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European Clearing House for Open Robotics Development Plus Plus (ECHORD Plus Plus)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2018,

Description ECHORD++ will create new opportunities for European robotics researchers to work directly with SME/start-ups and new users/customers to create innovative products. ECHORD++ will continue ECHORD’s two pillars, “experiments” and “structured dialogue”, taking advantage of experience and investment in the infrastructure. In addition, ...
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Embedded Multi-Core Systems for Mixed Criticality Applications in Dynamic and Changeable Real-Time Environments (EMC2)

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

Embedded systems are the key innovation driver to improve almost all mechatronic products with cheaper and even new functionalities. Furthermore, they strongly support today's information society as inter-system communication enabler.Consequently boundaries of application domains are alleviated and ad-hoc connections and interoperability play an increasing role. At the same time, multi-core and ma ...
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New operational steps towards an alliance of European research fleets (EUROFLEETS2)

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

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

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

Up to 20 million European citizens suffer from food allergy. However management of both food allergy (by patients and health practitioners) and allergens (by industry) is thwarted by lack of evidence to either prevent food allergy developing or protect adequately those who are already allergic. iFAAM will develop evidence-based approaches and tools for MANAGEMENT of ALLERGENS in FOOD and integrate ...
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The Human Brain Project (HBP)

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

Understanding the human brain is one of the greatest challenges facing 21st century science. If we can rise to the challenge, we can gain profound insights into what makes us human, develop new treatments for brain diseases and build revolutionary new computing technologies. Today, for the first time, modern ICT has brought these goals within sight. The goal of the Human Brain Project, part of the ...
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The European Robotics Initiative for Strengthening the Competitiveness of SMEs in Manufacturing by integrating aspects of cognitive systems (SMErobotics)

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

Description SME-suitable robots that assist in managing uncertainty by symbiotic Human-Robot-Interaction and embedded cognition Over two-thirds of European workers in manufacturing are employed in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). While robots are able to carry out repetitive tasks to a h ...
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Regime and Society in Eastern Europe (1956 - 1989). From Extended Reproduction to Social and Political Change (RESOCEA)

Start date: Jun 1, 2011, End date: May 31, 2016,

"The ambition of this project rests on the long-established tradition of the comparative politico-historical and interdisciplinary studies of the totalitarian regimes and on the theoretical efforts to elucidate the social dynamics and social change in Eastern Europe during the so called ""real socialism"". It will deal with the relations between regime and society in an attempt to highlight the gr ...
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Graphene-Based Revolutions in ICT And Beyond (GRAPHENE)

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

This Flagship aims to take graphene and related layered materials from a state of raw potential to a point where they can revolutionize multiple industries – from flexible, wearable and transparent electronics, to new energy applications and novel functional composites.Our main scientific and technological objectives in the different tiers of the value chain are to develop material technologies fo ...
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Community Based Comprehensive Recovery (COBACORE)

Start date: Apr 1, 2013, End date: Mar 31, 2016,

The Community Based Comprehensive Recovery (COBACORE) project aims to support common needs assessment and recovery planning efforts in complex multi-sectorial, multi-stakeholder crisis environments by building upon the community as an important source of information and capabilities. COBACORE aims to help bridge the so-called collaboration gap: failure of collaboration through insufficient informa ...
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Astrobiology and Space Missions Road Mapping (AstRoMap)

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

AstRoMap (Astrobiology Road Mapping activity) is a Coordination action that aims at providing the European Planetary Science Community with a road map in space science and astrobiology. The goals of the project are: (i) to pose big scientific questions that could be answered with the help of space missions, and (ii) to identify according space missions to be developed in future programs. Project w ...
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Modelling crisis management for improved action and preparedness (CRISMA)

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

"The CRISMA project shall develop a simulation-based decision support system (Integrated Crisis Management System - ICMS), for modelling crisis management, improved action and preparedness. The ICMS shall facilitate simulation and modelling of realistic crisis scenarios, possible response actions, and the impacts of crisis depending on both the external factors driving the crisis development and t ...
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Data Interoperability Solution At STakeholders Emergencies Reaction (DISASTER)

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

Emergency management becomes more challenging in an international crisis episode because of cultural, linguistic and legal differences between all stakeholders, especially first responders. Misunderstandings between first responders makes decision-making slower and more difficult. However, spread and development of networks and Emergency Management Systems (EMS) has improved emergency responses, b ...
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ETTIS - European security trends and threats in society (ETTIS)

