Measurement in Social Statistics

Project area: Socio-Economic sciences & humanities

Multifunctional Nanotechnology for selective detection and Treatment of cancer

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

The aim of the MultiFun consortium is to develop and validate a novel and minimally-invasive nanotechnology system to improve cancer diagnosis and treatment. MultiFun nanotechnology is based on multifunctionalised magnetic nanoparticles to selectively target and eliminate breast and pancreatic cancer (stem) cells.

NEW ISSUES IN AGRICULTURAL, FOOD AND BIOENERGY TRADE

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

International trade reflects complex dynamic processes driven by demographic, socio-economic, technological and political changes.

Regional Economic Development by ICT/New media clusters

Project area: ICT

This proposal brings together 6 regions and clusters (17 partners), which share a strong R&D presence in the field of ICT and New media and the sense that this position has to be exploited for maximal economic and social benefit.

Joint research on various types of radiation dosimeters

Project area: Space

The project includes research on various types of radiation dosimeters for application in space, nuclear facilities, high energy particle physics research, clinical environments, and personal dosimetry.

Biomass Mobilisation

Project area: Other

The PACITA Mobilisation and Mutual Learning Action Plan will distribute capacity and enhance the institutional foundation for knowledge-based policy-making on issues involving science, technology and innovation, mainly based upon the practices in Parliamentary Technology Assessment (PTA).

Promote, mobilize, reinforce and integrate wireless sensor networking research and researchers: Towards pervasive networking of WBC and the EU

Project area: Space

The main objectives of the project are improving, building, fostering and disseminating the wireless sensor networking (WSN) expertise in the WBC region.

European Science and Technology in Action Building Links with Industry, Schools and Home

Project area: Other

The aim of ESTABLISH is to facilitate and implement an inquiry based approach in the teaching and learning of science and technology across Europe, mainly focussed, through the collaborative actions of the consortium, on appropriate teacher education and support using trialled and tested resource material particularly suited to inquiry based teaching.

Sea For Society

Project area: Other

The Galileo Teacher Training Programme

Project area: Coordination of research activities

The FIBONACCI Project - Large scale dissemination of inquiry based science and mathematics education

Project area: Other

The FIBONACCI project defines a dissemination process from 12 Reference Centres to 24 Twin Centres, based on quality and global approach. This will be done through the pairing of the former, selected for their large school-coverage and capacities for transfer of IBSME, with 12 Twin Centres 1 and 12 Twin Centres 2.

ASPIRE in Inquiry Based Science Education

Project area: Other

Audio Visual Science Audiences (AVSA). A comparative study.

Project area: Other

It is proposed to analyse use and gratifications concerning science programmes in Europe comparatively by using already existing data of a collection of European Countries. Additionally focus group discussion are proposed to clarify which factors lead recipients in their judgements concerning different types of science programmes.

Discover the COSMOS - Best Practices of Inquiry Based Science Education

Project area: Other

The Discover the COSMOS coordination action aims to demonstrate innovative ways to involve teachers and students in eScience through the use of existing e-infrastructures in order to spark young people's interest in science and in following scientific careers.

European Science and Technology in Action Building Links with Industry, Schools and Home

Project area: Other

The aim of ESTABLISH is to facilitate and implement an inquiry based approach in the teaching and learning of science and technology across Europe, mainly focussed, through the collaborative actions of the consortium, on appropriate teacher education and support using trialled and tested resource material particularly suited to inquiry based teaching.

The Pathway to Inquiry Based Science Teaching

Project area: Other

Following the recommendations of the "Science Education Now: A renewed Pedagogy for the Future of Europe" report, the Pathway Supporting Action is bringing together experts in the field of science education research and teachers/ communities, scientists and researchers involved in pioneering scientific research, policy makers and curriculum developers to promote the effective widespread use of inquiry and problem based science teaching techniques in primary and secondary schools in Europe and beyond.

Public Engagement with Research and Research Engagement with Society

Project area: Socio-Economic sciences & humanities

PERARES strengthens public engagement in research (PER) by developing multi-annual action plans, involving researchers and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the formulation of research agendas and the research process. It uses debates on science to actively articulate research requests of civil society. These are forwarded to research institutes, and results are used in a next phase of the debate.

Rising pan-European and International Awareness of Biometrics and Security Ethics

Project area: Other

RISE is a CSA (coordinating), which aims to promote pan-European and International Awareness on Ethical Aspects of Biometrics and Security Technologies.

ASPIRE in Inquiry Based Science Education

Project area: Other

Science Pedagogy Innovation Centre for Europe (SPICE)

Project area: Other

RECNET: Networking and capacity-building activities to support non-clinical research ethics committees

Project area: Other

European Research Ethics Committees’ Network

Project area: Other

EURECNET is a network that brings together national REC associations, networks or comparable initiatives but also other bodies relevant in the field of research involving human participants like National Ethics Councils and the European Commission's ethical review system.

Institutional Transformation for Effecting Gender Equality in Research

Project area: Other

The INTEGER project brings together a balanced and complementary consortium of organisations which share a top level commitment to the implementation of sustainable transformational change to improve the career progression of women scientific researchers.

KiiCS Knowledge Incubation in Innovation and Creaion for Science

Project area: Coordination of research activities

KiiCS Knowledge Incubation in Innovation and Creation for Science stems from the belief that territoriality nourishes creativity and that local strengths and assets in relation to innovation and creativity should be mobilized to strengthen interactions potential across sectors and disciplines.

StudioLab - a new European platform for creative interactions between art and science

Project area: Other

Inspired by the merging of the artists studio with the research lab to create a hybrid creative space, STUDIOLAB proposes the creation of a new European platform for creative interactions between art and science.

Better European Science Teaching: Promoting Reflective, Analytical, Context-based Teaching stressing Inquiry and Collaboration within Europe

Project area: Other

European Patient Organizations in Knowledge Society

Project area: Other

How do different stakeholders in the domain of health and medicine consider experiential knowledge brought to the fore by POs and CSOs? So far, research on POs and CSOs involvement into the production of knowledge has mainly focused on case studies. Few comparative studies across national contexts and condition areas are available.

MARine Litter in Europe Seas: Social AwarenesS and CO-Responsability

Project area: Other

Parliaments and Civil Society in Technology Assessment

Project area: Other

The PACITA Mobilisation and Mutual Learning Action Plan will distribute capacity and enhance the institutional foundation for knowledge-based policy-making on issues involving science, technology and innovation, mainly based upon the practices in Parliamentary Technology Assessment (PTA).

Professional Reflection-Oriented Focus on Inquiry-based Learning and Education though Science

Project area: Other

The PROFILES project promotes IBSE through raising the self-efficacy of science teachers and in so doing aiding a better understanding of the changing purpose of teaching science in schools and the value of stakeholder networking.

Female Empowerment in Science and Technology Academia

Project area: Other

FESTA is concerned with implementing changes in the working environment of academic researchers, to encourage female researchers to stay and make a career in the academy and to create organizational environments where their competence is valued and fostered.

Towards Women In Science and Technology

Project area: Other

Coordinating National Research Programmes and Policies on Security at Major Events in Europe

Project area: Other

The main goal is to contribute to the harmonization of national research policies and to the common understanding and identification of needs and priorities among its partners, which constitute the demand side of the EU technology market.

Strategic Pan-European Ballistics Intelligence Platform for Combating

Project area: Other

This project will undertake research to create and develop secure interoperable situation awareness platform for the EU to combat organised crime and terrorism.

Enhancing European Coordination for National Research Programmes in the Area of Security at Major Events

Project area: Other

Capitalising on the existing EU-SEC II platform of cooperation, THE HOUSE gathers a wide Consortium of 24 national public end-users. The main Consortiums goal is to achieve a harmonised implementation approach to security research in the field of Major Events in Europe via the European House of Major Events Security (the House).

European security trends and threats in society

Project area: Security

The aim of the ETTIS project is a) to identify, understand and assess in a scenarios framework future threats, needs and opportunities for societal security, b) to develop and test a methodological approach and model for a revolving process of security research priority setting, c) to derive research priorities geared towards the needs of user organisations, as well as rationales and options for policy intervention, and d) to help increase awareness of and attention to security research results, and contribute to overcoming barriers by advancing and testing a range of intelligence tools and techniques.

Strategic Crime and Immigration Information Management System

Project area: Other

People trafficking and People Smuggling has long been a problem for European Governments, adversely affecting the security of their citizens. In many cases women and children are exploited for the sex trade and labour exploitation.

Versatile InfoRmation Toolkit for end-Users oriented Open Sources explOitation

Project area: Other

VIRTUOSO projects aims at providing European Security stakeholders with a toolkit based on an open-source-software framework and a set of advanced information processing tools.

Deployable SAR Integrated Chain with Unmanned Systems

Project area: Other

The DARIUS project will leverage previous R&D efforts on technologies and possible added-value of these systems for situation awareness to envisage their adaptation and integration in complex multi-national/agency SAR operations. The main objective of DARIUS is to reach effective levels of interoperability so these systems can be shared between several organisations.

Protection of European seas and borders through the intelligent use of surveillance

Project area: Other

PERSEUS contributes to Europe's efforts to monitor illegal migration and combat related crime and goods smuggling by proposing a large scale demonstration of a EU Maritime surveillance System of Systems, on the basis of existing national systems and platforms, enhancing them with innovative capabilities and moving beyond EUROSUR's 2013 expectations.

Best practice Enhancers for Security in Urban Environments

Project area: Security

Urban security is a complex multi-dimensional process that results from the interaction of an increasingly diverse collection of stakeholders. Many factors influence urban security, from the physical layout to the social and economic makeup of urban zones, from the political and economic landscape on a national level to the daily practices of public services that are active in the area.

Suspicious and Abnormal Behaviour Monitoring Using a Network of Cameras & Sensors for Situation Awareness Enhancement

Project area: Security

The aim of SAMURAI is to develop and integrate an innovative intelligent surveillance system for robust monitoring of both inside and surrounding areas of a critical public infrastructure site.

Coordination action on Risks, Evolution of threatS and context assessment by an Enlarged Network for r&D roadmap

Project area: Coordination of research activities

CRESCENDO Coordination Action intends to respond to the request of the users and the experts who attended these first workshops to continue working together and to enlarge their activities. They raised concerns on how to improve the innovation process, how to create a real European security market and how to strengthen European competitiveness by closing the loop between academia, industry, including SMEs and the users.

Vulnerability Identification Tools for Resilience Enhancements of Urban Environments

Project area: Other

Urban planning teams need tools that fully encompass the pre-application process with developers/designers, and facilitate flexible solutions, not imposed measures. The objective of VITRUV is the development of software tools for the long and complex screening process, which is urban planning, moving across three levels from concept to plan to detail design.

BiO-dOSimetric Tools for triage to Responders

Project area: Other

The effective management of an incident involving exposure of large numbers of people to radioactive material, whether accidental or following malevolent use of radioactivity, requires a mechanism for rapid triage of exposed persons.

Security UPgrade for PORTs

Project area: Other

SUPPORT is aimed at building on these achievements by engaging representative stakeholders to guide the development of next generation solutions for upgraded preventive and remedial security capabilities in European ports.

Container Security Advanced Information Networking

Project area: Other

CONTAIN will specify and demonstrate a European Shipping Containers Surveillance system which will encompass regulatory, policy and standardisation recommendations, new business models and advanced container security management capabilities.

MODULAR DETECTION SYSTEM FOR SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL

Project area: Other

The MODES_SNM project aims to carry out technical research in order to develop a prototype for a mobile, modular detection system for radioactive and Special Nuclear Materials (SNM).

