UK Research Office. The Office, our mission and services

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1 UK Research Office The Office, our mission and services

2 About us UKRO is the office of the seven UK Research Councils in Brussels and delivers a subscription-based advisory service for around 150 research organisations in the UK and beyond. UKRO also provides National Contact Point services on behalf of the UK Government. Our mission is to maximise UK engagement in EU-funded research, innovation and higher education

3 The team 14 staff in Brussels including eight European Advisors

4 Our daily work UKRO services: offering a wide range of quality services to help subscribers and sponsors make informed decisions on participating in EU programmes Policy work: supporting UK input into European research policy development and implementation. Brussels liaison: establishing and maintaining contacts with the European Institutions and other major Brussels stakeholders in research and innovation.

5 Our suite of services UKRO Portal: always up to date with the latest in EU funding and policy Enquiry service and you dedicated European Advisor: individual support and advice, all year round Annual visit: a tailored event for your institution Meeting room: a venue in Brussels free of charge Specialist training courses, focus groups and information events: providing in-depth insight into EU programmes Annual conference for European officers: the latest information on programmes and policies presented by European Commission staff, and other speakers UK National Contact Points for the Marie Curie Actions and the European Research Council (ERC)

6 UKRO Portal sign up today at Whether you are a researcher, European liaison officer or research manager/administrator you can sign up for free to stay up-todate with the latest news, opportunities and insight into European funding Tailored news articles on EU funding and policy UKRO Factsheets on Horizon 2020 and other funding streams alert function and search engine with refiners and tags Daily or weekly alerts - personalise your account to best meet your needs!

7 UKRO Factsheets on the Portal Designed to give UKRO sponsors and subscribers a quick overview - yet all the details they need on EU funding schemes

8 Annual visit Bespoke annual visit to your institution by your UKRO European Advisor Programme is agreed with the European Liaison Officer (ELO) Sessions can cover a variety of subjects and are tailored to each audience

9 Your European Advisor All subscribers have a named contact at UKRO Contact your European Advisor with questions on EU funding programmes and EU research and innovation policy Help with legal and financial questions Advice on the best funding stream for your research project General advice on proposal writing

10 UKRO National Contact Points Advice on the European Research Council and the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Websites Helpdesk Phone: Phone:

11 Horizon 2020 Opportunities for Materials GRP

12 Warwick s GRPs and Horizon 2020 Cross-cutting theme in H2020 Challenge 6: Cultural heritage and European identities Challenge 3: Secure, Clean and Efficient Energy Challenge 2: Food Security Challenge 6: Europe in a changing world LEIT: Factories of the Future Challenge 6: Europe as a global actor LEIT: Nanotechnology, materials, bioeconomy Challenge 1: Health, demographic change and wellbeing Focus Area Smart Cities and Communities

13 Content Policy context Europe 2020 Innovation Union Materials - specific policies Funding opportunities in Horizon 2020 Pillar 1 (ERC, FET, MSCA) Pillar 2 (LEIT) Pillar 3 (Challenges) Practicalities and support Participant Portal UKRO National Contact Points

14 Europe 2020 Europe 2020 is the EU's growth strategy for current decade. It aims at making the EU a smart, sustainable and inclusive economy. 75% of the population aged should be employed 3% of the EU's GDP should be invested in R&D The "20/20/20" climate/energy targets should be met The share of early school leavers should be under 10% and at least 40% of younger generation should have a tertiary degree 20 million fewer people should be at risk of poverty

15 Europe 2020 Seven Flagship Initiatives: Innovation Union Youth on the move A digital agenda for Europe Resource efficient Europe An industrial policy for the globalisation era An agenda for new skills and jobs European platform against poverty

16 Innovation Union Horizon 2020 is only a funding instrument for EU policies and strategies, i.e. Innovation Union, which focuses on: creating a genuine single European market for innovation that will attract innovative companies and businesses; stimulating private sector investment i.e. through public-private partnerships between the Commission and industry; supporting business-academia collaborations in education to develop new curricula addressing innovation skills gaps; involving everyone in innovation through social innovation.

