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Strategies towards Excellence in Immuno-Oncology (STREAM)

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2018,

...ts of ongoing clinical studies with new cancer immunotherapeutics strongly support this enthusiasm. Following the lead of the top research groups, the Coordinator of the present proposal, Medical University of Warsaw (MUW) displays a predominant ambition of becoming a major player in the thriving area of Immuno-Oncology. MUW is one of the leading centres of competence in the Oncology field in Pola ...
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Collaborative REsearch on ACute Traumatic brain Injury in intensiVe care medicine in Europe (CREACTIVE)

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

"Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is among the leading causes of death and disability and the main cause of death among the under-45s. Most patients with moderate to severe TBI are admitted to intensive care units (ICUs)The “PROSAFE” ICU network was recently established in 6 European countries through EU funding (PHEA 2007331), and has continued to collect high-quality data beyond the grant duration. ...
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Wetlands conservation and restoration in “Puszcza Kampinoska” Natura 2000 site (LIFE KAMPINOS WETLANDS PL)

Start date: Jul 1, 2013, End date: Mar 31, 2018,

Background Rare wetland habitats and associated species are present within the Natura 2000 network site, Puszcza Kampinoska. The site's integrity has however been compromised by excavation works associated with the Łasica Channel and several other minor channels, which has contributed to the gradual drying of the wetlands. Challenges remain in restorin ...
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European Clinical Research Infrastructures Network - Integrating Activity (ECRIN-IA)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

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. Servicing multinational trials started during its preparatory phase, and it now applies for an ERIC status by 2011. The ERIC budget will be restricted to core activities re ...
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Translocation and Safe Design of Surface Engineered Metal oxide Nanoparticles (BRASINOEU)

Start date: Jan 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

"BRASINOEU aims to study the translocation and nanosafety issues of engineered metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs).The new scientific and technology developments of nanotechnology require a deeper knowledge of the effects of nanotechnology based products on human health. This knowledge is fundamental for the development of nanotechnology and to achieve its full acceptance. The concept of “safe by desi ...
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Electronic Health Record systems for Clinical Research (EHR4CR)

Start date: Mar 1, 2011, End date: Feb 29, 2016,

Current medical needs, the growth of targeted therapies and personalized medicines, and escalating R&D costs result in formidable cost pressures on healthcare systems and the pharmaceutical industry. Clinical research is also growing in complexity, labour intensity and cost. There is a growing realization that the development and integration of Electronic Health Record systems (EHRs) for medical ...
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From Basic to Translational Research in Oncology (BASTION)

Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Feb 29, 2016,

"The BASTION project is envisioned to allow Medical University of Warsaw (MUW) to become a leading research and clinical oncology centre in Central Europe. Based on core ensemble of internationally recognized research groups and lead scientists BASTION aims to strengthen MUW’s research potential in basic and translational oncology via five operating objectives: (1) initiating and consolidating coo ...
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Assessing, Capturing & Utilising Methane from Expired and Non-operational landfill (ACUMEN)

Start date: Sep 3, 2012, End date: Aug 28, 2015,

Background Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas with 21 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide (CO2). At a global level, the methane in landfill gas contributes to climate change. The UK, and the European Union generally, has a huge legacy of closed landfill sites, many of which are derelict or under-used. They represent a significant li ...
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Territorial Scenarios and Visions for Europe (ET2050)

Start date: May 31, 2011, End date: Feb 28, 2015,

Policymakers in the field of territorial development and cohesion are in need of a future oriented and integrated vision on the development of the European territory. Therefore the ESPON Programme started a territorial vision-building process following a participatory process and involving relevant stakeholders at European, national and regional level. This vision has a strategic character that al ...
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Optimizing delivery of health care interventions (ODHIN)

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

ODHIN is a Europe wide project involving research institutions from nine European countries that will help to optimize the delivery of health care interventions by understanding how better to translate the results of clinical research into every day practice. ODHIN will use the implementation of identification and brief intervention (IBI) programmes for hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption (H ...
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Involving the private sector in Mobility Management (INVOLVE)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