Development of a Common Sensor Platform for the Detection of IED "Bomb Factories"

Project area: Security

The detection of IED manufacturing facilities is crucial for the security of citizens, as well as infrastructures and utilities. Current sensing methods suffer from susceptibility to false positive results due to environmental contaminants, or false negative results to interfering compounds.

Simulation of Crisis Management Activities

Project area: Other

The proposal focuses on computer assisted decision making for Health Service crisis managers; it will aim at improving decision-making capabilities through an integrated suite of modelling and analysis tools providing insights into the collective behaviour of the whole organisation in response to crisis scenarios.

Deployable SAR Integrated Chain with Unmanned Systems

Project area: Other

The DARIUS project will leverage previous R&D efforts on technologies and possible added-value of these systems for situation awareness to envisage their adaptation and integration in complex multi-national/agency SAR operations.

Protection of European seas and borders through the intelligent use of surveillance

Project area: Other

PERSEUS contributes to Europe's efforts to monitor illegal migration and combat related crime and goods smuggling by proposing a large scale demonstration of a EU Maritime surveillance System of Systems, on the basis of existing national systems and platforms, enhancing them with innovative capabilities and moving beyond EUROSUR's 2013 expectations

Prevention, protection and reaction to cyber attacks to critical infrastructures

Project area: Security

Today, attackers are using more sophisticated technologies, making existing add-on security solutions obsolete or insufficient, and the number of stakeholders involved both human and machines is always increasing. Thus, design and embedding of new security mechanisms directly into the systems is needed to drastically increase reliability and security levels, and provide higher levels of resilience.

Microstructure secured and self-verifying medicines

Project area: Other

Counterfeit medicines are a serious and fast expanding threat for the custome In SAVEmed project the direct marking of medical products with secure microstructures will be realised by modifying the tools used to manufacture the products as well as the ones used for their packages on the micro The strategies of criminal organisations will be analysed and the development will be adapted to counteract these strategies.

Automatic Data relevancy Discrimination for a PRIVacy-sensitive video surveillance

Project area: Other

ADDPRIV proposes novel knowledge and developments to limit the storage of unnecessary data, to be implemented on existing multi-camera networks in order to make them better comply with citizen's privacy rights.

Common Operational Picture Exploitation

Project area: Other

The Common Operational Picture Exploitation (COPE) project will integrate COTS solutions and novel technologies to achieve a step change in information flow both from and to the first responder in order to increase situational awareness across agencies and at all levels of the command chain.

Tactical Approach to Counter Terrorists in Cities

Project area: Other

Total Airport Security System

Project area: Other

TASS is a multi-segment, multi-level intelligence and surveillance system, aimed at creating an entire airport security monitoring solution providing real-time accurate situational awareness to airport authorities.

A Framework for electrical power sysTems vulnerability identification,defense and Restoration

Project area: Coordination of research activities

AFTER project addresses the challenges posed by the need for vulnerability evaluation and contingency planning of the energy grids and energy plants considering also the relevant ICT systems used in protection and control.

Innovative and Novel First Responders Applications

Project area: Other

The objective of project INFRA is to research and develop novel technologies for personal digital support systems as part of an integral, secure emergency management system to support First Responders (FR) in crises occurring in various types of Critical Infrastructures (CI) under all circumstances.

Thermally Controlled Rotational Grinding of Sapphire Wafers for Highly Efficient Manufacturing of Modern White LED Light Sources

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

ThermoGrind will allow the measurement of one of the key process parameters, the grinding temperature. For this, the optical transparency of sapphire for infrared radiation initiated in the contact zone will be exploited.

Establishing the scientific bases and technical procedures and standards to recover the European flat oyster production through strategies to tackle the main constraint, bonamiosis

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

The recovery of European flat oyster production is seen as an important opportunity for the shellfish industry in Europe.

Development of a Rapid Cooling technology for commecial refrigeration applications

Project area: Energy

RapidCool aims to develop such a flexible, modular cooling apparatus that can accommodate drinks cans and bottles and chill them rapidly from ambient to around 6'C. The cooling chamber will be designed so that it can easily be integrated into existing vending machine AND work as a stand-alone cooling unit.

Variable geometry FORMWORK for manufacturing curved cladding facades for the construction industry

Project area: Other

An extended Value Chain modelfor performance Prediction and Optimisation of product and process Lifecycles for SMEs

Project area: ICT

The ValuePOLE project is focused on delivering a Model, an ICT Tool and a Methodology to answer this challenge for the SME decision maker so that they can maximise their competitive position with the minimum investment of resources.

Micro ECM for SMEs

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

Current ECM process technology is limited in machining accuracy and process stability. The primary reason for this limitation is that the power supply units, which are at the heart of ECM are traditionally designed for the millisecond pulsed current range.

Bivalve conditioning and settlement – keys to competitive hatchery production

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Hatchery production of bivalves during autumn and winter (outside natural spawning season) is a challenge, but necessary to keep market shares and ensure sufficient seed supply to European growers on a year-round basis.

Monitoring and controlling volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions by using novel on-line FTIR/iPAS technology

Project area: Environment

This project will develop an affordable, reliable tool for on-line monitoring of harmful and toxic VOC emissions.

Development of new techniques in hatchery rearing, fishery enhancement and aquaculture for Nephrops

Project area: Other

Bio-engineered micro Encapsulation of Active agents Delivered to Shellfish

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

The project aims to continue with some exciting work following up a development in delivering active agents to bivalve molluscs through micro-encapsulation.

EU Title of project: Solutions for the mushroom industry to emerging disease threats from Trichoderma and Virus

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

The mushroom industry SME AGs across Europe have come together to request the main research providers of applied mushroom research in Europe to conduct research on Trichoderma and Virus, two major problems for the industry.

Novel on-line composting monitoring system

Project area: Environment

The present COMPO-BALL project will develop an on-line wireless system for the measurement of temperature and humidity at various points in the composting material.

A Novel and combined domestic grey water treatment and heat recovery system suitable for cost effective installation in 90% of European households

Project area: Environment

Our concept involves the development of a low cost, retro-fittable to 90% of domestic dwellings, water recycling system that is capable of the re-use of showering and bathing water thereby saving up to 50% of personal washing water usage and >50% of the associated heating energy usage AND that is capable of re-using filtered grey water from bathing/showering for toilet flushing thereby saving up to 35% of overall household water usage.

Tasty and healthy gluten-free bakery products and pasta improved products for wide consumer acceptance

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

GlutenFree will enable SMEs to produce premium gluten-free bakery products and pasta well accepted by the consumer. This will allow the SMEs to participate in this profitable market sector and concurrently improve their competitiveness.

Hydrocolloids as functional food ingredients for gut health

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

The overall aim of the project is to realize a commercial opportunity to produce low molecular weight polysaccharides (LMWP) from alginate- and agar-bearing seaweeds for applications in food & health, and wellness products by a group of SMEs.

Seaweed derived anti-inflammatory agents and antioxidants

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

The project is designed to address a commercial opportunity to obtain bioactive compounds from seaweeds for application in food and health & wellness products. Although polyphenols from land plants are widely used as functional food ingredients and food supplements, seaweed sources have been little studied or exploited.

Organic waste management by a small-scale Innovative automated system of anaerobic digestion

Project area: Environment

DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW COST, NOVEL AND ACCURATE LIGHTNING MAPPING AND THUNDERSTORM (SUPERCELL) TRACKING SYSTEM

Project area: Environment

The LoLight proposal aims to provide for private meteorological stations/private weather companies an innovative, real-time, low-cost, user friendly and accurate sensor technology to localize lightning strikes and track/monitor super-cells, thus predicting thunderstorm movements, which will help them to raise the level of their services and to have competitive advantage against the big lightning networks operating slow, expensive and imprecise lightning detection systems.

Speedy system for sampling and detecting Listeria monocytogenes in agro-food and related European industries

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

The objective of BIOLISME is to develop a system to monitor the contamination levels in industrial food producing-plants in a more fast, safe and efficient manner than current tools.

BioliSME II – Demonstration, validation and preliminary promotion of a commercial prototype speedy system for sampling and detecting Listeria monocytogenes

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Novel continuous in-pack decontamination system for fresh produce

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

This project aims to develop a novel continuous in-pack decontamination system for fresh produce.

Effective and reliable optical system for cleaning validation in pharmaceuticals manufacture

Project area: Health

The proposed project will build on the promising results of preliminary research using NIR Chemical Imaging technology to detect on surfaces low concentrations of APIs and detergents used in pharmaceutical manufacture.

A novel method for improving the vacuum cooling of cooked meats

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

A novel combined cook cool technique known as immersion vacuum cooling (IVC) has recently been researched, whereby the vacuum cooling of cooked meat together with some of its cooking solution was explored for its potential use for rapid cooling of water-cooked meat joints.

A novel system for the treatment of milk based on the combination of ultrasounds and pulsed electric field technologies

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

There is a need for a technology that will improve the treatment of milk and provide an alternative to pasteurisation. Research carried out by University College Dublin revealed that the treatment of milk with thermosonication (TS) combined with pulsed electric field (PEF) achieved a degree of inactivation of L. innocua comparable with conventional pasteurisation, while substantially reducing the severity of the time/temperature exposure.

Novel method for assisting and accelerating the aging process of wine

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Wine producers are constantly striving to achieve a stable product with an extended period of peak taste and bouquet. Naturally aged wine tends to be milder tasting, smoother to drink and have a higher metabolism than non-aged wine.

Whey protein-coated plastic films to replace expensive polymers and increase recyclability

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

This present project will build on past research in order to arrive at a commercially feasible technique for developing whey coated plastic films, without compromising the oxygen or moisture barrier performance of conventional plastic films, while increasing their recyclability.

ERA-NET on National and Regional Programmes to Promote Innovation Networking and Cooperation between SMEs and Research Organisations – Phase 2

Project area: Other

The proposed new EraSME ERA-NET, dubbed EraSME' will build on the successful work of the original EraSME project. The experimental phase of EraSME is now closed. The coming two years will be the consolidation phase, devoted to ensuring the long-term sustainability of EraSME by setting up an integrated transnational programme to support SMEs.

Transnational Cooperation of the European Network of NCP SME

Project area: Other

The TranCoSME project intends to support the European network of National Contact Points for the SME-specific measures of the 7th Framework Programme (NCP SME) in their support to proposers in their respective countries. Objectives are to deliver a better quality of service, to increase the efficiency of the work and to enhance networking between the NCPs in Europe.

Development of the implementation modalities for the establishment of a new externalised Exploratory Awards scheme for SMEs

Project area: Other

The general idea of the present proposal is to identify all issues in order to implement new mechanisms of EA, targeting SMEs in FP7 Capacity Work Program. The new mechanism(s) to be developed will provide additionality to the National/Regional existing schemes, and target both countries with and without existing schemes.

To develop a cost-effective, fast-to-deploy, low-power and flexible video surveillance system that automatically combines images from multiple cameras to create a 180˚ panoramic view

Project area: Security

The main aim of the CHAMELEON project is to develop a cost-effective, fast-to-deploy, low-power and flexible video surveillance system that automatically combines images from multiple cameras with overlapping regions to create a natural seamless panoramic view of the monitored area.

Photocatalysis with UV LED Sources for Efficient Water Purification

Project area: Environment

Water purification requirements feature in a wide range of applications, from residential homes, office and hotel buildings, to high-specification environments such as hospitals, laboratories and industrial production facilities, as well as municipal water supply and wastewater treatment.

A Novel Transport System for Slaughter Pigs

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

TRANSUS proposes a revolutionary new concept for the groupwise transport of pigs, i.e. to use the concept of standardized container transport, taking into account animal welfare and hygiene requirements.

