Specific support projects and other activities sustained by the European Commission in the benefit o

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Specific support projects and other activities
sustained by the European Commission in the
benefit of the potential participants to FP6

• Dan Dascalu
• (coordinator of ROMNET-ERA)

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Statistics

• Romanian participation in FP6/NMP (successful
  projects)
• Romanian institutions in successful projects
• Romanian participation in various instruments

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FP6/NMP
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FP6/NMP
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Support from SSA and CA

• Just two SSA from NMP, but .
• MULTIBROK (?)
• MANVIS (?)
• CA from NMP (3)
• Four SSA from the special call for research
  centres in ACC (three presented today)
• Other SSA and AC, including SSA from
• General ACC (ROMNET-ERA, MINAEAST-NET)
• IST for NMS/ACC (MINOS-EURONET)

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CA from NMP (1)

• Project acronym CONCORDE
• Project full title "Co-ordination of
  Nanostructured Catalytic Oxides Research and
  Development in Europe".
• Project type Coordination action (CA)
• FP6 / NMP
• Romanian partners
• 1. National Institute of Materials Physics (NIMP)
• 2. University of Bucharest, Faculty of Chemistry
  (UoB)
• Coordinator CSIC-ICP, Spain
• Specific objectives of co-ordination activity
• Maintain EU leadership on metal oxide-based
  catalysts by improving knowledge on their
  properties and gaining know-how in a
  multi-disciplinary and a multi-technique
  approach, involving a high number of research
  teams.
• Identify applications and emerging opportunities
  where the co-ordination of research efforts could
  result in significant improvement of the
  competitive European chemical and petrochemical
  industry.
• BENEFITS
• -alternative cheap processes for chemical
  syntheses (fewer reaction steps, replacement of
  noble metals with cheaper oxides, lower energetic
  cosumption)
• new materials with impact on the eco-system
• opportunities for research and education /
  reducing the  brain exodus 
• creation of an European network of excellence

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CA from NMP (2)

• Project acronym IMPART
• Project full title IMPROVING THE UNDERSTANDING
  OF THE IMPACT OF NANOPARTICLES ON HUMAN HEALTH
  AND THE ENVIRONMENT
• Project type Coordination action (CA)
• FP6 / NMP
• Romanian partners
• 1. UNIVERSITY OF CRAIOVA
• 2. National Institute of Research and Development
  for Technical Physics, Iasi
• 3. Institute of Physical Chemistry
  I.G.Murgulescu of the Romanian Academy
• Coordinator CHALEX Research LTD., U.K.
• Project description
• The primary aim of this CA is to prevent
  knowledge of the health and environmental
  implications of nanoparticles from a lagging
  behind the technological advances. In order to do
  this, IMPART will foster communications links
  between numbers of regional, national and
  international initiatives in order to reduce
  duplication of effort, full expertise and
  facilitate cooperation between networks. This
  will result in an improvement in the
  understanding of the potential impact of
  nanoparticles on human health and the
  environment.
• UNIVERSITY OF CRAIOVA
• Tasks topical studies to promote greater
  understanding of the impact of nanoparticles on
  human health and the environment
• recommendations for future research policy
• Tasks state of the art risk reportrisk
  assessment workshop and updated report guidance
  booklet on reducing the negative impact of
  nanoparticles
• Institute of Physical Chemistry I.G.Murgulescu
  ICF tasks
• ICF Laboratory of chemical thermodynamics (Dr.
  Speranta Tãnãsescu) is involved in all the
  actions of the project having the principal goal
  understanding of the short and long term
  implications of nanotechnology for health and the
  environment. The contribution in the project is
  based on the former research experience existing
  in the Laboratory of Chemical Thermodynamics as
  concerns the large potentialities offered by the
  Applied Chemical Thermodynamics to characterize
  and investigate from the energetic point of view
  the advanced materials involved in the complex
  modern systems and the new technologies.

