ACTION-Grid (International cooperative action on grid computing and biomedical informatics between the EU, Latin America, the Western Balkans and North Africa).
Program affiliation:
EU-FP7-ICT
Thematic areas:
Biomedical Science
Geographical reach:
EU, WBC, MPC and Latin America
Execution period:
1 Jun 2008 – 30 Nov 2009
Description:
ACTION-Grid is a Specific International Cooperation Project on healthcare information systems based on Grid capabilities and Biomedical Informatics (BMI) and nanoinformatics between Latin America, the Western Balkans and the EU. The members of the consortium have published pioneering scientific papers in Grid and BMI areas. They participated in the BIOINFOMED and SYMBIOMATICS studies that contributed significantly to the last two FPs of the EC. ACTION-Grid aims to multiply previous outcomes in Grid and BMI and disseminate these outcomes in Latin America, the Western Balkans and North Africa. ACTION-Grid expected impact expanded previous initiatives to create a common health information infrastructure in Europe, and extended to other regions. It aims to enhance cooperation between research centers, universities, hospitals, SMEs, public entities, and others and expand the impact of EC achievements in Grid and BMI to researchers, educators, and health practitioners worldwide.
Website:
http://www.action-grid.eu/
Name:
BalticGrid-II (Baltic Grid second phase)
Program affiliation:
EU-FP7-INFRA
Thematic areas:
All
Geographical reach:
EU, EECA
Execution period:
1 May 2008 – 30 Apr 2010
Description:
The BalticGrid-II project is designed to increase the impact, adoption and reach, and to further improve the support of services and users of the recently created e-Infrastructure in the Baltic States. This will be achieved by an extension of the BalticGrid infrastructure to Belarus; interoperation of the gLite-based infrastructure with UNICORE and ARC based Grid resources in the region; identifying and addressing the specific needs of new scientific communities such as nano-science and engineering sciences; and by establishing new Grid services for linguistic research, Baltic Sea environmental research, data mining tools for communication modelling and bioinformatics. The e-Infrastructure, based on the successful BalticGrid project, will be fully interoperable with the pan-European e-Infrastructures established by EGEE, EGEE associated projects, and the planned EGI, with the goal of a sustained e-Infrastructure in the Baltic Region. The present BalticGrid e-Infrastructure of 26 clusters in five countries is envisaged to grow, both in capacity and capability of its computing resources. The consortium is composed of 13 leading institutions in seven countries, with 7 institutions in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, 2 in Belarus, 2 in Poland, and one each in Sweden and Switzerland. The overall vision is to support and stimulate scientists and services used in the Baltic region to conveniently access critical networked resources both within Europe and beyond, and thereby enable the formation of effective research collaborations.
Website:
http://www.balticgrid.org/
Name:
ECONAM (Electromagnetic characterization of nanostructured materials)
Program affiliation:
EU-FP7-NMP
Thematic areas:
Physical Science
Geographical reach:
EU, EECA
Execution period:
1 Mar 2008 – 28 Feb 2011
Description:
Nanostructured electromagnetic materials are rapidly maturing and become increasingly employed for design of the electronicand optical components, integrated circuits and functional devices. A broad class of applications is based upon the specialised electromagnetic materials that provide the necessary functionality for electronic devices and constitute the physical layer of the technologies dealing with electromagnetic signals. For such applications, the electromagnetic parameters of materials are of the primary concern. Characterisation and metrology of the engineered nanostructured electromagnetic media have become the critical aspects of their development and utilisation in practical applications. The main project objective of this project is to consolidate efforts and bring coordination in the European work towards development, testing, and dissemination of methods and tools for electromagnetic characterisation and metrology of nanostructured composite materials. The main novel characterisation approaches are focused on intrinsically interrelated developments and harmonisation of the material phenomenological models, standardisation of characteristic parameters and measurement techniques for evaluating the specified parameters. The main impact will be in development and dissemination of novel techniques for electromagnetic characterization of nanostructured materials and preparation of standards in the field of nanomaterials characterisation. This will complement the known techniques for characterization in terms of particle and reactivity by developing unified approaches to characterization in terms of permittivity, permeability, chirality parameter, surface impedance, grid impedance and similar.