17 EU Industrial Policy EU industrial policy helps to stimulate growth and competitiveness in the manufacturing sector and the EU economy as a whole. The aim is that industry accounts for approximately 20 % of GDP by 2020 (15.1 % at present). The 2014 Communication, 'For a European Industrial Renaissance', stresses the need for Europe to focus on post-crisis growth and modernisation and calls on EU countries to recognise the central importance of industry for creating jobs and growth. LEIT part of Horizon 2020 supports this policy.

18 EU Industrial Policy - KETs Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) are a priority for European industrial policy. The European Strategy for KETs aims to increase their exploitation in the EU and to reverse the decline in manufacturing to stimulate growth and jobs. KETs are instrumental in modernising Europe s industrial base and in driving the development of entirely new industries.

19 Horizon 2020 overview The EU's funding programme for research and innovation Runs for seven years from Almost 80 billion of funding Structured around three pillars including a wide range of different funding schemes

20 Overview Focus on societal challenges EU society is facing (e.g. health, clean energy, food security, integrated transport) Covering the entire cycle from research to innovation from basic research to bringing ideas to the market Opportunities for Materials GRP: Grants for individual researchers and groups of researchers, funding for European collaborative research, mobility, close to market activities, etc.

21 Horizon 2020 structure Excellent Science Industrial Leadership Societal Challenges European Research Council (ERC) Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Marie Skłodowska- Curie Actions (MSCA) Research Infrastructures Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies (LEIT) - ICT, NMBP, Space Access to Risk Finance Innovation in SMEs Health and Wellbeing Energy Transport Food security Climate action Societies Security Spreading excellence and widening participation, Science with and for society, Fast Track to Innovation Pilot European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) EURATOM Joint Research Centre (JRC)

22 Horizon 2020 overall policy objectives Overcoming the effects of the economic crisis and high unemployment rate Achieve smart, sustainable and inclusive economic growth Ensuring Europe produces world-class science and technology; removes barriers to innovation; and makes it easier for the public and private sectors to work together in delivering solutions to big challenges facing society

23 Horizon 2020 The basics on participation

24 Who is eligible? All 28 EU Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

25 Who is eligible? Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) linked to the Member States Anguilla, Aruba, Bermuda, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Falkland Islands, French Polynesia, Greenland, Montserrat, New Caledonia, Pitcairn Islands, Saba, Saint Barthélémy, Saint Helena, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, Turks and Caicos Islands, Wallis and Futuna Associated Countries: Norway, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Israel, Moldova, Switzerland (partial association Pillar 1 + SEWP + Euratom), Faroe Islands, Tunisia and Ukraine. Third countries (whether they can receive funding depends on GDP/list in WP)

26 Horizon 2020 Pillar 1: Excellent Science

27 Excellent Science Rationale reinforce and extend the excellence of the Union s science base and to consolidate the European Research Area in order to make the Union s research and innovation system more competitive on a global scale Activities under this pillar cover the breadth of Europe s research and innovation needs Forward-looking, long-term skill development and capacity building to support emerging European talent Largely science-driven pillar with many bottom-up opportunities

28 European Research Council

29 What is the ERC? The fundamental activity of the ERC is to provide attractive, long-term funding to support excellent investigators and their research teams to pursue groundbreaking, high-gain/high-risk research. Scientific excellence is the sole criterion on the basis of which ERC frontier research grants are awarded. The ERC s frontier research grants operate on a bottomup basis without predetermined priorities. ERC Work Programme 2016 text

30 ERC Grant Schemes Starting Grants For PIs 2-7 years from PhD, up to 2 million for 5 years Consolidator Grants For PIs 7-12 years from PhD, up to 2.75 million for 5 years Advanced Grants For leading researchers, up to 3.5 million for 5 years. Synergy Grants for 2 to 4 PIs, up to 15 million for 6 years. No call in 2016 or Proof of Concept For ERC grant holders only, up to 150,000 for 18 months

