The main work performed and results achieved during the project were the following:
WP1 Exchange of senior researchers
• 4.1 person-months of senior researcher visits from IPR-NAS to UDE.
• 0.3 person-months of senior researcher visits from UDE to IPR-NAS.
• 4.3 person-months of senior researcher visits from IPR-NAS to AUTH.
• 0.3 person-months of senior researcher visits from UDE to AUTH.
• 0.5 person-months of senior researcher visits from AUTH to UDE.
• 1st Training Workshop held during 27-28 July 2020 (Zoom). 38 people (33 x early-stage researchers, 5 x senior researchers, 58% female) participated in the workshop.
• 2nd Training Workshop held during 25-28 August 2020 (Hybrid: Zoom/Thessaloniki). The workshop/summer school - with 78 participants from 11 countries - was held in English.
• 3rd Training Workshop held during 16-18 June 2021 (Zoom). 98 people from 13 countries attended the Workshop.
• 4th Training Workshop held during 21-22 September 2021 (Zoom). The workshop was focused on the functional magnetic nanoparticles synthesis, their complex structural and magnetic investigations and application in cancer therapy.
• 5th Training Workshop held during 7-9 April 2022 in Thessaloniki, Greece (Physical). This workshop focused on structural and magnetic characterization of magnetic nanohybrids and their application for cancer therapy.
• 6th and 7th Training Workshops on Horizon Europe proposal writing held during 20-21 September 2022 in Yerevan, Armenia (Physical).
WP2 Exchange of early-stage researchers
• 3.8 person-months of early-stage researcher visits from IPR-NAS to UDE.
• 0.3 person-months of early-stage researcher visits from UDE to IPR-NAS.
• 5.7 person-months of early-stage researcher visits from IPR-NAS to AUTH.
• 1.5 person-months of early-stage researcher visits from AUTH to IPR-NAS.
• 0.9 person-months of early-stage researcher visits from AUTH to UDE.
• 3.4 person-months of early-stage researcher visits from UDE to AUTH.
• The 1st Summer School was held during 25-28 August 2020 with a hybrid format.
• The 2nd Summer School was held during 16-18 June 2021 with a hybrid format.
• The 3rd Summer School was held during 3 March 2023 in Yerevan, Armenia (Physical).
• The partners have agreed the preliminary structure for a joint PhD programme, which will allow the admitted PhD students to benefit from the cultural and educational experiences from spending time in Germany, Greece and Armenia.
WP3 Dissemination and outreach
• Project website (www.h2020-manaca.eu) received 2100+ unique visitors.
• 190+ leaflets downloaded from project website, 70+ posters downloaded from project website.
• 7 research papers have been published in international journals.
• 30 research papers and posters were presented at 16 different international conferences.
• 1st APRICOT international conference was held in Yerevan, Armenia, during 1-4 March 2023.
WP4 Project management
• The project kick-off meeting was held during 4 October 2019 and hosted by UDE in Duisburg.
• Subsequent consortium meetings were held in conjunction with the project's workshops, summer schools and conference.