Website:
http://econam.metamorphose-vi.org/
Name:
ESASTAP (The European South Africa Science and Technology Advancement Programme)
Program affiliation:
EU-FP
Thematic areas:
All
Geographical reach:
EU and Africa
Execution period:
-
Description:
ESASTAP is a dedicated platform for the advancement of European - South African scientific and technological (S&T) cooperation. High-level research is increasingly complex, interdisciplinary and costly, and requires a constantly growing critical mass, as well as intensive international cooperation. The building of strong international relations is also seen as crucial to achieving and maintaining enduring and equitable benefits from S&T for all South Africans. The relationship with the EU is undoubtedly one of South Africa’s most strategic partnerships in international S&T relations. South Africa and the EU enjoy a privileged partnership marked by longstanding political, economic and development cooperation ties. The first intergovernmental agreement ever concluded between South Africa and the EU, the Agreement on Science and Technology Cooperation signed in 1996, afforded South African researchers the opportunity to participate fully in the EU’s Framework Programmes for Research and Technology Development. ESASTAP, a Specific Support Action, implemented by the South African Department of Science and Technology (DST) and funded by the EC under FP6, will significantly enhance the support and assistance available to both South African and European researchers to optimally leverage mutual benefits from this partnership. Through enhanced networking and partnering, scientists and institutions from the EU and South Africa can jointly explore new and emerging scientific and technological areas, anticipate future science and technology needs, and cooperatively seek to resolve major global issues.
Website:
http://www.esastap.org.za/esastap/
Name:
Medibtikar (EuroMed Innovation and Technology Programme)
Program affiliation:
EU-EUROMED
Thematic areas:
All
Geographical reach:
Mediterranean countries in Africa and the Middle East
Execution period:
Finishes 30 Mar 2009
Description:
The Medibtikar project will provide the MEDA countries with new and improved instruments to stimulate innovation at the firm and country levels.
The project will also simulate networking across the MEDA region, and between the region and the countries of the EU. The objectives are: To encourage good practice in technology and knowledge transfer by administrations, enterprises, industry federations, chambers of commerce, etc.; To support the creation and/or improvement of intermediary organizations in charge of implementing support policies for SMEs (Innovation and Technology Centers (ITCs), TechnoParks, Incubators); To support innovation management, from the development of a national innovation strategy to the identification of services to provide to SMEs; To provide support to specific sectors facing common challenges in the MEDA region; To develop national and regional networks supporting innovation stakeholders and connecting key players across the Euro-Mediterranean countries.
Website:
http://www.medibtikar.eu/
Name:
NanoCap (Nanotechnology Capacity Building NGOs)
Program affiliation:
EU-FP6-Science and Society
Thematic areas:
Other
Geographical reach:
EU, WBC, MPC
Execution period:
Sep 2006 – Aug 2009
Description:
NanoCap is a European project that is set up to deepen the understanding of environmental, occupational health and safety risks and ethical aspects of nanotechnology. Therefore a structured discussion is organised between environmental NGOs, trade unions, academic researchers and other stakeholders. This project will enable environmental NGOs and trade unions to participate in a debate on nanotechnology at European level. It will improve their understanding of this new technological field, and it will give them the opportunity to formulate their positions within their actual policy context supported by scientific input, to inform their members and the general public and to discuss the issues. In addition to NGOs and trade unions, NanoCap will develop recommendations to enable public authorities to address the health, safety and environmental risk issues related to the rapid introduction of nanotechnology into society. At the same time it is the goal of this CA to give also industry the tools to introduce a “responsible nanotechnology”, i.e. to stimulate industrial and academic R&D performers to focus on source reduction regarding nano-particles and to make risk assessment an important dimension in their work.
Website:
http://www.nanocap.eu/
Name:
NanoCharm (Multifunctional nanomaterials characterisation exploiting ellipsometry and polarimetry)
Program affiliation:
EU-FP7-NMP
Thematic areas:
All
Geographical reach:
EU and WBC
Execution period:
1 Jan 2008 – 31 Dec 2010
Description:
Ellipsometry and polarimetry have enormous capabilities for characterization of multifunctional materials, devices, processing and phenomena at the nanoscale, with consideration of the nanostructure-properties-functionality relationship, which can be addressed non-destructively, non-invasively, in non-contact, in-line and in real-time without any specific condition requirements for measurements and without any sort of environmental impact. This Coordination action is aimed at expressing, assessing and spreading capability of ellipsometry/ polarimetry in serving nanomaterial scientists, producers and end-users to address complexity of a large variety of multifunctional nanostructures, hybrid systems, interface behaviours, surface-related phenomena, molecular self-assembling: for all those systems, ellipsometry/polarimetry is beyond just dimension at the nanoscale yielding information on compositional, optical, electrical, magnetic characteristics associated to the specific nanostructure.
Website:
http://www.nanocharm.org/
Name:
NanoFORUMEULA (Nanoforum EU Latin America)
Program affiliation:
EU-FP6-NMP
Thematic areas:
All
Geographical reach:
EU and Latin America
Execution period:
1 Dec 2006 – 31 Sep 2008
Description:
NanoFORUMEULA is for nano-networking Europe and Latin America. This Specific Support Action is funded by the EU under the Sixth EU Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development; Nanotechnologies and Nanosciences, Knowledge Based Multifunctional Materials and New Production Processes and Devices. The project aims to foster lasting research relations between European research organizations and research organizations in Latin America, specializing in nanotechnology. The project subsidizes exchange visits for some twenty Latin American researchers to four European research organizations, specializing in nanotechnology.
