Past Highlights

• The Commission has launched a call for tenders for 'Project Technical Assistants' (PTA) for the Theme "Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies (NMP)". To request the tendering documents go to the web page http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/research/tenders/index_en.html.
• Joining a project: competitive call by SUSTAINPACK "Innovation and Sustainable Development in the Fibre Based Packaging Value Chain
• The Russian Federal Agency for Science and Innovations makes budget available for Russian scientists to be involved in FP6 running contracts
• CORDIS publishes new 'FP6-2006-TTC-TU' call
  This call is dedicated to enlarging projects which are currently running /under negotiation and which address specific Activity Areas
  Eligible NMP projects can be found here
• Forum session 'talking nano' wins prize for 'Best Forum session' at CER2005
  The prize was awarded to the forum session on communicating nanotechnology, which presented main results from the EU funded projects Nano Dialogue, Nanologue and NanoBioRAISE at the CER2005, 15th November 2005
• Forum session 'talking nano' wins prize for 'Best Forum session' at CER2005
  The prize was awarded to the forum session on communicating nanotechnology, which presented main results from the EU funded projects Nano Dialogue, Nanologue and NanoBioRAISE at the CER2005, 15th November 2005
• CORDIS publishes new 'FP6-2006-TTC-TU' call
  This call is dedicated to enlarging projects which are currently running /under negotiation and which address specific Activity Areas
  Eligible NMP projects can be found here
• The FP6 NMP Integrated Project SUSTAINPACK is preparing a workshop "Innovative Packaging" on 30-31 May, 2006 in Munich.
  It is targeted at research, development and innovation marketing managers from the packaging paper and board sector, packaging manufactures, packaging firms and the packaging trade.
• NanoFIB: from research to application - a European "nanoscalpel"
  The CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) and the LPN (Laboratoire de Photonique et de Nanostructures) are holding a NanoFIB information event in Paris on Thursday 27th October. The success of the European financed NanoFIB project in moving from research to an instrument for nanofabrication will be highlighted. A licence to begin production of the NanoFIB tool has been granted to the German company Raith GmBH. The event will be attended by a significant number of journalists and the European Commission will also be represented
• First Sustainpack conference, Stockholm Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 December 2005.
• The Commission launches a public consultation on how to assess the potential risks of nanotechnologies
  The consultation is carried out by the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks, closing date: 16th December 2005
• European Industrial Research Issue 6
  (September 2005)
• The European Technology Platform on NanoMedicine has been launched
  The NanoMedicine Vision Paper has been presented at the EuroNanoForum 2005 Conference in Edinburgh, 6th September 2005
• Commission proposals for the Seventh Framework Programme
  Also visit the FP7 Homepage on CORDIS
• The brochure "Nanotechnology: Innovation for tomorrow's world" presenting nanotechnologies to a large public can be now be downloaded in French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Portuguese as well as English
• Results of the open consultation on the European Strategy for nanotechnology now available
  Download here the executive summary and the complete document
• The return of Europides
  Europides is a friendly cartoon character, whose job is to help newcomers to European industrial research to understand the various mechanisms for funding research under the Sixth Framework Programme. A leaflet, a series of posters and a slide show are now available
• The 2004 EU Industrial Research Investment Scoreboard
  This first EU Industrial R&D; Investment Scoreboard was produced as part of the research investment Action Plan ("Investing in research: an action plan for Europe" - COM(2003)226), which aims to raise the level of R&D; investment in the EU to 3% of gross domestic product (GDP), as fixed by the Barcelona European Council in 2002.
• There is an unfortunate and inaccurate perception that the manufacturing sector is old-fashioned and obsolete that it is fading away as manufacturing facilities and jobs are moved outside Europe. The truth is that manufacturing is transforming into a knowledge-intensive services-based sector which should attract the best and brightest of our people. Using a concrete real-life example the following article illustrates nicely this view of manufacturing in the future. Read more
• New NMP calls launched
• IMS prize for the Best Media Article or Video on "Manufacturing and Its Impact on Society and the Economy"
• Revamped CORDIS service on nanotechnology reflects huge importance of the very small
• New NMP Work Programme
• CORDIS publishes new 'NMP' project profiles
  click here to search for NMP project profiles
• NEW! Reporting Guidance Notes for project coordinators now available (draft version)
• Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin, Enterprise and Information Society Commissioner Erkki Liikanen and Pasquale Pistorio, President and CEO of STMicroelectronics, outline a strategic vision for the future of nanoelectronics in Europe in Brussels on 29 June 2004.
• Towards a European strategy for nanotechnology
  Commission Communication, adopted and published on 12th May 2004. more
• If you are looking for partners to participate in your project proposal under this IST-NMP joint call or if you wish to be included as a partner in a project proposal, please go to the Ideal-ist the route to IST Partners.
• New calls launched
• Nanotechnology: Innovation for tomorrow's world
  Brochure of the European Commission to illustrate to the public what nanotechnology is, May 2004
• Workprogramme, version December 2003 now available
• New version of electronic submission tool for Contract Preparation Forms now available
• "Nanotechnology", a 26' film (DVD format in 11 languages) on nanotechnology for young people is now available
• New National Programmes published for Belgium, Portugal and Spain