Monthly Archives: May 2011

European Commission Framework Programme 7 (FP7) Funding (Grant) Programme – 7 year budget

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Cagri Yilmaz

  Total budget distribution of all activities within FP7 Funding Programme I) COOPERATION Themes Total Budget FP7 Mil € Health 6 Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology 1.9 Information and Communication Technologies 9.1 Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies 3.5 Energy … Continue reading →

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Amazon Kindle 3 – The E-Ink Technology

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Cagri Yilmaz

If you are new to Amazon Kindle, I suggest you go to a high street shop and try one. You will be amazed with the e-ink technology. I wasn’t a big fan of Kindle until I have seen one in … Continue reading →

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What is funded in European Commission Framework Programme 7 (FP7)?

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Cagri Yilmaz

Cooperation Programme (64% of the non-nuclear budget) Any transnational research activities can be funded within this programme. The following thematic priorities have been defined (part of Cooperation budget): Health – 19% Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Biotechnology – 6% Information and … Continue reading →

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European Commission Funding – ERDF Programme – North East England

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Cagri Yilmaz

Who says there is no funding for North East of England? The ERDF 2007-13 programme will help create and safeguard 28,000 new jobs, start 3,000 new businesses and increase the North East’s productivity by £1.1bn per annum. Now this is … Continue reading →

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European Research Area (ERA) – What is it?

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Cagri Yilmaz

The European Research Area is composed of all research and development activities, programmes and policies in Europe which involve a transnational perspective. Together, they enable researchers, research institutions and businesses to increasingly circulate, compete and co-operate across borders. The aim … Continue reading →

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After EU Funding – Considering Private Equity Investments

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Cagri Yilmaz

Seed funding Seed funding is provided to develop a concept, create the initial product and carry out the first marketing efforts. A company is usually very young (around one year) and has not produced a product or service for commercial … Continue reading →

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Understanding the structure of FP7 Funding Programme

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Cagri Yilmaz

European Commission FP7 Funding Programme is primarily composed of four specific programmes. These can be summarised as below: Cooperation Programme: The largest specific programme and covers a variety of topics and functions as the core of FP7. The ten themes … Continue reading →

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Benefits of FP7 Funding Programmes

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Cagri Yilmaz

Avail EU funding In FP7, any type of organisation – large companies, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), research centres, research organisations or universities, including private sector research organisations, individual researchers / PhD students / experts, and NGOs / business / … Continue reading →

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The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) – Cell Therapy Technology and Innovation Centre Call

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Cagri Yilmaz

The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) has published a new call in cell therapy technologies. The call is open to all orgnisations that is working on these technologies and lead or form a new innovation centre that focusing on cell therapy. … Continue reading →

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Understanding FP7 Projects – Contract Negotiation Stage

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Cagri Yilmaz

In my previous post,  we had a quick look at who is who in a European Commission Project. In this post, I will talk about the Contract Negotiation stage. If your project passed the EC Call Threshold then you will … Continue reading →

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