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Analysis and Modelling of Multi-wavelength Observational Data from Protoplanetary Discs (DISCANALYSIS)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2012, Date de fin: 31 mars 2016,

"The search for planets outside of the solar system, related to the question ""are we alone in the universe?"", is undoubtedly one of the main science drivers for the current design of telescopes and astronomical instrumentation. In this FP7 project, we will study the birth-places of such exo-planets, the so-called protoplanetary discs, by combining multi-wavelength space data (HERSCHEL, XMM, HST, ...
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Network for Integrated Cellular Homeostasis (NICHE)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2012, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2015,

"There is a need for greater understanding of integrated cellular physiology to exploit cells and to tailor their activities to optimise microbial productivity in synthetic circuits and to limit microbial activity in food and pharmaceutical products. Understanding the integration of the cellular metabolic processes is fundamental to developing and exploiting cells. We have assembled a team of inte ...
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Integrated non-CO2 Greenhouse gas Observing System (INGOS)

Date du début: 1 oct. 2011, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2015,

InGOS will support and integrate the observing capacity of Europe for non-CO2 greenhouse gases (NCGHG: CH4, N2O, SF6, H2 and halocarbons). The emissions of these gases are very uncertain and it is unknown how future climate change will feedback into the land use coupled emissions of CH4 and N2O. The NCGHG atmospheric abundances will increase further in the future and the emissions of these gases a ...
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Marine Microbial Biodiversity, Bioinformatics and Biotechnology (MICRO B3)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2012, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2015,

Micro B3 will develop innovative bioinformatic approaches and a legal framework to make large-scale data on marine viral, bacteria; archaeal and protists genomes and metagenomes accessible for marine ecosystems biology and to define new targets for biotechnological applications. Micro B3 will build upon a highly interdisciplinary consortium of 32 academic and industrial partners comprising world-l ...
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Development of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes for the Chemical Manufacturing Industries (P4FIFTY)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2012, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2015,

The objective of the P4FIFTY project is to deliver a trans-European network of industrially oriented white biotechnologists fully trained in the application of cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (P450s) for application in the chemical manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries. This willinvolve academic groups investigating P450 diversity exploration from the wild type enzymes and their genes, genome ...
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Tracking accumulation processes in memory decisions (ACCDECMEM)

Date du début: 1 déc. 2011, Date de fin: 30 nov. 2015,

Every day we need to remember whether we have seen people before and adjust our decisions accordingly. The goal of the proposed research is to further our understanding of decisions based on remembered information by following those as they happen in the brain.To be able to study neural decision dynamics, we use computational models of recognition memory that provide explicit mechanisms and hypoth ...
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The discovery, development and demonstration of biocatalysts for use in the industrial synthesis of chiral chemicals (KYROBIO)

Date du début: 1 déc. 2011, Date de fin: 30 nov. 2015,

The objective of KYROBIO project is to broaden the toolbox of single enantiomer chiral chemicals that are produced by industry in Europe using biotechnological routes. The main target is applications of lyase enzymes to selectively synthesize molecules with multiple chiral centres applying enzymatic carbon-carbon and carbon-nitrogen bond formation as the key technical platforms. We will then apply ...
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Latin Amercian Chinese European Galaxy Formation Network (LACEGAL)

Date du début: 15 mai 2011, Date de fin: 14 mai 2015,

The focus in cosmology is shifting from the determination of the basic cosmological parameters to developing an understanding of how galaxies formed. Progress in this field has been driven by a combination of computer simulation and observational breakthroughs. Over the next few years, groundbreaking new facilities will come online and will provide data of unprecedented quality with which to test ...
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Building research capacity of blood transfusion services in Africa (T-REC)

Date du début: 1 avr. 2011, Date de fin: 31 mars 2015,

The purpose of this project is to build sustainable capacity for research in blood transfusion services in Africa. There is a critical lack of individuals with research skills in Africa’s transfusion services; without these skills the service cannot do the research needed to improve the safety and supply of blood for their people. Blood transfusions in Africa are given predominantly for emergencie ...
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European large-scale functional genomics in the rat for translational research (EURATRANS)

