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NanoMemPro a Network of Excellence on Membrane
Technologies
Prof. Gilbert M. Rios NanoMemPro Coordinator
http//www.nanomempro.com on behalf of all my
colleagues
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Networks of Excellence ?
The aim of the European Community in creating the
Networks of Excellence building an authority
responsible for bringing together the best
existing entities in a given field considered as
a priority in order to create a virtual
structure which would become the reference in its
field.
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The NanoMemPro project
The consortium
13 European countries 13 Institutions
122 researchers 57 PhD students
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• The strategy
• In order to ensure the long-term integration of
  all the European resources in membrane sciences
• Club of Interest
• Club of Expertise
• Eminent specialists from various Institutions
  outside NanoMemPro.

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• The project structure
• 6 integrating activities (JPI),
• 5 research activities (JPR),
• 4 spreading of excellence activities (JPS)
• 3 management activities (M)

18 activities and 26 WP- CNRS is now in charge of
management activities
NanoMemPros breakthroughs
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Key figures
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Where are we ? What about the future challenges ?
NanoMemPro really a chance for Membranes in
Europe (FP6 and FP7) - recognition of a strong
thematic by EC - strong financial support for
structuring activities
NanoMemPro is a tool specifically designed for
structuring the ERA and not a new instrument
dedicated to research!
After initial months spent to build all the
tools necessary to its every day life -
management system, communication tools, data
bases (expertises, on-going programmes, equipment
and facilities), education and work programmes -
NanoMemPro is now involved in 2 main operations
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SBRA The Strategic and Business Research Agenda

• An innovative approach now in preparation
• Its objective to bring industrialists in close
  and durable contacts with the labs around topics
  that will be defined as priorities for the next
  10-15 years!
• A new and remarquable approach universities
  are starting to listen to companies and to put in
  place with them an industrialist-driven schema
  which will involve research, education and
  technological development according to society
  needs (well-being, employment)!
• Contacts with more 300 companies in Europe for
  identifying the expectations of industrialists as
  far as membranes are concerned in the different
  fields of applications which are tackled.
• Already 2 meetings held in Brussels one-day
  meeting Target for Innovations (Sept. 06 - 60
  participants among which more than 40
  industrialists) two-days group meetings SBRA
  roadmaps (February - 55 participants among which
  35-40 industrialists each day)

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Objective To create a mid-long term
instrument, able to last without the financial
support of EC, the necessity to match with
industrialists needs and to find a funding relay
from their part gt The idea to launch a SBRA
operation !
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EMH The European Membrane House

• An extension of NanoMemPro!
• A melting pot structure aimed at facilitating
  the development of high technology programmes, at
  developing / creating new companies and at
  generating employment
• An lobbying instrument for membrane
  technologies at national, European and
  international levels
• A facilitator using all the available
  information and tools (technological survey,
  communication, data bases, knowledge management)
  to make you save time and money with the
  preparation of new contracts
• A legal entity in the form of an Association
  with
• A staff devoted to management, lobbying and
  facilitation activities
• Three kind of members Founding, Associate and
  CoI members
• A Scientific Council and different Departments
• Financial resources provided by memberships and
  overheads on Contracts
• Acting in synergy with all the others actors
  (EMS, EFCE)

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Among other "priorities"...

• Master and PhD labels in Membrane Engineering
• and perhaps in the future new European Master
  and PhD degrees
• New programs for continuous education
• EuroMembranes and NanoMemCourse
• Mobility program
• At four levels are looked at
• Opening towards new European countries
• Prague, PERMEA 2007 and Lisbon meetings
• Relations with other instruments and
  international policy
• N2I , new programs
• Dissemination actions
• Coordination meetings with other thrid
  countries, Information- Brokerage event in
  Brussels next December

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And as a conclusion...

• Our success will depend on our capacity to
  involve and/or associate
• Laboratories and groups having the best
  recognized expertise
• National (CFM, DGMT) and European (EMS, EFCE)
  scientific societies
• The industry (membrane and equipment
  manufacturers, end-users)
• and particularly SMEs, spin-offs, BICs by
  putting them closer to all the expertise and
  facilities that they need !
• To get with them enough funding and resources to
  ensure our durability and development (a
  win-to-win system)
• FP, Cohesion policy, ICP
• EUREKA, Regions, States, Banks
• Industry
• To make Europe the best place
• To do Membrane Research Development
• On Planet Earth !