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Protection of European seas and borders through the intelligent use of surveillance (PERSEUS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Jun 30, 2015,

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, addressing key challenges: supporting the netwo ...
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An early stage training network in enabling technologies for GREEN radio (GREENET)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

Current 4G vision envisages higher data rates and multi standard radio interfaces to provide all users with a continuous seamless connection. The large number of foreseen devices coupled with the surge in power requirements for future emerging handsets raises significant challenges in terms of: i) reducing the energy consumption; and ii) reducing the amount of electromagnetic radiations.GREENET ta ...
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New Archaeological Research Network for Integrating Approaches to Ancient Material Studies (NARNIA)

Start date: Dec 1, 2010, End date: Nov 30, 2014,

This project encourages the collaboration between the private and academic sectors for the training of young researchers in the integration of traditional archaeological approaches and newly developed scientific techniques to the study of ancient materials. This well- structured research network aims to improve the career prospects of employment for young researchers, developing their lab-based sk ...
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Preparedness and Resilience against CBRN Terrorism using Integrated Concepts and Equipment PRACTICE (PRACTICE)

Start date: May 1, 2011, End date: Oct 31, 2014,

The objective of PRACTICE project is to improve the preparedness and resilience of the EU member states and associated countries to an attack from a terrorist group using non conventional weapons such as CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and/or Nuclear agents) materials. The existing situation is characterized by a fragmented structure as regards technology, procedures, methods and organiza ...
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Exploiting innate immune evasion strategies of Staphylococcus aureus for the design of novel antibody-based therapeutic agents for the treatment of bacteremia (CompStaph)

Start date: Oct 15, 2010, End date: Oct 14, 2014,

Staphylococcus aureus is a widely disseminated human pathogen whose virulence is associated with a broad range of severe and potentially fatal health complications. It has been shown to produce a series of immunomodulators that promote virulence by affecting both arms of the host immune response. Complement (C’) represents a key innate immune effector that protects against infection, and S. aureus ...
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DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH ENERGY/HIGH POWER DENSITY SUPERCAPACITORS FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS (AUTOSUPERCAP)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Jul 31, 2014,

Supercapacitors are essential in electric vehicles for supplying power during acceleration and recovering braking energy. High power and sufficient energy density (per kilo) are required for both an effective power system but also to reduce weight. There are several issues to achieve a high performance/low weight power system that need to be addressed by various groups of scientists and engineer ...
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Next Generation Nano-engineered Thermoelectric Converters - from concept to industrial validation (NEXTEC)

Start date: Jun 1, 2011, End date: May 31, 2014,

Global energy uncertainty and the limited recourses coupled with increased energy needs fuels the search for improving the efficiency of energy conversion technologies. Although the EU policies target increased use of renewable energy to 12% of gross energy production by 2010, this commitment has also highlighted the urgent need for improving the energy utilization of fossil-fuel based power-plant ...
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Total Airport Security System (TASS)

Start date: Apr 1, 2010, End date: Mar 31, 2014,

"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.The TASS concept is based on integrating different types of selected real time sensors & sub-systems for data collection in a variety of modes, including fixed and mobile, all suitable ...
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Towards a self sustaining European Technology Platform (NERIS-TP) on Preparedness for Nuclear and Radiological Emergency Response and Recovery (NERIS-TP)

Start date: Feb 1, 2011, End date: Jan 31, 2014,

This project aims on the one hand to keep the momentum gained through the European Project EURANOS in establishing a platform where the operational and research community can meet and discuss with all the relevant stakeholders the topics related to emergency response and recovery preparedness and on the other hand to tackle urgent research topics in the area of nuclear emergency response and recov ...
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Novel multifunctional cyclodextrin-based nanocarriers for drug encapsulation and delivery as a strategy to overcome current therapeutic drawbacks (CYCLON)

Start date: Oct 1, 2009, End date: Sep 30, 2013,

"There is a high demand for the development of new drug delivery strategies to combat major diseases in our society, particularly cancer. Current treatments are based on high efficacy drugs, however their non-selective uptake by both normal and tumor cells as well as the development of multidrug resistance (MDR), constitute major hurdles. Resistance is also associated with the use of nucleoside an ...
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Rare Earth Oxide Dielectrics for Advanced Germanium CMOS Technology (REACT)

Start date: May 1, 2011, End date: Apr 30, 2013,

"The training activities will cover the area of advanced CMOS with special attention on suitable gate dielectrics for high carrier mobility germanium substrates. Since strained Si, especially for nMOS, is running out of steam, high mobility channels could be an alternative option for future 11 nm node and beyond. A Ge CMOS is preferable due to processing simplicity in a Si-compatible flow, however ...
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RAdiation-Shapes Thermal protection investigAtionS for high-SPeed EArth Re-entry (RASTAS SPEAR)

Start date: Sep 1, 2010, End date: Apr 30, 2013,

"In the frame of Activity 9.2.1 – Strengthening of Space foundations / Research to support space science and exploration - SPA.2009.2.1.01 Space Exploration, the actions proposed on RASTAS SPEAR project try to enlarge the basic capabilities on few known topics with low Technology Readiness Level and to strengthen European Industry and Research for coming or future Space Exploration missions with f ...
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Digital and Innovative Technologies for Security and Efficiency of First Responders operation (DITSEF)

