Objective The field of medical biomaterials has recently developed a major growth potential as the demand for cardiovascular, orthopaedic as well as dental implant devices is tremendously increasing worldwide. The ageing of Europe's population will be a crucial challenge for the 21st century. Furthermore there are specific problems concerning RTD resources and capabilities existing in the Third countries (Western Balkan, Newly Independent States) having been isolated and excluded from the cooperation with EU, their networking works rather on regional level. INCOMAT contributes to eliminate these deficiencies and will create cooperation teams of excellence with experts from EU, Third countries and US. The 15 project partners from 10 countries bring in their experiences and share their knowledge and competencies from different biomaterial related surface technology fields. Scientists from NIS and WBC will gain access to the European research community and the EU market as well as to international R&D trends, strategies and innovation systems.The EU biomaterial scene will get the chance to identify new, to date unknown scientific resources in the NIS and WBC countries and unused "treasures" for further industrial exploitation. The four newly established multidisciplinary Teams of Excellence for Bone Tissue Engineering, Bioactive and biomimetic coatings, In-vitro and in-vivo testing and Quality assurance develop new approaches for future RTD strategies under the FP7 ; five high-level RTD projects will be selected for later submission in suitable FP7 calls. As special highlight the common European Conference "BIOMATERIAL SURFACES 2008" will be organized and carried out in Erfurt/D, Autumn 2008. This event will involve the experiences and best practices of all partners made in the INCOMAT project. These results will be offered to a wider audience of science and economy in Europe with a strong focus on WBS and NIS countries. 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-2004-3.4.5.3 - Cooperation with Third Countries in the field of nanotechnology, advanced multi-functional materials and new ways of production research Call for proposal FP6-2004-NMP-TI-4 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme SSA - Specific Support Action Coordinator STIFTUNG FUER TECHNOLOGIE, INNOVATION UND FORSCHUNG THUERINGEN - STIFT EU contribution No data Address Mainzerhofstrasse, 10 ERFURT Germany See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (16) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all INSTITUT "RUDJER BOSKOVIC" ("RUDJER BOSKOVIC" INSTITUTE) Croatia EU contribution No data Address Bijenicka c. 54 ZAGREB See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUT TEHNICKIH NAUKA SRPSKE AKADEMIJE NAUKA I UMETNOSTI (INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL SCIENCES OF THE SERBIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND ARTS) EU contribution No data Address Knez Mihailova 35/IV BELGRADE See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SCIENTIFIC-TECHNOLOGICAL PARK AT THE BELARUSIAN NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY "METOLIT" Belarus EU contribution No data Address Y.Kolasa str., 24 MINSK See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data GEORGIAN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY Georgia EU contribution No data Address 77, Kostava str. 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PATON ELECTRIC WELDING INSTITUTE OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE OF UKRAINE Ukraine EU contribution No data Address Bozhenko str.. 11 KIEV See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUTE FOR PROBLEMS OF MATERIALS SCIENCE OF NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF UKRAINE Ukraine EU contribution No data Address Krzhyzhanovsky str.3 KIEV See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data EDITH ZIMMERMANN (IKTZ INNOVATIVE KLEBTECHNIK ZIMMERMANN) Germany EU contribution No data Address Göschwitzer Strasse 22 JENA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUT ZA NUKLEARNE NAUKE VINCAS (INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SCIENCES "VINCA") EU contribution No data Address Mike Petrovica Alasa 12-14, Vinca BELGRADE See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUTE OF LASER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Russia EU contribution No data Address Svyatoozerskaya 1 SHATURA, MOSCOW REGION See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO United States EU contribution No data Address 6900 North Loop 1604 West SAN ANTONIO, TX See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address The Old Schools, Trinity Lane CAMBRIDGE See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FIZIKO-TEHNICHESKIY INSTITUT NYZKYH TEMPERATUR-FINT (INSTITUTE FOR LOW TEMPERATURE PHYSICS AND ENGINEERING OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF UKRAINE) Ukraine EU contribution No data Address Lenin ave 47 KHARKIV See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THUERINGEN INNOVATIV GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address Mainzerhofstrasse 10 ERFURT See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data BMP LABOR FÜR MEDIZINISCHE MATERIALPRÜFUNG GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address Pauwelsstr.19 AACHEN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUT FÜR BIOPROZESS- UND ANALYSENMESSTECHNIK E.V. 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