The EC has published an independent evaluation of the effects of the 7th Framework Programme. FP7 was found to have been a success, with 170,000 publications and over a million person-years of employment created over a ten year period. It is estimated that each Euro spent by FP7 resulted in 11 Euros of direct and indirect… Continue reading FP7 judged a success
Category: FP7
GLADIATOR FP7 project
The GLADIATOR project to reduce the price of high quality large area graphene began on 1st November 2013. GLADIATOR (Graphene Layers: Production, Characterization and Integration) will develop novel process control methods and scale up chemical vapour deposition reactors to enable larger sheets of graphene to be produced. For applications e.g. as transparent electrodes for OLED’s,… Continue reading GLADIATOR FP7 project
14 million Euro TREASORES project begins
On the 1st November, the TREASORES FP7 project to develop cheaper production technologies for large area organic electronics will start with fourteen partners and a total estimated budget of over 14 million Euros. The 3-year long project will be led by Prof. Frank Nüesch of Empa (the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology).… Continue reading 14 million Euro TREASORES project begins
Marie Curie IAPP call
This call Participant Portal, IAPP link allows staff to be exchanged between companies and academic organisations. There is a budget of 81 million Euros and the deadline is 16th January 2013.
Latest FP7 calls
A few weeks ago the EU published the latest round of calls for proposals for FP7. Full details are available as usual from the Participant Portal