An intelligent modular domestic heating and hot water platform that enables effective integration and use of renewable energy systems

Project area: Environment

We the SME AGs, represent the European SMEs involved in the design, manufacture and installation of heating, hot water and renewable energy systems (RES). Increasing the uptake of RES is crucial if Europe is to achieve ambitious energy and emission reduction targets.

Solvent purification and recycling in the process industry using innovative membrane technology

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

Thanks to the interdisciplinary and complementary skills of the consortium members, SOLVER aims at demonstrating the potential of OSN/PV technology in solvent manufacturing through lab-scale and pilot testing, but also at more fundamentally understanding the processes and the behaviour of the membranes during filtration.

Development of low-cost, lightweight Highly Insulating Polymers for refrigerated transport, heating and cooling installations

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

The HIP project will develop an innovative new class of polymer insulation materials based on high internal phase emulsion templating (HIPE). HIPE materials have been used in other applications but never before for high-performance insulation. HIPE materials allow close control over porosity, pore size distribution and mechanical properties.

Portable Real Time Detection of Airborne Asbestos Fibres for Tradespersons

Project area: Other

Currently, asbestos is detected by a slow process of air sampling, with samples sent off to a lab and results being returned days later. Not only is this too late to take action, but tests are only performed if asbestos is suspected to be present. There is currently no way to detect asbestos in real-time.

Environmentally Friendly Food Packaging Tray with Lower Carbon Footprint

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

RPET-FC will address the specific objectives of capacities research by supporting low to medium technology SMEs in response to an increasingly competitive European and international market.

Effective and reliable optical system for cleaning validation in pharmaceuticals manufacture

Project area: Health

The proposed project will build on the promising results of preliminary research using NIR Chemical Imaging technology to detect on surfaces low concentrations of APIs and detergents used in pharmaceutical manufacture.

Micro ECM for SMEs

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

Current ECM process technology is limited in machining accuracy and process stability. The primary reason for this limitation is that the power supply units, which are at the heart of ECM are traditionally designed for the millisecond pulsed current range.

Mobile Refrigeration System Refrigerant Leakage Monitoring

Project area: ICT

We will develop a refrigerant leakage monitoring system based on a network of low-cost surface acoustic wave sensors. This will enable the refrigerant charge of a system to be maintained at the optimum level so that it operates at the design maximum COP.

Development of a rapid cellular characterisation technology

Project area: Health

The proposed PM-CELL project will result in the development of a rapid cellular characterisation testing technology. The two-year project will result in an innovative 96-well micro-titre plate containing a unique array of analytes, which can be used to accelerate development and reduce manufacturing costs of biopharmaceuticals synthesised by mammalian cell lines.

Development of a Retro-Fitted Recycling Unit and Inter-Related Web-Based Logistical Software to Reduce Transport Costs and Improve Competitiveness of Organisations in the Recycling Supply Chain

Project area: Environment

Development of best practice and new technology for grading, handling, transportation, conditioning and storage of mussels for SMEs in the European mussel industry

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

The proposed MusselsAlive project seeks to increase the profitability and the competiveness for the large number of SMEs in the European mussel industry. The aim is to reduce the amount of commodity that is wasted from harvest to market by 35%. This represents a 7 % increase output (20.000 tons) from the mussel production for the EEA live market.

System for highly reliable, cost effective, early detection and accurate localization of incipient forest fires

Project area: Environment

FORFIRE aims to develop an outdoors fire detection system using a new camera sensor only sensible to VUV part of the spectrum. This feature provides a set of advantages comparing with current sensors.

A Novel Conductive Surface for Efficient Heating of Bulk Containers and Drums

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

The Safe Heat project will develop a novel coating layer with embedded materials, with high conductivity, which can be applied to the internal wall of a small scale IBC to allow an internal heating capability. This will enable the contents of the container to be heated more quickly, efficiently and safely at a heating rate of 4-6°C per hr.

Sustainable Development of European SMEs engaged in Abalone Aquaculture

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

The core of the research work of SUDEVAB is aimed at solving the main technical problems encountered by abalone growers in Europe in the areas of; pathology, genetics, nutrition, and sustainable culture technology. However, abalone producers also have serious issues which need to be resolved alongside the main research work including; legislation, hygiene and food safety and marketing issues.

Selective tribological optimisation of fluid kinetics and efficiency by laser surface structuring

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

Economic losings caused by wear and friction are still tremendous, just in Germany the losings are amounted to 100 bn p.a., for Europe the losses exceed 400 bn . Recent investigations have shown that laser manufactured structures can exert considerable influence on the tribological behaviour of surfaces.

Consolidation industrial Alignment and Performance verification for Movement to Market of a Scheduling solution featuring Heuristics-enhanced simulation & optimisation

Project area: ICT

The CAP2M-SCHED proposal is a direct consequence of the RTD achievements of its pre-cursor project, CAP-SCHED (Research for SMEs, No.222487), in which groundbreaking, industry-guided RTD has been carried out to develop an intelligent scheduling (short-term planning) solution. Improved schedule optimisation has significant economic impacts for companies who must regularly & rapidly solve process scheduling problems.

Competitive Advantage for Process-intensive industries by Scheduling with Heuristics-Enhanced simulation optimisation

Project area: ICT

CAP-SCHED involves developing a new intelligent scheduling system for companies in continuous/semi-continuous process industries.

Offshore Wind Turbine Towers – A Quicker, Cheaper Flange Supply Route

Project area: Energy

There is a tendency to higher power offshore wind turbines, leading to larger turbine towers (5m diameter and greater) and a requirement for large diameter connection flanges between the tower sections and between the tower and foundation transition pieces. Currently, forged rings are specified, with inherently high cost and few suppliers worldwide.

Effective and reliable optical system for cleaning validation in pharmaceuticals

Project area: Health

The proposed project will build on the promising results of preliminary research using NIR Chemical Imaging technology to detect on surfaces low concentrations of APIs and detergents used in pharmaceutical manufacture.

A novel sound absorption technology to enable energy efficient construction techniques and promote the health and wellbeing of occupants

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

The SMEs in this proposal have come together as a supply chain to develop just such a new type of sound absorber, for public and commercial non-residential buildings, Echo2eco. This solution will use an array of laser cut micro slits, of width 100 micron in 200 micron film.

AN OPEN LINKED DATA PLATFORM FOR SEMANTICALLY-INTERCONNECTING ONLINE, SOCIAL MEDIA LEVERAGING THE CORPORATE BRAND AND MARKET SECTOR REPUTATION ANALYSIS AND RESPONSE OPTIMIZATION SERVICES

Project area: ICT

The vision of the proposed Linked2Media project is to tap into the vast user-generated content and interpret information posted on blogs, social networks and social media in Europe and beyond, ensuring that the European Commercial and Industrial SMEs will have homogenized access to the globally available online, social media information and data resources needed to perform, on their own, corporate brand reputation management and market sector repute analysis.

Development of new techniques in hatchery rearing, fishery enhancement and aquaculture for Nephrops

Project area: Other

Semantic tools for digital libraries

Project area: ICT

The SMEs partners of SEMLIB all have their own products to develop and manage Digital Libraries, Archives and Digital Object Repositories, which are central components for many IT systems. The main objective of SEMLIB is to enhance these products with two Semantic Web components, a recommender system and an annotation system, developed by the RTD performers.

Sustainable Development of European SMEs engaged in Abalone Aquaculture

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

The core of the research work of SUDEVAB is aimed at solving the main technical problems encountered by abalone growers in Europe in the areas of; pathology, genetics, nutrition, and sustainable culture technology. However, abalone producers also have serious issues which need to be resolved alongside the main research work including; legislation, hygiene and food safety and marketing issues.

A LOW COST SORTING SOLUTION FOR THE FRUIT SECTOR BASED ON THE EVALUATION OF INTERNAL FRUIT QUALITY

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

From a technical point of view, FRUITGRADING aims to develop and validate a fruit sorting pilot plant which integrates low cost and contactless inspection technologies for assessing the internal quality of the fruit.

European Education Connectivity Solution

Project area: ICT

The EECS project brings together three European SMEs and three academic researchers in order to develop a prototype campus card management system that will serve the unique needs and requirements of European Higher Education Institutions. EECS will recommend standards for campus card systems to the ISO and will build the prototype to the recommended standards in order to facilitate interoperability between campus card management systems across Europe.

Remote wireless water meter reading solution based on the EN 13757 standard, providing high autonomy, interoperability and range

Project area: Environment

The system will be suitable for use in a variety of water metering scenarios, will require no maintenance and will provide authenticable and secure data transmission as well as timely and accurate recording of the consumption of water which will help in identifying any leakages through the analysis of the actual quantity supplied and recorded by the meters.

IMPROVED PORT EFFICIENCY AND SAFETY USING A NOVEL WIRELESS NETWORK AND DIFFERENTIAL GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM PROVIDING ENHANCED VESSEL NAVIGATION

Project area: Transport

The aim of DockingAssist is to develop a cost-effective location system, providing the necessary centimetre positioning/speed accuracy, but covering the complete port/harbour zone, to provide efficient and safe manoeuvring within the entire port area enhancing vessel trajectory, and providing constant monitoring for moored/docked vessels.

A novel modular solar air source heat pump system

Project area: Energy

We propose to develop a novel solar air source heat pump system which is 25% more efficient than a typical air source heat pump and 7% more efficient than a combination of a standard ASHP and a solar thermal system while only costing 60% of the combined price of these separate systems.

Method for improving the quality of frozen foods by assisting the freezing process and reducing the size of the ice crystals

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Freezing is a very widespread process within the food processing industry, being used not only to manufacture products that are consumed in frozen state, such as ice cream, frozen yoghurts, sorbets, etc, but also as a very important means of preserving fresh foodstuffs.

Environmentally Friendly Food Packaging Tray with Lower Carbon Footprint

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

RPET-FC will address the specific objectives of capacities research by supporting low to medium technology SMEs in response to an increasingly competitive European and international market.

High Efficiency In Situ Treatment Technology for Contaminated Groundwater

Project area: Environment

The proposed HEISTT solution is the rapid installation of groundwater treatment chemicals as an insitu subsurface remediation technique, brought about by the use of ultrasonic assisted injection technology to create a closely spaced grid of single treatment small diameter wells to a depth of 20m.

Consolidation, industrial Alignment and Performance verification for Movement to Market of a Scheduling solution featuring Heuristics-enhanced simulation & optimisation

Project area: ICT

The CAP2M-SCHED proposal is a direct consequence of the RTD achievements of its pre-cursor project, CAP-SCHED (Research for SMEs, No.222487), in which groundbreaking, industry-guided RTD has been carried out to develop an intelligent scheduling (short-term planning) solution.

Competitive Advantage for Process-intensive industries by Scheduling with Heuristics-Enhanced simulation & optimisation

Project area: ICT

CAP-SCHED involves developing a new intelligent scheduling system for companies in continuous/semi-continuous process industries.

Development of a Haptic Display and Vision System for the Blind

Project area: ICT

We are proposing to develop a powerful technology that will give the sight-impaired a detailed view of their environment through a sophisticated imaging system displaying on a tactile interface. The system will require no special environmental adaptations and will be totally non-obtrusive.

Development of Novel X-ray Inspection System for Fast Automated Detection of Counterfeit PCB Components

Project area: ICT

ChipCheck proposal is for the development of a novel X-ray inspection system for fast automated detection of counterfeit PCB components.

An intelligent window for optimal ventilation and minimum thermal loss

Project area: Energy

The CLIMAWIN consortium, a group of European SME manufacturers and suppliers of windows and ventilation systems, aims to address a major market opportunity regarding energy efficient fenestration systems for renovation of residential and commercial buildings.

