The European Union Industrial Research Actions The nanotechnology, materials, production research ar

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The European UnionIndustrial Research
ActionsThe nanotechnology, materials,
production research area (NMP)
Hervé Péro, Christophe LesniakDG Research
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Main featuresThe EU industrial research
policyThe new instruments (NI) in FP6 The
second Call for NIs in 2004International
cooperation
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History of European Research
The European Unions research is implemented
through framework programmes (Articles 163 to
173 of the Amsterdam Treaty)
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Community RTDthe changing priorities
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Framework Programmes respond to EU objectives

• Objective Lisbon to become the most
  dynamic and most competitive knowledge-based
  economy
• Objective Göteborg sustainable development
  (environment, economy, employment)
• Objective Barcelona education and
  training, innovation
• ERA Integrating, reinforcing, structuring and
  stimulating investment in RTD (1,9 to 3,0)

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Participation in EU RTDI programme is through
Calls for Collaborative Proposals, periodically
launched by the European Commission http//www.co
rdis.lu

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Main featuresThe EU industrial research
policyThe new instruments (NI) in FP6 The
second Call for NIs in 2004International
cooperation
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Networks of Excellence (NE)
Instruments
Instruments to implement the thematic area and to
ensure high European impacts on selected
technical and socio-economic issues
Integrated Projects (IP)
Coordination Actions (CA)
Specific Targeted Research Projects (STREP)
Specific Support Actions (SSA)
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Integrated Projects
Objectives Real breakthroughs, Support to
Industry, Sustainable Development
Clear and Quantified Deliverables and
Integration...
across Activities from basic research
Technology transfer to dissemination and
training
across Technical Areas Design, life-cycle
aspects, Materials, Processes, Maintenance,
repair, etc...
among Participants and funding bodies
governments, industry, universities, research
institutes, banks
and Networks of Excellence
To assemble EU Research Capacities to face
research challenges not achievable in single
Member states or single organisations
(Participants do not receive grants for research
but for ensuring a progressive lasting
integration)
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NMP calls in 2003 Number of partners / project
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Main featuresThe EU industrial research
policyThe new instruments (NI) in FP6 The
second Call for NIs in 2004International
cooperation
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Thematic Priority 3 concentrates on

• i) Nanotechnology, as a flagship of the next
  industrial revolution
• ii) Multi-functional knowledge-based Materials,
  as critical drivers of innovation
• iii) New Production processes and devices, as the
  key to sustainable development

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The primary objective of NMP is to promote real
industrial breakthroughs, based on scientific and
technical excellence. Radical breakthrough can be
achieved through two complementary approaches a)
creation of new knowledge b) new ways of
integrating and exploiting existing and new
knowledge.
a) creation of new knowledge b) new ways of
integrating and exploiting existing and new
knowledge.
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WP 2004 andnext calls for NIs

• Call Code Instrument Deadline Budget (provis.)
• NMP-NI-3 IP and NE March 2, 2004 245
  M
• June 22, 2004
• NMP-SME-3 IP for SMEs March 2, 2004 80
  M June 22, 2004
• NMP-STEEL-3 IP March 17, 2004 25 M
• IST-NMP-3 IP,NE,STREP to be defined
  180 M
• (90 for P3)

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WP 2004 and next calls for NIs
AREA 1 Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies

• Focus on IPs
• Nanostructured surfaces
• Industrially relevant production of
  nanoparticles

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WP 2004 and next calls for NIs
AREA 2 KB multifunctional materials

• Focus on NEs and IPs
• Understanding materials phenomena (NE)
• Development of nanostructured materials
• Tribology-related surface engineering for
  multifunctional materials
• Higher performance multi-materials for
  macro-scale applications

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WP 2004 and next calls for NIs
AREA 3 New Production Processes / Devices

• Focus on IPs
• User-friendly production technologies, factory
  of the future
• New production technologies for high added
  value products, exploiting nanoscale precision
  engineering techniques
• Hazard reduction in production plant and
  storage sites

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WP 2004 and next calls for NIs
AREA 4 (NEW FOCUS) Integration for improved
construction, chemicals, surface transport

• Human-friendly, safe and efficient construction
  (IP)
• New generation of multifunctional materials and
  technologies for surface transport (IP)
• Mastering chemicals and creating new
  eco-efficient processes and synthesis routes (IP
  NE)

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WP 2004 and next calls
Estimation of number of projects to be selected
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Whats new?

