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Centre for Integrative Theoretical and Experimental Analytical Science for Application to Bacterial Cell Division and Quality by Design (CAS-IDP)

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

... Each project involves technique development and application, with integrated industrial and international secondments.We propose an IDP model, with Warwick being the hub and providing a physical centre, but with substantial contributions from 8 other universities, 9 SMEs and 3 large/multinational companies. This model will maximize cohort identity and team spirit among the 13 x 36 month ESRs for ...
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Transitioning Luxembourg

Start date: May 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2016,

The Centre for Ecological Learning Luxembourg or simply CELL, is a non-profit organisation that provides an experimental space for thinking, researching, disseminating and practising lifestyles with a low impact on the environment, and learning the skills for creating resilient post-carbon communities. CELL is inspired by the work of the Transition Towns and Permaculture movements, and aims to rel ...
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Accellta Market Study (Accellta)

Start date: Nov 1, 2014, End date: Apr 30, 2015,

...rs a range of innovative solutions for culturing mass quantities of premium quality stem cells in a cost-effective manner. These solutions are the result of research dated since 1998 at the Stem Cell Centre at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. As a newly developed SME, this company has exceptional expertise in innovative hPSC culturing solutions, including growing stem cells in 3D sus ...
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Additive Printing for Cell-based Analysis (ANAPRINT)

Start date: Oct 1, 2014, End date: Mar 31, 2015,

... with client-reactive design aided by beta testing with opinion leaders. Technical innovation will use ACS core skills in human cell culture and build on commercial partnership with the UK National Centre for Additive Printing. Phase 2 will extend the technology platform to other cell models, expanding product range and commercial value. Post-project, these will be marketed and sold by expanding e ...
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Blood regeneration: de novo development of human hematopoietic stem cells (DENOVOHSC)

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2019,

...have huge impact on the development of new drug and cell-based treatments. My research is uniquely positioned at the interface of fundamental and translational research at the University of Edinburgh Centre for Inflammation Research and Centre for Regenerative Medicine. Through more than a decade of HSC developmental research, my group has shown that HSCs arise from endothelial cells in a natural ...
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Use of novel techniques to identify pathogenic versus non-pathogenic TH17 cells in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, a murine model of multiple sclerosis. (DANTE)

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

...national academic network as well as career-mentoring. With increasing recognition of the functional heterogeneity within cell populations, this Fellowship will establish the researcher firmly at the centre of immunological research in the EU.
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Smart Biopsy Tool for Real-Time Cancerous Cell Characterization at the Tip of the Needle (SmartGuide)

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

..., while improving standard of care and quality of life for the patients. Estimated cost savings can reach 275M Euros for each 1M biopsies. The project will implement an open label, single arm, multi-centre, prospective, cohort validation study, performed at 3 sites in Europe, Israel and the USA, supporting the adoption by the medical community and the filing of CE and FDA certification applicatio ...
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Multifunctional Spin Crossover Materials (SPINSWITCH)

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

...on materials. The establishment of this joint exchange programme will promote and strengthen the complementarity of the participants and will stimulate cross-fertilization, thus forming an excellent centre of synergy in research, innovation and technology in the area of functional materials. This network offers a complete training in the synthesis and characterization of new spin crossover materia ...
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Installation of A Fuel Cell in Paris (FUEL CELL IN PARIS)

Start date: Nov 1, 2004, End date: Oct 31, 2007,

... released by thermal installations in the housing sector, which accounts for 19% of the EU's greenhouse gas emissions. The Paris pilot site would advance knowledge of energy control problems in urban centres. The results of the project would be compiled and the technology assessed and compared with conventional energy production systems. Results ...
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Methane and Hydrogen blend for public city transport bus: technical demonstrative application and strategic policy measures (MHyBus)

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

...n, the prototype bus has circulated on public roads for over one year. In line with the prescriptions of the Experimental Programme required by the Ministry of Transport Motorvehicle Test Centre, the first 5.000 km were accomplished with ballast on-board, and further 41.000 km were run with passengers on-board in the regular public service of Ravenna. The competent authority carried out intermedia ...
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Teaching Life in English!

Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Jun 30, 2016,

...essfully meet the demands that foreign language training requires. The Coordination Team of Erasmus+ "Teaching Life in English” Project have made a selection process according to the needs of the centre and have been approved by the Directing Board of the Centre and supported by the School Board. The participants have been selected through the following criteria: • The active participation in trai ...
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Qualifizieren für die gekoppelte und dezentrale Energieversorgung durch Brennstoffzellen-Heizgeräte in der Haustechnik: Die KWK-Fachkraft

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

...arketability. Die HWK OS arbeitet z. Z. an einer Fortbildungsprüfung nach § 140 zur “Fachkraft für die KWK-Technik”. The Osnabrück Chamber of Commerce (HWK OS) has established itself as a centre of expertise for combined heat and power (CHP) since 2002. FC CHP represents a highly effective way of providing energy with significantly reduced emissions. With the ability to run on natural gas and biog ...
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Dynamic cell coordination in the plant root (ROOTFLOW)

Start date: Aug 4, 2014, End date: Aug 3, 2015,

"The fellow proposes to spend a year at the Centre for Plant Integrative Biology (CPIB) at the University of Nottingham, UK, studying the coordination of cellular behavior in the plant root. The coordination is dynamic, poorly understood, and exploited by the root as it responds to environmental stress. The project represents a multi-scale, integrative analysis–relevant throughout biology–that wil ...
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Genome editing for spatiotemporal analysis of centriolar SATellite BIOgenesis and FUNction in cellular stress responses (SATBIOFUN)

Start date: Jul 1, 2016, End date: Jun 30, 2019,

The centrosome is the major microtubule-organizing centre of a cell. It also serves as the base for the primary cilium, an antenna-like structure that allows cells to respond to external stimuli. Around the centrosome lie a number of electron dense cytoplasmic granules, termed centriolar satellites. These are involved in protein trafficking and are crucial for normal centrosome and cilium assembly ...
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Development of the aza-Prins reaction; synthesis and biological evaluation of JBIR-102 (MESO-JBIR-102)

Start date: Jul 1, 2016, End date: Jun 30, 2018,

Human malignant pleural mesothelioma is an aggressive (fatal) lung cancer which is always associated with previous asbestos exposure. Typically symptoms do not appear until 35-40 years after the original exposure, with life expectancy then 12-18 months. Given the great use of asbestos during the 20th century and this long latency period, it is no surprise that cases of mesothelioma continue to r ...
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Gender-related differences in expression of microRNAs in cystic fibrosis (GENDER-CF)

Start date: Sep 1, 2017, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

...kills (e.g. project management, public engagement, data dissemination) and c) expand my collaborative network through secondments to other world-renowned research teams in Leiden University Medical Centre, Netherlands and University of Heidelberg, Germany. I will contribute richly to research at RCSI as I am already equipped with skills applicable to ongoing work in the team and am keen to take an ...
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Postdoctoral Programme in Bioengineering Excellence Scientific Training (BEST)

Start date: Feb 1, 2017, End date: Jan 31, 2022,

The Institute of Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) is a leading-edge multidisciplinary research centre based in Barcelona that conducts excellent interdisciplinary research at the frontiers of engineering and life sciences in order to generate new knowledge that helps to enhance quality of life, improve health and create wealth. It is currently located in Barcelona Science Park, has facilities co ...
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Bioartificial Pancreas refinement (BAPrefinement)

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

...sulation company in Asia’s biotech hub Singapore, most recently in the role as Chief Scientist.The host organisation, the Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation and Treatment (VIVIT), is a centre of excellence for basic and clinical research on vascular diseases and diabetes. With the researcher on board, the VIVIT is currently establishing its cell encapsulation capability and applying i ...
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Advanced MIcroscopy of Attine ant BacteriaL Endosymbionts (AMIABLE)

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2017,

...ocieties depend on the services of multiple bacterial symbionts. The experienced researcher is a cell biologist with state-of-the-art training in electron microscopy who teamed up with the Copenhagen Centre for Social Evolution (CSE) to realize a uniquely interdisciplinary research program of microbial symbiosis. She focuses on three abundant gut bacteria of fungus-growing ants that were recently ...
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Engineered Near-Infrared Photosynthesis (EngiNear-IR)

Start date: Nov 1, 2015, End date: Oct 31, 2018,

...st energy resources on Earth. Phototrophic organisms use antenna complexes to absorb solar energy, and derived excitation energy migrates towards specialised pigment-protein complexes called reaction centres. Here, photosynthetic electron transfer is initiated, converting solar energy into a form that can be stored and used to power cell metabolism. The absorption characteristics of antenna and re ...
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TWINNING for a Comprehensive Clinical Centre for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Parkinson's Disease (CENTRE-PD)