IMPROVED PORT EFFICIENCY AND SAFETY USING A NOVEL WIRELESS NETWORK AND DIFFERENTIAL GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM PROVIDING ENHANCED VESSEL NAVIGATION

Project area: Transport

The aim of DockingAssist is to develop a cost-effective location system, providing the necessary centimetre positioning/speed accuracy, but covering the complete port/harbour zone, to provide efficient and safe manoeuvring within the entire port area enhancing vessel trajectory, and providing constant monitoring for moored/docked vessels.

Development of a cost-effective, durable coating system with low fungicide content for wood surfaces using Plasma Discharge

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

This project will develop a cost-effective, ecological, high performance wood coating system, offering low fungicide content. It is long known that the interaction of wood with water can lead to dimensional instability and accelerated bio, and weathering degradation.

A novel sound absorption technology to enable energy efficient construction techniques and promote the health and wellbeing of occupants

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

The SMEs in this proposal have come together as a supply chain to develop just such a new type of sound absorber, for public and commercial non-residential buildings, Echo2eco. This solution will use an array of laser cut micro slits, of width 100 micron in 200 micron film.

Development of 25% more energy efficient street lights with integrated reflector, elimination of protection glass, optimized arc tube and improved luminaire design

Project area: Energy

Our idea is to develop new and innovative street lights with 25 % higher efficiency than state of the art lamps. The increased efficiency is to be accomplished by a new and innovative type of light bulb with an integrated reflector. The advantage with an integrated reflector as opposed to a conventional light bulb is that there is no need for a protection glass.

European Education Connectivity Solution

Project area: ICT

The EECS project brings together three European SMEs and three academic researchers in order to develop a prototype campus card management system that will serve the unique needs and requirements of European Higher Education Institutions.

A LOW COST SORTING SOLUTION FOR THE FRUIT SECTOR BASED ON THE EVALUATION OF INTERNAL FRUIT QUALITY

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

From a technical point of view, FRUITGRADING aims to develop and validate a fruit sorting pilot plant which integrates low cost and contactless inspection technologies for assessing the internal quality of the fruit.

High Efficiency In Situ Treatment Technology for Contaminated Groundwater

Project area: Environment

The proposed HEISTT solution is the rapid installation of groundwater treatment chemicals as an insitu subsurface remediation technique, brought about by the use of ultrasonic assisted injection technology to create a closely spaced grid of single treatment small diameter wells to a depth of 20m.

An Innovative, Ultra Low Cost, High Performance, Monolithic Millimeter Wave Imager Module to Increase the Safety of European Citizens

Project area: Security

The biggest threat facing European citizens is terrorism. Protecting its citizens remains a high priority for the EC. Current SOA security procedures for air travel have significantly improved airport security. The need is now to protect the softer, unprotected areas such as mass transportation systems and hubs which are being targeted with devastating effect, (London, Madrid). They are largely unprotected since current security systems are too expensive and too slow.

AN OPEN LINKED DATA PLATFORM FOR SEMANTICALLY-INTERCONNECTING ONLINE, SOCIAL MEDIA LEVERAGING THE CORPORATE BRAND AND MARKET SECTOR REPUTATION ANALYSIS AND RESPONSE OPTIMIZATION SERVICES

Project area: ICT

The vision of the proposed Linked2Media project is to tap into the vast user-generated content and interpret information posted on blogs, social networks and social media in Europe and beyond, ensuring that the European Commercial and Industrial SMEs will have homogenized access to the globally available online, social media information and data resources needed to perform, on their own, corporate brand reputation management and market sector repute analysis.

Method for improving the quality of frozen foods by assisting the freezing process and reducing the size of the ice crystals

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Freezing is a very widespread process within the food processing industry, being used not only to manufacture products that are consumed in frozen state, such as ice cream, frozen yoghurts, sorbets, etc, but also as a very important means of preserving fresh foodstuffs.

Intelligent Monitoring System based on Acoustic Emissions Sensing for Plant Condition Monitoring and Preventative Maintenance

Project area: ICT

In most cases the SMEs machine owner would be satisfied with a simple affordable device that is able to warn them from critical equipment failure. Recent developments in sensing technology, microprocessors, and miniaturised radio transceivers has enabled a new generation of Wireless Sensors Networks.

The development of a graduated radar-absorbing multi-layer structure for wind turbine applications to enable their positioning in areas of optimal power generation

Project area: Energy

Due to the very large radar cross section of the turbines and the motion of the rotating blades, these turbines have a detrimental effect on civilian radar navigations systems and there is growing concern about the potential problems which wind turbines may have on passenger safety.

Development of an innovative, accurate, monolithic 2D CVD Diamond based radiation dosimetry system for conformal radiotherapy applications

Project area: Health

Our innovations are in CVD diamond structure and contacts for a 2D sensor; 2D array sensor fabrication and radiation shielding; ultra low 2D array readout electronics. The market potential for such a product is over 130 million.

Semantic tools for digital libraries

Project area: ICT

The SMEs partners of SEMLIB all have their own products to develop and manage Digital Libraries, Archives and Digital Object Repositories, which are central components for many IT systems.

A novel modular solar air source heat pump system

Project area: Energy

We propose to develop a novel solar air source heat pump system which is 25% more efficient than a typical air source heat pump and 7% more efficient than a combination of a standard ASHP and a solar thermal system while only costing 60% of the combined price of these separate systems.

Development of a competitive 0 GWP dry process to reduce the dramatic water consumption in the ever-expanding solar cells manufacturing industry

Project area: Energy

The proposed project (SOLNOWAT) aims to develop a dry route alternative for the solar cell industry that will eliminate the very high water consumption and GWP emissions of current process while meeting all production requirements. This project will clearly outline the environmental impact, cost and efficiency of the new process and equipment required, and include dissemination to cell manufacturers.

Creation of a synthetic, absorbable, haemostatic fleece for delivery of active agents into healing wounds

Project area: Health

The SME Participants in the SynthaFleece project (NANOVAL, BBS, ASTERIE, STERIPACK) aim to create a new, totally synthetic medical device based on a poly-lactide (PLA) polymer platform that is capable of the sustained release of ionic silver, antibiotics and bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) whist stimulating haemostasis and encouraging bone growth and healing.

The development project for an innovative 3D virtual team-training maritime safety simulation platform to meet the latest EU safety requirements for sea and seafarers’ emergency response training

Project area: ICT

The aim of this project is to design a 3D virtual and interactive team-training software platform to serve the seafarers safety training needs and to meet EC's recent safety requirements, set up for the various maritime industries. The prototype to be delivered will be a distributed, scalable, collaborative interactive simulation environment that will enable training of seafarers.

Sensor-Base Ultrasonic Viscosity Control for the Extrusion of Recycled Plastics

Project area: Environment

Our aim is to improve processes for the recycling of post-consumer plastic waste, using new technology to compensate for impurities and variations in the physical properties of recycled feedstock. Ultravisc will allow the production of higher grade products from recycled materials, and will reduce costs for plastics recyclers and processors, thus increasing European competitiveness.

Low cost, easy to use Intelligent Irrigation Scheduling System

Project area: Environment

The system will integrate innovations in the field of low cost wireless sensor networks, soil sensor technology, intelligent software in order to arrive at a solution that will be easy to use for farmers and that will be flexible and robust enough for its use in farm environments. Such an intelligent irrigation scheduling system would have a major impact in terms of water and cost savings and environmental protection.

WaterBee Smart Irrigation Systems Demonstration Action

Project area: Environment

The WaterBee Smart Irrigation Demonstration Action is the follow-on phase from the very successful FP7-SME-007-1 WaterBee Research for SMEs project (222440) that ended in September 2010, & very convincingly researched, developed & proved the concept of the WaterBee Prototype to provide an unique scientific soil-moisture model that automatically adapts to each installation & crop with a distributed Web-based Wireless Sensor Networked (WSN) Smart Irrigation system to optimise Water Use Efficiency (WUE) in irrigation.

Remote wireless water meter reading solution based on the EN 13757 standard, providing high autonomy, interoperability and range

Project area: Environment

Consortium SMEs have identified a clear need to develop a smart wireless water metering system based on the European Standard EN 13757 "Communication systems for meters and remote reading of meters".

EU Cooperation Capacity Building of Center for Ecological-Noosphere Studies of National Academy of Sciences of Armenia: Towards Armenia’s integration into the ERA

Project area: Environment

The central goal of EcoArm2ERA is to reinforce the international research cooperation between Armenian leading institute in environmental and ecological studies CENS and ERA in the critically important areas, specifically FP7 Themes as Environment, KBBE and Space (e.g. GIS technologies for environment).

Fisheries and aquaculture-Oriented Research Capacity in Egypt

Project area: Environment

FORCE "Fishing and aquaculture-Oriented Research Capacity in Egypt" project is designed to enhance the capacity of the Egyptian National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, NIOF to carry out research activities aimed at supporting the implementation of sound and science-based policies for the sustainable development of fishery and aquaculture in Egypt, as well as in the whole Mediterranean North African region.

Supporting the Establishment of a Cancer Biobank for Jordan and its Neighbouring Countries Through Knowledge Transfer & Training

Project area: Health

European clinical research infrastructures network for clinical trials and biotherapy - preparatory phase for the infrastructure

Project area: Health

European clinical research needs an integrated and distributed infrastructure able to provide efficient support to multinational clinical trials

Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure

Project area: Health

The Preparatory Phase for a pan-European Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure (BBMRI) will focus on technical, legal, governance, and financial issues to prepare to construct BBMRI

Distributed Dynamic Diversity Databases for Life

Project area: Environment

A coherent classification and species checklist of the world's plants, animals, fungi and microbes is fundamental for accessing information about biodiversity.

Aerosols, Clouds, and Trace gases Research Infrastructure Network

Project area: Environment

Climate change is for a large part governed by atmospheric processes, in particular the interaction between radiation and atmospheric components (e.g. aerosols, clouds, greenhouse and trace gases).

AQUAculture infrastructures for EXCELLence in European Fish research

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

AQUAEXCEL will coordinate the highest class European aquaculture research facilities covering the entire range of production systems, environments, scales, fish species and fields of expertise.

Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure

Project area: Health

The Preparatory Phase for a pan-European Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure (BBMRI) will focus on technical, legal, governance, and financial issues to prepare to construct BBMRI.

BioVeL - Biodiversity Virtual e-Laboratory

Project area: Environment

Biodiversity Virtual e-Laboratory (BioVeL) meets the needs of Europes Biodiversity Science research community with tools for pipelining data and analysis into efficient workflows, urgently needed to understand biodiversity in a rapidly changing environment.

Collaborative EuropeaN Digital/Archival Infrastructure

Project area: ICT

The Collaborative EuropeaN Digital Archive Infrastructure (CENDARI) will provide and facilitate access to existing archives and resources in Europe for the study of medieval and modern European history through the development of an enquiry environment.

Data Service Infrastructure for the Social Sciences and Humanities

Project area: Socio-Economic sciences & humanities

DASISH provides solutions to a number of common issues relevant for the five ESFRI projects in social science and humanities, being CESSDA, CLARIN, DARIAH, ESS and SHARE and therefore is supporting infrastructure construction.

European Clinical Research Infrastructures Network - Integrating Activity

Project area: Health

ECRIN is a distributed ESFRI-roadmap pan-European infrastructure designed to support multinational clinical research, making Europe a single area for clinical studies, taking advantage of its population size to access patients.

