand, providing feed (for aquaculture and monogastric livestock) and dietary supplements for humans. Although protein-rich krill contains Omega 3/EPA/DHA and antioxidant astaxanthin, it is under utilized because F and Cu concentrations exceed EU limits for feed, enzymes rapidly taint th ...
Read Project

 3

 FINISHED 
ModNanoTox will develop a number of well-documented and technically advanced models describing the behaviour of engineered nanoparticles in organisms and the environment. Background to these models will be a thoroughly documented database, constructed based on: (1) an advanced evaluation of physicochemical properties of nanoparticles and in silico modelling of their reactivity; and (2) assessment ...
Read Project

 6

 FINISHED 

Center for evacuation security in the Oresundregion (KESO)

Start date: May 31, 2010, End date: May 30, 2013,

The Öresund region share issues with regards to complex building constructions, i.e. buildings and constructions that are complicated from an evacuation point of view. The project will lead to a cross border evacuation strategy, applicable and equally relevant in Denmark and Sweden. ...
Read Project

 3

 FINISHED 

FoodBest Oresund Phase II

Start date: Sep 30, 2011, End date: Apr 29, 2013,

Foodbest Oresund Phase II is working for a transformation from the traditional food industry and low technology culture into a new innovation-driven, high-tech culture with new business models. This project aims at consolidating this positioning, strenghening the relations between stakeholders in Denmark and Sweden and with important food companies and research/ education institutes across Europe. ...
Read Project

 7

 FINISHED 

Silent Spaces

Start date: Feb 28, 2010, End date: Feb 27, 2013,

The project will contribute to a harmonization of legal requirements and acoustic classification criteria for buildings, which are currently quite different in the two countries (SE and DK) and therefore set barriers for the trans-frontier collaboration and trade. It aims create a more sustainable environment by reducing noise and vibrations in buildings and dwellings. ...
Read Project

 5

 FINISHED 

Coasts of the Future

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

The project Coasts of the Future is a co-operation project between actors engaged in costal area development in the Oresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak-region. The coastal areas have experienced an extensive industrial change – from traditional enterprises such as fishing boats to tourism. A challenge is to adapt to the change in a way that leads to economic growth, and at the same time preserve environmen ...
Read Project

 9

 FINISHED 

Oresund Materials Innovation Community (Phase 2)

Start date: Apr 30, 2010, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

The projects partners intend to develop the Oresund innovation system within materials science, to create the fundament to make the region a world leading materials science centre. To reach this goal, the project will work with linking the regional strengths, making use of the innovation capacity within materials science, and integrating the innovation system across Oresund. ...
Read Project

 19

 FINISHED 

Sound Settlements

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

Research institutions in Sweden and Denmark will work with five case areas in a crossdiciplinary manner. A vital concept is the sound settlement, which represents a holistic view on dwellings, places of work, services, recreation and a sustainable infrastructure. An interdisciplinary research group with Danish and Swedish researchers will co-operate with local politicians, officials, architects an ...
Read Project

 11

 FINISHED 

Centre for Scandinavian Studies (CSS)

Start date: Jul 31, 2010, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

The long-term goal is to make the resulting centre into the leading institution worldwide for research and education in Scandinavian Studies, encompassing the fields of language, literature and culture. Expected Results: Co-op ...
Read Project

 3

 FINISHED 
"The elicitation of broadly neutralising antibodies (Nab) remains the primary and most challenging goal in HIV-1 vaccine development. Although a few anti-HIV-1 monoclonal antibodies with broadly neutralising capability have been isolated from infected individuals, none of the immunization strategies thus far explored has proven effective in inducing similar antibodies. Objective of this applicatio ...
Read Project

 18

 FINISHED 

Arctic Tipping Points (ATP)

Start date: Feb 1, 2009, End date: Jan 31, 2012,

The broad interdisciplinary consortia assembled in the Arctic Tipping Points (ATP) project will be managed (WP1) to identify the elements of the Arctic marine ecosystem likely to show abrupt changes in response to climate change, and establish the levels of the corresponding climate drivers inducing the regime shift for these tipping elements. ATP will evaluate the consequences of crossing those t ...
Read Project

 13

 FINISHED 

NET INFORMATION INTEGRATION SERVICES FOR SECURITY SYSTEMS (NI2S3)