The project BACKGROUND is as follows. Sustainable transport is a high priority for the EC in order to reduce pollution and increase Quality of Life. Car-user rates can be reduced by MOBILITY MANAGEMENT POLICIES. But these can only be delivered by public authorities with ACTIVE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION of the private sector eg employers and managers of large sites that attract a lot of people (emplo ...
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Effective Technology Transfer in Biotechnology (ETTBio)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

ETTBio addresses the challenging issue of still unused economic potential of research institutes and universities as source for innovation and therefore efficient regional economic development. ETTBio has a sectoral focus on biotechnology for the following reasons: 1) Biotechnology is considered a key sector (and key enabling technology) in Europe for the 21st century, 2) it has very specific char ...
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moting Cross-Innovation in European Cities and Regions (Cross-Innovation)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

ABOUT PROJECT CROSS-INNOVATIONProject Cross-Innovation focusses on experience exchange between 11 leading European cities in relation to the promotion of collaborative and user-driven innovation that happens across sectoral, organisational, technological and geographic boundaries (= cross-innovation). In this context, a specific focus rests on policies and support measures that enable cross-innova ...
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Baltic Metropolises Accelerating Branding and Identity Building of the Baltic Sea Region (ONE BSR)

Start date: Jun 12, 2012, End date: Sep 11, 2014,

The main aim of the ONE BSR Project is to increase the competitiveness of the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) by marketing it as one unity. ONE BSR functions as an umbrella project and calls together actors, who market themselves as part of the Baltic Sea Region. In the absence of a strong common brand, the project aims to search for common commercial and cultural characteristics with a concrete hands-on ...
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European Research Ethics Committees’ Network (EURECNET)

Start date: Mar 1, 2011, End date: Aug 31, 2014,

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. Such a network forms the infrastructural basis to promote awareness of specific working practices of RECs across Europe, to enh ...
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Model region "POMERANIA" for a cross-border newborn screening (INT-10-0008)

Start date: Dec 8, 2011, End date: Jun 29, 2014,

The aim of the project is a joint cross-border newborn screening between the regional screening centres in Greifswald and Szczecin and its institutionalisation. By joint planning, financing, organisation and execution of the screening its quality is to be increased, the spectrum of the registered illnesses is to be expanded and the care for affected children is to be improved. That way a Europe-wi ...
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International Research on Quality in Healthcare (InterQuality)

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

International Research Project on Financing Quality in Healthcare InterQuality gathers the interest for financing systems' effect on quality of healthcare of researchers from seven EU countries and US. The study, based on administrative and survey data, is designed for 36 months. It will take into account needs of four different patient groups (sectors), affected by: hospital, outpatient, pharmace ...
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Use ESPON (USESPON)

Start date: Sep 30, 2012, End date: Mar 30, 2014,

USESPON is about capitalization of European perspective on territorial development and cohesion by encouraging the use of work and findings from the ESPON 2013 Programme. The aim is to create awareness and sense of ownership amongst key stakeholders in respect of use of methods and tools developed within the current programme. The strategy is to draw on and share work done in four previous and ong ...
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“Effect of diet on the mental performance of children” (NUTRIMENTHE)

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

Current evidence on the effect of diet on mental performance (MP) is largely based on animal, retrospective studies, and short-term nutritional intervention studies in humans. NUTRIMENTHE will significantly improve this knowledge through studying the role, mechanisms, risks & benefits of specific nutrients & food components to respond to specific needs and improve the MP of children. The research ...
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Rail Baltica Growth Corridor (RBGC)

Start date: Jun 10, 2010, End date: Sep 9, 2013,

The RBGC is led by the City of Helsinki and coordinated by the Aalto University Small Business Center. The project has in total of 21 partners from 6 BSR countries. Target groups of the RBGC are City and regional authorities, Transport service providers, Logistics centers, Intermodal terminals, Public transport authorities, Universities and other research centers. RBGC's partner composition is bas ...
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European Territorial Cooperation as a Factor of Growth, Jobs and Quality of Life (TERCO)

Start date: Jan 31, 2010, End date: Feb 28, 2013,

Territorial cooperation is seen as one of the most important factors contributing to innovation which is key in the achievement of sustainable growth and jobs. European territorial cooperation facilitates the exchange between people and regions on experience and best practice in regional policy, irrespective of existing borders. Experiences with territorial cooperation have been gathered in differ ...
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Knowledge Network Management in Technology Parks (Know-Man)