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

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 p ...
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Europeana Awareness (EAwareness)

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

Europeana Awareness is a Best Practice Network, led by the Europeana Foundation, designed to:•\tpublicise Europeana to users, policy makers, politicians and cultural heritage organisations in every Member State so as to encourage the use and contribution of content, raise awareness of cultural heritage as an economic driver and promote knowledge transfer•\tpromote its use by a broad public for a v ...
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Megawatt Highly Efficient Technologies for Space Power and Propulsion Systems for Long-duration Exploration Missions (MEGAHIT)

Start date: Mar 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2014,

"Space exploration is one of Europe’s priorities. Nuclear propulsion and power sources are “…essential and enabling key assets for a significant number of exploration missions…” (2005 European WG report on Nuclear Power Sources for Space) and can thus be considered as key technologies for deep-space exploration in Europe, Russia, and the USA. On the other hand, this technological development requi ...
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Science and Technology Advancing Governance of Good Environmental Status (STAGES)

Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Aug 31, 2014,

The Marine Strategy Framework Directive is designed to deliver “Good Environmental Status” (GES) in EU marine waters by 2020. This Directive requires that Member States (MS) with marine territories put in place measures to achieve and maintain GES within a defined timeframe and according to eleven key descriptors of environmental status. However, there is a significant knowledge deficit which may ...
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Towards Zero Waste in Industrial Networks (ZeroWIN)

Start date: May 1, 2009, End date: Apr 30, 2014,

The first work package will define a common vision on zero-waste entrepreneurship within the first 6 months. The mythos Individual Producer Responsibility will be investigated if it can become the all-healing-solution in electronics industry as well as how this concept can be applied to other industrial sectors. WP2 concentrates on new technological developments, WP3 on waste prevention methodolog ...
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Towards integrated European marine research strategy and programmes (SEAS ERA)

Start date: May 1, 2010, End date: Apr 30, 2014,

This proposal is intended to take into account the ongoing and previous integrating initiatives (AMPERA, marinERA, Marifish,...) so as to constitute a stable and durable structure for coordination and integration of national and regional marine and maritime research programmes with the major goal of providing a clear reply to the need for developing and implementing common research strategies and ...
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HERA Joint Research Programme (HERAJRP)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

The HERA Joint Research Programme (HERA JRP) partners will launch a joint call for multilateral projects in two humanities research areas: “Cultural Dynamics” and “Creativity and Innovation”. By setting up a HERA JRP, the 13 national funding partners want to create collaborative, trans-national research opportunities that will derive new insights from humanities research in order to address major ...
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Compliance and effectiveness in HF and CHD closed-loop management (HeartCycle)

Start date: Mar 1, 2008, End date: Aug 31, 2013,

Each year Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) causes over 1.9 million deaths in the EU, causing direct health costs of €105 billion. Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), half of all CVD deaths, is the single most cause of death in Europe. Heart Failure (HF) – a CHD being the most frequent cause of hospitalization for people over 65 – has 10 million patients in the EU. Current treatment of HF entails recommendat ...
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CSA (Coordinating) in Marine Biotechnology (MARINEBIOTECH)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Mar 31, 2013,

"Marine biotechnology has the potential to provide a major contribution towards addressing some of the most pressing societal challenges including environmental degradation, human health and delivering sustainable supplies of food and energy.The main goal of the CSA will be to prepare the foundation for a potential ERA-NET in the area of Marine Biotechnology which will require: a) Gaining better u ...
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Mapping of European Research Infrastructure Landscape (MERIL)

Start date: Oct 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2012,

"The MERIL project aims to complete an in-depth analysis of the current European Portal on Research Infrastructures’ Services, leading to the redesign and implementation of a comprehensive database of pan-European Research Infrastructures (RIs) and their mapping as a useful tool for scientists and policy makers. In the long run impacts are expected such as increased visibility of the services and ...
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Strengthening EU-Russia Sciences and Technology cooperation and EU access to Russian National Funding Programmes (ACCESSRU)

