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MEthane goes MObile - MEasurements and MOdelling (MEMO2)

Start date: Mar 1, 2017, End date: Feb 28, 2021,

Mitigation of climate change is a key scientific and societal challenge and also a headline target of the EU2020 strategy. Strong reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are necessary to reach the global warming target agreed on at the 2015 United Nations Convention of Parties in Paris. Such emission reductions can only be achieved if sources are properly quantified and mitigation efforts are verif ...
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Readiness of ICOS for Necessities of integrated Global Observations (RINGO)

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

The proposed project “Readiness of ICOS for Necessities of integrated Global Observations” (RINGO) aims to further development of ICOS RI and ICOS ERIC and foster its sustainability. The challenges are to further develop the readiness of ICOS RI along five principal objectives: 1. Scientific readiness. To support the further consolidation of the observational networks and enhance their quality. Th ...
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Realising Innovation in Transitions for Decarbonisation (REINVENT)

Start date: Dec 1, 2016, End date: Nov 30, 2020,

It is high time for the EU to develop pathways and strategies for decarbonisation also in emissions intensive sectors such as steel, plastics, paper, and meat and dairy. These are sectors where low carbon transitions are still relatively unexplored. Some progressive companies and other actors are just beginning to consider such pathways. The overall aim of REINVENT is to help Europe achieve its lo ...
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Nature Based Urban Innovation (NATURVATION)

Start date: Nov 1, 2016, End date: Oct 31, 2020,

Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) have the potential to respond to climate change, enhance biodiversity and improve environmental quality while contributing to economic regeneration and social well-being. Yet there is a substantial gap between the promise of NBS and their uptake. To unlock the potential of NBS for sustainable urban development, NATURVATION will take a transdisciplinary, internationally ...
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Alzheimer Disease - gut connection (AD-gut)

Start date: Apr 1, 2016, End date: Mar 31, 2020,

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia in the Western world and to date no cure nor any preventive strategy are available for this neurodegenerative disorder. Bacterial 16S rRNA sequencing from fecal samples revealed a remarkable shift in the gut microbiota of conventionally-raised AD mice compared to healthy, wild-type mice. Based on these findings, we generated germ-free Alzhe ...
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Methodologies and Data mining techniques for the analysis of Big Data based on Longitudinal Population and Epidemiological Registers (LONGPOP)

Start date: Feb 1, 2016, End date: Jan 31, 2020,

European societies face rapid social changes, challenges and benefits, which can be studied with traditional tools of analysis, but with serious limitations. This rapid transformation covers changes in family forms, fertility, the decline of mortality and increase of longevity, and periods of economic and social instability. Owing to population ageing across Europe, countries are now the experienc ...
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Restoring tissue regeneration in patients with visceral Graft versus Host Disease. (RETHRIM)

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2019,

Stem cell regenerative therapies hold great promise for patients suffering from a variety of disorders that are associated with tissue or organ injury. Regeneration relies on tissue or organ-specific stem and progenitor cells, but can also aim at promoting the endogenous repair capacity of the body. Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) are undergoing clinical testing in a variety of clinical conditions ...
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Development of Biomaterial-based Delivery Systems for Parkinson’s disease - an Integrated Pan-European Approach (BrainMatTrain)

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2019,

BrainMatTrain focuses on a comprehensive understanding of Parkinson’s disease (PD), from basics to translation, fully supported by 8 full partners partner organisation (4 research institutions, 2 hospitals, 2 SMEs) and one partner organisation (SME specialist in device design). This ETN will educate and train 15 Earlty Stage Researchers (ESRs) in functioanlised biomaterials, materials science, fun ...
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The Integrated Initiative of European Laser Research Infrastructures (LASERLAB-EUROPE)

Start date: Dec 1, 2015, End date: Nov 30, 2019,

LASERLAB-EUROPE is the European consortium of major national laser research infrastructures, covering advanced laser science and applications in most domains of research and technology, with particular emphasis on areas with high industrial and social impact, such as bio- and nanophotonics, material analyses, biology and medicine. Recently the field of advanced lasers has experienced remarkable ad ...
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Beyond EPICA - Oldest Ice (BE-OI)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2019,