Date du début: 1 avr. 2010, Date de fin: 31 mars 2015,

Genetic studies in model organisms and humans, including human genome-wide association studies, have pinpointed genomic regions that contribute susceptibility to common disease. However, to date, these data have provided limited insights into the genes, molecular pathways and mechanisms underlying disease pathophysiology.The EU FP6 Euratools consortium has been a remarkable success that establishe ...
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EUROmediCAT: Safety of Medication use in Pregnancy in Relation to Risk of Congenital Malformations (EUROMEDICAT)

Date du début: 1 mars 2011, Date de fin: 28 févr. 2015,

A variety of complementary approaches are needed to evaluate safety of medicine use in pregnancy. To evaluate safety in relation to teratogenicity (capacity to cause malformations), population-based congenital anomaly registers, which are already networked across Europe (EUROCAT) with a common database, can provide a cost-effective mechanism which is as yet underexploited. The enormous population ...
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Products from methanol by synthetic cell factories (PROMYSE)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2012, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2014,

There is a high societal need for a sustainable production of key chemistry, food and health care compounds. Microbial cell factories are logical production systems, but up to now they use sugars and other food derived raw materials as substrates. Sugars originating from plants demand cultivable land which is more and more needed for human nutrition. Methanol - with a worldwide production capacity ...
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Novel Biocatalysts for the Production of Glycosides (NOVOSIDES)

Date du début: 1 déc. 2010, Date de fin: 30 nov. 2014,

This project aims to develop novel biocatalysts for the production of glycosides (NOVOSIDES). Glycosylated compounds have a wide range of applications, but very few enzymes are able to glycosylate small organic molecules cost-efficiently at the industrial scale. Therefore, glycosylation reactions catalysed by transglycosidases, glycoside phosphorylases and glycoside hydrolases will be explored in ...
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Highly-complex and networked control systems (HYCON2)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2010, Date de fin: 30 nov. 2014,

ICT developments both enable and also enforce large-scale, highly-connected systems in society and industry. Knowledge to cope with these emerging systems is lacking. HYCON2 will stimulate and establish the long-term integration of the European research community, leading institutions and industry in the strategic field of control of complex, large-scale, and networked dynamical systems. It will i ...
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Dynamic Molecular Nanostructures (DYNAMOL)

Date du début: 1 nov. 2010, Date de fin: 31 oct. 2014,

The ITN DYNAMOL will establish a powerful new approach for the preparation of nanostructures based on dynamic covalent chemistry. This approach combines the advantages of covalent synthesis (robustness of bonds) with those of non-covalent synthesis (error correction, responsiveness) without any of the disadvantages. It therefore has the potential to provide unique solutions for several important c ...
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AmylolEnzymes Captured by Targeted Metagenomics (AMYLOMICS)

Date du début: 1 mars 2011, Date de fin: 28 févr. 2014,

The aim of the AMYLOMICS project is to develop novel, robust enzymes for the starch and carbohydrate industries. The novel enzymes should enable the formation of new primary products, such as oligosaccharides of defined sizes, composition and degree of branching, new types of linkages, cyclic or more complex polysaccharides and an increased digestive resistance, as well as secondary sugar deriv ...
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Developing the Next Generation of Biocatalysts for Industrial Chemical Synthesis (BIONEXGEN)

Date du début: 1 févr. 2011, Date de fin: 31 janv. 2014,

BIONEXGEN will develop the next generation of biocatalysts to be used for eco-efficient manufacturing processes in the chemical industry. A collaboration by industrial and academic partners have identified the key technology fields of amine synthesis, polymers from renewable resources, glycoscience and wider oxidase application as four key areas where the next generation of biocatalysts that will ...
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An ubiquitous embedded systems framework for energy-aware buildings using activity and context knowledge (GreenerBuildings)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2010, Date de fin: 31 oct. 2013,