European clinical research infrastructures network for clinical trials and biotherapy - preparatory phase for the infrastructure

Project area: Health

European clinical research needs an integrated and distributed infrastructure able to provide efficient support to multinational clinical trials, taking advantage of the European population and competencies, unlocking latent expertise and patients scattered across the EU member states.

E-SCIENCE GRID FACILITY FOR EUROPE AND LATIN AMERICA

Project area: Energy

EELA-2 aims to build, on the current EELA e-Infrastructure, a high capacity, production-quality, scalable Grid Facility providing round-the-clock, worldwide access to distributed computing, storage and network resources for a wide spectrum of applications from European and Latin American scientific communities.

Enabling Grids for E-sciencE III

Project area: Energy

A globally distributed computing Grid now plays an essential role for large-scale, data intensive science in many fields of research.

European Grid Initiative: Integrated Sustainable Pan-European Infrastructure for Researchers in Europe

Project area: Energy

Scientific research is no longer conducted within national boundaries and is becoming increasing dependent on the large-scale analysis of data, generated from instruments or computer simulations housed in trans-national facilities, by using e Infrastructure (distributed computing and storage resources linked by high-performance networks).

European Network for co-ordination of policies and programmes on e-infrastructures

Project area: ICT

A new ERA-NET is proposed to further the integration of national, EC and global e-infrastructure programmes. An experienced consortium comprising relevant national programme managers is proposed to develop the ERA-NET, called e-InfraNet. The partners know well the existing policy initiatives and identify a gap in the uptake and integration of innovative policy at national and EC level.

European Middleware Initiative

Project area: ICT

The European Middleware Initiative is a collaboration of the three major middleware providers in Europe, ARC, gLite and UNICORE, and other consortia.

European Multidisciplinary Seafloor Observation

Project area: Environment

The European Multidisciplinary Seafloor Observation - Preparatory Phase (EMSO-PP) is a 4-year project with the main objective of establishing the legal and governance framework for EMSO, an infrastructure servicing scientists and other stakeholders in Europe and outside Europe for long-term deep water observation and investigation.

European Plate Observing System

Project area: Environment

To understand the complex Earth System requires an integrated observational strategy and infrastructure to record key diagnostic features of its dynamics. Accordingly, this infrastructure must include geographically distributed and multidisciplinary monitoring instruments and observations. The European Plate Observing System (EPOS) will meet this challenge.

Support study for identification of animal facilities in ruminant physiology and breeding accessible to build-up an integrated European infrastructure network

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Ruminants and other large domestic herbivores are often used in agricultural research both as target species for increasing knowledge on production systems and their impact on the environment.

Global Ocean Observing Infrastructure

Project area: Environment

The Euro-Argo infrastructure will be a major component of the Argo global in situ ocean observatory.

Integration of European Simulation Chambers for Investigating Atmospheric Processes - Part 2

Project area: Environment

The fundamental objective of the project is the further integration of existing European research facilities to a grid of reaction chambers in a continuation of the EUROCHAMP project.

TOWARDS AN ALLIANCE OF EUROPEAN RESEARCH FLEETS

Project area: Environment

The quality of the infrastructures available for marine research affects directly Europe research performance.

European Research Infrastructures Network of National Contact Points

Project area: Other

The term Research Infrastructures (RIs) refers to facilities and resources that provide to the scientific community essential services needed for the performance of leading edge research in both an academic and/or industrial environment.

Federated E-infrastructure Dedicated to European Researchers Innovating in Computing network Architectures

Project area: ICT

The FEDERICA project has the following main objectives: - Support research experiments on new Internet architectures and protocols, - Create a versatile, scalable, European wide "technology agnostic" infrastructure, separated from the production networks, but with the possibility to interoperate

Financial Study for Sustainable Computing E-Infrastructures

Project area: Other

Pan-European infrastructure for management of marine and ocean geological and geophysical data

Project area: Environment

The overall objective of the Geo-Seas project is to effect a major and significant improvement in the overview and access to marine geological and geophysical data and data-products from national geological surveys and research institutes in Europe by upgrading and interconnecting their present infrastructures.

GLObal Robotic telescopes Intelligent Array for e-Science

Project area: ICT

GLORIA is an innovative citizen-science network of robotic telescopes, which will give free access and research to a virtual community via the Internet.

Multi-Gigabit European Research and Education Network and Associated Services (GN3)

Project area: ICT

The objective of this proposal is the creation of a leading edge network supporting a much enhanced range of both network and added value services targeted at end-users across the GEANT service area.

The Heliophysical Integrated Observatory

Project area: Space

The Heliophysics Integrated Observatory, HELIO,will deploy a new Europe-wide distributed network of services that will address the needs of a broad community of researchers in heliophysics.

Pan-European Research infrastructure on High Performance Computing for 21st century Science

Project area: ICT

High Performance Computing is an indispensable means to solve the most challenging problems through simulation, and the access to HPC infrastructures of advanced class in Europe is vital for scientists to remain competitive at international level.

TOWARDS A JOINT EUROPEAN RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK FOR COASTAL OBSERVATORIES

Project area: Environment

Around European coastal seas, the number of marine observing systems is quickly increasing under the pressure of both monitoring requirements and oceanographic research.

Preparatory Phase for a Deep Sea Facility in the Mediterranean for Neutrino Astronomy and Associated Sciences

Project area: Environment

In the framework of the KM3NeT Preparatory Phase project the strategic, legal and financial issues are addressed related to the construction of an European deep-sea infrastructure housing a cubic kilometre size Cherenkov neutrino telescope and providing access for deep-sea research.

Making Apn Network Topologies on Internet COREs

Project area: Other

Marine Renewables Infrastructure Network for Emerging Energy Technologies

Project area: Energy

Offshore Renewable Conversion systems are mostly at the pre-commercial stage of development. They comprise wave energy and tidal stream converters as well as offshore wind turbines for electrical generation. These devices require research to be undertaken at a series of scales along the path to commercialization.

MNT Europe Extension

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

The FP6/Infrastructure project MNT-Europe (RII3-CT-2004-506231) has led to the creation of a unique distributed platform for research and development in the field of Micro and Nano Technologies (MNT)

Open Access Infrastructure for Research in Europe

Project area: ICT

The proposed project will deliver an electronic infrastructure and supporting mechanisms for the identification, deposition, access, and monitoring of FP7 and ERC funded articles, where the main supporting mechanism will be the establishment and operation of the European Helpdesk System.

2nd-Generation Open Access Infrastructure for Research in Europe

Project area: ICT

OpenAIREplus will build a 2nd-Generation Open Access Infrastructure by significantly expanding in several directions the outcomes of the OpenAIRE project, which implements the EC Open Access (OA) pilot.

Optical Infrared Coordination Network for Astronomy

Project area: Space

The Optical Infrared Coordination Network for astronomy brings together all the national and international agencies and organisations which fund, support, develop and operate Europe's facilities for optical and infrared astronomy, both night-time - callsical astronomy- and daytime - solar astronomy.

A Pan-European Species-directories Infrastructure

Project area: Environment

PESI provides standardised and authoritative taxonomic information by integrating and securing Europe's taxonomically authoritative species name registers and nomenclators (name databases) that underpin the management of biodiversity in Europe.

Providing an Infrastructure for Research on Electoral Democracy in the European Union

Project area: Socio-Economic sciences & humanities

This three-year design study will assess the feasibility of providing an infrastructure for research into citizenship, political participation, and electoral democracy in the European Union (EU).

PRACE - First Implementation Phase Project

Project area: Other

PRACE - Second Implementation Phase Project

Project area: ICT

PRACE-2IP supports the accelerated implementation of the pan-European HPC Research Infrastructure created in April 2010 as the result of the preparatory phase PRACE project.

Preparing for the construction of the Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities

Project area: Socio-Economic sciences & humanities

The grand vision for the Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities (DARIAH) is to facilitate access to research material for the humanities and for supporting the preservation of digital heritage material in Europe

QNano

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

Nano-scale objects interact with living organisms in a fundamentally new manner, ensuring that a fruitful marriage of nanotechnology and biology will long outlast short term imperatives.

SCIentific gateway Based User Support

Project area: ICT

SCI-BUS will create a generic-purpose gateway technology as a toolset to provide seamless access to major computing, data and networking infrastructures and services in Europe including clusters, supercomputers, grids, desktop grids, academic and commercial clouds.

SeaDataNet II: Pan-European infrastructure for ocean and marine data management

Project area: Environment

The overall objective of the SeaDataNet II project is to upgrade the present SeaDataNet infrastructure into an operationally robust and state-of-the-art Pan-European infrastructure for providing up-to-date and high quality access to ocean and marine metadata

Longitudinal Enhancement and Access imProvement of the SHARE infrastructure

Project area: Other

Upgrading the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe – preparatory phase

Project area: Health

The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) has been selected by the ESFRI roadmap process as one of the 35 crucial pillars of the European Research Area.

Strengthening International Dimension of Euro-Argo Research Infrastructure

Project area: Environment

The objective of this project is to strengthen the links and integration of the Euro-Argo European research infrastructure into the Argo International strategy of global ocean observations

Enhancing Grid Infrastructures with Virtualization and Cloud Technologies

Project area: ICT

The project is aimed at service provisioning, networking and research of cloud and virtualization technologies to simplify and optimize the use and operation of existing distributed computing infrastructures (e.g. EGEE/EGI).

Making the European Fisheries Ecosystem Operational

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Since the reform of the EU Common Fisheries Policy in 2002, effort has been devoted to addressing the governance, scientific, social and economic issues required to introduce an ecosystem approach to European marine fisheries.

Sustainable Solutions for Small Ruminants

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

The 3SR project (Sustainable Solutions for Small Ruminants) brings together a strong and unique international consortium of 14 partners that will mine genomic information of sheep and goats to deliver a step-change in our understanding of the genetic basis of traits underlying sustainable production and health.

A common data exchange system for agricultural systems

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Within the knowledge-based bio-economy, information sharing is an important issue. In agri-food business, this is a complex issue because many aspects and dimensions play a role.

Assessing and Monitoring the Impacts of Genetically modified plants on Agro-ecosystems

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

The project aims at providing baseline data on biodiversity in agro-ecosystems in the EU.

AN Integration of Mitigation and Adaptation options for sustainable Livestock production under climate CHANGE

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

ANIMALCHANGE will provide scientific guidance on the integration of adaptation and mitigation objectives and design sustainable development pathways for livestock production in Europe, in Northern and Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America.

The future of research on aquaculture in the Mediteranean Region

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

The fast development of the Mediterranean aquaculture (freshwater, marine) is confronted to a set of difficulties e.g. inadequate production systems and competitiveness, interaction and space competition with other users and the need for a proper integration in the coastal zones, possible negative impact on the environment and negative image of the product quality. Aquaculture development in the Mediterranean countries is contrasted in terms of importance of the sector, domestic market demand, typology of the industry, and research and development structures and capacities.

Advanced Research Initiatives for Nutrition & Aquaculture

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Sustainable development of European fish farming is dependent on the availability and environmental sustainability of feeds relying less and less on capture fisheries derived fishmeal and fish oil. The European aquaculture industry has made a determined shift towards the use of feeds based on alternative ingredients which continue to ensure the health and welfare of fish and the nutritional value of farmed seafood.

Sustainable production of biologically active molecules of marine based origin

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Innovation is the most important engine of growth and jobs in knowledge-based bio-economies. The scope of BAMMBO (Biologically Active Molecules of Marine Based Origin) is ambitious.

Selection and improving of fit-for-purpose sampling procedures for specific foods and risks

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Food Safety Objectives (FSO) and Performance Objectives (PO) are new criteria complementing the existing concepts of microbiological criteria and MRL for many chemical contaminants.

