The activities of the project are grouped in 7 work-packages (WP). Below, the work performed so far for each WP is briefly presented by highlighting the most important activities/achievements:
WP1 - Project management
• Supervision of the different activities in order to insure the correct implementation of the project activities
• Risks associated with this reporting period were analyzed and discussed in order to find the proper solution
• Writing and submission of deliverables/reports according to the timetable
• Management of the intellectual property.
WP2 - ERA-Chair holder recruitment
• The recruitment process was made in line with the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers (EC) and the national Plan for research and Development (GD 583/2015), being transparent, open and merit-based
• Preparation of the job announcement and publishing on several platforms to increase visibility
• The selection was jointly performed by the management team and the International Advisory Board of the project
• Prof. Dr. Habil. Rares-Ionut Stiufiuc has been appointed as ERA-Chair of the project.
WP3 - Creating the landscape for the NanoTech Lab
• Establishing the scientific and management plan of the ERA-chair holder (SMP)
• Upgrading the research equipment of NTL and Cell Cuture Laboratory
• Shaping the scientific topics
• Setting up the ERA-Chair research team
• Establishing the procedure for hosting non-EU researchers
• Organizing thematic trainings for the ERA-Chair research team
• Bachelor, Master and PhD theses under cotutelle agreements
• Participation in summer schools
• Participations in calls for research project proposals.
WP4 - Strengthening research excellence and (inter-)national visibility
• Five memoranda of agreements signed with national academic institutions
• Two international collaborations
• Mobility project for Romanian experienced researchers from the diaspora
• Joining the CA21111 and CA21159 COST Actions
• First international scientific event for the ERA-chair team
• Participation in national and international meetings
• Visits in European academic institutions
• Specialized trainings for the ERA-chair research team
• Expressions of interest in hosting Marie Curie postdoc fellows and MSCA4Ukraine
• Updating of the TRANSCEND organigram and defining the current status of NTL
• Efforts to create an adequate administrative environment to meet research needs.
WP5 - Building the organizational structure for innovation and research management
• Setup of the Technology Transfer Office (TTO) team
• Meetings for discussing the setup of the TTO in the institute
• Starting to create the database centralizing the research and innovation in nanomedicine
• Consulting different TTO structures at national and international levels
• Identifying the major challenges in creating a TTO
• Professional development of TTO team by relevant trainings
• Trainings provided by the TTO team to the ERA-Chair research team
WP6 - Dissemination, communication and promotion
• Logo and website and the project (www.eseibiomed.eu)
• ResearchGate, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube accounts
• Communication, dissemination, and promotion plan
• Participation in national and European events
• Dissemination to scientific community (peer-reviewed articles, key-notes, oral, posters, flashes, (inter-)national scientific meetings, Bachelor, Master and PhD theses)
• Training on science communication for the ERA-Chair research team
• Mass-media appearance
• Promotion movie
• Promotion materials for a large variety of audience (academics, scientists, media, policy makers, broad public)
• Open days for high school, undergraduates and graduates students.
WP7 - Ethics requirements
• Procedures and criteria that will be used to identify/recruit research participants
• Informed consent procedures
• Templates of the informed consent/assent forms and information sheets
• Description of the anonymization/pseudonymization techniques
• Appointing a Data Protection Officer (DPO).