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

...nternationally competitive level, however, to realise the economic and health benefits for the population, closing the gap between basic science and clinical application is now a crucial challenge. CENTRE-PD aims at TWINNING the Universities of Oxford and Tübingen, two worldwide leading centres for PD, with the University of Luxembourg (UL) to establish a comprehensive clinical PD centre in Luxemb ...
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Understanding the functional role of Retinoic Acid Receptor Beta2 in the development of oral cancer (RARBETA2 IN OSCC)

Start date: Oct 15, 2013, End date: Oct 14, 2015,

...s which are amenable to retinoid therapy. This is a timely and exciting project at the basic science/clinical interface, bringing together a rising star of Indian Oral Pathology and an international centre of excellence in OSCC research. The mobility offered by this fellowship will facilitate key collaborations and knowledge transfer between India and the EU.
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Identifying molecular mechanism responsible for spatial reorganisation of the genome during embryogenesis (IMMRSRGE)

Start date: Apr 1, 2013, End date: Mar 31, 2015,

...te to the nuclear periphery, concomitant with the formation of large domains of heterochromatin there. Interestingly, in the same time, specific genes can also remove from the nuclear envelope to the centre of the nucleus which is associated to their activation. Subsequently, lineage-dependant changes occur during the next steps of development. However, the molecular mechanisms which control this ...
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Deconstructing the stem cell niche in human interfollicular epidermis in vitro (S.CE.N.E.)

Start date: Mar 1, 2013, End date: Feb 28, 2015,

...ell responses to different niche signals of substrate contact area, substrate porosity and the engagement of specific intercellular adhesion receptors. The proposed project will be carried out at the Centre for Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine, one of Europe's newest hot spots for stem cell research, based at King's College London, with Prof. Fiona Watt, a world expert in somatic stem cells, as ...
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"Endometrial and embryonic genomics, searching for biomarkers in assisted reproduction (short title: Search for Assisted Reproduction Markers)" (SARM)

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

...ing the most competent embryos for transfer or identifying the causes of female infertility of endometrial origin. The SARM consortium consists of 2 industrial (IVIOMICS, Paterna/Spain and Competence Centre on Reproductive Medicine, Tartu/Estonia) and 3 academic (Karolinska Institute, Stockholm/Sweden; Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium and University of Tartu/Estonia) partners, forming a str ...
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3D Engineered Environments for Regenerative Medicine (3D-E)

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

"This proposal develops a unified, underpinning technology to create novel, complex and biomimetic 3D environments for the control of tissue growth. As director of Cambridge Centre for Medical Materials, I have recently been approached by medical colleagues to help to solve important problems in the separate therapeutic areas of breast cancer, cardiac disease and blood disorders. In each case, t ...
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Automated Precision Assembly for Complex Optical Systems (APACOS)

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

...lopment of a single-emitter based product platform for visible green and yellow lasers used for projection and display applications. The developments will be supported by the Optoelectronics Research Centre at Tampere University of Technology, a leading European research institution in the field of laser sources. SmarAct, an SME from Germany, is provider of precision technology such as multi-axes ...
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Genome Evolution in attine aNTS (GENTS)

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

...nknown. The present proposal aims to resolve this problem by combining Chinese genome sequencing excellence (BGI Shenzhen) with a cutting-edge research program in evolutionary biology (the Copenhagen Centre for Social Evolution) while focusing on one of the best studied social insect models, the fungus-growing ants. The ambitious work proposed is feasible because it is supported by significant add ...
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3-D Quantitative Modelling of Eukaryotic Endosymbiosis: A Pioneering Innovative Imaging Approach (ENDOSYM)

Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Jun 30, 2016,

...ng that impairs cell viability. Deep-tissue imaging at high resolution with minimal tissue damage is permitted by state-of-the-art multi-focal MPCM recently acquired at the Cambridge Advanced Imaging Centre (CAIC). MPCM of rice lines expressing fluorescently labelled membrane marker-proteins will provide a first quantitative 4-D account of membrane dynamics during intracellular colonization by AM ...
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Enhancement of mesenchymal stem cell therapy for graft versus host disease (MSC_GvHD_Enhance)

Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Jun 2, 2016,

... for this disease and the prognosis for these patients is poor. Early reports of MSC therapy for acute GvHD involving small numbers of patients were promising, however, results from large scale multi-centre phase III trials have questioned the therapeutic efficacy of MSC therapy for GvHD. Our hypothesis is that MSC require licensing for therapeutic efficacy in GvHD. This project addresses a number ...
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Fishing for Medicines and their targets using Zebrafish models of human diseases (FISHMED)