To better constrain the response of Earth’s climate system to continuing emissions, it is essential to turn to the past. A key advance would be to understand the transition in Earth’s climate response to changes in orbital forcing during the 'mid-Pleistocene transition' (900 to 1200 thousand years ago) and in particular the role of greenhouse gases. Unravelling such key linkages between the carbon ...
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International Master of Science in Fire Safety Engineering

Start date: Sep 15, 2015, End date: Sep 14, 2019,

Objective The objective of this Erasmus Mundus Master Course is to establish a top-level education programme in Fire Safety Engineering.Course duration Two years (120 ECTS)Brief DescriptionCurrently, the application of fire safety codes and design procedures is evolving from a prescriptive towards a performance-based approach. This evolution is accompanied with an equally drastic transformation of ...
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Infrastructure for NMR, EM and X-rays for translational research (iNEXT)

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

Structural biology provides insight into the molecular architecture of cells up to atomic resolution, revealing the biological mechanisms that are fundamental to life. It is thus key to many innovations in chemistry, biotechnology and medicine such as engineered enzymes, new potent drugs, innovative vaccines and novel biomaterials.iNEXT (infrastructure for NMR, EM and X-rays for Translational rese ...
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DOLORisk: Understanding risk factors and determinants for neuropathic pain (DOLORisk)

Start date: Jul 1, 2015, End date: Jun 30, 2019,

Neuropathic pain (NP) is common (population prevalence of 7-8%) and will present a rising health burden in the future. NP results in significant morbidity, reduces quality of life and has a major deleterious impact on health in aging. The reason why some subjects develop neuropathic pain and others do not following the same injury is not known. The exact nature of risk factors for NP and their int ...
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Environmental Research Infrastructures Providing Shared Solutions for Science and Society (ENVRI PLUS)

Start date: May 1, 2015, End date: Apr 30, 2019,

ENVRIPLUS is a cluster of research infrastructures (RIs) for Environmental and Earth System sciences, built around ESFRI roadmap and associating leading e-infrastructures and Integrating Activities together with technical specialist partners. ENVRIPLUS is driven by 3 overarching goals: 1) favoring cross-fertilization between infrastructures, 2) implementing innovative concepts and devices across R ...
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Genomic diagnostics beyond the sequence (BeyondSeq)

Start date: May 1, 2015, End date: Apr 30, 2019,

Cytogenetic diagnostic approaches provide information on the single-chromosome level but suffer from low resolution and throughput. In contrast, next generation sequencing (NGS) based diagnostics provides single base resolution and high throughput but suffer from short reads that prevent analysis of large genomic aberrations as well as being prone to PCR-amplification bias and erasure of epigeneti ...
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Nanowire based Tandem Solar Cells (Nano-Tandem)

Start date: May 1, 2015, End date: Apr 30, 2019,

Silicon based photovoltaic cells are the dominant technology for terrestrial solar energy conversion. After many decades of research and development, efficiencies are today flat with the best devices measuring 25 % in the laboratory. Significantly higher conversion efficiencies up to 38.8 % are so far only reached with multi-junction cells based on III-V semiconductors. However, these materials ar ...
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Vaccination In Atherosclerosis (VIA)

Start date: Dec 1, 2013, End date: Nov 30, 2018,

"Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is still a leading cause of death in the European Union (EU) accounting for nearly half of all deaths in Europe (48%). In addition, CVD complications lead to a vast number of hospitalizations and thus to a great burden of health care costs in the EU. Atherosclerosis and its final complication, plaque rupture and subsequent infarct in heart or brain, is the main underl ...
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Targets and biomarkers for antiepileptogenesis (EPITARGET)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Oct 31, 2018,

Epilepsy is a devastating condition affecting over 50 million people worldwide. This multidisciplinary project is focused on the process leading to epilepsy, epileptogenesis, in adults. Our main hypothesis is that there are combinations of various causes, acting in parallel and/or in succession, that lead to epileptogenesis and development of seizures. Our central premise and vision is that a comb ...
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International MSc Educational Programme in Environmental Management and Modelling

Start date: Oct 15, 2015, End date: Oct 14, 2018,

The main objective of this project is to create a sustainable capacity building programme in environmental management and modelling, to improve the quality and accessibility of higher education in Iran and Iraq. E-Learning courses based on identified needs and the labour market will benefit society in terms of accessibility and quality. The management of higher education will improve through the d ...
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Building Inclusive Urban Communities

