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SIMVASTATIN AND RIFAXIMIN AS NEW THERAPY FOR PATIENTS WITH DECOMPENSATED CIRRHOSIS (LIVERHOPE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2021,

Liver cirrhosis is a very common chronic disease and one of the leading causes of death in European. Moreover, cirrhosis has a marked impact in patients quality of life and represents a major burden for health systems. Treatment of cirrhosis is currently based on symptomatic management of complications and has not changed substantially in the last 20 years. There is an unmet need for therapies tha ...
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Soil Care for profitable and sustainable crop production in Europe (SOILCARE)

Start date: Mar 1, 2016, End date: Feb 28, 2021,

European crop production is to remain competitive while reducing environmental impacts, requiring development and uptake of effective soil improvingcropping systems. The overall aim of SOILCARE is to identify and evaluate promising soil-improving cropping systems and agronomictechniques increasing profitability and sustainability across scales in Europe. A trans-disciplinary approach will be used ...
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Plasma Antenna Technologies (PATH)

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

PATH is intended to promote a collaborative researches focused in the development of high density plasma sources implemented with the Exchange of staff personnel between the partners of the network. The research will also address transfer of knowledge and training of the researchers in the specific field of plasma sources and its applications in the telecommunication sector.High density plasma sou ...
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Children’s Liver Tumour European Research Network (ChiLTERN)

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

Liver cancer in the paediatric population is rare with an incidence approximately 1-1.5 per million population. The commonest tumour seen in the childhood population is hepatoblastoma (HB), usually seen in young children and infants. Much rarer (about 10% of paediatric liver cancers) is hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), usually seen in the teenage population and sometimes associated with underlying ...
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Molecular Tools for Nucleic Acid Manipulation for Biological Intervention (MMBio)

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

MMbio will bridge the classically separate disciplines of Chemistry and Biology by assembling leading experts from academia and non-academic partners (industry, technology transfer & science communication) to bring about systems designed to interfere therapeutically with gene expression in living cells. Expertise in nucleic acid synthesis, its molecular recognition and chemical reactivity is combi ...
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Quantum Information Access and Retrieval Theory (QUARTZ)

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

Quantum Information Access and Retrieval TheoryWe aim to establish an European Training Network (ETN) on QUantum information Access and Retrieval Theory (QUARTZ). Towards a new approach to Information Access and Retrieval (IAR) addressing the challenges of the dynamic and multimodal nature of the data and user interaction context, QUARTZ aims to educate its Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) to adopt ...
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Precision Additive Metal Manufacturing (PAM^2)

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

Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a fast−growing sector with the ability to evoke a revolution in manufacturing due to its almost unlimited design freedom and its capability to produce personalised parts locally and with efficient material use. AM companies however still face technological challenges such as limited precision due to shrinkage and build−in stresses and limited process stability and ro ...
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Quantum Communications for ALL (QCALL)

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

Quantum Communications for ALL (QCALL) endeavors to take the next necessary steps to bring the developing quantum technologies closer to the doorsteps of end users. Quantum communications (QC) is well-known for its offering ultra-secure cryptographic key-exchange schemes—resilient to any future technological advancement. QCALL will empower a nucleus of researchers in this area to provide secure co ...
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Educational Network in Ocular Drug Delivery and Therapeutics (OcuTher)

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

Ocular drug development has transformed from niche area to a major field in drug development in which many companies, including European big pharma has entered recently. Ocular drug development is a unique field in terms of drug targets and end-points of activity, local drug administration routes, tissue barriers and pharmacokinetics, drug delivery and formulation challenges and local toxicity iss ...
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Alternative models and robust decision-making for future forest management (ALTERFOR)

Start date: Apr 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2020,

European forests are expected to provide a broad range of ecosystem services (ES). This capacity is however threatened by the uncertainties of climate change, the complex dynamics of evolving global markets and the pressures for increased use of bioenergy. Such challenges cannot be effectively addressed with an uncritical regional or national commitment to traditional forest management models (FMM ...
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Semiconductor-based Ultrawideband Micromanipulation of CAncer STEm Cells (SUMCASTEC)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Jun 30, 2020,

