FP7: NMP topics and instruments Dan Dascalu ROMNET-ERA coordinator

FP7: NMP topics FP7: NMP topics and instrumentsand instruments

Dan DascaluDan DascaluROMNET-ERA coordinatorROMNET-ERA coordinator

D. Dascalu: NanoWorkshop, CCIRB,D. Dascalu: NanoWorkshop, CCIRB, 12 April 2005 12 April 2005

TopicsTopics

Themes (domains of research)Themes (domains of research) Overall budget Overall budget Major parts of the programme Major parts of the programme Funding schemes (instruments)Funding schemes (instruments) Support for SMEsSupport for SMEs


The nine themes determined for EU The nine themes determined for EU action are the following:action are the following:

(1) Health;(1) Health;(2) Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology;(2) Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology;(3) Information and Communication Technologies;(3) Information and Communication Technologies;(4) (4) Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and

new ProductionTechnologies;new ProductionTechnologies;(5) Energy;(5) Energy;(6) Environment (including Climate Change);(6) Environment (including Climate Change);(7) Transport (including Aeronautics);(7) Transport (including Aeronautics);(8) Socio-economic Sciences and the Humanities;(8) Socio-economic Sciences and the Humanities;(9) Security and Space.(9) Security and Space.


Theme 4: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Theme 4: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production TechnologiesMaterials and new Production Technologies

Objective Objective

Improve the competitiveness of European Improve the competitiveness of European industryindustry and ensure its transformation from and ensure its transformation from a resource-intensive to a knowledge-a resource-intensive to a knowledge-intensive industry, by generating intensive industry, by generating breakthrough knowledge for new breakthrough knowledge for new applications at the crossroads between applications at the crossroads between different technologies and disciplines.different technologies and disciplines.


Theme 4. Rationale (I)Theme 4. Rationale (I) The decline in industrial activitiesThe decline in industrial activities appears no longer appears no longer

to be limited to traditional sectors with a high labour to be limited to traditional sectors with a high labour intensity, but is beginning to be observed in intensity, but is beginning to be observed in intermediate sectors – which constitute the intermediate sectors – which constitute the established strengths of European industry – and even established strengths of European industry – and even in some high-technology sectors. This trend can and in some high-technology sectors. This trend can and must be reversed by must be reversed by building, in Europe, a strong building, in Europe, a strong knowledge- based, knowledge intensive industry.knowledge- based, knowledge intensive industry. This will include the modernisation of the existing This will include the modernisation of the existing SME base and the creation of new knowledge-driven SME base and the creation of new knowledge-driven SMEs, from the dissemination of knowledge and SMEs, from the dissemination of knowledge and expertise through collaborative programmes.expertise through collaborative programmes.


Theme 4. Rationale (II)Theme 4. Rationale (II)

The EU has recognised leadership in fields such as in The EU has recognised leadership in fields such as in nanotechnologies, materials and production nanotechnologies, materials and production technologies which must be strengthened in order to technologies which must be strengthened in order to secure and increase the EU position in a highly secure and increase the EU position in a highly competitive global context. competitive global context. European Technology European Technology PlatformsPlatforms in fields such as nanoelectronics, in fields such as nanoelectronics, manufacturing, steel, chemistry, the transport manufacturing, steel, chemistry, the transport industry, construction, industrial safety, textiles, pulp industry, construction, industrial safety, textiles, pulp and paper help establish common research priorities and paper help establish common research priorities and targets. ……………….and targets. ……………….


Activities Activities (1)(1)Nanosciences, NanotechnologiesNanosciences, Nanotechnologies Generating new knowledge on interface and size dependent Generating new knowledge on interface and size dependent

phenomena; nano-scale control of material properties for new phenomena; nano-scale control of material properties for new applications; integration of technologies at the nano-scale; applications; integration of technologies at the nano-scale; self-assembling properties; nano-motors; nano-machines and self-assembling properties; nano-motors; nano-machines and nano-systems; methods and tools for characterisation and nano-systems; methods and tools for characterisation and manipulation at nano dimensions; nano and high-precision manipulation at nano dimensions; nano and high-precision technologies in chemistry; impact on human safety, health and technologies in chemistry; impact on human safety, health and the environment; metrology, nomenclature and standards; the environment; metrology, nomenclature and standards; exploration of new concepts and approaches for sectoral exploration of new concepts and approaches for sectoral applications, including applications, including the integration and convergence of the integration and convergence of emerging technologiesemerging technologies..