31 ERC Frontier Research Grant Schemes The ERC seeks to fund the best frontier research proposals submitted by excellent researchers in the area of their choice. Funds projects led by a Principal Investigator, if necessary supported by a research team (no requirement for collaboration or forming a team across different EU countries) 25 panels in 3 domains which proposals can be submitted to: Physical Sciences and Engineering (PE) Life Sciences (LS) Social Sciences and Humanities (SH) Not suitable for consortium type proposals

32 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

33 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Work Programme.. Ensure excellent and innovative research training as well as attractive career and knowledge-exchange opportunities through cross-border and cross-sector mobility of researchers to best prepare them to face current and future societal challenges. Total budget: 6.2bn

34 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Innovative Training Networks (ITN) For Early Stage Researchers Individual Fellowships (IF) For Experienced Researchers Research and Support Staff Exchange (RISE) Exchange visits (secondments) of staff

35 Innovative Training Networks European Training Networks At least three beneficiaries from different MS/AC Doctoral programme enrolment optional Maximum 540 researcher-months European Joint Doctorates At least three beneficiaries from different MS/AC Doctoral programme enrolment mandatory Joint governance, admission, selection, supervision, monitoring and assessment mandatory Award of joint, double or multiple doctoral degree mandatory Maximum 540 researcher-months European Industrial Doctorates At least one academic and one non-academic partner (primarily enterprises) Doctoral programme enrolment mandatory Joint governance, admission, selection, supervision, monitoring and assessment mandatory Maximum 180 researcher-months

36 Individual Fellowships (IF) Outgoing Return New

37 Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) Aim to promote international and inter-sector collaboration through research and innovation staff exchanges, and sharing of knowledge and ideas from research to market (and vice-versa) for the advancement of science and development of innovation Should involve institutions from the academic and non-academic sectors (particularly SMEs) based in MS/AC and/or third countries Development of partnerships in the form of joint research and innovation activities between the participants Knowledge sharing via international and/or inter-sector mobility through two way secondments of staff with built-in return mechanism no recruitment of new staff! Exchanges between MS/AC only: secondments must be inter-sectoral Exchanges between MS/AC and third countries: secondments can be same sector and/or intersectoral

38 Useful Links UKRO Subscriber factsheet on Marie Curie Actions Commission s Marie Curie Actions websites ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions and ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020-section/mariesklodowska-curie-actions UK NCP Helpdesk mariecurie-uk@bbsrc.ac.uk Phone: Website:

39 Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)

40 What is FET? FET shall support collaborative research in order to extend Europe's capacity for advanced and paradigm-changing innovation. It shall foster scientific collaboration across disciplines on radically new, high-risk ideas and accelerate development of the most promising emerging areas of science and technology as well as the Union-wide structuring of the corresponding scientific communities. (Regulation establishing Horizon 2020)

41 What is FET? FET Open Exploring novel ideas Early ideas Collaborative research projects Bottom-up: nonprescriptive with regard to the nature or purpose of the envisaged technologies FET Proactive Developing topics & communities Exploration and incubation Topical clusters of research projects Specific areas defined in the Work Programme Also: separate call to implement part of the European HPC strategy FET Flagships Addressing grand challenges Large-scale partnering initiatives Common research agendas Two Flagships launched: Graphene and the Human Brain Project Open, light and agile Roadmap based research

42 What is funded in FET Open Research and Innovation Actions: Non-prescriptive with regard to nature or purpose of technologies Characteristics: Long-term vision Break-through scientific and technological target Novelty Foundational High-risk Interdisciplinary Expected Impact: Initiating or consolidating a baseline of feasibility or a radically new line of technology and its future uses by establishing the essential proofs-of-principle and their supporting scientific underpinnings Strengthening European thought-leadership on visionary, new and emerging technologies, beyond academic excellence

43 More information FET in Horizon 2020: section/future-and-emerging-technologies Strategic Research Agenda of ETP4HPC: Graphene Flagship: Human Brain Project:

44 Horizon 2020 Pillar 2: Industrial Leadership

45 Mapping opportunities for funding Europe 2020 Innovation Union Horizon 2020 Pillar 2: Industrial Leadership Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies NMBP Work Programme 2016/17 ICT Work Programme 2016/17 Cross-cutting Work Programme Calls with several topics Calls with several topics Calls with several topics Topics Topics Topics

46 Industrial Leadership - Rationale Aim: to speed up development of technologies and innovations that will underpin tomorrow's businesses and help innovative European SMEs to grow into world-leading companies Promotes activities in which industry sets the agenda Provides major investment in key industrial technologies Maximises growth potential of European companies by providing adequate financing levels Places Europe at the forefront of the new industrial revolution Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies (LEIT) - ICT, KETs, Space Access to Risk Finance Innovation in SMEs

47 Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies (LEIT)

48 Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies (LEIT) - Introduction Key Enabling Technologies (KETs), ICT and Space as areas of key industrial competence determining Europe s global competitiveness. Emphasis on areas of research and innovation with a strong industrial dimension and where mastering new technological opportunities will enable and drive innovation Some features: Involvement of PPPs Cross-cutting KETs Contributions to solving Societal Challenges and to Focus Areas

49 LEIT Key Enabling Technologies Strong focus on industrial involvement and applied research Developing industrial capacity in focus areas: Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) Micro- and nano-electronics, Photonics Nanotechnologies Advanced Materials Biotechnology Advanced Manufacturing and Processing

50 Technology Readiness Levels TRL 1 TRL 2 TRL 3 TRL 4 TRL 5 TRL 6 TRL 7 TRL 8 TRL 9 Basic principles observed Technology concept formulated Experimental proof of concept Technology validated in lab Technology validated in relevant environment (industrial environment in the case of KETs) Technology demonstrated in relevant environment (industrial environment in the case of KETs) System prototype demonstration in operational environment System complete and qualified Actual system proven in operational environment (competitive manufacturing in the case of KETs; or in space

51 Research and Innovation action Description Action primarily consisting of activities aiming to establish new knowledge and/or to explore the feasibility of a new or improved technology, product, process, service or solution Funding rate: 100% + 25% indirect costs Multi-beneficiary Minimum: three legal entities each of which established in a different Member State or associated country

52 Innovation action Description Action primarily consisting of activities directly aiming at producing plans and arrangements or designs for new, altered or improved products, processes or services. For this purpose they may include prototyping, testing, demonstrating, piloting, large-scale product validation and market replication Funding rate: 70% (100% for non-profit) + 25% indirect costs Multi-beneficiary Minimum: three legal entities each of which established in a different Member State or associated country

53 Coordination and Support action Description Action consisting primarily of accompanying measures such as standardisation, dissemination, awareness-raising and communication, networking, coordination or support services, policy dialogues and mutual learning exercises and studies, including design studies for new infrastructure Funding: 100% + 25% indirect costs Mono or Multi-beneficiary Minimum one legal entity established in a Member State or Associated Country

54 Nanotechnology, Advanced Materials, Biotechnology & Advanced Manufacturing & Processing

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56 NMBP Strong focus on industrial participation and growth of EU economy and manufacturing base Quantifiable impact crucial Split between two Work Programme parts: Part 5.ii Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Biotechnology and Advanced Manufacturing and Processes Part 17 Cross-cutting Activities (Focus Areas) Includes three public-private partnerships: Factories of the Future (FoF) Energy-Efficient Buildings (EeB) Sustainable Process Industries (SPIRE) New cross-cutting focus area: Industry 2020 in the Circular Economy Calls relating to Nano & Adv. Materials for Health & Energy

57 NMBP: 5.ii NMPB Work Programme Call 1: Energy-Efficient Buildings Eight topics four in 2016, four in 2017 Call 2: Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Biotechnology and Production Adv. Materials & Nanotech for High-Added value Products & Process Industries (7 topics) Green Vehicles (1 topic) Adv. Materials & Nanotech for Healthcare (8 topics) Adv. Materials & Nanotech for Energy Applications (4 topics) Eco Design & New Sustainable Business Models (2 topics) Biotechnology (8 topics) Modelling for development. of Nanotech & Adv. Materials (3 topics) Science-based Risk Assessment & Management of NMB (4 topics) Innovative & Responsible Government of New & Converging KETs (8 topics)

