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Final seminar of MATERA and MNT-ERA.NET (EuroNanoForum 2011)

Supporting transnational research cooperation through networking of funding programmes.

On 31st May was held inside the EuroNanoForum Conference 2011 in Budapest, the Final Seminar of MATERA and MNT-ERA.NET.

MATERA and MNT-ERA.NET are large networks of funding programmes that have been running since the 6th Framework Programme in order to support the development of the European Research Area for Materials, Micro and Nano Technologies.

The objective of this Final Seminar was to debate opportunities for transnational collaborative research, building on the achievements and experience acquired by large ERA-NETs.

Main outcomes and findings of the two ERA-NETs, MATERA and MNT-ERA.NET, were presented in the first session. The second session highlighted needs and strategies for transnational R&D cooperation in the future, bringing together the policy makers from European Institutions, National and Regional Governments as well as industry, SMEs, research centers and universities.