SUMCASTEC explores radically new approach for cancer stem cells (CSCs) real time isolation (i.e. within minutes vs current 40 days) and neutralization. A novel micro-optofluidic lab-on-chip (LOC) platform will be developed through a joint and iterative effort by biologists, clinicians and engineers. For the first time, a single LOC will be capable of delivering ultra-wide broadband radiation to co ...
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Application of omics-based strategies for improved diagnosis and treatment of endocrine hypertension (ENSAT-HT)

Start date: May 1, 2015, End date: Apr 30, 2020,

Arterial hypertension affects up to 45% of the general population and is responsible for 7.1 million deaths per year worldwide. Although a large therapeutic arsenal exists, blood pressure control is sub-optimal in up to two thirds of patients. Yet, even small increments in blood pressure are associated with increased cardiovascular risk, with 62% of cerebrovascular disease and 49% of ischemic hear ...
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Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas (SIMRA)

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

SIMRA seeks to advance understanding of social innovation (SI) and innovative governance in agriculture, forestry and rural development (RD), and how to boost them, particularly in marginalised rural areas across Europe, with a focus on the Mediterranean region (including non-EU) where there is limited evidence of outcomes and supporting conditions. These objectives will be achieved by: 1. Develop ...
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Preventing and mitigating farmed bivalve diseases (VIVALDI)

Start date: Mar 1, 2016, End date: Feb 29, 2020,

The overarching goal of VIVALDI is to increase the sustainability and competitiveness of the European shellfish industry by improving the understanding of bivalve diseases and by developing innovative solutions and tools for the prevention, control and mitigation of the major pathogens affecting the main European farmed shellfish species: Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas), mussels (Mytilus edulis ...
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Sustainable CellulAr networks harVEstiNG ambient Energy (SCAVENGE)

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

Energy sustainability is key to future mobile networks due to their foreseen capacity upsurge. The objective of the ETN SCAVENGE (Sustainable CellulAr networks harVEstiNG ambient Energy) is to create a training network for early-stage researchers (ESRs) who will contribute to the design and implementation of eco-friendly and sustainable next-generation (5G) networks and become leaders in the relat ...
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Innovative Reliable Nitride based Power Devices and Applications (InRel-NPower)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2019,

The main objective of this proposal is to develop reliable GaN-based power devices and systems for high and medium power electronics targeting industrial and automotive applications and bringing the GaN power devices another step towards the wide usability in the energy saving environment to further tap the full potential which this new material brings along.This proposal addresses two subjects, o ...
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Clinical evaluation of carbons of controlled porosity as a new therapeutic for the treatment of liver cirrhosis and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. (CARBALIVE)

Start date: May 1, 2015, End date: Oct 31, 2019,

Chronic liver disease affects about 29-million Europeans accounting for about 170,000 deaths at a cost of around €15.8bn. This chronic non-communicable disease is increasing at an alarming rate due to increasing European obesity, alcohol use and ageing. The three main causes of the disease; alcohol, fatty liver and viral hepatitis are amenable to prevention and treatment. Gut-derived endotoxins an ...
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Homelessness as unfairness (HOME_EU)

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

Empirically informing a European theory of justice is a complex and challenging endeavour, however the emergence of current social crisis, and the resulting inequalities and unfairness, bring about the need to revise the premises that facilitate translation of the theory into concrete guidance to effective social policies and coherent programs and practices.To respond to this challenge, a trans-di ...
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Development of novel, high Performance hybrid TWV/GPF Automotive afteR treatment systems by raTIonAL design: substitution of PGMs and Rare earth materials (PARTIAL-PGMs)

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

To date, three way catalytic converters (TWCs) have been established as the most effective engine exhaust after-treatment system. However, TWCs not only fail to address the issue of particulate matter (PM) emissions but are also the main industrial consumer of Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) mainly Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) and Rare Earth elements (REEs), with the automotive industry accounting f ...
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Geometrical Quality Control and Large Scale Metrology in the Aeronautic Industry

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

BACKGROUNDThe aeronautic Industry have a special place in European advanced manufacturing. It's stands in the high-added value productions and uses the most demand technologies and quality control . To ensure interchangeability and advanced performance, parts to be assembled need appropriate QUALITY CONTROL as well as advanced design and optimisation. A key factor for the successful implementation ...
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Counselling for Refugee and Migrant Integration into the Labour Market – Development of Courses for Higher Education and Public Employment Services