Activities Activities (2)(2)

MaterialsMaterials Generating new knowledge on high-performance Generating new knowledge on high-performance

materials for new products and processes; materials for new products and processes; knowledge-based materials with tailored propertiesknowledge-based materials with tailored properties; ; more reliable design and simulation; higher more reliable design and simulation; higher complexity; environmental compatibility; integration complexity; environmental compatibility; integration of nanomolecular-macro levels in the chemical of nanomolecular-macro levels in the chemical technology and materials processing industries; new technology and materials processing industries; new nano-materials, bio-materials and hybrid materials, nano-materials, bio-materials and hybrid materials, including design and control of their processing.including design and control of their processing.


Activities Activities (3)(3)New ProductionNew Production Creating conditions and assets for knowledge-Creating conditions and assets for knowledge-

intensive production, including construction, intensive production, including construction, development and validation of new paradigms development and validation of new paradigms responding to emerging industrial needs; responding to emerging industrial needs; development of generic production assets for development of generic production assets for adaptive, networked and knowledge-based adaptive, networked and knowledge-based production; development of new engineering production; development of new engineering concepts exploiting the convergence of technologies concepts exploiting the convergence of technologies (eg, nano, bio, info, cognitive and their engineering (eg, nano, bio, info, cognitive and their engineering requirements) for the next generation of high value-requirements) for the next generation of high value-added products and services, and adaptation to the added products and services, and adaptation to the changing needs.changing needs.


Activities Activities (4)(4)Integration of technologies for industrial Integration of technologies for industrial

applicationsapplications Integrating new knowledge and technologies Integrating new knowledge and technologies

on nano, materials and production in sectoral on nano, materials and production in sectoral and cross sectoral applications such as: health, and cross sectoral applications such as: health, construction, transport, energy, chemistry, construction, transport, energy, chemistry, environment, textiles and clothing, pulp and environment, textiles and clothing, pulp and paper, mechanical engineering.paper, mechanical engineering.


Cooperation total budget: EUR 44735 million

Food, Agriculture and

Biotechnologies; 2472; 6%Health;

8373; 18%

Socio-economic Sciences and the

Humanities; 798; 2%

Information and Communication Technologies;

12756; 28%

Nanoscience, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new

Production Technologies;

4865; 11%

Environment (Including Climate change); 2552; 6%

Energy; 2951; 7%

Security and Space;

3987; 9%

Transport (including

Aeronautics); 5981; 13%


Pluridisciplinarity will be encouraged by Pluridisciplinarity will be encouraged by joint cross-joint cross-thematic approachesthematic approaches to research and technology to research and technology

subjects relevant to more than one themesubjects relevant to more than one theme

In the case of subjects of industrial relevance in particular, the In the case of subjects of industrial relevance in particular, the topics have been identified relying, among other sources, on topics have been identified relying, among other sources, on the work of different “the work of different “European Technology PlatformsEuropean Technology Platforms” set ” set up in fields where Europe’s competitiveness, economic growth up in fields where Europe’s competitiveness, economic growth and welfare depend on important research and technological and welfare depend on important research and technological progress in the medium to long term. progress in the medium to long term.

European Technology Platforms bring together stakeholders, European Technology Platforms bring together stakeholders, under industrial leadership, to define and implement a under industrial leadership, to define and implement a Strategic Research Agenda. This Framework Programme will Strategic Research Agenda. This Framework Programme will contribute to the realisation of these Strategic Research contribute to the realisation of these Strategic Research Agendas where these present true European added value.Agendas where these present true European added value.


Dissemination, innovation …Dissemination, innovation …

In order to strengthen the diffusion and use of the In order to strengthen the diffusion and use of the output of EU research, the dissemination of output of EU research, the dissemination of knowledge and transfer of results, including to policy knowledge and transfer of results, including to policy makers, will be supported in all thematic areas, makers, will be supported in all thematic areas, including through the funding of networking including through the funding of networking initiatives, seminars and events, assistance by initiatives, seminars and events, assistance by external experts and information and electronic external experts and information and electronic services in particular CORDIS.services in particular CORDIS.

Actions to support innovation will be taken under the Actions to support innovation will be taken under the Competitiveness and Innovation Competitiveness and Innovation

Total financial participation EUR 73215 million

Cooperation; 44735

Non-nuclear actions of Joint

Research Centre ;

1824

Ideas; 11942

People; 7178

Capacities; 7536


Instruments/funding schemes (1)Instruments/funding schemes (1)1. Collaborative projects1. Collaborative projects Support to research projects carried out by consortia Support to research projects carried out by consortia

with participants from different countries, aiming at with participants from different countries, aiming at developing new knowledge, new technology, developing new knowledge, new technology, products or common resources for research. products or common resources for research.