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CA from NMP (3)

• Project acronym VIF CA
• Project full title Virtual Intelligent Forging
  
• Project type Coordination action (CA)
• FP6 / NMP
• Romanian partner UNIVERSITY Dunarea de Jos of
  GALATI (UGAL)
• Coordinator CEMEF Centre de Mise en Forme des
  Materiaux, France
• The consortium gathers educational and research
  organisations, experts in the various scientific
  areas, and a large number of forging, software
  and IT industries from 17 European countries. The
  Deliverables include a Book of forging, projects
  for an e-Database and an e-learning platform,
  benchmarks for process simulations and materials
  testing, and a structure for a virtual supply
  chain.
• UGAL participates in WP2 - Existing documents,
  Reference Data - and WP5 Teaching Forging
  Excellence within the following actions State of
  the art of the mechanical testing techniques and
  physical parameters determination techniques, E-
  metal forming portal with the results of UGAL
  team, Releasing the teaching materials introduced
  in ARIADNE network, Master curricula in Virtual
  Intelligent Metal Forming within continuing
  education system, Organizing a summer school on
  Metal Forming Processes subject.

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Research centres from ACC (1)

• Project acronym INDUMAT
• Project full title Strengthening of the RDI
  Potential for Advanced Materials and Composites
  to Enhance the Performance of the Electrical
  Industry
• Project type SSA
• Romanian partner NATIONAL RESEARCH AND
  DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
• WP1, WP2, WP3 - Strengthening the human RDI
  potential of ICPE-CA
• Diffusion of the research results
• WP1, WP3 - Renewal of ST equipment
• - Diffusion of the research results
• WP4 Development of research strategies

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Research centres from ACC (2)

• Project acronym ROBIOS
• Project full title Strengthening Romanian
  Research and Training Capacities in Biosensing
  and Related Areas
• Project type SSA
• Romanian partner International Centre of
  Biodynamics-ICB
• Coordinator ICB
• Project description
• ROBIOS seeks to improve the existing high quality
  research capacities, technological and human
  resources of ICB in biomedicine and Food Water
  Quality Assessment. These methods are meant to
  highly contribute to the implementation of EU
  quality standards in Romania. Implementation of
  ROBIOS Specific Support Actions will strengthen
  participation of the ICB in FPs activities.

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Research centres from ACC (3)

• Project acronym RAINS
• Project full title Romanian Action for
  Integrating, Networking and Strengthening the ERA
• Project type SSA
• Romanian partners Petru Poni Institute of
  Macromolecular Chemistry Iasi, Strategic
  objective(s) addressed
• Strategic objectives addressed Reinforcement of
  the Associated Candidate Countries Research
  Capacities
• Thematic priority 3 NMP
• Thematic area Knowledge-based multifunctional
  materials
• Thematic strategic objective Development of
  fundamental knowledge. The objective is to
  understand complex physico-chemical and
  biological phenomena relevant to the mastering
  and processing of intelligent materials with the
  help of experimental, theoretical and modelling
  tools.
• The strategic objective addressed by RAINS
  Project reinforcement of the research capacity
  of Romania (one of the target associate candidate
  countries). More specifically, RAINS is aimed to
  consolidate the research potential of an
  outstanding Romanian research centre the Petru
  Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry
  (PPIMC) in the 3 NMP area of 6th FP.

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SSA for nano (1)

• Project acronym NANOMAT
• Project full title Promotion of SMEs in
  Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials to broaden
  European Research
• Project type SSA
• Coordinator INNOVA Europe S.ar.l. (Lu)
• Romanian partners
• Universitatea Politehnica Bucuresti
• Centrul de Tehnologii Avansate-CTANM
• Project description
• The nanoMAT SSA FP 6 Project supports the
  participation of small and medium-sized companies
  (SMEs) in the Sixth Framework Programme, in the
  field of nanotechnologies and nanomaterials
• nanoMAT focuses in particular on companies in new
  EU Member States and Accession Countries
• The support is provided through technological
  intelligence and innovation assistance services

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SSA for nano (2)

• Project acronym NENAMAT
• Project full title Network for Nanostructured
  Materials of Associate Candidate Countries (ACC)
• Project type SSA
• Coordinator Institute of Materials Research of
  the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Koice, SLOVAKIA
• Romanian partners National Institute of Research
  and Development for Technical Physics, Iasi,
  ROMANIA
• Project description
• to mobilize in ACC existing human and material
  resources in the field of nano-structured
  materials
• significantly improve the communication and
  collaboration between centers working in this
  area of research in individual ACC and between
  the Centers in ACC, Member States, Russia New
  Independent States (NIS) and Southeast European
  Countries, (SEEC)
• to disseminate scientific information as well as
  results of the research in the field of
  nanotechnology and nanostructured materials
• to consolidate, network and strengthen the RTD
  potential in the area of ACC
• to create a common platform for coordination of
  the research, education and training activities
  in ACC in the field of nano-structured materials
• to contribute to the building of ERA
• This aim will be achieved by building-up
  communication tools for connecting the individual
  Centers in ACC monitoring, sharing and
  developing of the infrastructure improving
  training and mobility exchange of knowledge
  preparation of common projects.