58 NMBP Funding instruments: RIA = 35 topics IA = 23 topics CSA = 18 topics TRL levels: 21 topics have none Majority (29) between 4-6 Limited number (15) between 5-7 SME Instrument topic: 2 x topics Pilots call: developing products for market in 5-7 years; building industrial value chains; reducing development risk; high TRL

59 NMBP: 2016 call details NMBP Open: Oct 2015 First Stage Deadline: 8 December 2015 Second Stage Deadline: 25 May 2016 PILOTS 2016 (RIA / IA) Open: 1 Oct 2015 First Stage Deadline: 8 December 2015 Second Stage Deadline: 24 May 2016 FOF / EeB / SPIRE 2016 (RIA / IA / CSA) Open: 1 Oct 2015 Deadline: 21 January 2016

60 NMBP: 2017 call details NMBP / BIOTEC 2017 (RIA / IA) Open: 11 May 2016 First Stage Deadline: 27 October 2016 Second Stage Deadline: 4 May 2017 Energy Efficient Buildings 2017 Open: 20 September 2016 Deadline: 19 January 2017 NMBP / BIOTEC 2017 (CSA) Open: 20 September 2016 Deadline: 19 January 2017

61 2017 topic examples Call for Energy Efficient Buildings EEB : Development of near zero energy building renovation EEB : Highly efficient hybrid storage solutions for power and heat in residential buildings and district areas, balancing the supply and demand conditions EEB : Integration of energy harvesting at building and district level EEB : New business models for energy-efficient buildings through adaptable refurbishment solutions

62 2017 topic examples Call for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnologies for High Added Value Products and Process Industries NMBP : Advanced material concepts for intelligent bulk material structures NMBP : Advanced materials and innovative design for improved functionality and aesthetics in high added value consumer goods NMBP : Improved material durability in buildings and infrastructures, including offshore NMBP : Systems of materials characterisation for model, product and process optimisation

63 2017 topic examples Call for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnologies for Healthcare NMBP : Development of a reliable methodology for better risk management of engineered biomaterials in Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products and/or Medical Devices NMBP : Cross-cutting KETs for diagnostics at the pointof-care NMBP : Regulatory Science Framework for assessment of risk benefit ratio of Nanomedicines and Biomaterials NMBP : Nanotechnologies for imaging cellular transplants and regenerative processes in vivo NMBP : Mobilising the European nano-biomedical ecosystem

64 2017 topic examples Call for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnologies for Energy Applications NMBP : Cost-effective materials for power-tochemical technologies NMBP : High-performance materials for optimizing carbon dioxide capture Modelling for the Development of Nanotechnologies and Advanced Materials NMBP : Next generation system integrating tangible and intangible materials model components to support innovation in industry

65 2017 topic examples Biotechnology BIOTEC : Microbial platforms for CO2-reuse processes in the low-carbon economy BIOTEC : Optimisation of biocatalysis and downstream processing for the sustainable production of high value-added platform chemicals BIOTEC : New Plant Breeding Techniques (NPBT) in molecular farming: Multipurpose crops for industrial bioproducts BIOTEC : Support for enhancing and demonstrating the impact of KET Biotechnology projects

66 2017 topic examples Science-Based Risk Assessment and Management of Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials and Biotechnologies NMBP : Framework and strategies for nanomaterial characterisation, classification, grouping and read-across for risk analysis NMBP : Advanced and realistic models and assays for nanomaterial hazard assessment

67 NMBP: Policy context Commission web pages on Industrial Policy ec.europa.eu/growth/industry PPP Factories of the Future PPP Energy-Efficient Buildings PPP Sustainable Process Industry Communication: Towards a Circular Economy: A zero waste programme for Europe 0final.pdf Communication: European Industrial Renaissance