Start date: Jul 1, 2009, End date: Sep 30, 2011,

"The key idea of proposed project is to research and implement a reference methodology for developing security systems based on NEC Information and Integration Services, able to integrate information from many and heterogeneous sources, in order to build up or improve the situation awareness of critical infrastructures. In particular, the main objectives include:  Definition of a operational sce ...
Read Project

 6

 FINISHED 
[EASY-ECO 2008-2010] is a training and conference programme on evaluations in the specific context of sustainable development. Sustainability evaluations are important for Europe because they support decision-making processes by highlighting strengths and weaknesses of particular policies, programmes and projects, they make policies more transparent and accountable and they support organisational ...
Read Project

 9

 FINISHED 

Developing a Crisis Communication Scorecard (CrisComScore)

Start date: Feb 1, 2008, End date: Apr 30, 2011,

The outcome of this project will be an audit instrument - a Scorecard and relevant Guides - as a tool for ensuring effective crisis communication strategies and implementation. The Scorecard will enable public authorities to measure and improve their readiness for crisis communication. The Guides facilitate effective media relations and crisis communication strategies for various public groups. ...
Read Project

 5

 FINISHED 
"The implementation of a prevention-oriented injury surveillance in the EU is a major demand towards the Member States in the recent “EC Council Recommendations on the prevention of injury and the promotion of safety”. Needed in particular are valid and reliable indicators for the array of external causes of injury morbidity, like involved activities, products and mechanisms, and for the most seve ...
Read Project

 13

 FINISHED 

European Master in System Dynamics

Start date: Oct 1, 2007,

The main objectives of the project are to establish a joint European Masters Programme in System Dynamics with particular emphasis on analysis, planning and policy design in complex, dynamic domains by means of computer based modelling and simulation; to develop a European curriculum in a field that is traditionally dominated by the US, by combining the state-of-the art expertise in System Dynamic ...
Read Project

 4

 FINISHED 
Undoubtedly, you can offer more to people with disabilities when youunderstand their feelings and their needs. SEAD focuses on increasing theempathy of persons working in the social field and on the understanding ofthe feelings, needs and the psychological and emotional situation of peoplewith disabilities. With SEAD, a person who works and interact with peoplewith disabilities has the chance not ...
Read Project

 12

 FINISHED 
The overall aim of this proposal is to contribute to the sustainable development of Egypt in the field of Higher Education by using mobility flows to improve the career prospects of students and promoting intercultural understanding through institutional cooperation. The development of teaching and learning will occur through the student mobilities. The great variety of thematic fields offered by ...
Read Project

 20

 FINISHED 
The implementation of the Bologna Process is well-advanced at most European universities. Yet the adjustments of degree formats in order to form a new European Higher Education Area with minimal educational boarders triggered new questions. The European call for knowledge transfer, competitiveness, and smart mobility calls for a systematic implementation of joint degree programmes. While double de ...
Read Project

 6

 FINISHED 
University Lifelong Learning (ULLL) has not been high on the agenda in the Bologna process until recently. Universities have been busy implementing the main BMD reform with its associated tools. Our first survey of the 'state of play' in ULLL shows that universities are in general only just beginning to consider how they can use these tools to develop new forms of ULLL and understanding of Europea ...
Read Project

 11

 FINISHED 
In many European countries the tourism sector includes not only big chains of hotelsand services offered by travel agencies, but also a great amount of small touristpensions, hotels, agro tourist services, small restaurants etc. which are mostly run as afamily business including grandparents, parents, children and other employees. For thistarget group the ability of using foreign languages is an e ...
Read Project

 10

 FINISHED 
EMIT - first on-line training for healthcare professionals : EMIT develops a work-linked training in hospitals on Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technology for young medical physics graduates and other healthcare professionals. New curricula, timetables and ICT training materials (electronic and web-based) for two training modules have been developed. EMIT materials are loaded onto an ...
Read Project

 8

 FINISHED 
This project refers to the development of a joint European study programme in System Dynamics at the master’s level. The target group of this programme is master students who want to gain skills in model based analysis, planning and policy design in complex dynamic domains. System Dynamics has long been recognized as a way to help people to make better decisions when confronted with complex, dynam ...
Read Project

 4