Making efficient use of energy in buildings is a paramount challenge to conserve energy and reduce greenhouse effects. GreenerBuildings will investigate how buildings can dynamically adapt their operations according to actual use, aiming at substantial energy savings.People spend a great deal of time in buildings, may these be offices, hospitals or commercial buildings. While active indoor, people ...
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Computational Geometric Learning (CG Learning)

Date du début: 1 nov. 2010, Date de fin: 31 oct. 2013,

High dimensional geometric data are ubiquitous in science and engineering, and thus processing and analyzing them is a core task in these disciplines. The Computational Geometric Learning project (CG Learning) aims at extending the success story of geometric algorithms with guarantees, as achieved in the CGAL library and the related EU funded research projects, to spaces of high dimensions. This ...
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Regulation of pneumolysin in the human pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae: A single cell approach (PNEUMO-CELL)

Date du début: 1 nov. 2010, Date de fin: 31 oct. 2013,

"Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major pathogen causing invasive (pneumonia, meningitis, bacteraemia) and non-invasive (acute otitis media, sinusitis) disease in young children and in elderly and/or immuno-compromised adults. The molecular mechanisms underlying S. pneumoniae virulence are not fully understood. Single-cell methodologies, including the sub-cellular localization of proteins by fluoresc ...
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Greenhouse gas management in European land use systems (GHG Europe)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2010, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2013,

The GHG-Europe project aims to improve our understanding and capacity for predicting the European terrestrial carbon and greenhouse gas (GHG) budget by applying a systematic, comprehensive and integrative approach. GHG-Europe quantifies the annual to decadal variability of the carbon and GHG budgets of terrestrial ecosystems in EU27 plus Switzerland and in six data-rich European regions via data-m ...
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Low-dimensional quantum magnets for thermal management (LOTHERM)

Date du début: 1 oct. 2009, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2013,

"Thermal management in innovative technology is a major problem to be solved, especially in novel electronic devices, such as further miniaturized microchips, hard disks and interfaces between biological structures (e.g. nerve cells) and semiconductor microstructures. In this Initial Training Network (ITN) we will train young researchers through an experimental/technological and theoretical approa ...
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A General Toolkit for “GPUtilisation” in SME Applications (GPSME)

Date du début: 1 oct. 2011, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2013,

The recent explosion of GPU (Graphical Processing Unit) power has not been fully utilised by many SMEs, possibly because GPU programming requires specialist skills different from those of conventional programming. GPSME will provide the SME participants with a simple route to accessing GPU power.Each of the SME participants is facing increasing competition in the market and GPSME will allow them ...
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New Electronics Concept: Wafer-Scale Epitaxial Graphene (ConceptGraphene)

Date du début: 1 oct. 2010, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2013,

The concept of this project is to unlock the potential of epitaxial graphene on silicon carbide (SiC) for development of scalable electronics with the view to develop graphene-based devices & circuits with a non-conventional functionality. Our strategy is to explore two promising directions of graphene-based technology: (i) the development of large-scale graphene wafers for manufacturing high-dens ...
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Effective redesign of oxidative enzymes for green chemistry (OXYGREEN)

Date du début: 1 mai 2008, Date de fin: 30 avr. 2013,

"Enzymes are extremely powerful natural catalysts able to perform almost any type of chemical reaction while being mild by nature and highly specific. In fact, the delicate functioning of enzymes forms the basis of every living creature. The catalytic potential of enzymes is more and more appreciated by the industry as many industrial processes rely on these sophisticated catalysts. However, the n ...
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Quantitative pathway analysis of natural variation in complex disease signaling in C. elegans (PANACEA)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2009, Date de fin: 31 mars 2013,

Complex human diseases account for 60% of the deaths in Europe. The genetic variation – that is the genetic make-up of all alleles at all loci - of complex disease pathways determines individual disease susceptibility and treatment prospects. Because humans are genetically diverse the EC prioritizes research which leads to a better understanding of the natural variation in genetic pathways underly ...
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Actinide reCycling by SEParation and Transmutation (ACSEPT)

Date du début: 1 mars 2008, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2012,