68 Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in LEIT

69 What is ICT in LEIT? A new generation of components and systems Advanced Computing and Cloud Computing Future Internet 5G PPP Content Big Data PPP Robotics and Autonomous Systems SPARC PPP ICT KETs: Micro- and nanoelectronics Photonics Photonics PPP Innovation and Entrepreneurship Support Responsibility and Creativity International Cooperation Activities Joint Calls with Japan, Brazil, South Korea Other actions, including prizes

70 What is funded (Work Programme 2016/17? Content To foster advances along three ecosystems: data value chain (big data), content value chain (creative, social media and convergence industries), knowledge value chain (advanced knowledge and learning technologies Robotics and Autonomous Systems Technical capabilities targeted: systems development, interaction, mechatronics and perception/navigation/cognition Systems abilities targeted: configurability, adaptability, interaction capability, dependability, motion capability, manipulation and grasping, perception, decisional autonomy and cognitive ability ICT Key Enabling Technologies Photonics Big Data PPP Photonics PPP Micro- and nanoelectronic technologies SPARC PPP

71 Cross-cutting Activities Additional Work Programme

72 2017 topic examples Pilots PILOTS : Pilot Lines for Manufacturing of Nanotextured surfaces with mechanically enhanced properties PILOTS : Pilot Lines for 3D printed and/or injection moulded polymeric or ceramic microfluidic MEMS PILOTS : Paper-based electronics

73 International Cooperation in NMBP and ICT

74 What is international cooperation? In the context of Horizon 2020, international co-operation refers to collaboration with any legal entity based in the socalled third countries that are neither EU Member States nor Associated Countries.

75 2012 Commission COM on INCO in Research and Innovation Stressed that global challenges call for global responses and are drivers for international cooperation in research and innovation. Highlighted the fact that engaging in international cooperation is essential to attract talent, access knowledge and markets and thus increase the EU's competitiveness. Effect: openness of Horizon 2020 to the rest of the world and embedding international cooperation across the entire programme.

76 Roadmaps for INCO In September 2014, Commission published Roadmaps for some third countries and regions of the world. They define research priorities (incl. materials) that will be pursued together by the EU and its international partners Roadmaps exist for the following partners and regions: Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, Russia, South Africa, USA, European Neighbourhood Countries (Eastern Partnership and Southern Neighbourhood. Materials a priority for: USA, Japan, China, Brazil, South Korea

77 Eligibility for funding of TCs Only less developed economies (countries mentioned in Annex A to the WP) are automatically eligible for EU funding. Developed and developing economies, such as the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, BRIC, Mexico, etc. no longer automatically qualify for EU funding.

78 Eligibility for funding of TCs Exceptionally, funding may be provided in the following cases: Under the existence of a bilateral agreement specifying such funding i.e. EU-US agreement for Societal Challenge 1 When such funding is specifically mentioned in the call text or topic When Commission deems participation of an entity essential for the success of the project because it can provide expertise that cannot be found in Europe, access to data, infrastructures, geographical area, etc.

79 National funding programmes for TC that no longer qualify for EU funding CONACYT sponsors Mexican organisations participating in any Horizon 2020 action. Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding Australian participations in actions under Societal Challenge 1 (Health, demographic change and wellbeing) Russian Federal Programme sponsors Russian scientists participating in any part of Horizon 2020 MSIP/MOTIE funding in South Korea Regular calls for proposals launched by relevant ministries in Korea ASTIP Programme sponsors Chinese participations in all actions under Societal Challenge 2

80 Research Participant Portal

81 Horizon 2020 call search

82 Topic descriptions in Pillar 2 & Pillar 3

83 Available Support

84 Materials: Further Information The UKRO Portal contains news of the latest developments within the Societal Challenges: Calls and results Resources Events Policy developments An overview factsheet is also available on the UKRO portal for each Societal Challenge.

85 UK National Contact Points Advanced manufacturing and processing Craig Sharp Nanotechnologies and advanced materials Kalyan Sarma

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