EU FUNDS FOR COOPERATION IN THE ICT AND NANOSCIENCES SECTORS

DEADLINE: DECEMBER 2^ND, 2010

TOPICS CALLED:

NMP – Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production

•  The eco-factory: cleaner and more resource-efficient production in manufacturing
• Cooperative machines and open architecture control system
• Robots for automation of postproduction and other auxiliary processes
• High-tech solutions in the production processes for customised healthy, green and safe consumer products
• Towards zero-defect Manufacturing
• Manufacturing chains for nanophased component and coatings

ICT – Information and Communication Technologies

• Virtual Factories and Enterprises
• Digital factories: Manufacturing design and product lifecycle
• Digital factories: Manufacturing design and product lifecycle 

Target audience: research organizations, universities, industry, including SMEs, potential end-users) established in different EU Member States or Associated countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Faroe Islands, FYR Macedonia, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey); furthermore, participation is open to any International European Interest Organisation or any legal entity established in an FP7 International Cooperation Partner Country.