"Actinide recycling by separation and transmutation is considered worldwide and particularly in several European countries as one of the most promising strategies to reduce the inventory of radioactive waste, thus contributing to make nuclear energy sustainable. Consistently with potentially viable recycling strategies, the Collaborative Project ACSEPT will provide a structured R&D framework to de ...
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A comprehensive dissection of pneumococcal-host interactions (PNEUMOPATH)

Date du début: 1 mars 2009, Date de fin: 31 août 2012,

"This project is a fundamental, comprehensive study of the host-pathogen interactions during infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae. The expectation is that the basic knowledge gained from this work will give new targets for vaccination, diagnosis and treatment. In PNEUMOPATH, academic and industrial partners will work together in six scientific workpackages. 1) The molecular epidemiology of anti ...
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EUROPEAN DRUG INITIATIVE ON CHANNELS AND TRANSPORTERS (EDICT)

Date du début: 1 févr. 2008, Date de fin: 30 juin 2012,

"The European Drug Initiative on Channels and Transporters, EDICT, allies for the first time, partners with world-class expertise in both the structural and functional characterisation of membrane channels and transporters. State-of-the-art facilities and personnel for X-ray crystallography, Electron Microscopy and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and the latest throughput technology, will provide infra ...
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Molecular dynamics simulation of the membrane binding and disruption mechanisms of antimicrobial peptides (AMP-Membrane MD)

Date du début: 15 juin 2010, Date de fin: 14 juin 2012,

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a promising new class of antibiotics, the mechanism of which usually involves binding to membranes with subsequent disruption. The disruption process is, however, still poorly understood, mostly because it seems to be mediated by states - pore formation or in-depth AMP insertion - that are unordered and very short-lived. My PhD work focused on using and developing ...
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2nd European Network for the Advancement of Artificial Cognitive Systems, Interaction and Robotics (EUCogII)

Date du début: 1 févr. 2009, Date de fin: 31 janv. 2012,

Description Fostering collaborative research through network activities Research in artificial cognitive systems currently suffers from fragmentation and the lack of a clear agenda. It is for this reason that EUCogII establishes a closely cooperating research community in Europe that develops its ...
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Reforming of Crude Glycerine in Supercritical Water to Produce Methanol for Re-Use in Biodiesel Plants (SUPER METHANOL)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2008, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2011,

"Biodiesel is produced by transesterification of vegetable oils with methanol. Glycerine is a major by-product of the transesterification process. Due to the rapid increase in biodiesel production capacity in Europe also the amount of glycerine has increased rapidly. The overall project objective is to produce methanol from crude glycerine, and re-use the methanol in the biodiesel plant. This proj ...
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Dynamic Combinatorial Nanoparticles for Protein Surface Recognition (DCN)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2010, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2011,

"Recent developments in genomics and proteomics have generated an urgent need for new methods of interrogating and targeting biochemical networks. In particular new means of interfering with protein-protein interactions are in high demand and of considerable therapeutic potential. New materials are needed that can recognise and bind to specific protein surfaces. We aim to develop a new approach to ...
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Intercalated Graphene Carbon Nanotubes for Heterogeneous Catalysis (GRAPH-CNTs-CAT)

Date du début: 15 nov. 2010, Date de fin: 14 nov. 2011,

The objective of this proposal is the synthesis of a new type of carbon-based catalyst for application in heterogeneous catalysis: defect free graphene as well as graphene oxide will be produced and sandwiched with carbon nanotubes through layer-by-layer deposition and intercalation chemistry to yield novel pillared carbon nanotube-graphene structures. Using intercalation chemistry metal atoms and ...
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Cellulose: a key component essential for development and attachment of Streptomyces coelicolor? (Strep-Cell)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2008, Date de fin: 31 août 2011,

Cellulose is the most abundant organic polymer in nature being a structural component of the cell wall of most plants. This highly insoluble polymer is degraded by filamentous fungi and actinomycetes, which secrete numerous enzymes tailored to fulfill this task. Streptomyces coelicolor is the best-studied representative of the actinomycetes, and a model organism for understanding prokaryotic devel ...
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