Start date: Oct 15, 2015, End date: Oct 14, 2018,

...medabad (CEPT), Coimbatore (KARPAGAM), Mumbai (KRVIA) and Vijayawada (SPAV). Coordinated by Univeritaet fuer Weiterbildung Krems (DUK) and with the support of Universiteit Twente (UTWENTE) and of Lunds Universitet (ULUND), the project will:• Support the production of Open Educational Ressources by jointly developing 4 city résumés, 16 indigenous case studies and 16 course descriptions, fol ...
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Building a research infrastructure and synergies for highest scientific impact on ESS (BrightnESS)

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

The science of materials has always been at the centre of scientific and technological progress in human development. The tools to understand materials that fashion them to meet our societal needs have been just as important. Thermal neutrons are one of the most powerful probes that look directly at the structure and dynamics of materials from the macro- to the microscopic scale and from nano-seco ...
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InDeV: In-Depth understanding of accident causation for Vulnerable road users (InDeV)

Start date: May 1, 2015, End date: Apr 30, 2018,

The InDeV project addresses the second bullet point of the topic MG.3.4. i.e. “… in-depth understanding of road accident causation…”. The main objective of the project is to develop a tool-box for in-depth analysis of accident causation for Vulnerable Road Users (VRU) based on a combined use of accident databases, in-depth accident investigations, surrogate safety indicators, self-reported acciden ...
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Quality of Jobs and Innovation Generated Employment Outcomes (QuInnE)

Start date: Apr 1, 2015, End date: Mar 31, 2018,

The EU is facing long-term structural challenges compounded by the recent economic crisis. More and better jobs are needed to lower unemployment, raise the employment participation rates of female, older, migrant, low-skilled and young workers and thus tackle social exclusion and inequality. The EU’s growth strategy, Europe 2020, wants smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, with innovation and j ...
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European Consortium for Communicating Stem Cell Research (EuroStemCell)

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Mar 31, 2018,

The European Consortium for Communicating Stem Cell Research (EuroStemCell) unites 33 partner institutions, that collectively represent >400 stem cell research groupings across Europe. Our common goal is to provide trusted high quality information on stem cells accessible to citizens and stakeholders across Europe, through support and further development of the multi-lingual European Stem Cell Inf ...
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Biopolymer Based FOOd Delivery Systems (BIBAFOODS)

Start date: Feb 1, 2014, End date: Jan 31, 2018,

"The “BIopolymer BAsed FOOd Delivery Systems” (BIBAFOODS) network will train young researchers for the advancement of food science and technology, by providing them with the complementary skills necessary to develop the future sustainable food industry and entrepreneurial skills crucial for creating biotechnological food oriented start-up companies. This collaborative training network will combine ...
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Small Artery Remodelling (SmArteR)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Oct 31, 2017,

Cardiovascular disease remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Europe. Small arteries form a key element in the pathogenesis. Thus, these vessels dictate local perfusion and blood pressure by adaptation of their caliber. Structural changes towards smaller caliber, small artery remodelling, cause hypertension and decreased organ perfusion, leading to acute events and chronic end organ d ...
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New approach to treatment of the blinding disease Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) (PREVENTROP)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

"The overall objective is to develop a novel preventative intervention for the blinding disease retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and other complications of prematurity. The PREVENTROP consortium proposes to conduct preclinical studies (pharmacological, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics and toxicological) in models and/or clinical studies (including phase III clinical trial) of an EU designated o ...
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Experimental and Computational Tools for Combustion Optimization in Marine and Automotive Engines (ECCO-MATE)

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

"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 ...
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Enhanced European Coordination for Accelerator Research & Development (EUCARD-2)

Start date: May 1, 2013, End date: Apr 30, 2017,

Research accelerators are facing important challenges that must be addressed in the years to come: existing infrastructures are stretched to all performance frontiers, new world-class facilities on the ESFRI roadmap are starting or nearing completion, and strategic decisions are needed for future accelerators and major upgrades in Europe.While current projects concentrate on their specific objecti ...
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Modelling of dependencies and cascading effects for emergency management in crisis situations (CASCEFF)

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

Escalating incidents in complex environments can lead to severe cascading effects and quickly become extremely difficult for emergency services to handle. Such incidents can have enormous consequences with respect to life, property and the environment and for both infrastructure and the general public. These consequences can in many situations have both direct and indirect effects, not only in the ...
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PanCare Childhood and Adolescent Cancer Survivor Care and Follow-up Studies (PanCareSurFup)