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

Know-Man improves regional development and spatial innovation policies by exchanging and transferring regional approaches, competencies and instruments of knowledge network management (KNM) to strengthen the regions global competitiveness. To achieve this goal, the partnership uses instruments developed for intra-firm knowledge management transferring them to a regional level. In business science, ...
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Qualification, Innovation, Cooperation and Keybusiness for Small and Medium Enterprises in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR QUICK)

Start date: Nov 30, 2009, End date: Dec 15, 2012,

SMEs represent 99% of all enterprises in BSR and provide up to 70% of all jobs, being an important economic but also socio-cultural factor. SMEs present the biggest potential for job creation also in future. QUICK aims at unleashing this potential to its full extent by addressing the following challenges undermining the competitiveness of the BSR SMEs:- limited benefit from innovation processes an ...
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Future Laboratory for the Diffusion and Application of Innovation in Materials Science and Engineering (FLAME)

Start date: Feb 28, 2010, End date: Aug 30, 2012,

Materials sciences and engineering (MS&E) are significant innovation drivers within the Central European area and thus crucial for competitiveness and economic growth. The MS&E sector has its particularities like: frequent introduction of new material technologies, existing requirements and specifications frequently do not fit the unique features of advanced material and the sectors complexity req ...
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ESPON in Integrated Territorial Strategies (INTERSTRAT)

Start date: Jan 31, 2010, End date: Feb 29, 2012,

The aim of this project is to encourage and facilitate the use of ESPON findings in the creation and monitoring of integrated territorial development strategies and to support transnational learning about the actual and potential contribution of ESPON to integrated policy-making. Its focus is active learning, using ESPON analysis and related data in the development of integrated territorial develo ...
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Baltic Sea Innovation Network Centres (BaSIC)

Start date: Dec 31, 2008, End date: Jan 23, 2012,

BaSIC aims to build a “Baltic Sea Archipelago of Innovation” (recommendation of BaltMetInno). The objective is to create a seamless working environment for fast growth innovative SME all over the Baltic Sea Region, embedded in a reliable network of leading Science Parks and clusters. Emphasis is given to identify, select, train and coach SME-gazelles; to provide them harmonized access to markets ( ...
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ublic Policies and Instruments in Support of Creative Industries (CREATIVE METROPOLES)

Start date: Sep 30, 2008, End date: Sep 29, 2011,

Creative industries (CI), having a potential for wealth and job creation through the generation and exploitation of intellectual property, form an integral part of the knowledge economy (Interreg IV C Operational Programme). Through exchanging experience and good practices, this project aims to strengthen the capacity and effectiveness of public support to unlock and support the economic potential ...
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Nomination of the Central European part of the Roman Danube Limes within the international UNESCO World Heritage Framework Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Danube Limes - UNESCO World Heritage)

Start date: Sep 30, 2008, End date: Sep 29, 2011,

Since archaeological research started, a large number of Roman Limes sites were excavated, recorded and partly preserved. They form the single largest cultural heritage monument across Europe from Scotland to the Black Sea. In 2005 a newly created World Heritage Site “Frontiers of the Roman Empire” was set up as a serial phased UNESCO Site; this implicates that individual countries sharing a secti ...
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Novel devices for optical light conversion based on high contrast refractive index waveguides (CORINWAS)

Start date: Mar 18, 2008, End date: Mar 17, 2011,

This three years project is concerned with the development of a series of novel optical sources (nanowires) based on nonlinear optical conversion.The proposed research will allow the university team members from INRS-EMT and Warsaw University of Technology, in collaboration with their industrial partners and with the support of the University of Sherbrooke (also located in Quebec), to lead the int ...
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Future Orientations for Cities (FOCI)

Start date: Jul 31, 2008, End date: Nov 30, 2010,

Cities and urban development are a focal point of current territorial development policy. Against the background of the Lisbon Agenda’s aim of growth and jobs, cities are seen as the main potential motors for the achievement of the set goals, which was also acknowledged in EU Cohesion policy documents for 2007 – 2013, including the Community Strategic Guidelines, as well as the Territorial Agenda ...
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Control of renewable integrated systems targeting advanced landmarks (CRISTAL)