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

"The main problem of First Responders (FR) (fire fighters, police, etc...) in case of crisis at critical infrastructures are the loss of communication and location and the lack of information about the environment (temperature, hazardous gases,etc.). Therefore, during the intervention, there is a gap between the First responders' situation (positioning, health,etc) and the overall view of at their ...
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"Combining innovative portable VISUAL, ACOUSTIC, MAGNETIC, and NMR methods, with in-situ CHEMICAL diagnostic tools for effective failure assessment and maintenance strategy of RAIL and subway systems" (DIAGNO-RAIL)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Feb 28, 2013,

"Railways are one of the prime modes of transportation in European Union and as they are closely associated with intensive passenger and cargo transportation, they own high risk in terms of potential loss of human life and damage/destruction of assets. New technologies and stringent safety standards are constantly being introduced, to reduce risks associated with derailments and collisions. A deta ...
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TAILoring photon-phonon interaction in silicon PHOXonic crystals (TAILPHOX)

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

TAILPHOX project addresses the design and implementation of Silicon phoXonic crystal structures that allow a simultaneous control of both photonic and phononic waves. The final goal is to push the performance of optical devices well beyond the state of the art by this radically new approach. By merging both fields (nanophotonics and nanophononics) within a same platform, novel unprecedented contro ...
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Biomineralization: Understanding of basic mechanisms for the design of novel strategies in nanobiotechnology (BIOMINTEC)

Start date: Sep 1, 2008, End date: Aug 31, 2012,

"Biomineralization is the formation of minerals by living cells and organisms. To understand the processes involved in biomineralization, at the cutting edge between inorganic and organic world, the cooperation between molecular and cell biologists, inorganic chemists, and physical chemists, but also computational scientists is required. The products formed by biomineralization are often composite ...
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Critical Response in Security and Safety Emergencies (CRISYS)

Start date: Feb 1, 2011, End date: May 31, 2012,

"The EU regularly suffers from natural and man-made disaster, the social and economical consequences of which may adversely affect its growth and competitiveness. There is a growing vulnerability to disasters and subsequently an urgent need to improve operational capacities and capabilities of Member States. Furthermore, the Lisbon Treaty will enlarge the role of the EU and allow for stronger coor ...
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Aftermath Crisis Management System-of-systems Demonstration (ACRIMAS)

Start date: Feb 1, 2011, End date: May 31, 2012,

"Crisis management (CM) is a core capability of modern societies, but a highly diversified and heterogeneous area. Current CM in the EU can be regarded as a “system-of-systems” integrating diverse organisations and components with different cultures, policies and assets, and various stakeholders and procurement schemes. ACRIMAS understands the term “system-of-systems” that it incorporates technolo ...
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Event Recognition for Intelligent Resource Management (PRONTO)

Start date: Mar 1, 2009, End date: Feb 29, 2012,

Description Event Recognition and Resource ManagementEvent Recognition and Resource ManagementPRONTO emphasizes the role of event recognition in intelligent resource management. The project proposes a methodology for fusing data from various sources, analysing it to extract useful information in the form of events. The resulting knowledge ...
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Novel tools for crystallisation of macromolecules (TOPCRYST)

Start date: Mar 1, 2008, End date: Feb 29, 2012,

"The elucidation of 3-dimensional structures of proteins and other biological macromolecules and complexes is essential for rational drug design, targeting and delivery, biocatalysis, the design of environmentally friendly agrochemicals, the development of biosensors and other nanobiotechnological applications. The most powerful tool for structural analysis is X-ray crystallography, which cruciall ...
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Monolithically Integrated Interferometric Biochips for label-free Early Detection of Human Diseases (PYTHIA)

Start date: May 1, 2008, End date: Oct 31, 2011,

The proposed project aims at the development of a novel biochip based on monolithic, fully integrated biosensor array fabricated by standard Si-technology and its application to the early diagnosis of human diseases through label-free and multi-analyte detection.The basic sensor scheme consists of a VIS-NIR light source and a waveguide monolithically fabricated on a silicon wafer, while its princi ...
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SERVice Oriented Intelligent Value Adding nEtwork for Clothing-SMEs embarking in Mass-Customisation (SERVIVE)

Start date: Sep 1, 2008, End date: Aug 31, 2011,

SERVIVE net proposes the enlargement of the assortment of customizable clothing items currently on offer, the enhancement of all co-design aspects (functionality and fun) and the development and testing of a new production model based on decentralized networked SME cells.The Servive net will not only seamlessly link critical Mass-Customisation (MC) enabling services, but more important it will ada ...
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Supersymmetric Dark Matter and Collider Phenomenology (SUSYDM-PHEN)

Start date: Sep 1, 2007, End date: Aug 31, 2011,

"The compilation of the recent cosmological data from experiments in cosmology and astrophysics, and in particular of those of the WMAP satellite, confirm with greater accuracy the standard cosmological model. According to them the current energy density of the Universe is comprised by about 70% of dark energy and 30% of matter, most of which is in the form of non-baryonic dark matter (DM). It ...
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Dual-channel CMOS for (sub)-22 nm high performance logic (DUALLOGIC)

Start date: Dec 1, 2007, End date: May 31, 2011,

We propose to develop for the first time a dual-channel CMOS technology comprising high channel mobility (high-µ) Ge pMOS and III-V compound semiconductor nMOS transistors co-integrated on the same complex engineered substrate on Si. This offers a high performance booster as an option for the 22 nm technology creating competitive advantage for the European nanoelectronics industry. In addition, hi ...
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