MEMO's objective has been reached, with a consistent output in term of scientific publications, invited presentations at conferences and research institutions, and participation to international conferences and workshops. The MEMO consortium published 53 articles in peer-reviewed journals (all available open access), 39 of them in the third project period. The work proceeded from the beginning with a high level of collaboration and synergy between the partners, also demonstrated from the high number (20%) of publications with more than a MEMO partner as author.
MEMO identified a few directions for possible exploitation with the important support of the Academy-Industry meetings.
Dissemination activities proceeded initially in limited form and started again after the pandemic break allowing us to perform the second MEMO workshop in person at M39, with the related second MEMO Springer book now in preparation. The third Academy-Industry meeting took place at M54 online. Most important, and thanks to a consistent effort of the MEMO partner CNRS Toulouse, the second Nanocar Race successfully took place at M54 in Toulouse (see deliverable report D5.10) and was followed live in YouTube by more than 40 000 people. . The MEMO Consortium also decided to seek a trademark protection for the name “Nanocar Race” in the European Union, the U.S. and Japan, opening the way towards further Nanocar Race events, with a large benefit in terms of European scientific dissemination.
12 young scientists have been supported by MEMO during the third reporting period, either as postdocs (7) or as PhD students (5), among them 4 female scientists. All MEMO young investigators show a high scientific profile and, thanks to MEMO, improved their experience, working in an interdisciplinary and international team, and could publish in high-impact scientific journals. They are now well skilled to continue their career in science or in the industry.