The size, scope and internal organisation of projects The size, scope and internal organisation of projects can vary from field to field and from topic to topic. can vary from field to field and from topic to topic.

Projects can range from small or medium-scale Projects can range from small or medium-scale focused research actions to larger focused research actions to larger integrating projectsintegrating projects which mobilise a significant volume of resources for which mobilise a significant volume of resources for achieving a defined objective.achieving a defined objective.


Instruments/funding schemes (2)Instruments/funding schemes (2)

2. Networks of Excellence2. Networks of Excellence Support to joint research programmes Support to joint research programmes

implemented by a number of research implemented by a number of research organisations integrating their activities in a organisations integrating their activities in a given field, carried out by research teams in given field, carried out by research teams in the framework of longer term co-operation.the framework of longer term co-operation.

The implementation of these joint The implementation of these joint programmes will require a formal programmes will require a formal commitment from the organizations commitment from the organizations integrating part of their resources and their integrating part of their resources and their activities.activities.



3. Coordination and support actions3. Coordination and support actions Support to activities aimed at coordinating Support to activities aimed at coordinating

or supporting research activities and or supporting research activities and policies (networking, exchanges, trans-policies (networking, exchanges, trans-national access to research infrastructures, national access to research infrastructures, studies, conferences, etc). studies, conferences, etc).

These actions may also be implemented by These actions may also be implemented by means other than calls for proposals.means other than calls for proposals.



4. Individual projects4. Individual projects Support to projects carried out by Support to projects carried out by

individual research teams. individual research teams. This scheme will mainly be used to support This scheme will mainly be used to support

investigator-driven investigator-driven “frontier” research“frontier” research projects funded in the framework of the projects funded in the framework of the European Research Council.European Research Council.



5. Support for training and career 5. Support for training and career development of researchersdevelopment of researchers

Support for training and career Support for training and career development of researchers, mainly used for development of researchers, mainly used for the implementation of the Marie Curie the implementation of the Marie Curie actions.actions.



6. Research for the benefit of specific groups 6. Research for the benefit of specific groups (in particular SMEs)(in particular SMEs)

Support to research projects where the bulk Support to research projects where the bulk of the research is carried out by of the research is carried out by universities, research centres or other legal universities, research centres or other legal entities, for the benefit of specific groups, in entities, for the benefit of specific groups, in particular SMEs or associations of SMEs.particular SMEs or associations of SMEs.


People, examplePeople, example Industry-academia pathways and Industry-academia pathways and

partnerships: partnerships: Support to longer term co-operation programmes Support to longer term co-operation programmes

between organisations from academia and between organisations from academia and industry, in particular SMEs, aims at industry, in particular SMEs, aims at increasing knowledge sharing through joint increasing knowledge sharing through joint research partnerships, supported by the research partnerships, supported by the recruitment of experienced researchers to the recruitment of experienced researchers to the partnership, by staff secondments between partnership, by staff secondments between both sectors, and by the organisation of events.both sectors, and by the organisation of events.


Support for SMEsSupport for SMEsSpecific actions in support to SMEs are conceived to support Specific actions in support to SMEs are conceived to support

SMEs or SME associations in need of outsourcing research to SMEs or SME associations in need of outsourcing research to universities and research centres: mainly low to medium tech universities and research centres: mainly low to medium tech SMEs with little or no research capability. Research intensive SMEs with little or no research capability. Research intensive SMEs who need to outsource research to complement their SMEs who need to outsource research to complement their core research capability may also participate. Actions will be core research capability may also participate. Actions will be carried out in the entire field of science and technology. carried out in the entire field of science and technology. Financial means will be allocated through two schemes:Financial means will be allocated through two schemes:

– – Research for SMEs: Research for SMEs: To support small groups of innovative To support small groups of innovative SMEs to solve common or complementary technological SMEs to solve common or complementary technological problems;problems;

– – Research for SME associations: Research for SME associations: To support SME associations To support SME associations and SME groupings to develop technical solutions to problems and SME groupings to develop technical solutions to problems common to large numbers common to large numbers


Capacities, exampleCapacities, example

REGIONS OF KNOWLEDGEREGIONS OF KNOWLEDGEObjectivesObjectives Strengthening the research potential of Strengthening the research potential of

European regions, in particular by European regions, in particular by encouraging and supporting the encouraging and supporting the development, across Europe, of regional development, across Europe, of regional “research-driven clusters” associating “research-driven clusters” associating universities, research centres, enterprises universities, research centres, enterprises and regional authorities.and regional authorities.


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FP7: NMP topics and instruments Dan Dascalu ROMNET-ERA coordinator