European funds for biotechnology research

European gratn funds for industrial Research and development project in Biotechnology 

Deadline: 1st February 2012

MAIN AREAS OF INTERVENTION:

The strategic objective of the call is to foster the competitiveness of Europe’s biotechnology industry by supporting research intensive SMEs and their strategic partnerships. The programme focuses on supporting innovation and competitive research in SMEs by funding transnational projects with challenging application aspects and a substantial commercial impact on the market.

This call addresses applications in all fields of modern biotechnology, irrespective of particular branches (red, green, grey (environmental), white (industrial) and blue biotech projects are welcome).

Funding is intended for innovative biotech-projects in the fields of:

• Industrial research & development (planned research or critical investigation aimed at the acquisition of new knowledge and skills for developing new products, processes or services or for bringing about a significant improvement in existing products, processes or services. It comprises the creation of components of complex systems, which is necessary for the industrial research, notably for generic technology validation, to the exclusion of prototypes as covered by “experimental development”)
• Applied research (the implementation of the results of industrial research for the creation of commercial applications. Applied research is performed in order to solve specific, practical questions related to product development up to the first prototype).

European funds for Security (3)

European funds for research and development: Security

Deadline: 23rd November 2011

BENEFICIARIES:
Any legal entities established in a Member State or Associated country

MAIN AREAS OF INTERVENTION:
Activity: Security systems integration, interconnectivity and interoperability
Secure Communications

• Preparation of the next generation of PPDR communication network
• Interoperability
• Embedded protection of security systems and anti-tampering technologies
• Establishment of a first responders platform for interoperability
• Establishment of a interoperability platform/centre for testing and validating decision and intelligence systems
• Global solution for interoperability between first responder communication systems

Activity: Security and society

Citizens, media and security

• Methodologies to assess the effectiveness of measures addressing violent radicalisation
• Tools and methodologies, definitions and strategies for privacy by design for surveillance technologies, including ICT systems
• Use of new communication/social media in crisis situation

Foresight, scenarios and security as an evolving concept

• Developing an efficient and effective environmental scanning system as part of the early warning system for the detection of emerging organised crime threats
• Criteria for assessing and mainstreaming societal impacts of security research activities

Security economics

• Fight against corruption

Ethics and Justice

• Legitimacy and effectiveness of legal measures against security threats

Activity: Security Research coordination and structuring

Small and Medium Enterprises

• Advancing contemporary forensic methods and equipment

Other coordination

• Coordination of national research programmes in the area of security research
• Networking of researchers for a high level multiorganisational and cross-border collaboration

Download a more detailed newsletter

European funds for Security (2)

European funds for research and development: Security

Deadline: 23rd November 2011

BENEFICIARIES:
Any legal entities established in a Member State or Associated country

Activity: Intelligent surveillance and border security

Sea borders

• Increasing trustworthiness of vessel reporting systems
• Pre-Operational Validation (POV) at EU level of common application of Surveillance tools

Border checks

• Research on "automated" comparison of x-ray images for cargo scanning with reference material (use of historic images in an automated environment) to identify irregularities
• Research and validation for sub-surface fingerprint live scanners
• Tools and processes for assessing the impact of policies/actions on border control
• Innovative, costefficient and reliable technology to detect humans hidden in vehicles/closed compartments
• Further research, development and pilot implementation of Terahertz passive detection techniques (T-Ray)
• Enhancing the workflow and functionalities of Automated Border Control (ABC) gates

Border intelligent surveillance

• Development of airborne sensors and data link

Activity: Restoring security and safety in case of crisis
Preparedness, prevention, mitigation and planning

• Preparedness for and management of large scale fires
• Psycho social support in Crisis Management

Response

• Positioning and timing tools to guarantee security assets trace and tracking together with worker safety in a secure environment
• Situational awareness guidance and evacuation systems for large crowds, including crowds unpredictable behaviour
• Post crisis lesson learned exercise

Recovery

• Next generation damage and post-crisis needs assessment tool for reconstruction and recovery planning

CBRN Response

• Development of mobile laboratories, structures and functions to support rapid assessment of CBRN events with a cross-border or international impact
• Means of decontamination of large groups, urban/wide areas and large, complex and/or sensitive object
• Tools for detection, traceability, triage and individual monitoring of victims after a mass contamination

Download a more detailed newsletter

Research fundings: "Factories of the Future"

Research grant funds: "Factories of the Future"

Deadline: 1st December 2011

MAIN AREAS OF INTERVENTION:

Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production

• Adaptive production systems and measurement and control equipment for optimal energy consumption and near-to-zero emissions in manufacturing processes
• Methodologies and tools for the sustainable, predictive maintenance of production equipment
• Intelligent production machines and 'plug-and-produce' devices for the adaptive system integration of automation equipment, robots and other intelligent machines, peripheral devices, smart sensors and industrial IT systems
• High – performance manufacturing technologies in terms of efficiency (volumes, speed, process capability etc), robustness and accuracy
• High precision production technologies for high quality 3D micro-parts
• Knowledge-based tools and approaches for process planning and integrated process simulation at factory level
• Innovative technologies for casting, material removing and forming processes