Website:
http://www.mesaplus.utwente.nl/nanoforumeula/
Name:
NanoImpactNet
Program affiliation:
EU-FP7-NMP
Thematic areas:
Other
Geographical reach:
EU (project encourages the participation of partners from third countries)
Execution period:
1 Apr 2008 – 31 Mar 2012
Description:
The objective of the NanoImpactNet co-ordination action is to create a widely supported scientific basis to ensure the safe and responsible development of engineered nanoparticles and nanotechnology-based materials and products, and to support the definition of regulatory measures and implementation of legislation in Europe. This framework includes a strong two-way communication, which will ensure efficient dissemination of information to the various stakeholder groups (notably the EC, industry and SMEs, and the general public) while at the same time obtaining input from these groups about their needs and questions. The NanoImpactNet has a strong commitment to openness and explicitly invites all researchers and stakeholders to participate in the planned activities. Experts and stakeholders interested in joining will have to declare their willingness to contribute to the activities of the NanoImpactNet and provide a description of their activities and interests in the fields related to the NanoImpactNet. Experts can join the NanoImpactNet throughout its lifetime. Research institutions from third countries may also wish to participate in the NanoImpactNet and the project consortium encourages this, in particular, for countries from the ICPC and countries with which the EU has a Scientific and Technological cooperation agreement.
Website:
http://www.nanoimpactnet.eu/
Name:
ObservatoryNANO (European Observatory on Nanotechnologies)
Program affiliation:
EU-FP7-NMP
Thematic areas:
All
Geographical reach:
EU (liaisons with international organizations)
Execution period:
2008 - 2011
Description:
European decision-makers in governments, industry, and finance lack objective information for their decisions when considering a rapidly changing field of technology such as Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (N&N). The observatoryNANO project will help address this issue. It will collate and analyse data regarding scientific and technological (ST) trends (including peer-reviewed publications, patents, roadmaps, published company data) and economic realities and expectations (including market analysis and economic performance, public and private funding strategies). The ST and economic analysis will be further supported by assessment of ethical and societal issues, impacts on health, environment and safety, as well as regulation, standardization, and legislative issues. Although much of this work will be performed within the consortium, ObservatoryNANO has established liaisons with international organizations including the EPO, OECD, and ISO, and will establish liaisons with relevant European Technology Platforms (ETPs), ERA NETs, and other relevant EU-funded projects, to ensure that effort is not duplicated and that resource sharing and output are maximized. The purpose of this integrated approach is to develop validated methodologies that yield accurate indicators of the socio-economic impact of N&N RTD. The final goal of the ObservatoryNANO project is to establish a permanent European Observatory on Nanotechnologies, to provide ongoing, independent support to decision-makers. This will take account of the methodologies developed and validated during the project, the functions and activities of other similar initiatives, and input from a balanced Governing Board of high-level stakeholders that will be formed during the second year of the project.
Website:
http://www.observatory-nano.eu/
Name:
RUSERA-EXE (EU-RU long lasting researcher-to-researcher cooperation)
Program affiliation:
EU-FP6-INCO
Thematic areas:
All
Geographical reach:
EU and Russia
Execution period:
1 Jan 2007 – 31 Dec 2008
Description:
The RUSERA-EXE project is based on the achievements and results of the RUSERA Project, which was successfully completed on the 30 April 2004. The objective of RUSERA-EXE is to increase the quantity and quality of cooperation between Russian and EU researchers by creating long lasting researcher-to-researcher RTD partnerships.
Website:
http://www.rusera-exe.ru/
Name:
S-PULSE (Shrink-Path of ultra-low power super-conducting electronics)
Program affiliation:
EU-FP7-ICT
Thematic areas:
Physical Science
Geographical reach:
EU and Africa
Execution period:
1 Jan 2008 – 30 Jun 2010
Description:
The proposed Support Action S-PULSE aims to prepare Super-conducting Electronics (SE) for the technology generation beyond the CMOS scaling limits ("beyond CMOS"). Scaling laws in CMOS technology indicate that some concepts cannot be simply extrapolated, and new physical effects that have been negligible up to now, have to be taken into account in the future. Due to the total different physical base in SE, it never had a scaling law, and quantum limits define the ultimate speed. This provides already demonstrated logic operation speed above 100GHz with typically power dissipation of 1 aJ per logic operation with a 1 µm feature size metal based process. The European activities in SE are currently coordinated by the non-profit Society FLUXONICS e.V., a SCENET initiative under FP6 for a dynamic technology platform in SE. As a major outcome of this network, a circuit foundry for SE was established, a cell library was made available and a first roadmap was drawn up in the field. S-PULSE supports joint efforts of European academic and industrial groups in the super-conducting technologies field. The action is to strengthen the vital link between research and development on the one hand and the industrial view on the other hand, bring together industrial expectations and visionary extrapolation and current status of technology, intensify the exchange of knowledge and ideas, take charge of education, and win public interest. The overall strategy of S-PULSE is to broaden the FLUXONICS network and to promote the formation of a European Technology Platform (ETP) to develop and implement a Strategic Research Agenda in the field of ultra-low power super-conducting electronics down to the nano-scale domain. With the view on the formation of an industrial guided ETP in the field of SE, the Support Action is expected to strengthen the competitiveness of the European nanoelectronics industry and to make SE technologies ready to compete with other technologies in the world markets.