Start date: Feb 1, 2011, End date: Jan 31, 2017,

Over the last 40 years, treatment for childhood and adolescent cancer has improved greatly; 5- year survival after childhood cancer is now 80% in developed countries. Approximately 1 individual in 750 of young adults is now a childhood cancer survivor. Epidemiologic data on the number of European childhood cancer long-term survivors are not available, but estimates suggest a number between 300,000 ...
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MAssive MiMO for Efficient Transmission (MAMMOET)

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

The Internet of the future will to a large extent rely on mobile networks. Mobile data grew with 70% in 2012 and is predicted to grow 13-fold in the next 5 years. This puts very high demands on the development of mobile access technology. MAMMOET will advance the development of Massive MIMO (MaMi), a new and most promising direction in mobile access. MaMi makes a clean break with current technolog ...
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Board and SoC Test Instrumentation for Ageing and No Failure Found (BASTION)

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

Today, an average family spends annually over 50 Euros on No-Failure-Found (NFF) investigations - a known problem of an unknown origin. Tomorrow, the electronic engine control system in a car will be dying after two-three years of operation due to CMOS ageing. Actions are urgently needed!A group of European experts will unite their forces in BASTION to fight against ageing and NFF issues. The proj ...
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"From Brain Gene Transfer Towards Gene Therapy: Pharmacological Assessment of AAV, CAV and LVV" (BRAINVECTORS)

Start date: Nov 1, 2012, End date: Oct 31, 2016,

"BRAINVECTORS aims devising new gene therapy(GT)-based treatments for Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases, in substitution of current systemic treatments, by delivering neurotrophic factors (GDNF) into the CNS with new vectors derived from adeno-associated (AAV), canine adenoviruses (CAV) and lentiviruses (LV) with inducible gene expression.Although AAV, CAV and LVV are considered acc ...
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Accelerate SSL Innovation for Europe (SSL-erate)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Oct 31, 2016,

The aim of SSL-erate is to accelerate the uptake of high-quality SSL technology in Europe by means of open innovation with and by bringing validated information to all relevant stakeholders. A coordinated European effort is required to address the European societal challenges (in particular health & quality of life in an ageing society, energy consumption and resource efficiency), to resolve the s ...
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A BLUEPRINT of Haematopoietic Epigenomes (BLUEPRINT)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Sep 30, 2016,

In response to the call for a high impact initiative on the human epigenome, the BLUEPRINT Consortium has been formed with the aim of generating at least 100 reference epigenomes and studying them to advance and exploit knowledge of the underlying biological processes and mechanisms in health and disease. BLUEPRINT will focus on distinct types of haematopoietic cells from healthy individuals and o ...
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Enlightenment and Innovation, Ensured through Pre Commercial Procurement in Cities (ENIGMA)

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

Through the ENIGMA project, 5 cities from Sweden, Finland, Italy,The Netherlands and Norway will initiate a joint Pre-Competitive Procurement process leading to the procurement of innovative solutions and radical improvements for these and other cities' urban safety and energy efficiency using next generation ICT applications in the context of innovative public lighting systems in part of their ci ...
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Smart Specialisation For Regional Innovation (SMARTSPEC)

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

The aim of SmartSpec is to provide substance, guidance and practical support to the EU Smart Specialisation Platform, based on the combination of leading academic and practical expertise present in the consortium. The goal is directed at operationalising the concept of smart specialisation in a manner which will be useful to actors in different regional contexts. It will do this by strengthening t ...
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Socio-economic implications for individual responses to Air Pollution Policies in EU +27 (SEFIRA)

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

SEFIRA has the objective of creating a European coordination of transdisciplinary scientific and socio-economic resources in order to support the review and implementation of air quality legislation by the European Commission (EC) led by DG Environment. The EC has now given increased attention to the socio-economic dimension of air quality policies in order to improve their effectiveness and accep ...
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Mastering bioprocess Integration and intensification across scales (BIOINTENSE)

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

BIOINTENSE is directed at addressing the challenges of low productivity and process intensity frequently hampering the implementation of bioprocesses in industry. For the future of the next generation of chemical processes in Europe it provides the opportunity not only to address intensification but also to enable this in a rapid manner. BIOINTENSE will make use of µ-technology to develop economic ...
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