During the period covered by the report, DelNAM’s team has defined a long-term research strategy in the scientific area of NAMs delivery. This strategy encompasses the exchange of knowledge and researchers between the consortium’s institutions and the investment in technological capacity, in addition to the active commitment to dissemination and exploitation, and to the search for new funding opportunities. The application of this strategy has been crucial to develop FEUP’s innovation management and scientific production capabilities. A PhD student has already been to a partner institution in order to take advantage of their know-how and technical capabilities, and this type of exchange will continue to be encouraged and of interest to the development of the project. Additionally, several efforts have been made to invest in new equipment, to benefit from the techniques available across the consortium, and to set new collaborations, in order to gain access to the methods that are not yet available within the consortium.
The group has organized and participated in several events, with the objective of disseminating results and increasing DelNAM’s contact network. Furthermore, several companies and research groups have been contacted in order to promote future collaborations, aiming to improve the exploitation of the project and its results, as well as seeking a future translation into the industry. The team has also been responsible for regular communications on social media platforms and the project’s website, with the intention to maximize DelNAM’s impact, reaching not only the scientific community but the general public as well.
In order to improve the researchers’ skills in the study area, the group has developed and supervised research projects, as well as encouraged the participation in external conferences, to promote the attainment of shared knowledge. Additionally, several training actions have been organized to facilitate improvement of the members’ competences in science communication and knowledge valorization.
Lastly, the team has been successful in the monitoring and the coordinating of tasks, putting corrective measures in practice when necessary, and has ensured compliance with the set-out ethics requirements.