Start date: Dec 1, 2012, End date: May 31, 2016,

...h the support of UNESCO, Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) and the Polish Government and started its activity in 1999. The Institute is a unique, innovative, based on the best world standards research centre, known for it’s scientific excellence. In 2010, IIMCB was ranked first among 36 biological institutions in Poland.However, our aim is to position us at a level of excellence comparable to the b ...
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Origin and lineage specification of trophoblast cells in early human placenta (hTSCs in Placenta)

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

... cell population4. Establish cell culture conditions for TS cells5. Perform a detailed characterization of cells cultured in vitroThis proposal has arisen from preliminary results obtained working in Centre for Trophoblast Research, University of Cambridge. Working in a lab with extensive experience of trophoblast isolation (Prof. A.Moffett) and input from our collaborators, Dr. M.Hemberger and Pr ...
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Dissecting the retinal inputs to behaviorally relevant computations in the central brain (VisualCircuits)

Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: May 31, 2018,

...ss in gaining a mechanistic understanding ofhow the brain is able to extract salient features from the visual scene, or how this information is used to guide behavior hasstalled. Too often each brain centre is studied in isolation, meaning the details of its inputs and function of its outputs arefrequently a point of conjecture. In particular, the input to central visual areas, despite the accumul ...
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Radiation Response Models for Personalised Radiation Oncology (RadResPRO)

Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: May 31, 2017,

...so microscopic parameters such as radiation track structure and the cellular micro-environment.As part of this project, collaboration will be developed between the radiation biology group in the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, and Massachusetts General Hospital. The applicant will take advantage of time spent in MGH to gain skills and experience in the del ...
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deviCes for Light impact on Skin Stem Cells (CLaSSiC)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

...and hair disorders. State-of-the art scientific solutions can only be found when complimentary partners work synergistically. CLaSSiC is a two-partner network comprising PHILIPS (Netherlands) and the Centre for Skin Sciences (University of Bradford UK). A board of 8 very experienced supervisors will team-up across disciplines and sectors to train and mentor 3 early stage researchers who will work ...
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Towards gene identification and personalized prophylactic medication for lithiopathies in lithium-using patients (Lithiopathies)

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

... genes for development of the lithiopathies.To identify these susceptibility genes I propose to employ state-of-the-art haplotype association mapping (HAM) with mice at a world-recognized expertise centre for genetic research. As the used inbred mouse strains are fully genotyped, produce genetically identical offspring, and develop the lithiopathies consistently and on short term, HAM has clear be ...
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HIGH EFFICIENCY LOW TEMPERATURE SOFC STACK (HELTSTACK)

Start date: Mar 1, 2014, End date: Feb 28, 2018,

...ther project partners include 2 research institutes: National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics (NICPB) supports cell development and coordinates their use in stack; VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) provides stack design and evaluation.Transfer of knowledge in HELTSTACK promotes harmonised development of cell, stack and their characterisation methods. NICPB provides Elcoge ...
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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,

...(ASCs) are attractive for cellular therapy given the abundance of tissue, high frequency of MSCs and minimally invasive harvest procedure. The EU consortium ADIPOA has shown in a ‘first in man’ 2-centre Phase I safety study that intraarticular injection of a single dose of autologous ASCs to the knee (18 patients, 12 month follow-up) was well-tolerated, had no adverse effects, and resulted in an i ...
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Novel Stromal Cell Therapy for Diabetic Kidney Disease (NEPHSTROM)

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

...monstrated that a single dose of MSC simultaneously improves kidney function (glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria) as well as hyperglycaemia in animals with DKD. NEPHSTROM will conduct a multi-centre, placebo-controlled clinical trial of a novel MSC therapy for stabilization of progressive DKD, leading to superior clinical outcomes and long-term socioeconomic benefit. A key enabler for this ...
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Establishing ERA Chair position in Synthetic Biology at University of Tartu Institute of Technology (SynBioTEC)

Start date: Jul 1, 2015, End date: Jun 30, 2020,

...recruit an experienced research manager to act as the ERA Chair and a team of experienced researchers at University of Tartu Institute of Technology (TUIT) in order to establish the multidisciplinary Centre of Synthetic Biology. The ERA Chair and the newly recruited team of researchers will bring about the necessary structural changes at TUIT to merge the competences of existing research groups on ...
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