• More emphasis on industrial participation
• Selective use of instruments (usually only one
  single instrument per topic)
• More topics addressed by IPs than by NE
• Higher integration of topics (see Area 4)

We expect less proposals, but better focused on
the call topics ? higher success rate
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New Instruments

• IPs flagship, ambitious, leading to radical
  innovation and transformation of industry in the
  long term
• Strong industrial participation and even
  leadership
• Include inter-related activities
• NEs Lasting integration of research capacities
  to overcome fragmentation and improve EU research
  efficiency in key research domains
• Joint Programme of Activities to induce
  organisational change
• Research included, only if contributing to
  durable integration

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NMP calls in 2004 Revision of 2-stage submission
and evaluation procedure for New instruments

• Simpler, shorter Stage 1 Incomplete outline
• IP NE
• Relevance to call Relevance to call
• Potential Impact Potential Impact
• S/T excellence
• 20 pages strict maximum
• Go/No-go after Stage 1 Full proposal in Stage
  2

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• IPs Stage 1 20 pages
• Title page and partnerships (1 page)
• Title, acronym, core participants list
• Confidential summary (1 page)
• Overall objectives, appropriateness of IP and
  its impacts
• Relevance to call (3 pages)
• See specific bullet point in the WP approach
  activities critical mass
• Potential Impact (4 pages)
• Societal and economic benefits EU dimension
  contribution to ERA
• S/T excellence (10 pages)
• Clearlobjectives, S/T approach (incl.
  exploitation) progress beyond SoA
• Budget (1 page)
• Breakdown by partners and activities
• Go/No go min. score 12 out of 15

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• NEs Stage 1 20 pages
• Title page and partnership (1 page)
• Title, acronym, core participants list
• Confidential summary and objectives(1 page)
• Overall objectives and cost-effectiveness,
  appropriateness of NE towards lasting
  integration, partnership, impact
• Relevance to call (8 pages)
• See specific bullet point in the WP outline
  activities (JPA) and its different components
• Potential Impact (10 pages)
• Clear added value at EU level strategic
  impacts of the activities towards integration and
  related indicators effectiveness of management
  and resources
• Go/No go min. score 8 out of 10

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Main featuresThe EU industrial research
policyThe new instruments (NI) in FP6 The
second Call for NIs in 2004International
cooperation
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Increased problem complexity
Need for multi-disciplinary and global approaches
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International Co-operation in FP6

• All thematic priorities are open for
  participation from third countries budget is
  285M for funding of less wealthy countries
• Specific measures support health, environment,
  food safety, new production systems budget
  315M
• There are specific measures under human
  resources

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Road 1Participation in the thematic priorities
1 Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco,
Palestine Authority, Syria, Tunisia 2 Albania,
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, FYROM, Serbia and
Montenegro. 3 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan. 4
Industrial States participation may be subject
to arrangements of a reciprocal nature which
could take the form of a ST Agreement.
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Road 2Support to International Cooperation
1 Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco,
Palestine Authority, Syria, Tunisia 2 Albania,
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, FYROM, Serbia and
Montenegro. 3 Armenia, Azerb., Belarus, Georgia,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia,
Tajikistan, Turkm., Ukraine, Uzbekistan
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Road 3Support for international mobility of
researchers

• Objectives
• attract the best, most promising researchers from
  third countries
• promote the training of European researchers
  abroad.
• Means
• In-coming fellowships
• to work and undertake research training in
  Europe
• provision to assist fellows to return to their
  countries of origin in case of emerging and
  transition economies and developing countries.
• Out-going fellowships
• For more information see
• http//europa.eu.int/comm/research/inco.html

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What to do to participate in the NMP-calls

• Normally, participants from third countries do
  not submit a proposal, but join a consortium that
  is setting up in the current NMP-calls
• They need mobilisation of European contacts to
  join a consortium for the current NMP calls
• They can use network of National Contact Points
• also use the CORDIS partner seach database
• Remember Commission cannot insert a third
  country participant in a consortium

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New technologies a future for our society
!For more information
http// www.cordis.lu/fp6/nmp.htm
http//europa.eu.int/comm/research/
http//www.cordis.lu/fp6/contractpreparation/
europa.eu.int/comm/research/industrial_technologi
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