Start date: Dec 10, 2007, End date: Dec 9, 2009,

The CA aims to contribute to the integration and strengthening of European research on Renewable Energy Sources and associated power converters, controllers and combined use. The proposal is a step forward in securing a leading role for Europe in sustainable energy systems, strategically important to some EC Programme objectives: large scale implementation of Distributed Energy Resources (DER), en ...
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Irregular Migration: Counting the uncountable. Data and trends across Europe (CLANDESTINO)

Start date: Sep 1, 2007, End date: Aug 31, 2009,

This interdisciplinary project is a response to the need for supporting policy makers in designing and implementing appropriate policies regarding irregular migration.The project aims:(a) to provide an inventory of data and estimates on irregular migration (stocks and flows) in selected EU countries,(b) to analyse these data comparatively,(c) to discuss the ethical and methodological issues involv ...
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Family politics and the construction of citizenship in Europe (FAMPOL)

Start date: Sep 1, 2007, End date: Aug 31, 2009,

The project analyses how different family rights regimes influence the meaning of citizenship in relation to gender, sexuality and reproduction. The analysis concentrates on state policies towards family and family welfare entitlements in periods of transition from authoritarian to democratic rule. The research focus is on the Polish experience since 1989, compared with two earlier cases of democr ...
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ion and sustainable development of the Carpathians in a transnational framework (Carpathian Projec)

Start date: Aug 31, 2005, End date: Aug 30, 2008,

Historically, mountain regions located in remote border areas were often marginalised. They separate countries and peoples and face huge challenges regarding spatial development. However, mountain regions can also become powerful unifiers and a link between nations and peoples. As experiences, for example in the Alps, demonstrate, mountains have a considerable potential for development if the rich ...
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Innovative Rural Development Strategy Based On Local And Trans-National Economical Networks (IRENE)

Start date: Mar 31, 2005, End date: Mar 30, 2008,

The main objective is promotion of structural change and restrugturing employment through the diversification of rural economy based on the setting up of local and transnational Multifunctional Economic Networks. "MEN" stands for integration between rural enterprises and villages belonging to different economic sectors of a homogeneous rural area set up to overcome the structural difficulties (siz ...
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FOCUS ON HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING IN THE BALTIC SEA REGION (HEPRO)

Start date: Jun 11, 2005, End date: Jan 10, 2008,

Along with the rest of Europe, the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) is facing enormous challenges when it comes to an ageing population, migration of young people from rural areas to the cities, unemployment, increase in alcohol and drug abuse and mental illness. An increasing part of lifestyle diseases and injuries from accidents will make great demands on the future treatment capacity of the health servi ...
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Innovation Clusters for the Transport Industry (InnoTrax)

Start date: Aug 31, 2004, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

The operation InnoTrax- Innovation Clusters for the Transport Industry focuses on microsystem technology, optics and telematics in the transport industry. Technology centres, universities and institutes supporting innovation in the transport sector are scattered throughout the EU and lack suitable networks. Similarly, innovative SMEs of the transport sector require more integrated structures to im ...
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lanning as culture in Europe Learning from differences in planning related to the cultural context (CULTPLAN)

Start date: Dec 31, 2004, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

Problem description:• Contrasts in planning cultures (e.g. different perceptions of planning systems and processes, different planning traditions, different decision making systems) are one of the main obstacles in realizing genuine cross-border, trans-national and interregional co-operation in INTERREG III• Need of (future) players (regions, etc.) who wish to involve themselves in cooperation for ...
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articipatory Spatial Planning in Europe (PSPE)

Start date: Dec 31, 2003, End date: Jun 29, 2007,

The overall objective is to improve spatial information exchanges in participatory regional planning through renewed interactive approaches that make use of geo-visualisation. The operation seeks to bring into practice innovations relating to regional planning, e-government and ICT. The added-value of this operation is to make geo-visualisation and communication approaches feasible and accessible ...
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Spatial aspects of the Information Society (Information Society)

Start date: Jun 9, 2005, End date: Mar 18, 2007,

The development of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and the liberalisation of the telecom sector have given a growing number of people the possibility to access to all type of information and also have contributed to promote the communication among citizens, businesses and public administrations, removing the constraints of time, place and distance, making the world a "global vill ...
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