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SSA for textile

• Project acronym NENAMAT
• Project full title Network for Nanostructured
  Materials of Associate Candidate Countries (ACC)
• Project type SSA
• Coordinator Institute of Materials Research of
  the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Koice, SLOVAKIA
• Romanian partners National Institute of Research
  and Development for Technical Physics, Iasi,
  ROMANIA
• Project description
• to mobilize in ACC existing human and material
  resources in the field of nano-structured
  materials
• significantly improve the communication and
  collaboration between centers working in this
  area of research in individual ACC and between
  the Centers in ACC, Member States, Russia New
  Independent States (NIS) and Southeast European
  Countries, (SEEC)
• to disseminate scientific information as well as
  results of the research in the field of
  nanotechnology and nanostructured materials
• to consolidate, network and strengthen the RTD
  potential in the area of ACC
• to create a common platform for coordination of
  the research, education and training activities
  in ACC in the field of nano-structured materials
• to contribute to the building of ERA
• This aim will be achieved by building-up
  communication tools for connecting the individual
  Centers in ACC monitoring, sharing and
  developing of the infrastructure improving
  training and mobility exchange of knowledge
  preparation of common projects.

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CA for fashion

• Project acronym FASHION NET
• Project full title Network of intermediaries to
  foster transnational research innovation in
  SMEs in the fashion industry
• Project type CA
• Coordinator Institute for industrial promotion,
  Italy
• Romanian partners INCD pentru textile si
  pielarie
• Project description
• to enhance the competitiveness of SMEs
• to facilitate SMEs access to FP6
• to promote the transnational SMEs cooperation
• to consolidate ties and integrate network and
  partnerships between intermediaries (NCP,
  industrial associations, incubators, RD
  organisations and clusters of SMEs)

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• Another SSA ROMNET-ERA
• Inventory and networking
• of Research Centres
• with a potential for participation in FP6
• Topics priority 1 (partial), 2 (partial), 3 and
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• Coordinator IMT-Bucharest
• Other SSA coordinated by IMT
• MINAEAST-NET,
• MINOS-EURONET

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• The main target of the project is to provide a
  substantial contribution in bringing Romania in a
  better position to integrate in ERA
• The main target groups at the national scale
  are a) the scientific community scattered in
  more than 600 research centres b) the community
  of innovative SMEs which do not have yet the
  experience and motivation to participate in FP 6
• The core of the whole process is performing the
  inventory, the screening and the networking of
  the high-quality research centres
• Restructuring for integration in ERA will be the
  only realistic chance of the Romanian research to
  become competitive. The consortium putting
  forward this proposal has the competence and the
  authority to address the local scientific
  community and has the full support of national
  authorities

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• Inventory as a pre-requisite for
  networking
• We cannot start directly with the networking.
  First step the inventory of the research centres
  (as well as of innovative SMEs), with their
  potential and their offer/request for
  collaboration
• Identifying of research groups (from three
  separate research systems national RD
  institutes, university research centers, research
  units of the Romanian Academy) will be focused on
  some priorities of FP 6, catalyzing the
  participation to EU projects.

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• First an inventory of the Romanian centers of
  research will be realized
• Today the information about these centres is
  spread over a large number of sources and
  difficult to access. The number of centres
  involved in networks is very small. The
  visibility of these centres is low and their
  participation to FP 6 is below expectations.
• The project will provide public and interactive
  electronic databases, in English, that will
  display information about scientists and research
  centers, about international research projects
  involving Romania and the external partners of
  Romanian organizations, as well as the
  offer/request of collaboration (including
  scientific services)

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Identifying centres questionnaire
The first areaExplanation what means centres
and contact data
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The second areaInterest in Framework Programme
6 (FP 6 )
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Page viewing the information registered in data
bases.
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Other countries from Eastern Europe

• MINAEAST-NET (MIcro and NAnotechnologies are
  going EAST through NETworking)
• Networking at the national scale in
• NMS (New Member States)
• ACC (Associate and Candidate Countries)