Website:
None
Initiatives
Name:
ANF (Asia Nano Forum)
Thematic areas:
All
Geographical reach:
Asia, Australasia/Oceania
Description:
This collaborative network seeks to benefit its member economies educationally, socially, environmentally and economically by fostering collaboration and acting as a focus for regional and global nanotechnology issues. The ANF Network is supported by 13 economies in the Asia Pacific Region including Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
The ANF objectives are to: Foster nanotechnology in the region by creating mechanisms to share information, human and physical resources and expertise; Coordinate joint investment in and mutual access to major infrastructure by member economies; Initiate, promote and manage co-operative scientific and technology research projects within the member economies; Support regional economic and environmental development through joint projects addressing major regional issues, with an emphasis on support of developing and emerging economies; Enhance public awareness and education of nanotechnology and associated social, environmental, health and economic issues; Act as an advocacy group for nanotechnology in the region and for adequate regional representation of nanotechnology at global forums.
Website:
http://www.nanovip.com/
Name:
APNF (The Asia Pacific Nanotechnology Forum)
Thematic areas:
All
Geographical reach:
Asia, Pacific, Australasia/Oceania
Description:
APNF is a unique platform for networking across the Asia Pacific region between governments, developing industry, and the venture capital market. APNF is an independent non-governmental, not-for-profit organization, which facilitates the coordination of Nanotechnology development and programs and cross regional collaborations among Government policy makers, industry, R&D institutions, and leading researchers. With support from governments from across the Asia Pacific and major industry, the APNF was formed as the Asia Pacific centered catalyst and thought leader in Nanotechnology and related development areas. APNF is the leading facilitator of the Asia Nanotechnology Forum and the Asia Nanotechnology Business Alliance, and publisher of the quarterly APNF News Journal. APNF hosts the Annual APNF Conference and numerous country local symposia, workshops, seminars, and exhibitions. Since its inauguration in February 2002, APNF maintained a key role as supporting organization of a number of initiatives and major Nanotechnology events in Asia, Europe, and the USA.
Website:
http://www.apnf.org/
Name:
ARCNN (The Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network)
Thematic areas:
All
Geographical reach:
Australia (aims to develop international links)
Description:
ARCNN is dedicated to substantially enhancing Australia’s research outcomes in this important field by promoting effective collaborations, exposing researchers to alternative and complementary approaches from other fields, encouraging forums for postgraduate students and early career researchers, increasing nanotechnology infrastructure, enhancing awareness of existing infrastructure, and promoting international links.
Website:
http://www.ausnano.net/
Name:
Cordis (Nanotechnology portal of Cordis)
Thematic areas:
All
Geographical reach:
EU
Description:
Cordis’ nanotechnology portal is the official entry point to the specific area of nanotechnology within the EU’s Framework Programme for research and technology (FP). It offers website access to funding opportunities and EU funded projects, information on international co-operation, financing and innovation, education and mobility, health, environment and safety aspects, and communication and debate. The site also includes publications and events in nanotechnology, the latest nano-related news, and press material on nanotechnology in general and on specific funded projects. It also presents information on the European Strategy and the Action Plan on nanotechnology.
Website:
http://cordis.europa.eu/nanotechnology/
Name:
ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean)
Thematic areas:
All
Geographical reach:
Caribbean, Latin America
Description:
ECLAC is one of the five regional commissions of the UN. It was founded with the purpose of contributing to the economic development and promoting the social development of Latin America and the Caribbean, coordinating actions directed towards these ends, and reinforcing economic ties among countries and with other nations of the world. The 33 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean are Member States of ECLAC, together with several North American, Asian and European nations that have historical, economic and cultural ties with the region, reaching a total of 44 Member States. Eight non-independent territories in the Caribbean are associate members of the Commission. ECLAC has among others a Unit on Industrial and Technological Development. The ECLAC library includes among others analysis and research documents in the area of science and technology.
ENIAC is the Advisory Council of the European Technology Platform Nanoelectronics – a bottom-up initiative that brings together leading European players in Nanoelectronics from industry, research and academia to develop and implement a coherent European vision and strategic agenda for this sector. ENIAC considers the interests of EU-member countries and Associated States.