Controlling infectious diseases in oysters and mussels in Europe

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

The two core objectives of BIVALIFE are (i) to provide innovative knowledge related to pathogens infecting oysters and mussels and (ii) to develop practical approaches for the control of infectious diseases and resulting mortality outbreaks these pathogens induce.

Crops and ANimals TOGETHER

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Agricultural production faces numerous challenges regarding competitiveness, conserving natural and non-renewable resources (water, soil, air, phosphorus, fossil fuels) and ecosystem services (pollination, natural pest control, soil fertility).

Development of an integrated biorefinery for processing chitin rich biowaste to specialty and fine chemicals

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

The fishing industry in the EU and elsewhere produces an increasing mass of negative value crustacean shell waste (>6 MTPA), whose current disposal in landfills results in significant costs and risks to human health as well as to the environment.

Interaction in coastal waters: A roadmap to sustainable integration of aquaculture and fisheries

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Coastal areas are subject to an increase in competing activities and protection (Natura 2000, Marine Strategy Directive) and are a source of potential conflict for space allocation. COEXIST is a broad, multidisciplinary approach to evaluate these interactions with the ultimate goal to provide a roadmap to better integration, sustainability and synergies among different activities in the coastal zone.

Management and monitoring of deep-sea fisheries and stocks

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Deepwater fisheries pose particular difficulties for management. Target species are difficult to assess with high levels of uncertainty, they are generally vulnerable to overfishing and sustainable levels of exploitation are low.

Design and development of realistic food models to allow a multidisciplinary and integrated approach to food quality and nutrition

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

DREAM a trans-disciplinary partnership involving two multinationals and nine countries will develop realistic, physical and mathematical, food models for use as standards to be exploited across all major food categories to facilitate development of common approaches to risk/benefit assessment and nutritional quality in food research and industry.

Long-term effects of early nutrition on later health

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Nutrition during early development has an important impact on later health, particularly through greater obesity risk, as demonstrated by FP6 EARNEST. EarlyNutrition explores the current key hypotheses on likely causes and pathways to prevention of early life origins of obesity (specifically adiposity) and associated disorders.

Ecoefficient Biodegradable Composite Advanced Packaging

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

EcoBioCAP will provide the EU food industry with customizable, ecoefficient, biodegradable packaging solutions with direct benefits both for the environment and EU consumers in terms of food quality and safety.

Effective use of ecosystem and biological knowledge in fisheries

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

The general aim of the ECOKNOWS project is to improve the use of biological knowledge in fisheries science and management.

The EuroFIR Food Platform: Further integration, refinement and exploitation for its long-term self-sustainability

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

The objective is to further integrate/refine the EuroFIR Food Platform (EFP), to improve/support the ways research is undertaken into relationships between food, diets and health in Europe.

Agriculture, Food Security, and Climate Change

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

The FACCE (Agriculture, Food Security, and Climate Change) CSA will prepare and support the successful development of FACCE JPI and deliver strong foundations designed to insure long term durability and a strong impulse to allow a rapid start to Joint Programming and Joint actions.

Flavours, additives and food contact material exposure task

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Flavouring, Additive and Food Contact Material Exposure Task: FACET FACET will deliver to the European Community a sustainable surveillance system, to estimate target food chemical intake.

Comparative Analysis of Factor Markets for Agriculture across the Member States

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Well functioning factor markets are a crucial condition for the competitiveness and growth of agriculture and for rural development.

Dietary Fibers supporting Gut and Immune Function From polysaccharide compound to health claim

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

The project goal is to support the development of functional food ingredients and products that are beneficial for the human gut & immune system and therefore of crucial importance for quality of life. The project will study the effects of specific non-digestible polysaccharides which have shown health potential in this field.

Flexible Wood Supply Chain

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Personalised nutrition: An integrated analysis of opportunities and challenges

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

The present proposal sees the development of business and value creation models as central to the development of personalised nutrition and thus it is intended to engage in a series of interviews with key stakeholders, which will generate a number of scenarios to be considered by these stakeholders. Parallel to that we will run some focus groups with consumers and develop a tool to ascertain consumer attitudes to personalised nutrition in 8 EU countries (1,000 per country) representing a breadth of gastronomic traditions.

Food Risk Communication. Perceptions and communication of food risks/benefits across Europe: development of effective communication strategies.

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

FoodRisC will characterize key configurations of food risk/benefit relationships and the consequent implications for risk communicators, make recommendations about the unique potential of new social media (e.g. social networks and blogging) and provide a systematic understanding of how consumers deal with food risk/benefit information.

Safe Food for Europe – Coordiantion of research activities and Dissemination of research results of EC funded research on food safety

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

The proposed Coordination and support actions (Coordinating, CSA) has the overall objective to disseminate state-of-the-art research results in food safety and quality topics through a series of symposia, expert working group meetings, an online platform with best practise examples and coordination of cooperation and a plan for the preparation of future activities.

Innovative and sustainable strategies to mitigate the impact of global change on helminth infections in ruminants

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Infections with parasitic worms (nematodes and trematodes) represent a significant economic and welfare burden to the European ruminant livestock industry.

Biomarkers for post market monitoring of short and long-term effects of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on animal and human health

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

The function of post market monitoring is to further assess possible nutritional and health effects of authorized GM foods on a mixed population of human and animal consumers. Currently, however, little is known about exposure levels, whether adverse effects are predictable, and the occurrence of any unexpected effects following market release of GM foods.

Enhancing biomass production from marginal lands with perennial grasses

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Perennial grasses, which once established can be harvested and re-grow annually for many decades, have a number of other beneficial characteristics which suit them as biomass crops. These include high resource use efficiency, high productivity, good environmental qualities and a wide range of end uses.

Legume-supported cropping systems for Europe

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

This research will deliver knowledge and technology for the optimization of the use of legumes in European agricultural systems and promote the partnerships needed to support the public policy outcomes sought.

Marine Genomics for Users

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Marine waters provide resources and services estimated at 60% of the total economic value of the biosphere.

Marine Microbial Biodiversity, Bioinformatics and Biotechnology

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Micro B3 will develop innovative bioinformatic approaches and a legal framework to make large-scale data on marine viral, bacteria; archaeal and protists genomes and metagenomes accessible for marine ecosystems biology and to define new targets for biotechnological applications.

Multi species swards and multi scale strategies for multifunctional grassland based ruminant production systems

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

MULTISWARD will support developments and innovations in grassland production and management throughout the diversity of European farming systems, pedo-climatic and socio-economic conditions.

Maximising yield of fisheries while balancing ecosystem, economic and social concerns

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

The MSY concept was included as a principle in the 2009 Green Paper on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) in accordance with the global imperative to manage fish stocks according to the maximum sustainable yield (MSY).

Enhancing the innovativeness of food SME’s through the management of strategic network behaviour and network learning performance

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Strategic network learning is of crucial importance for innovation as it enables the food company to expand its resource base and to absorb new trends and technologies.

New dietary strategies addressing the specific needs of elderly population for an healthy ageing in Europe

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

NU-AGE is a large multidisciplinary consortium (31 partners, from 17 EU countries) involving nutritionists, bio-gerontologists, immunologists and molecular biologists from the most prestigious institutions in Europe, 5 large food industries, 8 traditional food companies and 1 biotech SME, SPES GEIE and CIAA, covering the SME Food Industrial Associations of 13 European countries and the European Confederation the food and drink industry.

Application of new technologies and methods in nutrition research – the example of phenotypic flexibility

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

NutriTech will build on the foundations of traditional human nutrition research using cutting-edge analytical technologies and methods to comprehensively evaluate the diet-health relationship and critically assess their usefulness for the future of nutrition research and human well-being.

Optimization of Perennial Grasses for Biomass Production

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

OPTIMA will integrate an ambitious biology system approach for perennial grasses such as switchgrass, miscanthus and giant reed in the Mediterranean environment. Moreover the perennial species cardoon, which has been proven to be particularly adapted to the Mediterranean climate, will be used as a control species.

Vaccines against helminth infections

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Livestock production efficiency is impaired by helminth infection which is ubiquitous in cattle, sheep and goats world-wide.

Novel Processing approaches for the development of food products Low in fAt, Salt and sUgar

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

More than 60% of all reported diseases in modern industrial countries are said to have their origin from malnutrition (low vitamin intake, high caloric food (fat and sugar).

Assessing the causes and developing measures to prevent the escape of fish from sea-cage aquaculture

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

The escape of fish from sea-cage aquaculture is perceived as a serious threat to natural biodiversity in Europe's marine waters. Escaped fish may cause undesirable genetic effects in native populations through interbreeding, and ecological effects through predation, competition and the transfer of diseases to wild fish.

Mechanisms of early protective exposures on allergy development

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Improvement of comprehensive bio-waste transformation and nutrient recovery treatment processes for production of combined natural products

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

The objective driven goal of this SME targeted proposal is to improve the currently used compost and biochar treatment systems, towards advanced, efficient and comprehensive bio-waste treatment and nutrient recovery process with zero emission performance.

REsearch to improve PROduction of SEED of established and emerging bivalve species in European hatcheries

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Secure and stabilised hatchery production of bivalve seed is the unifying objective of the REPROSEED project. Development of innovative new methods will lead to high quality seed of guaranteed physiological health, sanitary status and genetic diversity.

Innovative and Practical Breeding Tools for Improved Dairy Products from More Robust Dairy Cattle

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

The objective of ROBUSTMILK is to develop new practical technologies to allow breeders to re-focus their selection to include milk quality and dairy cow robustness and to evaluate the consequences of selection for these traits taking cognisance of various milk production systems.

Socio economic effects of management measures of the future CFP

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

SOCIOEC is an interdisciplinary, European wide project bringing together scientists from several fisheries sciences with industry partners and other key stakeholders to work in an integrated manner on solutions for future fisheries management that can be implemented at a regional level.

Support Tools to ensure safe, tasty and nutritous Advanced Ready-To-Eat foods for healthy and vulnerable Consumers

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Food business operators must make daily decisions about food safety and quality, often based on limited scientific data, or full knowledge of the consequences of deviations for the consumer, due to the limited capacity to carry out analyses and risk assessments.

SMART and SUSTAINABLE FOOD PACKAGING UTILIZING FLEXIBLE PRINTED INTELLIGENCE and MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Scientists and business oriented organizations all have a responsibility in the technology driven sustainable development.

Total Diet Study Exposure

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Total Diet Studies (TDS) allow getting information on real dietary exposure to food contaminants consumption (heavy metals, myco-toxins, POPs...) and estimating chronic exposure to pesticide residues in food and food additives intake.

Valorizing Andean microbial diversity through sustainable intensification of potato-based farming systems

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

VALORAM aims at exploring and valorizing Andean soil microbial diversity for the development of alternative, efficient technologies and crop management practices to improve the sustainability and productivity of Andean cropping systems benefiting rural farming households.

Vectors of Change in Oceans and Seas Marine Life, Impact on Economic Sectors

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Marine life makes a substantial contribution to the economy and society of Europe. VECTORS will elucidate the drivers, pressures and vectors that cause change in marine life, the mechanisms by which they do so, the impacts that they have on ecosystem structures and functioning, and on the economics of associated marine sectors and society.

MicroArrays for the detection of pathogens and their toxins in freshwater

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

Three-dimensional nanobiostructure-based self-contained devices for biomedical application

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

Three modality contrast imaging using multi-functionalised microballoons

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

In vivo multimodality imaging is a fast growing field in medical research and, although the achievements at clinical level of this diagnostic method are recent, it is already one of the most promising approaches in the diagnosis of diseases in many research addressed medical centres.