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Essential

• Bring the information to the desk of every
  researcher
• Information going West
• Exchange knowledge
• Promote direct, face-to-face, contacts
• An interesting experience micro-nanosystems
• Prague, 10-13 January 2005
• EUROPRACTICE
• NEXUS

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MIcro-NanOSystems EUROpean NETwork pursuing
the integration of NMS and ACC in
ERA(MINOS-EURONET)

• Coordinator
• National Institute for RD in Microtechnologies
• (IMT-Bucharest)

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Basic features

• Instrument SSA (Specific Support Action)
• Call IST-SSA, section for NMS and ACC
• Field micro- and nanosystems
• Consortium 18 partners (8 from NMS and ACC)
• Coordination IMT-Bucharest (Poland and Lithuania
  and also Germany, Spain, U.K.) are providing core
  members for joint
• Budget 715,000 euro
• Duration 3 years
• Status under negotiation

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Objectives

• (1) Revealing and promoting the research
  competences from NMS and ACC, namely competences
  which are relevant for the development of the
  field of micro-nanosystems at the European scale
  
• (2) Facilitating the participation of NMS and ACC
  organisations to EU programmes and other
  activities in the field of micro-nanosystems
• (3) Performing extensive networking at the
  pan-European scale in the field of
  micro-nanosystems.

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Activities in four work packages

• extensive networking, using an integrated
  communication platform
• creation, maintenance, promotion and linking of
  databases of researchers, research and industrial
  organisations, enhancing the visibility of
  potential partners from NMS and ACC and promoting
  participation to EU programmes
• the organisation, with the same purpose of
  brokerage events and seminars, primarily in NMS
  and ACC, also Forums for strategic development in
  NMS/ACC (added during the negotiation)
• organisation of three annual editions of a new
  European research conference devoted to
  Microsystems as a platform for integrating
  technologies.

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Why another project?

• Why another support project devoted to NMS and
  ACC?
• Why financing again
• Databases
• Meetings etc?
• The present double meeting in Prague is sustained
  by
• BRIDGE (for EUROPRACTICE)
• NEXUSPLUS (for meetings)

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Going further .

• Conventional microsystems (e.g. based on
  silicon technology) already a traditional field
  with a substantial offer of research from Western
  Europe (and not only)
• Eastern Europe (NMS and ACC) has not so much to
  offer at this time, because research
  infrastructure is available in just a few
  countries, whereas MST industry is almost absent
  (see presentation by P. Grabiec, ITE, Poland, )

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However .

• However, the situation is changing if you are
  considering the expanding field of
  mixed-technologies. For example, integrating
  micro-, nano- and biotechnologies requires a
  wealth of competence in new materials and
  multi-disciplinary phenomena.
• One can attract competences in basic sciences or
  in emerging multidisciplinary fields.
• Integration at the system level may benefit from
  the experience of traditional engineering
  fields.
• New applications are expected in health care,
  environment, food industry etc.

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Convergence of technologies

• After the first successful calls, the evolution
  of the field seems to be already dominated by
  mixed technologies, or the convergence of
  micro-nano-biotechnologies.
• This tendency is expected to continue also in the
  last calls of FP6, as well as in FP7. Indeed, the
  overall trend seems to be the convergence of IST
  (including microtechnologies), nanotechnologies
  and biotechnologies.
• New materials (such as polymers used in
  microsystem technologies) are an important factor
  for innovation.
• Nanofluidics and nanochemistry are also expected
  to play an important role.
• ICT (Information and Communication Technologies)
  for health will continue to remain, perhaps, an
  important topic, with new micro-nanosystems for
  diagnosis and healthcare.

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Common call priorities 2 and 3

• A common call with priority 3 (NMP), now closed,
  was launched in 2004 in order to develop new
  medical instruments and/or intelligent diagnosis
  equipment for healthcare of the future, using
  advanced biosensors (including biological
  sensors).
• Significant applications are expected from the
  integration of technological developments - in
  particular of biosensors and smart and hybrid
  materials that may interact with their
  surroundings, precision engineering, micro- and
  nano-fluidics, and opto/electromagnetic methods
  with greater knowledge of the interactions
  between biological and non-biological systems.

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Taking advantage .