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

Refugees and migrants and integration into the labour market as a key strategy to tackle the refugee crisesThe influx of refugees and migrants into the European Union has recently reached a high level. The crisis constitutes an urgent call to the member countries of the European Union to work together and develop efficient strategies for coping with the challenges that arise. European countries ne ...
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Responsible Research and Innovation in Practice (RRI-Practice)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

The RRI-Practice project will bring together a unique group of international experts in RRI to understand the barriers and drivers to the successful implementation of RRI both in European and global contexts; to promote reflection on organisational structures and cultures of research conducting and research funding organisations; and to identify and support best practices to facilitate the uptake ...
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Advanced Multi-Variate Analysis for New Physics Searches at the LHC (AMVA4NewPhysics)

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

With the 2012 discovery of the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider, LHC, the Standard Model of particle physics has been completed, emerging as a most successful description of matter at the smallest distance scales. But as is always the case, the observation of this particle has also heralded the dawn of a new era in the field: particle physics is now turning to the mysteries posed by the pr ...
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New Outlook on seismic faults: From EARthquake nucleation to arrest (NOFEAR)

Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Jun 30, 2019,

"With an average toll of 80.000 deaths per year over the last decade, earthquakes remain one of the most dreadful geohazards. The advancement of earthquake risk assessment and forecasting methods (probability estimates that a mainshock may occur in terms of hypocentre location, magnitude and time) calls for a sound physical basis. The nucleation, propagation and arrest of an earthquake rupture res ...
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Geothermal Technology for €conomic Cooling and Heating (GEOTeCH)

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

The Drilling technology that is currently used for installation of vertical borehole heat exchangers requires capital-intensive equipment that is expensive to mobilize, leads to deteriorated working conditions and requires experienced teams of specialist operatives. Drilling operations also often require significant quantities of drinking quality water and dispose of dirty water and mud. GEOT€CH w ...
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CrossCult: Empowering reuse of digital cultural heritage in context-aware crosscuts of European history (CROSSCULT)

Start date: Mar 1, 2016, End date: Feb 28, 2019,

CROSSCULT aims to make reflective history a reality in the European cultural context, by enabling the re-interpretation of European (hi)stories through cross-border interconnections among cultural digital resources, citizen viewpoints and physical venues. The project has two main goals. The first goal is to lower cultural EU barriers and create unique cross-border perspectives, by connecting exist ...
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MANAGING THE EFFECTS OF MULTIPLE STRESSORS ON AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS UNDER WATER SCARCITY (GLOBAQUA)

Start date: Feb 1, 2014, End date: Jan 31, 2019,

Water and water-related services are major components of the human wellbeing, and as such are major factors of socio-economic development in Europe; yet freshwater systems are under threat by a variety of stressors (organic and inorganic pollution, geomorphological alterations, land cover change, water abstraction, invasive species and pathogens. Some stressors, such as water scarcity, can be a st ...
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Improving European aquaculture by advancing selective breeding to the next level for the six main finfish species (FISHBOOST)

Start date: Feb 1, 2014, End date: Jan 31, 2019,

Only about 10% of today’s global aquaculture production use genetically improved stocks. In Europe, some breeding programmes consist of only the basic components of a breeding scheme. Hence, there is large potential to increase efficiency and profit by domestication and genetic improvement of farmed finfish. The main challenge of FISHBOOST is to realise this potential into economic and social acce ...
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EUROPEAN RESEARCH AND ENTERPRISE ALLIANCE ON MARKETING AND ECONOMICS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY

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

Most of innovative businesses base their success on creating value through better use of intangible assets. Ecosystem Services constitute the most valuable intangible assets on earth and forests are the most precious Natural Capital in Europe. Therefore, ECOSTAR alliance aims to develop entrepreneurship and innovation skills and opportunities among Forest and Environmental Policy and Economics (FE ...
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Revolutionary Design of Spacecraft through Holistic Integration of Future Technologies (ReDSHIFT)

