About CORDIS
If this is your first visit to CORDIS, it is worth spending a few minutes to read the following introduction. The sections hereunder provide a basic insight into the aims and content of CORDIS and into some of the many possible uses that may be made of the service. We hope you will find interesting and relevant information, and that you will become a regular user of CORDIS services.
Mission statement
CORDIS, the Community Research and Development Information Service for Science, Research and Development, is the official source of information on the seventh framework programme (FP7) calls for proposals; it offers interactive web facilities that links together researchers, policymakers, managers and key players in the field of research.
CORDIS has these main missions:
- To facilitate participation in European Research activities;
- To enhance exploitation of research results with an emphasis on sectors crucial to Europe's competitiveness;
- To promote the dissemination of knowledge fostering the innovation performance of enterprise and the societal acceptance of new technology.
CORDIS is managed by the Publications Office.
Last updated on: 2008-03-26