Introduction: Knowledge generation and innovation depend on the quality and availability of research infrastructures. These include facilities such as observatories, archives, data banks, clean rooms, radiation sources and communication networks. See R&D Guide for an introduction to the ‘Research infrastructures’ programme.
Objectives: To optimise the use and development of the best research infrastructures existing in Europe. To help to create new research infrastructures of pan-European interest in all fields of science.
Thematic domains: Cross-cutting programme, covering any field of science. The actions generally follow a bottom-up approach, with some exceptions.
Target public: Universities, Universities of Applied Sciences, Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology (EPFL and ETHZ), SME, large companies.
Calls: Find all open calls; expected calls; past calls.
3 main lines of actions: (until 2010 existing research infrastructures will be supported)
- Existing research infrastructures:
Integrating Activities - providing a wider and more efficient access to existing research infrastructures (including: transnational access, joint research and networking);
ICT-based e-Infrastructures - foster the emergence of a new research environment in which virtual communities exploit the collective power of European scientific and engineering facilities. - New research infrastructures:
Design Studies – concepts for new research infrastructures with clear European dimension and interest;
Construction of new infrastructures - providing catalytic and leveraging support for the preparatory phase for the construction of new research infrastructures. - Accompanying measures:
Policy development - supporting, in the context of building up the European Research Area and including international cooperation, the coordination of national and/or regional policies and programmes;
Programme implementation and support to emerging needs - fostering cooperation among National Contact Points and promoting measures to identify emerging needs.
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National Contact Point: Dr. Juliane Sauer is your NCP Research Infrastructures. Do not hesitate to contact her: juliane.sauer@euresearch.ch
External link: Check out the FP7 Research infrastructures website on Cordis!