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

ReDSHIFT will address barriers to compliance for spacecraft manufacturers and operators presented now and in the future by requirements and technologies for de-orbiting and disposal of space objects. This will be achieved through a holistic approach that considers from the outset opposing and challenging constraints for the safety of the human population when these objects re-enter the atmosphere, ...
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TagItSmart! - Smart Tags driven service platform for enabling ecosystems of connected objects (TagItSmart)

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

TagItSmart sets out to redefine the way we think of everyday mass-market objects not normally considered as part of an IoT ecosystem. These new smarter objects will dynamically change their status in response to a variety of factors and be seamlessly tracked during their lifecycle. This will change the way users-to-things interactions are viewed.Combining the power of functional inks with the perv ...
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Digital Fabrication and Maker Movement in Education: Making Computer-supported Artefacts from Scratch (eCraft2Learn)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2018,

Digital technology has radically changed the way people work in industry, finance, services, media and commerce and has urged necessary corresponding changes in educational systems. However there is a lack of progress in the education arena. Hence, recent studies show that high percentages of college graduates can't find work, the dropout rate is high and new generations are moving back into their ...
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Multivalent Molecular Systems for Innovative Applications (MULTI-APP)

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

This network brings together the major academic players active in Europe on the fundamentals and application of multivalency and cooperativity. The network is complemented by industrial partners ranging in scale from a small spin-off to a large multinational. The main objective of this consortium is to raise a new generation of researchers able to develop complex chemical systems that harness coop ...
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Clinical trial of autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (ASC) in the treatment of mild to moderate osteoarthritis (ADIPOA2)

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

Osteoarthritis (OA) is an incurable disease that has evaded pharmacological interference, biologic therapy or surgical intervention to prevent disease progression. Currently, OA is designated the 11th highest contributor (of 291 diseases) of global disability. In the absence of effective treatment options, cellular therapies using mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) have emerged as potential can ...
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Biochemical and mechanochemical mechanisms in polarized cells (BIOPOL)

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

BIOPOL is an interdisciplinary European training network at the interface of cell biology, physics and engineering. BIOPOL aims specifically at the understanding of fundamental mechanochemical principles guiding cellular behaviour and function and their relevance to human disease. A new supra-disciplinary research field is emerging bringing together the fields of molecular cell biology, physics an ...
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effective Container inspection at BORDer control points (C-BORD)

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: Nov 30, 2018,

Efficient NII (non-intrusive inspection) of containerised freight is critical to trade and society. Freight containers are potential means for smuggling (e.g. tobacco), illegal immigration, trafficking of drugs, mis-declared goods and dangerous illicit substances, including explosives, nuclear material, chemical and biological warfare agents and radioactively contaminated goods. One inspection NII ...
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Virtual Tours for Business Culture

Start date: Nov 1, 2016, End date: Oct 31, 2018,

A recent study (2013) conducted by the Trendence Institute in Berlin points out that more than half of European graduates are worried about their careers, a rate that rises to more than 80% in Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain. The McKinsey report “Education to Employment: Getting Europe’s Youth into Work” (2013) highlights that in Europe, 74% of education providers were confident that their grad ...
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Preventing and Remediating degradation of soils in Europe through Land Care (RECARE)

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

Although there is a large body of knowledge available on soil threats in Europe, this knowledge is fragmented and incomplete, in particular regarding the complexity and functioning of soil systems and their interaction with human activities. The main aim of RECARE is to develop effective prevention, remediation and restoration measures using an innovative trans-disciplinary approach, actively inte ...
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Opportunities for the young and graduates employability in Vietnam

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

In Vietnam, the education system has seen important development in the last 10 years with the number of schools doubled and an increase state expenditure (World Bank, 2014). As regard to higher education (HE) the number of graduates grew markedly (Vietnam Statistics Office, 2014). Yet, graduates are facing the dual problem of increasing youth unemployment and a mismatch between graduates’ skills a ...
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Comparative Studies on Adult and Lifelong Learning

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

The strategic partnership COMPALL is developing a joint module in "Comparative studies in adult and lifelong learning", which will be offered in study programmes related to adult education and lifelong learning. The joint module targets advanced master's students and early doctoral students in disciplines that explore questions in adult education and lifelong learning. The project is funded under ...
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