• MINOS-EURONET is taking advantage of the
  opportunities created by the new developments
• Whereas nanoscience and nanotechnologies are
  attracting massive investments and human
  resources, many industrial applications should be
  reached through micro-nanosystems and
  nanoelectronics
• The focus is on the new calls and future FP7,
  because they are representing new opportunities
  of cooperation
• Existing IPs and NoEs offer little room (if any)
  for accommodating new partners
• There is already a big pressure from Western
  partners

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However, new instruments do offer opportunities

• New instruments are creating scientific
  communities which could be approached easily
  through the coordinator
• If these communities are put in contact, easily
  exchanging information this will increase the
  probability of finding the appropriate partner
  once new financing opportunities are occurring
• MINOS is using a number of e-tools the idea is
  to bring the information to the desk of the
  researcher and allow
• Preliminary exchange of information will increase
  the efficiency of face-to-face meetings

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Unique feature

• The proposal is put forward by 18 partners. The
  backbone of this powerful consortium is
  constituted by the Western research organisations
  which are coordinators of 8 other big projects in
  FP6.
• In this cluster of 8 independent projects is
  covering a broad spectrum of technologies and
  applications, requiring broad multidisciplinary
  science and engineering and displaying an
  exciting potential of cooperation for NMS and
  ACC.

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The backbone of the network of networks

• In MINOS consortium we have the coordinators of
• 5 NoE (3 from priority 2/NMP and 2 from priority
  3/IST)
• 2 IPs from priority 3/IST
• One Training-by-research network (Marie Curie)
• Associate partners (NoEs and IPs, e.g.
  NANO-FUNPOLY)
• This cluster (associate partners not included) is
  totalling 159 different organisations, which
  provides a critical mass for pan European
  networking.

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Nanobiotechnologies

• Nano2Life (Bringing NANOtechnologies TO LIFE),
  NoE, priority 3, NMP.
• Scientific and technological area
  Nanobiotechnology area of complex and integrated
  novel sensor technologies.
• Application domain Health care, pharmaceuticals,
  environment, security, food safety, etc. The
  network support the development of nanoparticles
  and nanofluidics handling, integrated systems
  cells, lab-on-chip.
• Expected implications To keep Europe as a
  competitive partner the field of
  nanobiotechnology. Nano2Life intends to tackle
  fragmentation, to durably integrate
  organizations, to interface two worlds nano and
  bio, to translate science into economic benefits
  and educate society about nanobiotechnologies.

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Micro-nanotechnologies for health

• HEALTHY AIMS (Nano scale materials and sensors
  and microsystems for medical implants improving
  health and quality of life), IP in priority 2,
  IST
• Scientific and technological area Technologies
  involved RF Communications and power source for
  implanting into the human Biocompatible
  materials Micro-electrodes Micro-assembly
  techniques, Sensors and actuators to fit inside
  the body.
• Application domain New implantable medical
  devices Cochlear implant Retina implant and
  glaucoma sensor FES for upper and lower limbs
  Artificial intra-urethral sphincter Sphincter
  sensor Intracranial pressure sensor for long
  term implant (gt10 years).
• Expected implications Usage of microsystems and
  nanotechnology in the medical sector, thus
  ultimately improving the quality of life for
  citizens across Europe.

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Food quality and safety

• GOOD FOOD (Food Safety and Quality with
  Microsystems), IP in priority 2, IST
• Scientific and technological area Micro and
  Nanotechnology (MST and MNT) Micro fluidic
  system for residue concentration Integrated
  optical sensor combined with smart CMOS camera
  detector Gas sensors array based on metal oxide
  and cantilevers Single chip array of gas sensors
  on micro machined membranes Electronic tongue.
• Application domain Food safety and quality fast
  antibiotics residues screening Pesticide
  detection detection of toxigenic fungi using
  molecular markers (DNA) Detection of Food borne
  pathogens Multisensing Microsystems integration
  for food control.
• Expected implications Developing the new
  generation of analytical methods based on Micro
  and Nanotechnology (MST and MNT) solutions for
  the safety and quality of food.

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Artificial olfaction

• GOSPEL (General Olfaction and Sensing Projects on
  a European Level), NoE in priority 2, IST
• Scientific and technological area Artificial
  olfaction Gas sensor systems realized in
  MSTechnology nanostructured sensitive layers
  innovative bio-inspired data analysis
  integration of electronics with the sensors
  microsystem packaging.
• Application domain Quantitative assessment of
  gases and odors Understanding of the biological
  sense of smell and mimic its relevant functions.
  