Adaptive Control for Metal Cutting

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

The project ADACOM will address main industrial sectors. automotive (DC, LOLA, CRF), electronics (BOSCH) and printing machine sector (HDM).

Ankle and Foot Orthotic Personalisation via Rapid Manufacturing

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

Disabling foot and ankle pain is common; it impacts negatively on health related quality of life, and it is has major cost implications on health systems across Europe.

AlGaInN materials on semi-polar templates for yellow emission in solid state lighting applications

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

ADVANCED TEXTILES FOR OPEN SEA BIOMASS CULTIVATION

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

Advanced theories for functional oxides: new routes to handle the devices of the future

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

Transition metal oxides are the building blocks of future microelectronics, due to outstanding properties such as, e.g. colossal magnetoresistivity and electroresistivity.

Active wound dressings based on biological mimicry

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

The aim of the Bacteriosafe consortium is to construct, test and develop a unique active wound dressing, which incorporates novel colourimetric sensor and active therapeutic processes for detecting and counteracting pathogenic bacteria in wounds.

Electrically modified biomaterials surface

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), cardiovascular diseases cause half the deaths in the EU. It is also the main cause of years of life lost (over 30 per cent) in early death thus causing huge pressure on the labour force and family earnings.

Functionalities of Bismuth based nanostructures

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

The aim of the present project is to explore the properties and possible applications of bismuth and bismuth based compounds when they are synthesized at the nanometric scale.

BIOELECTRONIC OLFACTORY NEURON DEVICE

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

Recently, the use of smell in different fields has been rediscovered due to major advances in odour sensing technology and artificial intelligence.

Time dynamics and ContROl in naNOStructures for magnetic recording and energy applications

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

DEVELOPMENT OF INJECTION AND BLOW EXTRUSION MOLDED BIODEGRADABLE AND MULTIFUNCTIONAL PACKAGES BY NANOTECHNOLOGY: IMPROVEMENT OF STRUCTURAL AND BARRIER PROPERTIES, SMART FEATURES AND SUSTAINABILITY

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

Novel biofunctional high porous polymer scaffolds and techniques controlling angiogenesis for the regeneration and repair of the degenerated intervertebral disc.

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

30% of European workers experience back pain, and it is the most frequently reported work-related disorder.

EFFECTIVE INTEGRATION OF SEASONAL THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS IN EXISTING BUILDINGS

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

Energy use in buildings accounts for approximately 40% of EU energy consumption. Energy efficiency in new buildings is important, but existing building stock is the main target. Existing buildings, however, are characterised by particular requirements and constraints that are not present in new buildings and that requires new developments and adaptation of existing technologies.

Graphene-based Electrodes for Application in Supercapacitors

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

For vehicle applications, it is desirable to have devices with high energy density, high power density, long cycle and shelf life, and low cost.

EUROpean scale infrastructure in NANOBIOtechnology

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

EuroNanoBio aims at defining the key features of the future EU capacity in nanobiotechnology and the roadmap to reach this goal. It will establish the features of the infrastructure, the role of the various stakeholders and the way to establish it.

Exploring Cellular Dynamics at Nanoscale

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

EXCELL is a novel innovative approach to explore interaction mechanisms between biological materials and systems/nanostructures.

Multi-scale Formation of Functional Nanocrystal-Molecule Assemblies and Architectures

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

Recent developments in the design and synthesis of nanoscale building blocks as active elements in opto- or bio-electronic devices with tailored electronic functionality have the potential to open up new horizons in nanoscience and also revolutionise multi-billion dollar markets across multiple technology sectors including healthcare, printable electronics, and security.

Future Industrial Model for SMEs

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

The primary concept of this project is to research, develop, validate and valorise an architecture and set of tools, methodologies and structures which will assist European companies attain a competitive position in world markets in the mid to long term horizon. The target group is SMEs and specifically those from the 50 150 employee level.

Gene Activated Matrices for Bone and Cartilage Regeneration in Arthritis

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

This consortium develops a novel gene-activated matrix platform for bone and cartilage repair with a focus on osteoarthritis-related tissue damage. The S&T objectives of this project are complemented with an innovative program of public outreach, actively linking patients and society to the evolvement of this project.

GRAPHENE CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION: ROLL TO ROLL TECHNOLOGY

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

Graphene has some unique properties resulting from its linear dispersion band structure, its high carrier mobility, and its low dimensionality.

Targeting Hernia Operation Using Sustainable Resources and Green Nanotechnologies. An Integrated Pan-European Approach

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

Hernia operations are among the most common surgical procedures performed today with over 20 million cases annually worldwide. Hernia incidents are associated with pain and poor quality-of-life for the patient and lead to enormous healthcare costs, exceeding US 48 billion in the US annually.

Advanced manufacturing processes for Low Cost Greener Li-Ion batteries

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

GREENLION is a Large Scale Collaborative Project with the FP7 (topic GC.NMP.2011-1) leading to the manufacturing of greener and cheaper Li-Ion batteries for electric vehicle applications via the use of water soluble, fluorine-free, high thermally stable binders, which would eliminate the use of VOCs and reduce the cell assembly cost.

Next Generation Hybrid Interfaces for Spintronic Applications

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

The development of conceptually new materials following a The project HINTS faces these ICT challenges by combining naturally downscalable materials, organic semiconductors, with low energy consumption information processing via spintronic effects. More explicitly, the main objective of the proposal is developing novel hybrid organic-inorganic materials featuring interfaces with conceptually new electric and magnetic behaviour.

Hybrid Molecule-Nanocrystal Assemblies for Photonic and Electronic Sensing Applications

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

Functional organic molecules and metal and semiconductor nanocrystals represent attractive building blocks due to their composition-, size- and structure-dependent electronic properties, and the ability to design and manipulate these properties via low-cost and established chemical synthesis.

Interfacing Oxides

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

The goal of IFOX is to explore, create and control novel electronic and magnetic functionalities, with focus on interfaces, in complex transition metal oxide hetero-structures to develop the material platform for novel More than Moore (MtM) and beyond CMOS electronics, VLSI integration with performance and functionality far beyond the state-of-the-art.

Flexible Compression Injection Moulding Platform for Multi-Scale Surface Structures

Project area: Aerospace Technologies & Advanced Manufacturing

IMPRESS targets the development of a technological injection moulding platform for serial production of plastic components incorporating micro or nano scale functional features.

Innovative Material Synergies & Composite Processing Strategies

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

Mutation of transport industry to carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRC) is now ineluctable in order to reduce our mobility environmental imprint. This sector is at a turn of its conversion from metal to composite, which should impose a radical rethinking of the whole supply chain.

Large Area Molecularly Assembled Nanopatterns for Devices

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

Scaling has driven the microelectronics industry for over 40 years and revolutionised information and communication technologies, health care, education, engineering, etc. Maintaining progress has becomes more challenging and costs of fabrication facilities are rising exponentially.

Label Free Nanoscopy Using Infra Red

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

Advanced Magnetic nanoparticles deliver smart Processes and Products for Life

Project area: Aerospace Technologies & Advanced Manufacturing

Manual Work Support Throughout System Lifecycle by Exploiting Virtual and Augmented Reality

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

Manual work is a crucial and expensive component of manufacturing. Globalization causes companies to reduce manual work costs by offshoring and global outsourcing. This poses problems such as increased lead times, lower quality products and services, and weaker management. Because of the pressure of globalization and the decline of the working age population in Europe, the situation will get worse in sectors with a large proportion of high value manual work that cannot be automated or outsourced.

Managing Risks of Nanoparticles

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

While there are standard procedures for product life cycle analysis, exposure, hazard, and risk assessment for traditional chemicals, is not yet clear how these procedures need to be modified to address all the novel properties of nanomaterials. There is a need to develop specific reference methods for all the main steps in managing the potential risk of ENM.

Equipment and Methodology for Multi-Dimensional Scanning Probe Microscopy

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

The ability to perform scanning tunnelling spectroscopy simultaneously with a measurement of the vertical and lateral tip-sample interaction force and energy dissipation on selected atomic or molecular sites is the next revolution in scanning probe microscopy and will revolutionise entire areas of surface science.

Modelling of Interface Evolution in Advanced Welding

Project area: ICT

The objective of this proposal is to fill a gap that is observed in current Irish and international funding for transnational mobility.

NANOTECHNOLOGICAL TOOLKITS FOR MULTI-MODAL DISEASE DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT MONITORING

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

NAMDIATREAM will develop a cutting edge nanotechnology-based toolkit for multi-modal detection of biomarkers of most common cancer types and cancer metastases, permitting identification of cells indicative of early disease onset in a high-specificity and throughput format in clinical, laboratory and point-of-care devices.

Nanotube-Junction for High Throughput DNA Sequencing

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

The demand for a next-generation of technologies for DNA sequencing that will provide fast and affordable DNA decoding is pressing. Present bio-chemical schemes are time consuming and expensive, thus cheap and fast alternatives for DNA reading are of great need. This is now internationally recognized. For example, the US NIH recently awarded 40M$ in grants overpiloting projects to spur development of these innovative technologies.

European Network on the Health and Environmental Impact of Nanomaterials

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

Recent technological advances allow the targeted production of objects and materials in the nanoscale (smaller than 100 nm). Nanomaterials have chemical, physical and bioactive characteristics, which are different from those of larger entities of the same materials. Nanoparticles can pass through body barriers.

Development of Nanotechnology-based High Performance Opaque & Transparent Insulation Systems and Biocide Formulations for Energy Efficient Buildings

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

NANOINSULATE will develop durable, robust, cost-effective opaque and transparent vacuum insulation panels (VIPs) incorporating new nanotechnology-based core materials (nanofoams, aerogels, aerogel composites) and high-barrier films that are up to four times more energy efficient than current solutions.

Enhanced sensitivity Nanotechnology-based Multiplexed Bioassay Platform for diagnostic applications

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

Currently, there is strong interest in the development of new bioassay techniques for gene identification, gene mapping, DNA sequencing and medical diagnostics. There are three main families of methods: Polymerase Chain Reaction, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay and nano-particles agglutination techniques.

Modelling basis and kinetics of nanoparticle interaction with membranes, uptake into cells, and sub-cellular and inter-compartmental transport

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

The prediction of biological (and in particular toxicological) impacts has, as its basic pre-requisite, the correct prediction of the sites of action and localization of the nano-particle in living organisms. We have identified the need for a paradigm shift in modelling these properties for nano-scale objects.

Do nanoparticles induce neurodegenerative diseases? Understanding the origin of reactive oxidative species and protein aggregation and mis-folding phenomena in the presence of nanoparticles

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

As the use of nanoparticles becomes more prevalent, it is clear that human exposure will inevitably increase. Considering the rapidly ageing European population and the resulting increase in the incidence of neurodegenerative diseases, there is an urgent need to address the risk presented by nanoparticles towards neurodegenerative diseases.

Improving the services of the NMP NCP Network through Trans-national Activities

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

The NCP TeAm project aims at an improved NMP NCP service across Europe therefore helping simplify access to FP7 calls, lowering the entry barriers for newcomers, and raising the average quality of submitted proposals through closer collaboration between the NMP NCPs and normalization of the differences in knowledge and quality of provided services across the NCP Network in Europe and beyond.

Improving the services of the NMP NCP Network through Trans-national Activities 2

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

Consumer Open Innovation and Open Manufacturing Interaction for Individual Garments

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

The overall objective of Open Garments is the Manufacturing Service Provider (MSP) Business Model enabling individual garments.

