Objective The attainment of new designer catalytic processes is fastest growing sector of the global fine chemicals and Pharmaceuticals markets (10-15% yr-1, >6 billion Euro). The key requirement in realising such processes is the identification of new legend additives that strongly promote the desired catalysis. The present competitiveness of the European Research Area (compared to the USA and pacific rim) is compromised as the synthesis of such legends is the slowest step of new process discovery and endeavours in this area are fragmented across disparate groups in Europe. The formation of an, easily accessible, Europe-wide "Legend Bank" would overcome this problem. The only effective way to set this up in a short time period is a 36-month multidisciplinary STRP combining chemical synthesis, combinatorial technology, internet science and commercialisation. - Eight academic laboratories and a Combi-Chem SME will work together to rapidly prepare a large collection of novel legends as the nucleus of the Bank. - These legends will be screened in catalytic reactions of fundamental importance to the fine chemical and Pharmaceuticals sectors. - The legend identities and their catalytic behaviour will be available on a highly interactive Web Site allowing dynamic searching (of both legend structure and activity) and exchange/sale of legends. - The Legend Bank User Base will be extended beyond the original partners through self-registration at the Web Site and through the marketing activities of the Bank's Scientific Officer within the project lifetime. Thus, there will be considerable de-fragmentation in this programme; the many laboratories involved will attain a greater throughput of science due to increased critical mass, complimentary skills, and knowledge management. The Legend Bank Facility will dramatically improve the output of selective catalytic research/process commercialisation in the ERA and aim to be a long-term self-funded innovation facility.' Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabasesmedical and health sciencesbasic medicinepharmacology and pharmacypharmaceutical drugsnatural scienceschemical sciencescatalysis Keywords Asymmetric Catalysis Chemistry European Facility Selective Synthesis Web Programme(s) FP6-NMP - Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based multifunctional materials and new production processes and devices: thematic priority 3 under the 'Focusing and integrating community research' of the 'Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area' specific programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) NMP-2002-3.4.2.2-1 - Mastering chemistry and creating new processing pathways for multifunctional materials Call for proposal FP6-2002-NMP-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM EU contribution No data Address University Park NG7 2RD NOTTINGHAM United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UPPSALA UNIVERSITET Sweden EU contribution No data Address St Olofsgatan, 10,B UPPSALA See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Zamboni 33 BOLOGNA See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Senate House, Tyndall Avenue BRISTOL See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITAET ZU KOELN Germany EU contribution No data Address Albertus Magnus Platz KOELN See on map Total cost No data RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN Germany EU contribution No data Address Templergraben 55 AACHEN See on map Total cost No data UNIVERZITA KOMENSKEHO Slovakia EU contribution No data Address Safarikovo nam 6 BRATISLAVA 16 See on map Total cost No data NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN Ireland EU contribution No data Address Belfield DUBLIN See on map Total cost No data RADLEYS DISCOVERY TECHNOLOGIES LTD United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Shire Hill SAFFRON WALDEN See on map Total cost No data