ICT – Information and Communication Technologies

• Smart Factories: Energy-aware, agile manufacturing and customisation
• Manufacturing solutions for new ICT products

European research grants in the field of environment

Research fundings for the environemnt

DEADLINE: 20^th October 2011

MAIN AREAS OF INTERVENTION:

1. Coping with climate change

• Exploiting the full potential of economic instruments to contribute to achieving the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction objectives for 2050 (CP)
• Explore opportunities, risks and feasibility and policy implications associated with key geo-engineering options

2. Sustainable use and management of land and seas

• Improve scientific knowledge base to support the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (“The Ocean of Tomorrow”)
• Development of advanced technologies and tools for mapping, diagnosing, excavating and securing underwater and coastal archaeological sites

3. Improving resources efficiency

• Policy options for a resource efficient economy
• Development of resource efficiency indicators
• Support for standardisation needs in the field of environment  

4. Mobilising environmental knowledge

• Exploring opportunities for open access to primary environmental data
• Integrated assessment of air pollution supporting the revision of EU air quality legislation

Download a more detailed newsletter

Research funds in the field of Environment

European research funds: Cooperation with India

Deadline: 20th October 2011 (for preproposals)

AREA OF INTERVENTION:
Water technology: research and innovation

• Water purification
• Water reclamation
• Water reuse

The objective of this call is to develop:

• Reliable and cost-effective solutions for producing clean and safe drinking water at community level
• Reliable, rapid and cost-effective monitoring techniques for the detections of water contaminants
• Cost-effective low energy technologies for treatment of municipal and household wastewater including disposal of sludge/energy recovery from sludge
• Techniques for online pathogen monitoring for safe reuse of treated water for intended application

Download a more detailed newsletter

Research on Environment (including climate change)

Two calls are expected under the FP7 Environment Theme targeting five challenges, including climate change, sustainable use and management of land and seas, improving resource efficiency, protecting citizens from environmental hazards, and mobilizing environmental knowledge for policy, industry and society.

Specific objectives for the environment and climate research are:

• Provide knowledge-based options for addressing major societal challenges notably climate change, biodiversity loss, land and sea management and resource efficiency.
• Develop and strengthen European leadership in innovation including key environmental technologies pursuing a broad concept of innovation, both research driven innovation and new business models, eco-design, services (e.g. ecosystem services) and innovation in policy, governance and consumption behaviour.
• Promote and facilitate knowledge transfer, assessment, uptake and exploitation of scientific data and results, in particular through demonstration and delivery of innovative tools and services such as ecosystem services and earth observation systems.

Publication Date: 20/07/2011

Research on Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and Production Technologies

The new call for proposal will be published on 20th July 2011.

Main Activites for 2012 research projects:

The focus will be on  smart and sustainable growth, for a greener industry

The activites proposed in the programme will support the European Economic Recovery Plan, through three Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs): 'Factories of the future', 'Energy efficient Buildings' and 'Green cars'.

With regard to specific challenges, the following issues are addressed:

• Energy and Energy efficiency
• Environmental issues and sustainable development 
• Raw Materials 
• Health and safety 
• Factories of the Future 
• European energy-efficient buildings 
• Green Cars

If you are interested in this call, please contact us for further information.

European funds for the audiovisual sector

 European grants for TRAINING, MARKET ACCESS, DISTRIBUTION AND CIRCULATION OF AUDIOVISUAL WORKS

Deadline: 23rd September 2011

ACTIVITIES:

·         Support for training: this action aims at strengthening the skills of European and third- country professionals:

o        Option 1 supports the inclusion of students/professionals and teachers from non-EU countries in initial or continuous training schemes supported by the MEDIA 2007

o        Option 2 supports the creation of a continuous training scheme specific to MEDIA Mundus.

·         Support for market access: this action supports projects to promote access to international markets for audiovisual works. These projects concern the development and/or pre-production phases (for example international co-production markets) and activities downstream (events facilitating inter­national sales of the works).

·         Support for distribution and circulation: this action aims at encouraging distribution, promotion, screening and diffusion of European works in third-country markets and of audiovisual works from third countries in Europe under optimum conditions.

·         Cross-over activities: this action aims at supporting projects of a cross-cutting nature, i.e. touching upon several priorities of the programme, e.g. trainings with subsequent pitching events at co- production meetings.

BENEFICIARIES:

The coordinator of the group must have its registered office in a Member State of the European.

The group must include at least one co-beneficiary linked to the audiovisual sector which has its registered office in a non-EU country other than Croatia and Switzerland

European Grants for transnational cooperation

European funding: TRANSNATIONAL COOPERATION PROJECTS WITHIN THE CENTRAL EUROPE

DEADLINE: 14th October 2011.

BENEFICIARIES:

Partnerships consisting of public and private representatives of at least three member states have the possibility to submit their project proposals with the aim to improve quality of life of Central European citizens.
List of the eligible countries/regions

ACTIVITIES:

Projects partners are invited to submit their projects within one of the four project priorities:

• innovation,

• accessibility,

• environment

• competiveness of cities and regions

Areas of Intervention.

• Fostering knowledge development

• Promoting information and communication technology

• Supporting environmentally friendly technologies and activities

• Developing polycentric settlement structures and territorial cooperation.

• Capitalising on Cultural Resources