Development & Evaluation of a Viable Stent Device for the Treatment of BronchoTracheal Cancer

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

Development of a flexible and energy-efficient pressurised microwave heating process to produce 3D-shaped Renewable BIO-polymer FOAMs for a novel generation of transportation packaging

Project area: Aerospace Technologies & Advanced Manufacturing

Expanded Polystyrene (EPS), Polyurethane (EPU), Polyethylene (EPE) and Polypropylene (EPP) represent the most popular moulded cushion packaging materials applied for transport packaging applications. However, despite of their functionality, the widespread use of these polymer foams of synthetic origin implies considerable environmental concerns.

Radiochemistry on chip

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

The aim of this project is the design, fabrication and implementation of a microdevice able to synthesise radiopharmaceuticals for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) analysis, a technique usually employed in medicine for its unsurpassed sensitivity and specificity. We propose to develop a modular microfluidic architecture which can be used for standard synthesis protocols as well as for R&D of new radiopharmaceuticals.

Safe Nano Worker Exposure Scenarios

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

Semiconductor Nanomaterial for Advanced Photovoltaic Solar cells Using New concept of nanocrystal and conductive host

Project area: Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies

Renewable energy production is a key driver for innovation in the material domain. Researchers and industries look to reduce the energy cost and to increase the efficiency of PV solar cells. Nanotechnologies and nanomaterials show broad opportunities. Indeed, at the nanoscale level, energy band gaps depend on nanomaterial architectures (nanoparticles size, bulk dispersion, interfaces with embedding matrix).

New Oral Nanomedicines: Transporting Therapeutic Macromolecules across the Intestinal Barrier

Project area: Other

Lactase persistence and the Cultural History of Europe

Project area: Socio-Economic sciences & humanities

The ideal training for future researchers in Europe, draws together leading groups in the world, state-of-the-art methods and a clearly focused, important and emotive questions with widespread repercussions, and integrates them using sophisticated tools and training devices; welcome to LeCHE. This large (14 researcher, 24 participant) training network explores the origin and impact of dairying Europe.

An integrated study on three novel regulatory hubs in megakaryocytes and platelets, discovered as risk genes for myocardial infarction by a genome-wide association and platelet systems biology study

Project area: Health

The overarching objective of the ITN is to offer an intercalated study environment for young and talented researchers in the field of coronary artery disease (CAD) research. 12 PhD fellows operating in a unique training environment will work as a multi-disciplinary team to perform research spanning the full spectrum from basic to translational to bring novel inventions to the bedside.

In Meso Crystallogenesis of GPCR-protein ligand complexes

Project area: Aerospace Technologies & Advanced Manufacturing

Protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) proteins are the single largest drug target, representing 30% of all marketed drugs. All GPCRs share a basic structural core of seven transmembrane alpha-helical domains.

The reward system in healthy ageing and its modulation by gonadal steroid hormones: multimodal neuroimaging studies (fMRI/PET)

Project area: Health

Air-Sea Fluxes of Climatically Relevant Gases in the Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer

Project area: Environment

Climate change is one of the greatest environmental challenges today, with the potential to significantly alter how we live. It is largely attributable to human activity where greenhouse gases (GHG) are released into the atmosphere. The oceans exert a considerable influence on the atmosphere by absorbing a large fraction of GHGs, but there remain large uncertainties in the budget.

Establishing a Programme for the Study of Oceanic and Atmospheric Processes Controlling Air-Sea Exchange of Climate-Forcing Gases

Project area: Environment

Climate change is one of the greatest environmental challenges today, with the potential to significantly alter how we live. It is largely attributable to human activity where greenhouse gases (GHG) are released into the atmosphere. The oceans exert a considerable influence on the atmosphere by absorbing a large fraction of GHGs, but there remain large uncertainties in the budget.

Histopathologic and Mechanistic Assessment of Angiogenesis Inhibitor Related Toxicities: A Cross-Sectoral, Multi-disciplinary Approach

Project area: Health

Inhibition of angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels from pre-existing vasculature, is a well established therapeutic strategy against cancer. Inhibitors of angiogenesis have been developed to block tumour growth and metastasis, and a number of these inhibitors are now clinically approved.

Network for the development of phage therapy in aquaculture

Project area: Environment

AQUAPHAGE aims to the formation of a strong network for the development of phage therapy in aquaculture through a well balanced research staff exchange program. The platform for the implementation of this initiative is a common project focused on the identification and exploitation of phages specific for bacterial pathogens that constitute serious threats for both freshwater and marine aquaculture.

Development of Novel Sensors for Contaminant Detection in Water using Near Infrared Light and Aquaphotomics

Project area: Environment

Although water is the most widespread molecule in biological systems, it s interaction with light remains poorly understood. Water is prone to contamination through biological processes, industrial practises and malicious tampering. Surface water reservoirs are exposed to contamination by thousands of micropollutants from pharmaceutical, agricultural and natural origins.

Assembly and regulation of caspase-2 activation platforms in life and death

Project area: Other

Performing Spaces: Architecture, Spatiality, and Politics in European Ceremonial Cultures, circa 1550-1700

Project area: Socio-Economic sciences & humanities

This project explores the uses of architecture, architectural imagery and symbolic space in the festive cultures of early modern Europe. Historians and social scientists have often connected changing notions of elite public and private spaces to discourses of centralisation and modernisation in differing European ancient regimes.

Magnetic Nanoparticles for Multiplexed Assays for Low and High Molecular Weight Biomarkers

Project area: Health

The application for the FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IEF is to support a move of a postdoctoral researcher to University College Dublin, UCD. The researcher to date has published in 16 peer reviewed journals and has a current h-index of 8. With the expert training and opportunities in place at UCD, the award of the fellowship will build upon the successful start of his academic career and deliver him to a full time academic position.

Advanced Technologies for Water Resource Management

Project area: Environment

Technology gaps exist within the EU that prohibit compliance with the Water Framework Directive in providing an integrated water resource management strategy that will secure both water quality and quantity. The fundamental objective of the ATWARM ITN is to enhance the career prospects of 16 young researchers by providing them with greatly enhanced multidisciplinary skills and business aptitudes that will enable them to address these technology gaps.

Bacteriophage Therapy for Catheter Infection Control

Project area: Health

The primary aim of this project is to develop novel bacteriophage based strategies to combat Proteus mirabilis catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), a prevalent health-care associated infection for which there are currently no effective countermeasures.

BEAN – Bridging the European and Anatolian Neolithic: Demography, Migration, and Lifestyle at the Advent of Civilization

Project area: Socio-Economic sciences & humanities

One of the most interesting questions in prehistory is that of the origins of European peoples following the introduction of settled farming life to the continent some 8,000 years ago. The interdisciplinary BEAN network will address this by combining teaching and research in three different fields: i) anthropology and genetics, ii) computer simulation and modelling, and iii) prehistoric archaeology.

Identification of Clinically Useful Biomarkers for IGF-I Receptor Signalling in Cancer

Project area: Health

The Insulin-like Growth Factor I Receptor (IGF-IR) is widely expressed on human tissues and has been shown to promote the growth and invasiveness of cancer cells. It is a potentially important therapeutic target for several major cancers including breast, lung and colon, and has attracted major interest from pharmaceutical companies and clinicians.

Nolinear solid biomechanics: theory, experiments, computations, applications

Project area: Health

Dr Michel Destrade is a French national; he was trained in Physics and Chemistry in France and in Mathematical Physics in Ireland; he has been working successively as a Lecturer in Mathematics in the USA and as a Researcher in Mechanics in France. He is requesting funds for two years, to work with Professor Michael Gilchrist and join his group of Mechanical Engineering at University College Dublin, Ireland.

Biomolecular Electronics and Electrocatalysis

Project area: Health

The objective of the joint exchange programme BIOMOLECTRONIC (Biomolecular Electronics and Electrocatalysis) is to strengthen existing scientific collaboration between two EU partners and a third country (Argentina) partner in the field of biomolecular electronics and electrocatalysis.

Regulating Receptor Surface Expression in a Cell Selective Manner – A Novel Approach to treat Multiple Sclerosis

Project area: Health

CARA POSTDOCTORAL MOBILITY FELLOWSHIPS IN THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Project area: Socio-Economic sciences & humanities

The objective of this proposal is to fill a gap that is observed in current Irish and international funding for transnational mobility. The Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) proposes the CARA fellowship programme for Experienced Researchers active in the field of the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Ubiquitous Wireless Mesh Networks for Next-Generation Personal Digital Automotive Services

Project area: ICT

Firstly, an analytical model of the scenario will be developed for a given network topology and user demand. The objective will be to determine the minimum set of WiFi-based mesh Access Points and backhauls that can satisfy the demand subject to some resource usage constraints in order to reach a good understanding of how traffic demands, network topology and amount of receivers are related.

Computer Assisted Renewal of Classical Cartoon Animations

Project area: ICT

The aim of CARToon project is to attract young audience to classical works. The project will develop new techniques to enhance and synthesize classical cartoon animations from original archival footage in such a way that they could compete with modern visually attractive cinematic production.

Codecs based on Auditory Scene Analysis

Project area: ICT

CASA is designed to train researchers in the development of algorithms, CODECS and tools for the 3D audio technology that will be required to deliver very high-quality, object driven sound for immersive and interactive entertainment. Audio technologies and coding methods are as essential to the development of very high quality immersive and interactive 3D media as MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3) has been to on-line music and streaming media.

Chronology, Culture & Archaeology - Tree-ring analysis and fine resolution sequencing

Project area: Socio-Economic sciences & humanities

Some of the richest archaeological resources are found in estuarine zones around Ireland, and these rival in quality any comparable environment in Europe. In this project, the candidate will exploit the unique archaeological potential found in estuarine zones around Ireland, specifically the Fergus Estuary, where there are now known to survive some of the most spectacularly well-preserved prehistoric and medieval fisheries in Europe, but which are likely to be destroyed within the next 10 years.

Controlled Environment Laboratory for Life Sciences

Project area: Food Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (KBB)

CELLS (Controlled Environment Laboratory for Life Sciences) aims to support the relocation and development of a research programme by Dr. Gary Stutte and establish a European centre of excellence for Controlled Environment Research at the host organisation Limerick Institute of Technology (Ireland).

The NBIPI Career Enhancement Mobility Programme

Project area: Other

Chemical Bioanalysis

Project area: Health

Chemical Bioanalysis aims for retrieving selective information out of complex biological systems. Sensors, probes and devices are the future tools of medicinal diagnostics, environmental monitoring, food analysis and molecular biology. The ITN CHEBANA provides interdisciplinary research training for early stage and experienced researchers and focuses on the most important techniques in the field.

Ultra-trace element fingerprinting of geological and environmental archives

Project area: Socio-Economic sciences & humanities

Natural and anthropogenic processes leave behind tell-tale chemical signatures - fingerprints - that inform researchers about a wide variety of interesting and topical issues. The research proposed here aims at refining our ability to read the chemical fingerprints both in geological and environmental archives.

FAMILY RISKS AND CHILDREN’S HEALTH: IMPACT OF EARLY INTERVENTIONS

Project area: Other

Discovery of molecular markers for the inverse relationship between platinum and taxane resistance in cancer

Project area: Health

Abstract Aim: To identify a gene and protein expression pattern associated with platinum resistance and taxane sensitivity in a panel of drug-resistant cancer cell lines. Background: Despite the success of early detection programs and surgical techniques for the treatment of cancer many patients will still require chemotherapy.

Layer-by-layer assembly of novel bone-mimetic hydroxyapatite-fibrous

Project area: Other

Biomimetics is a fast growing multidisciplinary field leading to the fabrication of novel materials with remarkable mechanical properties. Natural bone is a complex biomineralized system with an intricate hierarchical structure. It was widely reported that a typical secondary bone contains around 65 wt.% mineral phase, 25 wt.% organic and 10 wt.