Frameworks NW

Project Update & Key Contacts

Over the last 6 years the NWDA has funded RTC Norths Frameworks NorthWest team to provide practical help and advice to organisations in the North West interested in applying for collaborative research grant funding from the European Commissions Framework Programmes and more recently the Technology Strategy Board competitions in the UK. The project closed in October 2009 having achieved the targets set, supporting over 175 project submissions, leading to over £14.8 million of direct grant funding to the Region.
Help on FP7 continues to be available through Europe Enterprise Network North West and FP7 National Contact Points. Support for TSB funding is available through the Knowledge Transfer Networks.

Key Contacts

Below are listed a number of key contacts that may prove useful.

Europe Enterprise Network NW

For more details email een@businesslinknw.co.uk or telephone 0845 0066888 or 0151 632 8888.

National Contact Points for FP7

Visist the FP7 UK website for more details or telephone 0870 600 6080.

Knowledge Transfer Networks

Visit the KTN Central website for more details.

General Business Support

Visit the Business Link website for more details.

What is Frameworks 7

The Framework Programme is the main pathway for the European Union to help fund collaborative research and development projects. FP7 will run for 7 years from January 2007. The funding programme is designed to support organisations in Europe undertake research. The budget for FP7 is over €50 billion devoted to individuals and organisations to undertake RTD. The programme runs in parallel with smaller targeted initiatives: The Competitiveness and Innovation Programme and EURATOM.

News

FrameworksNW Summer Newsletter

Innovation using the Framework 7 Programme Presentations

Use the above link to view the lastest presentations on innovation using the Framework 7 Programme.

'The future begins today': European Parliament adopts resolution on climate change
Category: General policy
On 4 February, the European Parliament passed a resolution setting out clear objectives for EU climate-change policy. The report, entitled '2050: The future begins today - recommendations for the EU's...

EU-funded researchers show link between insect inbreeding and lifespan
Category: Project results
A team of EU-funded researchers has discovered that inbreeding can extend the lifespan of male insects. Supported by Marie Curie Fellowships financed by the EU's Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), two i...

Caffeine injection does the mind good
Category: Miscellaneous
Researchers are aware that caffeine stimulates the central nervous system on a short-term basis, but how is cognition affected in the long run? An investigation carried out by a team of European resea...

Commission unveils plans for cooperation between national research programmes

The European Commission has set out its plans for boosting cooperation between national research funding programmes. The new 'Joint Programming' scheme is designed to ensure that public research funds are used as efficiently as possible, and help Europe tackle shared problems more effectively. The first Joint Programming Initiatives should be launched by 2010.

Further Successes for the Northwest in FP7

Two consortia comprising of NW organisations have secured funding of more than € 2.4 million under the first call of the Seventh Framework Programme

ERC Identification Committee named

The European Commission has named the members of the European Research Council (ERC) Identification Committee.

FP7 Transport Event Presentations

The 2009 Northwest Biomedical Awards competition is now open for entries

For further information on the award criteria and information on categories, please visit the Bionow website www.bionow.co.uk