• Expected implications A landscape of European
  capability in artificial olfaction
  identification of services required by industry,
  development of the offering and putting in place
  the necessary legal and organisational structures
  to implement them. GOSPEL will develop
  multi-disciplinary approaches to this subject
  through a comprehensive training and exchange
  programme.

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Non-silicon microtechnologies

• 4M (Material Micro Manufacture Technologies and
  Applications), NoE in priority 3, NMP.
• Scientific and technological area Micro- and
  Nano- Technology.
• Application domain New generation of sensors,
  actuators and systems for safety and security of
  people and environment.
• Expected implications Development of Micro-and
  Nano-Technology (MNT) for batch-manufacture of
  micro-components and devices into user-friendly
  production equipment, processes and manufacturing
  platforms. 4M will unify the currently fragmented
  European RD expertise on non-silicon
  microtechnologies into a European Centre for MNT
  process and product development.

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Micro- and nanofabrication

• PATENT-dfmm (Design for Micro Nano
  Manufacture), NoE, in priority 2, IST.
• Scientific and technological area Micro
  Nanosystem Technologies.
• Application domain Micro and nanotechnology
  based products.
• Expected implications
• ? Major advances in the performance of
  communications, transportation and control
  systems, radical improvements in the accuracy and
  sensitivity of environmentally sensed data,
  bio-chemical devices awaited with the potential
  to improve healthcare and medicine
• ? solving key challenges in the fields of
  modeling and simulation, test, reliability and
  package engineering
• ? creation of a Virtual Institute for Design
  for Micromanufacture Methodology DfMM research
  for MNT based products.

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Micro- and nanotechnologies for electronic
communications

• AMICOM (Advanced MEMS for RF and Millimeter Wave
  Communications),
• NoE in priority 2, IST.
• Scientific and technological area Micro and Nano
  Systems.
• Application domain Micro and Nano Systems
  Mobile and Wireless Systems safety of road.
• Expected implications AMICOM will solve major
  technological issues will develop a generic
  platform of knowledge to assess smart systems for
  advanced information and communication
  applications. The microsystems will feature
  innovative functionalities, such as circuit
  redundancy, reconfigurability and power
  management.

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Manipulation at micro- and nanoscale

• ASSEMIC (Advanced Methods and Tools for Handling
  and Assembly in Microtechnology), Training by
  Research Network, Marie Curie actions.
• Scientific and technological area Micro-handling
  and assembly New tools and systems for ultra
  precision positioning accuracy (micro- and
  nano-range) Industrial production issues and
  manufacturability of assembled MEMS.
• Application domain Assembly of MEMS biological
  applications.
• Expected implications The development of a
  number of system and tools prototypes for
  handling and assembly in MST, various micro
  grippers and a haptic interface device for
  telemanipulation enhancement of the quality of
  European research training in the field of
  Micro-handling and assembly.

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Overview

• The above projects were selected for their
  connection with certain application domains such
  as health (Healthy Man), food industry (Good
  Food), environment and security (GOSPEL),
  communications (AMICOM), which are connected to
  priorities and needs of NMS and ACC.
• Moreover, another factor was their connection to
  new materials in microtechnologies (4M),
  micro-nano (PATENT), nano-bio (Nano2Life) and
  micro-nano-bio (ASSEMIC) focus.
• The orientation towards mixed technologies, or
  converging technologies (see above) will be an
  important feature of the activity. Extremely
  representative for this evolution it is the
  presence in the above cluster of two NoEs from
  NMP, namely 4M and Nano2Life, whereas two others
  Nanofun-Poly and Inside.Pores accepted to be
  associated to the above cluster. So did also
  SENSATION, an IP from IST (again
  micro-nanosystems).

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MINOS-EURONET specific features

• An annual Conference related to converging
  technologies Micro- nanosystems as a platform
  for integrating technologies
• Forums in NMS/ACC about strategic reorientation
  of research toward national priorities (in the
  ERA context)
• Going East Well-focused brokerage events
• Going West NMS/ACC presentations at big centres
  in Western Europe
• Selecting and promoting NMS/ACC competences in
  general a critical mass of information should be
  reached
• Networking at the European scale

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Something new!

• The center of gravity moves

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• Thank you!