Start date: Nov 1, 2009, End date: Jul 31, 2012,

"The overall aim of the ACCESSRU project is to stimulate S&T cooperation between Europe and Russian Federation by providing better access to the European researchers for the Russian research and innovation programmes. Firstly, the project will map and analyse research & innovation programmes and initiatives managed by the Russians Federation to identify access opportunities to researchers from the ...
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The European Polar Research Icebreaker Consortium AURORA BOREALIS (ERICON-AB)

Start date: Mar 1, 2008, End date: May 31, 2012,

"The ERICON-AB project will generate the strategic, legal, financial and organisational frameworks required from National Governments and the European Commission to commit financial resources to the construction and running of the European Polar Research Icebreaker AURORA BOREALIS. Scientific management frameworks will be assessed including mechanisms to handle dedicated large-scale multi-year or ...
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Support Action to initiate cooperation between the Communities of European MARine and MARitime REsearch and Science (EMAR2RES)

Start date: Nov 1, 2009, End date: May 31, 2012,

"Nearly all significant developments in the marine/maritime area originate from Europe, a true maritime continent. Consequently, the Marine/Maritime Science and Research Communities are among the world leaders in their respective fields, disciplines and sectors. To maintain its leadership and competitiveness, Europe must take advantage of new market opportunities and address the global challenges ...
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Coordination Action for Graphene-Driven Revolutions in ICT and Beyond (GRAPHENE-CA)

Start date: May 1, 2011, End date: Apr 30, 2012,

This Coordination Action aims to prepare a European Flagship project focussed on "Graphene-Driven Revolutions in ICT and Beyond" (GRAPHENE). The overwhelming current focus on graphene, discovered by A.K. Geim and K. Novoselov in 2004, is driven by the considerable and tantalizing potential that this material offers in conventional as well as radically new fields of ICT applications.Europe can play ...
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Towards an Integrated Marine and Maritime Science Community (MARCOM+)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Apr 30, 2012,

"The ‘Aberdeen plus interest group’ joined forces with the ‘Venice Platform group’ to take further steps in integrating the marine, maritime and coastal research sectors in Europe. The goal is to establish a sustainable and long-lasting partnership forum (“European Marine and Maritime Forum”), based on shared interests and shared leadership, and to test it on regional seas and pan-European basis. ...
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Towards Human Exploration of Space: a EUropean Strategy (THESEUS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Mar 31, 2012,

"Space missions in Earth orbit have demonstrated that men can survive and work in space for long durations. However, there are pending technological, medical and psychological issues to be solved before adventuring in longer duration space missions. Furthermore technological breakthroughs, e.g. in life support systems and recycling technologies are required to reduce the costs of these expeditions ...
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Development and pre-operational validation of upgraded GMES Marine Core Services and capabilities (MyOcean)

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

MyOcean is THE PROJECT to set up infrastructures, services and resources to prepare the operational deployment of first Marine Core Services. My Ocean answers to the topic SPA.2007.1.1.01 - development of upgraded capabilities for existing GMES fast-track services and related (pre)operational services. MyOcean is proposed by a consortium of 67 partners spread in maritime countries: - federated aro ...
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Climate Change and Marine Ecosystem Research Results (CLAMER)

Start date: Apr 1, 2010, End date: Sep 30, 2011,

"Although there is no certainty regarding the precise nature and rate of future climate change, even the most moderate scenarios predict a continuing change of the marine environment, with associated major environmental and social impacts. To prepare society for the necessary mitigation and adaptation measures, the awareness of citizens to research results, both certainties and uncertainties, in t ...
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Coordination Action for Research Activities on Life in Extreme Environments (CAREX)

Start date: Jan 1, 2008, End date: Jun 30, 2011,

"Life in Extreme Environments (LEXEN) is an emerging area of research in which Europe has considerable expertise but a relatively fragmented research infrastructure. The science of such environments has enormous relevance for our knowledge of the diversity and environmental limits of microbial, plant and animal life and the novel strategies employed for survival and growth. Such studies are esse ...
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The European Social Survey Infrastructure Preparatory Phase (ESSPrep)

Start date: Feb 18, 2008, End date: Nov 17, 2010,

The European Social Survey (ESS) has three main objectives firstly to produce rigorous trend data at a national and European level about people’s social, political and moral values in the context of Europe’s changing institutions; to remedy longstanding deficiencies in methods of cross-national social measurement, particularly in respect of public attitudes and to bring social indicators into clos ...
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